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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.156 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.156
§ 31.156. REAL PROPERTY REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall review the real property inventory of each state agency not less than every four years, and a review shall be made during the calendar year before the agency is scheduled for abolition under the Texas Sunset Act (Chapter 325, Government Code). The division may verify the accuracy of inventory records provided by an agency.

(b) The division shall:

(1) identify real property owned or controlled by the state that is not being used or is being substantially underused; and

(2) make recommendations to the commissioner regarding the use of the real property or a real estate transaction involving the real property.

(c) The division's recommendations must include an analysis of the highest and best use to which the real property may legally be placed and shall also include alternative uses of the real property addressing potential for commercial or agricultural lease of the real property or any other real estate transaction or use that the division may deem to be in the best interest of the state.

(d) The division shall submit to the commissioner information pertinent to the evaluation of a real estate transaction involving the real property, including an evaluation of any proposals received from private parties that would be of significant benefit to the state and:

(1) if the division recommends a real estate transaction involving the real property, the market value of the real property and the current market conditions; or

(2) if the division does not recommend a real estate transaction involving the real property, evidence of the real property's value in a form determined to be appropriate by the commissioner.

(e) In any year that the division will evaluate real property under the management and control of the Texas Military Department, the division shall notify the department before the division begins the evaluation.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.108 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.108
§ 33.108. RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC.
Status: in_force

Members of the public may not be excluded from coastal public land leased for public recreational purposes or from an estuarine preserve.
Tex. Occupations Code § 605.256 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 605 / Section 605.256
§ 605.256. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a license or registration certificate under this chapter only to an individual.

(b) The department shall issue a license in orthotics or prosthetics to an applicant who meets the requirements provided under this chapter. A license may be granted in either orthotics or prosthetics, or in both, if the person meets the requirements established by the department.

(c) A license is valid for two years from the date issued and may be renewed before expiration.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.252 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.252
§ 18A.252. USE OF INTERCEPTION DEVICE BY INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or Chapter 18B, the office of inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may:

(1) without a warrant, use an interception device to detect the presence or use of a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device in a correctional facility;

(2) without a warrant, intercept, monitor, detect, or, as authorized by applicable federal laws and regulations, prevent the transmission of a communication through a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device in a correctional facility; and

(3) use, to the extent authorized by law, any information obtained under Subdivision (2), including the contents of an intercepted communication, in a criminal or civil proceeding before a court or other governmental agency or entity.

(b) When using an interception device under Subsection (a), the office of inspector general shall minimize the impact of the device on a communication that is not reasonably related to the detection of the presence or use of a cellular telephone or other wireless communications device in a correctional facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.155
§ 8506.155. USE OF EXCESS REVENUE.
Status: in_force

If the authority receives revenue in excess of that required for the purposes specified by Section 8506.154(b), the board may:

(1) use the excess revenue to:

(A) establish a reasonable depreciation and emergency fund; or

(B) retire bonds issued under this chapter or its predecessor statute by purchase and cancellation or redemption; or

(2) apply the excess revenue to any corporate purpose.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.151
§ 271.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Adjudication" of a claim means the bringing of a civil suit and prosecution to final judgment in county or state court and includes the bringing of an authorized arbitration proceeding and prosecution to final resolution in accordance with any mandatory procedures established in the contract subject to this subchapter for the arbitration proceedings.

(2) "Contract subject to this subchapter" means:

(A) a written contract stating the essential terms of the agreement for providing goods or services to the local governmental entity that is properly executed on behalf of the local governmental entity; or

(B) a written contract, including a right of first refusal, regarding the sale or delivery of not less than 1,000 acre-feet of reclaimed water by a local governmental entity intended for industrial use.

