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Tex. Water Code § 56.182 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.182
§ 56.182. DISTRICT FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The construction and maintenance fund consists of money, effects, property, and proceeds received by the district from any source except that portion of tax collections necessary to pay principal and interest on bonded indebtedness.

(b) The interest and sinking fund consists of that portion of tax collections necessary for paying principal and interest on bonded indebtedness, and this fund may be invested for the benefit of the district as provided by law.

(c) Each fund shall be held for the purpose for which it was created, and if money is improperly paid from either fund, the board may transfer money in the two funds to restore the fund which was improperly used.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0104
§ 7816.0104. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Cameron County except that the district does not include territory that is in a drainage district or irrigation district on the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.110 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.110
§ 2A.110. NOTIFICATION TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE OF CERTAIN INDICTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies only to a defendant who, in connection with a previous conviction for an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a) or for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d):

(1) received a sentence that included imprisonment at a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and

(2) was subsequently released from the imprisonment, including a release on parole, to mandatory supervision, or following discharge of the defendant's sentence.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date that a defendant described by Subsection (a) is indicted for an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a), the attorney representing the state shall notify an officer designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of the offense charged in the indictment.
Tex. Government Code § 402.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.005
§ 402.005. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, GRANTS, AND FORFEITED ASSETS; CREATION OF SPECIAL ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may not accept or use money offered by an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association for investigating or prosecuting a matter.

(b) The attorney general may accept gifts and grants on behalf of the state for purposes related to duties performed by the attorney general or to public educational opportunities, unless the acceptance is prohibited under Subsection (a) or other law. Money received under this subsection shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of an account established in the general revenue fund for the receipt of those funds.

(b) The attorney general law enforcement account is created as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund in the state treasury. The account shall consist of law enforcement-related gifts and grants, and forfeited assets, and shall be administered by the attorney general.

(c) The attorney general may accept gifts and grants on behalf of the state for purposes related to law enforcement duties performed by the attorney general, unless the acceptance is prohibited under Subsection (a) or other law. Money received under this subsection shall be deposited in the law enforcement account established pursuant to Subsection (b) and may be appropriated only for the purpose for which the money was given.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.4171 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.4171
§ 151.4171.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.4171. OPTIONAL REPORTING METHOD: PERCENTAGE-BASED. (a) In this section, "percentage-based reporting method" means a method by which a taxpayer categorizes purchase transactions according to standards specified in the letter of authorization, reviews an agreed-on sample of invoices in that category to determine the percentage of taxable transactions, and uses that percentage to calculate the amount of tax to be reported.

(b) The comptroller may authorize the holder of a direct payment permit to use a percentage-based reporting method. The authorized percentage must be used for a three-year period specified by the comptroller, unless the authorization is revoked by the comptroller.

(c) The comptroller may revoke the authorization to report under this section if the comptroller determines that the percentage being used is no longer representative because of a change:

(1) in law, including a change in the interpretation of a law or rule; or

(2) in the taxpayer's business operations.

(d) The decision of the comptroller to deny or revoke authorization under this section is not appealable.

(e) In deciding whether to authorize reporting under this section, the comptroller may categorize transactions by dollar amount, by type of taxable item purchased, by the purpose for which the taxable item will be used, or by other standards appropriate to the taxpayer's operations.

(f) The comptroller by rule may specify additional procedures that must be followed and conditions that must be met before the comptroller authorizes a taxpayer to report under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.005
§ 1121.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The state may not be obligated for the support or maintenance of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8457.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8457 / Section 8457.005
§ 8457.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.251
§ 3863.251. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.301 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.301
§ 386.301. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Hydrogen vehicle or equipment" means a heavy-duty motor vehicle or piece of heavy-duty equipment that uses hydrogen to operate the vehicle or equipment, including through the use of hydrogen fuel cells or an internal combustion engine that runs on hydrogen.

(2) "Program" means the Texas hydrogen infrastructure, vehicle, and equipment grant program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.204
§ 3873.204. PLEDGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may pledge all or part of the income from park improvement projects financed under this chapter or from any other source to the payment of the bonds, including the payment of principal, interest, and any other amounts required or permitted in connection with the bonds. The pledged income shall be set and collected in amounts that will be at least sufficient, with any other pledged resources, to provide for all payments of principal, interest, and any other amounts required in connection with the bonds and, to the extent required by the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, to provide for the payment of expenses in connection with the bonds and to pay operation, maintenance, and other expenses in connection with the improvement projects authorized under this chapter.

(b) Bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on real property relating to the facilities authorized under this chapter owned or to be acquired by the district and by chattel mortgages, liens, or security interests on personal property appurtenant to that real property. The board may authorize the execution of trust indentures, mortgages, deeds of trust, or other forms of encumbrance to evidence the indebtedness.

(c) The board may pledge to the payment of the bonds all or any part of any grant, donation, revenue, or income received or to be received from the United States government or any other public or private source.
Tex. Government Code § 851.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 851 / Section 851.101
§ 851.101. OFFENSES; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false statement in a report or application to the retirement system in an attempt to defraud the retirement system.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly makes a false certificate of an official report to the retirement system.

