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Tex. Education Code § 61.703 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.703
§ 61.703. LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

A person may not receive repayment assistance grants for more than 10 years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8345.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8345 / Section 8345.002
§ 8345.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.051
§ 1704.051. MANDATORY CREATION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

A board is created in each county with a population of 110,000 or more.
Tex. Estates Code § 352.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 352 / Section 352.002
§ 352.002. STANDARD COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An executor, administrator, or temporary administrator a court finds to have taken care of and managed an estate in compliance with the standards of this title is entitled to receive a five percent commission on all amounts that the executor or administrator actually receives or pays out in cash in the administration of the estate.

(b) The commission described by Subsection (a):

(1) may not exceed, in the aggregate, more than five percent of the gross fair market value of the estate subject to administration; and

(2) is not allowed for:

(A) receiving funds belonging to the testator or intestate that were, at the time of the testator's or intestate's death, either on hand or held for the testator or intestate in a financial institution or a brokerage firm, including cash or a cash equivalent held in a checking account, savings account, certificate of deposit, or money market account;

(B) collecting the proceeds of a life insurance policy; or

(C) paying out cash to an heir or legatee in that person's capacity as an heir or legatee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.265 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.265
§ 601.265. TRANSFER OF TITLE OF IMPOUNDED MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) To transfer title to a motor vehicle impounded under Section 601.261, the owner must apply to the court for permission.

(b) If the court finds that the transfer is being made in good faith and is not being made to circumvent this chapter, the court shall approve the transfer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.003
§ 8888.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the authority will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the authority under the powers provided by this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.111
§ 775.111. INSPECTION FOR FIRE HAZARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "fire hazard" means any of the following conditions that endanger the safety of a structure or its occupants and promote or cause fire or combustion:

(1) the presence of a flammable substance;

(2) a dangerous or dilapidated wall, ceiling, or other structural element;

(3) improper lighting, heating, or other facilities;

(4) the presence of a dangerous chimney, flue, pipe, main, or stove, or of dangerous wiring; or

(5) dangerous storage.

(b) In the interest of safety and fire prevention, the fire marshal may inspect for fire hazards any structure, appurtenance, fixture, or real property located in the district and within 200 feet of a structure, appurtenance, or fixture. If the fire marshal determines the presence of a fire hazard, the fire marshal may order the owner or occupant of the premises to correct the hazardous situation.
Tex. Election Code § 171.027 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.027
§ 171.027. TEMPORARY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a county executive committee for a political party does not exist in a county in which the party is holding a primary election, the party shall establish a temporary county executive committee as provided by this section.

(b) The state executive committee or the state chair shall appoint a temporary county chair. If the state chair appoints a temporary county chair, the state executive committee at the next regular meeting of the committee shall ratify the appointment of the temporary county chair or appoint another person as temporary county chair. A favorable vote of a majority of the members of the committee voting is required for ratification or an appointment.

(c) The temporary county chair shall call, for the purpose of electing the other members of a temporary county executive committee, a meeting of the voters of the county who consider themselves to be aligned with the party. The voters present at the meeting shall elect the other members of the committee.

(d) The eligibility requirements for serving as a member of a temporary county executive committee are the same as those for serving as a member of a regularly constituted county executive committee except that affiliation with the political party is not required.

(e) A temporary county executive committee may exercise the authority and shall perform the duties of a regularly constituted county executive committee.

(f) A county executive committee for a county served by a temporary committee shall be elected at the general primary election. The temporary committee members serve until the elected members assume office.
Tex. Insurance Code § 3503.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.005
§ 3503.005. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond that is made, given, tendered, or filed under Chapter 53, Property Code, or Chapter 2253, Government Code, may be executed only by a surety company that is authorized to write surety bonds in this state. If the amount of the bond exceeds $100,000, the surety company must also:

(1) hold a certificate of authority from the United States secretary of the treasury to qualify as a surety on obligations permitted or required under federal law; or

(2) have obtained reinsurance for any liability in excess of $1 million from a reinsurer that:

(A) is an authorized reinsurer in this state; or

(B) holds a certificate of authority from the United States secretary of the treasury to qualify as a surety or reinsurer on obligations permitted or required under federal law.

(b) To determine whether the surety on the bond or the reinsurer holds a certificate of authority from the United States secretary of the treasury, a party may conclusively rely on the list published in the Federal Register by the United States Department of the Treasury, covering the date on which the bond was executed, of the companies holding certificates of authority as acceptable sureties on federal bonds and as acceptable reinsuring companies. A purchaser, insurer of title, or lender acquiring or insuring an interest in or title to real property may also conclusively rely on, and is protected by, a statement on a recorded bond or a sworn, recorded statement by the surety that refers to the specific recorded bond and states that, at the time the bond was executed, the surety complied with Subsection (a)(1) or (2).
Tex. Government Code § 2101.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2101 / Section 2101.001
§ 2101.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Enterprise resource planning" includes the administration of a state agency's:

(A) general ledger;

(B) accounts payable;

(C) accounts receivable;

(D) budgeting;

(E) inventory;

(F) asset management;

(G) billing;

(H) payroll;

(I) projects;

(J) grants;

(K) human resources, including administration of performance measures, time spent on tasks, and other personnel and labor issues; and

(L) purchasing, including solicitations and contracting.

(2) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 403.013.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3930.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3930 / Section 3930.157
§ 3930.157. MUNICIPALITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, a municipality is not required to pay an obligation of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 63.034 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.034
§ 63.034. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk of the court of jurisdiction shall give notice of the election by posting notices at the courthouse door of the county in which the district is located and at four other public places in the proposed district.

(b) If the district is composed of more than one county, the notices shall be posted in each county.

