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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924 / Section 7924.001
§ 7924.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 544.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.161
§ 1121.161. RESTRICTION ON INVESTMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8284.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8284 / Section 8284.052
§ 8284.052. APPOINTMENT OF TREASURER.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint the treasurer.
Tex. Election Code § 33.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 33 / Section 33.033
§ 33.033. INELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEE OR RELATIVE OF ELECTION OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is ineligible to serve as a watcher at a particular location if the person is the employer of or is employed by or related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to an election judge, an election clerk, an early voting clerk, or a deputy clerk serving at that location.

(b) For purposes of this section, a person is employed by an election officer in the same circumstances that a person is employed by a candidate under Section 32.054(b).
Tex. Water Code § 27.036 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.036
§ 27.036. JURISDICTION OVER BRINE MINING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Brine mining" means the production of brine, including naturally occurring brine and brine extracted by the solution of a subsurface salt formation, for the purpose of extracting from a subsurface formation elements, salts, or other useful substances, not including:

(A) oil, gas, or any product of oil or gas as defined by Section 85.001, Natural Resources Code; or

(B) fluid oil and gas waste, as defined by Section 122.001, Natural Resources Code.

(2) "Class V brine injection well" means a well that injects spent, naturally occurring brine produced by a brine mining operation into the same formation from which it was withdrawn after extraction of elements, salts, or other useful substances, including halogens or halogen salts.

(b) The railroad commission has jurisdiction over brine mining and may issue permits for brine production wells and injection wells used for brine mining.

(c) A person may not begin to drill an injection well to be used for brine mining unless that person has a valid permit for the well issued by the railroad commission under this chapter.

(d) The railroad commission shall adopt rules that are necessary to administer and regulate brine mining.

(e) For purposes of regulation by the railroad commission, an injection well for brine mining of brine extracted by the solution of a subsurface salt formation is designated as a Class III well under the underground injection control program administered by the railroad commission.

(f) For purposes of regulation by the railroad commission, a Class V brine injection well is designated as a Class V well under the underground injection control program administered by the railroad commission.

(g) If rules or regulations adopted to govern Class V brine injection wells under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.) or another federal statute allow this state to seek primary enforcement authority under the underground injection control program, the railroad commission shall seek primacy to administer and enforce the program for Class V brine injection wells in this state.

(h) On delegation to the railroad commission of primary enforcement authority in this state over Class V brine injection wells, a person may not begin to drill a Class V brine injection well unless that person has a valid permit for the well issued by the railroad commission under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2256.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2256 / Section 2256.015
§ 2256.015.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2256.015. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CONTRACTS. (a) A guaranteed investment contract is an authorized investment for bond proceeds under this subchapter if the guaranteed investment contract:

(1) has a defined termination date;

(2) is secured by obligations described by Section 2256.009(a)(1), excluding those obligations described by Section 2256.009(b), in an amount at least equal to the amount of bond proceeds invested under the contract; and

(3) is pledged to the entity and deposited with the entity or with a third party selected and approved by the entity.

(b) Bond proceeds, other than bond proceeds representing reserves and funds maintained for debt service purposes, may not be invested under this subchapter in a guaranteed investment contract with a term of longer than five years from the date of issuance of the bonds.

(c) To be eligible as an authorized investment:

(1) the governing body of the entity must specifically authorize guaranteed investment contracts as an eligible investment in the order, ordinance, or resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds;

(2) the entity must receive bids from at least three separate providers with no material financial interest in the bonds from which proceeds were received;

(3) the entity must purchase the highest yielding guaranteed investment contract for which a qualifying bid is received;

(4) the price of the guaranteed investment contract must take into account the reasonably expected drawdown schedule for the bond proceeds to be invested; and

(5) the provider must certify the administrative costs reasonably expected to be paid to third parties in connection with the guaranteed investment contract.

(d) Section 1371.059(c) applies to the execution of a guaranteed investment contract by an investing entity.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.355 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.355
§ 1201.355. CONSUMER COMPLAINT HOME INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the manufacturer, retailer, or installer does not provide the consumer with proper warranty service, the consumer may, at any time, request the department to perform a consumer complaint home inspection. The department may not charge a fee for the inspection.

