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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019A / Section 8019A.0303
§ 8019A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8070.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8070 / Section 8070.0402
§ 8070.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8070.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.152 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.152
§ 14.152. FINGERPRINT REQUIREMENT; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may refuse to grant a license or registration to, or may suspend or revoke the license or registration of, an applicant, license holder, or registrant described by Section 411.095(a)(1), Government Code, who fails to provide, on request, a complete set of legible fingerprints on a fingerprint card format approved by the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.083 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.083
§ 172.083. INTERIM MEASURES ORDERED BY ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as agreed by the parties, the arbitration tribunal, at the request of a party, may order a party to take an interim measure of protection that the tribunal considers necessary concerning the subject matter of the dispute.

(b) The arbitration tribunal may require a party to provide appropriate security in connection with the interim measure ordered.
Tex. Education Code § 105.109 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.109
§ 105.109. JOINT APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may make joint appointments in the component institutions of the system, with the salary of any person who receives a joint appointment to be apportioned to the appointing institution on the basis of services rendered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8375.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8375 / Section 8375.051
§ 8375.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) If required under the terms of the agreement, ordinance, or resolution by which a municipality consents to the creation of the district, the board consists of:

(1) four elected directors; and

(2) one director appointed by the governing body of the municipality.

(c) A director appointed under Subsection (b)(2) is not required to be a qualified voter of the district or to own land subject to taxation in the district.

(d) Except as provided by Section 8375.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms. A permanent director may not serve more than two four-year terms.

(e) The common law doctrine of incompatibility does not disqualify an official or employee of a municipality from being appointed a director by the governing body of a municipality under Subsection (b)(2), and a director appointed to the board may continue to serve in a public office of or be employed by the municipality.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1108.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.101
§ 1108.101. ASSIGNMENT GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not prevent an insured, owner, or annuitant from assigning, in accordance with the terms of the policy or contract:

(1) any benefits to be provided under an insurance policy or annuity contract to which this chapter applies; or

(2) any other rights under the policy or contract.

(b) A benefit or right described by Subsection (a) assigned by an insured, owner, or annuitant after a child support lien notice has been filed against the insured, owner, or annuitant by the Title IV-D agency continues to be subject to the child support lien after the date of assignment. The lien continues to secure payment of all child support arrearages owed by the insured, owner, or annuitant under the underlying child support order, including arrearages that accrue after the date of assignment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3994.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3994 / Section 3994.0201
§ 3994.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors who serve staggered terms of four years.

(b) Directors are elected in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8854.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8854 / Section 8854.003
§ 8854.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2107.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2107 / Section 2107.006
§ 2107.006. ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS.
Status: in_force

In any proceeding under this chapter or other law in which the state seeks to collect or recover a delinquent obligation or damages, the attorney general may recover reasonable attorney fees, investigative costs, and court costs incurred on behalf of the state in the proceeding in the same manner as provided by general law for a private litigant.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 1.055 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 1 / Section 1.055
§ 1.055. DOCTRINE OF INDEPENDENT LEGAL SIGNIFICANCE.
Status: in_force

An action validly taken under a provision of this code may not be considered invalid because the action is identical or similar in substance to an action that could have been taken under another provision of this code but fails to satisfy one or more requirements prescribed by that other provision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.305
§ 1104.305. DIRECTORS IN OFFICE AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The directors in office on the date of the dissolution shall continue in office, without further election, until:

(1) the affairs of the district are effectively concluded; and

(2) all duties or acts required of the board are completed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4008.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.0104
§ 4008.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is converted to a municipal management district to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The conversion and operation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7948A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7948A / Section 7948A.0305
§ 7948A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 60.407 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.407
§ 60.407. OPENING SEALED PROPOSALS AND BIDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An official of the district shall open the bids and competitive sealed proposals on the date specified in the notice. If an error is discovered in the original specifications or the nature of the item to be purchased requires an extension, the date may be extended.

(b) Opened bids and sealed proposals shall be kept on file and made available for public inspection.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.302
§ 1103.302. REGISTRATION APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A person may register with the board by:

(1) completing a registration form prescribed by the board;

(2) meeting the requirements established under this chapter; and

(3) paying the required fee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.05194 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.05194
§ 382.05194. MULTIPLE PLANT PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue a multiple plant permit for multiple plant sites that are owned or operated by the same person or persons under common control if the commission finds that:

(1) the aggregate rate of emission of air contaminants to be authorized under the permit does not exceed the total of:

(A) for previously permitted facilities, the rates authorized in the existing permits; and

(B) for existing unpermitted facilities not subject to the requirement to obtain a preconstruction authorization under Section 382.0518(g) or for facilities authorized under Section 382.0519, the rates that would be authorized under Section 382.0519; and

(2) there is no indication that the emissions from the facilities will contravene the intent of this chapter, including protection of the public's health and physical property.

(b) A permit issued under this section may not authorize emissions from any of the facilities authorized under the permit that exceed the facility's highest historic annual rate or the levels authorized in the facility's most recent permit. In the absence of records extending back to the original construction of the facility, best engineering judgment shall be used to demonstrate the facility's highest historic annual rate to the commission.

(c) Emissions control equipment previously installed at a facility permitted under this section may not be removed or disabled unless the action is undertaken to maintain or upgrade the control equipment or to otherwise reduce the impact of emissions authorized by the commission.

(d) The commission by rule shall establish the procedures for application and approval for the use of a multiple plant permit.

