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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.155
§ 8013.155. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8013.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(c) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(d) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0154
§ 5012.0154. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY FOR CURRENT EXPENSES; EVIDENCE OF OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may:

(1) borrow money for current expenses; and

(2) evidence the borrowed money by warrants.

(b) The total amount of the warrants may not exceed the anticipated revenue.
Tex. Government Code § 43.143 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.143
§ 43.143.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.143. 85TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of the 85th Judicial District elect a district attorney.

(b) The district attorney, with the approval of the Commissioners Court of Brazos County, may appoint the assistant district attorneys, investigators, stenographers, secretaries, clerks, and other personnel that he considers necessary to carry out the duties of the office.

(c) An investigator appointed by the district attorney must take the constitutional oath of office when appointed.

(d) The Commissioners Court of Brazos County may accept gifts and grants from any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, foundation, association, or political subdivision for the purpose of financing adequate and effective prosecution, crime prevention, or rehabilitation programs within the county or district that are approved by the district attorney.
Tex. Education Code § 11.0581 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0581
§ 11.0581. JOINT ELECTIONS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An election for trustees of an independent school district shall be held on the same date as:

(1) the election for the members of the governing body of a municipality located in the school district;

(2) the general election for state and county officers;

(3) the election for the members of the governing body of a hospital district, if the school district:

(A) is wholly or partly located in a county with a population of less than 50,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than three million; and

(B) held its election for trustees jointly with the election for the members of the governing body of the hospital district before May 2007; or

(4) the election for the members of the governing board of a public junior college district in which the school district is wholly or partly located.

(b) Elections held on the same date as provided by Subsection (a) shall be held as a joint election under Chapter 271, Election Code.

(c) The voters of a joint election under this section shall be served by common polling places consistent with Section 271.003(b), Election Code.

(d) The board of trustees of an independent school district changing an election date to comply with this section shall adjust the terms of office of its members to conform to the new election date.

(e) The joint election agreement allocating expenses as provided by Section 271.004, Election Code, must provide that a school district is responsible only for the proportion of election expenses that corresponds to the proportion that the number of registered voters in the school district bears to the total number of registered voters in all political subdivisions participating in the joint election. This subsection applies only to a school district:

(1) that has territory located in at least four counties, each of which has a population of less than 55,000; and

(2) no part of which is located in a municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 692A.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 692A / Section 692A.008
§ 692A.008. PRECLUSIVE EFFECT OF ANATOMICAL GIFT, AMENDMENT, OR REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (g) and subject to Subsection (f), in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part if the donor made an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 692A.005 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 692A.006.

(b) A donor's revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 692A.006 is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in Section 692A.004 or Section 692A.009 from making an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 692A.005 or Section 692A.010.

(c) If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 692A.005 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 692A.006, another person may not make, amend, or revoke the gift of the donor's body or part under Section 692A.010.

(d) A revocation of an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part under Section 692A.006 by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or part under Section 692A.005 or Section 692A.010.

(e) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 692A.004, an anatomical gift of a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of another part at a later time by the donor or another person.

(f) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 692A.004, an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in Section 692A.004 is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any of the other purposes by the donor or any other person under Section 692A.005 or Section 692A.010.

(g) If a donor who is an unemancipated minor dies, a parent of the donor who is reasonably available may revoke or amend an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part.

(h) If an unemancipated minor who signed a refusal dies, a parent of the minor who is reasonably available may revoke the minor's refusal.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.082 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.082
§ 113.082. CATEGORIES OF LP-GAS ACTIVITIES; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish license categories for LP-gas activities.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish reasonable application and original license fees and renewal fees for each type of license category established under Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 552.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.305
§ 552.305. INFORMATION INVOLVING PRIVACY OR PROPERTY INTERESTS OF THIRD PARTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In a case in which information is requested under this chapter and a person's privacy or property interests may be involved, including a case under Section 552.101, 552.110, 552.1101, 552.114, 552.131, or 552.143, a governmental body may decline to release the information for the purpose of requesting an attorney general decision.

(b) A person whose interests may be involved under Subsection (a), or any other person, may submit in writing to the attorney general the person's reasons why the information should be withheld or released.

(c) The governmental body may, but is not required to, submit its reasons why the information should be withheld or released.

(d) If release of a person's proprietary information may be subject to exception under Section 552.101, 552.110, 552.1101, 552.113, 552.131, or 552.143, the governmental body that requests an attorney general decision under Section 552.301 shall make a good faith attempt to notify that person of the request for the attorney general decision. Notice under this subsection must:

(1) be in writing and sent within a reasonable time not later than the 10th business day after the date the governmental body receives the request for the information; and

(2) include:

(A) a copy of the written request for the information, if any, received by the governmental body; and

(B) a statement, in the form prescribed by the attorney general, that the person is entitled to submit in writing to the attorney general within a reasonable time not later than the 10th business day after the date the person receives the notice:

(i) each reason the person has as to why the information should be withheld; and

(ii) a letter, memorandum, or brief in support of that reason.

