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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.305
§ 1122.305. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets belonging to the district to Hidalgo County or another governmental entity in Hidalgo County; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts of the district until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the board makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer and the district is dissolved.

(c) If Subsection (a)(1) does not apply and the board administers the property, assets, and debts of the district under Subsection (a)(2), the district is dissolved when all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.034
§ 775.034. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD IN DISTRICT LOCATED WHOLLY IN ONE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county in which a single-county district is located shall appoint a five-member board of emergency services commissioners to serve as the district's governing body. To serve as a member of the board a person must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age; and

(2) a resident citizen of the state and:

(A) a qualified voter within areas served by the district; or

(B) the owner of land subject to taxation in the district.

(b) Except as prescribed by Subsection (c), commissioners serve two-year terms.

(c) After the votes are canvassed and the commissioners court enters the order creating the district, the commissioners court shall appoint the initial emergency services commissioners to serve until January 1 of the year following the district election. On January 1, the court shall designate three of those emergency services commissioners to serve a two-year term and two of those emergency services commissioners to serve a one-year term.

(d) On January 1 of each year, the commissioners court shall appoint a successor for each emergency services commissioner whose term has expired.

(e) The commissioners court shall fill a vacancy on the board for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(f) A member of the board who, because of municipal annexation, is no longer a qualified voter of an area served by the district or no longer owns land subject to taxation by the district may continue to serve until the expiration of the member's term.

(g) The commissioners court shall consider relevant factors in determining the individuals to appoint as emergency services commissioners, including whether the individuals have knowledge that relates to fire prevention or emergency medical services and that is relevant to the common policies and practices of the board.

(h) This section does not apply to a district located wholly in a county:

(1) with a population of more than three million;

(2) with a population of more than 200,000 that borders Lake Palestine; or

(3) with a population of less than 200,000 that borders another state and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
Tex. Water Code § 27.016 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.016
§ 27.016. INSPECTION OF WELL LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receiving an application for a permit, the executive director shall:

(1) have an inspection made of the location of the proposed disposal well to determine the local conditions and the probable effect of the well; and

(2) determine the requirements for the setting of casing, as provided in Sections 27.051, 27.055, and 27.056.

(b) For a proposed Class I injection well, the executive director may satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) by accepting an inspection report prepared by an engineer or geoscientist licensed in this state. The report must:

(1) confirm that the engineer or geoscientist inspected the location of the proposed injection well to determine the local conditions and the probable effect of the well; and

(2) state the engineer's or geoscientist's determination regarding the requirements for the setting of casing as required by Subsection (a)(2).

(c) An engineer or geoscientist may conduct an inspection under Subsection (b)(1):

(1) in person at the location of the proposed injection well; or

(2) virtually through:

(A) satellite or other aerial imagery;

(B) mapping software; or

(C) other appropriate information sources.

(d) The executive director may require an engineer or geoscientist that submits a virtual inspection described by Subsection (c)(2) to conduct an additional in-person inspection if the initial visual inspection reveals an issue the executive director determines merits an in-person inspection.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.001
§ 67.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Galveston County Pilots Licensing and Regulatory Act.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.259 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.259
§ 151.259. SECURITY INSUFFICIENT TO PAY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If payment of the tax due is not made and the forfeiture of the security does not satisfy the delinquency, the comptroller shall suspend or revoke the permit or registration of the taxpayer as provided by Section 151.203 of this code.

(b) If the permit or registration is suspended, the comptroller shall certify to the attorney general the amount of taxes, penalties, and interest delinquent under this chapter.

(c) A permit or registration revoked or suspended under this section may not be reinstated until all taxes, penalties, and interest have been paid and another security is filed with the comptroller. The comptroller shall set the amount of the security subject only to the maximum amounts provided by Section 151.253(b) of this code.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.009 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.009
§ 352.009. ANNUAL REPORT TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than March 1 of each year, a county that imposes the tax authorized by this chapter shall report to the comptroller:

(1) the rate of:

(A) the tax imposed by the county under this chapter; and

(B) if applicable, the tax imposed by the county under Subchapter H, Chapter 334, Local Government Code;

(2) the amount of revenue collected during the county's preceding fiscal year from:

(A) the tax imposed by the county under this chapter; and

(B) if applicable, the tax imposed by the county under Subchapter H, Chapter 334, Local Government Code;

(3) the amount and percentage of the revenue described by Subdivision (2)(A) allocated by the county to each use authorized by this chapter for which the county used the revenue during the county's preceding fiscal year, stated separately as an amount and percentage for each applicable use; and

(4) the total amount of any revenue described by Subdivision (2)(A) collected in any preceding fiscal year of the county that has not yet been spent by the county and the amount of that unexpended revenue, if any, that remains in the county's possession in the fiscal year in which the report is due.

