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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8443.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8443 / Section 8443.152
§ 8443.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8443.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.071 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.071
§ 282.071. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may issue and sell bonds in the district's name and on the district's faith and credit to acquire or construct hospital buildings or land if the bonds are approved by a majority of the qualified voters at the election to create the district in accordance with Subchapter A.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 204.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.001
§ 204.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Proof of ownership" includes a bill of sale or other evidence showing that an item has been sold to the person possessing the item.

(2) "Returnable container" means a device made of any material that is used to hold, contain, or convert goods into a package and is suitable for repeated use. The term includes baskets, trays, or other containers used by a product producer, distributor, or retailer for the transportation or storage of goods.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.101
§ 335.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Code of conduct" means the rules adopted by a board under Section 335.104.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "Employee" means a district employee.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.009 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.009
§ 71.009. ROYALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In each lease other than a lease for coal and lignite executed under this subchapter, the lessor shall retain at least a one-eighth royalty.

(b) In a lease for coal and lignite executed under this subchapter, the lessor shall retain at least a royalty based on one of the following or a combination of the following:

(1) a sum certain per ton;

(2) a percentage certain of the gross sale price F.O.B. at the mine site of the coal and lignite; or

(3) a sum certain for each acre-foot of coal and lignite mined and removed from the premises.

(c) Royalties under a coal and lignite lease may be paid as advanced mineral royalties.
Tex. Water Code § 57.267 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.267
§ 57.267. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) After the commissioners of appraisement file their report with the secretary of the board, the secretary shall publish notice of the time and place of the hearing on the report.

(b) The notice shall be published in a newspaper published in each county in which any part of the district is located, or in which any land lies that will be in any way affected by the proposed engineer's report. The notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks before the date of the hearing.

(c) The notice shall be in substantially the following form:

To the owners and all other persons having any interest in land lying in ___ County, take notice, that a copy of the engineer's report of the ___ Levee Improvement District has been filed in the district's office and that the commissioners of appraisement have been appointed to assess benefits and damages accruing to land or other property inside or outside the levee improvement district which will be benefited, taken, damaged, or affected in some way by the carrying out of the engineer's report. The report of the commissioners of appraisement has been filed in my office at ___, and all interested persons may examine the report and make an objection to all or any part of the report. A person who claims damage to his land and to whose land no damages have been assessed in the report must file a claim for damage in my office on or before ___, ___. A person who fails to make an objection or to file a claim for damages is deemed to have waived his right to object or claim damages. The commissioners of appraisement will meet on ___, ___, to hear and act on objections to their report and claims for damages.

____________________

Secretary, Board of Directors

__________ Levee Improvement District

(d) The secretary shall mail written notice to each person whose property is listed in the report of the commissioners of appraisement, if the office address is known. This notice shall state in substance:

(1) that the report of the commissioners of appraisement assessing benefits and damages accruing to land and other property because of the engineer's report for the district has been filed in the district's office;

(2) that all persons interested may examine the report and make objections to it in whole or in part; and

(3) that the commissioners of appraisement will meet on the day and at the place named to hear and act on objections to the report.

(e) The secretary, on the day of the hearing, shall file in his office the original notice, with his affidavit, which shall show the manner of publication and the names of all persons to whom notices have been mailed. The affidavit shall state that the secretary could not with reasonable diligence ascertain the post-office addresses of those affected to whom no notices were mailed.

(f) The secretary shall file copies of the notice and his affidavit with the commissioners of appraisement and with the clerk of the commissioners court of jurisdiction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 66.015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 66 / Section 66.015
§ 66.015. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The board has exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation of pilots who provide pilot services in Harris County ports, including intermediate stops and landing places for vessels on navigable streams wholly or partially located in the board's jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8480.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8480 / Section 8480.006
§ 8480.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made 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 for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1804.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1804 / Section 1804.003
§ 1804.003. SPECIAL RATES AND FORMS FOR MATERIAL DAMAGE INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may promulgate special rates and forms for fire insurance, windstorm insurance, and other kinds of material damage insurance required or used on a national defense project.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules incidental to the business described by Subsection (a) and necessary to place in effect special rates and forms promulgated under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2205.040 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.040
§ 2205.040. RATES AND BILLING PROCEDURES; ACCOUNT FOR CAPITAL REPLACEMENT COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the department shall adopt rates for interagency aircraft services that are sufficient to recover, in the aggregate and to the extent possible, all direct costs for the services provided, including a state agency's pro rata share of major maintenance, overhauls of equipment and facilities, and pilots' salaries.

