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Tex. Occupations Code § 558.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 558 / Section 558.153
§ 558.153. PROCESSING OF LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

The board must complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued or at the time licenses are issued following the successful completion of the examination, whichever date is later.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.004
§ 413.004. COORDINATION WITH PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

The division shall coordinate its activities with health care providers as necessary to perform its duties under this chapter. The coordination may include:

(1) conducting educational seminars on commissioner rules and procedures; or

(2) providing information to and requesting assistance from professional peer review organizations.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.514 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.514
§ 451.514.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.514. BOARD MEETINGS: WHEN HELD. (a) A board shall hold at least one regular meeting each month to transact the business of the authority. The board by resolution recorded in the minutes of the board's meetings shall set the place, date, and time for each regular meeting.

(b) The presiding officer of the board or the general manager of the authority may by written notice call a special meeting of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8010A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8010A / Section 8010A.0304
§ 8010A.0304. 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 § 248.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248 / Section 248.055
§ 248.055. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who knowingly establishes or operates a special care facility without a license issued under this chapter commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate offense.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.09 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 20 / Section 20.09
§ 20.09. CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A consumer reporting agency that wilfully violates this chapter is liable to the consumer against whom the violation occurs for the greater of three times the amount of actual damages to the consumer or $1,000, reasonable attorney fees, and court or arbitration costs.

(b) A consumer reporting agency that negligently violates this chapter is liable to the consumer against whom the violation occurs for the greater of the amount of actual damages to the consumer or $500, reasonable attorney fees, and court or arbitration costs. A consumer reporting agency is not considered to have negligently violated this chapter if, not later than the 30th day after the date on which the agency receives notice of a dispute from the consumer under Section 20.06 that clearly explains the nature and substance of the dispute, the agency completes the reinvestigation and sends the consumer and, at the request of the consumer, each person who received the consumer information written notification of the results of the reinvestigation in accordance with Section 20.06(f).

(c) In addition to liability imposed under Subsection (a), a consumer reporting agency that does not correct a consumer's file and consumer report before the 10th day after the date on which a judgment is entered against the agency because of inaccurate information contained in a consumer's file is also liable for $1,000 a day until the inaccuracy is corrected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8854.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8854 / Section 8854.054
§ 8854.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified to be a candidate for or to serve as director at large, a person must be a registered voter in the district.

(b) To be a candidate for or to serve as director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter of that precinct, except as provided by Section 8854.052(d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.253
§ 1006.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax assessor-collector of Floyd County shall collect taxes imposed by the district and promptly transfer the money collected to the district depository.

(b) The assessor-collector shall receive the compensation provided for by contract with the district, except the compensation may not exceed the amount allowed for assessment and collection of county taxes. The compensation shall be deposited in the county's general fund and reported as fees of office of the assessor-collector.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.213 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.213
§ 3818.213. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Water Code § 49.326 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.326
§ 49.326. APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) Appeals from a commission order dissolving a district shall be filed and heard in the district court of any of the counties in which the land is located.

(b) The trial on appeal shall be de novo and the substantial evidence rule shall not apply.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8855.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8855 / Section 8855.152
§ 8855.152. DISTRICT REVENUES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district by rule, resolution, or order may establish, amend, pledge, encumber, spend the proceeds from, and assess to any person production fees, based on the amount of groundwater authorized by permit to be withdrawn from a well or on the amount of water actually withdrawn, to enable the district to fulfill its purposes and regulatory functions as provided by this chapter. The district may use revenue generated by fees it assesses for any lawful purpose.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of general law to the contrary, a fee authorized by Subsection (a) may not exceed:

(1) $1 per acre-foot annually for groundwater used for agricultural purposes; or

(2) 30 cents per thousand gallons annually for groundwater used for nonagricultural purposes.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of general law or this chapter to the contrary, if any, the district may assess a production fee under this section for groundwater produced from a well or class of wells exempt from permitting under Section 36.117, Water Code, except for a well exempt from permitting under Section 36.117(b)(1). A production fee assessed by the district under this subsection must be based on the amount of groundwater actually withdrawn from the well and may not exceed the amount established by the district for permitted uses under Subsection (b)(2) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 36.1071(f), Water Code, the district by rule, resolution, or order before the adoption of its management plan may:

(1) establish, assess, and enforce the collection of production fees under this section; and

(2) establish and enforce metering and reporting requirements, except for a well exempt from permitting under Section 36.117(b)(1), Water Code.

