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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.256
§ 1010.256. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR OF ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may elect to have all or part of the district's taxes assessed and collected by a political subdivision in which any part of the district is located. An election under this subsection must be made by December 1 and governs the manner in which taxes are assessed and collected, until changed by the board.

(b) The tax assessor or collector of the political subdivision shall assess or collect the appropriate district taxes in accordance with the board's election under Subsection (a) and for the compensation agreed on by the board and the governing body of the political subdivision.
Tex. Estates Code § 1054.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.053
§ 1054.053. TERM OF CERTAIN APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Unless the court determines that the continued appointment of a guardian ad litem appointed in a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian is in the ward's best interests, the guardian ad litem's term of appointment expires, without a court order, on the date the court:

(1) appoints a guardian; or

(2) denies the application for appointment of a guardian.
Tex. Water Code § 62.034 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.034
§ 62.034. CANVASS OF RETURNS.
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately after the election, the election officers shall make returns of the result and return the ballot boxes to the clerk of the commissioners court of jurisdiction.

(b) The clerk shall deliver the boxes and the returns of the election to the commissioners court of jurisdiction at its next regular or special session.

(c) At that session, the commissioners court shall canvass the returns of the election.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.301 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.301
§ 122.301. MANUFACTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a state agency may not prohibit a person who manufactures a product regulated by the agency, other than an article regulated under Chapter 431, Health and Safety Code, from applying for or obtaining a permit or other authorization to manufacture the product solely on the basis that the person intends to manufacture the product as a nonconsumable hemp product.

(b) A state agency may not authorize a person to manufacture a product containing hemp for smoking, as defined by Section 443.001, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 962.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 962 / Section 962.002
§ 962.002. JOB PROTECTION INSURANCE DEFINED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "job protection insurance" means insurance providing indemnity that is:

(1) paid for loss of position arising from discharge or suspension;

(2) payable in installments that do not exceed the average monthly wage of the insured; and

(3) provided to:

(A) conductors, engineers, motormen, brakemen, switchmen, firemen, dispatchers, clerks, operators, trackmen, signalmen, and maintenance-of-way personnel of steam and electric railways; and

(B) bus drivers and truck drivers employed by common carriers.

(b) The term "job protection insurance" does not include a job benefit fund administered by and through a labor union only for the union's members.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.012 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.012
§ 21.012. APPROVAL OF BONDS; REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

Before delivering bonds to the purchasers, the department shall submit the bonds and the records pertaining to them for approval by the attorney general. When approval is obtained, the bonds shall be registered in the office of the comptroller of public accounts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8151.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8151 / Section 8151.0305
§ 8151.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.453 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.453
§ 882.453. POLICY FORM.
Status: in_force

An insurance policy issued by a mutual life insurance company must:

(1) be on a form approved by the department; and

(2) contain the following statement on both the front and reverse sides of the policy: "The form of this policy is approved by the Texas Department of Insurance."
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.053
§ 373A.053. INVENTORY OF PROPERTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The municipality and any county containing all or the greatest portion of the district shall each prepare on an annual basis an inventory of all land owned by the municipality or county, as appropriate, in the district and the current and projected uses of the land.

(b) The municipality and the county shall prepare on an annual basis a list of parcels of land for which delinquent taxes have been owed for a period of two or more years.

(c) The municipality and the county shall make the inventories prepared under Subsection (a) available to the public on request.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1357 / Section 1357.005
§ 1357.005. PROHIBITED CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer of a health benefit plan may not:

(1) offer a financial incentive for an enrollee to not receive breast reconstruction or to waive the coverage required under this subchapter;

(2) condition, limit, or deny the eligibility of a person to enroll in the plan or to renew coverage under the terms of the plan solely to avoid the requirements of this subchapter; or

(3) reduce or limit the reimbursement or amount paid to, or otherwise penalize, an attending physician or provider or provide a financial incentive or other benefit to an attending physician or provider to induce the physician or provider to provide care to an enrollee in a manner that is inconsistent with this subchapter.

(b) This section does not prevent an issuer of a health benefit plan from negotiating with a physician or provider the level and type of reimbursement that the physician or provider will receive for care provided in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.045
§ 2257.045. RECEIPT OF SECURITY BY CUSTODIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of an investment security, a custodian shall immediately identify on its books and records, by book entry or another method, the pledge of the security to the public entity.

(b) For a deposit of public funds under Subchapter F, the custodian shall issue and deliver to the comptroller a trust receipt for the pledged security.

(c) For any other deposit of public funds under this chapter, at the written direction of the appropriate public entity officer, the custodian shall:

(1) issue and deliver to the appropriate public entity officer a trust receipt for the pledged security; or

(2) issue and deliver a trust receipt for the pledged security to the public entity's depository and instruct the depository to deliver the trust receipt to the public entity officer immediately.

(d) The custodian shall issue and deliver the trust receipt as soon as practicable on the same business day on which the investment security is received.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.105
§ 3910.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923 / Section 7923.0403
§ 7923.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.201
§ 3881.201. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2003.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.052
§ 2003.052. MUNICIPALITY'S REQUEST FOR LIST; RETURN REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide to a municipality a copy of the list compiled under Section 2003.051 for the municipality on the request of the municipality or the municipality's authorized agent or fire marshal.

