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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.014
§ 341.014. DISPOSAL OF HUMAN EXCRETA.
Status: in_force

(a) Human excreta in a populous area shall be disposed of through properly managed sewers, treatment tanks, chemical toilets, or privies constructed and maintained in conformity with the department's specifications, or by other methods approved by the department. The disposal system shall be sufficient to prevent the pollution of surface soil, the contamination of a drinking water supply, the infection of flies or cockroaches, or the creation of any other public health nuisance.

(b) Effluent from septic tanks constructed after September 4, 1945, shall be disposed of through:

(1) a subsurface drainage field designed in accordance with good public health engineering practices; or

(2) any other method that does not create a public health nuisance.

(c) A privy may not be constructed within 75 feet of a drinking water well or of a human habitation, other than a habitation to which the privy is appurtenant, without approval by the local health authority or the department. A privy may not be constructed or maintained over an abandoned well or over a stream.

(d) The superstructure and floor surrounding the seat riser and hopper device of a privy constructed and maintained in conformity with the department's specifications shall be kept in a sanitary condition at all times and must have adequate lighting and ventilation.

(e) Material and human excreta removed from a privy vault or from any other place shall be handled in a manner that does not create a public health nuisance. The material and human excreta may not be deposited within 300 feet of a highway unless buried or treated in accordance with the instructions of the local health authority or the department.
Tex. Government Code § 855.3011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.3011
§ 855.3011. SECURITIES LENDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees, in the exercise of its discretion to manage the assets of the retirement system, may select a person, including a commercial bank or depository trust company, to lend retirement system securities as provided by this section and rules adopted by the board of trustees.

(b) To be eligible to lend securities under this section, a person must:

(1) be experienced in the operations of a fully secured securities lending program;

(2) maintain capital adequate in the prudent judgment of the retirement system to assure the safety of the securities;

(3) execute an indemnification agreement, satisfactory in form and content to the retirement system, fully indemnifying the retirement system against any loss resulting from borrower default or the failure of the securities lending agent to properly execute the agent's responsibilities under the applicable securities lending agreement;

(4) require any securities broker or dealer to whom the agent lends securities belonging to the retirement system to deliver and maintain with the custodian collateral in the form of cash or United States government securities eligible for book entry, the market value of which must equal not less than 100 percent of the market value, from time to time, of the loaned securities; and

(5) comply with the guidelines adopted by the board of trustees relating to the investment of cash collateral, borrower limits, and other items.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8826.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8826 / Section 8826.002
§ 8826.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Brazoria County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7817.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7817 / Section 7817.0301
§ 7817.0301. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

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

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

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

(3) the personal liability of and a charge against the property owners 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.
Tex. Government Code § 483.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 483 / Section 483.204
§ 483.204. ADVANCED NUCLEAR CONSTRUCTION REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may provide a reimbursement grant from the Texas advanced nuclear development fund under this section for expenses associated with the construction of an advanced nuclear project in this state.

(b) Expenses that qualify for reimbursement under this section are limited to expenses associated with:

(1) the regulatory commission's review of the construction permit or license application;

(2) procurement and development of long-lead components; or

(3) construction activities, including the manufacture, fabrication, quality assurance, placement, erection, installation, modification, inspection, or testing of an advanced nuclear project.

(c) To be eligible for a reimbursement grant under this section, an applicant must provide with an application proof of incurred expenses described by Subsection (b).

(d) A grant provided under this section may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) 50 percent of the amount of qualifying expenses associated with the project; or

(2) $120 million.

(e) The office by rule shall establish procedures for the application for and provision of a grant under this section.

(f) The office may not provide a reimbursement grant for a project under this section until the regulatory commission has docketed a construction permit or license application for the project.

(g) The office by rule shall establish a process to distribute the proceeds of each grant awarded under this section to the grant recipient on a rolling basis for qualifying expenses. The process must include milestones associated with:

(1) the regulatory commission's permitting process; and

(2) the recipient's financial investment decisions relating to the project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3851.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3851 / Section 3851.103
§ 3851.103. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) contract with a state agency, municipality, county, other political subdivision, corporation, individual, or other entity to carry out the purposes of the district, including a contract for:

(A) the payment, repayment, or reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of the district, including all or part of the costs of an improvement project and interest on the reimbursed cost; or

(B) the use, occupancy, lease, rental, operation, maintenance, or management of all or part of a proposed or existing improvement project; and

(2) apply for and contract with a state agency, municipality, county, other political subdivision, corporation, individual, or other entity to receive, administer, and perform a duty or obligation of the district under a federal, state, local, or private gift, grant, loan, conveyance, transfer, bequest, or other financial assistance arrangement relating to the investigation, planning, analysis, study, design, acquisition, construction, improvement, completion, implementation, or operation by the district or others of a proposed or existing improvement project.