(e) A person who submits a letter, memorandum, or brief to the attorney general under Subsection (d) shall send a copy of that letter, memorandum, or brief to the person who requested the information from the governmental body. If the letter, memorandum, or brief submitted to the attorney general contains the substance of the information requested, the copy of the letter, memorandum, or brief may be a redacted copy.
Tex. Local Government Code § 386.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 386 / Section 386.001
§ 386.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means a board of directors of a commercial and industrial development zone.

(2) "Development zone" means an area designated as a commercial and industrial development zone under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.351
§ 1575.351. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Credentialing committee" means a credentialing committee created by the trustee under Section 1575.354.

(2) "Health care provider" means:

(A) an individual licensed as a health care practitioner; or

(B) a health care facility.

(3) "Network" means the coordinated care network implemented and administered by the trustee under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 305.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 305 / Section 305.004
§ 305.004. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

The following persons are not required to register under this chapter:

(1) a person who owns, publishes, or is employed by a newspaper, any other regularly published periodical, a radio station, a television station, a wire service, or any other bona fide news medium that in the ordinary course of business disseminates news, letters to the editors, editorial or other comment, or paid advertisements that directly or indirectly oppose or promote legislation or administrative action, if the person does not engage in further or other activities that require registration under this chapter and does not represent another person in connection with influencing legislation or administrative action;

(2) a person whose only direct communication with a member of the legislative or executive branch to influence legislation or administrative action is an appearance before or testimony to one or more members of the legislative or executive branch in a hearing conducted by or on behalf of either the legislative or the executive branch and who does not receive special or extra compensation for the appearance other than actual expenses incurred in attending the hearing;

(3) a person whose only activity is to encourage or solicit members, employees, or stockholders of an entity by whom the person is reimbursed, employed, or retained to communicate directly with members of the legislative or executive branch to influence legislation or administrative action;

(4) a person whose only activity to influence legislation or administrative action is to compensate or reimburse an individual registrant to act in the person's behalf to communicate directly with a member of the legislative or executive branch to influence legislation or administrative action;

(5) a person whose only activity to influence legislation or administrative action is attendance at a meeting or entertainment event attended by a member of the legislative or executive branch if the total cost of the meeting or entertainment event is paid by a business entity, union, or association;

(6) a person whose only compensation subject to Section 305.003(a)(2) consists of reimbursement for any wages not earned due to attendance at a meeting or entertainment event, travel to and from the meeting or entertainment event, admission to the meeting or entertainment event, and any food and beverage consumed at the meeting or entertainment event if the meeting or entertainment event is attended by a member of the legislative or executive branch and if the total cost of the meeting or entertainment event is paid by a business entity, union, or association; and

(7) a person who communicates directly with a member of the legislative or executive branch on behalf of a political party concerning legislation or administrative action, and whose expenditures and compensation, as described in Section 305.003, combined do not exceed $5,000 a calendar year.
Tex. Water Code § 17.910 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.910
§ 17.910. STATE LIABILITY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The state is not liable to an eligible lending institution for payment of the principal, interest, or any late charges on a loan made to an approved applicant. A linked deposit is not an extension of the state's credit within the meaning of any state constitutional prohibition.
Tex. Estates Code § 56.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 56 / Section 56.002
§ 56.002. RESIGNATION OF RESIDENT AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A resident agent of a personal representative may resign as resident agent by giving notice to the representative and filing with the court in which the probate proceeding is pending a statement titled "Resignation of Resident Agent" that states:

(1) the name of the representative;

(2) the representative's address most recently known by the resident agent;

(3) that notice of the resignation has been given to the representative and the date that notice was given; and

(4) that the representative has not designated a successor resident agent.

(b) The resident agent shall send, by a qualified delivery method, a copy of a resignation statement filed under Subsection (a) to:

(1) the personal representative at the address most recently known by the resident agent; and

(2) each party in the case or the party's attorney or other designated representative of record.

(c) The resignation of a resident agent takes effect on the date the court enters an order accepting the resignation. A court may not enter an order accepting the resignation unless the resident agent complies with this section.
Tex. Tax Code § 21.04 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 21 / Section 21.04
§ 21.04. RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) A portion of the total market value of railroad rolling stock that is appraised as provided by Subchapter B of Chapter 24 of this code is taxable by each county in which the railroad operates.

