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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8286.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8286 / Section 8286.003
§ 8286.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.805 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.805
§ 2301.805. RELIEF UNDER OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, in addition to the other remedies provided by this subchapter, a person may institute an action under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, or any successor statute to that subchapter, and is entitled to any procedure or remedy under that subchapter, if the person:

(1) has sustained damages as a result of a violation of Sections 2301.351-2301.354 or Section 2301.357; or

(2) is a franchised dealer who has sustained damages as a result of a violation of:

(A) Subchapter J of this chapter; or

(B) Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) In an action brought under this section, and in the interest of judicial economy and efficiency, a judgment entered in the action must give deference to the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the board contained in any final order that is the basis of the action.

(c) In an action brought against a license holder under this section, or for any other type of conduct for which an action may be brought under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, the $1,000 limitation contained in Section 17.50(b)(1), Business & Commerce Code, as that provision existed on September 1, 1979, shall be adjusted to reflect a change in the consumer price index after that date. The limitation shall be increased or decreased, as applicable, by an amount equal to 1,000 multiplied by the percentage of increase or decrease in the consumer price index between September 1, 1979, and the time the damages are awarded by final judgment or settlement. In this subsection, "consumer price index" means the National Consumer Price Index For All Urban Consumers, or a substantially similar successor. A court may take judicial notice of that index.
Tex. Government Code § 1205.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.061
§ 1205.061. COURT'S POWER TO ENJOIN OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the issuer's motion, before or after the trial date set under Section 1205.041, the court may enjoin the commencement, prosecution, or maintenance of any proceeding by any person that contests the validity of:

(1) any organizational proceeding or boundary change of the issuer;

(2) public securities that are described in the petition for declaratory judgment action;

(3) a public security authorization relating to the public securities;

(4) an action or expenditure of money relating to the public securities, a proposed action or expenditure, or both;

(5) a tax, assessment, toll, fee, rate, or other charge authorized to be imposed or made for the payment of the public securities or interest on the public securities; or

(6) a pledge of any revenue, receipt, or property, or an encumbrance on a tax, assessment, toll, fee, rate, or other charge, to secure that payment.

(b) The court may:

(1) order a joint trial on all issues pending in any other proceeding in a court in this state and the consolidation of the proceeding with the action under this chapter; and

(2) issue necessary or proper orders to effect the consolidation that will avoid unnecessary costs or delays or a multiplicity of proceedings.

(c) An interlocutory order issued under this section is final and may not be appealed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.202
§ 882.202. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO AGENT.
Status: in_force

On written request of a mutual life insurance company to which a certificate of authority has been issued under this chapter, the department shall issue a license to each agent of the company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.004
§ 9601.004. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes, powers, rights, and functions stated in this chapter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.056 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.056
§ 5.056. NAME OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR FOREIGN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) The name of a limited liability company or a foreign limited liability company doing business in this state must contain:

(1) the phrase "limited liability company" or "limited company"; or

(2) an abbreviation of one of those phrases.

(b) A limited liability company formed before September 1, 1993, the name of which complied with the laws of this state on the date of formation but does not comply with this section is not required to change its name.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 791 / Section 791.051
§ 791.051. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general, the county attorney of a county in which a building is maintained in violation of this chapter, or the district attorney of a district in which such a building is located may bring an action in the name of the state for an injunction or other process to enforce this chapter against the owner or person in charge of the building.

(b) The action shall be brought in the district court of the county in which the building is located.

(c) The action may be prosecuted by the attorney general, the county attorney, or the district attorney on that person's own motion, or on the relation of any individual, including the state fire marshal, an inspector of the State Board of Insurance, the chief of a municipal fire department, or a municipal fire marshal.

(d) A district judge may issue a mandatory injunction or other writ against a person to enforce this chapter. Disobedience of the injunction constitutes contempt of court and is punishable in the manner provided for contempt.

(e) The court may hear the case and may grant an injunction after the defendant has received 10 days' notice of the time and place set for the hearing on the injunction.
Tex. Water Code § 61.118 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.118
§ 61.118. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in this section, the provisions of Chapter 3, Title 128, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, governing water control and preservation districts which relate to advertising for, awarding, and performing contracts for the construction of improvements and work authorized by law shall apply to construction contracts made under this subchapter.

(b) The bidder's deposit for a construction contract shall be five percent of the amount bid, and the contractor's bond shall be for not less than 25 percent of the contract price.

(c) The contract shall be signed by at least two of the commissioners, and the partial payments made under the contract shall not be more than 90 percent of the contract price.

