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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.304
§ 1098.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election to dissolve the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8412.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8412 / Section 8412.051
§ 8412.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0303
§ 3985.0303. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.003
§ 1020.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4021.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4021 / Section 4021.0106
§ 4021.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; or

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 524.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 524 / Section 524.058
§ 524.058. HEALTH COVERAGE PROVIDED THROUGH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
Status: in_force

The division may cooperate with a public or private college or university to promote enrollment in health coverage programs sponsored by or through the college or university.
Tex. Government Code § 24.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.106
§ 24.106.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.106. 6TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ( LAMAR AND RED RIVER COUNTIES). (a) The 6th Judicial District is composed of Lamar and Red River counties.

(b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Red River County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court.

(c) In Red River County, the 6th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 102nd Judicial District. In Lamar County, the 6th Judicial District has concurrent jurisdiction with the 62nd Judicial District.

(d) In any county in the district in which there are two or more district courts, the judges of those courts may, in their discretion, either in termtime or in vacation, on motion of any party, on agreement of the parties, or on their own motion, transfer any civil or criminal case or proceeding on their dockets to the docket of one of the other district courts. In Lamar County, the judges may transfer a case by an order entered in the minutes of the transferring court. The judges of the courts may, in their discretion, exchange benches or districts from time to time. Any of the judges may in his own courtroom try and determine any case or proceeding pending in any of the other courts without having the case transferred or may sit in any of the other courts and hear and determine any case or proceeding pending in one of those courts. Two or more judges may try different cases in the same court at the same time and each may occupy his own courtroom or the room of any other court. In case of absence, sickness, or disqualification of any of the judges, any other of the judges may hold court for him. Any of the judges may hear and determine any part or question of any case or proceeding pending in any of the courts, and any other of the judges may complete the hearing and render judgment in the proceeding. Any of the judges may hear and determine motions, petitions for injunction, applications for appointment of receivers, interventions, motions to transfer venue, pleas in abatement and all dilatory pleas, motions for new trials, and all preliminary matters, questions, and proceedings, and may enter judgment or order on them in the court in which the case or proceeding is pending without having the matter transferred to the court of the acting judge. The judge in whose court the matter is pending may proceed to hear, complete, and determine the matter or all or any part of any other matter and may render final judgment on it. Any of the judges of the courts may issue restraining orders and injunctions returnable to any of the other courts. This subsection does not limit the powers of the judges when acting for any other judge by exchange of benches or otherwise.

(e) The terms of the 6th District Court in each county in the district begin on the first Mondays in January and July.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.062
§ 1115.062. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as warranted.

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and additional attorneys as the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to employ technicians, nurses, and district employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8325.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8325 / Section 8325.105
§ 8325.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted before the effective date of the Act creating this chapter under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.301 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.301
§ 1158.301. PERMISSIBLE TERMS.
Status: in_force

Real estate of an estate may be sold for cash, or for part cash and part credit, or the equity in land securing an indebtedness may be sold subject to the indebtedness, or with an assumption of the indebtedness, at public or private sale, as appears to the court to be in the estate's best interests.
Tex. Property Code § 301.0045 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.0045
§ 301.0045. RACIAL DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HAIR TEXTURE OR PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "protective hairstyle" includes braids, locks, and twists.

(b) A provision in this chapter, other than a provision in Subchapter I, referring to discrimination because of race or on the basis of race includes discrimination because of or on the basis of a person's hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.107
§ 3933.107. COUNTY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers of a county development district provided by Chapter 383, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1605 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1605
§ 54.1605. WITNESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A witness who is sworn and who appears before a magistrate is subject to the penalties for perjury and aggravated perjury provided by law.

(b) A referring court may fine or imprison a witness or other court participant for failure to appear after being summoned, refusal to answer questions, or other acts of direct contempt before a magistrate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8864.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8864 / Section 8864.053
§ 8864.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

Each odd-numbered year, on the uniform election date in May or another date authorized by law, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.257 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.257
§ 2207.257. ANNUAL AUDIT; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year as provided by the plan of operation, the board shall have an actuary audit the capital, surplus, and reserves of the pool and prepare a formal report for the pool and the members of the pool.

(b) The actuary must be a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.007
§ 2026.007. INAPPROPRIATE OR UNSAFE CONDITIONS; ENFORCEMENT; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall issue a notice of violation to a racetrack association on a determination that an inappropriate or unsafe condition exists at a racetrack.