(b) Each municipality shall investigate the information contained in the list to determine the losses actually occurring within the limits of the municipality. The municipality shall report to the department:

(1) a list of the losses that actually occurred within the limits of the municipality;

(2) a list of the losses that did not occur within the limits of the municipality; and

(3) other evidence essential to establishing the losses occurring in the municipality.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.055
§ 460.055. DUTIES OF INTERIM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The interim executive committee shall elect three of its members to serve as the chair, vice chair, and secretary.

(b) The interim executive committee shall develop a service plan and determine a proposed tax not later than the 180th day after the date of the interim executive committee's first meeting.

(c) The interim executive committee shall hold at least one regular meeting a month for the purpose of developing a service plan and determining a proposed tax rate.

(d) The interim executive committee shall consider the following in developing the service plan:

(1) the regional transportation plan for the county and major thoroughfare plan;

(2) actual and projected traffic counts of private passenger vehicles and projected destinations of the vehicles;

(3) feasible alternative modes of public transportation, including:

(A) a fixed guideway system;

(B) passenger commercial carriers;

(C) dedicated thoroughfare lanes;

(D) fixed skyway rail;

(E) high occupancy toll lanes;

(F) traffic management systems; and

(G) bus transit and associated lanes;

(4) the most efficient location of collection points and transfer points;

(5) alternative routes linking access and discharge points;

(6) alternative alignments using least populous areas if right-of-way acquisition will be required for a transit route;

(7) estimates of capital expenditures for a functional public transportation system;

(8) various forms of public transportation consistent with use of transit routes, including for each form a determination of:

(A) cost per passenger per mile;

(B) the capital expense of acquisition of the public transportation system;

(C) costs associated with the acquisition, improvement, or modification of the transit way; and

(D) maintenance and operating costs;

(9) administrative overhead costs separately from other costs;

(10) load factors based on surveys, interviews, and other reasonable quantification for the modes of transportation;

(11) a fare structure for the ridership of the public transportation system by mode;

(12) a comparison of revenue from all sources, including fares, fees, grants, and debt issuance, with estimated costs and expenses;

(13) revenue minus expenses expressed numerically and a per rider factor for each trip or segment of a trip;

(14) if the service plan contemplates joint use of other transit systems or transfer to them, estimated dates of access; and

(15) segments of the service plan separately if:

(A) some segments are more profitable than others; or

(B) some segments show a smaller deficit than others.
Tex. Water Code § 63.107 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.107
§ 63.107. DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district:

(1) may employ assistant engineers and other persons as it considers necessary for the construction, maintenance, operation, and development of the district and its business and facilities; and

(2) shall determine their term of office and duties and fix their compensation.

(b) All employees may be removed by the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 234.133 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 234 / Section 234.133
§ 234.133. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE.
Status: in_force

To promote the public health, safety, and welfare, the commissioners court of a county may regulate the operation of game rooms and may:

(1) restrict the location of game rooms to specified areas of the county, including the unincorporated area of the county;

(2) prohibit a game room location within a certain distance, prescribed by the commissioners court, of a school, regular place of religious worship, or residential neighborhood; or

(3) restrict the number of game rooms that may operate in a specified area of the county.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.0112 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.0112
§ 623.0112. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
Status: in_force

When a person applies for a permit under Section 623.011, the person must pay in addition to other fees an administrative fee adopted by board rule in an amount not to exceed the direct and indirect cost to the department of:

(1) issuing a sticker under Section 623.011(d);

(2) distributing fees under Section 621.353; and

(3) maintaining the list under Section 623.013.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.113 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.113
§ 1102.113. ELIGIBILITY AS SPONSOR.
Status: in_force

A professional inspector may sponsor an apprentice inspector or a real estate inspector only if the professional inspector provides sufficient proof to the commission that the professional inspector has completed at least 200 real estate inspections as a professional inspector.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.3525 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.3525
§ 154.3525. ASSESSMENT ON INSURANCE-FUNDED CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall assess and collect from a seller not more than $1 for each insurance-funded contract sold during each calendar year and shall deposit the assessments in the insurance-funded contract account within the fund.

(b) The department shall stop assessing the amounts required by Subsection (a) when the amount in the insurance-funded contract account reaches $1 million.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 28.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 28 / Section 28.04
§ 28.04. QUASHING CHARGE IN MISDEMEANOR.
Status: in_force

If the motion to set aside or the exception to an indictment or information is sustained, the defendant in a misdemeanor case shall be discharged, but may be again prosecuted within the time allowed by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2156.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2156 / Section 2156.001
§ 2156.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "theater" means a building constructed, equipped, and used for public performances or the production and exhibition of plays, dramas, or operas for which an admission fee is charged. The term includes an opera house or playhouse.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.013
§ 52.013. DETERMINATION OF LEASE PRICE AND DELAY RENTALS.
Status: in_force

