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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.205
§ 3946.205. NO FURTHER CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Any person, including the city, may contract with the district to carry out the purposes of this chapter without further statutory or other kind of authorization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0304
§ 8086.0304. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.205
§ 3855.205. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1625.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1625 / Section 1625.004
§ 1625.004. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees and the governing boards of institutions of higher education may enter into memoranda of understanding with one another to implement this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.169 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.169
§ 8888.169. EFFECT OF MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION ON FEES AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except to the extent the authority agrees in writing, a municipality's annexation of territory that is in the authority does not affect the authority's ability to assess and collect inside the annexed territory the types of fees, rates, charges, or special assessments that the authority was assessing and collecting at the time the municipality initiated the annexation.

(b) The authority's ability to assess and collect the types of fees, rates, charges, or special assessments described by Subsection (a) terminates on the later of:

(1) the date of final payment or defeasance of any bonds or other indebtedness, including any refunding bonds, that are secured by those fees, rates, charges, or special assessments; or

(2) the date that the authority no longer provides services inside the annexed territory.

(c) The authority shall continue to provide services to the annexed territory in accordance with contracts in effect at the time of the annexation unless a written agreement between the board and the governing body of the municipality provides otherwise.
Tex. Insurance Code § 31.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 31 / Section 31.001
§ 31.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this code and other insurance laws:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of insurance.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.110
§ 1094.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction contract that involves the expenditure of more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, may be made only after advertising in the manner provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Election Code § 162.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 162 / Section 162.006
§ 162.006. AFFILIATION BY TAKING OATH.
Status: in_force

A person becomes affiliated with a political party when the person takes an oath of affiliation as provided by Section 162.007 or 162.008.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.111
§ 1115.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Election Code § 191.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 191 / Section 191.002
§ 191.002. QUALIFYING FOR PLACE ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) Candidates qualify to have their names placed on the presidential primary election ballot in the manner provided by party rule, subject to this section.

(b) If party rules provide for the filing of applications or signature petitions to qualify candidates for a place on the ballot, the filing deadline may not be later than the regular filing deadline for candidates in the general primary election. A signature on a candidate's petition is not valid unless it is that of a registered voter and is accompanied by the signer's residence address, including county, and voter registration number.

(c) A person may not sign petitions supporting more than one presidential candidate in the same primary, and, if a person does so, the person's signature is void as to all petitions the person signs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.101
§ 3880.101. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project described by that chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3894.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3894 / Section 3894.105
§ 3894.105. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies only to a district contract that has a value of more than $50,000.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.082 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.082
§ 2306.082. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of department rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the department's jurisdiction.

(b) The department's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must designate the State Office of Administrative Hearings as the primary mediator and, to the extent practicable, conform to any guidelines or rules issued by that office.

(c) The department shall designate a person employed by or appointed to the office of the director but who is not in the legal division to coordinate and process requests for the alternative dispute resolution procedures. The person must receive training from an independent source in alternative dispute resolution not later than the 180th day after the date the person was designated to coordinate and process requests for the alternative dispute resolution procedures.

(d) The department shall notify a person requesting the alternative dispute resolution procedures that:

(1) an alternative dispute resolution decision is not binding on the state; and

(2) the department will mediate in good faith.

(e) The alternative dispute resolution procedures may be requested before the board makes a final decision.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the alternative dispute resolution procedures may not be used to unnecessarily delay a proceeding under this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 1.103 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 1 / Section 1.103
§ 1.103. PERSONS MARRIED ELSEWHERE.
Status: in_force

The law of this state applies to persons married elsewhere who are domiciled in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7944.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7944 / Section 7944.051
§ 7944.051. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.

(b) Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section 2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter in accordance with Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.1525 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.1525
§ 651.1525. EARLY PARTICIPATION IN RULEMAKING PROCESS; GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before publishing a proposed rule for public comment, the commission shall seek advice and opinions from persons who will be most affected by the rule. At a minimum, those persons must include consumer groups and trade associations that represent persons from each group regulated by the commission, including funeral directors and crematory operators.

