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Tex. Education Code § 22A.055 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.055
§ 22A.055. PRE-EMPLOYMENT OR PRE-SERVICE AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person applying for employment with or who will act as a service provider for an educational entity must submit, using a form adopted by the agency, consent for release of the person's employment records and a pre-employment or pre-service affidavit disclosing whether the person has ever been:

(1) investigated by a law enforcement or child protective services agency for, or charged with, adjudicated for, or convicted of, an offense involving conduct described by Section 22A.051(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), or (D);

(2) investigated by a licensing authority or had a license, certificate, or permit denied, suspended, revoked, or subject to another sanction in this state or another state for conduct described by Section 22A.051(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), or (D);

(3) included in the registry;

(4) employed or is currently employed by or has acted or is currently acting as a service provider for a public or private school; or

(5) terminated or discharged or has resigned, in lieu of being terminated or discharged, from a public or private school.

(b) A person who answers affirmatively concerning an action listed under Subsection (a) must disclose in the affidavit all relevant facts known to the person pertaining to the matter, including, if applicable to the action, whether the allegation was determined to be true or false.

(c) A person or service provider is not precluded from being employed by or providing services to an educational entity based on a disclosed allegation if the entity determines based on the information disclosed in the affidavit that the allegation was false.

(d) A determination that an employee or person providing services failed to disclose information required to be disclosed by a person under this section is grounds for termination of employment or service.

(e) An educational entity shall discharge or refuse to hire or allow to act as a service provider for the entity a person against whom a determination has been made under Subsection (d).

(f) The board may revoke the certificate of an administrator if the board determines it is reasonable to believe that the administrator employed a person or accepted services from a service provider despite being aware that the person knowingly failed to disclose information required to be disclosed under Subsection (a).

(g) A person commits an offense if the person fails to disclose information required to be disclosed under Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.104
§ 1033.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district has the responsibility to establish a hospital or hospital system within its boundaries to provide hospital and medical care to the district's residents.
Tex. Water Code § 54.601 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.601
§ 54.601. TAX LEVY FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds payable in whole or in part from taxes are issued, the board shall levy a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for each year while all or part of the bonds are outstanding on all taxable property within the district in sufficient amount to pay the interest on the bonds as it becomes due and to create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date and to pay the expenses of assessing and collecting the taxes.
Tex. Family Code § 107.157 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.157
§ 107.157. REPORTING CERTAIN PLACEMENTS FOR ADOPTION.
Status: in_force

An adoption evaluator shall report to the department any adoptive placement that appears to have been made by someone other than a licensed child-placing agency or a child's parent or managing conservator.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1954.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.155
§ 1954.155. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

If there is a lien on a personal vehicle and the transportation network company's insurer covers a claim arising out of an incident that occurred during a prearranged ride, the insurer shall issue payment for the claim:

(1) directly to the person who is repairing the vehicle; or

(2) jointly to the owner of the personal vehicle and the primary lienholder.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.77 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 251 / Section 251.77
§ 251.77. CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS DISTRIBUTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, if the sale of malt beverages is prohibited by local option election, a licensed distributor of malt beverages whose warehouse or other facilities used in connection with the distributorship are located in the area affected, has the right to continue to operate as a distributor in that area and maintain the necessary premises and facilities for distribution. The distributor continues to enjoy all the rights and privileges incident to distributorship, including the right to possess, store, warehouse, and sell malt beverages in that area, and deliver malt beverages into and out of that area.

(b) A distributor in the area affected may sell or deliver malt beverages only to licensed outlets located where the sale of malt beverages is legal.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.028
§ 2254.028.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2254.028. NOTICE OF INTENT: MAJOR CONSULTING SERVICES CONTRACT. (a) Before entering into a major consulting services contract, a state agency shall:

(1) notify the Legislative Budget Board and the governor's Budget and Planning Office that the agency intends to contract with a consultant;

(2) give information to the Legislative Budget Board and the governor's Budget and Planning Office to demonstrate that the agency has complied or will comply with Sections 2254.026 and 2254.027; and

(3) obtain a finding of fact from the governor's Budget and Planning Office that the consulting services are necessary.

