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Tex. Transportation Code § 257.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.101
§ 257.101. ROAD DISTRICT AUTHORIZED; NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The qualified voters of two or more adjoining counties or portions of adjoining counties in the manner provided by this subchapter may combine those counties or portions of counties to establish a defined road district for the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or in aid of those activities.

(b) A road district established under this subchapter is a defined district for purposes of the Texas Constitution and is a body corporate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.201
§ 1004.201. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each fund of the district;

(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenues and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 36.32 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.32
§ 36.32. RECEIPT OF VERDICT AND FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
Status: in_force

During the trial of any case, the term shall be deemed to have been extended until such time as the jury has rendered its verdict or been discharged according to law.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.306 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.306
§ 12.306. BOTH CIVIL SUIT AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION PERMISSIBLE.
Status: in_force

The pendency or determination of a suit brought under this subchapter or the pendency or determination of a criminal prosecution for the same killing, catching, taking, possession, or injury does not bar the other action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3809.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3809 / Section 3809.006
§ 3809.006. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district, the board, and district employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7905.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7905 / Section 7905.0305
§ 7905.0305. 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. Health and Safety Code § 435.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 435 / Section 435.021
§ 435.021. IMPORTED MILK.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Political subdivision" means a county or municipality or a school, junior college, water, hospital, reclamation, or other special-purpose district.

(2) "State agency" means an agency, department, board, or commission of the state or a state eleemosynary, educational, rehabilitative, correctional, or custodial facility.

(b) A state agency or political subdivision may not purchase milk, cream, butter, or cheese, or a product consisting largely of one or more of those items, that has been imported from outside the United States.

(c) This section does not apply to the purchase of milk powder if domestic milk powder is not readily available in the normal course of business.
Tex. Family Code § 57.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.003
§ 57.003. DUTIES OF JUVENILE BOARD AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board shall ensure to the extent practicable that a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is afforded the rights granted by Section 57.002 and, on request, an explanation of those rights.

(b) The juvenile board may designate a person to serve as victim assistance coordinator in the juvenile board's jurisdiction for victims of juvenile offenders.

(c) The victim assistance coordinator shall ensure that a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim, is afforded the rights granted victims, guardians, and relatives by Section 57.002 and, on request, an explanation of those rights. The victim assistance coordinator shall work closely with appropriate law enforcement agencies, prosecuting attorneys, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in carrying out that duty.

(d) The victim assistance coordinator shall ensure that at a minimum, a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim receives:

(1) a written notice of the rights outlined in Section 57.002;

(2) an application for compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act (Chapter 56B, Code of Criminal Procedure); and

(3) a victim impact statement with information explaining the possible use and consideration of the victim impact statement at detention, adjudication, and release proceedings involving the juvenile.

(e) The victim assistance coordinator shall, on request, offer to assist a person receiving a form under Subsection (d) to complete the form.

(f) The victim assistance coordinator shall send a copy of the victim impact statement to the court conducting a disposition hearing involving the juvenile.

(g) The juvenile board, with the approval of the commissioners court of the county, may approve a program in which the victim assistance coordinator may offer not more than 10 hours of posttrial psychological counseling for a person who serves as a juror or an alternate juror in an adjudication hearing involving graphic evidence or testimony and who requests the posttrial psychological counseling not later than the 180th day after the date on which the jury in the adjudication hearing is dismissed. The victim assistance coordinator may provide the counseling using a provider that assists local juvenile justice agencies in providing similar services to victims.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2441 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2441
§ 152.2441. WARD COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Ward County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Ward County, and the judge of any statutory court in the county.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200 or more than $3,600 for the added duties imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Ward County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3819.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3819 / Section 3819.051
§ 3819.051. COMPOSITION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district is governed by a board of five voting directors appointed under Section 3819.052 and five nonvoting directors as provided by Section 3819.053.

(b) Voting directors serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(c) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number of directors on the board if the board finds it is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than 5 or more than 15 directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8827.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8827 / Section 8827.004
§ 8827.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Brewster County unless the district's territory has been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.011
§ 142.011. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may deny a license application or suspend or revoke the license of a person who:

(1) fails to comply with the rules or standards for licensing required by this chapter; or

(2) engages in conduct that violates Section 102.001, Occupations Code.

(b) The department may immediately suspend or revoke a license when the health and safety of persons are threatened. If the department issues an order of immediate suspension or revocation, the department shall immediately give the chief executive officer of the home and community support services agency adequate notice of the action taken, the legal grounds for the action, and the procedure governing appeal of the action. A person whose license is suspended or revoked under this subsection is entitled to a hearing not later than the seventh day after the effective date of the suspension or revocation.