(3) "Local governmental entity" means a political subdivision of this state, other than a county or a unit of state government, as that term is defined by Section 2260.001, Government Code, including a:

(A) municipality;

(B) public school district and junior college district; and

(C) special-purpose district or authority, including any levee improvement district, drainage district, irrigation district, water improvement district, water control and improvement district, water control and preservation district, freshwater supply district, navigation district, conservation and reclamation district, soil conservation district, communication district, public health district, emergency service organization, and river authority.
Tex. Government Code § 82.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.006
§ 82.006. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Board of Law Examiners is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2029.
Tex. Labor Code § 504.017 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 504 / Section 504.017
§ 504.017. FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDED TRANSPORTATION ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

An entity is eligible to participate under Section 504.016 or Chapter 791 or 2259, Government Code, if the entity provides transportation subsidized in whole or in part by and provided to clients of:

(1) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services;

(2) the Department of State Health Services;

(3) the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas;

(4) the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs;

(5) the Health and Human Services Commission;

(6) the Department of Aging and Disability Services; or

(7) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8237.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8237 / Section 8237.203
§ 8237.203. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9016.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9016 / Section 9016.053
§ 9016.053. NOTICE OF MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide the municipality with written notice before a meeting of the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 83.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 83 / Section 83.152
§ 83.152. EFFECT OF PETITION ON ORDER OR RELATED DECISION.
Status: in_force

A petition for appeal filed under Section 83.151 does not stay or vacate an order or a decision made under Subchapter B unless the court, after hearing, issues an order that specifically stays or vacates the order or decision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8416.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8416 / Section 8416.203
§ 8416.203. 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. Transportation Code § 522.072 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.072
§ 522.072. EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer may not knowingly permit a person to drive a commercial motor vehicle during a period in which:

(1) the person has been denied the privilege of driving a commercial motor vehicle;

(2) the person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle;

(3) the person, the person's employer, or the vehicle being operated is subject to an out-of-service order in a state; or

(4) the person has more than one commercial driver's license, except during the 10-day period beginning on the date the person is issued a driver's license.

(b) An employer may not knowingly require a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of a federal, state, or local law that regulates the operation of a motor vehicle at a railroad grade crossing.

(b-1) An employer who violates Subsection (a) or (b) commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) In addition to any penalty imposed under this chapter, an employer who violates this section may be penalized or disqualified under 49 C.F.R. Part 383.

(d) For purposes of Subsections (a)(1)(C) and (a)(2), "commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 644.001.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.212 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.212
§ 131.212. DISAPPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR BOND OR DEPOSIT RELEASE.
Status: in_force

If the commission disapproves the application for release of the bond or deposit or a portion of the bond or deposit, it shall notify the operator in writing of the reasons for disapproval and recommend corrective actions necessary to secure the release.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8366.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8366 / Section 8366.002
§ 8366.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.455 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.455
§ 1551.455. COVERAGE FOR DEPENDENTS; REQUIRED CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A plan enrollee may obtain for the enrollee's dependents coverage in the state consumer-directed health plan in the manner determined by the board of trustees.

(b) If the plan enrollee elects to obtain dependent coverage under Subsection (a), the plan enrollee shall pay any required contribution for the dependent coverage in the state consumer-directed health plan in the manner prescribed by the board of trustees.

(c) Amounts contributed by a plan enrollee under this section may be:

(1) used to pay the cost of coverage in the high deductible health plan not paid by the state under Section 1551.456(b); or

(2) allocated by the board of trustees to an enrollee's health savings account in the manner described by Section 1551.456(c).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.120 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.120
§ 1451.120. SELECTION OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
Status: in_force

An insured may select a physical therapist to provide the services scheduled in the health insurance policy that are within the scope of the therapist's license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8236.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8236 / Section 8236.004
§ 8236.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.102
§ 504.102. PERSONALIZATION OF SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE.
Status: in_force

Unless expressly prohibited by this chapter or department rule, any specialty license plate issued under this chapter may be personalized. If a specialty license plate is personalized, the fee for personalization of the specialty license plate shall be added to the fee for issuance of that specialty license plate.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.122 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.122
§ 117.122. INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) The interest derived from money on deposit in the registry fund shall be paid as earned as follows:

(1) a sum equal to 10 percent of the interest shall be paid into the general fund of the county to reimburse the county for the expenses of maintaining the registry fund; and

(2) the remaining 90 percent of the interest shall be credited to the registry fund.

(b) For each withdrawal, a clerk shall pay out the original amount deposited in the registry of the court and 90 percent of the interest earned on that amount at the time and in the manner directed by the court with proper jurisdiction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 63.021 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 63 / Section 63.021
§ 63.021. GOVERNOR AUTHORIZES APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) For a port having a population and circumstances that do not warrant the appointment of a pilot board in this chapter the governor may authorize the county judge of the county to appoint a provisional pilot committee of not less than three and not more than five persons of good character and maritime experience.

