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Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.152
§ 1002.152. FEES.
Status: in_force

The board may set reasonable and necessary fees to be charged applicants and license holders under this chapter, including fees for application, examination, licensure, and renewal of a license. The board shall base a fee for examination in a discipline of geoscience on the costs associated with preparing, administering, and grading that examination.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.403 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.403
§ 772.403.
Status: in_force

Sec. 772.403. IMPLEMENTATION OF 9-1-1 SERVICE AND FEE. (a) A county to which this subchapter applies may implement a system for providing 9-1-1 service in the unincorporated areas of the county and may impose a service fee on local exchange telephone service customers in the area served. The fee may not be imposed on any line that the Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications excluded from the definition of a local exchange access line or an equivalent local exchange access line pursuant to Section 771.063. If a business service user provides residential facilities, each line that terminates at a residential unit and that is a communication link equivalent to a residential local exchange access line shall be charged the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.

(b) The commissioners court shall set the fee in an amount reasonable to cover the costs of providing the 9-1-1 service.

(c) Revenue from the fee may be used only for the planning, development, and provision of 9-1-1 service.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.151
§ 1601.151. AUTHORITY TO SELF-INSURE; EXEMPTION FROM OTHER INSURANCE LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the governing board of a system may:

(1) self-insure a plan provided under this chapter; and

(2) hire a carrier to administer the system's uniform program.

(b) A plan for which a system provides coverage on a self-insured basis is exempt from any other insurance law of this state that does not expressly apply to that plan or this chapter.

(c) Expenses for the administration of a self-insured plan may come from the contributions of employees and the state after payments for any coverage provided under this chapter have been made.
Tex. Local Government Code § 323.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 323 / Section 323.009
§ 323.009. PARTICIPATION WITH A COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county that has established a county library may contract with the commissioners court of another county to extend county library privileges to the residents of the other county to the extent and for the consideration as the parties may agree. The consideration received from the other county shall be deposited in the county free library fund. On the making of the contract, the library privileges are extended to the residents of the other county.

(b) The other county may provide for a county free library fund in the same manner in which a county that establishes a county library may provide for the fund. The purpose of the fund is to carry out a contract made by the other county under Subsection (a).

(c) If the other county makes a contract under Subsection (a), it is not prohibited from establishing its own county library under this subchapter, and if it does so, it may terminate the contract on mutually agreeable terms or may continue under the contract until expiration of its term.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.011
§ 2063.011. LAWS NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as specifically provided by this chapter, this chapter does not affect laws, rules, or decisions relating to the confidentiality or privileged status of categories of information or communications.

(b) This chapter does not enlarge the right of state government to require information, records, or communications from the people.
Tex. Utilities Code § 41.157 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 41 / Section 41.157
§ 41.157. TRUE-UP.
Status: in_force

(a) A financing order shall be reviewed and adjusted promptly if after its adoption there are additional charges, reductions, or refunds of extraordinary costs and expenses, to:

(1) ensure that there is not an over-collection or an under-collection of extraordinary costs and expenses; and

(2) ensure that collections on the securitized property will be sufficient to timely make all periodic and final payments of principal, interest, fees, and other amounts and to timely fund all reserve accounts, if any, related to the securitized bonds.

(b) A financing order shall also include a mechanism requiring that securitized charges be reviewed by the board and adjusted at least annually, not later than the 45th day after the anniversary date of the issuance of the securitized bonds, to:

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

(2) ensure the expected recovery of amounts sufficient to timely provide all payments of debt service and other required amounts and charges in connection with the securitized bonds.

(c) The electric cooperatives that are members of a generation and transmission cooperative may include in their financing orders the ability to allocate any true-up amounts over the retail customers of all electric cooperatives that are members of the same generation and transmission cooperative.

(d) In a combined securitization transaction, each generation and transmission cooperative may calculate all adjustments and determinations relevant to each true-up by each electric cooperative member of the generation and transmission cooperative participating in the securitization transaction, with the adjustments being allocated across the electric cooperatives in the manner agreed to by all of the participating electric cooperatives under their financing orders.

