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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.105
§ 1033.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules for the efficient operation of the district, including district facilities.

(b) The board shall:

(1) publish the rules in book form; and

(2) provide copies to interested persons on request at district expense.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.055
§ 202.055. TERMS; VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the advisory board serve staggered six-year terms, with the term of three members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. At the expiration of the term of each member, the governor shall appoint a successor.

(b) If a vacancy occurs during a term, the governor shall appoint a replacement who meets the qualifications of the vacated position to serve for the remainder of the term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.107
§ 1089.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The board may:

(1) acquire property, including facilities and equipment, for the district for use in the hospital system; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price.

(c) The board may lease hospital facilities for the district.

(d) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of the property, including facilities or equipment, for the district.
Tex. Water Code § 29.052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.052
§ 29.052. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The railroad commission may enforce this chapter, a valid rule or order made under this chapter, or a term or condition of a permit issued by the railroad commission under this chapter by injunction or other appropriate remedy. The action may be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the offending activity has occurred, in which the defendant resides, or in Travis County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.071
§ 284.071. CONTROLLED ACCESS TO TOLL ROAD.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may designate a toll road established for the county under this chapter as a controlled-access toll road.

(b) The commissioners court by order may:

(1) deny use of or access to or from the toll road by a motor vehicle, bicycle, or other vehicle or by a pedestrian;

(2) deny access to or from:

(A) the toll road;

(B) real property adjacent to the toll road; or

(C) a street, road, alley, highway, or other public or private way intersecting the toll road;

(3) designate locations on the toll road at which access to or from the toll road is permitted;

(4) control, restrict, and determine the type and extent of access permitted at a designated location of access to the toll road; or

(5) erect appropriate protective devices to preserve the utility, integrity, and use of the toll road.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7944A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7944A / Section 7944A.0304
§ 7944A.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, 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.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.107
§ 2309.107. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The department may employ personnel necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.062
§ 1026.062. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and attorneys the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.113
§ 6906.113. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may award a construction contract that requires an expenditure of more than $5,000 only after publication of notice to bidders once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(b) The notice is sufficient if it states:

(1) the time and place for opening the bids;

(2) the general nature of the work to be done;

(3) the material, equipment, or supplies to be purchased; and

(4) where the terms of bidding and copies of the plans and specifications may be obtained.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.309 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.309
§ 56A.309. RULES.
Status: in_force

The attorney general and the department shall each adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.201
§ 3805.201. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) Regardless of Section 375.264, Local Government Code, if the district has debt, the district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its bonds or other obligations according to their terms.
Tex. Government Code § 2252.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.205
§ 2252.205. CONFLICT OF LAW.
Status: in_force

To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency, this subchapter prevails over any other state law relating to the use of iron and steel products in projects directly funded by a governmental entity or financed by funds administered by a governmental entity.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.069 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.069
§ 111.069. APPROVED BUDGET FILED WITH OFFICERS; POSTING ON INTERNET.
Status: in_force

(a) On final approval of the budget by the commissioners court, the court shall:

(1) file a copy of the budget with the county auditor and the county clerk; and

(2) if the county maintains an Internet website, take action to ensure that:

(A) a copy of the budget, including the cover page, is posted on the website; and

(B) the record vote described by Section 111.068(c)(2) is posted on the website at least until the first anniversary of the date the budget is adopted.

(b) The commissioners court shall take action to ensure that the cover page of the budget is amended to include the property tax rates required by Section 111.068(c)(3) for the current fiscal year if the rates are not included on the cover page when the budget is filed with the county clerk. The commissioners court shall file an amended cover page with the county clerk and take action to ensure that the amended cover page is posted on the county's website.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.0768 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.0768
§ 481.0768.
Status: in_force

Sec. 481.0768. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: DISCLOSURE OR USE OF INFORMATION. (a) A person authorized to receive information under Section 481.076(a) may not disclose or use the information in a manner not authorized by this subchapter or other law.

(b) A regulatory agency that issues a license, certification, or registration to a prescriber or dispenser shall periodically update the administrative penalties, or any applicable disciplinary guidelines concerning the penalties, assessed by that agency for conduct that violates Subsection (a).

(c) The agency shall set the penalties in an amount sufficient to deter the conduct.
Tex. Occupations Code § 565.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 565 / Section 565.057
§ 565.057. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop a policy and procedure for monitoring a license holder's compliance with this subtitle.

(b) A policy or procedure adopted under this section must include a procedure to:

(1) monitor for compliance a license holder who is ordered by the board to perform a certain act; and

(2) identify and monitor a license holder who represents a risk to the public.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.052
§ 101A.052. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER; ADDITIONAL OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The oversight committee shall hire a chief executive officer. The chief executive officer shall perform the duties required by this chapter and the duties designated by the oversight committee. The chief executive officer must have a demonstrated ability to lead and develop academic, commercial, and governmental partnerships and coalitions.