(d) In case of public calamity or extreme emergency which makes it necessary to act at once to preserve the property of the district and its residents or in case of unforeseen damage to the property or equipment of the district, the provisions of this section requiring advertisement for bids under Article 7853, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, may be waived. In any of these situations, the commission shall record in the minutes of the district that an emergency exists and the facts which gave rise to the emergency.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9836 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9836
§ 61.9836. PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall pay any loan repayment assistance under this subchapter in a lump sum delivered on the eligible person's behalf directly to the holder of the loan.

(b) Loan repayment assistance provided under this subchapter may be applied to any amount due on the loan.

(c) Each fiscal biennium, the board shall attempt to allocate all money available to the board for the purpose of providing loan repayment assistance under this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 65.726 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.726
§ 65.726. DEBTS OF ORIGINAL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

After two or more districts are consolidated, the debts of the original districts shall be protected and may not be impaired.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.085 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.085
§ 533.085. FACILITIES FOR INMATE AND PAROLEE CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) With the written approval of the governor, the department may contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to transfer facilities to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or otherwise provide facilities for:

(1) inmates with mental illness in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; or

(2) persons with mental illness paroled or released under the supervision of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(b) An agency must report to the governor the agency's reasons for proposing to enter into a contract under this section and request the governor's approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.109
§ 1096.109. CONTRACTS WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR HOSPITAL CARE.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision to provide hospital and medical care for needy persons who reside outside the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.141 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.141
§ 408.141. AWARD OF SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

An award of a supplemental income benefit, whether by the commissioner or a court, shall be made in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 102.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.002
§ 102.002. REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION.
Status: in_force

It is a rebuttable presumption that a person violated Section 102.001 if:

(1) the person refers or accepts a referral of a patient to an inpatient mental health facility or chemical dependency treatment facility;

(2) before the patient is discharged or furloughed from the facility, the person pays the referring person or accepts payment from the facility for outpatient services to be provided by the referring person after the patient is discharged or furloughed from the facility; and

(3) the referring person does not provide the outpatient services for which payment was made and does not return to the facility the payment received for those services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.108
§ 3929.108. AD VALOREM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Government Code § 480.0206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0206
§ 480.0206. PROHIBITED DISBURSEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the office may not make a disbursement from the events trust fund that the office determines would be used to:

(1) solicit the relocation of a professional sports franchise located in this state;

(2) construct an arena, stadium, or convention center; or

(3) conduct usual and customary maintenance of a facility.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a disbursement from the events trust fund for the construction of temporary structures within an arena, stadium, or convention center that are necessary for the conduct of an event or temporary maintenance of a facility that is necessary for the preparation for or conduct of an event.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.354 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.354
§ 1201.354. CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The manufacturer, retailer, or installer, as applicable, shall take appropriate corrective action within a reasonable period as required by department rules to fulfill the written warranty obligation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.079 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.079
§ 361.079. NOTICE CONCERNING RECEIPT OF PERMIT APPLICATION; HEARING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 361.080(b) and 361.081(c), the commission by rule shall establish procedures for public notice and a public hearing under Section 361.080 or 361.081.

(b) The hearings shall be conducted in accordance with the hearing rules and the applicable provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) To improve the timeliness of notice to the public of a public hearing under Section 361.080 or 361.081, public notice of receipt of the permit application shall be provided at the time a permit application is submitted to the commission.
Tex. Election Code § 253.041 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.041
§ 253.041. RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A candidate or officeholder or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting the candidate or officeholder may not knowingly make or authorize a payment from a political contribution if the payment is made for personal services rendered by the candidate or officeholder or by the spouse or dependent child of the candidate or officeholder to:

(1) a business in which the candidate or officeholder has a participating interest of more than 10 percent, holds a position on the governing body of the business, or serves as an officer of the business; or

(2) the candidate or officeholder or the spouse or dependent child of the candidate or officeholder.

(b) A payment that is made from a political contribution to a business described by Subsection (a) and that is not prohibited by that subsection may not exceed the amount necessary to reimburse the business for actual expenditures made by the business.

(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 289.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 289 / Section 289.052
§ 289.052. QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to serve as a member of the commission, a person must:

(1) be a United States citizen;

(2) be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term that the person is appointed to fill;

(3) have not been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court;

(4) have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;

(5) have resided continuously in this state for 12 months and in the county in which the district is located for six months immediately preceding the date of the appointment; and

(6) be a person knowledgeable in the field of health care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3932.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3932 / Section 3932.102
§ 3932.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 24.004 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 24 / Section 24.004
§ 24.004. ASSISTANCE GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may make grants of money from the account to a political subdivision for use by the political subdivision as all or part of the subdivision's required share of funds for eligibility for receiving a federal rehabilitation and recovery grant.

(b) In order to receive a grant under this section, the political subdivision seeking the federal grant shall apply to the department for the grant and present evidence that the political subdivision qualifies for the federal grant.

