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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.154
§ 3953.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district in the manner provided for:

(1) a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or

(2) a municipality or county under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Labor Code § 209.023 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 209 / Section 209.023
§ 209.023. RATE OF INSURED UNEMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of Section 209.022, the rate of insured unemployment is computed by:

(1) dividing:

(A) the average weekly number of individuals filing claims for regular compensation in this state for weeks of unemployment with respect to the most recent 13-consecutive-week period, as determined by the commission from the commission's reports to the secretary; by

(B) the average monthly employment covered under this subtitle for the first four of the most recent six completed calendar quarters ending before the end of the 13-week period; and

(2) multiplying the quotient by 100 to determine a percentage rate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9032.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9032 / Section 9032.051
§ 9032.051. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 17, Acts of the 56th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1959, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 56.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 56 / Section 56.04
§ 56.04. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of this code applicable to a wine and malt beverage retailer's permit apply to a water park permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8382.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8382 / Section 8382.002
§ 8382.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.207
§ 11007.207. CHARGES FOR DISTRICT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

If district bonds payable wholly from revenue are issued, the board shall set and from time to time revise the rates, fees, and charges assessed for water sold and waste collection and treatment services provided by the district. The rates, fees, and charges must be sufficient to:

(1) pay the expense of operating and maintaining the district facilities that generate the revenue from which the bonds will be paid;

(2) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when due; and

(3) maintain the reserve fund and other funds as provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3840.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3840 / Section 3840.108
§ 3840.108. NO EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Government Code § 615.073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.073
§ 615.073. BENEFIT TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible surviving spouse of a deceased individual listed in Section 615.071 who was employed by the state is entitled to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance benefits under Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, as provided by this subchapter.

(b) An eligible surviving spouse of a deceased individual listed in Section 615.071 who was employed by a political subdivision of the state is entitled to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance benefits from the political subdivision that employed the deceased individual, including health coverage:

(1) provided by or through a political subdivision under:

(A) a health insurance policy or health benefit plan written by a health insurer; or

(B) a self-insured health benefits plan; or

(2) under Chapter 172, Local Government Code.

(c) The surviving spouse is entitled to purchase or continue to purchase health insurance coverage until the date the surviving spouse becomes eligible for federal Medicare benefits.
Tex. Transportation Code § 192.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 192 / Section 192.001
§ 192.001. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A railroad company shall issue an engineer's operator permit to each person whom the company employs to operate or permits to operate a railroad locomotive in this state.

(b) A railroad company shall issue a train operator permit to each person:

(1) whom the company employs to operate or permits to operate a train in this state; and

(2) who has not been issued an engineer's operator permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.108
§ 11007.108. ACQUISITION OF EXISTING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

If the district acquires existing works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, or appliances that are completed, partially created, or under construction, the district may:

(1) assume the contracts and obligations of the previous owner; and

(2) perform the obligations of the previous owner in the same manner and to the same extent that any other purchaser or assignee would be bound.
Tex. Labor Code § 501.026 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 501 / Section 501.026
§ 501.026. COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN SERVICES PROVIDED BY VOLUNTEERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "disaster" means an occurrence in which the governor has issued a declaration of a state of disaster under Chapter 418, Government Code, or another occurrence that initiates the state emergency management plan.

(b) A person not otherwise covered by workers' compensation insurance for the services performed under this section who performs volunteer services for the state in a disaster or in scheduled emergency response training under the direction of an officer or employee of the state is entitled to medical benefits under this chapter for an injury sustained by the person in the course of providing those services. For purposes of this subsection, an injury is not sustained in the course of providing services in a disaster unless the injury occurs while the state of disaster may reasonably be considered to be in existence.

(c) A person employed by a political subdivision who is injured in the course of providing services described by Subsection (b) is entitled to benefits as provided by that subsection only if the services are performed outside the jurisdiction of the political subdivision by which the person is employed.

(d) A person entitled to benefits under this section may receive the benefits only if the person seeks medical attention from a doctor for the injury not later than 48 hours after the occurrence of the injury or after the date the person knew or should have known the injury occurred. The person shall comply with the requirements of Section 409.001 by providing notice of the injury to the division or the state agency with which the officer or employee under Subsection (b) is associated.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.003
§ 162.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of a telephone cooperative.

(2) "Communication service" means:

(A) the transmission or reception of information, signals, or messages by any means, including by wire, radio, cellular radio, microwave, or fiber optics; and

(B) the provision of lines, facilities, and systems used in the transmission or reception described by Paragraph (A).