(b) The commission shall develop guidelines to implement this section. The guidelines must establish a method to determine who will be most affected by a proposed rule.
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.006
§ 91.006. COOPERATION OF STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Within available resources, an agency or political subdivision of this state shall cooperate with and assist the department in exercising its powers and duties under this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 174.024 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.024
§ 174.024. PARTICIPANT TO BE REGISTERED VOTER.
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirement of party affiliation, to be eligible to participate in a precinct convention held under this subchapter, a person must be a registered voter of the precinct or a precinct resident who is eligible to vote a limited ballot.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1111.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.105
§ 1111.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The district through the board may adopt rules for the operation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.251
§ 3864.251. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Education Code § 72.03 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 72 / Section 72.03
§ 72.03. OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall make other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the university, including the determination of the number of students that shall be admitted to any school, college, or degree-granting program, as may be necessary for the conduct of the university as one of the first class.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 181.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 181 / Section 181.005
§ 181.005. DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

A milk processor who fails to pay for raw milk as provided by this chapter is liable to the dairy farmer for:

(1) the purchase price of the raw milk;

(2) interest on the purchase price at the highest legal rate, from the date possession is transferred until the date the payment is made in accordance with this chapter; and

(3) a reasonable attorney's fee for the collection of the payment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.401
§ 884.401. AUTHORITY CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

The authority provided by this subchapter is in addition to the authority provided by this chapter for the issuance of other insurance coverage.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.055
§ 651.055. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall remove from the commission a commissioner whose license to practice funeral directing or embalming has been revoked or suspended.

(b) The governor may remove a commissioner for neglect of duty, incompetence, or fraudulent or dishonest conduct.

(c) It is a ground for removal from the commission that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Sections 651.051(a) and (c) and 651.052(a);

(2) does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Sections 651.051(a) and (c) and 651.052(a);

(3) violates a prohibition established by Sections 651.053(a)-(e) or 651.506(h);

(4) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed; or

(5) is absent for more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the commission.

(d) The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.

(e) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Water Code § 30.032 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.032
§ 30.032. SERVICE TO MORE THAN ONE PUBLIC AGENCY.
Status: in_force

A contract or group of contracts may provide for the district to render services concurrently to more than one person through constructing and operating a disposal system and may provide that the cost of these services be allocated among the persons as provided in the contract or group of contracts.
Tex. Government Code § 656.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.023
§ 656.023. JOB INFORMATION FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall prescribe the forms for information from state agencies necessary for the commission to serve as a central processing agency for state agency job opportunities in Travis County.

(b) A form prescribed by the commission under Subsection (a) must include a space for a state agency to list a military occupational specialty code as provided by Section 656.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3835.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3835 / Section 3835.109
§ 3835.109. ANNEXATION IN OR NEAR CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the authority to annex territory under Subchapter C, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, and Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the district may annex territory in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdictions of the City of Rosenberg or the City of Richmond if:

(1) the governing body of the city requests the annexation of its territory by ordinance or resolution;

(2) the board holds a hearing to consider the city's request; and

(3) the board determines that it is feasible, practicable, and to the district's advantage.

(b) The district may not annex a single-family residence under this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.131 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.131
§ 62.131. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of acquiring, developing, improving, and enlarging public recreational areas and facilities, the board may issue revenue bonds payable solely from:

(1) the revenue of all or any designated part of the properties or facilities under the jurisdiction and control of the board; or

(2) any other source of funds the board may wish to dedicate for that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.453 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.453
§ 38.453. REQUEST FOR ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Regardless of whether the legislature is in session, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, or the chair or vice chair of the appropriate committee in either house of the legislature may submit a request to the analysis program to prepare and develop an analysis of proposed legislation that imposes a new mandate on health benefit plan issuers or administrators in this state.

(b) A request may not be submitted under this section for an analysis of legislation that has already been enacted.

