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Tex. Local Government Code § 572.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.062
§ 572.062. OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public utility agency may:

(1) issue obligations, including anticipation notes, to accomplish the purposes of the agency; and

(2) finance or refund the acquisition, construction, expansion, and improvement of all or a portion of a facility relating to an agency purpose.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the public utility agency may pledge to the payment of the obligations:

(1) the revenue of all or part of its facilities, including facilities acquired after the obligations are issued;

(2) revenues received from a public entity by contract as authorized by a concurrent ordinance;

(3) special assessments imposed by a public entity and provided by contract to the agency; or

(4) any other funds of the agency.

(b-1) Operation and maintenance expenses, including salaries and labor, materials, and repairs of facilities necessary to render efficient service, are a first lien on and charge against the pledged revenue.

(b-2) A public utility agency may not use a facility owned by the agency to secure or collateralize a new facility without the approval by resolution of each participating public entity participating in the joint financing of the new facility. This subsection does not apply to the use of revenue from a facility owned by the agency to secure or collateralize a new facility.

(c) The public utility agency may set aside from the proceeds of the sale of the obligations amounts for payment into the interest and sinking fund and reserve fund, and for interest and operating expenses during construction and development, as specified in the proceedings authorizing the obligations.

(d) Obligation proceeds may be invested, pending their use, in securities, interest-bearing certificates, or time deposits as specified in the proceedings authorizing the obligations.
Tex. Property Code § 76.304 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.304
§ 76.304. PERIOD OF LIMITATION NOT A BAR.
Status: in_force

The expiration of any period specified by statute or court order, during which an action or proceeding may be initiated or entered to obtain payment of a claim for money, does not prevent the money from being presumed abandoned property and does not affect any duty to file a report required by this chapter or to deliver abandoned property to the treasurer of the holder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0201
§ 8086.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8086.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.009 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.009
§ 342.009. RETURN OF PROPERTY IN SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

The seller in a sale-leaseback agreement may terminate the agreement at any time by returning the property to the buyer in substantially the same condition as when the agreement was entered, less reasonable wear. On return of the property the seller is liable only for rental and other allowed charges under the agreement accruing before the date of the return.
Tex. Property Code § 53.205 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.205
§ 53.205. ENFORCEABLE CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bond protects all persons with a claim that is:

(1) perfected in the manner prescribed for fixing a lien under Subchapter C; or

(2) perfected in the manner prescribed by Section 53.206.

(b) A claim or the rights to a claim under the bond may be assigned.
Tex. Election Code § 214.049 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 214 / Section 214.049
§ 214.049. COUNTING PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) All members of the recount committee in an electronic recount shall be present during the testing of the program and equipment and during the counting of the ballots. The other members of the committee may assist the recount tabulator in the handling of the test materials and the ballots, but only the tabulator may operate the equipment.

(b) After the ballots are counted, a member of the recount committee shall prepare returns for each precinct in the same manner as original election returns are prepared, except that the returns shall be prepared as an original and one copy.

(c) If it is necessary to count any of the ballots manually, other than write-in votes, the recount committee shall count the ballots, and a member shall enter the result of the count on the returns.

(d) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the ballots shall be processed in the manner prescribed by Sections 127.125 and 127.126. Before the tabulation of duplicate ballots, the recount committee chair shall compare the duplicate ballot with the original to verify that the original ballot was duplicated properly. If the original ballot was duplicated improperly, the recount committee chair shall have the original ballot duplicated properly and that duplicate ballot shall be counted. The improper duplicate ballot shall be retained and the recount committee chair shall make a notation on the improper duplicate ballot of the reason for which it was not counted.

(e) If electronic voting system ballots are to be recounted manually, the original ballot, rather than the duplicate of the original ballot, shall be counted.
Tex. Election Code § 276.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 276 / Section 276.005
§ 276.005. VOTER'S PRIVILEGE FROM ARREST.
Status: in_force

A voter may not be arrested during the voter's attendance at an election and while going to and returning from a polling place except for treason, a felony, or a breach of peace.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0202 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0202
§ 361.0202. DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop a public awareness program to increase awareness of individual responsibility for properly reducing and disposing of municipal solid waste and to encourage participation in waste source reduction, composting, reuse, and recycling. The program shall include:

(1) a media campaign to develop and disseminate educational materials designed to establish broad public understanding and compliance with the state's waste reduction and recycling goals; and

(2) a curriculum, developed in cooperation with the commissioner of education and suitable for use in programs from kindergarten through high school, that promotes waste reduction and recycling.