(e) The district by rule may establish a temporary or permanent discounted fee rate for persons who prepay production fees to the district under this section on or before the dates established by district rule.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.004
§ 1504.004. LIEN ON FACILITY.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitation contained in any previous pledge, the governing body of the municipality may, in addition to pledging the revenue from a facility, give a lien on all or part of the physical property of the facility acquired with the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.251
§ 1007.251. 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 tax may be used only to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds issued under this chapter;

(2) provide for the operation and maintenance of the district and hospital system;

(3) make improvements and additions to the hospital system; and

(4) acquire sites for additions to the hospital system.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.702 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.702
§ 452.702. JOINT OR MERGED SUBREGIONAL AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Separate subregional authorities may agree to merge.

(b) Two or more subregional authorities created by contiguous municipalities, by contract, may establish a joint subregional authority having terms approved by the governing bodies of the municipalities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.113
§ 1017.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision of the state or with a state or federal agency for the district to:

(1) furnish a mobile emergency medical service; or

(2) provide for the investigatory or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.001
§ 2254.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Professional Services Procurement Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.114
§ 1099.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district manager may have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district manager determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay for all or part of the patient's care and treatment in the hospital, the amount that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district manager determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to their financial ability.

(d) The district manager may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from those relatives legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district manager, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate orders.

(f) The final order of the board may be appealed to the district court. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8307.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8307 / Section 8307.001
§ 8307.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Caldwell County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.3151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.3151
§ 2308.3151. REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR TEXAS RISING STAR PROGRAM PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each board shall establish graduated reimbursement rates for child care based on the commission's Texas Rising Star Program.

(b) The minimum reimbursement rate for a Texas Rising Star Program provider must be greater than the maximum rate established for a provider who is not a Texas Rising Star Program provider for the same category of care. The reimbursement rate must be:

(1) at least five percent higher for a provider with a two-star rating;

(2) at least seven percent higher for a provider with a three-star rating; and

(3) at least nine percent higher for a provider with a four-star rating.

(c) The Texas Rising Star Program rate differential established in this section shall be funded with federal child-care development funds.

(d) The commission shall examine and implement strategies to address the increased costs a Texas Rising Star Program provider with a four-star or three-star rating would incur to provide care to infants and toddlers due to low child-to-caregiver ratios for children in those age groups.

(e) Each board may reimburse a Texas Rising Star Program provider in the board's area at the board's maximum rate of reimbursement for the provider's Texas Rising Star Program rating level regardless of the provider's published rate only if paying the higher reimbursement rate does not reduce the commission's target performance measure for the average number of children served each day for children receiving subsidized child care in the workforce development area served by the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.159 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.159
§ 174.159. SUITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may:

(1) sue and be sued;

(2) institute and prosecute suits without giving security for costs; and

(3) appeal from a judgment without giving a supersedeas or cost bond.

(b) An action at law or in equity against the district must be brought in the county in which a principal office of the district is located, except that a suit in eminent domain involving an interest in land must be brought in the county in which the land is located.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.3015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.3015
§ 202.3015. TERM AND RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A license issued under this chapter is valid for one or two years as determined by commission rule.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish the requirements for renewing a license and issuing a renewal certificate under this chapter, including payment of applicable fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3871.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3871 / Section 3871.154
§ 3871.154. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose taxes, assessments, fees, or any other requirement for payment, construction, alteration, or dedication on single-family detached residential property, residential condominiums, duplexes, triplexes, and quadruplexes.
Tex. Government Code § 34.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 34 / Section 34.003
§ 34.003. ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

A candidate who is an attorney and who violates Canon 7, Code of Judicial Conduct, or any other relevant provision of that code is subject to sanctions by the state bar.
Tex. Government Code § 2203.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.005
§ 2203.005. VENDING MACHINES AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) In a state-owned or state-leased building or on state-owned or state-leased property that is not served by a vendor operating under the supervision of the Texas Commission for the Blind, a vending machine may be located in the building or on the property only with the approval of the governing body of the state agency that has charge and control of the building or property. The approval must be recorded in the minutes of a meeting of the governing body.

