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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0603 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0603
§ 8513.0603. PUBLIC HEARING; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board orders an election under Section 8513.0602, the board must hold a public hearing in each county in the authority to discuss the proposed tax issue.

(b) Each public hearing must be held:

(1) not less than 10 days before the date of the scheduled election; and

(2) not more than 25 days before the date of the scheduled election.

(c) Notice of the public hearing must be given by publishing the notice in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each county where the hearing is to be held. The notice must:

(1) be published at least 10 days before the date of the hearing; and

(2) include the time, day, date, place, and purpose of the hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0301
§ 3986.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 481.682 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.682
§ 481.682. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Quantum Initiative is a program established within the office to:

(1) establish and advance this state's position as a national leader in the quantum industry; and

(2) accelerate the integration of quantum computing, networking, and sensing technology into the economy of this state.

(b) The purposes of the initiative are to:

(1) leverage the expertise and capacity of regulatory stakeholders and institutions of higher education and industry to advise and provide input to the office regarding the comprehensive strategic plan described by Section 481.686;

(2) identify obstacles and provide recommendations to the governor and legislature regarding quantum economic opportunities and technologies;

(3) provide strategic leadership with respect to quantum initiatives;

(4) identify opportunities for workforce training and development related to the research, design, and manufacturing of quantum computing technology; and

(5) identify opportunities to support:

(A) existing quantum computing and networking industries in this state; and

(B) the development of a quantum manufacturing supply chain in this state.

(c) The initiative may establish ad hoc advisory committees as necessary to carry out the initiative's duties under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 41.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.012
§ 41.012. LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A county or district attorney may purchase, for himself and for his staff members, liability insurance, or similar coverage from a governmental pool operating under Chapter 119, Local Government Code, or a self-insurance fund or risk retention group operating under Chapter 2259, to insure against claims arising from the performance of his official duties from state or county funds appropriated or allocated for the expenses of his office or from accounts maintained by the county or district attorney, including but not limited to the fund created by charges assessed by the county or district attorney in connection with the collection of "insufficient fund" negotiable instruments.
Tex. Water Code § 51.834 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.834
§ 51.834. SUBSEQUENT ELECTION.
Status: in_force

If the proposition to dissolve the district fails to carry at the election held for that purpose, no other election for the same purpose shall be held within one year after the date of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.004
§ 1035.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 310, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue a bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 607.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 607 / Section 607.001
§ 607.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "public safety employee" means a peace officer, fire fighter, detention officer, county jailer, or emergency medical services employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state.

(b) In this subchapter:

(1) "Death investigation professional" means:

(A) a justice of the peace;

(B) a death investigator employed under Article 49.23, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(C) a medical examiner or an employee of the medical examiner's office employed under Section 3, Article 49.25, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(2) "Inquest" has the meaning assigned by Article 49.01, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Election Code § 171.053 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.053
§ 171.053.
Status: in_force

Sec. 171.053. COMMITTEE COMPOSITION: DISTRICT COMPRISING PART OF A COUNTY; FIRST MEETING. (a) The district executive committee for a district comprising only a part of a single county consists of the members of the county executive committee who reside in the district.

(b) The members of a district executive committee shall elect a chair at the committee's first meeting from among the committee membership.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the county chair shall call the first meeting of the district executive committee to convene at any time after the precinct chairs take office. The county chair shall notify each committee member in advance of the meeting of its time, place, and purpose.

(d) If a vacancy exists in the office of chair of a senatorial district executive committee immediately before the date for conducting the regular drawing for a place on the general primary ballot, the committee shall convene on that date at the hour and place specified by the county chair to elect the district executive committee chair.

(e) Not later than the third day after the date the chair for a senatorial district executive committee is elected, the county chair shall deliver to the state chair written notice of the name and address of the person elected.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0158
§ 532.0158. SUSPENDING EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL CAREGIVERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Consumer-directed service option" has the meaning assigned by Section 546.0101.

(2) "Reportable conduct" includes:

(A) abuse or neglect that causes or may cause death or harm to an individual using the consumer-directed service option or a resident;

(B) sexual abuse of an individual using the consumer-directed service option or a resident;

(C) financial exploitation of an individual using the consumer-directed service option or a resident in an amount of $25 or more; and

(D) emotional, verbal, or psychological abuse that causes harm to an individual using the consumer-directed service option or a resident.

(3) "Resident" means an individual residing in a group home or other residential facility who is receiving services from a residential caregiver.

