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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 372.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 372 / Section 372.006
§ 372.006. NONWATER-SUPPLIED URINAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute in this state a nonwater-supplied urinal for use in this state unless the nonwater-supplied urinal:

(1) meets the performance, testing, and labeling requirements prescribed by the following standards, as applicable:

(A) American Society of Mechanical Engineers Standard A112.19.19-2006 "Vitreous China Nonwater Urinals"; or

(B) International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Standard ANSI Z124.9-2004 "Plastic Urinal Fixtures";

(2) provides a trap seal that complies with the building code of the local government in which the urinal is installed; and

(3) permits the uninhibited flow of waste through the urinal to the sanitary drainage system.

(b) The manufacturer or importer must submit to the commission certified test results from a laboratory accredited by the American National Standards Institute verifying that the nonwater-supplied urinal conforms to the requirements described by Subsection (a)(1).

(c) A person who installs a nonwater-supplied urinal shall install water distribution and fixture supply piping sized to accommodate a water-supplied urinal to an in-wall point immediately adjacent to the nonwater-supplied urinal location so that the nonwater-supplied urinal can be replaced with a water-supplied urinal if desired by the owner or required by a code enforcement officer.

(d) A person who owns a nonwater-supplied urinal shall clean and maintain the nonwater-supplied urinal in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Tex. Government Code § 3151.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3151 / Section 3151.001
§ 3151.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Center of the Capitol dome" means the point at 653 feet above sea level at Texas Plane Coordinate X-2818555.07, Y-230595.65.

(2) "Texas Plane Coordinate" means the central zone of the Texas State Coordinate Systems as defined by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, dated 1945 and revised in March 1978.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.055
§ 1095.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.224 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.224
§ 161.224. TIME LIMIT ON TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

(a) No property sold under this chapter may be transferred, sold, or conveyed in whole or part until the original veteran purchaser has enjoyed possession for a period of three years from the date of purchase of the property and complied with the terms and conditions of this chapter and rules of the board.

(b) If the veteran purchaser dies or becomes financially incapacitated or if there is an involuntary transfer by court order or proceedings including bankruptcy, sheriff or trustee sale, or divorce, the property may be conveyed before the expiration of the three-year period by the purchaser or his heirs, administrators, or executors by complying with rules of the board and by securing the approval of the board.

(c) After the three-year period, a purchaser may transfer, sell, or convey land purchased under this chapter at any time if all mature interest, principal, and taxes have been paid, the terms and conditions of this chapter and rules of the board have been met, and the approval of the board has been obtained.
Tex. Property Code § 111.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.002
§ 111.002. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBTITLE.
Status: in_force

This subtitle and the Texas Trust Act, as amended (Articles 7425b-1 through 7425b-48, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), shall be considered one continuous statute, and for the purposes of any statute or of any instrument creating a trust that refers to the Texas Trust Act, this subtitle shall be considered an amendment to the Texas Trust Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.154
§ 1099.154. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The establishment of the Hospital District with extended boundaries and establishment of a hospital district tax at a rate not to exceed 40 cents on the $100 valuation."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 792.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 792 / Section 792.001
§ 792.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Hotel" means a building in which members of the public obtain sleeping accommodations for consideration, including a hotel, motel, tourist home, tourist house, tourist court, hostel, lodging house, rooming house, or inn. The term does not include:

(A) a hospital, sanitarium, or nursing home; or

(B) a building in which all or substantially all of the occupants have the right to use or possess their sleeping accommodations for at least 28 consecutive days.

(2) "Person" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(3) "Smoke detector" means a device that is:

(A) designed to detect the presence of visible or invisible products of combustion in the air; and

(B) designed with an alarm audible throughout the room in which it is installed to alert the occupants of the room of the presence of visible or invisible products of combustion in the air of the room.

(4) "Smoke detector for hearing-impaired persons" means a smoke detector that, in addition to the sound alarm, uses a xenon design strobe light with a visible effective intensity of not less than 100 candela, as tested and labeled in accordance with ANSI/UL Standard 1638, and with a flash rate of not less than 60 nor more than 120 flashes per minute.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.203
§ 1082.203. 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 voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of the polling places;

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

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(e) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.201
§ 1005.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds authorized by an election in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) acquire, purchase, construct, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital system purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9057.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9057 / Section 9057.102
§ 9057.102. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY; LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire property that is necessary to accomplish the objectives of the district.

(b) To facilitate the acquisition of property, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain available to water control and improvement districts under general law.

(c) The powers granted in this section apply only in Medina County.
Tex. Finance Code § 13.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 13 / Section 13.002
§ 13.002. SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The savings and mortgage lending commissioner is the chief executive officer of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending. The finance commission shall appoint the savings and mortgage lending commissioner. The savings and mortgage lending commissioner serves at the will of the finance commission and is subject to the finance commission's orders and direction.

