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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.153
§ 3948.153. 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. Estates Code § 113.205 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 113 / Section 113.205
§ 113.205. PAYMENT OF TRUST ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) A trust account may be paid, on request, to any trustee.

(b) Unless a financial institution has received written notice that a beneficiary has a vested interest not dependent on the beneficiary's surviving the trustee, payment may be made to the personal representative or heirs of a deceased trustee if proof of death is presented to the financial institution showing that the deceased trustee was the survivor of each other person named on the account as a trustee or beneficiary.

(c) Payment may be made, on request, to a beneficiary if proof of death is presented to the financial institution showing that the beneficiary or beneficiaries survived all persons named as trustees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 54.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 54 / Section 54.031
§ 54.031. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a municipality that by ordinance implements the subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.302
§ 1063.302. VALIDITY OF PETITION FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a petition requesting the dissolution of the district is submitted under Section 1063.301, the Montgomery County elections administrator shall:

(1) determine whether the petition is valid; and

(2) certify the determination of the petition's validity to the board.

(b) If the elections administrator fails to act within the time allowed, the petition is treated as if it had been found valid.

(c) If a petition submitted under Section 1063.301 does not contain the necessary number of valid signatures, the district residents may not submit another petition under Section 1063.301 before the third anniversary of the date the invalid petition was submitted.

(d) The district shall reimburse the county elections administrator for reasonable costs incurred in performing the duties required by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.257
§ 1008.257. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding bonds issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bonds applied to the payment of the bonds to be refunded; or

(2) exchanged in whole or in part for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.

(c) If a refunding bond is sold, the bond must be issued and the payments must be made in the manner provided by Chapter 1207, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0401
§ 532.0401. REVIEW OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW PROCESSES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) in accordance with an established schedule, periodically review the prior authorization and utilization review processes within the Medicaid fee-for-service delivery model to determine whether those processes need modification to reduce authorizations of unnecessary services and inappropriate use of services;

(2) monitor the prior authorization and utilization review processes within the Medicaid fee-for-service delivery model for anomalies and, on identification of an anomaly in a process, review the process for modification earlier than scheduled; and

(3) monitor Medicaid managed care organizations to ensure that the organizations are using prior authorization and utilization review processes to reduce authorizations of unnecessary services and inappropriate use of services.
Tex. Water Code § 30.026 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.026
§ 30.026. CONTRACTS BY RIVER AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Each river authority may make contracts authorized by this chapter with any person, including any public agency situated wholly or partly inside its boundaries and any public agency situated wholly or partly inside the river basin and any public agency situated wholly or partly inside the coastal basins adjoining its boundaries, but a river authority may not make contracts to serve a public agency situated wholly inside the boundaries of another river authority or to serve facilities of a person situated wholly within the boundaries of another river authority, except with the consent of the other river authority.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.101
§ 281.101. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court, in the district's name and on the district's faith and credit, may issue and sell bonds to acquire, construct, equip, or enlarge the hospital or hospital system.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.012
§ 33.012. EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Screening tests may not be administered to a newborn child whose parents, managing conservator, or guardian objects on the ground that the tests conflict with the religious tenets or practices of an organized church of which they are adherents.

(b) If a parent, managing conservator, or guardian objects to the screening tests, the physician or the person attending the newborn child that is not attended by a physician shall ensure that the objection of the parent, managing conservator, or guardian is entered into the medical record of the child. The parent, managing conservator, or guardian shall sign the entry.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.152 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.152
§ 76.152. SAMPLING.
Status: in_force

The department is entitled to take a sample for official analysis from any package or lot of pesticides found within this state.
Tex. Education Code § 73.404 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.404
§ 73.404. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Funding for the state-supported facilities and operations of the Harris County Psychiatric Center shall be provided through legislative appropriations to the Health and Human Services Commission and to The University of Texas System, and any appropriations to the commission for the Harris County Psychiatric Center shall be transferred to The University of Texas System in accordance with the General Appropriations Act and the lease and operating agreement or sublease and operating agreement provided for in Section 73.405. Legislative appropriations may be for any further construction at the Harris County Psychiatric Center; for equipment, both fixed and movable; for utilities, including data processing and communications; for maintenance, repairs, renovations, and additions; for any damage or destruction; and for operations of the Harris County Psychiatric Center; provided, however, that as to funding for Harris County Psychiatric Center operations, legislative appropriations shall not exceed 85 percent of the total operating costs of the entire Harris County Psychiatric Center, exclusive of any costs of the commitment center.

