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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901 / Section 7901.0306
§ 7901.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) 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.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7901.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7901.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7901.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Election Code § 192.104 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.104
§ 192.104. ELECTOR VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time designated for elector voting and after all vacant positions have been filled, the secretary of state shall provide each elector with a presidential and a vice-presidential ballot. The elector shall mark the elector's presidential and vice-presidential ballots with the elector's votes for the offices of president and vice president, respectively, along with the elector's signature and the elector's legibly printed name.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by law of this state other than this subchapter, each elector shall present both completed ballots to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall examine the ballots and read each vote publicly.

(c) The secretary of state shall accept as cast all ballots of electors whose votes are consistent with their oaths executed under Section 192.102 or 192.103(d). Except as otherwise provided by law, the secretary of state may not accept and may not count either an elector's presidential or vice-presidential ballot if the elector has not marked both ballots or has marked a ballot in violation of the elector's oath.

(d) An elector who refuses to present a ballot, presents an unmarked ballot, or presents a ballot marked in violation of the elector's oath executed under Section 192.102 or 192.103(d) vacates the office of elector, creating a vacant position to be filled under Section 192.103.

(e) The secretary of state shall distribute ballots to and collect ballots from each elector and repeat the process under this section of examining ballots, publicly reading the votes, declaring and filling vacant positions as required, and recording appropriately completed ballots from the substituted electors, until all of this state's electoral votes have been cast and recorded.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.063 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.063
§ 62.063. PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article:

(1) "Amusement ride" has the meaning assigned by Section 2151.002, Occupations Code.

(2) "Bus" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.

(3) "Digitally prearranged ride" has the meaning assigned by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code.

(b) A person subject to registration under this chapter because of a reportable conviction or adjudication for which an affirmative finding is entered under Article 42.015(b) or 42A.105(a), as appropriate, may not, for compensation:

(1) operate or offer to operate a bus;

(2) provide or offer to provide a passenger taxicab or limousine transportation service, or a digitally prearranged ride;

(3) provide or offer to provide any type of service in the residence of another person unless the provision of service will be supervised; or

(4) operate or offer to operate any amusement ride.

(b) A person subject to registration under this chapter because of a reportable conviction or adjudication for which an affirmative finding is entered under Article 42.015(b) or 42A.105(a), as appropriate, or a person civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, may not, for compensation:

(1) operate or offer to operate a bus;

(2) provide or offer to provide a passenger taxicab or limousine transportation service;

(3) provide or offer to provide any type of service in the residence of another person unless the provision of service will be supervised;

(4) operate or offer to operate any amusement ride;

(5) provide or offer to provide a service at a SAFE-ready facility, as defined by Section 323.001, Health and Safety Code, or another facility that provides forensic medical examinations to sexual assault survivors in accordance with Chapter 323, Health and Safety Code;

(6) provide or offer to provide a service at a sexual assault program, as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code;

(7) provide or offer to provide a service at a family violence center, as defined by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code;

(8) provide or offer to provide a service at any public or private primary or secondary school; or

(9) provide or offer to provide any coaching, tutoring, or mentoring service to a person younger than 18 years of age.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 50A.013 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50A / Section 50A.013
§ 50A.013. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture shall serve as a resource and in an advisory capacity to the council.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.213 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.213
§ 462.213. AMOUNT OF INDIVIDUAL COVERED CLAIM; LIMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Section 462.252, an individual covered claim may not exceed $300,000.

(b) The association shall pay the full amount of a covered claim arising out of a workers' compensation claim made under a workers' compensation insurance policy.

(c) For purposes of this section, an individual covered claim includes any derivative claims by more than one person that arise from the same occurrence. The claims shall be considered collectively as a single claim under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.038 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.038
§ 2254.038. MIXED CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a contract that involves both consulting and other services if the primary objective of the contract is the acquisition of consulting services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8866.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8866 / Section 8866.151
§ 8866.151. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may impose a reasonable fee on each well that is not exempt from regulation by the district and for which a permit is issued by the district. The fee may be based on:

(1) the size of column pipe used by the well; or

(2) the actual, authorized, or anticipated amount of water to be withdrawn from the well.

(b) Fees may not exceed:

(1) 25 cents per acre-foot for water used for irrigating agricultural crops; or

(2) 17 cents per thousand gallons for water used for any other purpose.

