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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8027.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8027 / Section 8027.0402
§ 8027.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8027.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.053
§ 1077.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

To be qualified to hold office as a director, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a registered voter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542 / Section 542.059
§ 542.059. EXTENSION OF DEADLINES.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may grant a request by a guaranty association for an extension of the periods under this subchapter on a showing of good cause and after reasonable notice to policyholders.

(b) In the event of a weather-related catastrophe or major natural disaster, as defined by the commissioner, the claim-handling deadlines imposed under this subchapter are extended for an additional 15 days.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.151
§ 286.151. TAX STATUS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

Because the district created under this chapter is a public entity performing an essential public function, bonds issued by the district, any transaction relating to the bonds, and profits made in the sale of the bonds are free from taxation by the state or by any municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.202
§ 843.202. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO MEDICARE RECIPIENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a prospective enrollee is enrolled in a health care plan offered to Medicare recipients by a Medicare-contracting health maintenance organization, the health maintenance organization must provide the prospective enrollee with a disclosure form adopted by the commissioner under Subsection (b).

(b) The commissioner shall adopt a disclosure form informing a prospective enrollee in a Medicare-contracting health maintenance organization of:

(1) the effect of enrollment in the health maintenance organization on the prospective enrollee's opportunity to purchase Medicare supplement insurance; and

(2) any differences in the benefits and costs between the health care plan offered to Medicare recipients and Medicare supplement insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.061
§ 1012.061. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board shall authorize the chief executive officer to employ nurses, technicians, and other employees for the efficient operation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079A / Section 8079A.0103
§ 8079A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 43.167 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.167
§ 43.167.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.167. 220TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the 220th Judicial District elect a district attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.055
§ 1070.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of an appointed director, the commissioners court shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.

(b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of an elected director, the remaining directors by majority vote shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8863.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8863 / Section 8863.002
§ 8863.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Anderson, Cherokee, and Henderson Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.008
§ 2153.008. EXEMPT OWNERS OR EXHIBITORS.
Status: in_force

A person who owns or exhibits a coin-operated machine is exempt from the licensing and recordkeeping requirements of this chapter if the person:

(1) operates or exhibits the coin-operated machine only on premises occupied by the person and in connection with the person's business;

(2) does not own a coin-operated machine subject to the tax imposed under this chapter and located on the business premises of another person; and

(3) does not have a direct or indirect financial interest in the music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine industry, except for ownership of the coin-operated machine operated or exhibited on premises occupied by the person.
Tex. Government Code § 437.255 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.255
§ 437.255. ASSISTING TEXAS STATE GUARD WITH CYBER OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

To serve the state and safeguard the public from malicious cyber activity, the governor may command the Texas National Guard to assist the Texas State Guard with defending the state's cyber operations.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.108
§ 2051.108. REGISTRATION RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an applicant for renewal of registration must apply on a form prescribed by the secretary of state.

(b) A renewal application must include:

(1) the name, address, and telephone number of each athlete for whom the athlete agent is performing professional services for compensation on the date of the renewal application;

(2) the name, address, and telephone number of each athlete for whom the athlete agent has performed professional services for compensation during the three years immediately preceding the date of the renewal application but for whom the athlete agent is not performing professional services on the date of the renewal application;

(3) the name and address of each national professional sports association by which the athlete agent is currently certified; and

(4) any other information prescribed by the secretary of state.

(c) A renewal application under this section must be accompanied by an appropriate renewal fee.

(d) If a certificate of registration expires earlier than the anniversary of the date of issuance, the renewal fee that must accompany a renewal application under this section shall be prorated according to the number of months that the registration is valid.

(e) An individual who has submitted an application for renewal of registration or licensure as an athlete agent in another state may submit a copy of the application and certificate of registration or license from the other state instead of submitting the application required by this section. The secretary of state shall accept the application for renewal from the other state as an application for renewal under this section if the application to the other state:

(1) was submitted to the other state not earlier than the 180th day before the date the renewal application is submitted in this state and the applicant certifies that the information contained in the application is current;

(2) contains information substantially similar to or more comprehensive than the information required by this section; and

(3) was signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury.
Tex. Insurance Code § 252.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 252 / Section 252.003
§ 252.003. PREMIUMS SUBJECT TO TAXATION.
Status: in_force

An insurer shall pay maintenance taxes under this chapter on the correctly reported gross premiums from writing insurance in this state against loss or damage by:

(1) bombardment;

(2) civil war or commotion;

(3) cyclone;

(4) earthquake;

(5) excess or deficiency of moisture;

(6) explosion as defined by Section 2002.006(b);

(7) fire;

(8) flood;

(9) frost and freeze;

(10) hail, including loss by hail on farm crops;

(11) insurrection;

(12) invasion;

(13) lightning;

(14) military or usurped power;

(15) an order of a civil authority made to prevent the spread of a conflagration, epidemic, or catastrophe;

(16) rain;

(17) riot;

(18) the rising of the waters of the ocean or its tributaries;

(19) smoke or smudge;

(20) strike or lockout;

(21) tornado;

(22) vandalism or malicious mischief;

(23) volcanic eruption;

(24) water or other fluid or substance resulting from the breakage or leakage of sprinklers, pumps, or other apparatus erected for extinguishing fires, water pipes, or other conduits or containers;

(25) weather or climatic conditions;

(26) windstorm;

(27) an event covered under a home warranty insurance policy; or

(28) an event covered under an inland marine insurance policy.
Tex. Labor Code § 317.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 317 / Section 317.004
§ 317.004. PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to participate as a provider under the program, a provider must:

(1) apply to the commission in the manner prescribed by commission rule;