(b) The state agency shall file with the comptroller a copy of all contracts between the state agency and the vendor related to the vending machine and a written description of the location of the vending machine.

(c) All rentals, commissions, or other net revenue the state agency receives in connection with the vending machine shall be accounted for as state money and deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund unless the disposition of the revenue is governed by other law. The state agency shall account for the revenue received under this section in the agency's annual report.

(d) In a state-owned or state-leased building or on state-owned or state-leased property that is served by a vendor operating under the supervision of the Texas Commission for the Blind, a vending machine may be located and operated in the building or on the property only under a joint contract with the owners of the vending machine and the vendor operating under the supervision of the Texas Commission for the Blind.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 91.081 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.081
§ 91.081. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to establish a comprehensive central state depository for braille, large print, slow speed records and machines, tape recordings and tape players, and related forms of media that will enable the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, the Texas Education Agency, the department, volunteer organizations involved in the production of braille or recorded materials for the blind, the Library of Congress, and related types of organizations to work together more closely and effectively.

(b) It is the intent of this subchapter to allow various agencies and organizations interested in or responsible for such services to work together cooperatively in one facility without requiring one central management.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8841.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8841 / Section 8841.054
§ 8841.054. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(b) A director appointed to fill a vacancy serves for the unexpired portion of the term.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.602 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.602
§ 151.602. VENUE.
Status: in_force

A suit brought under this subchapter against a taxpayer in a court of this state may be filed and heard in the county where the person owing the tax resides or has a place of business or in Travis County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.453
§ 603.453. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the medical board that a person who is not licensed under this chapter is violating this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or another state statute or rule relating to the practice of perfusion, the medical board after notice and an opportunity for a hearing may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.

(b) A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.206
§ 455.206. NEW LICENSE REQUIRED FOR CHANGE OF LOCATION OF ESTABLISHMENT OR SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

A massage establishment or massage school may not change the location of the establishment or school without obtaining a new massage establishment or massage school license under this chapter, as appropriate.
Tex. Election Code § 171.028 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.028
§ 171.028. COUNTY CHAIR TRANSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the term of office of a new county chair begins, the person formerly serving as the county chair shall transfer to the new county chair:

(1) local party bank accounts over which the former county chair has authority; and

(2) the following original records that are in the possession of the former county chair:

(A) precinct chair and county chair canvass results;

(B) candidate applications;

(C) paperwork related to the primary election; and

(D) other documents concerning party affairs.

(b) Before transferring records to a new county chair under Subsection (a), the person formerly serving as the county chair may make copies of those records.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person fails to transfer records as required by Subsection (a).

(d) An offense under Subsection (c) is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.303
§ 1051.303. REFUND POLICY.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall adopt a comprehensive refund policy for applicants who are not able to take an examination under this subtitle after paying the examination fee. The comprehensive refund policy must include:

(1) a list of the circumstances under which the board will refund the examination fee to an applicant who does not take the examination;

(2) the required documentation to support a refund request;

(3) the deadline for applying for a refund; and

(4) the amount of the examination fee the board may retain to cover administrative costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8868.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8868 / Section 8868.103
§ 8868.103. LIMIT ON PURCHASE OF GROUNDWATER RIGHTS FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The district may not purchase groundwater rights unless the purchased rights are acquired for conservation purposes and are permanently held in trust not to be produced.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.006
§ 3881.006. 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;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8467.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8467 / Section 8467.002
§ 8467.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8014.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8014 / Section 8014.151
§ 8014.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.205
§ 1040.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.003
§ 1037.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.