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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8213.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8213 / Section 8213.102
§ 8213.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, inside the district.

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

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by resolution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.151
§ 284.151. PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a municipality may not prohibit, regulate, or charge for the installation or collocation of network nodes in a public right-of-way.

(b) A municipality may not directly or indirectly require, as a condition for issuing a permit required under this chapter, that the applicant perform services unrelated to the installation or collocation for which the permit is sought, including in-kind contributions such as reserving fiber, conduit, or pole space for the municipality.

(c) A municipality may not institute a moratorium, in whole or in part, express or de facto, on:

(1) filing, receiving, or processing applications; or

(2) issuing permits or other approvals, if any, for the installation of network nodes or node support poles.
Tex. Education Code § 130.041 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.041
§ 130.041. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES OF UNION, COUNTY, AND JOINT-COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE.
Status: in_force

The original trustees of a union or a county junior college shall be elected at large from the junior college district by the qualified voters of the district under the rules and regulations provided for in Section 130.042 of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.0573 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.0573
§ 773.0573. LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency medical services provider applicant must obtain a letter of approval from:

(1) the governing body of the municipality in which the applicant is located and is applying to provide emergency medical services; or

(2) if the applicant is not located in a municipality, the commissioners court of the county in which the applicant is located and is applying to provide emergency medical services.

(b) A governing body of a municipality or a commissioners court of a county may issue a letter of approval to an emergency medical services provider applicant who is applying to provide emergency medical services in the municipality or county only if the governing body or commissioners court determines that:

(1) the addition of another licensed emergency medical services provider will not interfere with or adversely affect the provision of emergency medical services by the licensed emergency medical services providers operating in the municipality or county;

(2) the addition of another licensed emergency medical services provider will remedy an existing provider shortage that cannot be resolved through the use of the licensed emergency medical services providers operating in the municipality or county; and

(3) the addition of another licensed emergency medical services provider will not cause an oversupply of licensed emergency medical services providers in the municipality or county.

(c) An emergency medical services provider is prohibited from expanding operations to or stationing any emergency medical services vehicles in a municipality or county other than the municipality or county from which the provider obtained the letter of approval under this section until after the second anniversary of the date the provider's initial license was issued, unless the expansion or stationing occurs in connection with:

(1) a contract awarded by another municipality or county for the provision of emergency medical services;

(2) an emergency response made in connection with an existing mutual aid agreement; or

(3) an activation of a statewide emergency or disaster response by the department.

(d) This section does not apply to:

(1) renewal of an emergency medical services provider license; or

(2) a municipality, county, emergency services district, hospital, or emergency medical services volunteer provider organization in this state that applies for an emergency medical services provider license.
Tex. Government Code § 508.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.002
§ 508.002. CLEMENCY, COMMUTATION DISTINGUISHED.
Status: in_force

Neither parole nor mandatory supervision is a commutation of sentence or any other form of clemency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8080.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8080 / Section 8080.0202
§ 8080.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Laurence Doherty;

(2) Lindsey Lee;

(3) Ed Best;

(4) Andrew Alvis; and

(5) Caroline Duncan.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8080.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8080.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8080.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 440.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 440 / Section 440.004
§ 440.004. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a person operating a frozen desserts retail establishment; or

(2) a person operating a retail store unless the person is also a manufacturer.
Tex. Education Code § 22.092 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.092
§ 22.092. REGISTRY OF PERSONS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Status: in_force

(d) The agency shall provide equivalent access to the registry maintained under this section to:

(1) private schools;

(2) public schools;

(3) nonprofit teacher organizations approved by the commissioner for the purpose of participating in the tutoring program established under Section 33.913; and

(4) the comptroller for the purpose of preapproving education service providers and vendors of educational products under Section 29.358 for participation in the program established under Subchapter J, Chapter 29.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.1015 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.1015
§ 3503.1015. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF OTHER ENTITIES; BONDS.
Status: in_force

The authority may exercise the powers given to:

(1) the governing body of a "unit," as defined by Section 501.002(17), Local Government Code, and may issue district bonds for a purpose specified by Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code;

(2) an emergency services district under Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code; or

(3) a rural or urban transit district under Chapter 458, Transportation Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 22.03 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 22 / Section 22.03
§ 22.03. REPORT OF DECREASED VALUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who believes the appraised value of his property decreased during the preceding tax year for any reason other than normal depreciation may file an information report describing the property involved and stating the nature and cause of the decrease.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, before determining the appraised value of property that is the subject of a completed and timely filed report as provided by Subsection (a) of this section, the chief appraiser must view the property to verify any reported change in appraised value and its cause and nature. The person who views the property shall note on the back of the property owner's report his name, the date he viewed the property, and his determination of any decrease in appraised value and its cause and nature.

(c) The chief appraiser shall deliver a written notice to the property owner of the determination made as provided by Subsection (b) of this section.

