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Tex. Government Code § 1504.267 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.267
§ 1504.267. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality shall use revenue derived from that portion of mixed beverage tax receipts authorized to be pledged under Section 1504.256 for the purposes described by Sections 1504.252 and 1504.258, including the pledge of that revenue to the payment of bonds issued for a purpose described by Section 1504.252.

(b) Amounts received by a municipality from that portion of the mixed beverage tax receipts authorized to be pledged under Section 1504.256 and pledged to the payment of bonds as provided by Subsection (a) that exceed the amounts required by the ordinance under which the bonds are issued may be used for any other purpose described by Section 1504.252 or 1504.258. The governing body of the municipality may determine that any remaining amounts are excess money and may use those amounts for any lawful purpose if that use does not violate an ordinance adopted by the governing body in connection with the issued bonds.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 32.054 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 32 / Section 32.054
§ 32.054. TERM OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

A floating cabin permit issued under this chapter has a term of one year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3857.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3857 / Section 3857.051
§ 3857.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of directors on the board, but only if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than 15 directors.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 153.083 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 153 / Section 153.083
§ 153.083. LIABILITY REGARDING CERTAIN PRESCRIBED BURNS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "burn boss" means an individual responsible for directing a prescribed burn under a written prescription plan described by Section 153.047.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if a prescribed burn is conducted in accordance with a written prescription plan described by Subsection (d) and Section 153.047, a person may be held liable for property damage, personal injury, or death caused by or resulting from the burn only if the person:

(1) is the burn boss; and

(2) is otherwise liable under other law.

(c) Subject to Sections 153.081 and 153.082, a person other than the burn boss, including a person assisting or acting under the direction of the burn boss, may be held liable for property damage, personal injury, or death caused by or resulting from the burn only if the person:

(1) commits gross negligence or intentionally causes the property damage, personal injury, or death; and

(2) is otherwise liable under other law.

(d) For purposes of this section, if the burn boss is not the owner, lessee, or occupant of the land on which the burn is conducted, the written prescription plan must include:

(1) the signature of:

(A) the burn boss; or

(B) the owner, lessee, or occupant of the land on which the burn is conducted; and

(2) a contract acknowledging liability.

(e) Nothing in this section may be construed to create a cause of action or to create a standard of care, obligation, or duty that forms the basis of a cause of action.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.301
§ 1702.301. EXPIRATION.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(32), eff. September 1, 2019.

(b) A company license, individual license, and security officer commission expire on the dates determined by the commission under Section 411.511, Government Code, but not later than the second anniversary of the date the license or commission is issued.

(c) A personal protection officer license expires on the date determined by the commission under Section 411.511, Government Code, but not later than the expiration date of the security officer commission under which the license is issued.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(32), eff. September 1, 2019.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(32), eff. September 1, 2019.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(32), eff. September 1, 2019.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(32), eff. September 1, 2019.

(h) A license issued under this chapter, other than one specified in this section, expires on the date determined by the commission under Section 411.511, Government Code, but not later than the second anniversary of the date the license is issued.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 64.005 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 64 / Section 64.005
§ 64.005. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates a provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 36.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 36 / Section 36.011
§ 36.011. QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONS PROVIDING SCREENING AND REMEDIAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department in accordance with department rules may require that persons who administer special senses and communication disorders screening complete an approved training program, and the department may train those persons and approve training programs.

(b) A person who provides speech and language screening services authorized by this chapter must be:

(1) appropriately licensed; or

(2) trained and monitored by a person who is appropriately licensed.

(c) A person who is not an appropriately licensed professional may not conduct hearing screening authorized by this chapter other than screening of hearing sensitivity. The person shall refer an individual who is unable to respond reliably to that screening to an appropriately licensed professional.

(d) A person who provides a professional examination or remedial services authorized by this chapter for speech, language, or hearing disorders must be appropriately licensed.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.005 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.005
§ 47.005. NONRESIDENT FISHING GUIDE LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) No nonresident may engage in business as a fishing guide unless the nonresident has obtained a nonresident fishing guide license.

(b) The commission may adopt rules governing the issuance and use of a nonresident fishing guide license, including rules creating separate nonresident fishing guide licenses for use in saltwater and freshwater.
Tex. Local Government Code § 563.064 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 563 / Section 563.064
§ 563.064. PURCHASE OF WATER OR WASTEWATER SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

With the approval of the commissioners court, the board may purchase an existing privately owned wastewater collection and treatment system or water supply and distribution system that supplies retail utility service in the county.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 51A.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 51A / Section 51A.002
§ 51A.002. APPLICABILITY TO VICTIMS OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a victim of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat, including:

(1) an adult member of a family or household who is subjected to an act of family violence;

(2) a member of the household of the adult described by Subdivision (1), other than the member of the household who commits the act of family violence; and

(3) a person who is subjected to conduct constituting stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.319 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.319
§ 1551.319. AMOUNT OF CONTRIBUTION FOR FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A full-time employee receives the benefits of a full state contribution for coverage under this chapter.

