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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0210
§ 8512.0210. DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a board meeting until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing the authority's operations;

(2) the authority's programs, functions, rules, and budget;

(3) the results of the authority's most recent formal audit;

(4) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and the disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of a river authority's governing body in performing their duties; and

(5) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The general manager shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The general manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each director. Each director shall sign and submit to the general manager a statement acknowledging that the director has received and reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.021 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.021
§ 1122.021. CREATION ELECTION; ORDERING ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be created and a tax may be authorized only if the creation and the tax are approved by a majority of the registered voters of the territory of the proposed district voting at an election called and held for that purpose.

(b) The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court shall order an election for the registered voters of Hidalgo County on the question of creation of the Hidalgo County Healthcare District if the commissioners court receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by at least 50 registered voters who are residents of Hidalgo County.

(c) The order calling an election under this section must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition that is to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(d) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.

(e) The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court shall give notice of an election under this section by publishing a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in Hidalgo County once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must appear not later than the 30th day before the date set for the election.

(f) The ballot for an election under this section must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The creation of the Hidalgo County Healthcare District, providing for the imposition of an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district. The initial ad valorem tax shall be imposed at the rate of ______ (insert amount) cents on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district. District funds shall be used for district purposes, including improving health care services for residents of Hidalgo County, supporting the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, training physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals, obtaining federal or state funds for health care services, and providing community health clinics, primary care services, behavioral and mental health care services, and prevention and wellness programs."

(g) The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court shall find that the Hidalgo County Healthcare District is created if a majority of the voters voting in the election held under this section favor the creation of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.321 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.321
§ 2155.321. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Financial information" means information that the comptroller determines is necessary to audit a claim under Chapter 403.

(2) "Purchase information" means information that the comptroller determines is necessary to audit a purchase under this subchapter.

(3) "Service" means the furnishing of skilled or unskilled labor or professional work but does not include the service of a state agency employee.

(4) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2103.001.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 118.0001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 118 / Section 118.0001
§ 118.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Mark" and "trade name" have the meanings assigned by Section 16.001.

(2) "Restaurant" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code.

(3) "Third-party food delivery service" means a website, mobile application, or other service that acts as an intermediary between consumers and multiple restaurants not owned or operated by the service to arrange for the delivery or pickup of food or beverages from those restaurants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.102
§ 6905.102. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
Status: in_force

After reasonable notice and a public hearing, the board may remove a director from office for misfeasance, malfeasance, or wilful neglect of duty. Reasonable notice and a public hearing are not required if the director to be removed expressly waives the notice and hearing in writing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8866.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8866 / Section 8866.101
§ 8866.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.103 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.103
§ 5.103. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

The administrator shall report not later than February 1 of each year to the commission on the progress of the commission in the recruitment and hiring of personnel in compliance with the commission's recruitment and hiring policies.
Tex. Government Code § 2051.044 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.044
§ 2051.044. TYPE OF NEWSPAPER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The newspaper in which a notice is published must:

(1) devote not less than 25 percent of its total column lineage to general interest items;

(2) be published at least once each week;

(3) be entered as second-class postal matter in the county where published; and

(4) have been published regularly and continuously for at least 12 months before the governmental entity or representative publishes notice.

(b) A weekly newspaper has been published regularly and continuously under Subsection (a) if the newspaper omits not more than two issues in the 12-month period.

(c) This section does not apply to the publication of a notice to which Section 2051.0441 applies.
Tex. Education Code § 110.06 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 110 / Section 110.06
§ 110.06. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER SCHOOLS.
Status: in_force

The board may, when in the best interests of medical education at the Health Sciences Center, execute and carry out affiliation or coordinating agreements with any other entity or institution in the Lubbock area, Amarillo area, El Paso area, and the Odessa-Midland area to provide clinical, postgraduate, including internship and residency, or other levels of medical educational work for the Health Sciences Center. Additionally, the board may execute and carry out affiliation or coordinating agreements with any other entity or institution necessary to conduct and operate the Health Sciences Center as a first-class institution. The board may utilize the facilities and staffs of other state biomedical units.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 121.011 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 121 / Section 121.011
§ 121.011. PROOF OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY HANDWRITING.
Status: in_force

(a) The execution of an instrument may be established for recording by proof of the handwriting of persons who signed the instrument only if:

(1) the grantor of the instrument and all of the witnesses are dead;

(2) the grantor and all of the witnesses are not residents of this state;

(3) the residences of the grantor and the witnesses are unknown to the person seeking to prove the instrument and cannot be ascertained;

(4) the witnesses have become legally incompetent to testify; or

(5) the grantor of the instrument refuses to acknowledge the execution of the instrument and all of the witnesses are dead, not residents of this state, or legally incompetent or their places of residence are unknown.