(3) "Member" means:

(A) an incorporator of a telephone cooperative; or

(B) a person admitted to membership in a telephone cooperative as provided by Section 162.065.

(4) "Patron" means a member who is eligible to receive patronage dividends or to earn capital credits as a result of purchasing certain services from a telephone cooperative as provided by Section 162.066.

(5) "Telephone cooperative" means a corporation that is organized under this chapter or that becomes subject to this chapter as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.310 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.310
§ 206.310. RULES FOR DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

Rules of practice adopted under this chapter by the medical board under Section 2001.004, Government Code, applicable to the proceedings for a disciplinary action may not conflict with rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 755.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 755 / Section 755.025
§ 755.025. INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall require each boiler to be inspected internally and externally at the time of initial installation and at subsequent intervals as provided by this section. The executive director may provide that the inspection be performed by any inspector.

(b) Power boilers, unfired steam boilers, and steam collection or liberation drums of process steam generators must receive an annual certificate inspection and an annual external inspection.

(c) Steam heating boilers and hot water heating boilers must receive a certificate inspection biennially.

(d) Hot water supply boilers and potable water heaters must receive a certificate inspection triennially.

(e) The commission by rule shall establish the subsequent intervals and manner of inspection for a portable boiler.

(f) The executive director shall designate the manner of inspection for nuclear boilers, the form of the inspection report, and the information to be reported. The executive director and the owner of a nuclear boiler shall establish the intervals of inspection for the boiler.

(g) The executive director may authorize the inspection of a boiler at any reasonable time if the executive director determines that the boiler may be in an unsafe condition. The executive director shall notify the inspection agency that insures that boiler and request the authorized inspector employed by that agency to participate with the chief inspector or a deputy inspector in a joint inspection of the boiler not later than the 20th day after the date on which the executive director notifies the inspection agency. An additional charge may not be made for the joint inspection.

(h) Notwithstanding any other law, an e-mail address provided to the department relating to an inspection under this chapter is not confidential and is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 1.15 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 1 / Section 1.15
§ 1.15. APPRAISERS FOR TAXING UNITS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A taxing unit may not employ any person for the purpose of appraising property for taxation purposes except to the extent necessary to perform a contract under Section 6.05(b) of this code.
Tex. Family Code § 8.252 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.252
§ 8.252. CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.
Status: in_force

The notice of application for a writ of withholding must be verified and:

(1) state the amount of monthly maintenance due, including the amount of arrearages or anticipated arrearages, and the amount of disposable earnings to be withheld under a writ of withholding;

(2) state that the withholding applies to each current or subsequent employer or period of employment;

(3) state that the obligor's employer will be notified to begin the withholding if the obligor does not contest the withholding on or before the 10th day after the date the obligor receives the notice;

(4) describe the procedures for contesting the issuance and delivery of a writ of withholding;

(5) state that the obligor will be provided an opportunity for a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the notice of contest if the obligor contests the withholding;

(6) state that the sole ground for successfully contesting the issuance of a writ of withholding is a dispute concerning the identity of the obligor or the existence or amount of the arrearages;

(7) describe the actions that may be taken if the obligor contests the notice of application for a writ of withholding, including the procedures for suspending issuance of a writ of withholding; and

(8) include with the notice a suggested form for the motion to stay issuance and delivery of the writ of withholding that the obligor may file with the clerk of the appropriate court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.301
§ 3879.301. MEANINGS OF WORDS AND PHRASES.
Status: in_force

Words and phrases used in this subchapter that are defined by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code, have the meanings assigned by Chapters 151 and 321, Tax Code.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9795 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9795
§ 61.9795. AMOUNT; FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to available funding, the board shall award scholarships, with at least 50 percent of the amount awarded from private funds.

(b) An eligible student may receive a scholarship awarded under this subchapter for not more than two academic years.

(c) The board may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, and may solicit and accept gifts and grants for purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.45 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.45
§ 11.45. ACTION ON EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief appraiser shall determine separately each applicant's right to an exemption. After considering the application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser shall, as soon as practicable but not later than the 90th day after the later of the date the applicant first qualifies for the exemption or the date the applicant provides to the chief appraiser the information necessary for the chief appraiser to determine the applicant's right to the exemption, as the law and facts warrant:

(1) approve the application and allow the exemption;

(2) modify the exemption applied for and allow the exemption as modified;

(3) disapprove the application and request additional information from the applicant in support of the claim; or

(4) deny the application.

