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Tex. Tax Code § 31.111 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 31 / Section 31.111
§ 31.111. REFUNDS OF DUPLICATE PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The collector of a taxing unit who determines that a person erred in making a payment of taxes because the identical taxes were paid by another person shall refund the amount of the taxes to the person who erred in making the payment.

(b) A refund under Subsection (a) shall be made as soon as practicable after the collector discovers the erroneous payment. The refund shall be accompanied by a description of the property subject to the taxes sufficient to identify the property. If the property is assigned an account number, the collector shall include that number.

(c) Each month, the collector shall inform the auditor of each appropriate taxing unit of refunds of taxes made under Subsection (a) during the preceding month.
Tex. Election Code § 13.042 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 13 / Section 13.042
§ 13.042. DELIVERY OF APPLICATION TO REGISTRAR.
Status: in_force

(a) A volunteer deputy registrar shall deliver in person, or by personal delivery through another designated volunteer deputy, to the registrar each completed voter registration application submitted to the deputy, as provided by this section. The secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to ensure the proper and timely delivery of completed applications that are not delivered in person by the volunteer deputy who receives them.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an application shall be delivered to the registrar not later than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the date the application is submitted to the volunteer deputy registrar.

(c) An application submitted after the 34th day before the date of an election and on or before the last day for a person to timely submit a registration application for that election as provided by Section 13.143 shall be delivered not later than 5 p.m. of the next regular business day after the date to timely submit a registration application for that election as provided by Section 13.143.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.107
§ 3876.107. NO EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.125 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.125
§ 772.125. PROVISIONS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds, the board may provide for the flow of funds and the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, and other funds, and may make additional covenants with respect to the bonds, the pledged revenues, and the operation and maintenance of any facilities the revenue of which is pledged.

(b) The orders or resolutions of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds may also prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue or may reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the revenue on a parity with or subordinate to the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued.

(c) The orders or resolutions of the board issuing bonds may contain other provisions and covenants as the board may determine.

(d) The board may adopt and have executed any other proceedings or instruments necessary and convenient in the issuance of bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8045.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8045 / Section 8045.0201
§ 8045.0201. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 441.182 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.182
§ 441.182. STATE RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall assist state agencies in managing state records in accordance with this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.

(b) The director and librarian shall designate a state records administrator to administer the state records management program.

(c) Under the direction of the director and librarian, the state records administrator shall:

(1) provide training, consultative services, and informational material to agency heads, records management officers, and other staff to assist them in establishing and administering records management programs in each state agency as required under Section 441.183;

(2) review and recommend to the director and librarian the approval or disapproval of state agency records retention schedules submitted under Section 441.185 and records destruction requests submitted under Section 441.187;

(3) advise the director and librarian and the commission on all matters concerning the management of state records;

(4) maintain in a safe and secure manner all state records in the physical custody of the program under Subsection (e);

(5) preserve the confidentiality of all confidential state records in the physical custody of the program under Subsection (e); and

(6) perform other duties as this subchapter or the director and librarian may require.

(d) Under the direction of the director and librarian, the state records administrator shall also assist in carrying out the duties of the commission and the director and librarian relating to the management of local government records under Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and Subchapter J.

(e) As part of the records management program established under this section, the commission shall:

(1) operate the state records center for the economical and efficient storage, accessibility, protection, and final disposition of inactive and vital state records;

(2) perform micrographic and other imaging services for the protection, accessibility, and preservation of state records;

(3) provide a mandatory or optional, as determined by the commission, training and continuing education program to records management officers to assist them in administering records management programs in each state agency as required under this subchapter; and

(4) provide, with the cooperation of the Department of Information Resources, training for records management and information technology staff to assist them in managing records in an electronic format.

(f) In addition to the duties prescribed by Subsection (e), the commission may provide for or oversee other records storage, micrographics, and imaging services as may become necessary to manage state records efficiently and economically.

(g) The commission may recover costs through the assessment of fees for services provided under Subsections (c)(1), (e), and (f).

(h) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(15).
Tex. Local Government Code § 323.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 323 / Section 323.003
§ 323.003. GIFTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may receive a gift, bequest, or devise for the county library or a branch or subdivision of the library. Title to property given, bequeathed, or devised to the county library vests in the county. A gift or bequest made for the benefit of a branch of the library shall be administered as designated by the donor.
Tex. Finance Code § 204.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 204 / Section 204.102
§ 204.102. HEARING AND DECISION ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the application is complete and accepted for filing and all required fees and deposits have been paid, the commissioner shall determine from the application and the initial investigation whether the conditions set forth by Section 204.103 have been established. The commissioner shall approve the application or set the application for hearing.

