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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.255
§ 8101.255. TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

The trust indenture may contain provisions prescribed by the board that:

(1) provide for the security of the bonds and the operation and preservation of the trust estate;

(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;

(3) provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds; and

(4) condition the right to spend authority money or sell authority property on the approval of a licensed engineer selected as provided by the trust indenture.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8274.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8274 / Section 8274.003
§ 8274.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries. The district in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 11.1272 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1272
§ 11.1272.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.1272. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR CERTAIN APPLICANTS AND WATER RIGHT HOLDERS. (a) The commission shall by rule require wholesale and retail public water suppliers and irrigation districts to develop drought contingency plans consistent with the appropriate approved regional water plan to be implemented during periods of water shortages and drought.

(b) The wholesale and retail public water suppliers and irrigation districts shall provide an opportunity for public input during preparation of their drought contingency plans and before submission of the plans to the commission.

(c) A drought contingency plan required by commission rule adopted under this section must include:

(1) specific, quantified targets for water use reductions to be achieved during periods of water shortages and drought; and

(2) reasonable procedures for the enforcement of mandatory water use restrictions, including fines, water rate surcharges, restriction of service, discontinuation of service, or any other penalty.

(c-1) The entity preparing the drought contingency plan shall establish the targets and enforcement procedures required under Subsection (c).

(d) The commission, the utility commission, and the board by joint rule shall identify quantified target goals for drought contingency plans that wholesale and retail public water suppliers, irrigation districts, and other entities may use as guidelines in preparing drought contingency plans. Goals established under this subsection are not enforceable requirements.

(e) The commission, the utility commission, and the board jointly shall develop and update at least once every five years model drought contingency programs for different types of water suppliers that suggest best management practices for accomplishing the highest practicable levels of water use reductions achievable during periods of water shortages and drought for each specific type of water supplier.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.101
§ 96.101. INTERVENTION FOR VIOLATIONS AND UNSAFE AND UNSOUND PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may intervene in the affairs of a savings bank if the savings bank or a person who participates in the affairs of the savings bank or a subsidiary or holding company of the savings bank:

(1) engages in or is about to engage in an unsafe and unsound practice in conducting the affairs of the savings bank; or

(2) violates or is about to violate:

(A) the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the savings bank;

(B) a law or supervisory order applicable to the savings bank; or

(C) a condition that the commissioner or the finance commission has imposed on the savings bank by written order, directive, or agreement.

(b) The commissioner may intervene in the affairs of a savings bank if a person who participates in the affairs of the savings bank or a subsidiary or holding company of the savings bank violates or is about to violate an order or instruction of the commissioner or a conservator or supervisor in charge of the savings bank's affairs.
Tex. Water Code § 68.158 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.158
§ 68.158. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining whether a quorum of the board is present, a vacant board position is not counted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8871.025 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8871 / Section 8871.025
§ 8871.025. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Promptly after an election has been held under Section 8871.024 and the votes have been canvassed, if the creation of the district is confirmed, the temporary directors shall:

(1) declare for each board position the person who receives the most votes for that position to be elected as the initial director for that position; and

(2) include the results of the initial directors' election in the district's election report to the commission.

(b) The initial directors shall draw lots to determine which three initial directors serve two-year terms and which four initial directors serve four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 861.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 861 / Section 861.002
§ 861.002. PENSION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The pension system is a public entity. The Texas Emergency Services Retirement System is the name by which all its business shall be transacted, all its funds invested, and all its cash, securities, and other property held.
Tex. Transportation Code § 397.0125 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 397 / Section 397.0125
§ 397.0125. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the penalty provided by Section 397.012, a person who operates an automotive wrecking and salvage yard in violation of this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation. A separate penalty may be imposed for each day a continuing violation occurs.

(b) The district or county attorney for the county, or the municipal attorney of the municipality, in which the violation is alleged to have occurred may bring suit to collect the penalty.

(c) A penalty collected under this section by a district or county attorney shall be deposited in the county treasury. A penalty collected under this section by a municipal attorney shall be deposited in the municipal treasury.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.201 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.201
§ 431.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Nonprescription drug" means any drug that is not a prescription drug as defined by Section 431.401.

(2) "Place of business" means each location at which a drug for wholesale distribution is located.

