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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8107.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8107 / Section 8107.106
§ 8107.106. CONTRACT WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR WATER OR SEWER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into a contract to allow a political subdivision to provide retail water or sewer service in the district. The contract may contain terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous to the district.

(b) The contract may provide that the district will construct or acquire and convey to the political subdivision a water supply or treatment system, a water distribution system, or a sanitary sewage collection or treatment system, as necessary to provide water or sewer service in the district.

(c) The district may use bond proceeds or other available district money to pay for its obligations and for services and facilities provided under the contract.

(d) If the contract requires the district to make payments from taxes other than operation and maintenance taxes, the contract is subject to Section 49.108, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.007
§ 1951.007. APPLICABILITY OF AGRICULTURE CODE LICENSING PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

A provision of the Agriculture Code that applies generally to licensing or regulatory programs administered by the department, including a provision that refers generally to licensing or regulatory programs under the Agriculture Code, applies to this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 201.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 201 / Section 201.053
§ 201.053. COOPERATION BETWEEN DEPARTMENT AND COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner and the comptroller shall cooperate fully in performing their respective duties under this code or another insurance law of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0308
§ 8513.0308. POWERS RELATING TO FLOOD CONTROL AND FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall prevent and aid in the prevention of damage to persons and property by the overflow of any rivers, streams, or tributaries of those rivers and streams within the authority.

(b) The authority may study, designate, and regulate flood plains within the authority.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.007
§ 212.007.
Status: in_force

Sec. 212.007. AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL: TRACT IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF MORE THAN ONE MUNICIPALITY. (a) For a tract located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of more than one municipality, the authority responsible for approving a plat under this subchapter is the authority in the municipality with the largest population that under Section 212.006 has approval responsibility. The governing body of that municipality may enter into an agreement with any other affected municipality or with any other municipality having area that, if unincorporated, would be in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the governing body's municipality delegating to the other municipality the responsibility for plat approval within specified parts of the affected area.

(b) Either party to an agreement under Subsection (a) may revoke the agreement after 20 years have elapsed after the date of the agreement unless the parties agree to a shorter period.

(c) A copy of the agreement shall be filed with the county clerk.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.0485 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.0485
§ 341.0485. WATER UTILITY IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The water utility improvement account is created outside of the state treasury.

(b) A civil or administrative penalty payable to the state that is collected from a utility for a violation of this subchapter shall be deposited in the account.

(c) The comptroller shall manage the account for the benefit of the commission and shall invest the money and deposit interest and other investment proceeds in the account. The comptroller shall release money from the account in the manner provided by the commission. Money in the account may be used only for:

(1) capital improvements to the water or sewer system of a utility that has paid fines or penalties under this chapter or under Chapter 13, Water Code, that have been deposited in the account; or

(2) capital improvements and operating and maintenance expenses for a utility placed in receivership or under a temporary manager under Section 13.4132, Water Code.

(d) Money used under Subsection (c)(1) for a utility's system may not exceed the amount of the civil or administrative penalties the utility has paid. Capital improvements made with money from the account may not be considered as invested capital of the utility for any purpose. If the utility is sold to another owner, a portion of the sales price equivalent to the percentage of the used and useful facilities that were constructed with money under Subsection (c)(1) shall be immediately distributed equally to the current customers of the utility.

(e) Money used under Subsection (c)(2) may not be considered as invested capital of the utility for any purpose.

(f) In this section, "utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.210 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.210
§ 604.210. ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTATION IN INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an informal meeting under Section 604.209, at least two panelists shall be appointed to determine whether an informal disposition is appropriate.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and Section 604.209(b)(3), an informal proceeding may be conducted by one panelist if the person who is the subject of the complaint waives the requirement that at least two panelists conduct the informal proceeding. If the person waives that requirement, the panelist may be any member of the advisory board.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the panel requirements described by Subsections (a) and (b) apply to an informal proceeding conducted by the advisory board under Section 604.209, including a proceeding to:

(1) consider a disciplinary case to determine if a violation has occurred; or

(2) request modification or termination of an order.

(d) The panel requirements described by Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to an informal proceeding conducted by the advisory board under Section 604.209 to show compliance with an order of the advisory board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.204
§ 2153.204. REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISION.
Status: in_force

A written contract between an owner who holds a license issued under this chapter and an operator in this state must state the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8010.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8010 / Section 8010.106
§ 8010.106. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Chapters 232 and 233, Local Government Code, apply to the district. For the purposes of those chapters, the district may take action in the same manner as a county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8842.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8842 / Section 8842.102
§ 8842.102. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT TO CONTRACT WITH GOVERNMENTAL BODIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract with Kerr County or a river authority whose boundaries are coextensive with the district's boundaries for services available from the county or river authority that directly relate to the district's activities. Any party to a contract under this subsection may petition the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to resolve any dispute arising out of the contract.

