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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0401
§ 3971.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Government Code § 660.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.003
§ 660.003. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter, the General Appropriations Act, and the rules adopted by the comptroller under this chapter govern the procedures, amounts, timing, limits, required documentation, permissible payees, distinctions among different types of state employees, and all other details concerning travel expense payments or reimbursements by a state agency.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), this chapter and the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act apply to a travel expense only to the extent that appropriated funds are used to pay or reimburse the expense.

(c) This chapter and the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act apply to a travel expense paid or reimbursed by the Employees Retirement System of Texas or the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, regardless of whether the funds used to make the payment or reimbursement are appropriated funds.

(d) A law outside this chapter that states that this chapter, the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act, or both, apply to a travel expense prevails over a provision to the contrary in this chapter.

(e) A state agency may pay or reimburse a travel expense only if:

(1) the expense is reasonable and necessary;

(2) the purpose of the travel clearly involves official state business and is consistent with the agency's legal authority;

(3) the expense and the travel during which the expense is incurred comply with:

(A) this chapter;

(B) the rules adopted by the comptroller under this chapter; and

(C) the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act; and

(4) for travel outside the state, the travel is approved in advance in accordance with the policy of the state agency that proposes to pay or reimburse the expense.

(f) A travel expense may be paid or reimbursed according to the requirements of an applicable federal law or regulation, and this chapter does not apply to the extent necessary to avoid conflict with an applicable federal law or regulation.

(g) A state agency may pay or reimburse a travel expense for the rental, lease, or operation of aircraft only if the transportation under the rental, lease, or operation meets the criteria provided by Section 2205.036.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.257 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.257
§ 58.257. ELECTION OF RATE TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

An educational institution or a library may elect the rate treatment provided by this subchapter or the discount provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 57.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.205
§ 1062.205. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.152
§ 2308.152. GENERAL LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license under this subchapter must submit to the department:

(1) a completed application on a form prescribed by the executive director;

(2) the required fees; and

(3) any other information required by commission rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3823.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3823 / Section 3823.005
§ 3823.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 1159, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, as that territory may have been modified under:

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

(2) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 4, Chapter 1159, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 245.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 245 / Section 245.004
§ 245.004. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a permit that is at least two years old, is issued for the construction of a building or structure intended for human occupancy or habitation, and is issued under laws, ordinances, procedures, rules, or regulations adopting only:

(A) uniform building, fire, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical codes adopted by a recognized national code organization; or

(B) local amendments to those codes enacted solely to address imminent threats of destruction of property or injury to persons;

(2) municipal zoning regulations that do not affect landscaping or tree preservation, open space or park dedication, property classification, lot size, lot dimensions, lot coverage, or building size or that do not change development permitted by a restrictive covenant required by a municipality;

(3) regulations that specifically control only the use of land in a municipality that does not have zoning and that do not affect landscaping or tree preservation, open space or park dedication, lot size, lot dimensions, lot coverage, or building size;

(4) regulations for sexually oriented businesses;

(5) municipal or county ordinances, rules, regulations, or other requirements affecting colonias;

(6) fees imposed in conjunction with development permits;

(7) regulations for annexation that do not affect landscaping or tree preservation or open space or park dedication;

(8) regulations for utility connections;

(9) regulations to prevent imminent destruction of property or injury to persons from flooding that are effective only within a flood plain established by a federal flood control program and enacted to prevent the flooding of buildings intended for public occupancy;

(10) construction standards for public works located on public lands or easements; or

(11) regulations to prevent the imminent destruction of property or injury to persons if the regulations do not:

(A) affect landscaping or tree preservation, open space or park dedication, lot size, lot dimensions, lot coverage, building size, residential or commercial density, or the timing of a project; or

(B) change development permitted by a restrictive covenant required by a municipality.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 33.08 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.08
§ 33.08. TO FIX DAY FOR CRIMINAL DOCKET.
Status: in_force

The district courts and county courts shall have control of their respective dockets as to the settings of criminal cases.
Tex. Government Code § 603.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 603 / Section 603.003
§ 603.003. COPIES FOR CLAIMS RELATING TO MILITARY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A county clerk, district clerk, or other public official on request shall furnish without cost to a person or the person's guardian, dependent, or heir one or more certified copies of a document that is in the custody of or on file in the county clerk's, district clerk's, or other public official's office if:

(1) the person or the person's guardian, dependent, or heir is eligible to make a claim against the United States government because of service in the United States armed forces or an auxiliary service, including the maritime service or the merchant marine; and

(2) the document is necessary to prove the claim.