(b) The county must make the report required by this section by submitting the report to the comptroller on a form prescribed by the comptroller.

(c) The comptroller shall prescribe the form a county must use for the report required to be submitted under this section.

(d) A county that is required to make a report to the comptroller under this section may use a portion of the revenue described by Subsection (a)(2)(A) for the costs incurred by the county in making and submitting the report. The amount of revenue a county may use each year for the purpose authorized by this subsection may not exceed:

(1) $1,000 if the county has a population of less than 10,000; or

(2) $2,500 if the county has a population of 10,000 or more.

(e) The comptroller may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7905.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7905 / Section 7905.0401
§ 7905.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7905.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) 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 the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4006.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4006 / Section 4006.052
§ 4006.052. RESTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may order disability probation for an agent only if the agent makes full restitution during the probation period to all insureds and other persons harmed by the agent's:

(1) violation of this code or other laws regulating the business of insurance in this state; or

(2) failure to comply with other professional responsibilities.

(b) The department shall require the restitution described by Subsection (a) as a condition of the probation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6916.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6916 / Section 6916.102
§ 6916.102. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.602 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.602
§ 884.602. ASSUMPTION CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date of a conversion under this subchapter, the converted company shall issue to each policyholder an assumption certificate by which the policy liability is assumed by the converted company.

(b) The certificate must contain all of the provisions applicable to a policy issued by a company operating under Chapter 841.
Tex. Government Code § 78.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 78 / Section 78.003
§ 78.003. APPOINTMENT AND COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee is composed of the following five members who are appointed as follows:

(1) three attorneys who are appointed by the executive director of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission; and

(2) two attorneys who are appointed by the president of the State Bar of Texas, with ratification by the executive committee of the State Bar of Texas.

(a-1) Each member of the committee must be a licensed attorney and must have significant experience in capital defense or indigent criminal defense policy or practice. A member of the committee may not be a prosecutor, a law enforcement official, a judge of a court that presides over criminal offenses, or an employee of the office of capital and forensic writs.

(a-2) Members of the committee serve four-year terms and may be reappointed.

(a-3) If a vacancy occurs, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.

(b) The committee shall elect one member of the committee to serve as the presiding officer of the committee.

(c) The committee shall meet at the call of the presiding officer of the committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.001
§ 3814.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 4.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8852.026 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8852 / Section 8852.026
§ 8852.026. RIGHT OF CERTAIN LANDOWNERS TO WITHDRAW FROM DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A person who owns a tract of land in Brooks or Hidalgo County that adjoins the boundaries of the Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District as of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter may petition the Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District for annexation into that district. Notwithstanding any other law, the Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District may annex territory described by a petition under this section. Territory annexed by the Kenedy County Groundwater Conservation District under this section not later than January 1, 2010, is disannexed at that time from the district created by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8481.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8481 / Section 8481.005
§ 8481.005. APPLICATION OF CONDITIONS TO CREATION.
Status: in_force

The enactment of Chapter 1214, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, did not affect conditions to the consent of the creation of the district imposed by any jurisdiction in which the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.154
§ 3913.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3869.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3869 / Section 3869.106
§ 3869.106. USE OF ROADWAY, PARK, OR OTHER PUBLIC AREA OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may regulate the private use of a public roadway, open space, park, sidewalk, or similar public area in the district. To the extent the district rules conflict with a rule, order, ordinance, or regulation of the city, the rule, order, ordinance, or regulation of the city controls. A rule may provide for the safe and orderly use of public roadways, open spaces, parks, sidewalks, and similar public areas or facilities.

(b) In addition to any permit required by the city, the board may require a permit for a parade, demonstration, celebration, entertainment event, or similar nongovernmental activity in or on a public roadway, open space, park, sidewalk, beach, or similar public area or facility owned by the district. The board may charge a fee for the permit application or for public safety or security services for those facilities in an amount the board considers necessary.

(c) In addition to any permit required by the city, the board may require a permit or franchise agreement with a vendor, concessionaire, exhibitor, or similar private or commercial person or organization for the limited use of the area or facility owned by the district on terms and on payment of a permit or franchise fee the board may impose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 505.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.302
§ 505.302. REGULATION OF SPECIALTY AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) In establishing a specialty area of social work, the executive council shall:

(1) define the scope of the specialty;

(2) establish qualifications for specialty area practitioners that describe, in accordance with Subdivision (1), the scope of the specialty area;

(3) adopt rules of conduct to ensure strict compliance with and enforcement of this chapter; and

(4) adopt rules for the suspension or revocation of an order of recognition of specialty.