(b) The savings and mortgage lending commissioner must have not less than five years' experience in the executive management of a savings association or savings bank or in savings association or savings bank supervision during the 10 years preceding the commissioner's appointment.

(c) The finance commission shall set the compensation of the savings and mortgage lending commissioner. The compensation shall be paid from money of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.253
§ 1028.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 504.073 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 504 / Section 504.073
§ 504.073. REPRESENTATION IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), in a proceeding in connection with workers' compensation benefits provided by a political subdivision as a self-insurer, the political subdivision may be represented by:

(1) the political subdivision's attorney or that attorney's assistants; or

(2) outside counsel.

(b) In a proceeding involving workers' compensation for employees of a municipal utility operated by a board of trustees established under Section 1502.070, Government Code, or a similar law, if the board of trustees is a self-insurer, the municipality shall be represented by the regularly employed attorney or outside counsel of the board of trustees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8133.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8133 / Section 8133.003
§ 8133.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8133.023 before September 1, 2009:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2009, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Williamson County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2012.
Tex. Transportation Code § 542.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 542 / Section 542.203
§ 542.203. LIMITATION ON LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A local authority may not erect or maintain a traffic-control device to direct the traffic on a state highway, including a farm-to-market or ranch-to-market road, to stop or yield before entering or crossing an intersecting highway unless permitted by agreement between the local authority and the Texas Department of Transportation under Section 221.002.

(b) An ordinance or rule of a local authority is not effective until signs giving notice are posted on or at the entrance to the highway or part of the highway, as may be most appropriate. This subsection applies only to an ordinance or rule that:

(1) regulates the speed of a vehicle in a public park;

(2) alters a speed limit as authorized by this subtitle;

(3) designates an intersection as a stop intersection or a yield intersection; or

(4) designates a highway as a one-way highway or a through highway.

(c) An ordinance or rule of a local authority regulating the time, place, and manner in which a roller skater may use a highway may not alter the local authority's standard of care or liability with regard to construction, design, or maintenance of a highway.

(d) A local authority's standards, policies, orders, ordinances, regulations, or other measures that designate a school crossing zone or school crosswalk must include a high school campus that is located in a municipality with a population of two million or more.

(e) On request of an administrator of a high school campus described by Subsection (d), a local authority shall determine the components, including any engineering report, necessary to designate a school crossing zone or school crosswalk at the campus and shall make the designation. This subsection does not apply to a high school campus undergoing major expansion or new construction that requires the preparation of a traffic impact analysis as part of the permitting process.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.025
§ 2001.025. EFFECTIVE DATE OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Notice of a proposed rule becomes effective as notice when published in the Texas Register, except as provided by Section 2001.028.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.133 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.133
§ 62.133. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board shall sell the bonds on the best terms obtainable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3964.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3964 / Section 3964.0102
§ 3964.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.305 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.305
§ 96.305. PRESENTATION OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) To be entitled to priority, each person asserting a claim against a savings bank being liquidated under this subchapter must present the claim in writing to the commissioner or the liquidating agent, at the address designated in the notice under Section 96.304 on or before the last day of the 18th month after the date the notice is first published.

(b) The claim must:

(1) contain a statement of the facts supporting the claim;

(2) set out any right of payment priority or other specific right asserted by the claimant; and

(3) be signed and sworn to by the claimant.
Tex. Water Code § 51.433 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.433
§ 51.433. TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time bonds are voted, the board shall levy a tax on all property inside the district in a sufficient amount to redeem and discharge the bonds at maturity.

(b) The board annually shall levy or have assessed and collected taxes on all property inside the district in a sufficient amount to pay for the expenses of assessing and collecting the taxes.

(c) If a contract is made with the United States, the board annually shall levy taxes on property inside the district in a sufficient amount to pay installments and interest as they become due.

(d) The board may issue the bonds in serial form or payable in installments, and the tax levy shall be sufficient if it provides an amount sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds, the proportionate amount of the principal of the next maturing bonds, and the expenses of assessing and collecting the taxes for that year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.105
§ 8109.105. DISTRICT NAMES FOLLOWING DIVISION.
Status: in_force

The area designated by the board as the original district retains the name of the original district. The resulting new districts are assigned consecutive letters to be appended to the name of the original district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8170.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8170 / Section 8170.101
§ 8170.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.204
§ 826.204. MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The membership interests of the policyholders of the resulting company become membership interests in the mutual holding company. Eligible members of the converting company become members of the mutual holding company in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the mutual holding company.

(b) A membership interest in a mutual holding company does not constitute a security as defined by Section 4001.068, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 88.503 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.503
§ 88.503. SPATIAL REFERENCE CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may create and operate a spatial reference center at Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi for the purpose of:

(1) facilitating the federal height modernization project for the state;

(2) conducting basic and applied research regarding elevation and geodetic and vertical datums in the state;

(3) collecting geodetic data for state mapping and control; and

(4) establishing and maintaining an official digital spatial reference system for the state, in coordination with:

(A) the United States National Geodetic Survey;

(B) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and

(C) the Texas Water Development Board.