(b) A major consulting services contract that a state agency enters into without first obtaining the finding required by Subsection (a)(3) is void.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a major consulting services contract to be entered into by an institution of higher education other than a public junior college if the institution includes in the invitation published under Section 2254.029 a finding by the chief executive officer of the institution that the consulting services are necessary and an explanation of that finding.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.301 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.301
§ 3.301. PERSON ENTITLED TO ENFORCE INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

"Person entitled to enforce" an instrument means (i) the holder of the instrument, (ii) a nonholder in possession of the instrument who has the rights of a holder, or (iii) a person not in possession of the instrument who is entitled to enforce the instrument pursuant to Section 3.309 or 3.418(d). A person may be a person entitled to enforce the instrument even though the person is not the owner of the instrument or is in wrongful possession of the instrument.
Tex. Government Code § 437.115 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.115
§ 437.115. BIDS.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules governing the preparation, submission, and opening of bids for contracts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004 / Section 8004.102
§ 8004.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2052.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.253
§ 2052.253. KICKBOXING.
Status: in_force

A professional kickboxing event must be fought on the basis of the contestants' best efforts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3825.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3825 / Section 3825.103
§ 3825.103. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a municipality or county to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927A / Section 7927A.0402
§ 7927A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7927A.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. Utilities Code § 39.606 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.606
§ 39.606. TRUE-UP MECHANISM.
Status: in_force

An order issued under Section 39.603 or 39.604 must include a mechanism requiring that default charges be reviewed and adjusted at least annually, not later than the 45th day after the anniversary date of the issuance of the order, to:

(1) correct over-collections or under-collections over the preceding 12 months; and

(2) ensure the expected recovery of amounts sufficient to timely provide all payments of debt service.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 56.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 56 / Section 56.007
§ 56.007. STOCK OWNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an agricultural finance corporation or any banking corporation or trust company, except a savings bank, may hold stock of:

(1) an agricultural finance corporation; or

(2) a corporation that is chartered under the laws of the United States or a state of the United States and that is principally engaged in financing ready marketable, staple, nonperishable agricultural products.

(b) The total amount of stock held in accordance with Subsection (a) of this section may not exceed an amount equal to:

(1) 10 percent of the capital and surplus of the acquiring corporation; or

(2) 10 percent of the capital stock of the corporation of which the stock is to be held.

(c) Except in payment of debt, a banking corporation or trust company may not acquire stock of an agricultural finance corporation unless it first obtains express written authorization for the purchase from the banking commissioner under rules adopted by the banking commissioner.

(d) If a banking corporation or trust company acquires stock of an agricultural finance corporation in payment of debt, it shall promptly dispose of the stock unless it obtains express permission from the banking commissioner to retain the stock.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.261 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.261
§ 2054.261. ASSISTANCE AND COORDINATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) assist state agencies and local governments in researching and identifying potential funding sources for the project;

(2) assist state agencies and local governments in using the project;

(3) assist the legislature and other state leadership in coordinating electronic government initiatives; and

(4) coordinate operations between state agencies and local governments to achieve integrated planning for the project.

(b) The department by rule shall adopt standards for state agency Internet websites to ensure consistency and compatibility with the project. Each state agency shall make its Internet website conform to the standards.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 324.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 324 / Section 324.001
§ 324.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Consumer Protection Against Computer Spyware Act.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.9210 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.9210
§ 171.9210. APPLICATION FOR CREDIT.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 171.9205(c), a taxable entity must apply for a credit under this subchapter on or with the report for the period for which the credit is claimed.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.301 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.301
§ 301.301. IMMUNITY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

The state and its officers and employees are immune from liability for all weather modification and control activities conducted by private persons or groups.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3954.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3954 / Section 3954.003
§ 3954.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8253.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8253 / Section 8253.101
§ 8253.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for road projects as provided by Section 8253.052.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) The total principal amount of bonds, notes, or other obligations issued or incurred to finance the road projects may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified appraisal roll for Fort Bend County.
Tex. Education Code § 109.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.053
§ 109.053. UTILITIES EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

On terms, conditions, stipulations, and compensation as determined by the board, the board may convey, dedicate, or use any other appropriate method of conveyance to grant, convey, or dedicate rights, title, rights-of-way, or easements involving or in connection with the furnishing or providing of electricity, water, sewage disposal, natural gas, telephone, telegraph, or other utility service on, over, or through the campuses of the Texas Tech University System and the component institutions. The chairman of the board may execute and deliver conveyances or dedications on behalf of the university system and the component institutions.
Tex. Government Code § 302.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 302 / Section 302.018
§ 302.018. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EXECUTIVE OR JUDICIAL OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

An elected officer or employee of the executive or judicial branch of state government may not contribute personal services, money, or goods of value to a speaker candidate's campaign.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.304
§ 3916.304. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of the hotel occupancy tax may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the maximum rate prescribed by Section 352.003(a), Tax Code; or

(2) a rate that, when added to the rates of all hotel occupancy taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district and by this state, does not exceed the sum of the rate prescribed by Section 351.0025(b), Tax Code, and two percent.

