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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8405.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8405 / Section 8405.052
§ 8405.052. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint directors to fill all of the vacancies on the board whenever the number of qualified directors is fewer than three.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.257 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.257
§ 42A.257. EVALUATION FOR PURPOSES OF ALCOHOL OR DRUG REHABILITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge shall direct a supervision officer approved by the community supervision and corrections department or the judge, or a person, program, or other agency approved by the Department of State Health Services, to conduct an evaluation to determine the appropriateness of, and a course of conduct necessary for, alcohol or drug rehabilitation for a defendant and to report the results of that evaluation to the judge, if:

(1) the judge determines that alcohol or drug abuse may have contributed to the commission of the offense; or

(2) the case involves a second or subsequent offense under:

(A) Section 49.04, Penal Code, if the offense was committed within five years of the date on which the most recent preceding offense was committed; or

(B) Section 49.07 or 49.08, Penal Code, if the offense involved the operation of a motor vehicle and was committed within five years of the date on which the most recent preceding offense was committed.

(b) The evaluation must be made:

(1) after arrest and before conviction, if requested by the defendant;

(2) after conviction and before sentencing, if the judge assesses punishment in the case;

(3) after sentencing and before the entry of a final judgment, if the jury assesses punishment in the case; or

(4) after community supervision is granted, if the evaluation is required as a condition of community supervision under Article 42A.402.
Tex. Water Code § 16.0551 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.0551
§ 16.0551. STATE DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The drought preparedness council shall develop and implement a comprehensive state drought preparedness plan for mitigating the effects of drought in the state and shall periodically update the plan. The plan shall be separate from the state water plan.

(b) The plan shall provide for:

(1) timely and systematic data collection, analysis, and dissemination of drought-related information;

(2) an organizational structure that:

(A) assures information flow between and within levels of government;

(B) defines the duties and responsibilities of all agencies with respect to drought; and

(C) assures coordination between the state and federal governments through integration with applicable national drought policies;

(3) maintenance of an inventory of state and federal programs for assessing and responding to drought emergencies, together with updated recommendations regarding appropriate action;

(4) a mechanism to improve the timely and accurate assessment of drought impact on agriculture, industry, municipalities, wildlife, and the health of the natural resource base;

(5) provision of accurate and timely information to the media to keep the public informed of current conditions; and

(6) procedures to evaluate and revise the plan on a continuous basis to keep the plan responsive to state needs.

(c) The state drought manager shall use existing resources to develop an information and communications network to forecast and inform interested parties and the public of the potential for drought, including programs and staff of state agencies and other political subdivisions and of state institutions of higher education.
Tex. Estates Code § 501.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 501 / Section 501.001
§ 501.001. AUTHORITY FOR ANCILLARY PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL.
Status: in_force

The written will of a testator who was not domiciled in this state at the time of the testator's death may be admitted to probate at any time in this state if:

(1) the will would affect any property in this state; and

(2) proof is presented that the will stands probated or otherwise established in any state of the United States or a foreign nation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.106
§ 3899.106. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8434.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8434 / Section 8434.001
§ 8434.001. 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 Cotton Center Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Caldwell County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.001
§ 1032.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means Gonzales Healthcare Systems.
Tex. Government Code § 323.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 323 / Section 323.018
§ 323.018. RECORDS OF DRAFTING AND OTHER REQUESTS.
Status: in_force

Records relating to requests of council staff for the drafting of proposed legislation or for assistance, information, advice, or opinion are:

(1) subject to legislative privilege; and

(2) not public information and not subject to Chapter 552.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.141 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.141
§ 481.141. MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE CAUSING DEATH OR SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.
Status: in_force

(a) If at the guilt or innocence phase of the trial of an offense described by Subsection (b), the judge or jury, whichever is the trier of fact, determines beyond a reasonable doubt that a person died or suffered serious bodily injury as a result of injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or introducing into the person's body any amount of the controlled substance manufactured or delivered by the defendant, regardless of whether the controlled substance was used by itself or with another substance, including a drug, adulterant, or dilutant, the punishment for the offense is increased by one degree.

(b) This section applies to an offense otherwise punishable as a state jail felony, felony of the third degree, or felony of the second degree under Section 481.112, 481.1121, 481.1123, 481.113, 481.114, or 481.122.

(c) Notwithstanding Article 42.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, if punishment for a defendant is increased under this section, the court may not order the sentence for the offense to run concurrently with any other sentence the court imposes on the defendant.

(d) Punishment may not be increased under this section if the defendant is also prosecuted under Section 19.02(b)(4), Penal Code, for conduct occurring during the same criminal episode.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.0174 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.0174
§ 265.0174. BONDS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must contain the following provision: "The holder of this obligation is not entitled to demand payment of this obligation out of any money raised by taxation by (name of county) or by (name of municipality) or from any other income of the county or municipality. The board of managers of the hospital has no taxing power."
Tex. Insurance Code § 85.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 85 / Section 85.052
§ 85.052. ELECTION OF PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

A person who commits an offense under this code may be prosecuted under this code or any other law of this state under which the person may be prosecuted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.060
§ 1120.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the general affairs of the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 61.0135 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0135
§ 61.0135. REVOCATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall revoke, modify, or suspend a license, assess an administrative penalty, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a licensee for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the department under this chapter.

