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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8070.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8070 / Section 8070.0105
§ 8070.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Local Government Code § 337.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 337 / Section 337.013
§ 337.013. SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 221, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 53, Education Code, a corporation may exercise:

(1) the authority of the corporation inside or outside the limits of:

(A) the municipality that created the corporation if the municipality is located in a county with a population of more than 300,000; or

(B) the county that created the corporation if the county has a population of more than 300,000; and

(2) the powers of the corporation on behalf of a user outside of this state if the user also conducts lawful activities in this state.

(b) A corporation may exercise the authority of the corporation without the consent or other action of any person that would otherwise be required under Chapter 221, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 53, Education Code, unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation provide differently.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1903.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1903 / Section 1903.155
§ 1903.155. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The council shall elect a presiding officer.
Tex. Government Code § 1474.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1474 / Section 1474.106
§ 1474.106. IMPOSITION OF TAX; SEPARATE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax imposed under Section 1474.055(b) shall be imposed as other county taxes.

(b) The proceeds of the tax are a separate fund that may not be used for a purpose other than a purpose specified by Section 1474.055(b).
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.001
§ 460.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means a coordinated county transportation authority created under this chapter.

(2) "Balance of the county" means that part of the county that is outside the boundaries of a municipality with a population of 12,000 or more.

(3) "Board of directors " means the governing body of the authority.

(4) "Service plan" means an outline of the service that would be provided by an authority.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.401 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.401
§ 623.401. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "intermodal shipping container" means an enclosed, standardized, reusable container that:

(1) is used to pack, ship, move, or transport cargo;

(2) is designed to be carried on a semitrailer and loaded onto or unloaded from:

(A) a ship or vessel for international transportation; or

(B) a rail system for international transportation; and

(3) when combined with vehicles transporting the container, has a gross weight or axle weight that exceeds the limits allowed by law to be transported over a state highway or county or municipal road.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 35.007 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.007
§ 35.007. COPAYMENT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

In accordance with department rules, the department shall establish a copayment system with each client using a scale for payments determined according to the client's need for financial assistance to acquire the necessary support services and the client's ability to pay for those services.
Tex. Transportation Code § 543.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 543 / Section 543.003
§ 543.003.
Status: in_force

Sec. 543.003. NOTICE TO APPEAR REQUIRED: PERSON NOT TAKEN BEFORE MAGISTRATE. An officer who arrests a person for a violation of this subtitle punishable as a misdemeanor and who does not take the person before a magistrate shall issue a written notice to appear in court showing the time and place the person is to appear, the offense charged, the name and address of the person charged, and, if applicable, the license number of the person's vehicle.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 605.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 605 / Section 605.004
§ 605.004. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A violation of this chapter is a deceptive trade practice in addition to the practices described by Subchapter E, Chapter 17, and is actionable by a consumer under that subchapter. Claims related to more than one consumer may not be joined in a single action brought for an alleged violation of this chapter, unless all parties agree.

(b) A violation of this chapter is subject to an action by the office of the attorney general as provided by Section 17.46(a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.111
§ 534.111. COORDINATED PROGRAM AUDITS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall coordinate with each agency or department of the state that contracts with a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to prescribe procedures for a coordinated program audit of the authority. The procedures must be:

(1) consistent with the requirements for the receipt of federal funding by the authority; and

(2) based on risk assessment.

(b) A program audit must evaluate:

(1) the extent to which a local intellectual and developmental disability authority is achieving the results or benefits established by an agency or department of the state or by the legislature;

(2) the effectiveness of the authority's organization, program, activities, or functions; and

(3) the authority's compliance with law.

(c) A program audit of a local intellectual and developmental disability authority must be performed in accordance with the procedures prescribed under this section.

(d) The department may not implement a procedure for a program audit under this section without the approval of the executive commissioner.

(e) This section does not prohibit an agency, department, or other entity providing funding to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority from investigating a complaint against the authority or performing additional contract monitoring of the authority.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.512 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.512
§ 2054.512. FEES FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The division shall:

(1) charge a policyholder for the reasonable cost of services provided to the policyholder under Sections 2054.505, 2054.506, 2054.507, 2054.509, and 2054.510(a); and

(2) set the fees for the services at a cost-reimbursement level, including a reasonable allocation of the division's administrative costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0901
§ 3918.0901. DISSOLUTION BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The city may dissolve the district in the manner provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, only if the city also complies with any dissolution procedures in the development agreement described by Section 3918.0302.

(b) In the case of a conflict between Section 375.263, Local Government Code, and the development agreement, the development agreement controls.
Tex. Government Code § 26.339 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.339
§ 26.339. WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The County Court of Washington County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court but has no other civil or criminal jurisdiction.
Tex. Education Code § 31.0752 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0752
§ 31.0752. OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall develop and maintain a program to assist school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in adopting and using open education resource instructional material made available under this subchapter, including by assisting districts and schools to:

(1) maintain the instructional flexibility of classroom teachers to address the needs of each student; and

(2) schedule instructional periods in a manner that allows classroom teachers sufficient time to effectively prepare and present instructional material within the teacher's normal work day.

