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Tex. Local Government Code § 304.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 304 / Section 304.001
§ 304.001. AGGREGATION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "political subdivision" means a county, municipality, school district, hospital district, or any other political subdivision receiving electric service from an entity that has implemented customer choice, as defined in Section 31.002, Utilities Code.

(b) A political subdivision may join with another political subdivision or subdivisions to form a political subdivision corporation or corporations to act as an agent to negotiate the purchase of electricity, or to likewise aid or act on behalf of the political subdivisions for which the corporation is created, with respect to their own electricity use for their respective public facilities.

(c) The articles of incorporation and the bylaws of a political subdivision corporation must be approved by ordinance, resolution, or order adopted by the governing body of each political subdivision for which the corporation is created.

(d) A political subdivision corporation may negotiate on behalf of its incorporating political subdivisions for the purchase of electricity, make contracts for the purchase of electricity, purchase electricity, and take any other action necessary to purchase electricity for use in the public facilities of the political subdivision or subdivisions represented by the political subdivision corporation. In this subsection, "electricity" means electric energy, capacity, energy services, ancillary services, or other electric services for retail or wholesale consumption by the political subdivisions.

(e) A political subdivision corporation may recover the expenses of the political subdivision corporation through the assessment of dues to the incorporating political subdivisions or through an aggregation fee charged per kilowatt hour, or a combination of both.

(f) A political subdivision corporation may appear on behalf of its incorporating political subdivisions before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Railroad Commission of Texas, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, any other governmental agency or regulatory authority, the Texas Legislature, and the courts.

(g) A political subdivision corporation has the powers of a corporation created and incorporated pursuant to the provisions of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) and such other powers as specified in Section 39.3545, Utilities Code.

(h) The provisions of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) relating to powers, standards of conduct, and interests in contracts apply to the directors and officers of a political subdivision corporation.

(i) A member of the board of directors of a political subdivision corporation:

(1) is not a public official by virtue of that position; and

(2) unless otherwise ineligible, may be elected to serve as an official of a political subdivision or be employed by a political subdivision.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.025 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.025
§ 204.025. DECISION AND ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF PROTEST.
Status: in_force

(a) An examiner promptly shall decide the issues involved in a timely protest filed under Section 204.024 and shall mail a notice of the decision to the protesting employer.

(b) The examiner's decision becomes final 14 days from the date the examiner mails the notice unless before that date the employer mails to the commission at Austin a written appeal from the examiner's decision.

(c) Administrative review under this section must be in accordance with the rules of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8237.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8237 / Section 8237.104
§ 8237.104. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution, adopted by the governing body of a municipality under Section 54.016, Water Code, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8848.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8848 / Section 8848.003
§ 8848.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.330 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.330
§ 9.330. PRIORITY OF PURCHASER OF CHATTEL PAPER OR INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchaser of chattel paper has priority over a security interest in the chattel paper that is claimed merely as proceeds of inventory subject to a security interest if:

(1) in good faith and in the ordinary course of the purchaser's business, the purchaser gives new value and takes possession of the chattel paper or obtains control of the chattel paper under Section 9.105; and

(2) the chattel paper does not indicate that it has been assigned to an identified assignee other than the purchaser.

(b) A purchaser of chattel paper has priority over a security interest in the chattel paper that is claimed other than merely as proceeds of inventory subject to a security interest if the purchaser gives new value and takes possession of the chattel paper or obtains control of the chattel paper under Section 9.105 in good faith, in the ordinary course of the purchaser's business, and without knowledge that the purchase violates the rights of the secured party.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.327, a purchaser having priority in chattel paper under Subsection (a) or (b) also has priority in proceeds of the chattel paper to the extent that:

(1) Section 9.322 provides for priority in the proceeds; or

(2) the proceeds consist of the specific goods covered by the chattel paper or cash proceeds of the specific goods, even if the purchaser's security interest in the proceeds is unperfected.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.331(a), a purchaser of an instrument has priority over a security interest in the instrument perfected by a method other than possession if the purchaser gives value and takes possession of the instrument in good faith and without knowledge that the purchase violates the rights of the secured party.

(e) For purposes of Subsections (a) and (b), the holder of a purchase-money security interest in inventory gives new value for chattel paper constituting proceeds of the inventory.

(f) For purposes of Subsections (b) and (d), if chattel paper or an instrument indicates that it has been assigned to an identified secured party other than the purchaser, a purchaser of the chattel paper or instrument has knowledge that the purchase violates the rights of the secured party.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.101
§ 887.101. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 887.102, the department shall require an association or person to hold a certificate of authority issued by the department before the association or person may engage in the business of insurance in this state.