(b) Any funding, under a lease and operating agreement or sublease and operating agreement wherein The University of Texas System is the lessee, for facilities and operations of the Harris County Psychiatric Center supported by the county or the Health and Human Services Commission, which may be provided through county appropriations, including funds made available by the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, or from gifts and grants, shall be transferred in accordance with the lease and operating agreement or sublease and operating agreement provided for in Section 73.405. Such funds may be for any further construction at the Harris County Psychiatric Center; for equipment, both fixed and movable; for utilities, including data processing and communications; for maintenance, repairs, renovations, and additions; for any damage or destruction; and for Harris County Psychiatric Center operations which latter funding may be proportional to the total costs of The University of Texas System operating the entire Harris County Psychiatric Center, exclusive of any additional cost incurred by Harris County or the Health and Human Services Commission for operating the commitment center, which costs shall remain the sole responsibility of the entity or entities that incurred those costs.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.016 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.016
§ 441.016. APPROVAL OF MULTIPLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If road facilities constructed, acquired, or improved by a district are to be conveyed to more than one governmental entity, each governmental entity must:

(1) approve the plans for the road facilities to be conveyed to it; and

(2) issue an approval statement for those road facilities.

(b) The procedures in this chapter relating to approval and conveyance of a road facility to a governmental entity apply to each governmental entity to which a road facility is to be conveyed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 115.044 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 115 / Section 115.044
§ 115.044. BIENNIAL INDEPENDENT AUDIT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county with a population of 372,000 to 410,000 shall conduct a biennial independent audit of all books, records, and accounts of each district, county, and precinct officer, agent, or employee, including those of the regular county auditor, and of all governmental units of the county hospitals, farms, and other institutions. The audit must cover all matters relating to the fiscal affairs of the county. The audit shall be conducted in each even-numbered year and must be completed before December 31 of the year.

(b) The commissioners court of the county shall employ a disinterested, competent, experienced public accountant or certified public accountant to perform the audit. The court shall enter a contract for the audit at the first regular meeting of the court in January of each even-numbered year. The consideration specified in the contract shall be paid from the general fund of the county.

(c) This section does not prevent a county from conducting an annual independent audit of the records covered by this section. If a county conducts annual independent audits and completes the audits before December 31 of each year, those audits constitute compliance with the requirements of this section.

(d) The audit required under this section is in addition to any special audit prepared under Subchapter C or to any regular or special audit report prepared by the regular county auditor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.143 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.143
§ 521.143. EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for an original driver's license must be accompanied by evidence of financial responsibility or a statement that the applicant does not own a motor vehicle for which evidence of financial responsibility is required under Chapter 601. The department may require an application for a renewal of a driver's license to be accompanied by evidence of financial responsibility or a statement that the applicant does not own a motor vehicle for which evidence of financial responsibility is required under Chapter 601.

(b) Evidence of financial responsibility presented under this section must be in at least the minimum amounts required by Section 601.072 and must cover each motor vehicle owned by the applicant for which the applicant is required to maintain evidence of financial responsibility. The evidence may be shown in the manner provided by Section 601.053(a).

(c) A personal automobile insurance policy used as evidence of financial responsibility under this section must comply with Article 5.06 or 5.145, Insurance Code.

(d) A statement that an applicant does not own a motor vehicle to which the evidence of financial responsibility requirement applies must be sworn to and signed by the applicant.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2052.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.107
§ 2052.107. OTHER COMBATIVE SPORTS LICENSES.
Status: in_force

Unless a person holds a license or registration issued under this chapter, the person may not act as a combative sports:

(1) professional contestant;

(2) manager of a professional contestant;

(3) referee; or

(4) judge.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 63.027 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.027
§ 63.027. LIMITATION ON PERIOD FOR JUVENILE'S RESIDENCE.
Status: in_force

The court will include in its order the length of time that the juvenile will reside in the facility, which will not exceed a period of one year. At the conclusion of the one-year period, the court will make a determination as to whether the juvenile will benefit from further residence within the facility. The court may then order the juvenile to be placed into the facility for additional time not to exceed one year.
Tex. Estates Code § 1353.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1353 / Section 1353.151
§ 1353.151. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM FOR INCAPACITATED SPOUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent the interests of an incapacitated spouse in a proceeding to remove a community administrator or other proceeding brought under this chapter.

(b) The attorney ad litem may demand from the community administrator an account or inventory and appraisement of the incapacitated spouse's part of the community estate being managed by the community administrator.

(c) A community administrator shall comply with a demand made under this section not later than the 60th day after the date the community administrator receives the demand.

