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Tex. Government Code § 2105.059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2105 / Section 2105.059
§ 2105.059. AVAILABILITY OF RULES AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

An agency shall maintain for public inspection in each office:

(1) the rules and eligibility requirements relating to the administration of block grant funds; and

(2) a digest or index to rules and decisions.
Tex. Election Code § 501.108 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.108
§ 501.108. DEPOSIT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a county is not required to pay the initial expense, regardless of any authority to receive reimbursement, of a local option election under Section 501.107, the county clerk shall require the applicants for a petition for a local option election to make a deposit before the issuance of the petition.

(b) The deposit must be in the form of a cashier's check in an amount equal to 25 cents per voter listed on the current list of registered voters residing in the county, justice precinct, or municipality where the election is to be held.

(c) The money received shall be deposited in the county's general fund. A refund may not be made to the applicants regardless of whether the petition is returned to the county clerk or the election is ordered.

(d) The county clerk may not issue a petition to the applicants unless a deposit required by this chapter is made.

(e) A person who violates Subsection (d) commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500;

(2) confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7964.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7964 / Section 7964.203
§ 7964.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.212 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.212
§ 424.212. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO INCOME GENERATION TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

An insurer may enter into an income generation transaction only if:

(1) as a result of and after making the transaction, the sum of the following amounts does not exceed 10 percent of the insurer's assets:

(A) the aggregate statement value of admitted assets that at the time of the transaction are subject to call or that generate the cash flows for payments the insurer is required to make under caps and floors sold by the insurer and that at the time of the transaction are outstanding under this subchapter;

(B) the statement value of admitted assets underlying derivative instruments that at the time of the transaction are subject to calls sold by the insurer and outstanding under this subchapter; and

(C) the purchase price of assets subject to puts that at the time of the transaction are outstanding under this subchapter; and

(2) the transaction is a sale of:

(A) a call option on assets that meets the requirements of Section 424.213;

(B) a put option on assets that meets the requirements of Section 424.214;

(C) a call option on a derivative instrument, including a swaption, that meets the requirements of Section 424.215; or

(D) a cap or floor that meets the requirements of Section 424.216.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.0004 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0004
§ 171.0004. DEFINITION OF CONDUCTING ACTIVE TRADE OR BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The definition in this section applies only to Section 171.0003.

(b) An entity conducts an active trade or business if:

(1) the activities being carried on by the entity include one or more active operations that form a part of the process of earning income or profit; and

(2) the entity performs active management and operational functions.

(c) Activities performed by the entity include activities performed by persons outside the entity, including independent contractors, to the extent the persons perform services on behalf of the entity and those services constitute all or part of the entity's trade or business.

(d) An entity conducts an active trade or business if assets, including royalties, patents, trademarks, and other intangible assets, held by the entity are used in the active trade or business of one or more related entities.

(e) For purposes of this section:

(1) the ownership of a royalty interest or a nonoperating working interest in mineral rights does not constitute conduct of an active trade or business;

(2) payment of compensation to employees or independent contractors for financial or legal services reasonably necessary for the operation of the entity does not constitute conduct of an active trade or business; and

(3) holding a seat on the board of directors of an entity does not by itself constitute conduct of an active trade or business.
Tex. Government Code § 404.125 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.125
§ 404.125. ISSUANCE OF NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller, consistent with the committee's determinations under Section 404.124, shall authorize the issuance, sale, and delivery of the notes by order.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the proceeds of the notes shall be deposited in a special fund in the treasury called the tax and revenue anticipation note fund. The comptroller may pay the costs of issuance of the notes from the fund and from time to time shall transfer the net proceeds to the general revenue fund to honor authorized expenditures from the general revenue fund. The comptroller may invest any funds held in the tax and revenue anticipation note fund in the authorized investments described in Section 404.024 until used in accordance with this section. Proceeds of a credit agreement may be deposited as directed by the comptroller pursuant to the order authorizing the credit agreement and may be applied to pay the principal of and interest on the notes.