(b) A part-time employee receives the benefits of one-half of the amount of the state contribution received by a full-time employee.

(c) The superintendent of the Texas School for the Deaf and the superintendent of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired shall determine whether an educational professional employee under contract with the school under Section 30.024 or 30.055, Education Code, as applicable, is a full-time employee for purposes of this chapter.

(d) The executive head of the Windham School District shall determine whether an educational professional employee of the school is a full-time employee for purposes of this chapter.

(e) This section does not prohibit an institution of higher education from contributing, from money not appropriated from the general revenue fund, amounts in excess of the state contribution for a part-time employee described by Section 1551.101(e)(2).

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if the board of trustees establishes a supplemental health coverage program under Section 1551.221, the amount of the contribution made for an individual who elects to receive supplemental health coverage under the program may be reduced, as provided in the General Appropriations Act, to reflect the reduced cost of the supplemental health coverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.154
§ 3834.154. 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.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8313.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8313 / Section 8313.202
§ 8313.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.053
§ 1575.053. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustee may employ persons to assist the trustee in implementing this chapter.

(b) The trustee shall prescribe the duties and compensation of each employee.
Tex. Education Code § 8.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 8 / Section 8.005
§ 8.005. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A regional education service center and its employees are subject to or exempt from taxation in the same manner as a school district and school district employees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.253 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.253
§ 231.253. FALCON LAKE PLANNING COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A lake planning commission is established for the area subject to this subchapter. The commission is comprised of:

(1) four residents of Zapata County, with one resident from each of the county commissioner precincts, appointed by that precinct's commissioner; and

(2) a person, who shall serve as the commission's presiding officer, appointed by the county judge of Zapata County.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the members of the commission shall be appointed for two-year terms that expire February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(c) The terms of the initial members of the commission expire on February 1st of the first February in an odd-numbered year following their appointment.

(d) The commissioners court of Zapata County may employ staff for the commission to use in performing the commission's functions.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.282 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.282
§ 375.282. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

A district with territory in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership with the municipality under Section 43.0751.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.701 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.701
§ 451.701. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Advanced transportation" means light rail, commuter rail, fixed guideways, traffic management systems, bus ways, bus lanes, technologically advanced bus transit vehicles and systems, bus rapid transit vehicles and systems, passenger amenities, transit centers, stations, electronic transit-related information, fare, and operating systems, high occupancy vehicle lanes, traffic signal prioritization and coordination systems, monitoring systems, and other advanced transportation facilities, equipment, operations, systems, and services, including planning, feasibility studies, operations, and professional and other services in connection with such facilities, equipment, operations, systems, and services.

(2) "District" means an advanced transportation district created under this subchapter.

(3) "Participating unit" means a municipality or the unincorporated area of a county that joins a district under this subchapter.

(4) "Mobility enhancement" means the design, construction, reconstruction, alteration, financing, and maintenance of:

(A) streets, roads, highways, high occupancy vehicle lanes, toll lanes, sidewalks, and infrastructure designed to improve mobility;

(B) traffic signal prioritization and coordination systems;

(C) monitoring systems;

(D) other mobility enhancement facilities, equipment, systems, and services; and

(E) any debt service requirement, capitalized interest, reserve fund requirement, credit agreement as defined by Section 1371.001, Government Code, administrative cost, or other bond-related cost incurred by or relating to the issuance of obligations by a county or municipality or by a local government corporation created under Chapter 431 acting on behalf of a county or municipality relating to the design, construction, reconstruction, alteration, financing, and maintenance of mobility enhancement projects.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8185.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8185 / Section 8185.103
§ 8185.103. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all valid and applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by a municipality in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of which the district is located, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2007, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8149.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8149 / Section 8149.201
§ 8149.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) The district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation, or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(c) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8149.103 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(d) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8149.103 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.118 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.118
§ 401.118. LICENSE FORM AND CONTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or commission shall prescribe the form and the terms for each license it issues.

