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Tex. Finance Code § 32.404 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 32 / Section 32.404
§ 32.404. PAYMENT TO DEPOSITORS AND CREDITORS.
Status: in_force

The purchasing bank may pay a depositor or creditor of the selling institution the amount to be paid the person under the terms of the contract of agency by opening an account in the name of the depositor or creditor, crediting the account with the amount to be paid the depositor or creditor under the terms of the agency contract, and mailing or personally delivering a duplicate deposit ticket evidencing the credit to the depositor or creditor at the person's address shown in the records of the selling institution. The relationship between the purchasing bank and the depositor or creditor is that of debtor to creditor only to the extent of the credit reflected by the deposit ticket.
Tex. Government Code § 2101.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2101 / Section 2101.054
§ 2101.054. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not diminish, impair, contradict, or affect the duties, powers, or authorities granted or imposed on a governing board of a fund or account listed in Section 2101.052 by the constitution or laws of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7961.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7961 / Section 7961.0503
§ 7961.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8108.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8108 / Section 8108.151
§ 8108.151. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax for any district operation and maintenance purpose in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) Section 49.107(f), Water Code, does not apply to reimbursements for projects constructed or acquired under Section 8108.102.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.116 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.116
§ 33.116. FAILURE TO REGISTER PIER.
Status: in_force

Any owner of littoral property who fails to register the location and dimensions of the pier which is authorized to be constructed under Section 33.115 of this code is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $200.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.208 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.208
§ 327.208. LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURES AND INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A zoo board may not spend money unless the expense is included in the annual budget.

(b) A zoo board may not incur a debt payable from zoo board revenue except for revenue in the current or immediately following fiscal year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.157
§ 1301.157. PLAIN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Each health insurance policy, health benefit plan certificate, endorsement, amendment, application, or rider must:

(1) be written in plain language;

(2) be in a readable and understandable format; and

(3) comply with all applicable requirements relating to minimum readability requirements.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 202.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 202 / Section 202.005
§ 202.005. BOARD MEMBER RECUSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A chief juvenile probation officer who is a board member shall avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest by not voting or participating in any decision by the board that solely benefits or penalizes or otherwise solely impacts the juvenile probation department over which the chief juvenile probation officer has authority. The chief juvenile probation officer may not vote or render any decisions regarding matters of officer discipline presented to the board regarding the chief juvenile probation officer's department.

(a-1) If a juvenile justice professional is appointed as a board member under Section 202.001(a)(8), the member shall avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest by not voting or participating in any decision by the board that solely benefits or penalizes or otherwise solely impacts any juvenile probation department or facility the professional is employed by or works for under a contract. The professional may not vote or render any decisions regarding matters of officer discipline presented to the board regarding any juvenile probation department or facility the professional is employed by or works for under a contract.

(b) The board may adopt recusal requirements in addition to those described by Subsections (a) and (a-1), including requirements that are more restrictive than those described by those subsections.
Tex. Government Code § 542.0108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0108
§ 542.0108. MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall require that a managed care organization participating in the pilot program:

(1) ensures that pilot program participants have a choice among acute care and comprehensive long-term services and supports providers and service delivery options, including the consumer direction model;

(2) demonstrates to the commission's satisfaction that the organization's network of acute care, long-term services and supports, and comprehensive long-term services and supports providers have experience and expertise in providing services for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and individuals with similar functional needs;

(3) has a process for preventing the inappropriate institutionalization of pilot program participants; and

(4) ensures the timely initiation and consistent provision of services in accordance with a pilot program participant's person-centered plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7940A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7940A / Section 7940A.0502
§ 7940A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 204.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 204 / Section 204.003
§ 204.003. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court or domestic relations office shall include all appropriate terms and conditions in the contract that it determines are reasonable to secure the services of a private entity as provided by this chapter, including:

(1) provisions specifying the services to be provided by the entity;

(2) the method, conditions, and amount of compensation for the entity;

(3) provisions for the security of funds collected as child support, fees, or other amounts under the contract or that otherwise provide reasonable assurance to the county of the entity's full and faithful performance of the contract;

(4) provisions specifying the records to be kept by the entity, including any records necessary to fully account for all funds received and disbursed as child support, fees, or other amounts;

(5) requirements governing the inspection, verification, audit, or explanation of the entity's accounting or other records;

(6) the county's right to terminate the contract on 30 days' notice to the private entity if the private entity engages in an ongoing pattern of child support enforcement that constitutes wilful and gross misconduct subjecting delinquent obligors to unconscionable duress, abuse, or harassment;

(7) provisions permitting an obligor and obligee to jointly waive the monitoring procedure, if not required by law, by written request approved by order of the court having jurisdiction of the suit in which the child support order was issued; and

(8) provisions for the disclosure or nondisclosure of information or records maintained or known to the entity as a result of contract performance, including a requirement for the private entity to:

(A) disclose to any child support obligor that the private entity is attempting to enforce the obligor's child support obligation; and

