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Tex. Finance Code § 32.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 32 / Section 32.001
§ 32.001. ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL POWERS OF STATE BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) One or more persons, a majority of whom are residents of this state, may organize a state bank as a banking association or a limited banking association.

(b) A state bank may:

(1) receive and pay deposits with or without interest, discount and negotiate promissory notes, borrow or lend money with or without security or interest, invest and deal in securities, buy and sell exchange, coin, and bullion, and exercise incidental powers as necessary to carry on the business of banking as provided by this subtitle;

(2) act as agent, or in a substantially similar capacity, with respect to a financial activity or an activity incidental or complementary to a financial activity;

(3) act in a fiduciary capacity, without giving bond, as guardian, receiver, executor, administrator, or trustee, including a mortgage or indenture trustee;

(4) provide financial, investment, or economic advisory services;

(5) issue or sell instruments representing pools of assets in which a bank may invest directly;

(6) with prior written approval of the banking commissioner, engage in a financial activity or an activity that is incidental or complementary to a financial activity; and

(7) engage in any other activity, directly or through a subsidiary, authorized by this subtitle or rules adopted under this subtitle.

(c) For purposes of other state law, a banking association is considered a corporation and a limited banking association is considered a limited liability company. To the extent consistent with this subtitle, a banking association may exercise the powers of a Texas business corporation and a limited banking association may exercise the powers of a Texas limited liability company as reasonably necessary to enable exercise of specific powers under this subtitle.

(d) A state bank may contribute to a community fund or to another charitable, philanthropic, or benevolent instrumentality conducive to public welfare an amount that the bank's board considers expedient and in the interests of the bank.

(e) A state bank may be organized or reorganized as a community development financial institution or may serve as a community development partner, as those terms are defined by the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (Pub. L. No. 103-325).

(f) In the exercise of discretion consistent with the purposes of this subtitle, the banking commissioner may require a state bank to conduct an otherwise authorized activity through a subsidiary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.104
§ 1058.104. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond otherwise required for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(2) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Government Code § 414.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 414 / Section 414.003
§ 414.003. PER DIEM AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A voting member of the council is entitled to:

(1) a per diem as determined by appropriation; and

(2) reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing duties as a member.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.573 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.573
§ 452.573. ALLOCATION OF MEMBERSHIP AMONG MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A governing body of a municipality in a subregion may make appointments to the subregional board in the same ratio as the population of the appointing municipality bears to the population of the subregion.

(b) A municipality the population of which entitles it to make a fraction of an appointment may combine that fraction with one or more other municipalities in the subregion to be entitled to make one appointment.

(c) Municipalities combining population under Subsection (b) must agree on the method of making the appointment.

(d) A municipality may not combine its population with another municipality for the purpose of minimizing the representation on the board of a racial or ethnic minority.

(e) A combination under Subsection (b) of two or more municipalities having insufficient population to receive an allocation of one membership must be made before the 61st day after the date for establishing or restructuring a board under Section 452.577.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9089.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9089 / Section 9089.0306
§ 9089.0306. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code; or

(2) a road project authorized by Section 9089.0303.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.114
§ 8806.114. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

Chapter 36, Water Code, applies to the dissolution of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 29.0111 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.0111
§ 29.0111. BEGINNING OF TRANSITION PLANNING.
Status: in_force

Appropriate state transition planning under the procedure adopted under Section 29.011 must begin for a student not later than when the student reaches 14 years of age.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.087 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.087
§ 301.087. CERTAIN FRAUD DETECTION INFORMATION NOT PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "fraud detection information" means any information, including risk assessments, reports, data, protocols, technology specifications, manuals, instructions, investigative materials, crossmatches, mental impressions, and communications, that may reveal the methods or means by which the commission prevents, investigates, or evaluates fraud in its administration of Subtitle A.