(b) The district tax is in addition to a tax imposed by the city under Chapter 351, Tax Code, or by the county under Chapter 352, Tax Code.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.37 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.37
§ 53A.37. JUNIOR LIEN BONDS; PARITY BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds constituting a junior lien on the net revenue or properties may be issued unless prohibited by the bond resolution or trust indenture. Parity bonds may be issued under conditions specified in the bond resolution or trust indenture.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 50B.0025 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50B / Section 50B.0025
§ 50B.0025. ANNUAL PLAN AND BUDGET.
Status: in_force

Not later than November 1 of each year, the commissioner shall prepare for the current fiscal year:

(1) a schedule and plan of action designed to implement and further the objectives of this chapter and Chapter 110, Alcoholic Beverage Code; and

(2) a budget and prioritized spending plan for expenditures of the wine industry development fund.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.113 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.113
§ 370.113. PAYMENT OF BONDS; STATE AND COUNTY CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The principal of, interest on, and any redemption premium on bonds issued by an authority are payable solely from:

(1) the revenue of the transportation project for which the bonds are issued;

(2) payments made under an agreement with the commission, the department, or other governmental entity as authorized by this chapter;

(3) money derived from any other source available to the authority, other than money derived from a transportation project that is not part of the same system or money derived from a different system, except to the extent that the surplus revenue of a transportation project or system has been pledged for that purpose;

(4) amounts received under a credit agreement relating to the transportation project for which the bonds are issued; and

(5) the proceeds of the sale of other bonds.

(b) Bonds issued under this chapter do not constitute a debt of this state or of a governmental entity, or a pledge of the faith and credit of this state or of a governmental entity. Each bond must contain on its face a statement to the effect that the state, the authority, or any governmental entity is not obligated to pay the bond or the interest on the bond from a source other than the amount pledged to pay the bond and the interest on the bond, and neither the faith and credit and taxing power of this state or of any governmental entity are pledged to the payment of the principal of or interest on the bond. This subsection does not apply to a governmental entity that has entered into an agreement under Section 370.303.

(c) An authority may not incur a financial obligation that cannot be paid from revenue derived from owning or operating the authority's transportation projects or from other revenue provided by law.
Tex. Government Code § 24.429 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.429
§ 24.429.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.429. 252ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (JEFFERSON COUNTY). (a) The 252nd Judicial District is composed of Jefferson County.

(b) The 252nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(c) The terms of the 252nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October. Each term continues until the term ends by operation of law or the court has disposed of the business for that term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.052
§ 6913.052. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY IN HASKELL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Territory in Haskell County, whether the territory is contiguous to the district or not, may be annexed to the district as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2262.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2262 / Section 2262.153
§ 2262.153. FORMS FOR REPORTING CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

As part of the uniform forms published under Section 2262.152, the comptroller shall develop forms for use by state agencies in reporting a contractor's performance for use in the vendor performance tracking system under Section 2262.055.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.057
§ 1101.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3832.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3832 / Section 3832.001
§ 3832.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means Waller County Road Improvement District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8361.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8361 / Section 8361.005
§ 8361.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Water Code § 28.029 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28 / Section 28.029
§ 28.029. DELEGATION OF HEARING POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may authorize the chief administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings to call and hold hearings on any subject on which the commission may hold a hearing.

(b) The commission may also authorize the chief administrative law judge to delegate to one or more administrative law judges the authority to hold any hearing the chief administrative law judge calls.

(c) At any hearing called under this section, the chief administrative law judge or the administrative law judge to whom a hearing is delegated may administer oaths and receive evidence.

(d) The individual or individuals holding a hearing under the authority of this section shall report the hearing in the manner prescribed by the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.272 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.272
§ 1473.272. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may set aside from the bond proceeds:

(1) money to pay interest on the bonds; and

(2) money in the amount the commissioners court estimates to be required for operating expenses until the parking facility becomes sufficiently operational.

(b) The commissioners court may not set aside money under this section in an amount that exceeds the amount of money necessary to cover interest and operating expenses for the estimated period of construction and the first two years of operation, less any earnings during that time.
Tex. Tax Code § 182.023 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 182 / Section 182.023
§ 182.023. PAYMENT OF TAX.
Status: in_force

Only one utility company pays the tax on a commodity. If the commodity is produced by one utility company and distributed by another, the distributor pays the tax.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.020 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.020
§ 221.020. REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A development corporation shall continuously maintain a registered office and registered agent in this state.

(b) The registered office may be, but need not be, the same as the development corporation's principal office. The registered agent may be:

(1) an individual resident of this state whose business office is the same as the registered office; or

(2) a domestic or foreign profit or nonprofit corporation that is authorized to transact business or conduct affairs in this state and that has a principal or business office that is the same as the registered office.