(c) The department may suspend or revoke a home and community support services agency's license to provide certified home health services if the agency fails to maintain its certification qualifying the agency as a certified agency. A home and community support services agency that is licensed to provide certified home health services and that submits a request for a hearing as provided by Subsection (d) is subject to the requirements of this chapter relating to a home and community support services agency that is licensed to provide home health services, but not certified home health services, until the suspension or revocation is finally determined by the department or, if the license is suspended or revoked, until the last day for seeking review of the department order or a later date fixed by order of the reviewing court.

(d) A person whose application is denied or whose license is suspended or revoked is entitled to a hearing if the person submits a written request to the commission. Chapter 2001, Government Code, and the department's rules for contested case hearings apply to hearings conducted under this section and to appeals from department decisions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.004
§ 1081.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of the Nocona and Prairie Valley Independent School Districts of Montague County, Texas, as those boundaries existed on January 1, 1971.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8085.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8085 / Section 8085.0503
§ 8085.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.11
§ 49.11. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice of the peace may obtain a chemical analysis of a sample taken from a body in order to determine whether death was caused, in whole or in part, by the ingestion, injection, or introduction into the body of a poison or other chemical substance. A justice may obtain a chemical analysis under this article from a chemist, toxicologist, pathologist, or other medical expert.

(b) A justice of the peace shall obtain a chemical analysis under Subsection (a) of this article if requested to do so by the physician who performed an autopsy on the body.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay a reasonable fee to a person who conducts a chemical analysis at the request of a justice of the peace.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0256 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0256
§ 411.0256. VENUE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Chapter 13A, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law, if the defendant is a natural person, venue for prosecution of an offense against public administration and lesser included offenses arising from the same transaction is the county in which the defendant resided at the time the offense was committed.
Tex. Government Code § 418.180 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.180
§ 418.180. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION PREPARED FOR UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

Information, other than financial information, in the possession of a governmental entity is confidential if the information:

(1) is part of a report to an agency of the United States;

(2) relates to an act of terrorism or related criminal activity or a hostile act by a foreign adversary of the United States; and

(3) is specifically required to be kept confidential:

(A) under Section 552.101 because of a federal statute or regulation;

(B) to participate in a state-federal information sharing agreement; or

(C) to obtain federal funding.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.082 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.082
§ 91.082. GRADE NO.
Status: in_force

2. Grade No. 2 cabbage is sound cabbage that does not meet the requirements of Grade No. 1.
Tex. Water Code § 28.028 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28 / Section 28.028
§ 28.028. HEARING ON PERMIT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall hold an adjudicatory hearing on the application.

(b) The commission by rule shall provide for giving notice of a public hearing on a permit application. The rules for notice shall include provisions for giving notice to local governments and interested persons.

(c) The hearing required in Subsection (a) of this section shall be conducted in accordance with rules for contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code. Any person, corporation, partnership, association, local government, government agency, or other entity shall be allowed to participate in a hearing as a party under this section upon a showing of sufficient interest or of an ability to contribute to the resolution of relevant issues.
Tex. Property Code § 80.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 80 / Section 80.001
§ 80.001. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are to establish the ownership of loaned cultural property that has been abandoned by the lender, to establish uniform procedures for the termination of loans of property to museums, to allow museums to conserve loaned property under certain conditions, and to limit actions to recover loaned property.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.101 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.101
§ 53.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "major change" means an increase in rates that would increase the aggregate revenues of the applicant more than the greater of $100,000 or 2-1/2 percent. The term does not include an increase in rates that the commission allows to go into effect or the utility makes under an order of the commission after hearings held with public notice.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.072 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.072
§ 425.072. MINIMUM STANDARD FOR ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The standard prescribed by the valuation manual for accident and health insurance contracts issued on or after the operative date of the valuation manual is the minimum standard of valuation required under Section 425.0535.