(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, confinement in jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, or both.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.355 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.355
§ 1477.355. REVENUE AVAILABLE FOR PAYMENT OF NOTES.
Status: in_force

A county may use any revenue of the county not otherwise dedicated or restricted, including ad valorem taxes, for the payment of a revenue anticipation note issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8458.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8458 / Section 8458.151
§ 8458.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8458.153.

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

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.251 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.251
§ 11.251. TERMINATION OF FILING ENTITY BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the secretary of state that, with respect to a filing entity, a circumstance described by Subsection (b) exists, the secretary of state may notify the entity of the circumstance by regular or certified mail addressed to the entity at the entity's registered office or principal place of business as shown on the records of the secretary of state.

(b) The secretary of state may terminate a filing entity's existence if the secretary finds that:

(1) the entity has failed to, and, before the 91st day after the date notice was mailed has not corrected the entity's failure to:

(A) file a report within the period required by law or pay a fee or penalty prescribed by law when due and payable; or

(B) maintain a registered agent or registered office in this state as required by law; or

(2) the entity has failed to, and, before the 16th day after the date notice was mailed has not corrected the entity's failure to, pay a fee required in connection with the filing of its certificate of formation, or payment of the fee was dishonored when presented by the state for payment.

(c) This subchapter shall not apply to real estate investment trusts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8268.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8268 / Section 8268.103
§ 8268.103. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "recreational facilities" and "develop and maintain" have the meanings assigned by Section 49.462, Water Code.

(b) The district may develop and maintain recreational facilities.

(c) The district may not, for the development or maintenance of a recreational facility, acquire by condemnation land, an easement, or other property inside or outside the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.0035 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.0035
§ 185.0035. REMOVAL OR PROHIBITION ORDERS IN RESPONSE TO CERTAIN CRIMINAL OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, a person is considered to have been finally convicted of an offense if the person's case is not subject to further appellate review and:

(1) a sentence was imposed on the person;

(2) the person received probation or community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision; or

(3) the court deferred final disposition of the person's case.

(b) The banking commissioner has grounds to remove or prohibit a present or former officer, director, manager, managing participant, or employee of a state trust company from office or employment in, or prohibit a controlling shareholder or participant or other person participating in the affairs of a state trust company from further participation in the affairs of, the state trust company or any other entity chartered, registered, permitted, or licensed by the banking commissioner if the person has been finally convicted of a felony offense involving:

(1) a financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101;

(2) dishonesty; or

(3) breach of trust.

(c) If the banking commissioner has grounds for action under Subsection (b), the banking commissioner may serve a removal or prohibition order, as appropriate, on the person who has been finally convicted of a felony offense. The banking commissioner shall also serve a copy of the order on any state trust company that the person is affiliated with at the time of service of the order.

(d) An order issued under this section becomes effective immediately on service and continues in effect unless the order is:

(1) stayed or terminated by the banking commissioner;

(2) set aside by the banking commissioner after a hearing; or

(3) stayed or vacated on appeal.

(e) Not later than the 30th day after the date an order is served under this section, the person against whom the order is issued may request in writing a hearing before the banking commissioner to show that the person's continued service to a state trust company or participation in the affairs of a state trust company does not, or is unlikely to, threaten the interests of the clients, depositors, creditors, or shareholders of the state trust company or the public confidence in the state trust company.

(f) Not later than the 30th day after the date a request for a hearing is received under this section, the banking commissioner shall hold the hearing, unless the party requesting the hearing requests a later date. At the hearing, the party requesting the hearing has the burden of proof.

(g) After the hearing, the banking commissioner may affirm, modify, or set aside, in whole or in part, the order. An order affirming or modifying the order is immediately final for purposes of enforcement and appeal. The order may be appealed as provided by Sections 181.202 and 181.204.
Tex. Property Code § 56.024 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 56 / Section 56.024
§ 56.024. FILING IN NEW COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day after the day that property to which the lien has attached is removed from a county in which the lien affidavit covering the property has been filed, the lienholder may file with the clerk of the county to which the property has been moved an itemized inventory of the property showing the unpaid amount due.

(b) The lien attaches to all property subject to the lien located in a county in which an inventory is filed under this section.