(b) The portion of the total market value that is taxable by a county is determined by the provisions of Subchapter B of Chapter 24 of this code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 191.0041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 191 / Section 191.0041
§ 191.0041. CERTIFIED COPIES.
Status: in_force

A certified copy made of an original document on file in a county clerk's office must include:

(1) on each page of the copy:

(A) either:

(i) the clerk's signature or initials; or

(ii) a unique document certification and paginated page number; and

(B) either:

(i) the commissioners court seal on a copy of a document that is not a court document; or

(ii) the court seal on a copy of a court document; and

(2) on the final page of the copy:

(A) the clerk's attestation certifying that the copy is a true and correct copy of the original document filed in the clerk's office;

(B) the number of pages copied; and

(C) the date the copy was issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.002
§ 8282.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8107.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8107 / Section 8107.001
§ 8107.001. 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 the Sunrise Municipal Utility District of Hunt County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.105
§ 2302.105. DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not issue a license under this chapter until the department completes an investigation of the applicant's qualifications.

(b) The department shall conduct the investigation not later than the 15th day after the date the department receives the application. The department shall report to the applicant the results of the investigation.
Tex. Education Code § 86.53 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 86 / Section 86.53
§ 86.53. PURPOSES, OBJECTIVES, AND DUTIES OF THE CENTER.
Status: in_force

The purposes, objectives, and duties of the center are as follows:

(1) to conduct studies in all areas that relate directly or indirectly to real estate and/or urban or rural economics and to publish and disseminate the findings and result of the studies;

(2) to assist the teaching program in real estate offered by the colleges and universities in the State of Texas when requested to do so, and to award scholarships and establish real estate chairs when funds are available;

(3) to supply material to the Texas Real Estate Commission for the preparation of the examinations for real estate salesmen and brokers, if requested to do so by the commission;

(4) to develop and from time to time revise and update materials for use in the extension courses in real estate offered by the universities and colleges in the State of Texas when requested to do so;

(5) to assist the Texas Real Estate Commission in developing standards for the accreditation of vocational schools and other teaching agencies giving courses in the field of real estate, and standards for the approval of courses in the field of real estate, as and when requested to do so by the commission;

(6) to make studies of and recommend changes in state statutes and municipal ordinances, providing however that no staff member of the center shall directly contact legislators or locally elected officials concerning the recommendations except to provide a factual response to an inquiry as to the method of research or nature of the findings;

(7) provided and except, however, that those conducting such research and studies shall periodically review their progress with the advisory committee or its designated representative, and the results of any research project, or study, shall not be published or disseminated until it has been reviewed and approved in writing by the advisory committee or its designated representative; and

(8) to prepare information of consumer interest describing the functions of the center and to make the information available to the general public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8332.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8332 / Section 8332.104
§ 8332.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8332.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.054
§ 1017.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) A district employee may not serve as a director.
Tex. Government Code § 2308A.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308A / Section 2308A.005
§ 2308A.005. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR UNIFIED WORKFORCE DATA REPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board shall develop a strategic plan for the operation of a unified repository for education and workforce data. In developing the plan, the coordinating board shall solicit input from the agency, the commission, and relevant stakeholders.

(b) The plan developed under Subsection (a) must include recommendations for:

(1) automatically matching records of the agency, coordinating board, and commission at the student level on a timely basis;

(2) creating publicly available tools and resources regarding data on the outcomes of participants in career education and training programs, including graduation rates, student debt, employment status and industry of employment, and earnings over time, disaggregated to the extent practicable by income, race, ethnicity, and gender;

(3) making timely student data available to authorized entities to support higher education and workforce application, entry, and success; and

(4) creating and supporting a secure portal through which authorized personnel of approved entities can view and analyze comprehensive longitudinal and the most currently available matched data related to the progress toward meeting state workforce needs.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.01
§ 11.01. WHAT WRIT IS.
Status: in_force

The writ of habeas corpus is the remedy to be used when any person is restrained in his liberty. It is an order issued by a court or judge of competent jurisdiction, directed to any one having a person in his custody, or under his restraint, commanding him to produce such person, at a time and place named in the writ, and show why he is held in custody or under restraint.
Tex. Property Code § 301.022 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.022
§ 301.022. PUBLICATION.
Status: in_force

A person may not make, print, or publish or effect the making, printing, or publishing of a notice, statement, or advertisement that is about the sale or rental of a dwelling and that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination or the intention to make a preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.069 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.069
§ 161.069. FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall collect the fee it considers necessary from each applicant under Subchapter G of this chapter and deposit the fee in a bank. Interest received on the deposit shall be credited to the General Land Office special fund and shall be spent for administrative purposes.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 798, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.