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Tex. Local Government Code § 377.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.102
§ 377.102. TAX CODE APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 323, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, collection, and remittance of a tax authorized under this subchapter except as inconsistent with this subchapter.

(b) Section 323.101(b), Tax Code, does not apply to the tax authorized by this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 60.340 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.340
§ 60.340. BONDS PAYABLE FROM BOTH TAXES AND REVENUES.
Status: in_force

(a) Where the bonds are payable both from taxes and from revenues of the district a tax shall be levied at the time of the authorization of the bonds sufficient to pay the principal and interest and create and maintain the reserve funds.

(b) The rate of tax actually to be collected for any year shall be fixed so as to take into consideration the money which shall have been in the interest and sinking fund from the pledged revenues and which will be available for payment of principal and interest and for the creation of the reserve funds to the extent and in the manner permitted by the resolution authorizing or the trust indenture securing the bonds.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5392 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5392
§ 54.5392. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FEE; TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY--KINGSVILLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student enrolled at Texas A&M University--Kingsville. The fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held at the university for that purpose.

(b) The amount of the fee may not exceed $12 per semester credit hour for each semester or summer session, unless the amount is increased as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) The amount of the fee per semester credit hour may be increased from one academic year to the next only if approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held for that purpose.

(d) A student enrolled in more than 13 semester credit hours shall pay the fee in an amount equal to the amount imposed on a student enrolled in 13 semester credit hours during the same semester or session.

(e) A fee imposed under this section may be used to develop and maintain an intercollegiate athletics program at the university.

(f) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee authorized by law and may not be considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be imposed under Section 54.503(b).

(g) Expired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.151
§ 11007.151. IMPOSITION OF MAINTENANCE TAX; PROHIBITION ON OTHER TAXES OR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax, not to exceed 10 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district, for:

(1) maintenance purposes, including money for studying, planning, maintaining, repairing, and operating all necessary plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment of the district;

(2) paying costs of proper services, engineering, and legal fees; and

(3) organization and administrative expenses.

(b) The district may not impose a maintenance tax unless the tax is approved by a majority of the voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) Except for the maintenance tax authorized by this section, the district may not under this chapter or any other law levy or collect a tax or assessment or create a debt payable from a tax or assessment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11010.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11010 / Section 11010.052
§ 11010.052. ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

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

(1) at least 18 years of age; and

(2) a resident of the territory located in the authority or an employee of a sponsor.

(b) A director who also serves on the governing body of a sponsor is not a dual officeholder and is not prohibited by the common law doctrine of incompatibility from serving on both the board and the governing body.

(c) Service on the board by a public officeholder is an additional duty of that person's office.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.15 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.15
§ 44.15. APPELLATE COURT MAY ALLOW NEW BOND.
Status: in_force

When an appeal is taken from any court of this State, by filing a bond within the time prescribed by law in such cases, and the court to which appeal is taken determines that such bond is defective in form or substance, such appellate court may allow the appellant to amend such bond by filing a new bond, on such terms as the court may prescribe.
Tex. Transportation Code § 367.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 367 / Section 367.053
§ 367.053. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.212
§ 8834.212. PERMIT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) When the board issues or renews a permit, the board shall collect a permit fee from the applicant. The fee shall be determined by a schedule based on:

(1) the term of the permit; and

(2) the maximum annual amount of groundwater the board authorizes to be withdrawn from the well.

(b) The board may establish a disincentive permit fee to serve as a regulatory tool by creating a disincentive to continued overreliance on groundwater.

(c) The board shall determine the fee schedule after a hearing.

(d) The board shall use permit fees collected under this section to pay the cost of issuing permits and performing other regulatory functions under this chapter, including making grants, loans, or contractual payments to achieve, facilitate, or expedite reductions in groundwater pumping or the development or distribution of alternative water supplies.
Tex. Insurance Code § 558.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 558 / Section 558.004
§ 558.004. EFFECT ON INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCE COMPANY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect the obligation of an insurer to pay an unearned premium to an insurance premium finance company in accordance with Section 651.162.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8206.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8206 / Section 8206.051
§ 8206.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6917.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6917 / Section 6917.052
§ 6917.052. 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. Education Code § 13.204 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 13 / Section 13.204
§ 13.204. ORDER ABOLISHING DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of each county shall canvass the returns of the election in its county.

(b) If a majority of the total votes cast in the district favor abolishing the district, each commissioners court shall declare the results. The abolition is effective only if all territory of the district is annexed to other contiguous districts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0605 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0605
§ 3982.0605. NOTIFICATION OF RATE CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate under this subchapter in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4006.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4006 / Section 4006.054
§ 4006.054. PROBATION CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An order placing an agent on disability probation must state the probation conditions.

(b) In establishing the probation conditions, the department shall consider:

(1) the nature and circumstances of the agent's conduct;

(2) the agent's history, character, and condition; and

(3) the nature of the agent's disability.