(b) The board shall adopt rules relating to the operation of the spatial reference center.

(c) The spatial reference center may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and appropriations for the purposes of this section.
Tex. Education Code § 45.0011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.0011
§ 45.0011. CREDIT AGREEMENTS IN CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an independent school district that, at the time of the issuance of obligations and execution of credit agreements under this section, has:

(1) at least 2,000 students in average daily attendance; or

(2) a combined aggregate principal amount of at least $50 million of outstanding bonds and voted but unissued bonds.

(b) A district to which this section applies may, in the issuance of bonds as provided by Sections 45.001 and 45.003(b)(1), exercise the powers granted to the governing body of an issuer with regard to the issuance of obligations and execution of credit agreements under Chapter 1371, Government Code.

(c) A proposition to issue bonds to which this section applies must, in addition to meeting the requirements of Section 45.003(b)(1), include the question of whether the governing board or commissioners court may levy, pledge, assess, and collect annual ad valorem taxes, on all taxable property in the district, sufficient, without limit as to rate or amount, to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds.

(d) A district may not issue bonds to which this section applies in an amount greater than the greater of:

(1) 25 percent of the sum of:

(A) the aggregate principal amount of all district debt payable from ad valorem taxes that is outstanding at the time the bonds are issued; and

(B) the aggregate principal amount of all bonds payable from ad valorem taxes that have been authorized but not issued;

(2) $25 million, in a district that has at least 3,500 but not more than 15,000 students in average daily attendance; or

(3) $50 million, in a district that has more than 15,000 students in average daily attendance.

(e) In this section, average daily attendance is determined in the manner provided by Section 48.005.

(f) Sections 1371.057 and 1371.059, Government Code, govern approval by the attorney general of obligations issued under the authority of this section.
Tex. Education Code § 8.121 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 8 / Section 8.121
§ 8.121. FUNDING FOR CORE SERVICES AND SERVICES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE.
Status: repealed

(a) Regional education service centers receive state financial support for services provided under Section 8.051 from money appropriated for the Foundation School Program. The commissioner shall distribute money to each regional education service center for basic costs of providing those services according to an annual allotment set by the commissioner based on:

(1) the minimum amount of money necessary for the operation of a center;

(2) an additional amount of money that reflects the size and number of campuses served by the center under Section 8.051; and

(3) an additional amount of money that reflects the impact of the geographic size of a center's service area on the cost of providing services under Section 8.051.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 396, Sec. 3.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(c) Each regional education service center shall use money distributed to it under this section for the provision of core services required under Section 8.051 or for payment of necessary administrative and operational expenses of the center related to the provision of those services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.105
§ 424.105.
Status: in_force

Sec. 424.105. SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT POOL: CERTAIN SHORT-TERM OBLIGATIONS. (a) Obligations contained in a short-term investment pool must meet the requirements of this section.

(b) The obligations must:

(1) have a rating by the securities valuation office of one or two, or an equivalent rating issued by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization recognized by the securities valuation office; or

(2) be issued by an issuer with outstanding obligations that have a rating described by Subdivision (1).

(c) The obligations must have:

(1) a remaining maturity of 397 days or less or a put that:

(A) entitles the holder to receive the principal amount of the obligation; and

(B) may be exercised through maturity at specified intervals not exceeding 397 days; or

(2) a remaining maturity of three years or less and a floating interest rate that resets at least quarterly on the basis of a current short-term index and is not subject to a maximum limit, if the obligations do not have an interest rate that varies inversely to market interest rate changes.

(d) For purposes of this section, a current short-term index is:

(1) a federal funds rate;

(2) the prime rate;

(3) the rate for treasury bills;

(4) the London InterBank Offered Rate; or

(5) the rate for commercial paper.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.058
§ 1058.058. RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require the board secretary to keep suitable records of all proceedings of each board meeting.

(b) After each meeting:

(1) the member presiding at the meeting shall read and sign the record; and

(2) the board secretary shall attest the record.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.005
§ 562.005. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote the underlying purposes as provided by Section 562.001.
Tex. Government Code § 393.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 393 / Section 393.055
§ 393.055. OATH.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual appointed as a delegate or alternate delegate must take the following oath before voting or taking an action as a delegate or alternate delegate of this state: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that to the best of my abilities, I will, as a delegate (or alternate delegate) to the Article V convention, act according to the limits of the authority granted to me as a delegate or alternate delegate by Texas law, will not consider or vote to approve an amendment to the United States Constitution not authorized by the Texas Legislature in its application to the United States Congress to call this convention or an amendment outside the scope of this convention if the Texas Legislature did not make an application to the United States Congress to call this convention, and will faithfully abide by and execute the instructions to delegates or alternate delegates adopted by the Texas Legislature."

(b) Each delegate and alternate delegate must file the executed oath with the secretary of state.