(B) make no disclosure of the information or records other than in furtherance of the effort to enforce the child support order.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.060 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.060
§ 2A.060. IMMIGRATION DETAINER REQUESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement agency that has custody of a person subject to an immigration detainer request issued by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement shall:

(1) comply with, honor, and fulfill any request made in the detainer request provided by the federal government; and

(2) inform the person that the person is being held pursuant to an immigration detainer request issued by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(b) A law enforcement agency is not required to perform a duty imposed by Subsection (a) with respect to a person who has provided proof that the person is a citizen of the United States or that the person has lawful immigration status in the United States, such as a Texas driver's license or similar government-issued identification.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 444.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 444 / Section 444.004
§ 444.004. ANTICOMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR MONITORING.
Status: in_force

The commission, in consultation with the attorney general, shall identify and monitor any potential anticompetitive activities in industries affected by the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6611.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6611 / Section 6611.203
§ 6611.203. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

District bonds issued under Section 6611.201 must mature not later than 30 years after their date of issuance.
Tex. Water Code § 152.160 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.160
§ 152.160. RECEIPT OF ELECTRIC SERVICE AS CONDITION FOR PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

A river authority may not condition participation in or the receipt of a benefit from an economic development program on the receipt of electric service from the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0503
§ 3943.0503. BORROWING MONEY.
Status: in_force

The district may borrow money for a district purpose.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 7 / Section 7.02
§ 7.02. APPEARANCE BOND PENDING PEACE BOND HEARING.
Status: in_force

In proceedings under this Chapter, the accused shall have the right to make an appearance bond; such bond shall be conditioned as appearance bonds in other cases, and shall be further conditioned that the accused, pending the hearing, will not commit such offense and that he will keep the peace toward the person threatened or about to be injured, and toward all others, pending the hearing. Should the accused enter into such appearance bond, such fact shall not constitute any evidence of the accusation brought against him at the hearing on the merits before the magistrate.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.203 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.203
§ 408.203. ALLOWABLE LIENS.
Status: in_force

(a) An income or death benefit is subject only to the following lien or claim, to the extent the benefit is unpaid on the date the insurance carrier receives written notice of the lien or claim, in the following order of priority:

(1) an attorney's fee for representing an employee or legal beneficiary in a matter arising under this subtitle;

(2) court-ordered child support; or

(3) a subrogation interest established under this subtitle.

(b) A benefit that is subject to a lien or claim for payment of court-ordered child support shall be paid as required by an order or writ of income withholding under Chapter 158, Family Code.
Tex. Government Code § 572.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 572 / Section 572.005
§ 572.005. DETERMINATION OF SUBSTANTIAL INTEREST.
Status: in_force

An individual has a substantial interest in a business entity if the individual:

(1) has a controlling interest in the business entity;

(2) owns more than 10 percent of the voting interest in the business entity;

(3) owns more than $25,000 of the fair market value of the business entity;

(4) has a direct or indirect participating interest by shares, stock, or otherwise, regardless of whether voting rights are included, in more than 10 percent of the profits, proceeds, or capital gains of the business entity;

(5) is a member of the board of directors or other governing board of the business entity;

(6) serves as an elected officer of the business entity; or

(7) is an employee of the business entity.
Tex. Estates Code § 1151.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.052
§ 1151.052. CARE OF ADULT WARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The guardian of an adult ward may spend funds of the guardianship as provided by court order to care for and maintain the ward.

(b) The guardian of an adult ward who has decision-making ability may apply on the ward's behalf for residential care and services provided by a public or private facility if the ward agrees to be placed in the facility. The guardian shall report the condition of the ward to the court at regular intervals at least annually, unless the court orders more frequent reports. The guardian shall include in a report of an adult ward who is receiving residential care in a public or private residential care facility a statement as to the necessity for continued care in the facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.203
§ 1044.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order the election on its own motion.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding election officers;

(4) the purpose of the bond issuance;

(5) the amount of the bonds to be authorized;

(6) the maximum interest rate of the bonds; and

(7) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given by publishing a substantial copy of the order calling the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once each week for two consecutive weeks before the date of the election. The first publication must occur at least 14 days before the date of the election.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2004.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2004 / Section 2004.002
§ 2004.002. MEANING OF "MANUFACTURED IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

" For the purposes of this chapter, an incandescent light bulb is manufactured in this state if the item is manufactured:

(1) in this state from materials located in this state; and

(2) without the inclusion of any part imported from another state other than a generic and insignificant part.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 28.15 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 28 / Section 28.15
§ 28.15. STAMPS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 14.07 and 37.01(d), a mixed beverage permittee may not possess or permit a person to possess on the premises distilled spirits in any container that does not bear a serially numbered identification stamp issued by the commission or other identification approved by the commission.

(b) A holder of a local distributor's permit may not knowingly sell, ship, or deliver distilled spirits in any container that does not bear a serially numbered identification stamp issued by the commission or other identification approved by the commission.