(e) For a multiple plant permit that applies only to existing facilities for which an application is filed before September 1, 2001, the issuance, amendment, or revocation by the commission of the permit is not subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(f) The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this section and may delegate to the executive director under Section 382.061 the authority to issue, amend, or revoke a multiple plant permit.
Tex. Property Code § 13.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 13 / Section 13.006
§ 13.006. EFFECT OF RECORDING QUITCLAIM DEED.
Status: in_force

After the fourth anniversary of the date a quitclaim deed for real property is recorded in the deed records of the county in which the real property is located, the quitclaim deed:

(1) does not affect the question of the good faith of a subsequent purchaser or creditor; and

(2) is not notice to a subsequent purchaser or creditor of any unrecorded conveyance of, transfer of, or encumbrance on the real property.
Tex. Local Government Code § 61.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 61 / Section 61.009
§ 61.009. MERGER OF CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After a consolidation is effective, the records, public property, money, credits, accounts, and all other assets of the smaller of the consolidated municipalities shall be turned over to the officers of the largest municipality, who shall remain in office for the remainder of their terms as the officials of the consolidated municipality.

(b) The offices of the smaller municipalities are abolished, and the persons holding the offices at the time the consolidation is effective are not entitled to receive further compensation.

(c) The consolidated municipality assumes all outstanding liabilities of the municipalities that are consolidated.

(d) If at the time a consolidation is effective a municipality has bond funds voted for public improvements that are not appropriated or subject to contract, the money shall be kept in a separate fund and used for public improvements in the territory for which the bonds were voted. The funds may not be diverted to any other purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.1005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.1005
§ 3974.1005. REQUIREMENTS FOR BOND ISSUE.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue bonds until:

(1) the district submits to the commission:

(A) an engineer's report describing the project for which the bonds will provide funding, including data, profiles, maps, plans, and specifications related to the project; and

(B) a cash flow analysis to determine the projected rate of assessment, which includes the following assumptions:

(i) each ending balance for debt service in the analysis is not less than 25 percent of the following year's debt service requirement;

(ii) interest income is only shown on the ending balance for debt service for the first two years; and

(iii) the projected rate of assessment is level or decreasing for the life of the bonds issued by the district;

(2) the completion of at least 75 percent of the projected value of the improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds; and

(3) the district has obtained an independent market study from a firm recognized in the area of real estate market analysis supporting the development projects for the real property that is liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.155
§ 3941.155. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of district taxes or assessments on property in the zones.
Tex. Government Code § 411.372 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.372
§ 411.372. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ALERT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

With the cooperation of the Texas Department of Transportation, the office of the governor, and other appropriate law enforcement agencies in this state, the department shall develop and implement an alert system to be activated on report of an active shooter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8310.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8310 / Section 8310.104
§ 8310.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Election Code § 252.0031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 252 / Section 252.0031
§ 252.0031. CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT BY SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the information required by Section 252.002, a campaign treasurer appointment by a specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a candidate for an office specified by Section 252.005(1) must include:

(1) the name of and the office sought by the candidate; and

(2) before the committee may use a political contribution from a corporation or a labor organization to make a direct campaign expenditure in connection with a campaign for an elective office, an affidavit stating that:

(A) the committee is not established or controlled by a candidate or an officeholder; and

(B) the committee will not use any political contribution from a corporation or a labor organization to make a political contribution to:

(i) a candidate for elective office;

(ii) an officeholder; or

(iii) a political committee that has not filed an affidavit under this subdivision or Section 252.003(a)(4).

(a-1) If the information required to be provided under Subsection (a) changes, the committee shall immediately file an amended appointment reflecting the change.

(a-2) Filing an affidavit under Subsection (a)(2) does not create any additional reporting requirements under Section 254.261.

(b) The name of a specific-purpose committee for supporting a candidate for an office specified by Section 252.005(1) must include the name of the candidate that the committee supports.
Tex. Family Code § 107.017 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.017
§ 107.017. APPOINTMENT OF AMICUS ATTORNEY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The court may not appoint a person to serve as an amicus attorney in a suit filed by a governmental entity under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.909 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.909
§ 2003.909. DESIGNATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE; LOCATION OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after the office receives a notice of appeal and the filing fee, the office shall designate an administrative law judge to hear the appeal.

(b) As soon as practicable after the administrative law judge is designated, the administrative law judge shall set the date, time, and place of the hearing on the appeal.

(b-1) If all or part of the property that is the subject of the appeal is located in a municipality listed in Section 2003.902, the administrative law judge shall set the hearing in that municipality. If no part of the property that is the subject of the appeal is located in a municipality listed in Section 2003.902, the administrative law judge shall set the hearing in the listed municipality that is nearest to the subject property.

(c) The hearing must be held in a building or facility that is owned or partly or entirely leased by the office, except that if the office does not own or lease a building or facility in the municipality in which the hearing is required to be held, the hearing may be held in any public or privately owned building or facility in that municipality, preferably a building or facility in which the office regularly conducts business. The hearing may not be held in a building or facility that is owned, leased, or under the control of an appraisal district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.160
§ 3802.160. SALES AND USE TAX PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose a sales and use tax.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.068 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.068
§ 242.068. HEARINGS ON ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall order a hearing and the department shall give notice of the hearing if a person charged under Section 242.067(c) requests a hearing.

(b) The hearing shall be held before an administrative law judge.

(c) The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law regarding the occurrence of a violation of this chapter or a rule or order adopted or license issued under this chapter.

(d) Based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law, the administrative law judge by order shall find:

(1) a violation has occurred and assess an administrative penalty; or

(2) a violation has not occurred.

(e) Proceedings under this section are subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1661.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1661 / Section 1661.007
§ 1661.007. CERTAIN FEES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer may not directly charge or collect from an enrollee or a physician, or other health care provider, a fee to cover the costs incurred by the health benefit plan issuer in complying with this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.002
§ 2054.002. REFERENCE TO TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND.
Status: in_force

A reference in state law to the Texas Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund means the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8345.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8345 / Section 8345.001
§ 8345.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the South Fork Ranch Municipal Utility District.