(b) For disability, accident and sickness, and accident and health insurance contracts issued before the operative date of the valuation manual, the minimum standard of valuation is the standard in existence before the operative date of the valuation manual in addition to any requirements established by the commissioner and adopted by rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.053
§ 1076.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

To qualify for election as a trustee, a person must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) have been a resident of the district for at least two years;

(3) have been a resident of the commissioners precinct from which the person is to be elected for at least two years, unless the person is running at large; and

(4) be a qualified voter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.055
§ 254.055. MATURITY OF OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

An obligation issued under this chapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date of issuance.
Tex. Government Code § 2264.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2264 / Section 2264.051
§ 2264.051. STATEMENT REQUIRED IN APPLICATION FOR PUBLIC SUBSIDIES.
Status: in_force

A public agency, state or local taxing jurisdiction, or economic development corporation shall require a business that submits an application to receive a public subsidy to include in the application a statement certifying that the business, or a branch, division, or department of the business, does not and will not knowingly employ an undocumented worker.
Tex. Government Code § 423.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 423 / Section 423.008
§ 423.008. REPORTING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not earlier than January 1 and not later than January 15 of each odd-numbered year, each state law enforcement agency and each county or municipal law enforcement agency located in a county or municipality, as applicable, with a population greater than 150,000, that used or operated an unmanned aircraft during the preceding 24 months shall post a report regarding the agency's use or operation of unmanned aircraft on the agency's publicly accessible Internet website or, if the agency does not have a publicly accessible Internet website, otherwise make the report available to the public.

(b) The report must include:

(1) the number of times an unmanned aircraft was used, organized by date, time, location, and the types of incidents and types of justification for the use;

(2) the number of criminal investigations aided by the use of an unmanned aircraft and a description of how the unmanned aircraft aided each investigation;

(3) the number of times an unmanned aircraft was used for a law enforcement operation other than a criminal investigation, the dates and locations of those operations, and a description of how the unmanned aircraft aided each operation;

(4) the type of information collected on an individual, residence, property, or area that was not the subject of a law enforcement operation and the frequency of the collection of this information; and

(5) the total cost of acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating or otherwise using each unmanned aircraft for the preceding 24 months.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3824.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3824 / Section 3824.156
§ 3824.156. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company 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 person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Water Code § 60.412 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.412
§ 60.412. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract for a purchase is exempt from the competitive bidding requirements and proposal procedures of this subchapter and Subchapter O if a contract is for the purchase of:

(1) an item that must be purchased in a case of public calamity if it is necessary to make the purchase promptly to relieve the necessity of the citizens or to preserve the property of the district or port authority;

(2) an item necessary to preserve or protect the public health or the safety of the residents of the district or port authority;

(3) an item made necessary by unforeseen damage to the property of the district or port authority;

(4) a personal or professional service;

(5) any work performed and paid for by the day as the work progresses;

(6) any land or right-of-way;

(7) an item that can be obtained only from one source, including:

(A) items for which competition is precluded because of the existence of patents, copyrights, secret processes, or natural monopolies;

(B) films, manuscripts, or books;

(C) public utility services; and

(D) captive replacement parts or components for equipment;

(8) any item necessary to secure a district or port authority during a period of heightened security as determined by:

(A) the federal Department of Homeland Security, including the Transportation Security Administration;

(B) the United States Coast Guard;

(C) the United States Bureau of Customs and Border Protection;

(D) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(E) the federal Department of Transportation, including the Maritime Administration; or

(F) another federal, state, or local agency;

(9) an item from the United States, including any agency thereof, or from this state, including an agency of this state; or

(10) an item to respond to an emergency related to supply chain disruptions or shortages or other disruptions or stoppages in the operation of the district which, without harm to the welfare of the district, does not permit the delay incident to the competitive process or would result in undue costs to the district.

(b) If an item exempt under Subsection (a)(7) of this section is purchased, the person making the purchase must sign a statement as to the existence of only one source for the purchase and a district or port authority must enter the statement into the records of that purchase.

(c) A district or port authority shall comply with Chapter 2254, Government Code, in procuring professional services.
Tex. Finance Code § 398.054 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 398 / Section 398.054
§ 398.054. UPDATE OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

A provider or commercial sales-based financing broker shall update information contained in the registration statement not later than the 90th day after the date on which the information changes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3964.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3964 / Section 3964.0303
§ 3964.0303. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

A district improvement project may be located inside or outside of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.001
§ 1076.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Starr County Hospital District of Starr County, Texas.

(3) "Trustee" means a member of the board.
Tex. Education Code § 136.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 136 / Section 136.003
§ 136.003. TEXAS INNOVATIVE ADULT CAREER EDUCATION (ACE) GRANT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall establish the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education (ACE) Grant fund as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The following amounts shall be deposited in the fund:

(1) any amounts appropriated by the legislature for the fund for purposes of this chapter;

(2) interest earned on the investment of money in the fund; and

(3) gifts, grants, and other donations received for the fund.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.415 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.415
§ 545.415. BACKING A VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may not back the vehicle unless the movement can be made safely and without interference with other traffic.

(b) An operator may not back the vehicle on a shoulder or roadway of a limited-access or controlled-access highway.