(b) The agency shall engage in efforts to meet the demand from school districts and open-enrollment charter schools that request assistance under this section for the 2024-2025 or 2025-2026 school year. A school district or open-enrollment charter school may apply assistance received under this subsection to offset the payment of costs related to implementing open education resource instructional material, regardless of whether the district or school incurred the cost before receiving the assistance. This subsection expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.204
§ 1001.204. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter and Chapter 1071, including:

(1) license, registration, and certification fees;

(2) renewal fee and late renewal fee;

(3) reciprocal license fee;

(4) duplicate license fee;

(5) roster fee;

(6) examination fee; and

(7) inactive status fee.

(b) Fee revenue may not exceed the amount reasonable and necessary to administer this chapter and Chapter 1071.

(c) General revenue of the state may not be used to pay the costs of administering this chapter and Chapter 1071 in an amount that exceeds the amount of fees received under this chapter and Chapter 1071.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.501 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.501
§ 22.501. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Corporate statute," with respect to an action or filing, means this code, the former Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), or any predecessor statute of this state that governed the action or the filing.

(2) "Defective corporate act" means:

(A) an election or appointment of directors that is void or voidable due to a failure of authorization; or

(B) any act or transaction purportedly taken by or on behalf of the corporation that is, and at the time the act or transaction was purportedly taken would have been, within the power of a corporation to take under the corporate statute, but is ineffective, void, or voidable due to a failure of authorization, including a failure to file with the filing officer a filing instrument that was required under the corporate statute to complete the effectiveness of the act or transaction.

(3) "District court" means a district court in:

(A) the county in which the corporation's principal office in this state is located; or

(B) the county in which the corporation's registered office in this state is located, if the corporation does not have a principal office in this state.

(4) "Failure of authorization" means:

(A) the failure to authorize or effect an act or transaction in compliance with the provisions of the corporate statute, the governing documents of the corporation, a corporate resolution, or any plan or agreement to which the corporation is a party, if and to the extent the failure would render the act or transaction ineffective, void, or voidable; or

(B) the failure of the board of directors or an officer of the corporation to authorize or approve an act or transaction taken by or on behalf of the corporation that required the prior authorization or approval of the board of directors or the officer.

(5) "Time of the defective corporate act" means the date and time the defective corporate act was purported to have been taken or the approximate date and time, if the exact date is unknown.

(6) "Validation effective time" or "effective time of the validation," with respect to any defective corporate act ratified under this subchapter, means the latest of:

(A) the time at which the defective corporate act submitted to the members for approval under Section 22.505 is approved by the members or, if the corporation has no members or has no members with voting rights or if no member approval is required, the time at which the board of directors adopts the resolutions required by Section 22.503;

(B) if a certificate of validation is not required to be filed under Section 22.508, the time, if any, specified by the board of directors or the members in the resolutions adopted under Section 22.503, which may not precede the time at which the resolutions are adopted; or

(C) the time at which any certificate of validation filed under Section 22.508 takes effect in accordance with Chapter 4.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.108
§ 1082.108. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission and electric distribution, telegraph, or telephone line, conduit, pole, or facility, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.006
§ 212.006. AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) The municipal authority responsible for approving plats under this subchapter is the municipal planning commission or, if the municipality has no planning commission, the governing body of the municipality. The governing body by ordinance may require the approval of the governing body in addition to that of the municipal planning commission.

(b) In a municipality with a population of more than 1.5 million, at least two members of the municipal planning commission, but not more than 25 percent of the membership of the commission, must be residents of the area outside the limits of the municipality and in which the municipality exercises its authority to approve subdivision plats.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 75B.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 75B / Section 75B.003
§ 75B.003. POSTED WARNING.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of limitation of liability under Section 75B.002(a), a recreational vehicle park or campground entity must post and maintain a sign in a clearly visible location on or near the recreational vehicle park or campground. The sign must contain the following language:
Tex. Government Code § 490I.0101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490I / Section 490I.0101
§ 490I.0101. THRESHOLD SPEED FOR BROADBAND SERVICE.
Status: repealed

(a) For purposes of this chapter, subject to Subsection (b), "broadband service" means Internet service with the capability of providing a:

(1) speed of not less than 100 megabits per second for a download;

(2) speed of not less than 20 megabits per second for an upload; and

(3) network round-trip latency of less than or equal to 100 milliseconds based on the 95th percentile of speed measurements.

(b) If the Federal Communications Commission adopts standards for advanced telecommunications capability under 47 U.S.C. Section 1302 that are different than those specified by Subsection (a), the comptroller by rule may require Internet service to be capable of matching the federal standards in order to qualify under this chapter as "broadband service."