(e) A governmental authority may not disapprove of or alter any adjustments made or proposed to be made under this subchapter other than to correct computation or other manifest errors.
Tex. Government Code § 325.0123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 325 / Section 325.0123
§ 325.0123. REVIEW OF CERTAIN AGENCIES FOR RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) As part of its review of a health and human services agency, the commission shall consider and make recommendations regarding the statutory revisions necessary to use the phrase "intellectual disability" instead of "mental retardation" and to use the phrase "person with intellectual disability" instead of "person with mental retardation."

(b) As part of its review of an agency, the commission shall consider and recommend, as appropriate, statutory revisions in accordance with the person first respectful language initiative under Chapter 392.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1304.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1304 / Section 1304.105
§ 1304.105. RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules regarding the renewal of a registration issued under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.183 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.183
§ 242.183. PLAN OF CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The institution and the person arranging the care must agree on the plan of care and the plan must be filed at the institution before the institution admits the person for the care.

(b) The plan of care must be signed by:

(1) a licensed physician if the person for whom the care is arranged needs medical care or treatment; or

(2) the person arranging for the respite care if medical care or treatment is not needed.

(c) The institution may keep an agreed plan of care for a person for not longer than six months from the date on which it is received. During that period, the institution may admit the person as frequently as is needed and as accommodations are available.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.006
§ 8806.006. CONFLICT OF LAW.
Status: in_force

If there is a conflict between Chapters 36 and 51, Water Code, Chapter 36 controls.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.432 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.432
§ 502.432. VEHICLE TRANSPORTING SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide for a monthly registration period for a truck-tractor or a commercial motor vehicle:

(1) that is used exclusively to transport a seasonal agricultural product;

(2) that would otherwise be registered for a vehicle registration year; and

(3) for which the owner can show proof of payment of the heavy vehicle use tax or exemption.

(b) The department shall prescribe a registration receipt that is valid until the expiration of the designated registration period.

(c) The registration fee for a registration under this section is computed at a rate of one-twelfth the annual registration fee under Section 502.253, 502.255, or 502.433, as applicable, multiplied by the number of months in the registration period specified in the application for the registration, which may not be less than one month or longer than six months.

(d) For purposes of this section, "to transport a seasonal agricultural product" includes any transportation activity necessary for the production, harvest, or delivery of an agricultural product that is produced seasonally.
Tex. Election Code § 162.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 162 / Section 162.009
§ 162.009. CONTENTS OF AFFILIATION CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

The authority issuing an affiliation certificate under this chapter shall enter on the certificate:

(1) the name of the person to whom the certificate is issued;

(2) the name of the political party of the affiliation;

(3) the name and official position of the issuing authority;

(4) the party function at which the affiliation occurred, if applicable; and

(5) the date of affiliation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.001
§ 1009.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Cochran Memorial Hospital District.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.214 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.214
§ 131.214. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person or the officer or head of a federal, state, or local governmental agency is entitled to file written objections to the proposed release from the bond or deposit.

(b) The objections must be filed with the commission within 30 days after the last publication of notice as provided in Section 131.209 of this code.

(c) If the commission determines that the application is of a significance sufficient to warrant a public hearing considering the objections that have been filed, the commission shall hold a public hearing.

(d) The commission shall give notice to all interested parties of the time and place of the hearing which shall be conducted as provided in Sections 131.160 through 131.164 of this code.

(e) The hearing shall be held in the locality of the surface mining operation proposed for bond or deposit release.

(f) Notice of the date, time, and location of the public hearing shall be published by the commission as provided in Section 131.163 of this code.
Tex. Labor Code § 504.071 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 504 / Section 504.071
§ 504.071. RULES; FORMS.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision may:

(1) adopt and publish rules and prescribe and furnish forms necessary to effectively administer this chapter; and

(2) adopt and enforce necessary rules for the prevention of accidents and injuries.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3857.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3857 / Section 3857.154
§ 3857.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.082 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.082
§ 171.082. EXEMPTION--CERTAIN HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit corporation is exempted from the franchise tax if:

(1) the corporation is organized and operated primarily to obtain, manage, construct, and maintain the property in or of a residential condominium or residential real estate development; and

(2) the owners of individual lots, residences, or residential units control at least 51 percent of the votes of the corporation and that voting control, however acquired, is not held by:

(A) a single individual or family; or

(B) one or more developers, declarants, banks, investors, or other similar parties.