(b) The issuance of a certified copy under this section may not be considered in determining the maximum fee of the office.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.625 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.625
§ 9.625. REMEDIES FOR SECURED PARTY'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) If it is established that a secured party is not proceeding in accordance with this chapter, a court may order or restrain collection, enforcement, or disposition of collateral on appropriate terms and conditions.

(b) Subject to Subsections (c), (d), and (f), a person is liable for damages in the amount of any loss caused by a failure to comply with this chapter. Loss caused by a failure to comply may include loss resulting from the debtor's inability to obtain, or increased costs of, alternative financing.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.628:

(1) a person that, at the time of the failure, was a debtor, was an obligor, or held a security interest in or other lien on the collateral may recover damages under Subsection (b) for its loss; and

(2) if the collateral is consumer goods, a person that was a debtor or a secondary obligor at the time a secured party failed to comply with this subchapter may recover for that failure in any event an amount not less than the credit service charge plus 10 percent of the principal amount of the obligation or the time price differential plus 10 percent of the cash price.

(d) A debtor whose deficiency is eliminated under Section 9.626 may recover damages for the loss of any surplus. However, a debtor or secondary obligor whose deficiency is eliminated or reduced under Section 9.626 may not otherwise recover under Subsection (b) for noncompliance with the provisions of this subchapter relating to collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance.

(e) In addition to any damages recoverable under Subsection (b), the debtor, consumer obligor, or person named as a debtor in a filed record, as applicable, may recover $500 in each case from a person that:

(1) fails to comply with Section 9.208;

(2) fails to comply with Section 9.209;

(3) files a record that the person is not entitled to file under Section 9.509(a);

(4) fails to cause the secured party of record to file or send a termination statement as required by Section 9.513(a) or (c);

(5) fails to comply with Section 9.616(b)(1) and whose failure is part of a pattern, or consistent with a practice, of noncompliance; or

(6) fails to comply with Section 9.616(b)(2).

(f) A debtor or consumer obligor may recover damages under Subsection (b) and, in addition, $500 in each case from a person that, without reasonable cause, fails to comply with a request under Section 9.210. A recipient of a request under Section 9.210 that never claimed an interest in the collateral or obligations that are the subject of a request under that section has a reasonable excuse for failure to comply with the request within the meaning of this subsection.

(g) If a secured party fails to comply with a request regarding a list of collateral or a statement of account under Section 9.210, the secured party may claim a security interest only as shown in the list or statement included in the request as against a person that is reasonably misled by the failure.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 303.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.001
§ 303.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commercial telephone solicitor" means a person whom a law enforcement-related charitable organization retains to make a telephone solicitation, directly or through another person under the direction of the person retained. The term does not include a bona fide officer, director, or employee of, or volunteer for, a law enforcement-related charitable organization.

(2) "Contribution" means a promise to give or a gift of money or other property, credit, financial assistance, or another thing of any kind or value. The term does not include:

(A) volunteer services; or

(B) bona fide fees, dues, or assessments a member pays if membership is not conferred solely as consideration for making a contribution in response to a telephone solicitation.

(3) "Law enforcement-related charitable organization" means a person who solicits a contribution and is or purports to be established or operating for a charitable purpose relating to law enforcement. The term includes a nongovernmental law enforcement organization or publication and survivors of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The term does not include a governmental law enforcement agency or organization.

(4) "Telephone solicitation" means the use of a telephone to solicit another person to make a charitable contribution to a law enforcement-related charitable organization.
Tex. Education Code § 130A.1011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130A / Section 130A.1011
§ 130A.1011. STUDY ON DUAL CREDIT OR DUAL ENROLLMENT COURSE SEQUENCES AND WORKFORCE CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board shall conduct a study to assess the feasibility and the fiscal and policy implications, including the fiscal impact to the state, of decreasing the number of semester credit hours or the equivalent for a sequence of dual credit or dual enrollment courses for purposes of performance tier funding under Section 130A.101(c)(3) to nine semester credit hours or the equivalent.