(b) The district may contract with a state agency or another governmental body to carry out any function of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.059
§ 1035.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(c) The board shall require that before assuming the duties of district administrator the administrator must execute a bond in an amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the performance of the administrator's duties.

(d) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8401.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8401 / Section 8401.001
§ 8401.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.

(4) "District" means the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 9.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.072
§ 1372.072. AMENDMENT OR WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION FOR CARRYFORWARD DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer may amend or withdraw an application for a carryforward designation by submitting to the board a notice of the amendment or withdrawal.

(b) If an application is amended, the application's place in the order of eligibility for a carryforward designation in a priority classification is determined using the date of the amendment instead of the date of the original application.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.070 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.070
§ 225.070. MARGARET MCDERMOTT BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The structure on Interstate 30 located in the city of Dallas connecting the east and west levee of the Trinity River is designated as the Margaret McDermott Bridge.

(b) The department shall design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Margaret McDermott Bridge, and any other appropriate information.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department shall erect a marker at each end of the structure.

(d) The department is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.

(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8162.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8162 / Section 8162.005
§ 8162.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; or

(3) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.221 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.221
§ 2001.221. DRIVER'S LICENSES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial, or disqualification of a driver's license or commercial driver's license as authorized by:

(1) Subchapter N, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, except Sections 521.304 and 521.305 of that subchapter, or by Subchapter O or P of that chapter;

(2) Chapter 522, Transportation Code;

(3) Chapter 601, Transportation Code; or

(4) Article 42A.406 or 42A.407, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6611.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6611 / Section 6611.001
§ 6611.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Willacy County Drainage District No. 2.
Tex. Family Code § 264.1015 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.1015
§ 264.1015. LIABILITY OF CHILD'S ESTATE FOR FOSTER CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The cost of foster care provided for a child, including medical care, is an obligation of the estate of the child and the estate is liable to the department for the cost of the care.

(b) The department may take action to recover from the estate of the child the cost of foster care for the child.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.255 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.255
§ 11.255. REINSTATEMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION FOLLOWING FAILURE TO REVIVE; REINSTATEMENT RETROACTIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit corporation whose certificate of formation has been terminated under Section 22.364 must follow the procedure required by Section 22.365 to reinstate the nonprofit corporation's certificate of formation. A nonprofit corporation whose certificate of formation is reinstated under Section 22.365 is considered to have continued in existence without interruption from the date of termination.

(b) A limited partnership whose certificate of formation has been terminated under Section 153.311 must follow the procedure required by Section 153.312 to reinstate the limited partnership's certificate of formation. A limited partnership whose certificate of formation is reinstated under Section 153.312 is considered to have continued in existence without interruption from the date of termination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.204
§ 6610.204. CERTIFICATION OF TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

Each year, the board shall certify to the San Patricio County tax assessor-collector the rate or rates of tax that the board has imposed for bond and maintenance purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3817.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3817 / Section 3817.001
§ 3817.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the East Aldine Management District.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.413 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.413
§ 151.413.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.413. OPTIONAL METHOD OF REPORTING: SMALL GROCERS. (a) A seller who is a retail grocer and whose annual total receipts do not exceed $100,000 may pay the taxes imposed by this chapter by multiplying 15 percent times the total receipts of the seller to obtain the amount of taxable receipts.

(b) A state audit of a retailer electing to report his taxable receipts as provided by this section is limited to determining whether or not the grocer is eligible to use this method. No additional tax may be assessed or a refund or credit granted because of a showing that the tax liability of the retail grocer electing this method of reporting differs or would differ under any other method of reporting.

(c) A retail grocer who elects to report under this section shall continue to report as provided by this section for three years unless the grocer's total receipts for a year exceed $100,000.

(d) If a retail grocer electing to report under this section has gross receipts in excess of $100,000 for a year, the grocer is ineligible to continue reporting under this section beginning on the first day of the calendar month after the month in which the limitation was exceeded, shall report the ineligibility to the comptroller, and shall immediately cease to use the method of reporting permitted by this section.

