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Tex. Government Code § 411.357 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.357
§ 411.357. STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency participating in the alert system shall:

(1) cooperate with the department and assist in developing and implementing the alert system; and

(2) establish a plan for providing relevant information to its officers, investigators, or employees, as appropriate, once the alert system has been activated.

(b) In addition to its duties as a state agency under Subsection (a), the Texas Department of Transportation shall establish a plan for providing relevant information to the public through an existing system of dynamic message signs located across the state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.401 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.401
§ 370.401. SCOPE OF AND LIMITATIONS ON CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Chapter 2254, Government Code, an authority may use the design-build method for the design, construction, financing, expansion, extension, related capital maintenance, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a transportation project.

(b) A design-build contract under this subchapter may not grant to a private entity:

(1) a leasehold interest in the transportation project; or

(2) the right to operate or retain revenue from the operation of the transportation project.

(c) In using the design-build method and in entering into a contract for the services of a design-build contractor, the authority and the design-build contractor shall follow the procedures and requirements of this subchapter.

(d) An authority may enter into not more than two design-build contracts for transportation projects in any fiscal year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.303
§ 1049.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The Dissolution of Kimble County Hospital District of Kimble County, Texas."
Tex. Government Code § 155.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 155 / Section 155.051
§ 155.051. ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The Guardianship Certification Advisory Board is established as an advisory board to the commission. The advisory board is composed of at least five members appointed by the supreme court.

(b) Appointments to the advisory board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

(c) The supreme court shall appoint a presiding officer of the advisory board from among the advisory board members to serve for two years.

(d) A majority of the advisory board constitutes a quorum.

(e) Advisory board members serve for staggered six-year terms as ordered by the supreme court. Advisory board members serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and other actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official advisory board duties, as provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.021
§ 2116.021. TRANSACTIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS; MARKETING AND PUBLICITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The depository may enter into transactions and relationships with bullion banks, depositories, dealers, central banks, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, international nongovernmental organizations, and other persons, located inside or outside of this state or inside or outside of the United States, as the comptroller determines to be prudent and suitable to facilitate the operations of the depository and to further the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The depository may advertise and promote the depository in any available media.

(c) The depository may issue, sell, license for sale, or obtain a license to sell promotional items approved by the administrator to further the purposes of this chapter and to promote the depository. The depository may set commercially reasonable prices for items licensed or sold under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0002
§ 3959.0002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Sterrett Road Municipal Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.058
§ 841.058. APPLICATION FOR CHARTER.
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain a charter for a domestic insurance company, the incorporators must pay to the department the charter fee in an amount determined under Chapter 202 and file with the department:

(1) an application for charter on the form and containing the information prescribed by the commissioner;

(2) the company's articles of incorporation; and

(3) an affidavit made by two or more of the incorporators that states that:

(A) the minimum capital and surplus requirements of Section 841.054 are satisfied;

(B) the capital and surplus are the bona fide property of the company; and

(C) the information in the articles of incorporation is true and correct.

(b) The commissioner may require that the incorporators provide at their expense additional evidence of a matter required in the affidavit before the commissioner takes further action on the application for charter.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0482 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0482
§ 25.0482. COMAL COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Comal County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases and proceedings.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(22), eff. January 1, 2012.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(22), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(22), eff. January 1, 2012.

(f) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law for family law cases and proceedings, and the county clerk serves as clerk for all other cases and proceedings.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(22), eff. January 1, 2012.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(22), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) Section 25.0005(b) does not apply to a county court at law in Comal County.
Tex. Government Code § 403.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.034
§ 403.034. STATE GENERAL LEDGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall maintain information concerning all entries to the state general ledger. The ledger contains controlling and fund accounts, including:

(1) a comptroller cash account;

(2) a comptroller bond account;

(3) a comptroller securities in trust account;

(4) a warrants payable account;

(5) agency suspense accounts;

(6) securities in trust fund accounts showing net balances, with a separate account for each fund;

(7) fund accounts for bonds owned, with a separate account for each fund; and

(8) other accounts found necessary.

(b) The comptroller shall charge the accounts in Subsection (a) with the cash on hand and in depository banks and with all bonds and securities held for state funds or in trust. The comptroller shall charge the state treasury with the totals of all deposits made into the state treasury and credit the state treasury with warrants paid, so that the state treasury balance in the comptroller's hands plus the balance in the state depositories equals the balance shown by the accounts.