(c) In connection with the issuance of the notes, the comptroller may exercise the powers granted to the governing body of an issuer in connection with the issuance of obligations under Chapter 1371 to the extent not inconsistent with this section. The notes are subject to review and approval by the attorney general in the same manner and with the same effect as is provided by that chapter.

(d) The comptroller is an authorized issuer under Chapter 1201, and that chapter applies to the tax and revenue anticipation notes authorized in this subchapter.

(e) Amounts in the tax and revenue anticipation note fund may be pledged to secure payment of the notes and performance of obligations under credit agreements relating to the notes and may be used to pay required rebates to the federal government. The comptroller may make covenants to carry out the purposes of this subchapter and take other actions necessary, desirable, or appropriate to complete the issuance of the notes. The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of any notes that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the comptroller to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders, or in any way impair the rights and remedies of the holders, until the notes are fully discharged.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3840.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3840 / Section 3840.055
§ 3840.055. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.024
§ 271.024. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

If a governmental entity is required by statute to award a contract for the construction, repair, or renovation of a structure, road, highway, or other improvement or addition to real property on the basis of competitive bids, and if the contract requires the expenditure of more than $100,000 from the funds of the entity, the bidding on the contract must be accomplished in the manner provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.159 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.159
§ 81.159. DESIGNATION OF FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall designate health care facilities throughout the state that are capable of providing services for the examination, observation, isolation, or treatment of persons having or suspected of having a communicable disease. However, the commissioner may not designate:

(1) a nursing facility or custodial care home required to be licensed under Chapter 242; or

(2) an ICF-IID required to be licensed under Chapter 252.

(b) The health authority shall select a designated facility in the county in which the application is filed. If no facility is designated in the county, the commissioner shall select the facility.

(c) This section does not relieve a county of its responsibility under other provisions of this chapter or applicable law for providing health care services.

(d) A designated facility must comply with this section only to the extent that the commissioner determines that the facility has sufficient resources to perform the necessary services.

(e) This section does not apply to a person for whom treatment in a private health facility is proposed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.004
§ 1033.004. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system and any indebtedness incurred by the district under this chapter may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9005.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9005 / Section 9005.001
§ 9005.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(1-a) "Director" means a member of the board of directors of the district.

(2) "District" means the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.082
§ 166.082. OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER; DIRECTIVE TO PHYSICIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) A competent person may at any time execute a written out-of-hospital DNR order directing health care professionals acting in an out-of-hospital setting to withhold cardiopulmonary resuscitation and certain other life-sustaining treatment designated by department rule.

(b) Except as provided by this subsection, the declarant must sign the out-of-hospital DNR order in the presence of two witnesses who qualify under Section 166.003, at least one of whom must be a witness who qualifies under Section 166.003(2). The witnesses must sign the order. The attending physician of the declarant must sign the order and shall make the fact of the existence of the order and the reasons for execution of the order a part of the declarant's medical record. The declarant, in lieu of signing in the presence of witnesses, may sign the out-of-hospital DNR order and have the signature acknowledged before a notary public.

(c) If the person is incompetent but previously executed or issued a directive to physicians in accordance with Subchapter B, the physician may rely on the directive as the person's instructions to issue an out-of-hospital DNR order and shall place a copy of the directive in the person's medical record. The physician shall sign the order in lieu of the person signing under Subsection (b) and may use a digital or electronic signature authorized under Section 166.011.

(d) If the person is incompetent but previously executed or issued a directive to physicians in accordance with Subchapter B designating a proxy, the proxy may make any decisions required of the designating person as to an out-of-hospital DNR order and shall sign the order in lieu of the person signing under Subsection (b).

(e) If the person is now incompetent but previously executed or issued a medical power of attorney designating an agent, the agent may make any decisions required of the designating person as to an out-of-hospital DNR order and shall sign the order in lieu of the person signing under Subsection (b).