(3) "Wholesale distribution" means distribution to a person other than a consumer or patient, and includes distribution by a manufacturer, repackager, own label distributor, broker, jobber, warehouse, or wholesaler.
Tex. Education Code § 38.155 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.155
§ 38.155. REQUIRED ANNUAL FORM ACKNOWLEDGING CONCUSSION INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A student may not participate in an interscholastic athletic activity for a school year until both the student and the student's parent or guardian or another person with legal authority to make medical decisions for the student have signed a form for that school year that acknowledges receiving and reading written information that explains concussion prevention, symptoms, treatment, and oversight and that includes guidelines for safely resuming participation in an athletic activity following a concussion. The form must be approved by the University Interscholastic League.
Tex. Estates Code § 251.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 251 / Section 251.001
§ 251.001. WHO MAY EXECUTE WILL.
Status: in_force

Under the rules and limitations prescribed by law, a person of sound mind has the right and power to make a will if, at the time the will is made, the person:

(1) is 18 years of age or older;

(2) is or has been married; or

(3) is a member of the armed forces of the United States, an auxiliary of the armed forces of the United States, or the United States Maritime Service.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300A.0023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300A / Section 300A.0023
§ 300A.0023. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) If three or more local governments create a district, the presiding officer of the governing body of each local government that creates the district shall appoint one director.

(b) If two local governments create a district:

(1) the presiding officer of the governing body of the most populous local government shall appoint two directors; and

(2) the presiding officer of the governing body of the other local government shall appoint one director.

(c) Directors serve staggered two-year terms, with as near as possible to one-half of the directors' terms expiring each year.

(d) A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(e) The board shall elect from among its members a president. The president may vote and may cast an additional vote to break a tie.

(f) The board shall also elect from among its members a vice president.

(g) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director.

(h) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(i) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.

(j) A majority of the members of the board voting must concur in a matter relating to the business of the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.150 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.150
§ 431.150. RESTATEMENT WITH ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may:

(1) restate the entire text of the articles of incorporation as amended or supplemented by all certificates of amendment previously issued by the secretary of state; and

(2) as part of the restatement, make additional amendments to the articles.

(b) A restatement under this section must:

(1) state that any additional amendment to the articles of incorporation conforms to this chapter;

(2) contain any statement required by this subchapter for articles of amendment except that the full text of any additional amendment is not required to be presented other than in the restatement itself;

(3) contain a statement that:

(A) the restatement is an accurate copy of the articles of incorporation and all amendments to the articles that are in effect and all additional amendments made to the articles; and

(B) the restatement does not contain any other change; and

(4) restate the text of the entire articles of incorporation as amended or supplemented by all certificates of amendment previously issued by the secretary of state and as additionally amended by the restated articles of incorporation.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0402
§ 540.0402. CERTIFIER OF ENCOUNTER DATA QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state Medicaid director shall appoint a person as the certifier of encounter data.

(b) The certifier of encounter data must have:

(1) demonstrated expertise in estimating premium payment rates paid to a managed care organization under a managed care plan; and

(2) access to actuarial expertise, including expertise in estimating premium payment rates paid to a managed care organization under a managed care plan.

(c) A person may not be appointed as the certifier of encounter data if the person participated with the commission in developing premium payment rates for managed care organizations under managed care plans in this state during the three-year period before the date the certifier is appointed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.252
§ 1088.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.155 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 4 / Section 4.155
§ 4.155.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.155. FILING FEES: LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS. For a filing by or for a limited partnership, the secretary of state shall impose the following fees:

(1) for filing a certificate of formation or an application for registration as a foreign limited partnership, $750;

(2) for filing a certificate of amendment or an amendment of registration of a foreign limited partnership, $150;

(3) for filing a restated certificate of formation, $300;

(4) for filing a statement for change of registered office, registered agent, or both, $15;

(5) for filing a statement of change of name or address of a registered agent, $15, except that the maximum fee for simultaneous filings by a registered agent for more than one limited partnership may not exceed $750;

(6) for filing a certificate of termination, $40;

(7) for filing a certificate of withdrawal of a foreign limited partnership, $15;

(8) for filing a certificate of reinstatement of a limited partnership or registration as a foreign limited partnership after involuntary termination or revocation under Chapter 11 or Chapter 9, $75;

(9) for filing a periodic report required under Chapter 153, $50;

(10) for reviving a limited partnership's right to transact business under Chapter 153, $50 plus a late fee in an amount equal to the lesser of:

(A) $25 for each month or part of a month that elapses after the date of the notice of forfeiture; or

(B) $100;

(11) for reinstatement of a certificate of formation or registration under Chapter 153, $50 plus a late fee of $100 and a reinstatement fee of $75;

(12) for filing any document required or permitted to be filed for a limited liability partnership, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a general partnership under Section 4.158. For purposes of calculation of the filing fee, all references to partners in Section 4.158 as applied to limited partnerships mean general partners only; and

(13) for filing any instrument as provided by this code for which this section does not expressly provide a fee, $15.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 98 / Section 98.001
§ 98.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "trafficking of persons" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2707 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2707
§ 54.2707. WITNESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A witness who is sworn and who appears before a magistrate is subject to the penalties for perjury and aggravated perjury provided by law.