(b) Fraud detection information is not public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code, and is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 of that code.
Tex. Water Code § 11.038 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.038
§ 11.038. RIGHTS OF OWNERS OF LAND ADJOINING CANAL, ETC.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who owns or holds a possessory interest in land adjoining or contiguous to a canal, ditch, flume, lateral, dam, reservoir, or lake constructed and maintained under the provisions of this chapter and who has secured a right to the use of water in the canal, ditch, flume, lateral, dam, reservoir, or lake is entitled to be supplied from the canal, ditch, flume, lateral, dam, reservoir, or lake with water for agricultural uses, mining, milling, manufacturing, development of power, and stock raising, in accordance with the terms of the person's contract.

(b) If the person, association of persons, or corporation owning or controlling the water and the person who owns or holds a possessory interest in the adjoining land cannot agree on a price for a permanent water right or for the use of enough water for irrigation of the person's land or for agricultural uses, mining, milling, manufacturing, development of power, or stock raising, then the party owning or controlling the water, if the person has any water not contracted to others, shall furnish the water necessary for these purposes at reasonable and nondiscriminatory prices.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0104
§ 3792.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

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

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways, road facilities, transit facilities, parking facilities, rail facilities, recreational facilities, and public art objects and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, and drainage facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.053
§ 335.053. APPEAL OF COMPTROLLER DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the comptroller determines under Section 335.052 that implementation of the resolution will have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue, the district may contest the finding by filing an appeal with the comptroller not later than the 10th day after the date the district receives the written notice under Section 335.052.

(b) Before the 11th day after the date the comptroller receives the appeal under Subsection (a), the comptroller shall perform a new analysis to determine if implementation of the resolution will have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue and provide to the district written notice of the results of the analysis.

(c) If the comptroller again determines that implementation will have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue, the written analysis required under Subsection (b) must include additional information on how to change the resolution so that implementation will not have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue.

(d) If the comptroller does not comply with Subsection (b) before the 30th day after the date the comptroller receives the appeal or request for information, the comptroller is considered to have determined that approval and implementation of the resolution will not have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue.
Tex. Family Code § 107.015 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.015
§ 107.015. ATTORNEY FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney appointed under this chapter to serve as an attorney ad litem for a child, an attorney in the dual role, or an attorney ad litem for a parent is entitled to reasonable fees and expenses in the amount set by the court to be paid by the parents of the child unless the parents are indigent.

(b) If the court determines that one or more of the parties are able to defray the fees and expenses of an attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem for the child as determined by the reasonable and customary fees for similar services in the county of jurisdiction, the fees and expenses may be ordered paid by one or more of those parties, or the court may order one or more of those parties, prior to final hearing, to pay the sums into the registry of the court or into an account authorized by the court for the use and benefit of the payee on order of the court. The sums may be taxed as costs to be assessed against one or more of the parties.

(c) If indigency of the parents is shown, an attorney ad litem appointed to represent a child or parent in a suit filed by a governmental entity shall be paid from the general funds of the county according to the fee schedule that applies to an attorney appointed to represent a child in a suit under Title 3 as provided by Chapter 51. The court may not award attorney ad litem fees under this chapter against the state, a state agency, or a political subdivision of the state except as provided by this subsection.

(d) A person appointed as a guardian ad litem or attorney ad litem shall complete and submit to the court a voucher or claim for payment that lists the fees charged and hours worked by the guardian ad litem or attorney ad litem. Information submitted under this section is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.062 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.062
§ 148.062. SLAUGHTER OF UNBRANDED OR UNMARKED LIVESTOCK; SLAUGHTER WITHOUT BILL OF SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person slaughters unbranded or unmarked livestock, or purchases or slaughters an animal without receiving a bill of sale or written transfer, in violation of Section 148.003 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.352 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.352
§ 201.352. UNLAWFUL REMOVAL OF GAS.
Status: in_force

On notice from the comptroller, no person may produce or remove natural or casinghead gas from a lease in this state if the owner or operator of the lease has failed to file a report or pay a tax as required by this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.058 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.058
§ 501.058. EFFECT OF ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE EVIDENCING FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation's existence begins when the certificate evidencing the filing of its certificate of formation is issued.