(c) The department may impose on the agent any of the following probation conditions:

(1) periodic reports to the department;

(2) satisfactory completion of a course of study required by the department;

(3) payment of costs, including reasonable attorney's fees and other expenses, related to the proceedings before the department;

(4) psychological evaluation, counseling, and treatment;

(5) drug and alcohol abuse evaluation, counseling, and treatment;

(6) abstinence from alcohol or drugs;

(7) mandatory attendance at meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or similar support groups;

(8) periodic random urine testing to screen for drug and alcohol abuse; and

(9) any other probation condition that the department considers appropriate.
Tex. Water Code § 15.993 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.993
§ 15.993. FUND.
Status: in_force

The rural water assistance fund is a special fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of:

(1) money directly appropriated to the board for a purpose of the fund;

(2) repayment of principal and interest from loans made from the fund not otherwise needed as a source of revenue pursuant to Section 17.9615(b);

(3) money transferred by the board from any sources available;

(4) interest earned on the investment of money in the fund and depository interest allocable to the fund;

(5) money transferred to the fund from the water assistance fund in accordance with Section 15.011(b), including proceeds from the sale of political subdivision bonds by the board to the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority that are deposited in the water assistance fund as provided by Section 17.0871;

(6) money from gifts, grants, or donations to the fund;

(7) money disbursed to the fund from the state water implementation fund for Texas as authorized by Section 15.434; and

(8) any other fees or sources of revenue that the legislature may dedicate for deposit to the fund.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.007
§ 91.007. PACKAGE MARKINGS.
Status: in_force

A package of fruits or vegetables for which a grade is established under this chapter that is offered for sale or prepared for shipment shall be plainly marked with:

(1) the grade of the fruit or vegetable; and

(2) the name and post office address of the shipper.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.257 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.257
§ 57.257. AUDIT OF WARRANTY CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a supplier may audit a warranty claim submitted by a dealer until the first anniversary of the date the claim was paid and may charge back the amount of any claim that is shown by audit to have been misrepresented.

(b) If an audit conducted under this section shows that a warranty claim has been misrepresented, the supplier may audit any other warranty claims submitted by the affected dealer within the three-year period ending on a date a claim is shown by audit to be misrepresented.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.004
§ 141.004. LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain a license, a person must submit a license application accompanied by a license fee in an amount set by the executive commissioner by rule.

(b) On receiving a license application, the department shall inspect the applicant's facilities, operations, and premises and shall issue a license to each applicant who will operate a youth camp in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(c) The department shall issue serially numbered licenses.
Tex. Education Code § 21.0485 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0485
§ 21.0485. CERTIFICATION TO TEACH STUDENTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be issued a certificate to teach students with visual impairments, a person must:

(1) complete either:

(A) all course work required for that certification in an approved educator preparation program; or

(B) an alternative educator certification program approved for the purpose by the board;

(2) perform satisfactorily on each examination prescribed under Section 21.048 for certification to teach students with visual impairments, after completing the course work or program described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) satisfy any other requirements prescribed by the board.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to eligibility for a certificate to teach students with visual impairments, including eligibility for renewal of that certificate, if the application for the initial certificate was submitted on or before September 1, 2011.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.408 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.408
§ 2166.408. EVALUATION OF ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DESIGN ALTERNATIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) For each project for which a project analysis is prepared under Subchapter D and for which architectural or engineering design choices will affect the energy-efficiency of the building, the commission or the private design professional retained by the commission shall prepare a written evaluation of energy-efficient architectural or engineering design alternatives for the project.

(b) The evaluation must include information about the economic and environmental impact of various energy-efficient architectural or engineering design alternatives, including an evaluation of economic and environmental costs both initially and over the life of the architectural or engineering design.

(c) The evaluation must identify the best architectural and engineering designs for the project considering both economic and environmental costs and benefits.
Tex. Penal Code § 49.061 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 49 / Section 49.061
§ 49.061. BOATING WHILE INTOXICATED WITH CHILD PASSENGER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person is intoxicated while operating a watercraft; and

(2) the watercraft being operated by the person is occupied by a passenger who is younger than 15 years of age.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8868.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8868 / Section 8868.051
§ 8868.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of directors appointed under Sections 8868.052 and 8868.053.

(b) Directors serve three-year terms.

(c) A director may serve consecutive terms.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.404 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.404
§ 154.404. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER MONEY TO DESIGNATED AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A seller or a person acting on behalf of a seller commits an offense if the seller or person:

(1) collects money under a prepaid funeral benefits contract; and

(2) fails to deliver the money to a designated agent of the seller before the 31st day after the date it is collected.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable as if it were an offense under Section 32.45, Penal Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 245.0116 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 245 / Section 245.0116
§ 245.0116. DEPARTMENT REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall publish on its Internet website a monthly report containing aggregate data of the information in the reports submitted under Section 245.011.

(b) The department's monthly report may not identify by any means an abortion facility, a physician performing the abortion, or a patient.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.405 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.405
§ 21.405. ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the first annual meeting of shareholders of a corporation and at each subsequent annual meeting of shareholders, the holders of shares entitled to vote in the election of directors shall elect directors for the term provided under Section 21.407, except as provided by Section 21.408.