(d) Before determining the appraised value of oil and gas property that is the subject of a completed and timely filed report as provided by Subsection (a) of this section, the chief appraiser must review the appraisal of the property to verify any reported change in appraised value and its cause and nature. The person who reviews the appraisal of the property shall note on the back of the property owner's report his name, the date he reviewed the appraisal of the property, and his determination of any decrease in appraised value and its cause and nature.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6723 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6723
§ 2306.6723. COORDINATION WITH RURAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall jointly administer with the rural development agency any set-aside for rural areas to:

(1) ensure the maximum use and optimum geographic distribution of housing tax credits in rural areas; and

(2) provide for information sharing, efficient procedures, and fulfillment of development compliance requirements in rural areas.

(b) The rural development agency shall assist in developing all threshold, scoring, and underwriting criteria applied to applications eligible for the rural area set-aside. The criteria must be approved by that agency.

(c) To ensure that the rural area set-aside receives a sufficient volume of eligible applications, the department shall fund and, with the rural development agency, shall jointly implement outreach, training, and rural area capacity building efforts as directed by the rural development agency.

(d) The department and the rural development agency shall jointly adjust the regional allocation of housing tax credits described by Section 2306.111 to offset the under-utilization and over-utilization of multifamily private activity bonds and other housing resources in the different regions of the state.

(e) From application fees collected under this subchapter, the department shall reimburse the rural development agency for any costs incurred by the agency in carrying out the functions required by this section.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0305
§ 532.0305. THERAPY SERVICES ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "therapy services" includes occupational, physical, and speech therapy services.

(b) After implementing the objective assessment process for acute nursing services in accordance with Section 532.0304, the commission shall consider whether implementing age- and diagnosis-appropriate objective assessment processes for use in assessing a recipient's need for therapy services would be feasible and beneficial.

(c) If the commission determines that implementing age- and diagnosis-appropriate processes with respect to one or more types of therapy services is feasible and would be beneficial, the commission may implement the processes within:

(1) the Medicaid fee-for-service model;

(2) the primary care case management Medicaid managed care model; and

(3) the STAR and STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care programs.

(d) An objective assessment process implemented under this section must include a process that allows a therapy services provider to request and obtain a review of the results of an assessment conducted as provided by this section. The review process must be comparable to the review process implemented under Section 532.0304(e).
Tex. Education Code § 4.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 4 / Section 4.001
§ 4.001. PUBLIC EDUCATION MISSION AND OBJECTIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) The mission of the public education system of this state is to ensure that all Texas children have access to a quality education that enables them to achieve their potential and fully participate now and in the future in the social, economic, and educational opportunities of our state and nation. That mission is grounded on the conviction that a general diffusion of knowledge is essential for the welfare of this state and for the preservation of the liberties and rights of citizens. It is further grounded on the conviction that a successful public education system is directly related to a strong, dedicated, and supportive family and that parental involvement in the school is essential for the maximum educational achievement of a child.

(b) The objectives of public education are:

OBJECTIVE 1: Parents will be full partners with educators in the education of their children.

OBJECTIVE 2: Students will be encouraged and challenged to meet their full educational potential.

OBJECTIVE 3: Through enhanced dropout prevention efforts, all students will remain in school until they obtain a high school diploma.

OBJECTIVE 4: A well-balanced and appropriate curriculum will be provided to all students. Through that curriculum, students will be prepared to succeed in a variety of postsecondary activities, including employment and enrollment in institutions of higher education.

OBJECTIVE 5: Educators shall cultivate in students an informed American patriotism and lead students in a close study of the founding documents of the United States and Texas. The purpose of this objective is to:

(1) increase students' knowledge of the deepest and noblest purposes of the United States and Texas;

(2) enhance students' intellectual independence so that students may become thoughtful, informed citizens who have an appreciation for the fundamental democratic principles of our state and national heritage; and

(3) guide students toward understanding and productively functioning in a free enterprise society.

OBJECTIVE 6: Qualified and highly effective personnel will be recruited, developed, and retained.

OBJECTIVE 7: The state's students will demonstrate exemplary performance in comparison to national and international standards.

OBJECTIVE 8: School campuses will maintain a safe and disciplined environment conducive to student learning.

OBJECTIVE 9: Educators will keep abreast of the development of creative and innovative techniques in instruction and administration using those techniques as appropriate to improve student learning.

OBJECTIVE 10: Technology will be implemented and used to increase the effectiveness of student learning, instructional management, staff development, and administration.