(b) After the issuance of the certificate evidencing the filing of the certificate of formation, the formation of the corporation may not be contested for any reason.

(c) A certificate evidencing the filing of the certificate of formation is conclusive evidence that:

(1) the organizers and the unit have performed all conditions precedent for the formation of the corporation; and

(2) the corporation is formed under this subtitle.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.064 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.064
§ 326.064. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt reasonable rules to accomplish the purposes of the district.

(b) The board may set monetary charges in reasonable amounts for the violation of a district rule.

(c) The board may exclude from the use of the library a person who wilfully violates a rule adopted by the board under this section.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.079 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.079
§ 47.079. LICENSE TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may set a fee for the transfer of a license. The amount of the transfer fee may not exceed the amount of the license fee.

(b) The commission shall send all license transfer fees to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account subject to Section 47.081(d).

(c) The commission by proclamation shall allow a license to be transferred at any time.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.101 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.101
§ 58.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "victim" means a person who was the subject of:

(1) an offense the commission of which leads to a reportable conviction or adjudication under Chapter 62; or

(2) an offense that is part of the same criminal episode, as defined by Section 3.01, Penal Code, as an offense described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153A / Section 8153A.0402
§ 8153A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8153A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8248.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8248 / Section 8248.103
§ 8248.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, in the district.

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

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by resolution. If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by resolution.
Tex. Property Code § 221.036 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.036
§ 221.036. DEVELOPER PREPARATION AND COMPLETION OF DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A developer may charge a reasonable fee for completion of a contract form, closing document, or disclosure document required for the sale, exchange, option, lease, or rental of a timeshare interest.

(b) The action of a developer under Subsection (a) does not constitute the unauthorized or illegal practice of law in this state if the contract or document has been:

(1) accepted by the commission for use in the particular type of transaction involved; or

(2) prepared by an attorney licensed to practice law in this state for use in the particular type of transaction involved.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.927 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.927
§ 2306.927. LICENSE POSTING.
Status: in_force

A person who holds a license issued under this subchapter shall post the license in the migrant labor housing facility at all times during the maintenance or operation of the facility.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1576.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1576 / Section 1576.003
§ 1576.003. CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE COVERAGES.
Status: in_force

The trustee may contract with one or more carriers authorized to provide long-term care insurance to provide that coverage.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.0591 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0591
§ 81.0591. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the commission. The file must include:

(1) the name of the person who filed the complaint;

(2) the date the complaint is received by the commission;

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;

(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(6) an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the commission closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.

(b) The commission shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the commission's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The commission, at least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and each person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 25.006 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 25 / Section 25.006
§ 25.006. USE OF OTHER POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, each district has the same powers, authority, rights, privileges, and modes of procedure as are provided by applicable law to accomplish any other corporate purpose.

(b) A district may exercise the powers granted by this chapter without regard to any provision, restriction, or limitation of any general or special law or specific act and may exercise the powers granted by this chapter as an alternative to the powers of all other laws relating to the same subject or combine those powers in whole or in part. This chapter does not authorize any fee or charge for boat inspection, fishing, or other activity on the water of the state or the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.204
§ 205.204. APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

An application for examination must be:

(1) in writing on a form prescribed by the acupuncture board;

(2) verified by affidavit;

(3) filed with the executive director; and

(4) accompanied by a fee in an amount set by the medical board.
Tex. Family Code § 201.014 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.014
§ 201.014. JUDICIAL ACTION ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED ORDER OR JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, unless a party files a written request for a de novo hearing before the referring court, the referring court may:

(1) adopt, modify, or reject the associate judge's proposed order or judgment;

(2) hear further evidence; or

(3) recommit the matter to the associate judge for further proceedings.

(b) Regardless of whether a party files a written request for a de novo hearing before the referring court, a proposed order or judgment rendered by an associate judge in a suit filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services that meets the requirements of Section 263.401(d) is considered a final order for purposes of Section 263.401.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.202
§ 1081.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1081.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8090.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8090 / Section 8090.0301
§ 8090.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.