(c) Identification stamps may be issued only to a holder of a local distributor's permit who shall affix the stamps as prescribed by the commission or administrator.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.020 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.020
§ 111.020. PIPELINE ON PUBLIC STREAM OR HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of Subsection (b) of this section, all common carriers are entitled to lay, maintain, and operate along, across, or under a public stream or highway in this state pipelines, together with telegraph and telephone lines incidental to and designed for use only in connection with the operation of the pipelines.

(b) The right to run a pipeline or telegraph or telephone line along, across, or over a public road or highway may be exercised only on condition that:

(1) it does not interfere with traffic on the road or highway;

(2) the road or highway is promptly restored to its former condition of usefulness;

(3) the restoration of the road or highway is subject also to the supervision of the commissioners court or other proper local authority; and

(4) no pipes or pipelines are laid parallel with and on a public highway closer than 15 feet from the improved section of the highway except with the approval and under the direction of the commissioners court of the county in which the public highway is located.

(c) The common carrier shall compensate the county or road district, respectively, for any damage done to the public road in the exercise of the privileges conferred.

(d) A person may acquire the right conferred in this section by filing with the commission a written acceptance of the provisions of this chapter expressly agreeing that, in consideration of the rights acquired, it becomes a common carrier subject to the duties and obligations conferred or imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.153
§ 8109.153. AIRPORT.
Status: in_force

The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate an airport and improvements in aid of the airport.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.25 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.25
§ 44.25. CASES REMANDED.
Status: in_force

The courts of appeals, other than the Court of Appeals of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals District, or the Court of Criminal Appeals may reverse the judgment in a criminal action, as well upon the law as upon the facts.
Tex. Finance Code § 273.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.304
§ 273.304. ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

The corporation shall establish an administrative account in which the corporation shall deposit earnings, including interest, on the investment of money in the primary account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.006
§ 3938.006. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.023
§ 22.023. LIENS.
Status: in_force

A local government has a lien on personal property to enforce the payment of a charge for repairs or improvements to, or the storage or care of, the property if the property is made or furnished by the local government or its agents in connection with the operation of an airport or air navigation facility owned or operated by the local government. The lien is enforceable as provided by law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 76.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 76 / Section 76.053
§ 76.053. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to grants awarded under Subchapter C, a federally qualified health center may accept gifts, grants, or donations from any source to administer and finance the program.

(b) A federally qualified health center shall actively solicit gifts, grants, and donations to:

(1) fund primary care services and benefits provided under the program; and

(2) reduce the cost of participation in the program for employers and their employees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.023
§ 262.023. COMPETITIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PURCHASES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a county may purchase one or more items under a contract that will require an expenditure exceeding $100,000, the commissioners court of the county must:

(1) comply with the competitive bidding or competitive proposal procedures prescribed by this subchapter;

(2) use the reverse auction procedure, as defined by Section 2155.062(d), Government Code, for purchasing; or

(3) comply with a method described by Chapter 2269, Government Code.

(b) The requirements established by Subsection (a) apply to contracts for which payment will be made from current funds or bond funds or through anticipation notes authorized by Chapter 1431, Government Code, or time warrants. Contracts for which payments will be made through certificates of obligation are governed by The Certificate of Obligation Act of 1971 (Subchapter C, Chapter 271).

(b-1) A county that complies with a method described by Chapter 2269, Government Code, as provided by Subsection (a)(3), to enter into a contract for which payment will be made through anticipation notes authorized by Chapter 1431, Government Code, may not issue anticipation notes for the payment of that contract in an amount that exceeds the lesser of:

(1) 20 percent of the county's budget for the fiscal year in which the county enters into the contract; or

(2) $10 million.

(c) In applying the requirements established by Subsection (a), all separate, sequential, or component purchases of items ordered or purchased, with the intent of avoiding the requirements of this subchapter, from the same supplier by the same county officer, department, or institution are treated as if they are part of a single purchase and of a single contract. In applying this provision to the purchase of office supplies, separate purchases of supplies by an individual department are not considered to be part of a single purchase and single contract by the county if a specific intent to avoid the requirements of this subchapter is not present.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.609 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.609
§ 772.609. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT; STAFF; FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The regional planning commission for the 9-1-1 region in which the district is established shall serve as the fiscal and administrative agent for the district.

(b) The executive director of the regional planning commission for the 9-1-1 region may serve as director of the district.

(c) The director is responsible for:

(1) performing all duties required by the board;

(2) ensuring that board policies and procedures are implemented for the purposes of this subchapter;

(3) preparing an annual budget; and

(4) employing and assigning employees of the regional planning commission to perform duties under this subchapter in accordance with the district's approved annual budget.

(d) The director may use district money to compensate an employee assigned duties under this subchapter.

(e) The director and an employee assigned duties under this subchapter are employees of the regional planning commission for all purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996 / Section 7996.0101
§ 7996.0101. 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 board member.

(4) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 246.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.202
§ 1032.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1032.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.