(b) If the department's most recent long-term plan contains an analysis under Section 2205.032(c)(7) that finds that including capital recovery costs in the rates the department charges under this section is a practicable fleet replacement strategy, the department may adopt rates for interagency aircraft services provided by the department that are sufficient to recover, in the aggregate and to the extent possible:

(1) all direct costs for services provided, as provided by Subsection (a); and

(2) the capital costs of replacing aircraft in the pool.

(c) The Legislative Budget Board, in cooperation with the department and the state auditor, shall prescribe a billing procedure for passenger travel on state-operated aircraft.

(d) If the department adopts rates under Subsection (b), the portion of the rates collected for the capital costs of replacing aircraft in the pool shall be deposited in a separate account in the state highway fund. Money in the account may be used only for the acquisition of aircraft for the pool operated by the department under Section 2205.032.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.104
§ 485.104. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 20 days after the date the person receives the notice sent under Section 485.103, the person in writing may:

(1) accept the determination and recommended penalty of the department; or

(2) make a request for a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) If the person accepts the determination and recommended penalty or if the person fails to respond to the notice, the department by order shall impose the recommended penalty.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.208
§ 1301.208. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the agency.
Tex. Election Code § 31.153 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.153
§ 31.153. JOINT ELECTIONS COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The joint elections commission consists of:

(1) from each county that has adopted an order to have its elections conducted by the joint elections administrator, the county judge, county clerk, and county tax assessor-collector;

(2) from each county described in Subdivision (1), the county chair of each political party that made nominations by primary election for the last general election for state and county officers preceding the date of the meeting at which the appointment is made; and

(3) a representative from each participating entity other than a county.

(b) The members of the joint elections commission shall annually designate:

(1) a chair, who must be a county judge;

(2) a vice chair, who must be a county clerk; and

(3) a secretary, who must be a county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.201 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.201
§ 321.201. COMPUTATION OF SALES TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each retailer in a municipality that has adopted a tax authorized by this chapter shall add each sales tax imposed by the municipality under this chapter and by Chapter 151 to the sales price, and the sum of the taxes is a part of the price, a debt of the purchaser to the retailer until paid, and recoverable at law in the same manner as the purchase price. If the municipality imposes the tax on gas and electricity for residential use, only the municipal tax is added to the sales price of sales of gas and electricity for residential use.

(b) The amount of the total tax is computed by multiplying the combined applicable tax rates, or the rate of the municipal tax only for sales of gas and electricity for residential use in a municipality that imposes the tax on gas and electricity for residential use, by the amount of the sales price. If the product results in a fraction of a cent less than one-half of one cent, the fraction of a cent is not collected. If the fraction of a cent is one-half of one cent or more, the fraction shall be collected as one cent.

(c) The comptroller may publish schedules and brackets of amounts of taxes based on the formula provided by Subsection (b) for use in municipalities that have adopted the taxes authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.103
§ 3949.103. 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. Water Code § 42.006 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 42 / Section 42.006
§ 42.006. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner is entitled to compensation as provided by legislative appropriation. He is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred while traveling in the discharge of his duties.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.603 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.603
§ 548.603. FICTITIOUS OR COUNTERFEIT INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR INSURANCE DOCUMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) presents to an official of this state or a political subdivision of this state a vehicle inspection report or insurance document knowing that the report or document is counterfeit, tampered with, altered, fictitious, issued for another vehicle, issued for a vehicle failing to meet all emissions inspection requirements, or issued in violation of:

(A) this chapter, rules adopted under this chapter, or other law of this state; or

(B) a law of another state, the United States, the United Mexican States, a state of the United Mexican States, Canada, or a province of Canada; or

(2) knowingly does not comply with an emissions inspection requirement for a vehicle.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) makes or possesses, with the intent to sell, circulate, or pass, a counterfeit vehicle inspection report or insurance document; or

(2) possesses any part of a stamp, dye, plate, negative, machine, or other device that is used or designated for use in making a counterfeit vehicle inspection report or insurance document.

(c) The owner of a vehicle commits an offense if the owner knowingly allows the vehicle to be registered using a vehicle inspection report in violation of Subsection (a).

(d) An offense under Subsection (a) or (c) is a Class B misdemeanor. An offense under Subsection (b) is a third degree felony unless the person acts with the intent to defraud or harm another person, in which event the offense is a second degree felony.

