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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8072.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8072 / Section 8072.0104
§ 8072.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8072.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 44.908 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.908
§ 44.908. EXPENDITURE OF LOCAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district shall adopt a policy governing the expenditure of local funds from vending machines, rentals, gate receipts, or other local sources of revenue over which the district has direct control.

(b) A policy under this section must:

(1) require discretionary expenditures of local funds to be related to the district's educational purpose and provide a commensurate benefit to the district or its students; and

(2) meet the standards of Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, regarding expenditure of public funds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8083.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8083 / Section 8083.0402
§ 8083.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8083.0401, 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.153
§ 3805.153. ASSESSMENTS CONSIDERED TAXES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of a title insurance policy issued under Title 11, Insurance Code, an assessment is a tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9089.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9089 / Section 9089.0202
§ 9089.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Louis Girard;

(2) Henry Chapman;

(3) Ford Allen;

(4) Michael Pratts; and

(5) Jay Kolb.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 9089.0103; 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 9089.0103 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 9089.0103; 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. Tax Code § 111.104 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.104
§ 111.104. REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the comptroller finds that an amount of tax, penalty, or interest has been unlawfully or erroneously collected, the comptroller shall credit the amount against any other amount when due and payable by the taxpayer from whom the amount was collected. The remainder of the amount, if any, may be refunded to the taxpayer from money appropriated for tax refund purposes.

(b) A tax refund claim may be filed with the comptroller only by the person who directly paid the tax to this state or by the person's attorney, assignee, or other successor.

(c) A claim for a refund must:

(1) be written;

(2) state fully and in detail each reason or ground on which the claim is founded; and

(3) be filed before the expiration of the applicable limitation period as provided by this code or before the expiration of six months after a jeopardy or deficiency determination becomes final, whichever period expires later.

(d) A refund claim for an amount of tax that has been found due in a jeopardy or deficiency determination is limited to the amount of tax, penalty, and interest and to the tax payment period for which the determination was issued. The failure to file a timely tax refund claim is a waiver of any demand against the state for an alleged overpayment.

(e) This section applies to all taxes and license fees collected or administered by the comptroller, except the state property tax.

(f) No taxes, penalties, or interest may be refunded to a person who has collected the taxes from another person unless the person has refunded all the taxes and interest to the person from whom the taxes were collected.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.124 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.124
§ 225.124. SENATOR CHRIS HARRIS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Highway 360 from its intersection with U.S. Highway 287 in Ellis County to the municipal limits of Mansfield in Tarrant County is designated as the Senator Chris Harris Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Senator Chris Harris Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 826.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 826 / Section 826.013
§ 826.013. COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES MAY ADOPT CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county may adopt this chapter and the standards adopted by the executive commissioner.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.054
§ 2651.054. LICENSE TERM.
Status: in_force

Unless a system of staggered license renewal is adopted, a license issued under this subchapter expires on the second June 1 following the date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.054
§ 3950.054. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 503A.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 503A / Section 503A.003
§ 503A.003. EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY RIGHT IN DNA; CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

An individual has a property right in, and retains the right to exercise exclusive control over, the individual's biological sample that is provided to or used by a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company and the results of genetic testing or analysis conducted on the individual's DNA by a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, including to the collection, use, retention, maintenance, disclosure, or destruction of the sample or results. The results of the genetic testing of an individual's DNA are confidential and may not be disclosed to another person without the individual's express consent.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.123 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.123
§ 552.123. AUTHORITY OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The municipality by ordinance may vest in the board the power to establish rates and related terms for its municipally owned electric utility system.

(b) The municipality may delegate to the board of trustees all or part of the municipality's authority to:

(1) exercise the power of eminent domain with respect to property that will be used by, useful to, or required by the utility system; and

(2) issue obligations in the name of the municipality to acquire or construct an improvement to or extension of the utility system or to repair the system.

(c) The municipality may authorize the board of trustees to issue obligations under Subsection (b)(2) without the prior approval of the municipality. The obligations must be payable solely from the net revenue of the utility system.