(b) If the grantor or person who executed the instrument signed his name to the instrument, its execution must be proved by evidence of the handwriting of that person and at least one witness who signed the instrument. If the grantor or person who executed the instrument signed the instrument by making his mark, its execution must be proved by the handwriting of at least two of the witnesses who signed the instrument.

(c) Evidence taken for proof of handwriting must give the residence of the testifying witness. A testifying witness must have known the person whose handwriting is being proved and must be well acquainted with the handwriting in question and recognize it as genuine.

(d) Evidence offered for proof of handwriting must be given in writing by the deposition or affidavit of two or more disinterested persons. The evidence must satisfactorily prove to the officer each of the requirements provided by this section. The officer taking the proof must certify the witnesses' testimony. The officer must sign, officially seal, and attach this certificate to the instrument with the depositions or affidavits of the witnesses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.259 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.259
§ 225.259. MUCKLEROY FAMILY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties between its intersection with State Highway 71 and Ranch Road 962 is designated as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.255
§ 1064.255. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8812.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8812 / Section 8812.002
§ 8812.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Victoria County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.004
§ 3833.004. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 3833.024 before September 1, 2009:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2009, except that:

(A) the district shall pay any debts incurred;

(B) the district shall transfer any assets that remain after the payment of debts to the city; and

(C) the organization of the district is maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2012.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 12.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 12 / Section 12.004
§ 12.004. VENUE.
Status: in_force

An action under this chapter may be brought in any district court in the county in which the recorded document is recorded or in which the real property is located.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1811.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1811 / Section 1811.055
§ 1811.055. REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS IN LIEU OF CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A person may not require an agent or insurer, either in addition to or in lieu of a certificate of insurance, to issue any other document or correspondence, instrument, or record, including an electronic record, that is inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.100 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.100
§ 134.100.
Status: in_force

Sec. 134.100. PROXIMITY OF MINE TO UNDERGROUND MINES: EXCEPTION. Notwithstanding Section 134.092(a)(12), the commission shall permit an operator to mine near or through an abandoned underground mine or closer to an active underground mine than allowed by that section if:

(1) the nature, timing, and sequencing of the approximate coincidence of specific surface mine activities with specific underground mine activities are jointly approved by the regulatory authorities concerned with surface mine regulation and the health and safety of underground miners; and

(2) the operations will result in:

(A) improved resource recovery;

(B) abatement of water pollution; or

(C) elimination of hazards to the health and safety of the public.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.001
§ 555.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Alleged offender resident" means a person with an intellectual disability who:

(A) was committed to or transferred to a state supported living center under Chapter 46B or 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure, as a result of being charged with or convicted of a criminal offense; or

(B) is a child committed to or transferred to a state supported living center under Chapter 55, Family Code, as a result of being alleged by petition or having been found to have engaged in delinquent conduct constituting a criminal offense.

(2) "Center" means the state supported living centers and the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center.

(3) "Center employee" means an employee of a state supported living center or the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center.

(4) "Client" means a person with an intellectual disability who receives ICF-IID services from a state supported living center or the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center.

(5) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(107), eff. April 2, 2015.

(6) "Complaint" means information received by the office of independent ombudsman regarding a possible violation of a right of a resident or client and includes information received regarding a failure by a state supported living center or the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center to comply with the department's policies and procedures relating to the community living options information process.

(7) "Department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(8) "Direct care employee" means a center employee who provides direct delivery of services to a resident or client.

(9) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(107), eff. April 2, 2015.

(10) "High-risk alleged offender resident" means an alleged offender resident who has been determined under Section 555.003 to be at risk of inflicting substantial physical harm to another.

(10-a) "ICF-IID" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002.

(11) "Independent ombudsman" means the individual who has been appointed to the office of independent ombudsman for state supported living centers.

(12) "Inspector general" means the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.

(13) "Interdisciplinary team" has the meaning assigned by Section 591.003.

(14) "Office" means the office of independent ombudsman for state supported living centers established under Subchapter C.

(15) "Resident" means a person with an intellectual disability who resides in a state supported living center or the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center.

(16) "State supported living center" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.101
§ 1114.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the medical and hospital care of the district's needy inhabitants, as required by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and this chapter.