(e) In this section:

(1) "Counterfeit" means an imitation of a document that is printed, engraved, copied, photographed, forged, or manufactured by a person not authorized to take that action under:

(A) this chapter, rules adopted under this chapter, or other law of this state; or

(B) a law of another state, the United States, the United Mexican States, a state of the United Mexican States, Canada, or a province of Canada.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1291, Sec. 50(5), eff. March 1, 2015.

(3) "Insurance document" means a standard proof of motor vehicle insurance coverage that is:

(A) in a form prescribed by the Texas Department of Insurance or by a similarly authorized board, agency, or authority of another state; and

(B) issued by an insurer or insurer's agent who is authorized to write motor vehicle insurance coverage.

(4) "Person" includes an inspection station or inspector.

(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), an offense under Subsection (a)(1) that involves a fictitious vehicle inspection report is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8453.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8453 / Section 8453.001
§ 8453.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 533.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 137 / Section 137.004
§ 137.004. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DECLARATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

A physician or other health care provider shall act in accordance with the declaration for mental health treatment when the principal has been found to be incapacitated. A physician or other provider shall continue to seek and act in accordance with the principal's informed consent to all mental health treatment decisions if the principal is capable of providing informed consent.
Tex. Insurance Code § 751.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 751 / Section 751.004
§ 751.004. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A cause of action does not arise, and liability may not be imposed, for any statements made or conduct performed in good faith while implementing this chapter, against:

(1) the commissioner;

(2) an authorized representative of the commissioner; or

(3) an examiner appointed by the commissioner.

(b) A cause of action does not arise, and liability may not be imposed, against any person for the act of communicating or delivering information or data to the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative or examiner under an examination made under this chapter, if the act of communication or delivery was performed in good faith and without fraudulent intent or the intent to deceive.

(c) A person identified in Subsection (a) is entitled to attorney's fees and costs if the person is the prevailing party in a civil cause of action for libel, slander, or any other relevant tort arising out of activities conducted in implementing this chapter, and the party bringing the action was not substantially justified in doing so. For purposes of this subsection, an action is "substantially justified" if the action had a reasonable basis in law or fact at the time that it was initiated.

(d) This section does not abrogate or modify any common law or statutory privilege or immunity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3809.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3809 / Section 3809.002
§ 3809.002. MIDTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Midtown Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.201
§ 1101.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

If authorized by an election, the board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 52B.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 52B / Section 52B.001
§ 52B.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "health care facility" means:

(1) a hospital licensed under Chapter 241; or

(2) any other facility that provides diagnostic or treatment services to patients with sickle cell disease.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.251
§ 1065.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) On final approval of the annual budget, the board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds issued by the district for hospital purposes; and

(2) provide for the maintenance and operation of the district and hospital system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.152
§ 1061.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing shall be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers that individually or collectively have general circulation in the district.

(c) Any property taxpayer of the district is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interest of the taxpayers and that the law warrants.
Tex. Water Code § 54.742 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.742
§ 54.742. APPLICATION FOR INCLUSION.
Status: in_force

The application submitted by an owner of land proposed for inclusion shall set forth that the owner of the new land assumes the payment of all taxes, assessments, and fees levied on the land and assessed by the district after the date the land is included in the district. The application shall also set forth an agreement by the owner of the land proposed for inclusion that the land will be subject to future taxes for bond tax and other assessments and fees levied and assessed by the district and be subject to the same liens and provisions and statutes governing all other lands in the district as though the land had been incorporated originally in the district. The application for inclusion shall be verified and acknowledged in a recordable form as conveyances of real property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8378.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8378 / Section 8378.001
§ 8378.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 4.

(5) "Municipality" means a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Utilities Code § 102.203 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 102 / Section 102.203
§ 102.203. INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

At a reasonable time for a reasonable purpose, a regulatory authority and, to the extent authorized by the regulatory authority, its counsel, agent, or employee may:

(1) inspect and obtain copies of the papers, books, accounts, documents, and other business records of a gas utility within its jurisdiction; and

(2) inspect the plant, equipment, and other property of a gas utility within its jurisdiction.
Tex. Government Code § 487.654 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.654
§ 487.654. PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

A community telecommunications alliance may not directly or indirectly:

(1) provide telecommunications or information services to the public;

(2) resell or share telecommunications or information services obtained through grants or loans received under Chapter 57, Utilities Code, with persons not eligible for the grants or loans; or

(3) provide or support the provision of telecommunications or information services in competition with a private sector provider.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.303
§ 1103.303. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

A person is eligible to register with the board if:

(1) the certification and licensing program under which the person is certified or licensed by another state has not been disapproved by the Appraisal Subcommittee; and

(2) the person's appraisal business in this state does not exceed six months.