(b) A contract payable from ad valorem taxes for a period longer than one year must be approved by the governing body of the city.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9001.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9001 / Section 9001.153
§ 9001.153. UTILITY EXEMPTION FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements of:

(1) an electric utility as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7976.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7976 / Section 7976.102
§ 7976.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board of directors of 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. Insurance Code § 1551.357 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.357
§ 1551.357. DETERMINATION OF APPEAL BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, in a proceeding considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code, the board of trustees in its sole discretion may modify, refuse to accept, or delete any proposed finding of fact or conclusion of law contained in a proposal for decision submitted by an administrative law judge or other hearing examiner, or make alternative findings of fact and conclusions of law.

(b) The board of trustees shall state in writing the specific reason for the board's determination.

(c) The board of trustees may adopt rules to implement this section.

(d) The appellant in a contested case under this subchapter has the burden of proof on all issues, including issues in the nature of an affirmative defense.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.073 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.073
§ 38.073. TESTIMONY OF INMATE WITNESSES.
Status: in_force

In a proceeding in the prosecution of a criminal offense in which an inmate in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is required to testify as a witness, any deposition or testimony of the inmate witness may be conducted by a video teleconferencing system in the manner described by Article 27.18.
Tex. Government Code § 81.123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.123
§ 81.123. APPROVAL OF COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

Before the executive committee may approve the creation of an additional standing or special committee of the state bar, the committee must:

(1) study and determine the fiscal impact creating the committee would have on the state bar budget; and

(2) poll the chair of each existing committee and conduct a review to determine whether the matter to be addressed by the proposed committee could be addressed by an existing committee.
Tex. Water Code § 58.836 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.836
§ 58.836. TAXES TO PAY INDEBTEDNESS AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

If a district has outstanding bonds or other indebtedness maturing beyond the current year in which the dissolution occurs, the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located shall levy and have collected, as county taxes are assessed and collected, sufficient taxes on all taxable property in the district to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and other indebtedness when due.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.152
§ 201.152. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt rules and bylaws:

(1) necessary to:

(A) perform the board's duties; and

(B) regulate the practice of chiropractic; and

(2) relating to the board's proceedings and the board's examination of an applicant for a license to practice chiropractic.

(b) The board shall adopt rules for the enforcement of this chapter. The board shall issue all rules based on a vote of a majority of the board at a regular or special meeting. The issuance of a disciplinary action or disciplinary order of the board is not limited by this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919 / Section 7919.202
§ 7919.202. 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. Estates Code § 114.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 114 / Section 114.002
§ 114.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Beneficiary" means a person who receives real property under a transfer on death deed.

(2) "Designated beneficiary" means a person designated to receive real property in a transfer on death deed.

(3) "Joint owner with right of survivorship" or "joint owner" means an individual who owns real property concurrently with one or more other individuals with a right of survivorship. The term does not include a tenant in common or an owner of community property with or without a right of survivorship.

(4) "Person" has the meaning assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code.

(5) "Real property" means an interest in real property located in this state.

(6) "Transfer on death deed" means a deed authorized under this chapter and does not refer to any other deed that transfers an interest in real property on the death of an individual.

(7) "Transferor" means an individual who makes a transfer on death deed.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1141 (H.B. 2782), Sec. 47(1) and Ch. 337 (S.B. 874), Sec. 3(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8273.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8273 / Section 8273.102
§ 8273.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The authority has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by the general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Water Code § 49.507 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.507
§ 49.507. CONTRACT TO PURCHASE PROPORTIONATE WATER RIGHTS; WATER RIGHTS SALE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal water supplier may contract to purchase the proportionate water rights described by Section 49.505.

(b) The purchase price may not exceed 68 percent of the current market value, as determined under Section 49.509, for the year that the municipal water supplier petitions the district.

(c) The contract must be in writing in a document entitled "Water Rights Sales Contract."

(d) The contract must include the purchase price for the water rights or, if the consideration for the sale is not monetary, the terms of the sale.

(e) The municipal water supplier shall file the contract with the Rio Grande watermaster not later than the 10th day after the date the contract is executed.

(f) The municipal water supplier shall pay the purchase price when the proportionate amount of water rights is made available to the municipal water supplier.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.253
§ 1087.253. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies unless an election is held under Section 1087.254.

(b) The tax assessor-collector of Upton County shall collect the taxes imposed on all property subject to district taxation.
Tex. Property Code § 74.1011 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.1011
§ 74.1011. NOTICE BY PROPERTY HOLDER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a holder who on March 1 holds property to which this chapter applies that is valued at more than $250 shall, not later than the 60th day before the date the property is delivered to the comptroller, provide to the owner by mail to the last known address of the owner or by e-mail written notice stating that:

(1) the holder is holding the property; and

(2) the holder may be required to deliver the property to the comptroller on or before July 1 if the property is not claimed.