(b) If a license suspension is probated, the department may require the person to:

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

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

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

(c) If the department proposes to revoke, modify, or suspend a person's license, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted under Section 12.032. The decision of the department is appealable in the same manner as provided for contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.082 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.082
§ 163.082. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY.
Status: in_force

(a) An agency may participate through appropriate contracts in power pooling and power exchange agreements with other entities through direct or indirect system interconnections.

(b) An entity that participates with an agency under this section may:

(1) purchase electric energy from the agency;

(2) sell or dispose of electric energy to the agency; or

(3) exchange electric energy with the agency.

(c) An entity payment for electric energy purchased from the agency is an operating expense of the entity's electric system.

(d) An agency contract to sell or exchange electric energy may require the purchaser to pay for the electric energy regardless of whether the electric energy is produced or delivered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8375.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8375 / Section 8375.107
§ 8375.107. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.506 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.506
§ 504.506. LOG LOADER VEHICLES.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for a vehicle that is temporarily operated on public highways, during daylight hours only, and on which machinery is mounted solely to load logs on other vehicles.

(b) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $62.50.

(c) A person entitled to specialty license plates under this section may register the vehicle without payment of any fee paid for or at the time of registration other than the fee for the license plates.

(d) A vehicle having a license plate issued under this section is exempt from the inspection requirements of Chapter 548.

(e) This section does not apply to a vehicle used to haul logs.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(17), eff. January 1, 2012.
Tex. Education Code § 44.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.054
§ 44.054. FAILURE TO TRANSFER STUDENTS AND FUNDS.
Status: in_force

A county judge serving as ex officio county superintendent, a county, district, or municipal superintendent, or a school officer who refuses to transfer students and funds as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 25, commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.252 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.252
§ 345.252. TIME PRICE DIFFERENTIAL FOR CERTAIN PREPAID FUNERAL BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

Prepaid funeral benefits regulated under Chapter 154 may be financed only at rates authorized by Chapter 303.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6907.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6907 / Section 6907.103
§ 6907.103. AUTHORITY FOR DRAINAGE PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, or improve all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary to gather, conduct, divert, and control local stormwater or other local harmful excesses of water in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8386.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8386 / Section 8386.101
§ 8386.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.508 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.508
§ 1103.508. HEARING.
Status: repealed

(a) A contested case hearing shall be conducted before an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 704, Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2005.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1411, Sec. 59(16), eff. September 1, 2007.

(d) The administrative law judge shall control the proceedings and may:

(1) administer oaths;

(2) admit or exclude testimony or other evidence; and

(3) rule on all motions and objections.
Tex. Government Code § 2101.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2101 / Section 2101.034
§ 2101.034. PROJECT SUPPORT; RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall provide support services for the project, including accounting, purchasing, and personnel services. The cost of the services shall be paid from money appropriated to the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller may recover from a state agency or a vendor that uses the system under Section 2155.061 the cost of implementation or use of any component of the project.
Tex. Finance Code § 187.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 187 / Section 187.104
§ 187.104. REQUIREMENT OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

An out-of-state trust company desiring to establish and maintain a de novo trust office or acquire an existing trust institution in this state and to operate and maintain the acquired institution as a trust office pursuant to this subchapter shall provide written notice of the proposed transaction to the banking commissioner on or after the date on which the out-of-state trust company applies to the home state regulator for approval to establish and maintain or acquire the trust office. The filing of the notice shall be preceded or accompanied by a copy of the resolution adopted by the board authorizing the additional office and the filing fee, if any, prescribed by law. The written notice must contain sufficient information to enable an informed decision under Section 187.105.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.1441 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.1441
§ 2155.1441. HEALTH CARE PURCHASING.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall acquire goods and services used in support of the agency's health care programs by the method that provides the greatest volume discount for the goods or services, including group purchasing programs, state agency purchasing consortiums, or competitive sealed proposals.

(b) A state agency may contract with a medical and dental unit to have the unit perform all or part of the purchasing functions of the agency under this section or to participate in a state agency purchasing consortium or group purchasing program with the medical and dental unit.

(c) If a state agency determines that it should consider factors in addition to volume discounts in acquiring a particular good or service, the agency may acquire the good or service by the most cost-effective method of acquisition available, including group purchasing programs, state agency purchasing consortiums, or competitive sealed proposals.

(d) A state agency shall provide appropriate information to the comptroller concerning acquisitions made by the agency under this section, but the comptroller's authority under this chapter and Chapters 2156, 2157, and 2158 does not extend to the acquisition of goods and services made under this section.

(e) The central administration of The University of Texas System shall develop methods for sharing information concerning acquisitions made under this section, including methods for sharing the information electronically. Electronic sharing may include posting information on acquisitions on the comptroller's state government electronic bulletin board.