(c) The comptroller shall keep accounts to show the amounts of outstanding warrants and shall credit the accounts with warrants issued and charge the accounts for warrants paid, so that the balances of the accounts represent the total amount of outstanding warrants.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.610 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.610
§ 393.610. LICENSE DISPLAY.
Status: in_force

A license holder shall display a license at the place of business provided on the license. With respect to business conducted through the Internet, this requirement may be satisfied by displaying the license on the business's Internet website.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.104
§ 521.104. RENEWAL BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS.
Status: in_force

The department by rule may provide that the holder of a personal identification certificate may renew the certificate by mail, by telephone, over the Internet, or by other electronic means. A rule adopted under this section may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 30.059 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30 / Section 30.059
§ 30.059. LEASE OF CERTAIN PROPERTY OF TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF FOR A DAY-CARE CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas School for the Deaf may lease available building space on the school's campus located at 1102 South Congress, Austin, Travis County, to a private provider to provide a day-care center for children of the school's employees, other state employees, and private customers.

(b) The school is authorized to determine a fair rental rate for the property and may consider the actual benefits to be received by the school's employees and students.

(c) The asset management division of the General Land Office shall negotiate the terms of the lease and close the transaction on behalf of the school as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code.

(d) Proceeds from the lease transaction conducted under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the school in the general revenue fund.

(e) A lease entered into by the board under Subsection (a) is subject to termination on sale or lease of the affected facility under Chapter 672, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989 (Article 5421t, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 293.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 293 / Section 293.053
§ 293.053. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

After the commissioners court has voted to require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter, the commissioners court may adopt rules relating to the administration of the mandatory payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.302
§ 1064.302. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 89.024 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 89 / Section 89.024
§ 89.024. COMPLETION DATE.
Status: in_force

The department must complete the state artificial reef plan on or before September 1, 1990.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.518 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.518
§ 504.518. RETIRED CLASSROOM TEACHERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "retired classroom teacher" means a person who:

(1) was formerly employed as a classroom teacher, as that term is defined by Section 5.001, Education Code; and

(2) is a retiree of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

(b) The department shall issue specialty license plates for retired classroom teachers with at least 20 years of service teaching public school students. The license plates must include the words "Retired Texas Teacher" and depict a Texas public education logo. The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the Texas Education Agency.

(c) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $5.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.407 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.407
§ 431.407. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall submit to the Department of Public Safety the fingerprints provided by a person with an initial or a renewal license application to obtain the person's criminal history record information and may forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a federal criminal history check.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0506 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0506
§ 3939.0506. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.507 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.507
§ 621.507. GENERAL OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this subtitle for which an offense is not specified by another section of this subtitle.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable:

(1) by a fine not to exceed $200;

(2) on conviction before the first anniversary of the date of a previous conviction under this section:

(A) by a fine not to exceed $500, by confinement in a county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both the fine and confinement; or

(B) if the convicted person is a corporation, by a fine not to exceed $1,000; or

(3) on a conviction before the first anniversary of the date of a previous conviction under this section that was punishable under Subdivision (2) or this subdivision:

(A) by a fine not to exceed $1,000, by confinement in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and confinement; or

(B) if the convicted person is a corporation, by a fine not to exceed $2,000.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.403 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.403
§ 45A.403. DISMISSAL OF PARENT CONTRIBUTING TO NONATTENDANCE CHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b) and notwithstanding any other law, a county, justice, or municipal court may dismiss a charge against a defendant alleging the defendant committed an offense under Section 25.093, Education Code, if the court finds that a dismissal would be in the interest of justice because:

(1) there is a low likelihood of recidivism by the defendant; or

(2) sufficient justification exists for the failure of the defendant's child to attend school.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a county, justice, or municipal court shall dismiss a charge against a defendant alleging the defendant committed an offense under Section 25.093, Education Code, if the parent completes the terms of an agreement entered into by the parent and the school district at which the parent's child attends under Section 25.094, Education Code, within the period required by Subsection (b) of that section. If agreed to by the school district that is a party to the agreement, the court may extend the period under Section 25.094(b), Education Code, during which a parent may fulfill the terms of the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974A / Section 7974A.0303
§ 7974A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379B.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379B / Section 379B.007
§ 379B.007. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of 11 members.

(b) The board is responsible for the management, operation, and control of the authority.

(c) The governing body of the municipality that established the authority shall appoint each board member to a term not exceeding two years.

(d) A vacancy on the board is filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

(e) The municipality may remove a board member by adopting a resolution.

(f) The members of the board shall elect from its membership:

(1) a president and vice president or a chairperson and vice chairperson; and

(2) a secretary and a treasurer.