(c) An inventory filed under this section is notice of the lien's existence.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.526 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.526
§ 452.526. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A member of the executive committee or an officer of the subregional authority may not have a pecuniary interest or receive a direct or indirect benefit in any agreement to which the authority is a party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.111
§ 3831.111. PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish projects inside or outside the boundaries of the district for:

(1) bioscience and health products, including projects related to:

(A) research and development;

(B) invention and discovery;

(C) commercialization;

(D) production and manufacturing of goods and products, including projects for manufacturing facilities; and

(E) development of production process and delivery system purposes in, involved in, based on, or related to, or intended to advance the state of knowledge, skill, and understanding of, the biosciences, including:

(i) wet laboratories;

(ii) clean rooms;

(iii) dry laboratories;

(iv) research and development facilities;

(v) genetics facilities and equipment;

(vi) pharmaceutical facilities and equipment;

(vii) biotechnology incubators;

(viii) bioscience and biotechnology health care facilities;

(ix) biotechnology facilities;

(x) bioscience facilities; and

(xi) other similar projects;

(2) bioscience education, including projects for health or biotechnology education facilities, regardless of any affiliation with other institutions of higher, vocational, or job training education;

(3) access to public safety facilities and equipment;

(4) streets and roads;

(5) drainage services;

(6) wastewater services;

(7) potable water services;

(8) telecommunication facilities;

(9) demolition of existing structures;

(10) development and institution of water conservation programs;

(11) chilled water services;

(12) steam services;

(13) industrial gases services;

(14) other utility and process and production services; or

(15) the support of any other type of health or bioscience projects.

(b) A project must be related to the bioscience or health purposes of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.106
§ 463.106. DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The plan of operation may provide that, on approval of the board and the commissioner, a power or duty of the association is delegated to a corporation or other organization that:

(1) performs in two or more states functions similar to those of the association or the association's equivalent; and

(2) provides protection not substantially less favorable and effective than that provided by this chapter.

(b) A power or duty under Section 463.261(c) or Subchapter D, other than a duty under Section 463.161(c), may not be delegated under this section.

(c) The corporation or other organization to which a power or duty is delegated shall be:

(1) reimbursed for a payment made on behalf of the association; and

(2) paid for performing any other function of the association.
Tex. Estates Code § 402.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 402 / Section 402.054
§ 402.054. NO LIMITATION ON OTHER ACTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not limit the authority of an independent executor to take any other action without court supervision or approval with respect to estate assets that may take place in a supervised administration, for purposes and within the scope otherwise authorized by this title, including the authority to enter into a lease and to borrow money.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.109 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.109
§ 21.109. REVIEW AND REVISION OF AVIATION FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The commission, with the advice of the aviation advisory committee, shall:

(1) periodically review the capital improvement program to determine the need to:

(A) revise the system development criteria;

(B) add or delete aviation facility requirements;

(C) revise program priorities; and

(D) add, delete, or revise the scope of projects in the program; and

(2) revise the program at least annually.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.367 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.367
§ 21.367. VOTING IN PERSON OR BY PROXY.
Status: in_force

(a) A shareholder may vote in person or by proxy executed in writing by the shareholder.

(b) A telegram, telex, cablegram, or other form of electronic transmission, including telephonic transmission, by the shareholder, or a photographic, photostatic, facsimile, or similar reproduction of a writing executed by the shareholder, is considered an execution in writing for purposes of this section. Any electronic transmission must contain or be accompanied by information from which it can be determined that the transmission was authorized by the shareholder.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0053
§ 526.0053. VACCINES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM PROVIDER ENROLLMENT; IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "vaccines for children program" means the program the Department of State Health Services operates under 42 U.S.C. Section 1396s.

(b) The commission shall ensure that a provider may enroll in the vaccines for children program on the same form the provider completes to apply as a Medicaid health care provider.

(c) The commission shall allow providers to:

(1) report vaccines administered under the vaccines for children program to the immunization registry established under Section 161.007, Health and Safety Code; and

(2) use the immunization registry, including individually identifiable information in accordance with state and federal law, to determine whether a child received an immunization.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 137.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 137 / Section 137.008
§ 137.008. DISREGARD OF DECLARATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician or other health care provider may subject the principal to mental health treatment in a manner contrary to the principal's wishes as expressed in a declaration for mental health treatment only:

(1) if the principal is under an order for temporary or extended mental health services under Section 574.034, 574.0345, 574.035, or 574.0355, Health and Safety Code, and treatment is authorized in compliance with Section 574.106, Health and Safety Code; or

(2) in case of an emergency when the principal's instructions have not been effective in reducing the severity of the behavior that has caused the emergency.

(b) A declaration for mental health treatment does not limit any authority provided by Chapter 573 or 574, Health and Safety Code:

(1) to take a person into custody; or

(2) to admit or retain a person in a mental health treatment facility.

(c) This section does not apply to the use of electroconvulsive treatment or other convulsive treatment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.355 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.355
§ 2001.355. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may temporarily suspend a license issued under this chapter for failure to comply with this chapter or a commission rule.

(b) Before temporarily suspending a license, the director of bingo operations must follow any prehearing rules adopted by the commission to determine if the license holder's continued operation may constitute:

(1) an immediate threat to the health, safety, morals, or welfare of the public; or

(2) a financial loss to this state, which includes a license holder's failure to remit prize fee payments under Section 2001.502 to the commission as required by that section.

(c) Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the director of bingo operations or to the commission in the enforcement and administration of a temporary suspension under this section.

(d) The commission shall adopt rules to govern the temporary suspension of a license under this section.