(c) A grant under this section is conditioned on the political subdivision qualifying for and receiving the federal grant.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.109 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.109
§ 153.109. LIABILITY OF ERRONEOUS CONTRIBUTOR.
Status: in_force

Regardless of whether Sections 153.106, 153.107, and 153.108 apply, a person who makes a contribution in the circumstances described by Section 153.106 is liable as a general partner to a third party who transacts business with the partnership before an action taken under Section 153.106 if:

(1) the contributor has knowledge or notice that no certificate has been filed or that the certificate inaccurately referred to the contributor as a general partner; and

(2) the third party reasonably believed, based on the contributor's conduct, that the contributor was a general partner at the time of the transaction and extended credit to the partnership in reasonable reliance on the credit of the contributor.
Tex. Government Code § 424.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 424 / Section 424.055
§ 424.055. PUNISHMENT FOR CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 12.51, Penal Code, a court shall sentence a corporation or association adjudged guilty of an offense under this subchapter to pay a fine not to exceed $500,000.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.905 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.905
§ 43.905. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION ON OPERATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that proposes to annex an area shall provide written notice of the proposed annexation to each public school district located in the area proposed for annexation within the period prescribed for providing the notice of, as applicable:

(1) the hearing under Section 43.0673; or

(2) the first hearing under Section 43.063, 43.0683, or 43.0693.

(b) A notice to a public school district shall contain a description of:

(1) the area within the district proposed for annexation;

(2) any financial impact on the district resulting from the annexation, including any changes in utility costs; and

(3) any proposal the municipality has to abate, reduce, or limit any financial impact on the district.

(c) The municipality may not proceed with the annexation unless the municipality provides the required notice.

(d) A municipality that has annexed any portion of an area after December 1, 1996, and before September 1, 1999, in which a school district has a facility shall grant a variance from the municipality's building code for that facility if the facility does not comply with the code.

(e) A municipality that, as a result of the annexation, provides utility services to a school district facility may charge the district for utility services at:

(1) the same rate that the district was paying before the annexation; or

(2) a lower municipal rate.

(f) A rate set under Subsection (e) is effective until the first day of the school district's fiscal year that begins after the 90th day after the effective date of the annexation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.002
§ 386.002. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter expires on the last day of the state fiscal biennium during which the commission publishes in the Texas Register the notice required by Section 382.037.
Tex. Water Code § 11.309 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.309
§ 11.309. PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) On completion of the hearings, the commission shall make a preliminary determination of the claims to water rights under adjudication.

(b) One copy of the preliminary determination shall be furnished without charge to each person who filed a claim in accordance with Section 11.307 of this code. Additional copies of the preliminary determination shall be made available for public inspection at convenient locations throughout the river basin, as designated by the commission. Copies shall also be made available to other interested persons at a reasonable price, based on the cost of reproduction.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.154 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.154
§ 5.154. DURATION OF REGISTRATION OF NAME.
Status: in_force

The registration of a name under this subchapter is effective until the earlier of:

(1) the first anniversary of the date the application is accepted for filing; or

(2) the date the entity files with the secretary of state a written notice of withdrawal of the registration.
Tex. Transportation Code § 544.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 544 / Section 544.005
§ 544.005. INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC-CONTROL DEVICE OR RAILROAD SIGN OR SIGNAL.
Status: in_force

A person may not, without lawful authority, alter, injure, knock down, or remove or attempt to alter, injure, knock down, or remove:

(1) an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal;

(2) an inscription, shield, or insignia on an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal; or

(3) another part of an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.080 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.080
§ 22.080. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A joint board may not, without the consent of each governing authority of the board's constituent agencies:

(1) acquire an airport, air navigation facility, airport hazard, or property if the cost of the property exceeds the amount set by the joint agreement or allotted in the annual budget;

(2) dispose of an airport, air navigation facility, or real property under the jurisdiction of the board; or

(3) enter into a contract, lease, or other arrangement for the use and occupancy by another of airport property for a term of more than 40 years, including renewals or options to renew.

(b) Eminent domain proceedings under this subchapter may be instituted only by authority of the governing authorities of the constituent agencies of the joint board. Eminent domain proceedings must be instituted in the names of the constituent agencies jointly, and property acquired in eminent domain proceedings shall be held by the agencies as tenants in common until the agencies convey the property to the joint board.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (a)(3), a joint board may, without the consent of the governing authorities of the board's constituent agencies, enter into a contract, lease, or other arrangement for the use and occupancy by another of airport property on the terms approved by the board, including the amounts of rental, revenue, and payments, the periods of years, and the options of renewal.

(d) The consent required by Subsection (a)(3) is unnecessary if each governing authority by resolution waives that requirement.