(b) If an association or person writes insurance without a certificate of authority issued under Subsection (a), the department shall notify the attorney general. The attorney general shall institute proceedings in the district court of Travis County to restrain the association or person from writing insurance without a certificate of authority.
Tex. Education Code § 61.2252 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.2252
§ 61.2252. REESTABLISHING ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT.
Status: in_force

If a person who receives an initial tuition equalization grant after the 2004-2005 academic year fails to meet any of the applicable requirements of this subchapter after the completion of any semester or term, the person may not receive a tuition equalization grant during the next semester or term in which the person enrolls. The person may become eligible to receive a tuition equalization grant in a subsequent semester or term if the person:

(1) completes a semester or term during which the student is not eligible for a tuition equalization grant; and

(2) meets all the applicable requirements of this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 393.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 393 / Section 393.003
§ 393.003. APPLICATION FOR GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) An entity operating in this state that constructs or reconstructs a facility to dispense alternative fuels may apply for and receive a grant under the program.

(b) The commission may allow a regional planning commission, council of governments, or similar regional planning agency created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, or a private nonprofit organization to apply for and receive a grant to improve the ability of the program to achieve its goals.

(c) An application for a grant under this chapter must be made on a form provided by the commission and must contain the information required by the commission.

(d) An application for a grant under the program must include a certification that the applicant complies with laws, rules, guidelines, and requirements applicable to taxation of fuel provided by the applicant at each fueling facility owned or operated by the applicant. The commission may terminate a grant awarded under this section without further obligation to the grant recipient if the commission determines that the recipient did not comply with a law, rule, guideline, or requirement described by this subsection. This subsection does not create a cause of action to contest an application or award of a grant.

(e) The commission shall disburse grants under the program through a competitive application selection process to offset a portion of the eligible costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9006.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9006 / Section 9006.204
§ 9006.204. PLAN OR METHOD OF TAXATION; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), after adopting a plan or method of taxation, the authority may call a hearing to consider changing the method of taxation. The authority shall call the hearing in the same manner used for the hearing to adopt the original plan of taxation.

(b) Once bonds are approved by the attorney general or district court, the political subdivision issuing the bonds may not change its plan of taxation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.150 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.150
§ 286.150. BONDS AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

District bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and of municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state. The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value if accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.251
§ 453.251. LICENSE EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant license expires on the later of:

(1) the second anniversary of the date the license is issued; or

(2) another date determined by the board.

(b) The board may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year. For the term in which the license expiration date is changed, license fees shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each license holder pays only that portion of the license fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid. On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the total license renewal fee is payable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956A / Section 7956A.0104
§ 7956A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7956A.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 as required by applicable law.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 122.007 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 122 / Section 122.007
§ 122.007. FAIR MARKET PRICE; PURCHASING PROCEDURES.
Status: repealed

(a) The workforce commission shall determine the fair market price of all products and services manufactured or provided by persons with disabilities and offered for sale to the various agencies and departments of the state and its political subdivisions by a community rehabilitation program participating in the program administered under this chapter. The workforce commission shall ensure that the products and services offered for sale offer the best value for the state or a political subdivision. The comptroller shall provide the workforce commission with the information and resources necessary for the workforce commission to comply with this subsection.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 , Sec. 27(7), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) The workforce commission shall revise the prices periodically to reflect changing market conditions.

(d) Before offering for sale products and services manufactured or provided by persons with disabilities to state agencies and political subdivisions, the workforce commission shall test the goods and services in accordance with Section 2155.069, Government Code, to the extent necessary to ensure quality. The workforce commission may enter into a contract with a private or public entity to assist with testing. The comptroller shall make awards under this section based on proposed goods and services meeting formal state specifications developed by the comptroller or meeting commercial specifications approved by the comptroller.

(e) Requisitions for products and services required by state agencies are processed by the comptroller according to rules established by the comptroller.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.009 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.009
§ 66.009. NAVIGATION DISTRICTS.
Status: repealed

(a) No person may use a seine or net of any type, trotline, or other mechanical or physical device, except hook and line, to catch fish in a channel, turning basin, or other water of a navigation district operating under Chapter 63, Water Code.

(b) The possession of a mechanical device referred to in Subsection (a) of this section within a navigation district operating under Chapter 63, Water Code, is prima facie evidence of a violation of Subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Education Code § 130.033 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.033
§ 130.033. PETITION TO ESTABLISH.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever it is proposed to establish a junior college of any type specified in Section 130.031 of this code a petition praying for an election therefor shall be presented in the applicable manner as prescribed in Subsections (b)-(d) of this section.

(b) In the case of a union junior college district, the petition shall be signed by not fewer than 10 percent of the registered voters of each of the school districts within the territory of the proposed junior college district and shall be presented to the county school board or county school boards of the respective counties if the territory encompasses more than one county; but if there is no county school board, the petition shall be presented to the commissioners court of the county or counties involved.

(c) In the case of a county junior college district, the petition shall be signed by not fewer than 10 percent of the registered voters of the proposed college district and shall be presented to the county school board of the county; but if there is no county school board, the petition shall be presented to the commissioners court of the county.