The board shall determine the price at which areas under this subchapter shall be leased and the amount of delay rentals that shall be charged.
Tex. Water Code § 60.334 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.334
§ 60.334. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds shall mature serially or otherwise within the period and at the times which may be prescribed in the resolution, but not to exceed a maximum of 50 years.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.052 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.052
§ 34.052. SUBDIVISION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

A board may have the land subject to its control surveyed or subdivided into tracts, lots, or blocks which will, in its judgment, be most conducive and convenient to facilitate the advantageous sale of oil, gas, or mineral leases.
Tex. Finance Code § 67.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 67 / Section 67.201
§ 67.201. RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

A foreign association may renew a certificate of authority by paying a renewal fee in January of each year. The finance commission by resolution shall set the fee annually.
Tex. Government Code § 426.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 426 / Section 426.054
§ 426.054. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The center may collaborate with federal, state, and local governmental agencies to accomplish the purposes of the center.

(b) The center shall assist law enforcement agencies, other governmental agencies, financial institutions, credit card issuers, debit card issuers, payment card networks, institutions of higher education, and merchants in their efforts to develop and implement strategies to:

(1) prevent and respond to payment fraud;

(2) detect skimmers; and

(3) ensure an effective response if a skimmer is found.

(b) The center shall assist law enforcement agencies, other governmental agencies, financial institutions, credit card issuers, debit card issuers, payment card networks, institutions of higher education, and merchants in their efforts to develop and implement strategies to:

(1) detect skimmers and motor fuel manipulation devices;

(2) ensure an effective response if a skimmer or motor fuel manipulation device is found; and

(3) prevent card fraud and motor fuel theft.

(b-1) On request of a law enforcement or other governmental agency, the center may provide assistance to that agency regarding any matter within the center's expertise.

(c) The center may:

(1) serve as a centralized collection point for information related to payment fraud and motor fuel theft;

(2) provide training and educational opportunities to law enforcement;

(3) provide outreach to the public; and

(4) release information to affected financial institutions, credit card issuers, debit card issuers, payment card networks, institutions of higher education, and merchants if the center does not consider the information to be sensitive to law enforcement.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c)(4), information is considered sensitive to law enforcement if the information could cause harm to law enforcement activities or jeopardize an investigation or operation if disclosed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 241 / Section 241.003
§ 241.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Airport" means an area of land or water, publicly or privately owned, designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of aircraft and used or to be used in the interest of the public for that purpose. The term includes an area with installations relating to flights, including installations, facilities, and bases of operations for tracking flights or acquiring data concerning flights.

(2) "Airport hazard" means a structure or object of natural growth that obstructs the air space required for the taking off, landing, and flight of aircraft or that interferes with visual, radar, radio, or other systems for tracking, acquiring data relating to, monitoring, or controlling aircraft.

(3) "Airport hazard area" means an area of land or water on which an airport hazard could exist.

(4) "Airport zoning regulation" means an airport hazard area zoning regulation and an airport compatible land use zoning regulation adopted under this chapter.

(5) "Centerline" means a line extending through the midpoint of each end of a runway.

(6) "Compatible land use" means a use of land adjacent to an airport that does not endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the owners, occupants, or users of the land because of levels of noise or vibrations or the risk of personal injury or property damage created by the operations of the airport, including the taking off and landing of aircraft.

(7) "Controlled compatible land use area" means an area of land located outside airport boundaries and within a rectangle bounded by lines located no farther than 1-1/2 statute miles from the centerline of an instrument or primary runway and lines located no farther than five statute miles from each end of the paved surface of an instrument or primary runway.

(8) "Instrument runway" means an existing or planned runway of at least 3,200 feet for which an instrument landing procedure published by a defense agency of the federal government or the Federal Aviation Administration exists or is planned.

(9) "Obstruction" means a structure, growth, or other object, including a mobile object, that exceeds a limiting height established by federal regulations or by an airport hazard area zoning regulation.

(10) "Political subdivision" means a municipality or county.

(11) "Primary runway" means an existing or planned paved runway, as shown in the official airport layout plan (ALP) of the airport, of at least 3,200 feet on which a majority of the approaches to and departures from the airport occur.

(12) "Runway" means a defined area of an airport prepared for the landing and taking off of aircraft along its length.

(13) "Structure" means an object constructed or installed by one or more persons and includes a building, tower, smokestack, and overhead transmission line.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3791.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3791 / Section 3791.0303
§ 3791.0303. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 51.443 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.443
§ 51.443. INTERIM BONDS.
Status: in_force

After bonds, other than preliminary bonds or notes, are voted by a district, the board may declare an existing emergency with relation to money being unavailable to pay for engineering work, purchase of land, rights-of-way, construction sites, construction work, and legal and other necessary expenses and may issue interim bonds on the faith and credit of the district in the manner provided in Sections 51.444-51.449 of this code to pay these expenses.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.254 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.254
§ 773.254. APPLICATION BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency medical services provider may apply to the department in the form and manner provided by department rule to receive assistance under the program.

(b) If the department determines an applicant is eligible for assistance under the program, the department may provide a grant under Section 773.257 to the applicant.