(f-1) The board by rule may provide for the election of other officers.

(g) A board member serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for a reasonable and necessary expense incurred in the performance of an official duty.

(h) The board shall adopt rules for its proceedings and may employ and compensate persons to carry out the powers and duties of the authority.
Tex. Water Code § 30.057 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.057
§ 30.057. REGISTRATION BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

After the bonds have been approved by the attorney general, they shall be registered by the state comptroller.
Tex. Water Code § 57.177 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.177
§ 57.177. FINANCING THE DISTRICT WITHOUT BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district wants to carry out its purposes without issuing bonds, the board may arrange for contributions from landowners or other sources to provide the funds required to complete the improvements.

(b) The electors of the district may vote to create an indebtedness which is not evidenced by bonds.

(c) If the district creates an indebtedness under this section, the indebtedness may not be more than:

(1) the cost of construction of the improvements included in the engineer's report;

(2) the cost of maintaining the improvements for two years; and

(3) an additional amount equal to 10 percent to meet emergencies, modifications, and changes lawfully made, plus damages awarded against the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3889.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3889 / Section 3889.253
§ 3889.253. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

If the legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of the city consenting to the creation of the district, the district may not exercise that power unless the governing body of the city consents to that change by resolution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.001
§ 383.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the County Development District Act.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 101A.201 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.201
§ 101A.201. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT, EXPEND, AND TRANSFER FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The department may accept, expend, and transfer federal and state funds appropriated for programs authorized by federal and state law and administered by the department under this chapter. The department may accept, expend, and transfer funds received in relation to this chapter from any source, including a county, municipality, or public or private agency. The funds shall be deposited in the state treasury and may be used for the purposes of this chapter, subject to any conditions attached to the funds.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.008
§ 1508.008. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than February 1 of each year, the superintendent or manager of a facility or land described by Section 1508.001 shall file with the mayor of the municipality a detailed report of the operation of the facility or land for the year ending the preceding January 1.

(b) The report must show the total amount of money collected and the balance due, and the total disbursements made and the amounts remaining unpaid, resulting from the operation of the facility or land during that year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 153.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 153 / Section 153.001
§ 153.001. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules and bylaws as necessary to:

(1) govern its own proceedings;

(2) perform its duties;

(3) regulate the practice of medicine in this state; and

(4) enforce this subtitle.
Tex. Family Code § 8.105 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.105
§ 8.105. PRIORITY OF WITHHOLDING.
Status: in_force

An order or writ of withholding under this chapter has priority over any garnishment, attachment, execution, or other order affecting disposable earnings, except for an order or writ of withholding for child support under Chapter 158.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.154
§ 1069.154. RATIFICATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Annexation of territory is final when approved by a majority of the voters at:

(1) an election held in the district; and

(2) a separate election held in the territory proposed to be annexed.

(b) The order calling the election shall provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the form of the ballot; and

(4) the presiding and alternate election judges for each polling place.

(c) Notice of the election shall be given by publishing a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once each week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must occur at least 30 days before the date of the election.

(d) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election held under this section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 7.303 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 7 / Section 7.303
§ 7.303. DIVERSION; RECONSIGNMENT; CHANGE OF INSTRUCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the bill of lading otherwise provides, a carrier may deliver the goods to a person or destination other than that stated in the bill or may otherwise dispose of the goods, without liability for misdelivery, on instructions from:

(1) the holder of a negotiable bill;

(2) the consignor on a nonnegotiable bill even if the consignee has given contrary instructions;

(3) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill in the absence of contrary instructions from the consignor, if the goods have arrived at the billed destination or if the consignee is in possession of the tangible bill or in control of the electronic bill; or

(4) the consignee on a nonnegotiable bill, if the consignee is entitled as against the consignor to dispose of the goods.

(b) Unless instructions described in Subsection (a) are included in a negotiable bill of lading, a person to which the bill is duly negotiated may hold the bailee according to the original terms.
Tex. Government Code § 403.610 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.610
§ 403.610. GOVERNOR ACTION ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall, not later than the 30th day after the date the governor receives an application sent to the governor by the comptroller under Section 403.609, consider the application and by official action determine whether the governor is agreeable to entering into the agreement that is the subject of the application.

(b) The governor shall provide written notice of the governor's determination under Subsection (a) to the comptroller, the applicable school district, and the applicant not later than the seventh day after the date the governor makes the determination under that subsection.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.005
§ 290.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of each district are coextensive with the boundaries of the county in which the district is created.