(b) A person who is not recognized as satisfying the qualifications for a specialty area may not practice in the specialty area.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 151.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 151 / Section 151.004
§ 151.004. REFERRAL ORDER ENTERED.
Status: in_force

An order of referral must specify the issue referred and the name of the special judge. An order of referral may designate the time and place for trial and the time for filing of the special judge's report. The clerk of the court shall send a copy of the order to the special judge.
Tex. Family Code § 264.853 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.853
§ 264.853. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement the permanency care assistance program. The rules must:

(1) establish eligibility requirements to receive permanency care assistance benefits under the program; and

(2) ensure that the program conforms to the requirements for federal assistance as required by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-351).
Tex. Government Code § 812.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 812 / Section 812.103
§ 812.103. EFFECT OF WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

A withdrawal of contributions cancels a member's service credit and terminates the person's membership in, and all rights to benefits from, each class from which the withdrawal is made.
Tex. Government Code § 4008.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.060
§ 4008.060. COSTS; ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) On rescission or as a part of damages under this subchapter, a buyer or a seller of a security shall also recover costs.

(b) On rescission or as a part of damages under this subchapter, a buyer or a seller of a security may also recover reasonable attorney's fees if the court finds that the recovery is equitable under the circumstances.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8122.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8122 / Section 8122.001
§ 8122.001. 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 Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 177.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.335 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.335
§ 9.335. ACCESSIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A security interest may be created in an accession and continues in collateral that becomes an accession.

(b) If a security interest is perfected when the collateral becomes an accession, the security interest remains perfected in the collateral.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (d), the other provisions of this subchapter determine the priority of a security interest in an accession.

(d) A security interest in an accession is subordinate to a security interest in the whole that is perfected by compliance with the requirements of a certificate-of-title statute under Section 9.311(b).

(e) After default, subject to Subchapter F, a secured party may remove an accession from other goods if the security interest in the accession has priority over the claims of every person having an interest in the whole.

(f) A secured party that removes an accession from other goods under Subsection (e) shall promptly reimburse any holder of a security interest or other lien on, or owner of, the whole or the other goods, other than the debtor, for the cost of repair of any physical injury to the whole or the other goods. The secured party need not reimburse the holder or owner for any diminution in value of the whole or the other goods caused by the absence of the accession removed or by any necessity for replacing it. A person entitled to reimbursement may refuse permission to remove until the secured party gives adequate assurance for the performance of the obligation to reimburse.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919A / Section 7919A.0502
§ 7919A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.002
§ 3905.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.057 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.057
§ 161.057. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "eligible person" means a person whose criminal history record information the department is entitled to obtain from the Department of Public Safety under Section 411.13861, Government Code.

(b) The department may obtain criminal history record information regarding an eligible person as provided by Section 411.13861, Government Code. Criminal history record information obtained under Section 411.13861 is subject to the restrictions and requirements of that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.259 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.259
§ 3885.259. NO AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Insurance Code § 828.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 828 / Section 828.057
§ 828.057. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PURCHASING COMPANY'S CAPITAL, SURPLUS, OR RESERVES.
Status: in_force

Amounts actually paid by the purchasing company for the purchase of shares acquired or obtained under this subchapter may not include the minimum capital, minimum surplus, and policy reserves required by law for the purchasing company.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.055 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.055
§ 11.055. WILDLIFE ART PRINTS, DECALS, AND STAMPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may contract with and pay a person for designing and producing the wildlife art prints, decals, and stamps authorized by this subchapter.

(b) The commission may authorize an agent, including a nonprofit wildlife conservation organization, to sell the wildlife art prints, decals, and stamps, and shall provide for the widespread availability of those items to the public.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 264.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 264 / Section 264.034
§ 264.034. FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR THE DISABLED OR THE ELDERLY.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may construct, acquire, own, operate, enlarge, improve, furnish, equip, or provide the following facilities and services to care for the disabled or the elderly:

(1) a nursing home or similar long-term care facility;

(2) elderly housing;

(3) assisted living services;

(4) home health care;

(5) personal care;

(6) special care;

(7) continuing care; or

(8) durable medical equipment.

(b) The authority may lease or enter into an operations or management agreement to care for the disabled or the elderly under Subsection (a).

(c) The authority may sell, transfer, otherwise convey, or close all or part of a facility described by Subsection (a) and discontinue a service described by Subsection (a).

(d) The authority may issue revenue bonds, notes, and time warrants as provided by this chapter to acquire, construct, or improve a facility described by Subsection (a).

(e) For purposes of Chapter 223, a facility or service described by Subsection (a) is a hospital project.