OBJECTIVE 11: The State Board of Education, the agency, and the commissioner shall assist school districts and charter schools in providing career and technology education to students.
Tex. Government Code § 311.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 311 / Section 311.029
§ 311.029. ENROLLED BILL CONTROLS.
Status: in_force

If the language of the enrolled bill version of a statute conflicts with the language of any subsequent printing or reprinting of the statute, the language of the enrolled bill version controls.
Tex. Government Code § 2056.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2056 / Section 2056.010
§ 2056.010. AGENCY CONFORMANCE TO STRATEGIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

The comptroller, the Sunset Advisory Commission, the state auditor, the Legislative Budget Board, or another agency that conducts performance audits of a state agency shall consider in the evaluation of an agency the extent to which the agency conforms to the agency's strategic plan.
Tex. Government Code § 853.0015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 853 / Section 853.0015
§ 853.0015. EXCLUDED PRIOR SERVICE CREDIT.
Status: in_force

If a member is entitled to receive excluded prior service credit under this chapter, the excluded prior service credit certified to the member:

(1) may only be used to satisfy length of service requirements for vesting and retirement eligibility; and

(2) may not be used to determine eligibility for or computation of updated service credits.
Tex. Government Code § 2204.701 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.701
§ 2204.701. GRANT OF EASEMENT TO UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

The state conveys to the United States an easement in an area three square miles or larger, or of different form, in the Nueces County Navigation District, in Nueces Bay, Nueces County, Texas, as designated by the United States, to erect and maintain a fort, military station or camp, magazine, arsenal, dockyard, barracks, lighthouse, naval yard, naval base, naval air base, naval air station, channel, approach for battleships, or any other necessary military purpose.
Tex. Property Code § 301.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.003
§ 301.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Aggrieved person" includes any person who:

(A) claims to have been injured by a discriminatory housing practice; or

(B) believes that the person will be injured by a discriminatory housing practice that is about to occur.

(2) "Complainant" means a person, including the commission, that files a complaint under Section 301.081.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 302, Sec. 4(3).

(4) "Conciliation" means the informal negotiations among an aggrieved person, the respondent, and the commission to resolve issues raised by a complaint or by the investigation of the complaint.

(5) "Conciliation agreement" means a written agreement resolving the issues in conciliation.

(6) "Disability" means a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits at least one major life activity, a record of the impairment, or being regarded as having the impairment. The term does not include current illegal use or addiction to any drug or illegal or federally controlled substance and does not apply to an individual because of an individual's sexual orientation or because that individual is a transvestite.

(7) "Discriminatory housing practice" means an act prohibited by Subchapter B or conduct that is an offense under Subchapter I.

(8) "Dwelling" means any:

(A) structure or part of a structure that is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families; or

(B) vacant land that is offered for sale or lease for the construction or location of a structure or part of a structure described by Paragraph (A).

(9) "Family" includes a single individual.

(10) "Respondent" means:

(A) a person accused of a violation of this chapter in a complaint of discriminatory housing practice; or

(B) a person identified as an additional or substitute respondent under Section 301.084 or an agent of an additional or substitute respondent.

(11) "To rent" includes to lease, sublease, or let, or to grant in any other manner, for a consideration, the right to occupy premises not owned by the occupant.

(12) "Person" means:

(A) an individual;

(B) a corporation, partnership, association, unincorporated organization, labor organization, mutual company, joint-stock company, and trust; and

(C) a legal representative, a trustee, a trustee in a case under Title 11, U.S.C., a receiver, and a fiduciary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.004
§ 1072.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Runnels County, Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6901.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6901 / Section 6901.058
§ 6901.058. ADDITION OF TERRITORY TO DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the method of adding territory to a district provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the district may add territory as provided by this section.

(b) The owner or owners of land may request by petition that the board include the land in the district.

(c) A petition under Subsection (b) must be filed with the board and describe the land to be added to the district. The description may be by metes and bounds or by lot and block number. The petition must be signed and executed in the manner provided by law for the conveyance of real estate.

(d) The board shall hear and consider a petition filed under this section. The board may add the land to the district if the board considers the addition to be to the advantage of the district.

(e) A petition granted under this section shall be filed and recorded in the deed records of Galveston County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.007
§ 3935.007. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00631 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00631
§ 30.00631. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the City of River Oaks.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.101
§ 7803.101. LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions applicable to a levee improvement district created under the authority of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including those conferred by Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code.

(b) The district has the power to construct and maintain levees and other improvements on, along, and contiguous to rivers, creeks, streams, and drainage courses for the purposes of:

(1) reclaiming land from overflow from the water;

(2) controlling and distributing the water of rivers and streams by straightening and otherwise improving the rivers and streams;

(3) draining the land properly and otherwise improving the land; and

(4) preventing the pollution of the water.

(c) In the accomplishment of the district's purposes, the district may issue bonds, enter into contracts, or incur debt in the manner prescribed by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 54.979 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.979
§ 54.979. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

At the request of a party the court shall provide that the proceedings before the magistrate be recorded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0109
§ 3979.0109. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter prevails over any provision of general law, including a provision of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, or Chapter 49, Water Code, that is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.053
§ 7201.053. DISTRICT TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its members one director to serve as district treasurer.

(b) The district treasurer shall comply with the training requirements provided by Section 49.1571, Water Code, for an investment officer of a district.
Tex. Election Code § 212.082 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.082
§ 212.082. RECOUNT PETITION.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a recount under this subchapter is initiated by a petition submitted and processed in accordance with Subchapter B.