(4) "Residential caregiver" has the meaning assigned by Section 532.0157.

(b) A Medicaid provider, including a provider providing services under a Section 1915(c) waiver program, who employs or contracts with a residential caregiver to provide community-based residential care services through a group home or other residential facility described by Subsection (a)(4), on receiving notice of the reportable conduct finding, shall immediately suspend the employment or contract of an individual the provider employs or contracts with as a residential caregiver who the commission finds has engaged in reportable conduct while the individual exhausts any applicable appeals process, including informal and formal appeals, pending a final decision by an administrative law judge. The provider may not reinstate the individual's employment or contract during the course of any appeals process.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall take disciplinary action against a Medicaid provider that violates Subsection (b), including imposing an administrative penalty or vendor hold, terminating a contract or license, or any other disciplinary action the commission determines appropriate. In determining the appropriate disciplinary action to take against a Medicaid provider under this subsection, the commission shall consider:

(1) the nature and seriousness of the violation;

(2) the history of previous violations; and

(3) any other matter justice may require.

(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 467.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 467 / Section 467.008
§ 467.008. CIVIL IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who in good faith reports information or takes action in connection with a peer assistance program is immune from civil liability for reporting the information or taking the action.

(b) The civil immunity provided by this section shall be liberally construed to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(c) The persons entitled to immunity under this section include:

(1) an approved peer assistance program;

(2) the professional association or licensing or disciplinary authority operating the peer assistance program;

(3) a member, employee, or agent of the program, association, or authority;

(4) a person who reports or provides information concerning an impaired professional;

(5) a professional who supervises or monitors the course of treatment or rehabilitation of an impaired professional; and

(6) a person who employs an impaired professional in connection with the professional's rehabilitation, unless the person:

(A) knows or should have known that the professional is incapable of performing the job functions involved; or

(B) fails to take reasonable precautions to monitor the professional's job performance.

(d) A professional association, licensing or disciplinary authority, program, or person acting under this chapter is presumed to have acted in good faith. A person alleging a lack of good faith has the burden of proof on that issue.

(e) The immunity provided by this section is in addition to other immunity provided by law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 404.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 404 / Section 404.052
§ 404.052. DETERMINATION OF IMPAIRMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) When determining under this subchapter whether the surplus or the minimum required aggregate surplus of an insurer is impaired, the commissioner shall charge against the insurer:

(1) the reinsurance reserve required by the laws of this state; and

(2) all other debts and claims against the insurer.

(b) This section does not apply to a life insurance company.
Tex. Government Code § 490I.01051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490I / Section 490I.01051
§ 490I.01051. MAP OF LOCATIONS RECEIVING BROADBAND AND CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Public Utility Commission of Texas shall create, update annually, and publish on the commission's Internet website a map that shows locations in this state that are:

(1) receiving reliable broadband service at speeds of not less than 100 megabits per second for a download and not less than 20 megabits per second for an upload;

(2) served by an eligible telecommunications provider under Section 56.023, Utilities Code, that receives support for that purpose under a plan of the state universal service fund established under Section 56.021, Utilities Code; and

(3) described by both Subdivisions (1) and (2).

(b) The comptroller shall assist the Public Utility Commission of Texas in creating and updating the map described by Subsection (a).

(c) Not later than December 1 of each year, the Public Utility Commission of Texas shall submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislature that shows the locations described by Subsection (a)(3).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.006
§ 3879.006. 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;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 352.052 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 352 / Section 352.052
§ 352.052. COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; OBTAINING FEDERAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall cooperate with the federal government to accomplish the purposes of federal laws relating to vocational rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities and closely related activities.

(b) The commission shall negotiate agreements or plans with the federal government and shall use efficient methods of administration and comply with other conditions required to secure the full benefits of the federal laws. If the commission determines that a provision of state law precludes conformity with a federal requirement and limits federal financial support, the commission may waive or modify the state law to the extent necessary to obtain the full benefits of the federal law.

(c) The commission may comply with any requirements necessary to obtain federal funds to be used for vocational rehabilitation services in the maximum amount and most advantageous proportion possible.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.251
§ 3872.251. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION OF THE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Chapter 43, Local Government Code, a municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located may annex all or part of the district. Municipal annexation of all or part of the district has no effect on the validity of the district and the district shall continue to exist and exercise the powers granted by this Act. Municipal annexation does not result in total or partial dissolution of the district or an assumption by the annexing municipality of any of the district's obligations or indebtedness.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.203 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.203
§ 56B.203. AWARD NOT SUBJECT TO EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an award is not subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process.