(f) A state agency shall collect and maintain information as specified by the central administration of The University of Texas System relating to the agency's acquisitions under this section. The central administration of The University of Texas System is entitled to access to all information collected and maintained under this section.

(g) In this section:

(1) "Goods" means material, supplies, equipment, or other tangible items.

(2) "Group purchasing program" means a program administered by a business entity that offers discount prices on goods and services to participants in the program.

(3) "Health care program" means a program or activity administered or funded by a state agency to provide health care services, research, education, or goods.

(4) "Medical and dental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(5) "State agency purchasing consortium" means a group of three or more state agencies acting under a written agreement to receive discount prices from vendors based on volume purchases of goods and services.

(h) This section does not apply to the state Medicaid program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6602.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6602 / Section 6602.151
§ 6602.151. DEPOSITING REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Tax collections, after deductions of discounts and fees for collecting taxes, shall be deposited in the depository of the district. The collections may be withdrawn as directed by the board.

(b) All other district income shall be deposited in the district depository.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 83.011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 83 / Section 83.011
§ 83.011. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Biological advisory team" means three or more professional biologists retained to provide biological guidance to plan participants.

(2) "Endangered species" means a species listed by the United States Department of the Interior as endangered or threatened under the federal act.

(3) "Federal act" means the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. Section 1531 et seq.), as amended.

(4) "Federal permit" means a permit issued under Section 7 or 10(a) of the federal act.

(5) "Governmental entity" means a political subdivision of the state, including:

(A) a municipality; and

(B) a county.

(6) "Habitat conservation plan" means a plan or program to protect endangered species by habitat preserves or other protection strategies developed in order to obtain a federal permit:

(A) that does not require the regulation of non-habitat preserve land; and

(B) for which the land to be used as habitat preserves, at the time of application for the federal permit:

(i) is owned by a plan participant; or

(ii) is subject to a contract agreed to by each owner of land in the habitat preserve or proposed habitat preserve providing that all or part of the owner's land be used or managed as a habitat preserve.

(7) "Habitat preserve" means land set aside or managed for the protection of endangered species under a federal permit.

(8) "Harm" means significant habitat modification or degradation that, by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding, sheltering, or migrating, is the proximate cause of:

(A) the death of a member of an endangered species; or

(B) the physical injury of a member of an endangered species.

(9) "Land development standards" means rules or ordinances regulating the development of land, including impervious cover limitations, building setbacks, zoning, floor-to-area ratios, building coverage, water quality controls and regulations, landscaping, building height, development setbacks, compatibility standards, traffic analyses, driveway cuts, impact fees, and transfer of development rights. The term does not include fire or building codes or restrictions on the withdrawal of groundwater.

(10) "Mitigation fee" means a charge or in-kind contribution that is based on the amount of harm and is paid or provided to a plan participant in exchange for mitigation credit to be used to comply with the federal act.

(11) "Plan participant" means a governmental entity that develops, attempts to develop, adopts, approves, or participates in a regional habitat conservation plan or habitat conservation plan.

(12) "Regional habitat conservation plan" means a plan or program to protect endangered species by habitat preserves or other protection strategies developed in order to obtain a federal permit that requires the acquisition or regulation of land or interests in land not owned by a plan participant at the time of application for a federal permit.
Tex. Water Code § 63.226 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.226
§ 63.226. DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may retire the original cost of construction of its improvements or pay for the cost of construction by borrowing money and pledging and mortgaging land, wharves, docks, warehouses, grain elevators, bunkering facilities, belt railroads, floating plants, lighterage, towing facilities, and other facilities or aids incident or necessary to the operation or development of ports or waterways.

(b) The district may issue its debentures or other evidences of debt secured by a mortgage for the length of time and a rate of interest of not more than eight percent a year. In addition, the district may secure the debentures, notes or other evidences of debt with bonds of the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.654 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.654
§ 901.654. FACTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Scholarships shall be established and administered in a manner that the board determines best serves the public purpose of the scholarships.

(b) In determining what best promotes the public purpose, the board shall consider at a minimum the following factors relating to each person applying for a scholarship under this section:

(1) financial need;

(2) ethnic or racial minority status; and

(3) scholastic ability and performance in at least 15 hours of upper-level accounting coursework.
Tex. Education Code § 134A.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 134A / Section 134A.001
§ 134A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission.

(2) "Public junior college" and "public technical institute" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.061
§ 1035.061. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may spend district money to recruit physicians, nurses, or other trained medical personnel. The board may pay the tuition or other costs or expenses of a full-time medical or nursing student who:

(1) is enrolled in and is in good standing at an accredited school, college, or university; and

(2) contractually agrees to become a district employee in return for that assistance.
Tex. Government Code § 27.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 27 / Section 27.057
§ 27.057. CITATION.
Status: in_force

A clerk of a justice court may issue citation in the manner provided for justices of the peace by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.