(b) If the chief appraiser requires additional information from an applicant, the chief appraiser shall, as soon as practicable but not later than the 30th day after the date the application is filed with the chief appraiser, deliver a written notice to the applicant specifying the additional information the applicant must provide to the chief appraiser before the chief appraiser can determine the applicant's right to the exemption. The applicant must furnish the information not later than the 30th day after the date of the request or the application is denied. However, for good cause shown the chief appraiser may extend the deadline for furnishing the information by written order for a single period not to exceed 15 days.

(c) The chief appraiser shall determine the validity of each application for exemption filed with him before he submits the appraisal records for review and determination of protests as provided by Chapter 41 of this code.

(d) If the chief appraiser modifies or denies an application, the chief appraiser shall deliver a written notice of the modification or denial to the applicant not later than the fifth day after the date the chief appraiser makes the determination. The notice must state and fully explain each reason the chief appraiser modified or denied the application. The notice must include a brief explanation of the procedures for protesting the modification or denial.

(e) If the chief appraiser approves, modifies, or denies an application for an exemption under Section 11.35, the chief appraiser shall deliver a written notice of the approval, modification, or denial to the applicant not later than the fifth day after the date the chief appraiser makes the determination. The notice must include the damage assessment rating assigned by the chief appraiser to each item of qualified property that is the subject of the application and a brief explanation of the procedures for protesting the chief appraiser's determination. If the chief appraiser modifies or denies the application, the notice must state and fully explain each reason the chief appraiser modified or denied the application. The notice required under this subsection is in lieu of any notice that would otherwise be required under Subsection (d).
Tex. Finance Code § 156.3011 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.3011
§ 156.3011. ISSUANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) During an investigation, the commissioner may issue a subpoena that is addressed to a peace officer of this state or other person authorized by law to serve citation or perfect service. The subpoena may require a person to give a deposition, produce documents, or both.

(b) If a person disobeys a subpoena or if a person appearing in a deposition in connection with the investigation refuses to testify, the commissioner may petition a district court in Travis County to issue an order requiring the person to obey the subpoena, testify, or produce documents relating to the matter. The court shall promptly set an application to enforce a subpoena issued under Subsection (a) for hearing and shall cause notice of the application and the hearing to be served upon the person to whom the subpoena is directed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8836.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8836 / Section 8836.053
§ 8836.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

On the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected for terms beginning January 1 of the following year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8434.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8434 / Section 8434.202
§ 8434.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8434.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 254 / Section 254.101
§ 254.101. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter, including requirements for the issuance, renewal, denial, suspension, and revocation of a license to operate a facility.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 134A.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 134A / Section 134A.005
§ 134A.005. ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party if:

(1) a claim of misappropriation is made in bad faith;

(2) a motion to terminate an injunction is made or resisted in bad faith; or

(3) willful and malicious misappropriation exists.
Tex. Government Code § 825.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.204
§ 825.204. MEDICAL BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall appoint a medical board composed of three physicians.

(b) To be eligible to serve as a member of the medical board, a physician must be licensed to practice medicine in this state and be of good standing in the medical profession. A physician who is eligible to participate in the retirement system may not be a member of the medical board.

(c) The medical board shall:

(1) review all medical examinations required by this subtitle;

(2) investigate essential statements and certificates made by or on behalf of a member of the retirement system in connection with an application for disability retirement; and

(3) report in writing to the board of trustees its conclusions and recommendations on all matters referred to it.

(d) The medical board is not subject to subpoena regarding findings it makes in assisting the executive director or board of trustees under this section, and its members may not be held liable for any opinions, conclusions, or recommendations made under this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.302 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.302
§ 393.302. CHARGE OR RECEIPT OF CONSIDERATION BEFORE COMPLETION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A credit services organization or a representative of the organization may charge or receive from a consumer valuable consideration before completely performing all the services the organization has agreed to perform for the consumer only if the organization has obtained a surety bond for each of its locations or established and maintained a surety account for each of its locations in accordance with Subchapter E.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1455.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1455 / Section 1455.002
§ 1455.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that:

(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:

(A) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(i) an insurance company;

(ii) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(iii) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(iv) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; or

(v) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843; and

(B) to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), a health benefit plan that is offered by:

(i) a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined by Section 3 of that Act; or

(ii) another analogous benefit arrangement; or

(2) is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.051 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.051
§ 151.051. SALES TAX IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax is imposed on each sale of a taxable item in this state.

(b) The sales tax rate is 6-1/4 percent of the sales price of the taxable item sold.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.042
§ 61.042. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may establish procedures consistent with those used by the commission under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, for administering an employment services program and requiring an applicant or eligible resident to register for work with the Texas Workforce Commission.

(b) The county shall notify all persons with pending applications and eligible residents of the employment service program requirements not less than 30 days before the program is established.