(b) As part of the program, the commission may:

(1) advise and consult with individuals, businesses, and manufacturers on source reduction techniques and recycling; and

(2) sponsor or cosponsor with public and private organizations technical workshops and seminars on source reduction and recycling.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.006
§ 252.006. RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

Each facility shall implement and enforce Chapter 102, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3983.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3983 / Section 3983.0304
§ 3983.0304. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, with the consent of the governing body of the city by resolution, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.154 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.154
§ 42A.154. LEAVING THE STATE.
Status: in_force

A defendant who leaves the state without permission of the judge having jurisdiction of the case is:

(1) considered a fugitive from justice; and

(2) subject to extradition as provided by law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.351 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.351
§ 716.351. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) cremates human remains without receipt of:

(A) a cremation authorization form signed by an authorizing agent; or

(B) written directions for the disposition by cremation of the deceased person's human remains as provided in Section 711.002(g);

(2) signs a cremation authorization form with actual knowledge that the form contains false or incorrect information; or

(3) represents to the public that the person may cremate human remains without being licensed as provided by Subchapter N, Chapter 651, Occupations Code.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8393.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8393 / Section 8393.002
§ 8393.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0305
§ 3971.0305. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.310 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.310
§ 885.310. ENFORCING PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS; CONTROL OF BENEFIT CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

A fraternal benefit society may provide for:

(1) enforcing payment of premiums;

(2) designating beneficiaries; and

(3) controlling benefit certificates and all rights, obligations, and liabilities incident to the certificates not in conflict with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.151
§ 1083.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board. The budget must be for the fiscal year prescribed by Section 1083.152.

(b) Not later than August 31 of each year, the board shall publish notice of a public hearing on the proposed budget. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Wheeler County at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.2002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.2002
§ 201.2002. EDMUND P.
Status: in_force

KUEMPEL REST AREAS. (a) The eastbound and westbound rest areas located on Interstate Highway 10 in Guadalupe County are designated as the Edmund P. Kuempel Rest Areas.

(b) The department shall design and construct markers at each rest area described by Subsection (a) indicating the designation of those rest areas as the Edmund P. Kuempel Rest Areas and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect markers at appropriate locations at the rest areas.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (c), the department is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.

(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 112.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 112 / Section 112.103
§ 112.103. CONTINUING EDUCATION COMPLIANCE REQUIRED FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensing entity may not renew a health care practitioner's license unless the licensing entity verifies that the health care practitioner has complied with any continuing education requirements of the licensing entity.

(b) Verification of a health care practitioner's compliance with continuing education requirements that the continuing education tracking system generates:

(1) satisfies the requirement of Subsection (a); and

(2) must be used in the conduct of any audit of health care practitioners the licensing entity conducts.

(c) This section does not prohibit a licensing entity from imposing penalties under applicable statutes or rules for a health care practitioner's failure to comply with continuing education requirements.
Tex. Insurance Code § 36.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 36 / Section 36.201
§ 36.201. ACTION SUBJECT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

An action of the commissioner subject to judicial review under this subchapter includes a decision, order, rate, rule, form, or administrative or other ruling of the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.017
§ 171.017. PERIODS RUN CONCURRENTLY.
Status: in_force

If the woman is an unemancipated minor subject to Chapter 33, Family Code, the 24-hour periods established under Sections 171.012(b) and 171.013(a) may run concurrently with the period during which actual or constructive notice is provided under Section 33.002, Family Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.106
§ 6610.106. DISPOSAL OF DISTRICT PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of property or a property right that is no longer needed for a district purpose.

(b) District land that adjoins privately owned land shall revert to the adjoining landowner when no longer needed for a district purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.0122 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0122
§ 32.0122. DISQUALIFICATION OF LOBBYISTS.
Status: in_force

A person who is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 of the Government Code, by virtue of his activities for compensation in or on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board, may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.105 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.105
§ 134.105.
Status: in_force

Sec. 134.105. RESPONSIBILITY FOR REVEGETATION: LONG-TERM INTENSIVE AGRICULTURAL POSTMINING USE. (a) The applicable period of responsibility for revegetation begins on the date of initial planting for long-term intensive agricultural postmining land use if the commission approves a long-term intensive agricultural postmining land use.

(b) The commission may grant an exception to Section 134.092(a)(19) if the commission issues a written finding approving a long-term intensive agricultural postmining land use as part of the mining and reclamation plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8089.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8089 / Section 8089.0501
§ 8089.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.013
§ 51.013. CLASSIFICATION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) As the public interest may require, the commissioner shall classify or reclassify all public school land and shall include a designation of the land, including a classification as agricultural, grazing, timber, or a combination of these classifications based on the facts in the particular case.