(c) The notices shall be posted for 30 days immediately preceding the time set for the election.

(d) The notices shall include:

(1) the time and place of the election;

(2) the proposition to be voted on;

(3) the purpose for which the bonds are to be issued;

(4) the amount of the bonds; and

(5) a copy of the election order.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 84.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 84 / Section 84.006
§ 84.006. ORGANIZATION LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 84.007 of this Act, in any civil action brought against a nonhospital charitable organization for damages based on an act or omission by the organization or its employees or volunteers, the liability of the organization is limited to money damages in a maximum amount of $500,000 for each person and $1,000,000 for each single occurrence of bodily injury or death and $100,000 for each single occurrence for injury to or destruction of property.
Tex. Government Code § 26.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.158
§ 26.158. DAWSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Dawson County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991 / Section 7991.104
§ 7991.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.263 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.263
§ 242.263. EX PARTE CONTACTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department and the institution may not communicate with an arbitrator other than at an oral hearing unless the parties and the arbitrator agree otherwise.

(b) Any oral or written communication, other than a communication authorized under Subsection (a), from the parties to an arbitrator shall be directed to the association that is conducting the arbitration or, if there is no association conducting the arbitration, to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, for transmittal to the arbitrator.
Tex. Government Code § 573.043 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 573 / Section 573.043
§ 573.043. PROHIBITION APPLICABLE TO DISTRICT JUDGE.
Status: in_force

A district judge may not appoint as official stenographer of the judge's district an individual related to the judge or to the district attorney of the district within the third degree.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.156
§ 6902.156. DISTRICT FACILITIES EXEMPT FROM TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its facilities or any part of its facilities.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.068 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.068
§ 1372.068.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1372.068. PRIORITY 6 CARRYFORWARD CLASSIFICATION. The priority 6 carryforward classification applies to an issuer that:

(1) was created to act on behalf of this state or one or more political subdivisions of this state; and

(2) is applying for carryforward for a project that is not eligible for another priority carryforward classification.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.003
§ 391.003. VIOLATION OF RULE; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person wilfully violates a rule adopted by the commission under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000.

(c) Each day of a rule violation is a separate offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7915A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7915A / Section 7915A.0106
§ 7915A.0106. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3501.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3501 / Section 3501.101
§ 3501.101. AUTHORITY OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and operate the authority.
Tex. Education Code § 51.101 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.101
§ 51.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned to it in Section 61.003 of this code, except that Texas State Technical College System is included and the Rodent and Predatory Animal Control Service is excluded for the purposes of this subchapter.

(2) "Governing board" means the body charged with policy direction of an institution of higher education.

(3) "Faculty member" means a person who is employed by an institution of higher education on a full-time basis as a member of the faculty or staff and whose duties include teaching, research, administration, including professional librarians, or the performance of professional services. However, the term does not include a person employed in a position which is in the institution's classified personnel system or a person employed in a similar type of position if the institution does not have a classified personnel system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8374.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8374 / Section 8374.105
§ 8374.105. COMPLIANCE WITH AND ENFORCEABILITY OF MUNICIPAL CONSENT AGREEMENT, ORDINANCE, OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) Any agreement between the district and a municipality related to the municipality's consent to the creation of the district is valid and enforceable.

(c) On the issuance of bonds by the district, the district is considered to have waived sovereign immunity to suit by a municipality for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of an agreement described by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6916.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6916 / Section 6916.056
§ 6916.056. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the boundaries of the district as the boundaries exist on the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) 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.

(e) 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 or among the new districts.

(f) 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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(g) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Chapter 49, Water Code.

(h) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(i) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.964 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.964
§ 361.964. SOUND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) All computer equipment collected under this subchapter must be recycled or reused in a manner that complies with federal, state, and local law.

(b) The commission shall adopt as standards for recycling or reuse of computer equipment in this state the standards provided by "Electronics Recycling Operating Practices" as approved by the board of directors of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc., April 25, 2006, or other standards from a comparable nationally recognized organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.159
§ 1110.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1110.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to:

(1) place a part of district money on time deposit; or

(2) purchase certificates of deposit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2209.306 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2209 / Section 2209.306
§ 2209.306. NONRENEWAL OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the pool may refuse to renew the coverage of a nonprofit organization that fails to comply with the pool's underwriting standards.

(b) The pool may not refuse to renew the coverage of a nonprofit organization during the first 24 calendar months following the month in which the nonprofit organization is first provided coverage by the pool if the organization maintains the underwriting standards established by the plan of operation.
Tex. Election Code § 3.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 3 / Section 3.002
§ 3.002. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

A law outside this chapter supersedes this chapter to the extent of any conflict.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.161
§ 3872.161. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3872.158.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(d) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8488.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8488 / Section 8488.104
§ 8488.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8488.103 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 § 1032.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.251
§ 1032.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(c) The board may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1892 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1892
§ 25.1892. POLK COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Polk County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:

(1) cases and proceedings involving the collection of delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, and costs and the foreclosure of tax liens;

(2) family law cases and proceedings; and

(3) felony cases to conduct arraignments and pre-trial hearings and to accept guilty pleas.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(c) The judge of a county court at law shall be paid an annual salary in an amount that is at least equal to 80 percent of the annual salary, including supplements, paid the district judges in the county. The salary shall be paid by the county treasurer on order of the commissioners court.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(75), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law in cases of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, and the county clerk serves as clerk in all other cases.

(f) The jury in all civil or criminal matters shall be composed of 12 members, except that in misdemeanor criminal cases and any other cases in which the court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court the jury shall be composed of six members.

(g) Appeals in all cases from judgments and orders of the county court at law are to the court of appeals as provided for appeals from district and county courts.