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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.203
§ 1033.203. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue bonds under Section 1033.201 only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of district voters voting in an election held for that purpose. The total face value of the bonds may not exceed the amount specified in the election order.

(b) The board may order a bond election at any time.

(c) The order calling an election must include:

(1) the time of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the form of the ballots;

(4) the presiding judge for each polling place;

(5) the purpose of the bond issuance;

(6) the amount of the bonds to be authorized;

(7) the maximum interest rate of the bonds; and

(8) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) A substantial copy of the election order shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks before the date of the election. The first notice must be published not later than the 15th day before the date of the election.

(e) A copy of the election results must be filed with the county clerk and become a public record.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 37.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 37 / Section 37.003
§ 37.003. POWER OF COURTS TO RENDER JUDGMENT; FORM AND EFFECT.
Status: in_force

(a) A court of record within its jurisdiction has power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. An action or proceeding is not open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for.

(b) The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect, and the declaration has the force and effect of a final judgment or decree.

(c) The enumerations in Sections 37.004 and 37.005 do not limit or restrict the exercise of the general powers conferred in this section in any proceeding in which declaratory relief is sought and a judgment or decree will terminate the controversy or remove an uncertainty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8281.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8281 / Section 8281.104
§ 8281.104. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

The district may produce agricultural products other than livestock on property the district owns or controls and may market those products.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.124 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.124
§ 163.124. POWER TO ISSUE CERTAIN BONDS OR SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not authorize an electric cooperative corporation to issue bonds or other securities that are tax exempt under federal law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.002
§ 1508.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Dependent" has the meaning assigned by Section 1501.002(2).

(2) "Eligible employee" has the meaning assigned by Section 1501.002(3).

(3) "Fund" means the healthy Texas small employer premium stabilization fund established under Subchapter F.

(4) "Health benefit plan" and "health benefit plan issuer" have the meanings assigned by Sections 1501.002(5) and 1501.002(6), respectively.

(5) "Program" means the Healthy Texas Program established under this chapter.

(6) "Qualifying health benefit plan" means a health benefit plan that provides benefits for health care services in the manner described by this chapter.

(7) "Small employer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1501.002(14).
Tex. Labor Code § 101.104 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.104
§ 101.104. METHOD OF ELECTION OF OFFICERS, AGENTS, ORGANIZERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer, agent, organizer, or representative of a labor union must be elected by secret ballot and by majority vote of the members present and participating, except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) and Section 101.108.

(b) A labor union may require more than a majority vote for the election of an officer, agent, organizer, or representative.

(c) A labor union may take a vote of the entire membership for an officer, agent, organizer, or representative by mailed ballots.
Tex. Family Code § 102.014 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 102 / Section 102.014
§ 102.014. USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A digitized signature on an original petition under this chapter or any other pleading or order in a suit satisfies the requirements for and imposes the duties of signatories to pleadings, motions, and other papers identified under Rule 13, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) A digitized signature under this section may be applied only by, and must remain under the sole control of, the person whose signature is represented.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.151
§ 751.151. RECORDING FOR REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS REQUIRING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

A durable power of attorney for a real property transaction requiring the execution and delivery of an instrument that is to be recorded, including a release, assignment, satisfaction, mortgage, including a reverse mortgage, security agreement, deed of trust, encumbrance, deed of conveyance, oil, gas, or other mineral lease, memorandum of a lease, lien, including a home equity lien, or other claim or right to real property, must be recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the property is located not later than the 30th day after the date the instrument is filed for recording.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.1151 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.1151
§ 13.1151. FEES FOR REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may charge the owner or operator of a weighing or measuring device a fee, as provided by department rule, to recover the costs of registration and inspection of a weighing or measuring device required to be registered or inspected under this chapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10, eff. June 14, 2019.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.005 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.005
§ 13.005. ACQUISITION OF HISTORICAL SITES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may acquire by purchase, gift, or other manner historical sites:

(1) where events occurred that represent an important aspect of the cultural, political, economic, military, or social history of the nation or state;

(2) significantly associated with the lives of outstanding historic persons or with an important event that represents a great ideal or idea;

(3) embodying the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type which is inherently valuable for study of a period, style, or method of construction;

(4) that contributes significantly to the understanding of aboriginal man in the nation or state; or

(5) that is of significant geologic interest relating to prehistoric animal or plant life.

(b) The department shall restore and maintain each historical site acquired under this section for the benefit of the general public. The department may enter into interagency contracts for this purpose.

(c) The department shall formulate plans for the preservation and development of historical sites. Before formulating a plan for a specific site, the department shall conduct an archeological survey of the site. In formulating plans, the department shall:

(1) consider the results from the archeological survey for the site if the plan is for a specific site;

(2) consider the resources necessary to manage a site; and

(3) meet with and consider comments made by the Texas Historical Commission.