(d) In case of a joint-county junior college district, the petition shall be signed by not fewer than 10 percent of the registered voters of each of the proposed counties and shall be presented to the respective county school boards of the counties to be included in the proposed district; in case there is no county school board, the petition shall be presented to the commissioners court of the county or counties involved.
Tex. Education Code § 33.023 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.023
§ 33.023. PARENTAL ACCESS TO LIBRARY CATALOG AND ACCESS BY THE PARENT'S CHILD TO CERTAIN LIBRARY MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall adopt procedures that provide for a parent of a child enrolled in the district or school to:

(1) access the catalog of available library materials at each school library in the district or school; and

(2) submit to the district or school a list of library materials that the parent's child may not be allowed to check out or otherwise access for use outside of the school library.

(b) The procedures adopted under Subsection (a)(2) must allow for a parent to submit a list of library materials through:

(1) an electronic or physical form; or

(2) the district's or school's online library catalog system.

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not allow a student to check out or otherwise use outside the school library a library material the student's parent has included in a list submitted under Subsection (a)(2).

(d) Notwithstanding Section 31.0211(c), a school district or open-enrollment charter school may use funds from the district's or school's instructional materials and technology allotment under Section 31.0211 for costs associated with complying with this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 88.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 88 / Section 88.005
§ 88.005. OFFICER WHO FAILS TO GIVE NEW BOND VACATES OFFICE.
Status: in_force

An officer who does not give a new bond before the 21st day after the date the officer receives notice under Section 88.003 vacates the officer's office.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.014
§ 69.014. TERMS OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Board members serve staggered two-year terms of office.

(b) A member holds office until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.256 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.256
§ 1575.256.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1575.256. CRIMINAL OFFENSE: FAILURE OF ADMINISTRATOR TO COMPLY. (a) An administrator of an employer commits an offense if the administrator knowingly fails to comply with this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7989.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7989 / Section 7989.052
§ 7989.052. 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 § 411.0206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0206
§ 411.0206. ABATEMENT OR DEFERRAL FOR VICTIMS OF IDENTITY THEFT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "License" means a license, certificate, permit, or other authorization issued by the department.

(2) "Victim of identity theft" means an individual who has filed a criminal complaint alleging the commission of an offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code, other than a person who is convicted of an offense under Section 37.08, Penal Code, with respect to that complaint.

(b) The department may abate or defer a mandatory suspension or revocation of a license if the license holder presents evidence acceptable to the department that:

(1) the license holder is the victim of identity theft; and

(2) the person against whom a criminal complaint alleging the commission of an offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code, has been filed, and not the license holder, engaged in the act or omission that mandates the suspension or revocation.
Tex. Government Code § 864.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 864 / Section 864.001
§ 864.001. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The state board by rule shall determine the period of qualified service and, if appropriate, the age required for a member to receive a service retirement annuity with full benefits after the member terminates service with a participating department. The state board by rule may provide for partial vesting of benefits after a particular period.

(b) The state board may change the benefit formula for any person who is not a retiree of the pension system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997 / Section 7997.106
§ 7997.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 7997.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 54.2031 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2031
§ 54.2031. DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF RESIDENTS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES DEPLOYED ON COMBAT DUTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Child" includes a stepchild or adopted child.

(2) "Dependent" means a person who:

(A) is claimed as a dependent on a federal income tax return filed for the preceding year; or

(B) will be claimed as a dependent on a federal income tax return filed for the current year.

(b) The governing board of an institution of higher education shall exempt from the payment of tuition at the institution a dependent child of a member of the armed forces of the United States who is a resident of this state or is entitled to pay resident tuition under this chapter, for any semester or other academic term during which the member of the armed forces is deployed on active duty for the purpose of engaging in a combative military operation outside the United States.

(c) The governing board of an institution of higher education granting an exemption under this section shall require each applicant claiming the exemption to submit satisfactory evidence that the applicant qualifies for the exemption.

(d) A person may not receive an exemption provided for by this section for more than a cumulative total of 150 semester credit hours.

(e) A person may not receive an exemption under this section if the person is in default on a loan made or guaranteed for educational purposes by the State of Texas.

(f) In determining whether to admit a person to any certificate program or any baccalaureate, graduate, postgraduate, or professional degree program, an institution of higher education may not consider the fact that the person is eligible for an exemption under this section.

(g) In its appropriations to institutions of higher education, the legislature shall, based on availability, provide sufficient money to cover the full costs of the exemptions provided for by this section.

(h) If sufficient money is not available to cover the full costs to the institutions of higher education of the exemptions provided for by this section, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall prorate the available funding to each institution for purposes of this section in proportion to the total amount the institution would otherwise be entitled to receive for purposes of this section. An institution is required to grant an exemption from the payment of tuition under this section only to the extent money is available for that purpose.

(i) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.