(b) After the classification is entered on the records of the land office, no further action needs to be taken by the commissioner and no notice is required to be given to the county clerk for the classification to be effective.
Tex. Property Code § 5.066 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.066
§ 5.066. EQUITY PROTECTION; SALE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a purchaser defaults after the purchaser has paid 40 percent or more of the amount due or the equivalent of 48 monthly payments under the executory contract or, regardless of the amount the purchaser has paid, the executory contract has been recorded, the seller is granted the power to sell, through a trustee designated by the seller, the purchaser's interest in the property as provided by this section. The seller may not enforce the remedy of rescission or of forfeiture and acceleration after the contract has been recorded.

(b) The seller shall notify a purchaser of a default under the contract and allow the purchaser at least 60 days after the date notice is given to cure the default. The notice must be provided as prescribed by Section 5.063 except that the notice must substitute the following statement:

(c) The trustee or a substitute trustee designated by the seller must post, file, and serve a notice of sale and the county clerk shall record and maintain the notice of sale as prescribed by Section 51.002. A notice of sale is not valid unless it is given after the period to cure has expired.

(d) The trustee or a substitute trustee designated by the seller must conduct the sale as prescribed by Section 51.002. The seller must:

(1) convey to a purchaser at a sale conducted under this section fee simple title to the real property; and

(2) warrant that the property is free from any encumbrance.

(e) The remaining balance of the amount due under the executory contract is the debt for purposes of a sale under this section. If the proceeds of the sale exceed the debt amount, the seller shall disburse the excess funds to the purchaser under the executory contract. If the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to extinguish the debt amount, the seller's right to recover the resulting deficiency is subject to Sections 51.003, 51.004, and 51.005 unless a provision of the executory contract releases the purchaser under the contract from liability.

(f) The affidavit of a person knowledgeable of the facts that states that the notice was given and the sale was conducted as provided by this section is prima facie evidence of those facts. A purchaser for value who relies on an affidavit under this subsection acquires title to the property free and clear of the executory contract.

(g) If a purchaser defaults before the purchaser has paid 40 percent of the amount due or the equivalent of 48 monthly payments under the executory contract, the seller may enforce the remedy of rescission or of forfeiture and acceleration of the indebtedness if the seller complies with the notice requirements of Sections 5.063 and 5.064.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.255 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.255
§ 370.255. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

Each director is entitled to reimbursement for the director's actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of the director's duties. A director is not entitled to any additional compensation for the director's services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7994A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7994A / Section 7994A.0202
§ 7994A.0202. 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. Tax Code § 23.013 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.013
§ 23.013. MARKET DATA COMPARISON METHOD OF APPRAISAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the chief appraiser uses the market data comparison method of appraisal to determine the market value of real property, the chief appraiser shall use comparable sales data and shall adjust the comparable sales to the subject property.

(b) A sale is not considered to be a comparable sale unless the sale occurred within 24 months of the date as of which the market value of the subject property is to be determined, except that a sale that did not occur during that period may be considered to be a comparable sale if enough comparable properties were not sold during that period to constitute a representative sample.

(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), for a residential property in a county with a population of more than 150,000, a sale is not considered to be a comparable sale unless the sale occurred within 36 months of the date as of which the market value of the subject property is to be determined, regardless of the number of comparable properties sold during that period.

(c) A sale of a comparable property must be appropriately adjusted for any change in the market value of the comparable property during the period between the date of the sale of the comparable property and the date as of which the market value of the subject property is to be determined.

(d) Whether a property is comparable to the subject property shall be determined based on similarities with regard to location, square footage of the lot and improvements, property age, property condition, property access, amenities, views, income, operating expenses, occupancy, and the existence of easements, deed restrictions, or other legal burdens affecting marketability.

(e) In this subsection, "designated historic district" means an area that is zoned or otherwise designated as a historic district under municipal, state, or federal law. In determining the market value of residential real property located in a designated historic district, the chief appraiser shall consider the effect on the property's value of any restriction placed by the historic district on the property owner's ability to alter, improve, or repair the property.

(f) Notwithstanding Section 1.04(7)(C), in determining the market value of real property, a chief appraiser may not consider the price paid by this state or the United States to purchase a parcel of or an easement in real property described by Section 11.38(a) if the purchase was for the purpose of installing or constructing on the property border security infrastructure as defined by Section 11.38(b)(1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8069.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8069 / Section 8069.0204
§ 8069.0204. 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. Transportation Code § 601.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.007
§ 601.007. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO GOVERNMENT VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a government vehicle.

(b) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to an officer, agent, or employee of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state while operating a government vehicle in the course of that person's employment.

(c) The provisions of this chapter, other than Section 601.054, do not apply to a motor vehicle that is subject to Chapter 643.

(d) In this section, "government vehicle" means a motor vehicle owned by the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.204
§ 1086.204. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for hospital purposes;

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service to assist the district in carrying out its hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.