(e) Subsection (b) of this section does not apply to audits or the tax liability of a retail grocer who fails to report his ineligibility to the comptroller as required by Subsection (d) of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9038.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9038 / Section 9038.101
§ 9038.101. 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.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.101 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.101
§ 140B.101. CIVIL REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

A district court may, after making due provision for the rights of innocent persons, enjoin conduct constituting an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, Penal Code, by issuing appropriate orders and judgments, including:

(1) ordering a defendant to divest of any interest in any enterprise, including real property;

(2) imposing reasonable restrictions on the future activities or investments of a defendant, including prohibiting a defendant from engaging in the same type of endeavor as the enterprise in which the defendant was engaged in conduct constituting an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, Penal Code;

(3) ordering the dissolution or reorganization of an enterprise;

(4) ordering the suspension or revocation of a license, permit, or approval previously granted to an enterprise by any state agency; or

(5) ordering the forfeiture of the charter of a corporation organized under the laws of this state, or the revocation of a certificate allowing a foreign corporation to conduct business within this state, on finding that:

(A) the board of directors or a managerial agent acting on behalf of the corporation, in conducting the affairs of the corporation, has authorized or engaged in conduct constituting an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, Penal Code; and

(B) for the prevention of future criminal activity, the public interest requires the charter of the corporation forfeited and the corporation dissolved or the certificate revoked.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0686 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0686
§ 43.0686. RESULTS OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) When the petition period prescribed by Section 43.0685 ends, the petition shall be verified by the municipal secretary or other person responsible for verifying signatures. The municipality must notify the residents and property owners of the area proposed to be annexed of the results of the petition.

(b) If the municipality does not obtain the number of signatures on the petition required to annex the area, the municipality may not annex the area and may not adopt another resolution under Section 43.0682 to annex the area until the first anniversary of the date the petition period ended.

(c) If the municipality obtains the number of signatures on the petition required to annex the area, the municipality may annex the area after:

(1) providing notice under Subsection (a);

(2) holding a public hearing at which members of the public are given an opportunity to be heard; and

(3) holding a final public hearing not earlier than the 10th day after the date of the public hearing under Subdivision (2) at which the ordinance annexing the area may be adopted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.159
§ 6903.159. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a construction contract or a contract for the purchase of material, equipment, or supplies requiring an expenditure of more than $25,000.

(b) The district shall award a contract to the lowest and best bidder after publishing notice to bidders once a week for two weeks in a newspaper published in the district that is designated by the board.

(c) The notice is sufficient if it states:

(1) the time and place for opening the bids;

(2) the general nature of the work to be done or the material, equipment, or supplies to be purchased; and

(3) the place where and the terms on which copies of the plans and specifications may be obtained.
Tex. Election Code § 64.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 64 / Section 64.034
§ 64.034. OATH.
Status: in_force

A person, other than an election officer, selected to provide assistance to a voter must take the following oath, administered by an election officer at the polling place, before providing assistance:

"I swear (or affirm) under penalty of perjury that the voter I am assisting represented to me they are eligible to receive assistance; I will not suggest, by word, sign, or gesture, how the voter should vote; I will confine my assistance to reading the ballot to the voter, directing the voter to read the ballot, marking the voter's ballot, or directing the voter to mark the ballot; I will prepare the voter's ballot as the voter directs; I did not pressure or coerce the voter into choosing me to provide assistance; I am not the voter's employer, an agent of the voter's employer, or an officer or agent of a labor union to which the voter belongs; I will not communicate information about how the voter has voted to another person; and I understand that if assistance is provided to a voter who is not eligible for assistance, the voter's ballot may not be counted."
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.021 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 89 / Section 89.021
§ 89.021. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a bay or offshore well as defined by commission rules.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.118 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.118
§ 74.118. AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT PLANTING OF COTTON AND REQUIRE PARTICIPATION IN ERADICATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules regarding areas where cotton may not be planted in an eradication zone if there is reason to believe planting will jeopardize the success of the program by making treatment impracticable or present a hazard to public health or safety.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules relating to noncommercial cotton located in eradication zones and requiring that all growers of commercial cotton in an eradication zone participate in a boll weevil or pink bollworm eradication program that includes cost sharing as required by the rules.

(c) Notice of prohibitions and requirements shall be given by publication for one day each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the affected area.

(d) The commissioner may adopt a reasonable schedule of penalty fees to be assessed against growers in a designated eradication zone who do not meet the requirements of the rules issued by the commissioner relating to reporting of acreage and participation in cost sharing. The penalty fees adopted may not exceed $50 per acre.

(e) If a grower fails to meet the requirements of rules adopted by the commissioner, the commissioner may order the destruction of cotton not in compliance with the rules. Costs incurred by the commissioner in the destruction of cotton may be assessed against the grower.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7888.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7888 / Section 7888.0402
§ 7888.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7888.0401, 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. Education Code § 38.212 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.212
§ 38.212. NOTICE TO PARENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school implements a policy under this subchapter, the district or school shall provide written notice of the policy to a parent or guardian of each student enrolled in the district or school.

(b) Notice required under Subsection (a) must be provided before a policy is implemented by the district or school under this subchapter and before the start of each school year.