(d) An account or inventory and appraisement returned under this section must be prepared in the form and manner required by the attorney ad litem. The attorney ad litem may require the community administrator to file the account or inventory and appraisement with the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8875.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8875 / Section 8875.106
§ 8875.106. WELL EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

A well is exempt from the requirement to obtain a withdrawal permit provided that the well:

(1) is used solely for domestic use or for providing water for livestock or poultry regardless of land lot size and is drilled, completed, or equipped so that it is incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater a day;

(2) is not capable of producing more than 10,000 gallons of water a day; or

(3) is metered and does not produce more than 10 acre-feet of water in a calendar year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.203
§ 1115.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters.

(b) The order calling the bond election must provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding and alternate election judges for each polling place;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.406 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.406
§ 801.406. REINSTATEMENT AFTER CERTAIN FELONY CONVICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person's license has been revoked:

(1) by operation of law pursuant to Section 53.021(b), Occupations Code, upon imprisonment after a conviction of a felony under Chapter 481 or 483 of the Health and Safety Code; or

(2) by the board upon conviction of a license holder of an offense under Section 485.033, Health and Safety Code, or of any offense under Chapter 481 or 483 of that code, the board may reinstate or reissue the license only upon determining that reinstatement or reissuance of the license is in the best interests of the public and the person whose license has been revoked.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0105
§ 5018.0105. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY; EMINENT DOMAIN; DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "property" means property of any kind, including a lighter, a tug, a barge, and other floating equipment of any nature.

(b) If necessary or convenient to exercising a power, right, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter, the district:

(1) by gift or purchase may acquire property or an interest in property that is inside or outside the district's boundaries; or

(2) by exercising the power of eminent domain may acquire property or an interest in property that is inside the district's boundaries.

(c) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title to or an easement or right-of-way over and through any land, water, or land under water, private or public, in the district that the board determines is necessary or convenient to carry out a purpose or power granted to the district by this chapter.

(d) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs in any judicial proceeding.

(e) In exercising the power of eminent domain against a person that has the power of eminent domain or a receiver or trustee for that person, the district may acquire an easement only and not the fee simple title.

(f) A condemnation proceeding is under the board's direction and must be in the district's name.

(g) Except as provided by Subsections (h) and (i), the assessment of damages and all procedures with reference to condemnation, appeal, and payment must conform to Chapter 21, Property Code.

(h) If the district's exercise of a power granted by this chapter makes necessary the relocation of a railroad line or right-of-way, the district shall pay the cost of the relocation and any damage incurred in changing and adjusting the railroad lines and grades.

(i) The damages to the owner of public utilities and communication facilities and properties must include the actual loss, costs, and expenses incident to the removal and relocation of the facilities and properties, including:

(1) the costs of installing the facilities in a new location;

(2) the costs of any land or rights or interest in land; and

(3) any other property rights acquired to accomplish the removal and relocation.

(j) The district's authority under this section to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the district submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012.
Tex. Water Code § 15.4063 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.4063
§ 15.4063. ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The board may authorize the use of money in the research and planning fund:

(1) to compensate the members of the Texas environmental flows science advisory committee established under Section 11.02361 for attendance and participation at meetings of the committee and for transportation, meals, lodging, or other travel expenses associated with attendance at those meetings as provided by the General Appropriations Act;

(2) for contracts with cooperating state and federal agencies and universities and with private entities as necessary to provide technical assistance to enable the Texas environmental flows science advisory committee and the basin and bay expert science teams established under Section 11.02362 to perform their statutory duties;

(3) to compensate the members of the basin and bay expert science teams established under Section 11.02362 for attendance and participation at meetings of the basin and bay expert science teams and for transportation, meals, lodging, or other travel expenses associated with attendance at those meetings as provided by the General Appropriations Act; and

(4) for contracts with political subdivisions designated as representatives of basin and bay area stakeholders committees established under Section 11.02362 to fund all or part of the administrative expenses incurred in conducting meetings of the basin and bay area stakeholders committees or the pertinent basin and bay expert science teams.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8367.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8367 / Section 8367.151
§ 8367.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8367.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.308 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.308
§ 204.308. SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the secretary-treasurer of the medical board may issue a subpoena or subpoena duces tecum for the physician assistant board to:

(1) conduct an investigation or a contested proceeding related to:

(A) alleged misconduct by a physician assistant;

(B) an alleged violation of this chapter or other law related to practice as a physician assistant; or

(C) the provision of health care under this chapter;

(2) issue, suspend, restrict, or revoke a license under this chapter; or

(3) deny or grant an application for a license under this chapter.

(b) Failure to timely comply with a subpoena issued under this section is a ground for:

(1) disciplinary action by the physician assistant board or another licensing or regulatory agency with jurisdiction over the person subject to the subpoena; and

(2) denial of a license application.