(b) A referring court may fine or imprison a witness or other court participant for failure to appear after being summoned, refusal to answer questions, or other acts of direct contempt before a magistrate.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.102 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.102
§ 12.102. INSPECTION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Residence" means a person's principal or ordinary home or dwelling place.

(2) "Temporary residence" means a place where a person temporarily dwells or seeks shelter. The term does not include a hunting blind. The term does include a:

(A) hunting club or lodge;

(B) clubhouse;

(C) cabin;

(D) tent;

(E) manufactured home used as a hunting club or lodge; and

(F) hotel room, motel room, or room in a boardinghouse used during a hunting trip.

(3) "Wildlife resource" means any animal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or form of aquatic life or any part of an animal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or form of aquatic life the hunting, catching, or possession of which is regulated by this code.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the department who observes a person engaged in an activity regulated by this code or under the jurisdiction of the commission or reasonably believes that a person is or has been engaged in an activity regulated by this code or under the jurisdiction of the commission may inspect:

(1) any license, permit, tag, or other document issued by the department and required by this code of a person hunting or catching wildlife resources;

(2) any device that may be used to hunt or catch a wildlife resource;

(3) any wildlife resource in the person's possession; and

(4) the contents of any container or receptacle that is commonly used to store or conceal a wildlife resource.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the department may inspect any wildlife resource that has been taken by a person and is in plain view of the game warden or other peace officer.

(d) Nothing in this section authorizes a game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the department to conduct a search otherwise authorized by this section:

(1) in a person's residence or temporary residence; or

(2) on a publicly maintained road or way that is:

(A) improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic;

(B) open to the public; and

(C) distinguishable from a shoulder, berm, or other area not intended for vehicular traffic.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.158
§ 1120.158. DEBT LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter and Chapter 1207, Government Code, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue other than revenue available in the current fiscal year and the immediately following fiscal year of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.246 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.246
§ 431.246. REMOVAL OF ADULTERATED ITEM FROM STORES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules that provide a system for removing adulterated items from the shelves of a grocery store or other retail establishment selling those items.
Tex. Insurance Code § 964.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 964 / Section 964.002
§ 964.002. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this code does not apply to a captive insurance company except:

(1) Title 2;

(2) Chapter 223A and Subtitles A and C, Title 3;

(3) Chapter 401;

(4) Chapter 441;

(5) Chapter 443; and

(6) Chapter 803.

(b) A captive insurance company operating under this chapter is subject to the Business Organizations Code, including the requirement to be authorized by the secretary of state, to the extent those laws do not conflict with this chapter.

(c) Chapter 823 applies to a captive insurance company only if the company is affiliated with another insurer that is subject to Chapter 823.
Tex. Water Code § 5.002 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.002
§ 5.002. SCOPE OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The powers and duties enumerated in this chapter are the general powers and duties of the commission and those incidental to the conduct of its business. The commission has other specific powers and duties as prescribed in other sections of this code and other laws of this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.952 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.952
§ 361.952. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Brand" means the name, symbol, logo, trademark, or other information that identifies a product rather than the components of the product.

(2) "Computer equipment" means a desktop or notebook computer and includes a computer monitor or other display device that does not contain a tuner.

(3) "Consumer" means an individual who uses computer equipment that is purchased primarily for personal or home business use.

(4) "Manufacturer" means a person:

(A) who manufactures or manufactured computer equipment under a brand that:

(i) the person owns or owned; or

(ii) the person is or was licensed to use, other than under a license to manufacture computer equipment for delivery exclusively to or at the order of the licensor;

(B) who sells or sold computer equipment manufactured by others under a brand that:

(i) the person owns or owned; or

(ii) the person is or was licensed to use, other than under a license to manufacture computer equipment for delivery exclusively to or at the order of the licensor;

(C) who manufactures or manufactured computer equipment without affixing a brand;

(D) who manufactures or manufactured computer equipment to which the person affixes or affixed a brand that:

(i) the person does not or has not owned; or

(ii) the person is not or was not licensed to use; or

(E) who imports or imported computer equipment manufactured outside the United States into the United States unless at the time of importation the company or licensee that sells or sold the computer equipment to the importer has or had assets or a presence in the United States sufficient to be considered the manufacturer.

(5) "Television" means any telecommunication system device that can broadcast or receive moving pictures and sound over a distance and includes a television tuner or a display device peripheral to a computer that contains a television tuner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985 / Section 7985.004
§ 7985.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7985.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0301
§ 25.0301. CALDWELL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Caldwell County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Caldwell County.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.267 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.267
§ 2155.267. RULES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING MASTER BIDDERS LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall adopt procedures for:

(1) making and maintaining the master bidders list; and

(2) removing an inactive vendor from the list.

(b) The comptroller shall establish by rule a vendor classification process under which only a vendor able to make a bid or proposal on a particular purchase or other acquisition may be solicited under this subchapter.