(b) In accordance with this chapter, the committee may:

(1) adopt rates of pilotage and rules for governing pilots;

(2) examine the qualifications of pilots and pilot applicants; and

(3) investigate any case of a pilot charged with misconduct or inefficiency and suspend that pilot if sufficient cause is found.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.219 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.219
§ 401.219. TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE.
Status: in_force

(a) As a condition for obtaining a compact waste disposal facility license, an applicant must submit to the commission or its designee evidence relating to the reasonableness of any technique for managing low-level radioactive waste to be practiced at the proposed disposal facility or facilities.

(b) Before determining the techniques to be used for managing low-level radioactive waste, an applicant shall study alternative techniques, including:

(1) waste processing and reduction at the site of waste generation and at the disposal facility; and

(2) the use of aboveground isolation facilities.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.130 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.130
§ 286.130. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall name at least one bank to serve as depository for district funds.

(b) District funds, other than those invested as provided by Section 286.129(b) and those transmitted to a bank of payment for bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and must remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a portion of district funds on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(c) Before the district deposits funds in a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the bank must execute a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district funds that exceed the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8063.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8063 / Section 8063.0202
§ 8063.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8063.0103; or

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

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8063.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8063.0103; or

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

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9029.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9029 / Section 9029.151
§ 9029.151. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to call a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3821.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3821 / Section 3821.154
§ 3821.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) The board may not impose an assessment on a parcel of real property that at the time of the assessment is appraised at less than $200,000, according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Midland County, without the written consent of the owner of the parcel.

(c) 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.

(d) 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.

(e) 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 § 3856.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.108
§ 3856.108. ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority to annex territory under Subchapter C, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may annex territory in a reinvestment zone created by the City of Galveston under Chapter 311, Tax Code, if the city's governing body consents to the annexation.
Tex. Utilities Code § 14.059 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 14 / Section 14.059
§ 14.059. 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. Water Code § 15.474 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.474
§ 15.474. USE OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), money in the fund may be used by the board only to provide financing or refinancing, under terms specified by the board, for an eligible project, as defined by Section 1373.001, Government Code, or for projects included in the state water plan that are authorized under Subchapter C-1, Q, or R of this chapter, Subchapter E or F, Chapter 16, or Subchapter J or L, Chapter 17, including water conservation or reuse projects designed to reduce the need for this state or political subdivisions of this state to develop additional water resources.

(b) Financing or refinancing of projects described by Subsection (a) may be provided by using money in the fund to make loans to eligible political subdivisions or to purchase bonds or other obligations of eligible political subdivisions bearing interest at a rate or rates determined by the board, including a rate or rates below prevailing market rates.

(c) The board may use money in the fund:

(1) as a source of revenue or security for:

(A) the payment of the principal of and interest on:

(i) revenue bonds issued by the board under this subchapter; or

(ii) other bonds issued by the board if the proceeds of the bonds will be deposited in the fund; or

(B) a bond enhancement agreement;

(2) to acquire loans or other assets from another fund or account administered by the board, including political subdivision bonds sold or disposed of under Section 15.978 or 17.968; or

(3) to pay the necessary and reasonable expenses of paying agents, bond counsel, and financial advisory services and similar costs incurred by the board in administering the fund.

(d) The board, or comptroller or corporate trustee managing the fund at the direction of the board as provided by Section 15.473(c), shall withdraw from the fund and forward to another person any amounts, as determined by the board, for timely payment of:

(1) the principal of and interest on bonds described by Subsection (c)(1)(A) of this section that mature or become due; and

(2) any cost related to bonds described by Subsection (c)(1)(A) of this section that become due, including payments under related credit agreements or bond enhancement agreements.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.457 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.457
§ 2054.457. ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall provide members of the public with disabilities who are seeking information or other services from the agency access to and the use of electronic and information resources comparable to the access and use provided to members of the public without disabilities, unless compliance with this section imposes a significant difficulty or expense on the agency under Section 2054.460.

(b) This section does not require a state agency to:

(1) make a product owned by the agency available for access and use by individuals with disabilities at a location other than the location where the electronic and information resources are provided to the public; or

(2) purchase a product for access and use by individuals with disabilities at a location other than the location where the electronic and information resources are provided to the public.