(d) The municipality may not delegate to the board of trustees the authority to:

(1) levy or collect ad valorem taxes; or

(2) issue obligations that are payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes.

(e) The municipality and the board of trustees may jointly provide for the issuance of obligations payable from ad valorem taxes and the utility system's net revenue by adopting identical provisions in an ordinance or resolution, as appropriate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.0155
§ 437.0155. DEPARTMENT INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or threatens to violate this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department may institute a civil suit in a district court for injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation or threat of violation.

(b) The department may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to immediately halt a violation or other action creating an emergency condition if it appears that:

(1) a person is violating or threatening to violate this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter; and

(2) the violation or threatened violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the public.

(c) On the department's request, the attorney general shall institute a suit in the name of the state for injunctive relief.

(d) In an action for injunctive relief under this section, the court may grant any prohibitory or mandatory injunction warranted by the facts, including temporary restraining orders, temporary injunctions, and permanent injunctions. The court shall grant injunctive relief without a bond or other undertaking by the department.

(e) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the county in which the violation or threat of violation is alleged to have occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3878.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3878 / Section 3878.256
§ 3878.256. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

If the consolidated district has taxing authority, the district shall impose and collect taxes on all property in the district uniformly, for maintenance and operation of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 51.437 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.437
§ 51.437. INVESTMENT OF SINKING FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may invest any portion of the sinking fund of the district in bonds of the United States, the state, any county or city in the state, any irrigation or water improvement district, school district, or other tax bonds issued under the laws of the state.

(b) The funds may be invested if the bonds to be paid with them do not mature within three years from the time the investment is made and if it is necessary to preserve the best interest of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8474.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8474 / Section 8474.255
§ 8474.255. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.30 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.30
§ 11.30. NONPROFIT WATER SUPPLY OR WASTEWATER SERVICE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation organized under Chapter 67, Water Code, that provides in the bylaws of the corporation that on dissolution of the corporation the assets of the corporation remaining after discharge of the corporation's indebtedness shall be transferred to an entity that provides a water supply or wastewater service, or both, that is exempt from ad valorem taxation is entitled to an exemption from taxation of:

(1) property that the corporation owns and that is reasonably necessary for and used in the operation of the corporation:

(A) to acquire, treat, store, transport, sell, or distribute water; or

(B) to provide wastewater service; and

(2) the real property owned by the corporation consisting of:

(A) an incomplete improvement that:

(i) is under active construction or other physical preparation; and

(ii) is designed and intended to be used in the operation of the corporation for a purpose described by Subdivision (1) when complete; and

(B) the land on which the incomplete improvement is located that will be reasonably necessary for the use of the improvement in the operation of the corporation for a purpose described by Subdivision (1).

(b) A property may not be exempted under Subsection (a)(2) for more than three years.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), an incomplete improvement is under physical preparation if the corporation has:

(1) engaged in architectural or engineering work, soil testing, land clearing activities, or site improvement work necessary for the construction of the improvement; or

(2) conducted an environmental or land use study relating to the construction of the improvement.
Tex. Water Code § 16.197 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.197
§ 16.197. LEASE OF LAND PRIOR TO PROJECT CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

The board may lease tracts of land acquired for project purposes for a term of years for any purpose not inconsistent with ultimate project construction. The lease shall be scheduled to expire before initiation of project construction.
Tex. Property Code § 215.018 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 215 / Section 215.018
§ 215.018. ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owners' association shall adopt reasonable guidelines to establish an alternative payment schedule by which an owner may make partial payments to the association for delinquent regular or special assessments or any other amount owed to the association without accruing additional monetary penalties. For purposes of this section, monetary penalties do not include reasonable costs associated with administering the payment plan or interest.

(b) A property owners' association is not required to enter into a payment plan with an owner who failed to honor the terms of a previous payment plan.