(b) If the executive director determines that an inappropriate or unsafe condition exists at the racetrack, the executive director shall order the racetrack association to take action within a specified period to remedy the inappropriate or unsafe condition. In determining the period for compliance, the executive director shall consider:

(1) the nature and severity of the problem; and

(2) the threat to the health, safety, and welfare of race participants, patrons, and animals.

(c) The commission by rule shall require a report of any corrective action taken by a racetrack association in response to an order of the executive director under Subsection (b).

(d) If a racetrack association fails to take action as required under Subsection (b), the executive director shall initiate an enforcement action against the racetrack association. The executive director may rescind any live or simulcast race date of a racetrack association that does not take corrective action within the period set by the executive director.

(e) The commission shall adopt rules implementing this section, including rules:

(1) requiring the report and correction of:

(A) an inappropriate condition on the premises of a racetrack, including a failure to properly maintain the premises, that interferes with the administration of this subtitle; and

(B) a condition on the premises that makes the premises unsafe for a race participant, patron, or animal; and

(2) determining the methods and manner by which the executive director may determine and remedy inappropriate or unsafe conditions on the premises, including the methods and manner in which the executive director may conduct inspections of the premises and remedy emergency situations.

(f) The commission shall adopt rules relating to the commission's review of an action taken under this section by the executive director. A review procedure adopted under this subsection must be consistent with Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2810 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2810
§ 54.2810. TERMINATION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a criminal law magistrate court associate judge, a jail magistrate, and each other magistrate in the criminal law magistrate court may be terminated by a two-thirds vote of the district court judges with jurisdiction in Denton County and the judges of the criminal statutory county courts of Denton County.

(b) A part-time jail magistrate serves solely at the discretion of a criminal law magistrate court associate judge appointed under Section 54.2805 or of the district court judge and criminal statutory county court judge designated to oversee the criminal law magistrate court under Section 54.2802(b).
Tex. Estates Code § 751.213 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.213
§ 751.213. LIABILITY OF PRINCIPAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Subsection (b) applies to an action brought under Section 751.212 if:

(1) the court finds that the action was commenced after the date the written statement described by Section 751.207(b) was timely provided to the agent;

(2) the court expressly finds that the refusal of the person against whom the action was brought to accept the durable power of attorney was permitted under this chapter; or

(3) Section 751.212(e) does not apply and the court does not issue an order ordering the person to accept the power of attorney.

(b) Under any of the circumstances described by Subsection (a), the principal may be liable to the person who refused to accept the durable power of attorney for court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees incurred in defending the action as the exclusive remedy under this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.031 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.031
§ 61.031. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may require an employer to deposit a bond if:

(1) the employer is convicted of two violations of this chapter; or

(2) a final order of the commission against an employer for nonpayment of wages remains unsatisfied after the 10th day after the date on which the time to appeal from that final order has expired and an appeal is not pending.

(b) The bond must be:

(1) in an amount approved and considered by the commission as adequate under the circumstances;

(2) payable to the state;

(3) conditioned that the employer, for a period not to exceed 36 months, pay the employees in accordance with this chapter; and

(4) conditioned that the employer pay any sum recovered against the employer under this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 101.009 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 101 / Section 101.009
§ 101.009. LICENSEE LIST.
Status: in_force

The department may publish as often as it considers necessary a list in pamphlet form or on the department's Internet website of all persons licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 5.258 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.258
§ 5.258. OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) is an individual described by Section 5.253(4); and

(2) intentionally or knowingly purchases or otherwise acquires an interest in real property in this state in violation of this subchapter.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8038.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8038 / Section 8038.0104
§ 8038.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8038.0103 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.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.303
§ 601.303. STUDENT PRACTICING WITHOUT DIRECT SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

The advisory board may take disciplinary action against a student for intentionally practicing radiologic technology without direct supervision.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.253 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.253
§ 121.253. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF GAS EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to gas transported out of this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437B.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.053
§ 437B.053. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a mobile food vendor license must submit an application to the department on the form the department prescribes. The application must contain:

(1) the applicant's name, address, and telephone number;

(2) the name, address, and telephone number of any associated entity or organization the applicant is representing and copies of documents verifying that relationship;

(3) the applicant's primary residences and business addresses during the 12 months preceding the date of the application;

(4) the food or beverages the applicant proposes to sell to enable the department to establish the applicant's food type classification;

(5) a statement of whether the applicant has previously been denied a mobile food vendor license or had a mobile food vendor license suspended or revoked in another state or local jurisdiction and the reasons for any denial, suspension, or revocation; and

(6) for each motorized food vending vehicle the applicant is applying for a license to operate:

(A) the vehicle license number, description, identification number, and registration;

(B) proof of vehicle insurance; and

(C) a copy or proof of any additional commercial vehicle licenses or permits required by this state.