(c) In addition to the fee authorized under Subsection (a), the district may impose a reasonable fee or surcharge for an export fee using one of the following methods:

(1) a fee negotiated between the district and the transporter; or

(2) a combined production and export fee not to exceed 17 cents per thousand gallons of water used.

(d) Fees authorized by this section may be:

(1) assessed annually; and

(2) used to pay the cost of operating the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3920.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3920 / Section 3920.054
§ 3920.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.106
§ 8845.106. SOIL CONSERVATION AND IMPROVEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may construct and maintain terraces or other structures on land in the district and may engage in or promote land treatment measures for soil conservation and improvement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.4115 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.4115
§ 2001.4115. JOINT EMPLOYMENT OF BINGO EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

Two or more licensed authorized organizations conducting bingo at the same premises may jointly hire bingo employees. One organization may act as the employee's employer and the other organization may reimburse the employing organization for the other organization's share of the employee's compensation and other employment-related costs. A reimbursement under this section is an authorized expense and must be made from the bingo account of the reimbursing organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0310
§ 3792.0310. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.123 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.123
§ 91.123. GRADE NO.
Status: in_force

2. Grade No. 2 potatoes:

(1) are practically free from frost injury and decay;

(2) are free from serious damage caused by dirt or other foreign matter, sunburn, second growth, cuts, disease, insects, or mechanical injury;

(3) are at least 1-1/2 inches in diameter; and

(4) have similar varietal characteristics.
Tex. Election Code § 65.055 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 65 / Section 65.055
§ 65.055. DISPOSITION OF ACCEPTED PROVISIONAL BALLOT AND AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The early voting ballot board shall open each envelope containing an accepted provisional ballot without defacing the affidavit located on the outside of the envelope and shall remove the ballot.

(b) The board shall place the ballot in a ballot box containing all the provisional ballots accepted for voting in the election.

(c) For each accepted provisional ballot, the board shall place the corresponding envelope on which is printed the voter's affidavit executed under Section 63.011 in a sealed envelope and shall deliver the envelope to the general custodian of election records, to be retained for the period for preserving precinct election returns.
Tex. Water Code § 65.508 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.508
§ 65.508. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall sell the bonds on the best terms and for the best possible price, but the bonds may not be sold for less than 95 percent of their face value.

(b) The district may exchange bonds for property acquired by purchase or in payment of the contract price of work done or services performed for the use and benefit of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8464.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8464 / Section 8464.203
§ 8464.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 20.043 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.043
§ 20.043. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board on behalf of the authority may enter into contracts with any person to carry out this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 664.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 664 / Section 664.003
§ 664.003. FEDERAL STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

A person who manufactures or sells an electric bicycle shall ensure that the bicycle complies with the equipment and manufacturing requirements for bicycles adopted by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission under 16 C.F.R. Part 1512.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.202
§ 1094.202. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing shall be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers that individually or collectively have general circulation in the district.

(c) Any resident of the district is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interest of the residents of the district and that the law warrants.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2703.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2703 / Section 2703.204
§ 2703.204. ADMISSION AS PARTY TO HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to this section, the following persons, associations, and entities shall be admitted as parties to a contested case hearing under Section 2703.202, the periodic hearing under Section 2703.203, or a hearing under Section 2703.206:

(1) a trade association whose membership is composed of at least 20 percent of the members of an industry or group represented by the trade association;

(2) an association, person, or entity described by Section 2703.202(b);

(3) an interested person described by Section 2703.202(b-1); or

(4) department staff.

(b) A party to any portion of the periodic hearing relating to ratemaking may request that the commissioner remove any other party to that portion of the hearing on the grounds that the other party does not have a substantial interest in the subject matter of the hearing. A decision of the commission to deny or grant the request is final and subject to appeal in accordance with Section 36.202.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8376.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8376 / Section 8376.004
§ 8376.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8376.003 until each municipality has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) If a municipality does not consent to the creation of the district or if the district does not enter into an agreement required by the terms of the municipal ordinance or resolution consenting to the creation of the district under this section before September 1, 2012:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2012, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to the municipality or another local governmental entity to be used for a public purpose; and

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

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2012.
Tex. Government Code § 511.0093 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.0093
§ 511.0093. RULES AND FEES RELATED TO OUT-OF-STATE INMATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may impose a fee on a private vendor that operates a correctional facility housing prisoners from jurisdictions other than this state. The fee must reasonably compensate the commission for the cost of regulating and providing technical assistance to the facility.