(b) A corporation's certificate of formation may provide that the holders of a class or series of shares or a group of classes or series of shares are entitled to elect one or more directors of the corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 813.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 813 / Section 813.303
§ 813.303. SERVICE CREDITED TO MEMBERSHIP CLASS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section 813.304(d), military service is creditable in a class of membership that includes a position held by the member who performed the service after the date of release from active military duty.

(b) Military service performed by a person who was a contributing member immediately before the date the member began military duty may be credited, at the option of the member, in the class of membership that includes the position held by the member immediately before the date the member began the military duty.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.064 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.064
§ 53.064. SELF-INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A public utility may self-insure all or part of the utility's potential liability or catastrophic property loss, including windstorm, fire, and explosion losses, that could not have been reasonably anticipated and included under operating and maintenance expenses.

(b) The commission shall approve a self-insurance plan under this section if the commission finds that:

(1) the coverage is in the public interest;

(2) the plan, considering all costs, is a lower cost alternative to purchasing commercial insurance; and

(3) ratepayers will receive the benefits of the savings.

(c) In computing a utility's reasonable and necessary expenses under this subchapter, the commission, to the extent the commission finds is in the public interest, shall allow as a necessary expense money credited to a reserve account for self-insurance. The commission shall determine reasonableness under this subsection:

(1) from information provided at the time the self-insurance plan and reserve account are established; and

(2) on the filing of a rate case by a utility that has a reserve account.

(d) After a reserve account for self-insurance is established, the commission shall:

(1) determine whether the account has a surplus or shortage under Subsection (e); and

(2) subtract any surplus from or add any shortage to the utility's rate base.

(e) A surplus in the reserve account exists if the charges against the account are less than the money credited to the account. A shortage in the reserve account exists if the charges against the account are greater than the money credited to the account.

(f) The commission shall adopt rules governing self-insurance under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.106
§ 823.106. STANDARDS OF REVIEW; REASONS FOR DISAPPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In reviewing a transaction under this subchapter, the commissioner shall consider whether the transaction:

(1) complies with the standards provided by Section 823.101; and

(2) may adversely affect the interest of the insurer's policyholders.

(b) The commissioner shall set forth the specific reasons for the disapproval of a transaction reviewed under Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 312.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 312 / Section 312.008
§ 312.008. STATUTORY REFERENCES.
Status: in_force

Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to any portion of a statute, rule, or regulation applies to all reenactments, revisions, or amendments of the statute, rule, or regulation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.070 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 242 / Section 242.070
§ 242.070. CONTRACT MONITORING.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish a formal program to monitor residential program-related client services contracts made by the department. The department must:

(1) monitor compliance with financial and performance requirements using a risk assessment methodology; and

(2) obtain and evaluate program cost information to ensure that each cost, including an administrative cost, is reasonable and necessary to achieve program objectives.
Tex. Local Government Code § 244.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 244 / Section 244.004
§ 244.004. LOCAL CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Local consent to the operation of a correctional or rehabilitation facility at a location within 1,000 feet of a residential area, a primary or secondary school, property designated as a park or public recreation area by the state or a political subdivision of the state, or a church, synagogue, or other place of worship is granted unless, not later than the 60th day after the date on which notice is received by a commissioners court or governing body of a municipality under Section 244.002(a), the commissioners court or governing body, as appropriate, determines by resolution after a public hearing that the operation of a correctional or rehabilitation facility at the proposed location is not in the best interest of the county or municipality, as appropriate.

(b) The public hearing requirement established under Subsection (a) may be met by a public meeting held under Section 508.119 or 509.010, Government Code, if:

(1) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice receives written approval from the commissioners court of a county or governing body of a municipality allowing the public meeting to satisfy the public hearing requirement of this section; and

(2) during the public meeting, a determination is made as to whether operating the facility in the proposed location would be in the best interest of the county or municipality.

(c) If the public hearing requirement established under Subsection (a) is met in the manner described by Subsection (b), the commissioners court of a county or governing body of a municipality may adopt a resolution under Subsection (a) without holding a public hearing under that subsection. The commissioners court or governing body, as appropriate, retains the discretion to hold a separate public hearing under Subsection (a) as the commissioners court or governing body considers necessary or appropriate.

(d) A commissioners court or governing body of a municipality may rescind a resolution adopted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0632 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0632
§ 152.0632. DALLAS COUNTY DIRECTOR OF JUVENILE SERVICES AND JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of juvenile services in Dallas County is the chief administrative officer for the juvenile probation department and all facilities and programs under the jurisdiction of the juvenile board as authorized by the board.

(b) The director of juvenile services shall annually prepare under the juvenile board's direction a budget for the juvenile probation department, the county and other institutions for the care of neglected, dependent, and delinquent children, and the other facilities and programs under the jurisdiction of the juvenile board. The juvenile board shall approve the budget and submit the budget to the commissioners court for final approval in the same manner as prescribed by law for the other county agencies and departments.

(c) The director shall hire the employees of the juvenile probation department and of the county institutions and facilities and programs under the jurisdiction of the juvenile board. The director may remove a juvenile probation department employee at any time.