(f) The executive commissioner, on the recommendation of the department, shall by rule adopt procedures for the disposition and maintenance of records of an original out-of-hospital DNR order and any copies of the order.

(g) An out-of-hospital DNR order is effective on its execution.
Tex. Water Code § 51.828 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.828
§ 51.828. DISTRICT CONSIDERED DISSOLVED.
Status: in_force

(a) On the issuance and sale or delivery of the dissolution bonds and the appointment and qualification of the trustee, the secretary shall deposit all available existing records of the district in the office of the county clerk of the county or one of the counties in which the district is located.

(b) The district immediately is considered dissolved for all purposes, except that the taxes levied against the taxable property may be enforced in the name of the district on behalf of the bondholders by the trustee or his successors. The surviving board may meet from time to time until the dissolution bonds are paid and discharged and may delegate its powers and give instructions to the trustee or his successors as the board sees fit and circumstances warrant. After the payment of all dissolution bonds, interest, and costs of collection, the board shall be dissolved.

(c) The board or the trustee if the board transfers the duty to the trustee shall give notice to the county clerk that all dissolution bonds, interest, and costs of collection have been paid. The clerk shall notify the director and librarian of the Texas State Library and arrange for the transfer of the records of the district to the custody of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9069.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9069 / Section 9069.051
§ 9069.051. SUBSTITUTING LAND OF AT LEAST EQUAL VALUE.
Status: in_force

After the district is organized and has obtained voter approval for the issuance of, or has sold, bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, land within the district boundaries subject to taxation that does not need or utilize the services of the district may be excluded and other land not within the boundaries of the district may be included within the boundaries of the district without impairment of the security for payment of the bonds or invalidation of any prior bond election, as provided by this section and Sections 54.740 through 54.747, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.404 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.404
§ 621.404. UNLOADING VEHICLE IF AXLE WEIGHT EXCEEDED.
Status: in_force

(a) If the axle weight of a motor vehicle weighed under Section 621.402 is heavier than the maximum axle weight authorized by law for the vehicle plus a tolerance allowance equal to five percent of that maximum weight, the weight enforcement officer shall require the operator or owner of the vehicle to rearrange the vehicle's cargo, if possible, to bring the vehicle's axles within the maximum axle weight allowed by law for that vehicle. If the requirement cannot be satisfied by rearrangement of cargo, a part of the vehicle's load shall be unloaded to decrease the axle weight to a weight that is not heavier than the maximum axle weight allowed by law for the vehicle plus the applicable tolerance allowance.

(b) The vehicle may not be operated further over the public highways or roads of the state until the axle weight of the vehicle has been reduced as required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Tax Code § 201.3021 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.3021
§ 201.3021. MANAGED AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "managed audit" means a review and analysis of invoices, checks, accounting records, or other documents or information conducted by a taxpayer to determine a taxpayer's liability for tax under this chapter.

(b) The comptroller may, in a written agreement, authorize a taxpayer to conduct a managed audit under this section. The agreement must:

(1) be signed by an authorized representative of the comptroller and the taxpayer; and

(2) specify the period to be audited and the procedure to be followed.

(c) The decision to authorize or not authorize a managed audit rests solely with the comptroller.

(d) In determining whether to authorize a managed audit under this section, the comptroller may consider:

(1) the taxpayer's history of tax compliance;

(2) whether the taxpayer has sufficient time and resources to conduct the audit;

(3) the sufficiency and availability of the taxpayer's tax records;

(4) the taxpayer's ability to pay any liability arising as a result of the audit; and

(5) any other factor the comptroller determines is relevant.

(e) A managed audit may be limited to one or more factors affecting a taxpayer's liability for tax under this chapter, including:

(1) gross value of gas produced;

(2) exempt interest;

(3) marketing costs of gas produced;

(4) gas used to power operations at a well or lease; or

(5) tax reimbursement paid by a purchaser to a producer.

(f) The comptroller may examine records and perform reviews that the comptroller determines are necessary before the audit is finalized to verify the results of the audit.