(b) Each license is subject to amendment, revision, or modification by rule or order.
Tex. Estates Code § 551.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 551 / Section 551.103
§ 551.103. ENFORCEMENT OF PAYMENT AND DAMAGES; RECOVERY ON BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may apply in the name of this state to the court that issued an order for the payment of funds of an estate under this chapter to enforce the payment of:

(1) funds the executor or administrator has failed to pay to the comptroller under the order; and

(2) any damages that have accrued under Section 551.102.

(b) The court shall enforce the payment under Subsection (a) in the manner prescribed for enforcement of other payment orders.

(c) In addition to the action under Subsection (a), the comptroller may bring an action in the name of this state against the executor or administrator and the sureties on the executor's or administrator's bond for the recovery of the funds ordered to be paid and any accrued damages.

(d) The county attorney or criminal district attorney for the county, the district attorney for the district, or the attorney general, at the election of the comptroller and with the approval of the attorney general, shall represent the comptroller in all proceedings under this section, and shall also represent the interests of this state in all other matters arising under this code.
Tex. Water Code § 54.738 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.738
§ 54.738. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD'S ORDER.
Status: in_force

The board's decree to dissolve the district may be judicially reviewed in the manner set forth in Sections 54.708-54.710 of this code for the review of an order excluding land from the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 254.017 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 254 / Section 254.017
§ 254.017. POISON CONTROL CENTER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall provide to license holders information regarding the services provided by poison control centers.
Tex. Government Code § 24.587 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.587
§ 24.587.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.587. 443RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ELLIS COUNTY). The 443rd Judicial District is composed of Ellis County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.016
§ 364.016. COST OF CERTAIN REQUIRED ALTERATIONS.
Status: in_force

The relocation, raising, rerouting, changing of grade, or altering of construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telegraph or telephone property or facility, or pipeline made necessary by the actions of a county shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the county, which shall pay the cost of the required activity as necessary to provide comparable replacement, minus the net salvage value of any replaced facility.
Tex. Tax Code § 25.13 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 25 / Section 25.13
§ 25.13. EXEMPT PROPERTY SUBJECT TO CONTRACT OF SALE.
Status: in_force

Property that is exempt from taxation to the titleholder but is subject on January 1 to a contract of sale to a person not entitled to exemption shall be listed in the name of the purchaser.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.0097 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0097
§ 212.0097.
Status: in_force

Sec. 212.0097. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: WAIVER PROHIBITED. A municipal authority responsible for approving plats or the governing body of a municipality may not request or require an applicant to waive a deadline or other approval procedure under this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 5.014 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.014
§ 5.014. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2035.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0803 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0803
§ 8513.0803. PUBLIC HEARING ON CREATION OF POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority must hold a public hearing on the matters set forth in a resolution calling for the creation of a pollution control district before the proposed district is established.

(b) The hearing may be held in connection or concurrently with another public hearing, meeting, or proceeding conducted by the board.

(c) The hearing must be held within the boundaries of the proposed pollution control district.

(d) The hearing may be conducted by:

(1) a majority of the board;

(2) one or more directors; or

(3) one or more authority employees, as designated by the board.

(e) If the hearing is conducted by fewer than a majority of directors in accordance with Subsection (d)(2) or (3), the individual or individuals conducting the hearing may accept evidence and make recommendations to the board on any proposed changes to the resolution.

(f) Notice of the hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of the proposed pollution control district not more than 30 days before the date of the hearing and not less than 15 days before the date of the hearing. Except as otherwise provided by this section, Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to notice of a public hearing under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 51.831 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.831
§ 51.831. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH PRIVATE OR INDEPENDENT INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

Each private or independent institution of higher education must enter into an agreement with the council under which the institution agrees to:

(1) provide academic counseling to a participating student or program alternate enrolled at the institution;

(2) as soon as practicable, implement or expand appropriate degree programs as necessary to provide participating students with sufficient preparation for enrollment in participating medical schools;

(3) select a faculty director or an academic or health professions advisor to assist in implementing the program at the institution and in implementing or expanding the institution's degree programs as necessary under Subdivision (2); and

(4) provide, in addition to any other scholarship money awarded to the student, a scholarship to a participating student in the amount required for a participating student attending a general academic teaching institution, except that the amount of scholarship awards may not exceed the amount of tuition and fees that the student is charged.
Tex. Government Code § 813.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 813 / Section 813.305
§ 813.305. MILITARY SERVICE CREDIT GOVERNED BY UNIFORMED SERVICES EMPLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT.
Status: in_force

The retirement system may adopt rules to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (38 U.S.C. Section 4301 et seq.) and other federal laws affecting the crediting of military service.