(b) The notice required under Subsection (a) does not apply to a holder who:

(1) has already provided such notice to the owner of the property or a person entitled to the property under existing federal law, rules, and regulations or state law within the time specified under Subsection (a); or

(2) does not have a record of a physical or e-mail address for the property owner or any other person entitled to the property.

(b-1) If an owner has designated a representative for notice under Section 72.1021 or 73.103, the holder shall mail or e-mail the written notice required under Subsection (a) to the representative in addition to providing written notice to the owner.

(c) A holder that provides notice under this section may charge the cost of the postage as a service charge against the property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 804.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 804 / Section 804.001
§ 804.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "process" means legal process, including a demand or notice required or permitted by law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 791 / Section 791.035
§ 791.035. FIRE ESCAPE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A school building of at least three stories and of fireproof construction, semifireproof construction, or ordinary construction shall have one fire escape for each group of 250 pupils, or each major fraction of that number, who are housed in the building at a level above the first floor.

(b) A school building of two stories and of ordinary construction shall have one fire escape for each group of 250 pupils, or each major fraction of that number, who are housed in the building at a level above the first floor.

(c) A school building of two stories that is of fireproof or semifireproof construction or that has stairways and hallways of that type of construction is not required to have a fire escape.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2151.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.101
§ 2151.101. REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not operate an amusement ride unless the person:

(1) has had the amusement ride inspected at least once a year by an insurer or a person with whom the insurer has contracted;

(2) obtains a written certificate from the insurer or person with whom the insurer has contracted stating that the amusement ride:

(A) has been inspected;

(B) meets the standards for insurance coverage; and

(C) is covered by the insurance required by Subdivision (3);

(3) except as provided by Sections 2151.1011 and 2151.1012, has a combined single limit or split limit insurance policy currently in effect written by an insurance company authorized to do business in this state or by a surplus lines insurer, as defined by Chapter 981, Insurance Code, or has an independently procured policy subject to Chapter 101, Insurance Code, insuring the owner or operator against liability for injury to persons arising out of the use of the amusement ride in an amount of not less than:

(A) for Class A amusement rides:

(i) $100,000 bodily injury and $50,000 property damage per occurrence with a $300,000 annual aggregate; or

(ii) a $150,000 per occurrence combined single limit with a $300,000 annual aggregate; and

(B) for Class B amusement rides:

(i) $1,000,000 bodily injury and $500,000 property damage per occurrence; or

(ii) $1,500,000 per occurrence combined single limit;

(4) files with the commissioner, as required by this chapter, the inspection certificate and the insurance policy or a photocopy of the certificate or policy authorized by the commissioner; and

(5) files with each sponsor, lessor, landowner, or other person responsible for the amusement ride being offered for use by the public a photocopy of the inspection certificate and the insurance policy required by this subsection.

(b) The inspection certificate and the insurance policy must be filed with the department before July 1 of each year, except that if an amusement ride is inspected more than once a year, the inspection certificate must be filed not later than the 15th day after the date of each inspection.

(c) A local government may satisfy the insurance requirement prescribed by Subsection (a) by obtaining liability coverage through an interlocal agreement.
Tex. Family Code § 153.607 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.607
§ 153.607. PRESUMPTION OF GOOD FAITH; REMOVAL OF PARENTING COORDINATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a rebuttable presumption that a parenting coordinator is acting in good faith if the parenting coordinator's services have been conducted as provided by this subchapter and the Ethical Guidelines for Mediators described by Section 153.606(f).

(a-1) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the court may remove the parenting coordinator in the court's discretion.

(b) The court shall remove the parenting coordinator:

(1) on the request and agreement of all parties;

(2) on the request of the parenting coordinator;

(3) on the motion of a party, if good cause is shown; or

(4) if the parenting coordinator ceases to satisfy the minimum qualifications required by Section 153.610.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.031
§ 215.031. HAWKERS; PEDDLERS; PAWNBROKERS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality may license, tax, suppress, prevent, or otherwise regulate:

(1) hawkers;

(2) peddlers; and

(3) pawnbrokers.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.403 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.403
§ 548.403. APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTION STATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may approve an application for certification as an inspection station only if:

(1) the location complies with department requirements; and

(2) the applicant complies with department rules.

(b) On approval of an application, the department shall issue to the applicant an inspection station certificate. The certificate is valid for each person in whose name the certificate is issued and for the transaction of business at the location designated in the certificate. A certificate is not assignable.

(c) An inspection station certificate shall be conspicuously displayed at the station for which the certificate was issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.052
§ 3892.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS ON INCREASE IN BOARD SIZE.
Status: in_force

If the board increases the number of directors under Section 3892.051, the board shall appoint eligible persons to fill the new director positions and shall provide for the staggering of terms of the new directors. On expiration of the term of a director appointed under this section, a succeeding director shall be appointed and qualified as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.