(g) Unless the audit or information reviewed by the comptroller under Subsection (f) discloses fraud or wilful evasion of the tax, the comptroller may not assess a penalty and may waive all or part of the interest that would otherwise accrue on any amount identified to be due in a managed audit. This subsection does not apply to any amount collected by the taxpayer that was a tax or represented to be a tax but that was not remitted to this state.

(h) Except as provided by Section 111.104(f), the taxpayer is entitled to a refund of any tax overpayment disclosed by a managed audit under this section.

(i) The comptroller may adopt rules and establish procedures to administer this section, including procedures that must be followed when conducting a managed audit under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 48.253 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.253
§ 48.253. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) For each school year, a school district is entitled to state aid in an amount equal to the amount the district is required to pay into the tax increment fund for a reinvestment zone under Section 311.013(n), Tax Code.

(b) A school district shall provide to the agency any agreements, amendments to agreements, or other information required by the agency to implement this section.
Tex. Family Code § 154.131 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.131
§ 154.131. RETROACTIVE CHILD SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The child support guidelines are intended to guide the court in determining the amount of retroactive child support, if any, to be ordered.

(b) In ordering retroactive child support, the court shall consider the net resources of the obligor during the relevant time period and whether:

(1) the mother of the child had made any previous attempts to notify the obligor of his paternity or probable paternity;

(2) the obligor had knowledge of his paternity or probable paternity;

(3) the order of retroactive child support will impose an undue financial hardship on the obligor or the obligor's family; and

(4) the obligor has provided actual support or other necessaries before the filing of the action.

(c) It is presumed that a court order limiting the amount of retroactive child support to an amount that does not exceed the total amount of support that would have been due for the four years preceding the date the petition seeking support was filed is reasonable and in the best interest of the child.

(d) The presumption created under this section may be rebutted by evidence that the obligor:

(1) knew or should have known that the obligor was the father of the child for whom support is sought; and

(2) sought to avoid the establishment of a support obligation to the child.

(e) An order under this section limiting the amount of retroactive support does not constitute a variance from the guidelines requiring the court to make specific findings under Section 154.130.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the court retains jurisdiction to render an order for retroactive child support in a suit if a petition requesting retroactive child support is filed not later than the fourth anniversary of the date of the child's 18th birthday.
Tex. Water Code § 62.317 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.317
§ 62.317. PROVISIONS GOVERNING COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each commissioner appointed under Section 62.314 or 62.316 of this code shall be an elector of the district and shall serve his full term and until his successor is elected and has qualified unless sooner removed by the authority which appointed him for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office.

(b) Each commissioner shall execute a bond, take the oath, and have the powers and duties prescribed by the law applicable to the annexing district at the time of the annexation.

(c) Each commissioner is entitled to receive the compensation determined by the board.

(d) The commission, by majority vote, may execute all contracts and take all actions relating to governing the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.402 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.402
§ 81.402. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) infectious diseases are responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other single cause;

(2) the State of Texas has a responsibility to safeguard and protect the health and well-being of its citizens from the spread of infectious diseases;

(3) on September 30, 2014, the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States occurred in Dallas, Texas;

(4) addressing infectious diseases requires the coordination and cooperation of multiple governmental entities at the local, state, and federal levels;

(5) public health and medical preparedness and response guidelines are crucial to protect the safety and welfare of our citizens; and

(6) Texas has nationally recognized infectious disease experts and other highly trained professionals across the state with the experience needed to minimize any potential risk to the people of Texas.
Tex. Local Government Code § 102.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 102 / Section 102.010
§ 102.010. CHANGES IN BUDGET FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prevent the governing body of the municipality from making changes in the budget for municipal purposes.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.060 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.060
§ 21.060. VIOLATION OF CONCILIATION AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

A party to a conciliation agreement made under this chapter commits an unlawful employment practice if the party violates the terms of the conciliation agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8378.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8378 / Section 8378.104
§ 8378.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8378.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.