(b) The institute shall employ a chief compliance officer to monitor compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter and to report to the oversight committee incidents of noncompliance.

(c) The chief executive officer may hire any other officer position the chief executive officer determines necessary for the institute's efficient operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.102
§ 334.102. TAX AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality by ordinance or a county by order may impose a tax on the rental in the municipality or county of a motor vehicle.

(b) A municipality by ordinance or a county by order may repeal or decrease the rate of a tax imposed under Subsection (a).

(c) A municipality or county may impose a tax under this subchapter only if:

(1) an approved venue project is or is planned to be located in the municipality or county; and

(2) the tax is approved at an election held under Section 334.024.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.205
§ 3947.205. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Sections 375.161 and 375.164, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0506 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0506
§ 4007.0506. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.009 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.009
§ 22.009. DEVISEE.
Status: in_force

"Devisee" includes a legatee.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.025 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.025
§ 17.025. ASSESSMENT OF POSTAGE COST FOR MAIL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a public official is required or permitted by law to serve legal process by mail, including process in a suit for delinquent taxes, the official may:

(1) collect advance payment for the actual cost of the postage required to serve or deliver the process; or

(2) assess the expense of postage as costs.

(b) Charges under this section are in addition to other charges allowed by law for services performed by the official serving the process.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00008
§ 30.00008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.00008. VACANCIES: TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT. (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of municipal judge of a court of record, the governing body shall by ordinance or charter provide for the appointment of a qualified person to fill the office for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) The governing body may appoint one or more qualified persons to be available to serve for a municipal judge who is temporarily absent due to illness, family death, continuing legal or judicial education programs, or any other reason. The presiding judge, or the municipal judge if there is no presiding judge, shall select one of the qualified persons appointed by the governing body to serve during the absence of a municipal judge. The substitute judge, while serving as a municipal judge, has all the powers and shall discharge all the duties of a municipal judge. A substitute judge must meet the qualifications prescribed for the municipal judge.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.128 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.128
§ 43.128.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.128. JUDICIAL REMEDIES: FORCED ANNEXATION OR DISANNEXATION. (a) If the municipality fails to annex the area for full purposes as required by Section 43.127(a), any affected person may petition the district court to compel the annexation of the area for full purposes or the disannexation of the area. On finding that the municipality has failed to annex the area as required by Section 43.127(a), the court shall enter an order requiring the municipality to annex the area for full purposes or to disannex the area. If an area is disannexed, the area may not be annexed again by the municipality for five years.

(b) If the municipality fails to take the steps required by Section 43.127(b), any affected person may petition the district court to compel the annexation of a particular area for full purposes or the disannexation of the area. On finding that the municipality has failed to take the steps required by Section 43.127(b), the court shall enter an order requiring the municipality to annex the area for full purposes or to disannex the area.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.001
§ 432.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Food, Drug, Device, and Cosmetic Salvage Act.
Tex. Government Code § 55.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 55 / Section 55.002
§ 55.002. EMPLOYMENT IN JIM HOGG COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The county judge of Jim Hogg County may employ one person for stenographic and secretarial duties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 75.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 75 / Section 75.055
§ 75.055. ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A governing body may accept and use state money made available through an appropriation from the general revenue fund or a gift, grant, or donation from any source to operate the regional or local health care program and to provide services or benefits under the program.

(b) A governing body may apply for and receive funding from the health opportunity pool trust fund under Subchapter D.

(b-1) Expired.

(c) A governing body shall actively solicit gifts, grants, and donations to:

(1) fund services and benefits provided under the regional or local health care program; and

(2) reduce the cost of participation in the program for small employers and their employees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 362.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 362 / Section 362.005
§ 362.005. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN MATERIAL PRESORTED TO BE RECYCLED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize a public agency to compel burning of material presorted to be recycled.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.131 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.131
§ 118.131. FEES SET BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may set reasonable fees to be charged for service of process, including service of writs, by the offices of the sheriff and constables.

(b) The commissioners court may not set fees higher than is necessary to pay the expenses of providing the services.

(c) The commissioners court may not set fees under this section more than once during any one-year period.

(d) The commissioners court must set the fees before October 1 of each year to be effective January 1 of the following year.

(e) A notice setting out the fees shall be posted in the same manner in which notices are posted under Section 81.007 and shall be posted in the offices of the county officials who are authorized to charge the fees.