(d) The department and the Texas Historical Commission shall form a joint panel to establish criteria for determining whether a site is of statewide significance under Subsection (a) and to promote the continuity of a historic sites program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 362.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 362 / Section 362.105
§ 362.105. USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN BY TOLL ROAD CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 30, Chapter 766 (H.B. 749), Acts of the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991, a corporation that has the powers, rights, and privileges of a corporation created under former Chapter 11, Title 32, Revised Statutes, as that law existed on August 31, 1991, other than a corporation to which Section 431.073(c) applies, may not exercise the power of eminent domain granted under that former law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4004.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.251
§ 4004.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Medicare advantage plan" means a health benefit plan operated under the Medicare program as a managed care plan, special needs plan, or private fee-for-service plan.

(2) "Medicare program" means the federal health insurance program that is operated under the Health Insurance for the Aged Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.).

(3) "Medicare-related product" means a Medicare advantage plan, a Medicare prescription drug plan, or another health plan operated under the Medicare program, such as a Medicare cost plan or a Medicare demonstration plan. The term does not include a Medicare supplement benefit plan regulated under Chapter 1652.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3840.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3840 / Section 3840.152
§ 3840.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.256 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.256
§ 228.256. TREATMENT OF CREDITS AND CAPITAL.
Status: in_force

In any case under this code or another insurance law of this state in which the assets of a certified investor are examined or considered, the certified capital may be treated as an admitted asset, subject to the applicable statutory valuation procedures.
Tex. Education Code § 48.270 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.270
§ 48.270. FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS; REPORT.
Status: in_force

When, in the opinion of the agency's director of school audits, audits or reviews of accounting, enrollment, or other records of a school district reveal deliberate falsification of the records, or violation of the provisions of this chapter, through which the district's share of state funds allocated under the authority of this chapter would be, or has been, illegally increased, the director shall promptly and fully report the fact to the State Board of Education, the state auditor, and the appropriate county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 12.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 12 / Section 12.006
§ 12.006. PLAINTIFF'S COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall award the plaintiff the costs of bringing the action if:

(1) the plaintiff prevails; and

(2) the court finds that the defendant, at the time the defendant caused the recorded document to be recorded or filed, knew or should have known that the recorded document is fraudulent, as described by Section 51.901(c), Government Code.

(b) For purposes of this section, the costs of bringing the action include all court costs, attorney's fees, and related expenses of bringing the action, including investigative expenses.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.503 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.503
§ 12.503. NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and hearing as provided by Section 12.502 of this code, the department shall notify the licensee or permittee of the suspension or revocation of the license or permit.

(b) The notice under this section must be given personally or by registered or certified mail.

(c) The suspension or revocation takes effect when the notice under this section is given or delivered.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 106.14 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 106 / Section 106.14
§ 106.14. ACTIONS OF EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter and any other provision of this code relating to the sales, service, dispensing, or delivery of alcoholic beverages to a person who is not a member of a private club on the club premises, a minor, or an intoxicated person or the consumption of alcoholic beverages by a person who is not a member of a private club on the club premises, a minor, or an intoxicated person, the actions of an employee shall not be attributable to the employer if:

(1) the employer requires its employees to attend a commission-approved seller training program;

(2) the employee has actually attended such a training program; and

(3) the employer has not directly or indirectly encouraged the employee to violate such law.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules or policies establishing the minimum requirements for approved seller training programs. Upon application, the commission shall approve seller training programs meeting such requirements that are sponsored either privately, by public community colleges, or by public or private institutions of higher education that offer a four-year undergraduate program and a degree or certificate in hotel or motel management, restaurant management, or travel or tourism management. The commission may charge an application fee to be set by the commission in such amount as is necessary to defray the expense of processing the application.

(c) The commission may approve under this section a seller training program sponsored by a licensee or permittee for the purpose of training its employees whether or not such employees are located at the same premises. This subsection shall only apply to licensees or permittees who employ at least 150 persons at any one time during the license or permit year who sell, serve, or prepare alcoholic beverages.

(d) The commission may approve under this section a seller training program conducted by a hotel management company or a hotel operating company for the employees of five or more hotels operated or managed by the company if:

(1) the seller training program is administered through the corporate offices of the company; and

(2) the hotels employ a total of at least 200 persons at one time during the license or permit year who sell, serve, or prepare alcoholic beverages.

(e) After notice and hearing, the commission may cancel or suspend the commission's approval of a seller training program, the commission's certification of a trainer to teach a seller training program, or the commission's certification of a seller-server if the program, trainer, or seller-server violates this code or a commission rule. The commission may give a program, trainer, or seller-server the opportunity to pay a civil penalty rather than be subject to suspension under this subsection. Sections 11.62 through 11.67 apply to the program approval or certification as if the program approval or certification were a license or permit under this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.103
§ 1035.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board has all powers necessary, convenient, or incidental to carry out the purposes for which the district was created.