(b) If the commissioner sets the application for hearing:

(1) the commissioner shall notify the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System that the application has been set for hearing as provided by federal regulations;

(2) the department shall participate as the opposing party; and

(3) the commissioner shall conduct the hearing and one or more prehearing conferences and opportunities for discovery as the commissioner considers advisable and consistent with applicable law.

(c) Information relating to the financial condition and business affairs of the foreign bank and financial information relating to its management and shareholders, except for previously published statements and information, is confidential and may not be considered in the public portion of the hearing or disclosed by the commissioner or an employee of the department except as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 31.

(d) The commissioner shall make a finding from the record of the hearing on each condition listed in Section 204.103 and enter an order granting or denying the license. If the license is denied, the commissioner shall inform the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the order and the reasons the federal application should be denied.

(e) The commissioner may make approval of an application conditional. The commissioner shall include any conditions in the order granting the license but may not issue the license until the Texas state branch or agency has received the approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. If the approval is conditioned on a written commitment from the applicant offered to and accepted by the commissioner, the commitment is enforceable against the applicant.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.516 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.516
§ 154.516. BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) knowingly makes, delivers to, and files with the comptroller a false return or report or an incomplete return or report;

(2) knowingly fails to make and deliver to the comptroller a return or report as required by this chapter;

(3) destroys, mutilates, or conceals a book or record required by this chapter;

(4) refuses to permit the attorney general or the comptroller to inspect and audit books and records that are required by this chapter or that are incidental to the conduct of the cigarette business;

(5) knowingly makes a false entry or fails to make entries in the books and records as required by this chapter; or

(6) fails to keep books and records for four years as required by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7934.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7934 / Section 7934.104
§ 7934.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.

(d) The district shall convey the public roads constructed by or on behalf of the district under Section 7934.103 to Williamson County for ownership, operation, and maintenance by the county. After the 12th anniversary of the date the county accepts conveyance of the roads, the district shall maintain the public roads located in the district, except that the county shall maintain the east-west arterial roadway located in the district north of the San Gabriel River and south of State Highway 29. The district's obligation to maintain the public roads located in the district ceases if all of the territory of the district is annexed by a municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7984A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7984A / Section 7984A.0304
§ 7984A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 796.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 796 / Section 796.016
§ 796.016. FEDERAL REGULATION.
Status: in_force

On and after the date that a federal reduced cigarette ignition propensity standard that preempts this chapter is adopted and becomes effective, this chapter has no effect.
Tex. Government Code § 420A.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420A / Section 420A.005
§ 420A.005. GRANTS AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

On behalf of the state, the office may apply for and accept grants and donations from any source to be used by the office in the performance of the duties of the office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.051
§ 6610.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of five directors appointed by the commissioners court as follows:

(1) one director appointed from each county commissioners precinct; and

(2) one director appointed from the county at large.

(b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms, with the terms of two directors expiring on January 31 of each even-numbered year and the terms of three directors expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(c) In January of each year, the commissioners court shall appoint directors to succeed directors whose term of office will expire January 31. The appointed directors' terms begin on February 1 of that year.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.157 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.157
§ 505.157. PROJECTS RELATED TO BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN LANDLOCKED COMMUNITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "landlocked community" means a municipality that:

(1) is wholly or partly located in a county with a population of 2.5 million or more; and

(2) has within its municipal limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction less than 100 acres that can be used for the development of manufacturing or industrial facilities in accordance with the municipality's zoning laws or land use restrictions.

(b) For a landlocked community that authorizes or has authorized the creation of a Type B corporation, "project" also includes expenditures found by the board of directors to be required for the promotion of new or expanded business enterprises in the landlocked community.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.162 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.162
§ 425.162. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules, minimum standards, or limitations that are fair and reasonable as appropriate to supplement and implement this subchapter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.410 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.410
§ 21.410. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A vacancy occurring in the initial board of directors before the issuance of shares may be filled by the affirmative vote or written consent of the majority of the organizers or by the affirmative vote of the majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors constitute less than a quorum of the board of directors.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a vacancy occurring in the board of directors after the issuance of shares may be filled by election at an annual or special meeting of shareholders called for that purpose or by the affirmative vote of the majority of the remaining directors, even if the remaining directors constitute less than a quorum of the board of directors.