(c) A request submitted under this section must include a copy of the relevant legislative document.
Tex. Finance Code § 343.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 343 / Section 343.102
§ 343.102. DISCLOSURE IN CONNECTION WITH CERTAIN HOME LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) For a home loan with an interest rate of 12 percent or greater a year, when the lender makes the disclosure required under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. Section 2601 et seq.), as amended, for the good faith estimate, or if that Act does not apply, three business days after the date the application is made, the lender shall also provide to the borrower:

(1) a statement regarding the value of mortgage counseling before taking out a home loan;

(2) a list of the nearest available housing counseling agencies approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development;

(3) a list of other resources where mortgage information can be found, including toll-free telephone numbers and online resources; and

(4) other disclosures required by the finance commission, including an official notice regarding high-cost home loans.

(b) This section expires September 1, 2003.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 28.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 28 / Section 28.02
§ 28.02. ORDER OF ARGUMENT.
Status: in_force

The counsel of the defendant has the right to open and conclude the argument upon all pleadings of the defendant presented for the decision of the judge.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.110 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.110
§ 1601.110. DISEASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "disease management services" means services to assist an individual manage a disease or other chronic health condition, such as heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illness, end-stage renal disease, HIV infection, or AIDS, and with respect to which the governing board of a system identifies populations requiring disease management.

(b) A health benefit plan provided under this chapter must provide disease management services or coverage for disease management services in the manner required by the governing board of a system, including:

(1) patient self-management education;

(2) provider education;

(3) evidence-based models and minimum standards of care;

(4) standardized protocols and participation criteria; and

(5) physician-directed or physician-supervised care.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.403 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.403
§ 2602.403. ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COVERED POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, assets attributable to covered policies are the proportion of the assets that the reserves that should have been established for the covered policies bear to the reserves that should have been established for all insurance policies written by the impaired or insolvent title insurance company.

(b) To perform its obligations under this chapter, the association is considered a creditor of the impaired or insolvent title insurance company to the extent of assets attributable to covered policies, less any amount that the association recovers as a subrogee under this chapter.

(c) Assets of the impaired or insolvent title insurance company attributable to covered policies shall be used to continue all covered policies and pay all contractual obligations of the impaired or insolvent company as required by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0154
§ 526.0154. DEPOSITS TO FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall deposit in the fund:

(1) federal money provided to this state under the disproportionate share hospitals supplemental payment program, the hospital upper payment limit supplemental payment program, or both, other than money provided under those programs to state-owned and -operated hospitals, and all other nonsupplemental payment program federal money provided to this state that is included in the waiver authorized by Section 526.0152; and

(2) state money appropriated to the fund.

(b) The commission and comptroller may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source, and receive intergovernmental transfers, for purposes consistent with this subchapter and the terms of the waiver authorized by Section 526.0152. The comptroller shall deposit a gift, grant, or donation made for those purposes in the fund.

(c) Any intergovernmental transfer received, including associated federal matching funds, shall be used, if feasible, for the purposes intended by the transferring entity and in accordance with the terms of the waiver authorized by Section 526.0152.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.155
§ 592.155. RIGHTS OF CLIENT.
Status: in_force

A client for whom an application for an order to authorize the administration of a psychoactive medication is filed is entitled:

(1) to be represented by a court-appointed attorney who is knowledgeable about issues to be adjudicated at the hearing;

(2) to meet with that attorney as soon as is practicable to prepare for the hearing and to discuss any of the client's questions or concerns;

(3) to receive, immediately after the time of the hearing is set, a copy of the application and written notice of the time, place, and date of the hearing;

(4) to be informed, at the time personal notice of the hearing is given, of the client's right to a hearing and right to the assistance of an attorney to prepare for the hearing and to answer any questions or concerns;

(5) to be present at the hearing;

(6) to request from the court an independent expert; and

(7) to be notified orally, at the conclusion of the hearing, of the court's determinations of the client's capacity and best interest.
Tex. Government Code § 316.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 316 / Section 316.007
§ 316.007. TRANSMISSION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Legislative Budget Board shall include in its budget recommendations:

(1) the proposed limit of appropriations from state tax revenues not dedicated by the constitution; and

(2) the proposed limit of consolidated general revenue appropriations.

(b) The board shall transmit the recommendations to the governor and to each member of the legislature.