(b) On payment of the required inspection fee, the manufacturer, retailer, or installer may request the department to perform a consumer complaint home inspection if the manufacturer, retailer, or installer:

(1) believes the consumer's complaints are not covered by the warranty of the manufacturer, retailer, or installer, as applicable;

(2) believes that the warranty service was properly provided; or

(3) disputes responsibility concerning the warranty obligation.

(c) The department shall perform a consumer complaint home inspection not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of a request for the inspection.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the department may make an inspection at any time if it believes that there is a reasonable possibility that a condition exists that would present an imminent threat to health or safety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0106
§ 3971.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; or

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.111 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.111
§ 71.111. CERTIFICATE FOR IMPORTED PLANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a plant subject to certification under this subchapter that is shipped into this state shall have attached a certificate tag or stamp issued by the department and affixed at the point of origin.

(b) If another state has a vegetable plant certification program similar to the program established by this subchapter, the department may enter into a reciprocal fee agreement with the other state under which vegetable plants with a certificate tag or stamp issued by the other state are permitted to enter this state without a certificate tag or stamp issued by this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8298.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8298 / Section 8298.104
§ 8298.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value of the old facility.

(b) If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted by this chapter makes necessary the relocating, raising, rerouting or changing the grade of, or alteration of the construction of a highway, a railroad, an electric transmission line, a telegraph or telephone property or facility, or a pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.0525 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0525
§ 161.0525. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON COOPERATION WITH OTHER STATES.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule, subject to approval by the governor, may adopt a joint memorandum of understanding with another state that includes provisions under which the commission and the other state may provide assistance to each other in the case of an animal disease outbreak.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7942A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7942A / Section 7942A.0102
§ 7942A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0505
§ 3939.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 3939.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 108.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 108 / Section 108.055
§ 108.055. REINSTATEMENT.
Status: in_force

A person whose license is revoked under this subchapter:

(1) based on a conviction or placement on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense described by Section 108.052(2) or (3) may apply for reinstatement of the license with the appropriate licensing authority if the conviction or deferred adjudication is reversed, set aside, or vacated on appeal; or

(2) based on a requirement to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, may apply for reinstatement of the license after the expiration of the period for which the person is required to register.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.054
§ 225.054. TOM LANDRY HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) Interstate Highway 30 between Interstate 35E in Dallas and Interstate 35W in Fort Worth is designated as the Tom Landry Highway.

(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Tom Landry Highway, and any other appropriate information. The department shall include a depiction of a fedora on each marker designed and constructed under this section.

(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.0525 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.0525
§ 2054.0525. CUSTOMERS ELIGIBLE FOR DEPARTMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

If the executive director determines that participation is in the best interest of this state, the following entities are eligible customers for services the department provides:

(1) a state agency;

(2) a local government;

(3) the legislature or a legislative agency;

(4) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, or a court of appeals;

(5) a public hospital owned or operated by this state or a political subdivision or municipal corporation of this state, including a hospital district or hospital authority;

(6) an independent organization certified under Section 39.151, Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power region;

(7) the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation;

(8) an assistance organization, as defined by Section 2175.001;

(9) an open-enrollment charter school, as defined by Section 5.001, Education Code;

(10) a private school, as defined by Section 5.001, Education Code;

(11) a private or independent institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(12) a public safety entity, as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 1401;

(13) a volunteer fire department, as defined by Section 152.001, Tax Code; and

(14) a governmental entity of another state.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.514 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.514
§ 9.514. ASSIGNMENT OF POWERS OF SECURED PARTY OF RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (c), an initial financing statement may reflect an assignment of all of the secured party's power to authorize an amendment to the financing statement by providing the name and mailing address of the assignee as the name and address of the secured party.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (c), a secured party of record may assign of record all or a part of its power to authorize an amendment to a financing statement by filing in the filing office an amendment of the financing statement that:

(1) identifies, by its file number, the initial financing statement to which it relates;

(2) provides the name of the assignor; and

(3) provides the name and mailing address of the assignee.

(c) An assignment of record of a security interest in a fixture covered by a record of a mortgage that is effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing under Section 9.502(c) may be made only by an assignment of record of the mortgage in the manner provided by law of this state other than this chapter.