(c) The term of a director elected to fill a vacancy occurring in the board of directors, including the initial directors, is the unexpired term of the director's predecessor in office.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a vacancy to be filled because of an increase in the number of directors may be filled by election at an annual or special meeting of shareholders called for that purpose or by the board of directors for a term of office continuing only until the next election of one or more directors by the shareholders. During a period between two successive annual meetings of shareholders, the board of directors may not fill more than two vacancies created by an increase in the number of directors.

(e) Unless otherwise authorized by a corporation's certificate of formation, a vacancy or a newly created vacancy in a director position that the certificate of formation entitles the holders of a class or series of shares or group of classes or series of shares to elect may be filled only:

(1) by the affirmative vote of the majority of the directors then in office elected by the class, series, or group;

(2) by the sole remaining director elected in that manner; or

(3) by the affirmative vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of the class, series, or group.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 122.029 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 122 / Section 122.029
§ 122.029. DUTIES OF STATE AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) As part of an audit of a state agency authorized under Section 2161.123, Government Code, the state auditor shall:

(1) conduct an audit of a state agency for compliance with this chapter; and

(2) report to the workforce commission a state agency that is not complying with this chapter.

(b) If the state auditor reports to the workforce commission that a state agency is not complying with this chapter, the workforce commission shall assist the agency in complying.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7978.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7978 / Section 7978.101
§ 7978.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Property Code § 141.015 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.015
§ 141.015. USE OF CUSTODIAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A custodian may deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor's benefit as much of the custodial property as the custodian considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor, without court order and without regard to:

(1) the duty or ability of the custodian personally or of any other person to support the minor; or

(2) any other income or property of the minor that may be applicable or available for that purpose.

(b) On petition of an interested person or the minor if the minor is at least 14 years of age, the court may order the custodian to deliver or pay to the minor or expend for the minor's benefit as much of the custodial property as the court considers advisable for the use and benefit of the minor.

(b-1) A custodian may, without a court order, transfer all or part of the custodial property to a qualified minor's trust. A transfer of property under this subsection terminates the custodianship to the extent of the property transferred.

(c) A delivery, payment, or expenditure under this section is in addition to, not in substitution for, and does not affect any obligation of a person to support the minor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.115
§ 1120.115. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS; ADVERTISING FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into a construction contract on the district's behalf.

(b) The board may enter into a construction contract only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code, if the amount of the contract is greater than the amount provided by Section 271.024 of that code.
Tex. Family Code § 159.801 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.801
§ 159.801. GROUNDS FOR RENDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter, "governor" includes an individual performing the functions of governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this chapter.

(b) The governor of this state may:

(1) demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other state who is charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee; or

(2) on the demand of the governor of another state, surrender an individual found in this state who is charged criminally in the other state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee.

(c) A provision for extradition of individuals not inconsistent with this chapter applies to the demand even if the individual whose surrender is demanded was not in the demanding state when the crime was allegedly committed and has not fled from that state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8852.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8852 / Section 8852.107
§ 8852.107. LANDOWNERS' RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The rights of landowners and their lessees and assigns in groundwater in the district are recognized. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to deprive or divest the owners or their lessees and assigns of their rights, subject to district rules.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.0115 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.0115
§ 534.0115. NEPOTISM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees or executive director may not hire as a paid officer or employee of the community center a person who is related to a member of the board of trustees by affinity within the second degree or by consanguinity within the third degree.

(b) An officer or employee who is related to a member of the board of trustees in a prohibited manner may continue to be employed if the person began the employment not later than the 31st day before the date on which the member was appointed.

(c) The officer or employee or the member of the board of trustees shall resign if the officer or employee began the employment later than the 31st day before the date on which the member was appointed.

(d) If an officer or employee is permitted to remain in employment under Subsection (b), the related member of the board of trustees may not participate in the deliberation of or voting on an issue that is specifically applicable to the officer or employee unless the issue affects an entire class or category of employees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.014
§ 43.014. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX LIMITED TO EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

A municipality may annex area only in its extraterritorial jurisdiction unless the municipality owns the area.