(b) The commission may adopt rules regulating the number of federal prisoners and prisoners from jurisdictions other than Texas that are housed in a county jail, a municipal jail, or a correctional facility operated by a private vendor under contract with a municipality if the jail or correctional facility houses state, county, or municipal prisoners or prisoners of another state of the United States.

(c) The commission may adopt other rules regulating jails or correctional facilities described by Subsection (b) as necessary to protect the health and safety of prisoners described by Subsection (b), local and Texas prisoners, jail personnel, and the public.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.504 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.504
§ 154.504. POSSESSION OF QUANTITIES LESS THAN INDIVIDUAL PACKAGE.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense and is subject to a $100 fine if the person sells cigarettes in quantities less than an individual package containing at least 20 cigarettes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.351 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.351
§ 501.351. REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation shall continuously maintain in this state a registered office and registered agent.

(b) A corporation's registered office may, but is not required to be, the same as the corporation's principal office.

(c) A corporation's registered agent may be:

(1) an individual who is a resident of this state and whose business office is the same as the corporation's registered office; or

(2) a domestic or foreign for-profit or nonprofit corporation that:

(A) is authorized to transact business or to conduct affairs in this state; and

(B) has a principal or business office that is the same as the corporation's registered office.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.0335 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0335
§ 161.0335. TECHNOLOGY POLICY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall implement a policy requiring the commission to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the commission's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the commission on the Internet.
Tex. Government Code § 840.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.301
§ 840.301. INVESTMENT OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees may, under the standard of care provided by Section 840.303, invest and reinvest the retirement system's assets and may commingle assets of the trust fund with the assets of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, including its trust fund and the law enforcement and custodial officer supplemental retirement fund, for investment purposes, as long as proportionate ownership records are maintained and credited.

(b) The board of trustees shall:

(1) invest the assets of the retirement system as a single fund without distinction as to their source; and

(2) hold securities purchased with the assets collectively for the proportionate benefit of all accounts of the system established under Section 840.305(b).

(c) For purposes of the investment authority of the board of trustees under Section 67, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, "securities" means any investment instrument within the meaning of the term as defined by Section 4001.068, 15 U.S.C. Section 77b(a)(1), or 15 U.S.C. Section 78c(a)(10).
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.103
§ 401.103. APPOINTMENT OF EXAMINERS AND ACTUARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall appoint:

(1) a chief examiner and the number of assistant examiners the department considers necessary to conduct examinations of insurance companies, corporations, and associations at the expense of the insurance company, corporation, or association as provided by law; and

(2) the number of actuaries the department considers necessary to:

(A) advise the department in connection with the performance of the department's duties; and

(B) otherwise aid and counsel the department in connection with the examinations.

(b) The department may increase or decrease the number of examiners or actuaries as needed for examination duties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 366.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 366 / Section 366.011
§ 366.011. GENERAL SUPERVISION AND AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission or authorized agents:

(1) have general authority over the location, design, construction, installation, and proper functioning of on-site sewage disposal systems; and

(2) shall administer this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.005
§ 383.005. ADOPTION OF ALTERNATE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that a procedure under this chapter violates the United States Constitution or Texas Constitution, an issuer by resolution may provide an alternate procedure that conforms to those constitutions.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 482.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 482 / Section 482.003
§ 482.003. EVIDENTIARY RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining whether a person has represented a simulated controlled substance to be a controlled substance in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to believe the substance was a controlled substance, a court may consider, in addition to all other logically relevant factors, whether:

(1) the simulated controlled substance was packaged in a manner normally used for the delivery of a controlled substance;

(2) the delivery or intended delivery included an exchange of or demand for property as consideration for delivery of the substance and the amount of the consideration was substantially in excess of the reasonable value of the simulated controlled substance; and

(3) the physical appearance of the finished product containing the substance was substantially identical to a controlled substance.

(b) Proof of an offer to sell a simulated controlled substance must be corroborated by a person other than the offeree or by evidence other than a statement of the offeree.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.105
§ 6903.105. APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who are not required to be directors. The board may combine the offices of secretary and treasurer.