(d) A secured party of record may assign of record all of the secured party's rights under more than one financing statement filed with the Secretary of State by filing a master assignment setting forth the name of the secured party of record and file number of each financing statement and the name and mailing address of the assignee. The secured party must also provide filing information in computer-readable form prescribed by the Secretary of State.
Tex. Government Code § 54.654 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.654
§ 54.654. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A magistrate has the same judicial immunity as a district judge.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.703 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.703
§ 887.703. APPROPRIATION OF MONEY; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer or employee of a mutual accident insurance company commits an offense if the person uses or appropriates, or knowingly permits the use or appropriation by another of, any money belonging to the company in a manner not provided for by the law authorizing the organization of the company.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.155
§ 1076.155. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare a report that includes:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money;

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money during the previous fiscal year; and

(3) the details of district operation during the previous fiscal year.

(b) The district administrator shall make the report to the board.
Tex. Government Code § 26.256 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.256
§ 26.256. MCMULLEN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of McMullen 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 § 3972.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0303
§ 3972.0303. IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND SERVICE IN DEFINABLE AREA; BENEFIT BASIS.
Status: in_force

The district may undertake an improvement project or service that confers a special benefit on a definable area in the district and levy and collect a special assessment on benefited property in the district in accordance with:

(1) Chapter 372, Local Government Code; or

(2) Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.101
§ 1104.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating hospital facilities and for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3934.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3934 / Section 3934.201
§ 3934.201. 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 3934.203.

(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) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.208
§ 2310.208. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A dealer, distributor, supplier, or wholesaler who violates Section 2310.201, 2310.2012, 2310.2013, 2310.2014, or 2310.2015 is liable to this state for a civil penalty of not less than $200 and not more than $10,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8832.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8832 / Section 8832.102
§ 8832.102. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter, the administrative and procedural provisions of Chapter 36, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.11 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.11
§ 5.11. ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall appoint an administrator to serve at its will and, subject to its supervision, administer this code. Unless the commission orders otherwise, the administrator shall be manager, secretary, and custodian of all records. The administrator shall devote the administrator's entire time to the office and shall receive a salary as appropriated by the legislature.

(b) The administrator is also known as the executive director.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 36.06 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.06
§ 36.06. INSTRUCTED BY THE COURT.
Status: in_force

Witnesses, when placed under rule, shall be instructed by the court that they are not to converse with each other or with any other person about the case, except by permission of the court, and that they are not to read any report of or comment upon the testimony in the case while under rule. The officer who attends the witnesses shall report to the court at once any violation of its instructions, and the party violating the same shall be punished for contempt of court.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.553 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.553
§ 1201.553. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

Judicial review of any order, decision, or determination of the board is instituted by filing a petition with a district court in Travis County as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.018 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.018
§ 112.018. DESIGNATED STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate, by executive order, a state agency to provide administrative support to the council and receive federal and state funds appropriated for the council. In accordance with federal law, the governor may select one of the following to serve as the designated state agency:

(1) the council;

(2) a state agency that does not provide or pay for services made available to persons with developmental disabilities;

(3) a state agency that provides or pays for services made available to persons with developmental disabilities if the state agency was designated by the governor under this section before June 30, 1994, and the governor has not changed the designation;

(4) a state office, including the office of the governor; or

(5) a state planning office.

(b) The designated state agency shall receive, deposit, and disburse funds for the council in accordance with this chapter, applicable federal developmental disability laws, and the purposes and priorities established by the council in the state plan developed under Section 112.019.

(c) The designated state agency, in accordance with state law and procedures, shall provide for fiscal control and fund-accounting procedures necessary to assure the proper disbursement of and accounting for funds available to the council.

(d) Unless the council is serving as the designated state agency, the council shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the designated state agency that delineates the roles and responsibilities of the designated state agency under this chapter.

(e) The designated state agency may adopt rules as necessary to implement the agency's duties under this chapter and applicable federal developmental disability laws.

(f) A designated state agency may not assign duties to staff of the council unless the council is serving as the designated state agency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 382.1555 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 382 / Section 382.1555
§ 382.1555. USE OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FOR ANY PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a county, a district may impose a hotel occupancy tax under Section 382.155 and use the revenue from the tax for any purpose authorized by this chapter if the owner of the hotel agrees to the imposition of the tax.

(b) After the owner agrees, the agreement may not be revoked by the owner of the hotel or any subsequent owner of the hotel.

(c) To the extent of a conflict with Section 382.155(d), this section controls.