(c) A property owners' association shall file the association's guidelines under this section in the real property records of each county in which any portion of the subdivision is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292B.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292B / Section 292B.153
§ 292B.153. INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND DISCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

Interest, penalties, and discounts on mandatory payments required under this chapter are governed by the law applicable to county ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 454.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 454 / Section 454.009
§ 454.009. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than February 1 of each year, the superintendent or manager of a mass transportation system shall file with the mayor of the municipality a detailed report of the operations for the year ending the preceding January 1, showing the total sums collected, the balance due, the total disbursements made, and amounts remaining unpaid as a result of the operation of the system during the year.

(b) A superintendent or manager commits an offense if the superintendent or manager fails to file as required by Subsection (a). An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11004.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11004 / Section 11004.102
§ 11004.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 854.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.102
§ 854.102. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity, if the member:

(1) is at least 60 years old and has at least 15 years of credited service in the retirement system; or

(2) has at least 28 years of credited service in the retirement system.

(b) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity, if the member is at least 50 years old and has at least 25 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that:

(1) have effective dates of participation in the retirement system after May 28, 1969; or

(2) have adopted a like provision under Section 854.201 or 854.202.

(c) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity, if the member is at least 60 years old and has at least 10 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that either have an effective date of participation in the retirement system after August 26, 1979, or have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202.

(d) A member employed by a municipality having an effective date of participation in the retirement system after May 28, 1969, may terminate employment and remain eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity at any time after the member attains an applicable age provided by law for service retirement of employees of the municipality, if the member has at least 20 years of credited service performed for one or more municipalities that are either subject to this subsection or have adopted a like provision under Section 854.201(c).

(e) A member employed by a municipality having an effective date of participation in the retirement system after August 26, 1979, may terminate employment and remain eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity at any time after the member attains an applicable age and service requirement, if the member has at least 10 years of credited service performed for one or more municipalities that are either subject to this subsection or have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202.

(f) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member has at least 25 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that have participation dates after September 1, 1987, or that have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202(f).

(g) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member has at least 20 years of credited service in the retirement system performed for one or more municipalities that have adopted a like provision under Section 854.202(g).

(h) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member is at least 60 years old and has at least five years of credited service in the retirement system that is performed for one or more municipalities to which the five-year vesting provision under Section 854.205 applies.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.027 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.027
§ 431.027. EFFECT OF ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation's existence begins when its certificate of incorporation is issued.

(b) After the issuance of the certificate of incorporation, the incorporation may not be contested for any reason.

(c) A certificate of incorporation is conclusive evidence that:

(1) all conditions for incorporation required of the incorporators and the commission are satisfied; and

(2) the corporation is incorporated under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 403.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.029
§ 403.029. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN MONEY TO GENERAL REVENUE FUND.
Status: in_force

On the expiration of Subchapter N:

(1) the comptroller shall determine the amount sufficient to administer loan guarantees or obligations of the comptroller that remain outstanding under the Texas film industry loan guarantee indemnity program administered by the comptroller under Subchapter N; and

(2) any amount in the Texas film industry administrative fund that exceeds the amount determined under Subdivision (1) may be used only by the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office in the governor's office for the purpose of promoting the film industry in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.029 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.029
§ 143.029. PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the 90th day before the date a promotional examination is held, the commission shall post a notice that lists the sources from which the examination questions will be taken.

(b) Before the 30th day before the date a promotional examination is held, the commission shall post a notice of the examination in plain view on a bulletin board located in the main lobby of the city hall and in the commission's office. The notice must show the position to be filled or for which the examination is to be held, and the date, time, and place of the examination. The commission shall also furnish sufficient copies of the notice for posting in the stations or subdepartments in which the position will be filled.

(c) The notice required by Subsection (b) may also include the name of each source used for the examination, the number of questions taken from each source, and the chapter used in each source.

(d) In addition to the notice prescribed by this section, a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more must post the notice prescribed by Section 143.107.
Tex. Local Government Code § 371.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 371 / Section 371.005
§ 371.005. CUMULATIVE EFFECT.
Status: in_force

This subchapter is cumulative of powers that a municipality obtains under its charter and does not impair such a power.