(b) For purposes of this section, a condominium project is considered residential if the project is legally restricted for use as residences. A real estate development is considered residential if the property is legally restricted for use as residences.
Tex. Government Code § 2167.0011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2167 / Section 2167.0011
§ 2167.0011. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "commission" means the Texas Facilities Commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.006
§ 1078.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8468.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8468 / Section 8468.001
§ 8468.001. 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 Crosswinds Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.104
§ 501.104. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 20 days after the date the person receives the notice sent under Section 501.103, the person in writing may:

(1) accept the determination and recommended penalty of the department; or

(2) make a request for a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) If the person accepts the determination and recommended penalty or if the person fails to respond to the notice, the department by order shall impose the recommended penalty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.155
§ 1095.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period that district revenue bonds are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Finance Code § 159.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 159 / Section 159.201
§ 159.201. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a wrap mortgage loan for a purchase of residential real estate to be used as the wrap borrower's residence.
Tex. Finance Code § 277.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 277 / Section 277.002
§ 277.002. ACCOUNT INFORMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A financial institution shall require, as a condition of opening or maintaining a business checking account, that the applicant or account holder provide:

(1) if the business is a sole proprietorship:

(A) the name of the business owner;

(B) the physical address of the business;

(C) the home address of the business owner; and

(D) the driver's license number of the business owner or the personal identification card number issued to the business owner by the Department of Public Safety; or

(2) if the business is a corporation or other legal entity, a copy of the business's certificate of incorporation or a comparable document and an assumed name certificate, if any.

(b) The financial institution shall request that the account holder inform the institution at least annually of any changes in the information the institution is required to obtain under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6910.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6910 / Section 6910.003
§ 6910.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the creation of the district and the improvements that the district will purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire.

(c) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1102.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.206
§ 1102.206. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds under this subchapter, the board may provide for the security and payment of district bonds from a pledge of a combination of ad valorem taxes as authorized by Section 1102.202 and revenue and other sources as authorized by Section 1102.205.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.251
§ 1047.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used to:

(1) pay the principal of and interest on bonds authorized by Section 1047.201; and

(2) maintain and operate a hospital or hospital system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8177.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8177 / Section 8177.002
§ 8177.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Bandera County, created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 130.084 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.084
§ 130.084. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of a junior college district shall be governed in the establishment, management, and control of a public junior college in the district by the general law governing the establishment, management, and control of independent school districts insofar as the general law is applicable.

(b) The governing board of a junior college district may set and collect with respect to a public junior college in the district any amount of tuition, rentals, rates, charges, or fees the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the college, except that a tuition rate set under this subsection must satisfy the requirements of Section 54.051(n). The governing board may set a different tuition rate for each program, course, or course level offered by the college, including a program, course, or course level to which a provision of Section 54.051 applies, as the governing board considers appropriate to reflect course costs or to promote efficiency or another rational purpose.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.2518 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.2518
§ 334.2518. USE OF REVENUE BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES FOR CERTAIN PARK FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality that has a population of more than 1.3 million but less than 1.4 million.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a municipality to which this section applies may acquire, construct, and improve a venue project that is an amphitheater, arena, exhibit hall, music hall, or stadium located within a municipally owned park that is at least 100 acres in size and all or part of which is designated as a national historic landmark district, if the applicable type of facility is specifically listed in the ballot proposition for a venue project for the expansion of an existing convention center facility that primarily hosts conventions and has at least one million square feet of meeting space.

(c) A municipality may not spend more than 20 percent of the revenue from the convention center facility expansion venue project described by Subsection (b) for costs related to an amphitheater, arena, exhibit hall, music hall, or stadium located within a municipally owned park.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.006
§ 3906.006. 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 by the city under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

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

(3) an enterprise zone created by the city under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created by the city under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 146.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 146 / Section 146.012
§ 146.012. OPEN RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A proposed meet and confer agreement and a document prepared and used by the municipality, including a public employer, in connection with the proposed agreement are available to the public under Chapter 552, Government Code, only after the agreement is ready to be ratified by the governing body of the municipality.

(b) This section does not affect the application of Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, to a document prepared and used in connection with the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.001
§ 3910.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Houston.

(3) "County" means Harris County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 23.

(6) "East End district" means the Greater East End Management District created under Chapter 3807.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9040.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9040 / Section 9040.001
§ 9040.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3.