(f) On or before October 15 of the year in which the fees are initially set, the commissioners court shall provide written notice of the amounts of the fees to the comptroller. If the commissioners court changes the amount of a fee set under this section, the commissioners court shall provide to the comptroller, on or before October 15 of the year in which the amount is changed, a written notice of the change in the amount of the fee. Before December 15 of each year, the comptroller shall compile the fee information provided by counties and send the compilation to:

(1) the commissioners court of each county in this state;

(2) any statewide association of counties or of officers of counties that requests in writing before December 15 to be informed; and

(3) the State Bar of Texas.

(g) A commissioners court that receives a notice under Subsection (f)(1) shall furnish the notice to its district clerk, county clerk, justices of the peace, sheriff, and constables.

(h) If the commissioners court does not set fees under this section, the fees for services by the offices of the sheriff and constables are those fees provided by law in effect for the preceding fiscal year.

(i) The commissioners court may not assess an applicant a fee in connection with the filing, serving, or entering of a protective order. A fee may not be charged to an applicant to dismiss, modify, or withdraw a protective order.
Tex. Labor Code § 102.016 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 102 / Section 102.016
§ 102.016. ARBITRATOR'S CONSENT TO ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) An arbitrator selected under this chapter must:

(1) sign a form consenting to serve as an arbitrator; and

(2) take and sign an oath administered by an officer authorized to administer oaths to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of an arbitrator.

(b) A written copy of the consent form and oath shall be filed with the district clerk for the county in which the arbitration is conducted.
Tex. Education Code § 29.0485 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.0485
§ 29.0485. DETERMINATION OF COMMISSIONER FINAL.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 7.057, a determination of the commissioner under this subchapter is final and may not be appealed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.094 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.094
§ 81.094. TESTING BY HOSPITALS OF PERSONS INDICTED FOR CERTAIN CRIMES.
Status: in_force

A hospital shall perform a medical procedure or test on a person if a court orders the hospital to perform the procedure or test on a person whom the court orders to undergo the procedure or test under Article 21.31, Code of Criminal Procedure. The procedure or test is a cost of court.
Tex. Penal Code § 42.12 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 42 / Section 42.12
§ 42.12. DISCHARGE OF FIREARM IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly discharges a firearm inside the corporate limits of a municipality having a population of 100,000 or more.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the person may be prosecuted under either section.

(d) Subsection (a) does not affect the authority of a municipality to enact an ordinance which prohibits the discharge of a firearm.
Tex. Local Government Code § 52.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 52 / Section 52.013
§ 52.013. HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a home-rule municipality may publish a caption of an adopted ordinance that summarizes the purpose of the ordinance and any penalty for violating the ordinance in lieu of a requirement in the municipality's charter that the text of the ordinance be published.

(b) If the charter of a home-rule municipality does not provide for the method of publication of an ordinance, the full text of the ordinance or a caption that summarizes the purpose of the ordinance and the penalty for violating the ordinance may be published at least twice in the municipality's official newspaper.
Tex. Education Code § 134.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 134 / Section 134.004
§ 134.004. JOBS AND EDUCATION FOR TEXANS (JET) GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish and administer the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program to provide grants to public junior colleges, public technical institutes, public state colleges, school districts and open-enrollment charter schools, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, juvenile boards, and juvenile probation departments described under Section 134.007. To receive the grants, those entities must apply to the advisory board in the manner prescribed by the advisory board. The commission shall award the grants on the advice and recommendations of the advisory board.

(b) Grants may be awarded under this chapter from the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) fund:

(1) to defray the start-up costs associated with the development of new career and technical education programs at public junior colleges, public technical institutes, public state colleges, school districts and open-enrollment charter schools, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, juvenile boards, and juvenile probation departments described under Section 134.007 if those entities meet the requirements of Section 134.006; and

(2) to pay costs for the acquisition, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of technology solutions necessary to support programs described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 142.014 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 142 / Section 142.014
§ 142.014. RECOVERY BY OWNER OF PROCEEDS OF SALE.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 180th day after the date of sale of an estray under this chapter, the original owner of the estray may recover the net proceeds of the sale if:

(1) the owner has provided the sheriff with an affidavit of ownership containing the information prescribed by Section 142.010(b);

(2) the sheriff has approved the affidavit;

(3) the approved affidavit has been filed in the estray records of the county clerk; and

(4) the sheriff has signed a county voucher directing the payment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 506.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.053
§ 506.053. FAMILY MEMBERS AND GUARDIANS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a family member or guardian of a recipient of applied behavior analysis services who is implementing a behavior analysis treatment plan for the recipient under the extended authority and direction of a licensed behavior analyst or licensed assistant behavior analyst.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.002
§ 1112.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

The West Coke County Hospital District is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties prescribed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921A / Section 7921A.0402
§ 7921A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7921A.0401, 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.