(b) An applicant must attest to the information submitted under Subsection (a).

(c) The department may require an applicant to submit additional information.

(d) An applicant may submit one application for all food vending vehicles to be licensed under this subchapter.

(e) An applicant's failure to submit a complete application may result in denial of a license.

(f) A person may not intentionally provide false information or intentionally omit requested information on an application.
Tex. Election Code § 125.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 125 / Section 125.001
§ 125.001. ALLOCATION OF EQUIPMENT AMONG POLLING PLACES.
Status: in_force

The authority responsible for allocating election supplies among the polling places for an election shall determine the number of voting machines or units of other voting system equipment to be installed at each polling place based on:

(1) the number of votes cast at the polling place in previous, similar elections;

(2) the number of registered voters eligible to vote at a polling place;

(3) the number of units of equipment available; and

(4) any other factors the authority determines are relevant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.212
§ 3876.212. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3876.209.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that the district may acquire by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.201
§ 4151.201. EXAMINATION OF ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may examine an administrator with regard to its business in this state.

(b) The commissioner may designate one or more employees to perform an examination.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.032
§ 522.032. CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS OF LICENSE OR PERMIT HOLDER; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit who changes the holder's name or mailing address must apply for a duplicate license or permit not later than the 30th day after the date of the change in the manner provided by Section 521.054.

(b) The holder of a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit who changes the holder's residence address shall notify the department not later than the 30th day after the date of the change.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Education Code § 34.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 34 / Section 34.001
§ 34.001. PURCHASE OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may purchase school motor vehicles through the comptroller or through competitive bidding under Subchapter B, Chapter 44.

(b) The comptroller may adopt rules as necessary to implement Subsection (a). Before adopting a rule under this subsection, the comptroller must conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed rule regardless of whether the requirements of Section 2001.029(b), Government Code, are met.
Tex. Water Code § 17.9615 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.9615
§ 17.9615. TRANSFERS TO RURAL WATER ASSISTANCE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may direct the comptroller to transfer amounts from the financial assistance account to the rural water assistance fund to provide financial assistance to rural political subdivisions under this subchapter for the purposes provided in Section 15.994.

(b) The board shall use the rural water assistance fund as a source of revenue to be deposited in accordance with this subchapter for the payment of principal and interest on water financial assistance bonds issued by the board, the proceeds of which are to be deposited into the rural water assistance fund and to be used to make payments under a bond enhancement agreement with respect to principal or interest on the water financial assistance bonds.
Tex. Water Code § 63.182 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.182
§ 63.182. EFFECT ON POLICE POWERS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall not affect or repeal the police powers of any municipality inside the district or any law, ordinance, or regulation which authorizes the municipality to exercise police power over any navigable stream, aid to navigation, or facility for navigation in the district.
Tex. Election Code § 15.112 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 15 / Section 15.112
§ 15.112. AUTHORIZATION TO VOTE ON STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

In an election held on or after the date the voter's name is entered on the suspense list and before November 30 following the second general election for state and county officers that occurs after the beginning of the period, a voter whose name appears on a precinct list of registered voters with the notation "S", or a similar notation, may vote in the election precinct in which the list is used if the voter satisfies the residence requirements prescribed by Section 63.0011 and submits a statement of residence in accordance with that section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.023
§ 361.023. PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNING HAZARDOUS WASTE.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect the public health and environment, it is the state's goal, through source reduction, to eliminate the generation of hazardous waste to the maximum extent that is technologically and economically feasible. Therefore, it is the state's public policy that, in generating, treating, storing, and disposing of hazardous waste, the following methods are preferred to the extent economically and technologically feasible, in the order listed:

(1) source reduction;

(2) reuse or recycling of waste, or both;

(3) treatment to destroy hazardous characteristics;

(4) treatment to reduce hazardous characteristics;

(5) underground injection; and

(6) land disposal.

(b) Under Subsection (a)(3), on-site destruction is preferred, but it shall be evaluated in the context of other relevant factors such as transportation hazard, distribution of risk, quality of destruction, operator capability, and site suitability.