(b) An award is not exempt from a claim of a creditor to the extent that the creditor provided a product, service, or accommodation, the cost of which is included in the award.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.052 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.052
§ 202.052. RATE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax imposed by this chapter is at the rate of 4.6 percent of the market value of oil produced in this state or 4.6 cents for each barrel of 42 standard gallons of oil produced in this state, whichever rate results in the greater amount of tax.

(b) For oil produced in this state from a new or expanded enhanced recovery project that qualifies under Section 202.054 of this code, the rate of the tax imposed by this chapter is 2.3 percent of the market value of the oil.

(c) The exemptions described by Sections 202.056, 202.059, and 202.060 apply to oil produced in this state from a well that qualifies under Section 202.056, 202.059, or 202.060, subject to the certifications and approvals required by those sections.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7967A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7967A / Section 7967A.0101
§ 7967A.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) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 147.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.050 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.050
§ 552.050. DELINQUENT CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any charge due hereunder which is not paid when due may be recovered in an action at law by the municipality. In addition to any other remedies or penalties provided at law or in this subchapter, failure of a user of the municipal utilities within the service area to pay the charges promptly when due shall subject such user to discontinuance of any utility services provided by the municipality, and municipalities are hereby empowered to enforce this provision against delinquent users. The employees of the utility established in accordance with this subchapter shall have access, at all reasonable times, to any benefitted properties served by the drainage utility for inspection or repair or for the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 828.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 828 / Section 828.011
§ 828.011. ADOPTION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each releasing agency may set its own standards for potential adopters if those standards are applied in a fair and equal manner.

(b) If the releasing agency is a public facility, the standards must be reasonably related to the prevention of cruelty to animals and the responsible management of dogs and cats in the interest of preserving public health and welfare.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.111
§ 1066.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility for the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 90.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 90 / Section 90.008
§ 90.008. VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL.
Status: in_force

Before serving a report required by Section 90.003 or 90.004, a claimant seeking damages arising from an asbestos-related injury or silica-related injury may voluntarily dismiss the claimant's action. If a claimant files a voluntary dismissal under this section, the claimant's voluntary dismissal is without prejudice to the claimant's right to file a subsequent action seeking damages arising from an asbestos-related injury or a silica-related injury.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.088 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.088
§ 116.088. RELEASE OF SURETY COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) A surety company may be relieved of its obligations under a surety bond executed on behalf of a county depository after the 30th day after the date it gives written notice to the commissioners court requesting to be released.

(b) A surety company is not relieved under Subsection (a) of liability for a loss sustained by the county before the expiration of the bond.

(c) If a depository's surety company requests to be relieved from its obligations under Subsection (a), the depository shall provide further security acceptable to the commissioners court to secure county funds under this chapter. The depository shall provide the further security before termination of the surety's obligations under the bond. The new security shall be filed in the county clerk's office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8379.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8379 / Section 8379.0302
§ 8379.0302. 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 § 2001.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.201
§ 2001.201. MANUFACTURER'S LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer may not sell or supply to a person in this state or for use in this state bingo cards, boards, sheets, pads, or other supplies, or equipment designed to be used in playing bingo, or engage in any intrastate activity involving those items, unless the manufacturer holds a manufacturer's license under this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.011
§ 81.011. CHIEF SUPERVISOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall employ a chief supervisor of its oil and gas division to assist the commission in enforcing the laws relating to the production, transportation, and conservation of oil and gas and rules and orders of the commission adopted under these laws.

(b) The chief supervisor also shall perform the duties of the pipeline expert as provided in the pipeline laws of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8178.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8178 / Section 8178.152
§ 8178.152. TAXES FOR ROAD BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds for road projects payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.156
§ 3948.156. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954 / Section 7954.105
§ 7954.105. 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 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. Insurance Code § 1451.127 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.127
§ 1451.127. DUTY OF PERSON ARRANGING PROVIDER CONTRACTS FOR HEALTH INSURER OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who arranges contracts with providers on behalf of a health maintenance organization or health insurer shall comply with laws related to the duties of the organization or insurer to notify and consider providers for those contracts.

(b) A violation of this section:

(1) is an unlawful practice under Section 15.05, Business & Commerce Code; and

(2) constitutes restraint of trade.