(b) The district has full responsibility for providing health care services for the district's indigent residents, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0309
§ 4016.0309. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 4016.0310, the district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.154
§ 1026.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Education Code § 53.02 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.02
§ 53.02. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "City" means an incorporated city or town in this state.

(2) "Governing body" means the council, commission, or other governing body of a city.

(3) "Authority" means a higher education facility authority created under this chapter.

(4) "Board" means the board of directors of an authority.

(5) "Institution of higher education" means any institution of higher education as defined by Subdivision (8) of Section 61.003.

(6) "Educational facility" means a classroom building, laboratory, science building, faculty or administrative office building, or other facility used exclusively for the conduct of the educational and administrative functions of an institution of higher education.

(7) "Housing facility" means a single- or multi-family residence used exclusively for housing or boarding, or housing and boarding students, faculty, or staff members of an institution of higher learning. The term includes infirmary and student union building, but does not include a housing or boarding facility for the use of a fraternity, sorority, or private club.

(8) "Bond resolution" means the resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.

(9) "Trust indenture" means the mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument pledging revenue or property, or creating a mortgage lien on property, or both, to secure the revenue bonds issued by the authority.

(10) "Authorized charter school" means an open-enrollment charter school that holds a charter granted under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, and includes an open-enrollment charter school designated as a charter district as provided by Section 12.135.

(11) "Borrower" means any of the following entities that is the recipient of a loan made under Section 53.34:

(A) an institution of higher education;

(B) a nonprofit corporation:

(i) incorporated by and under the exclusive control of an institution of higher education; or

(ii) incorporated and operating for the exclusive benefit of an institution of higher education and authorized by the governing board of the institution to enter into a transaction as a borrower under this chapter; or

(C) an accredited or authorized charter school.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 63.091 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.091
§ 63.091. CONDUCT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Unless a permit is properly issued authorizing the conduct, no person may damage, destroy, or remove a sand dune or portion of a sand dune seaward of a dune protection line or within a critical dune area or kill, destroy, or remove in any manner any vegetation growing on a sand dune seaward of a dune protection line or within a critical dune area.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 57.07 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 57 / Section 57.07
§ 57.07. RETAILER RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A retailer's responsibilities under this code regarding delivery of an alcoholic beverage to an ultimate consumer are considered satisfied at the time the retailer transfers possession of an alcoholic beverage to the consumer delivery permittee or a delivery driver employed by, contracted with, or acting on behalf of the holder of a consumer delivery permit.

(b) An action by a consumer delivery permittee or by a delivery driver is not attributable to the retailer with regard to:

(1) providing, selling, or serving alcohol to a minor or to an intoxicated individual;

(2) the delivery of alcohol in a dry or otherwise illegal area, unless the retailer has contractually agreed to retain responsibility for ensuring that deliveries are not directed to a dry or otherwise illegal area; or

(3) any other provision of this code.

(c) A retailer:

(1) is not required to verify that the consumer delivery permittee or the delivery driver has received delivery driver training under Section 57.09(a)(1); and

(2) may not be held responsible for any reason under statutory or common law for the actions of a consumer delivery permittee or a delivery driver acting on behalf of a consumer delivery permittee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 491.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 491 / Section 491.051
§ 491.051. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSORTIUM.
Status: in_force

(a) A consortium may be established under this section and apply for commission selection under this subchapter to conduct drug development clinical trials with ibogaine and secure the United States Food and Drug Administration's approval of ibogaine as a medication for the treatment of:

(1) opioid use disorder;

(2) co-occurring substance use disorder; and

(3) any other neurological or mental health condition for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy.

(b) A consortium established under this section must include one or more of each of the following entities:

(1) a drug developer;

(2) an institution of higher education; and

(3) a hospital.
Tex. Education Code § 25.154 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.154
§ 25.154. FREEDOM TO ORGANIZE RELIGIOUS GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

Students may organize prayer groups, religious clubs, "see you at the pole" gatherings, or other religious gatherings before, during, and after school to the same extent that students are permitted to organize other noncurricular student activities and groups. Religious groups must be given the same access to school facilities for assembling as is given to other noncurricular groups without discrimination based on the religious content of the students' expression. If student groups that meet for nonreligious activities are permitted to advertise or announce meetings of the groups, the school district may not discriminate against groups that meet for prayer or other religious speech. A school district may disclaim school sponsorship of noncurricular groups and events in a manner that neither favors nor disfavors groups that meet to engage in prayer or religious speech.