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 352 (S.B. 1238), Sec. 7(1), eff. June 2, 2023.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9033.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9033 / Section 9033.056
§ 9033.056. ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all power this chapter or general law gives the president.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.203 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.203
§ 356.203. ORDER.
Status: in_force

The court may order the lien securing the claim of a creditor who files an application under Section 356.201 to be discharged out of general estate assets or refinanced if the discharge or refinance of the lien appears to the court to be advisable. Otherwise, the court shall grant the application and order that the property securing the lien be sold at public or private sale, as considered best, as in an ordinary sale of real estate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8841.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8841 / Section 8841.005
§ 8841.005. DISTRICT NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board may change the district's name if the district annexes territory.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.355 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.355
§ 1051.355. INACTIVE STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish a procedure by which a person who is registered under this subtitle may place the person's certificate of registration on inactive status. The person must apply for inactive status, on a form prescribed by the board, before the person's certificate of registration expires.

(b) A person whose certificate of registration is on inactive status must pay an annual renewal fee on a date and in a manner prescribed by board rule. The board shall prescribe the renewal fee under this subsection in an amount equal to the sum of:

(1) the amount determined by the board as reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this section; and

(2) except as provided by Subsection (e), the additional amount required under Section 1051.651(b)(1)(B) for the examination fee scholarship program.

(c) A person whose certificate of registration is on inactive status may not perform any activity regulated under this subtitle.

(d) The board shall remove the person's certificate of registration from inactive status if the person:

(1) requests in writing that the board remove the person's certificate of registration from inactive status;

(2) pays an administrative fee; and

(3) complies with education or other requirements established by board rule.

(e) The additional amount of the renewal fee described by Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to a person registered under Chapter 1052 or 1053.
Tex. Education Code § 132.056 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.056
§ 132.056. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL; RENEWAL.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission, upon review of an application for a certificate of approval duly submitted in accordance with Section 132.052 and meeting the requirements of Section 132.055, shall issue a certificate of approval to the applicant career school or college. The certificate of approval shall be in a form prescribed by the commission and shall state in a clear and conspicuous manner at least the following information:

(1) date of issuance, effective date, and term of approval; and

(2) correct name and address of the school or college.

(b) The term for which a certificate of approval shall be issued may not exceed one year.

(c) The certificate of approval shall be issued to the owner of the applicant career school or college and is nontransferable. In the event of a change in ownership of the school or college, a new owner must, at least 30 days prior to the change in ownership, apply, in the manner prescribed by the commission, for a new certificate of approval.

(d) At least 30 days prior to expiration of a certificate of approval, the career school or college shall forward to the commission an application for renewal. The commission shall reexamine the premises of the school or college as frequently as the commission considers necessary and renew, revoke, or deny renewal of the school's or college's certificate of approval. If a school or college fails to file a complete application for renewal at least 30 days before the expiration date of the certificate of approval, the school or college, as a condition of renewal, must pay, in addition to the annual renewal fee, a late renewal fee in an amount established by commission rule of at least $100.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 747, Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2005.

(f) The commission shall visit a career school or college to reexamine the school or college for compliance with the criteria provided by Section 132.055 not later than three months after the date the school or college begins operation or after a change in ownership of the school or college.

(g) Before the commission issues a certificate of approval or a renewal certificate of approval under this section, the commission may require a career school or college to comply with the requirements of Section 132.0551 and to submit evidence of that compliance to the commission.
Tex. Education Code § 51.8035 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.8035
§ 51.8035. AUTOMATIC ADMISSION OF APPLICANTS COMPLETING CORE CURRICULUM AT ANOTHER INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Core curriculum" means the core curriculum adopted by an institution of higher education under Section 61.822.

(2) "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) A general academic teaching institution shall admit an applicant for admission to the institution as a transfer undergraduate student who:

(1) graduated from high school not earlier than the fourth school year before the academic year for which the applicant seeks admission to the institution as a transfer student and:

(A) qualified for automatic admission to a general academic teaching institution under Section 51.803 at the time of graduation; or

(B) was previously offered admission under this subchapter to the institution to which the applicant seeks admission as a transfer student;

(2) first enrolled in a public junior college or other public or private lower-division institution of higher education not earlier than the third academic year before the academic year for which the applicant seeks admission;

(3) completed the core curriculum at a public junior college or other public or private lower-division institution of higher education with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.5 on a four-point scale or the equivalent; and

(4) submits a completed application for admission as a transfer student before the expiration of any application filing deadline established by the institution.

(c) For purposes of this section, transfer semester credit hours from a different institution of higher education and semester credit hours earned by examination shall be included in determining whether the person completed the core curriculum at an institution of higher education.

(d) It is the responsibility of the applicant for admission under this section to:

(1) expressly and clearly claim in the application entitlement to admission under this section; and

(2) timely provide to the general academic teaching institution the documentation required by the institution to determine the student's entitlement to admission under this section.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 104.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 104 / Section 104.005
§ 104.005. SERVICE OF PROCESS OR TIMELY NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 104.0035, the state is not liable for the defense of an action covered by this chapter or for damages, court costs, or attorney's fees unless:

(1) the attorney general has been served in the case and the state has been given an opportunity to defend the suit; or

(2) the person against whom the action is brought delivers to the attorney general all process served on the person not later than the 10th day after the date of service.