(b) In conducting the study, the coordinating board shall assess:

(1) the potential benefit to students of taking the action described by Subsection (a), including:

(A) alignment with the public school accountability system under Chapter 39;

(B) any reduction in the time to graduate with or the cost for an undergraduate degree at an institution of higher education; and

(C) a comparison of matriculation and completion rates for students who complete a sequence of 9 semester credit hours or the equivalent for dual credit or dual enrollment courses versus a sequence of 15 semester credit hours or the equivalent for those courses; and

(2) the current and projected capacity of the state's workforce to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses, including:

(A) an estimate of the number of instructors currently eligible to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses and the geographic distribution of those instructors;

(B) an analysis of barriers to certification or credentialing in teaching dual credit or dual enrollment courses; and

(C) strategies to increase the number of instructors eligible to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses, including:

(i) professional development pathways;

(ii) partnerships with institutions of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003; and

(iii) targeted financial or academic support programs.

(c) The coordinating board may consult with the Texas Education Agency and institutions of higher education in conducting the study.

(d) Not later than December 1, 2026, the coordinating board shall submit to the legislature a report on the results of the study conducted under this section and any recommendations for legislative or other action, including recommendations for actions to support an expanded workforce of dual credit or dual enrollment instructors.

(e) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1711 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1711
§ 55.1711. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY--CORPUS CHRISTI.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, and equip property, buildings, structures, and facilities for Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, including a classroom, a laboratory, and an office facility; a central heating and air conditioning plant; roads, sidewalks, landscaping, and related infrastructure; and a physical education instructional facility. The board may finance said facilities through the issuance of bonds pursuant to this subchapter and in accordance with its existing system-wide revenue financing program and may pledge irrevocably to the payment of such bonds all or any part of the aggregate amount of student tuition charges required or authorized by law to be imposed on students enrolled at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi; and the amount of any pledge so made shall never be reduced or abrogated while such bonds, or bonds issued to refund such bonds, are outstanding. Bonds issued pursuant to this subsection may not be issued in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $30 million.

(b) The bonds issued hereunder and the facilities financed thereby shall be subject to all approvals then required by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.206
§ 1023.206. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.155
§ 501.155. VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council may cooperate with an agency that is not subject to this chapter to formulate voluntary guidelines to be observed in the training, activities, and supervision of persons who perform psychological services.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the executive council may not adopt a rule that relates to the administration of an agency that is not subject to this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3917.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3917 / Section 3917.006
§ 3917.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.005
§ 121.005. STATE AND LOCAL AFFILIATION; CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A local health unit, local health department, or public health district may become affiliated with the department to facilitate the exchange of information and the coordination of public health services.

(b) To be affiliated with the department, a local health unit, local health department, or public health district must annually provide to the department information relating to:

(1) services provided;

(2) staffing patterns; and

(3) funding sources and budget.

(c) The department may contract with a local health unit, local health department, or public health district for the provision of public health services.

(d) The executive commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8020.0004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8020 / Section 8020.0004
§ 8020.0004. DISTRICT NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The district's board of directors may change the name of the district in an open meeting for which proper notice has been given.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.253
§ 3944.253. TAX AUTHORIZED; USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax for any purpose described by Section 351.101 or 352.101, Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.003
§ 1007.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of:

(1) Presidio County, including all "cut over" or "banco" land on the north side of the Rio Grande; and

(2) Brewster County.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.104 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.104
§ 104.104. EARLY EFFECTIVE DATE OF RATE INCREASE.
Status: in_force

(a) For good cause shown, the regulatory authority may allow a rate increase, other than a major change, to take effect:

(1) before the end of the 35-day period prescribed by Section 104.102; and

(2) under conditions the regulatory authority prescribes, subject to suspension as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The gas utility shall immediately revise its schedules to include the increase.
Tex. Education Code § 51.6615 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.6615
§ 51.6615. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8050.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8050 / Section 8050.0102
§ 8050.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8064.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8064 / Section 8064.0105
§ 8064.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Water Code § 51.037 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.037
§ 51.037. EXCLUSION OF PARTS OF DISTRICT; DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If any portion of a district governed by Sections 51.035 and 51.036 of this code, votes against the creation of the district and the remainder of the district votes for the creation, the district is confirmed and ratified in those portions of the district voting for the creation, and the district is composed only of those portions.

(b) The excluded portions of the district shall be excluded from all debts and obligations incurred after the election; however, all land and property included in the original district shall be subject to the payment of taxes for the payment of all debts and obligations, including organization expenses, incurred while it was a part of the district.

(c) If a district is created and portions of the proposed district are excluded by the vote in those portions, 10 percent of the voters in the district may file with the board a petition asking for a new election on the issue. A new election shall be ordered and held for the remaining portion of the district or the district organization may be dissolved by order of the board and a new district formed.

(d) A petition requesting a new election shall be filed within 30 days after the day on which the result of the election is canvassed and declared by the board.