(b) The board has complete management and control of all district business, including the power to negotiate and contract with any person to purchase or lease land, to construct and equip a hospital system, to operate and maintain a hospital or hospitals, and to negotiate and contract with other political subdivisions of this state or with private individuals, associations, or corporations for those purposes as the board determines necessary or desirable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.303
§ 4201.303.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4201.303. ADVERSE DETERMINATION: CONTENTS OF NOTICE. (a) Notice of an adverse determination must include:

(1) the principal reasons for the adverse determination;

(2) the clinical basis for the adverse determination;

(3) a description of and the source of the screening criteria and review procedures used as guidelines in making the adverse determination; and

(4) a description of the procedure for the complaint and appeal process, including notice to the enrollee of the enrollee's right to appeal an adverse determination to an independent review organization and of the procedures to obtain that review.

(b) For an enrollee who has a life-threatening condition, the notice required by Subsection (a)(4) must include a description of the enrollee's right to an immediate review by an independent review organization and of the procedures to obtain that review.

(c) For an enrollee who is denied the provision of prescription drugs or intravenous infusions for which the patient is receiving benefits under the health insurance policy, the notice required by Subsection (a)(4) must include a description of the enrollee's right to an immediate review by an independent review organization and of the procedures to obtain that review.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.203
§ 885.203. REFUSAL TO ISSUE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY TO FOREIGN FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner refuses to issue a certificate of authority to a foreign fraternal benefit society under Section 885.202, the commissioner shall:

(1) make the refusal in writing;

(2) file the refusal in the department's office; and

(3) on request, provide a copy of the refusal and a statement of the commissioner's reasons for the refusal to the society's officers.

(b) The commissioner's refusal to issue a certificate of authority to a foreign fraternal benefit society for authority to engage in business in this state is reviewable by proper proceedings in a state court.
Tex. Education Code § 38.016 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.016
§ 38.016. PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS AND PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS OR EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Nonphysician mental health professional" has the meaning assigned by Section 38.0101.

(2) "Parent" includes a guardian or other person standing in parental relation.

(3) "Psychotropic drug" means a substance that is:

(A) used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication; and

(B) intended to have an altering effect on perception, emotion, or behavior.

(b) A school district employee may not:

(1) recommend that a student use a psychotropic drug; or

(2) suggest any particular diagnosis; or

(3) use the refusal by a parent to consent to administration of a psychotropic drug to a student or to a psychiatric evaluation or examination of a student as grounds, by itself, for prohibiting the child from attending a class or participating in a school-related activity.

(c) Subsection (b) does not:

(1) prevent an appropriate referral under the child find system required under 20 U.S.C. Section 1412, as amended;

(2) prohibit a school district employee, or an employee of an entity with which the district contracts, who is a registered nurse, advanced nurse practitioner, physician, or nonphysician mental health professional licensed or certified to practice in this state from recommending that a child be evaluated by a physician or nonphysician mental health professional; or

(3) prohibit a school employee from discussing any aspect of a child's behavior or academic progress with the child's parent or another school district employee.

(d) The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt a policy to ensure implementation and enforcement of this section.

(e) An act in violation of Subsection (b) does not override the immunity from personal liability granted in Section 22.0511 or other law or the district's sovereign and governmental immunity.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 67.305 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.305
§ 67.305. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT REGARDING TASK FORCE.
Status: in_force

The department shall support the task force to assist in coordinating statewide antigang initiatives.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8313.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8313 / Section 8313.153
§ 8313.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.027
§ 822.027. REGISTRATION TAGS AND CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county shall furnish the county treasurer the necessary dog identification tags.

(b) The tags must be numbered consecutively and must be printed or impressed with the name of the county issuing the tags.

(c) The county treasurer shall assign a registration number to each dog registered with the county and shall give the owner or person having control of the dog the identification tag and a registration certificate.

(d) The county treasurer shall record the registration of a dog, including the age, breed, color, sex, and registration date of the dog. If the registration information is not recorded on microfilm, as may be permitted under other law, it shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose.

(e) If the ownership of a dog is transferred, the dog's registration certificate shall be transferred to the new owner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0703 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0703
§ 3981.0703. LIMITATION ON AREA OF NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.251
§ 1112.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used to meet the requirements of:

(1) district bonds;

(2) indebtedness assumed by the district; and

(3) district maintenance and operating expenses.
Tex. Water Code § 20.016 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.016
§ 20.016. RULES AND RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules that are necessary to carry out this chapter and may take official action by adoption of a resolution or order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8242.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8242 / Section 8242.052
§ 8242.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9086.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9086 / Section 9086.0304
§ 9086.0304. 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, zoning and 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.