(2) be a public, nonprofit, or private entity that is:

(A) authorized under the Education Code or other state law to grant a high school diploma; or

(B) accredited by a regional accrediting body and working in partnership with an entity described by Paragraph (A);

(3) have at least two years of experience providing dropout reengagement services to adult students, including recruitment, learning plan development, and proactive coaching and mentoring, leading to the obtainment of a high school diploma;

(4) be equipped to:

(A) provide:

(i) academic skill intake assessment and transcript evaluations;

(ii) remediation coursework in literacy and numeracy;

(iii) a research-validated academic resiliency assessment and intervention;

(iv) employability skills development aligned to employer needs;

(v) career pathways coursework;

(vi) preparation for the attainment of industry-recognized credentials; and

(vii) career placement services; and

(B) develop a learning plan that integrates academic requirements and career goals; and

(5) offer a course catalog that includes all courses necessary to meet high school graduation requirements in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.002
§ 3818.002. HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

1. A special district known as the "Harris County Improvement District No. 1" is a political subdivision of this state created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 130.067 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.067
§ 130.067. ANNEXATION OF COUNTY-LINE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR JUNIOR COLLEGE PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "County-line school district" means any type of public school district created or organized under general or special law that includes within its boundaries territory that is located in two or more counties of Texas.

(2) "County or joint-county junior college district" means a junior college district that was originally created and organized with the same boundaries as a county or as a group of contiguous counties and that included all of the territory in the county or group of counties and did not include a part of any county without including the entire territory of the county.

(b) A part of a county-line school district that is contiguous to but not included within the boundaries of a county or joint-county junior college district may be annexed to the junior college district for junior college purposes only either by election as provided by Section 130.065 or by order entered pursuant to a petition requesting annexation of the territory as provided by this section.

(c) The county or joint-county junior college district as originally created and organized must have included in its boundaries a part of the county-line school district, and the part of the county-line school district to be annexed may not be included in any other junior college district.

(d) On presentation of a petition, signed by a number of registered voters residing in the part of a county-line school district requesting annexation equal to at least a majority of the registered voters residing in that territory as of the most recent general election for state and county officers to the county judge of the county in which the territory requested to be annexed is located, together with a certified copy of an order by the governing board of the junior college district approving the proposed annexation to the junior college district for junior college purposes only, the county judge shall certify the filing of the petition and order to the commissioners court. The court at its next meeting shall pass an order declaring the territory annexed to the junior college district.

(e) Territory may be annexed by petition under this section only if the territory is located wholly within a single county. For territory located in more than one county, a separate petition requesting the annexation of the territory is required for each county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 828.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 828 / Section 828.001
§ 828.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "New owner" means a person who is legally competent to enter into a binding contract and who is adopting a dog or cat from a releasing agency.

(2) "Releasing agency" means a public or private animal pound, shelter, or humane organization. The term does not include an individual who occasionally renders humane assistance or shelter in the individual's home to a dog or cat.

(3) "Sterilization" means the surgical removal of the reproductive organs of a dog or cat or the use of nonsurgical methods and technologies approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the United States Department of Agriculture to permanently render the animal unable to reproduce.

(4) "Veterinarian" means a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.
Tex. Penal Code § 15.03 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 15 / Section 15.03
§ 15.03. CRIMINAL SOLICITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent that a capital felony or felony of the first degree be committed, he requests, commands, or attempts to induce another to engage in specific conduct that, under the circumstances surrounding his conduct as the actor believes them to be, would constitute the felony or make the other a party to its commission.

(b) A person may not be convicted under this section on the uncorroborated testimony of the person allegedly solicited and unless the solicitation is made under circumstances strongly corroborative of both the solicitation itself and the actor's intent that the other person act on the solicitation.

(c) It is no defense to prosecution under this section that:

(1) the person solicited is not criminally responsible for the felony solicited;

(2) the person solicited has been acquitted, has not been prosecuted or convicted, has been convicted of a different offense or of a different type or class of offense, or is immune from prosecution;

(3) the actor belongs to a class of persons that by definition of the felony solicited is legally incapable of committing the offense in an individual capacity; or

(4) the felony solicited was actually committed.

(d) An offense under this section is:

(1) a felony of the first degree if the offense solicited is a capital offense; or

(2) a felony of the second degree if the offense solicited is a felony of the first degree.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 264.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 264 / Section 264.002
§ 264.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means a county hospital authority created under this chapter.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of an authority.

(3) "Bond" includes a note.

(4) "Bond resolution" means the resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.

(5) "Hospital" means a hospital project as defined under Section 223.002.

(6) "Trust indenture" means the mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument pledging revenues of or creating a mortgage lien on properties to secure revenue bonds issued by an authority.

(7) "Trustee" means the trustee under a trust indenture.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3942.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3942 / Section 3942.0901
§ 3942.0901. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of:

(1) at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or

(2) at least two-thirds of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.

(c) The district may not be dissolved by its board under Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:

(1) has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(d) Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3878.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3878 / Section 3878.254
§ 3878.254. GOVERNING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After two districts are consolidated, they become one district and are governed as one district.

(b) During the period before the terms and conditions of the agreement under Section 3878.252 take effect, the officers of each district shall continue to act jointly as officers of the original districts to settle the affairs of their respective districts.

(c) If one of the districts consolidated into one district under this subchapter had powers at the time the districts were consolidated that the other district being consolidated did not have, the consolidated district may exercise within the original boundaries of each district only the powers that belonged to that original district. In territory annexed into a consolidated district, the district may exercise any of the powers of the original districts.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.403 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.403
§ 1001.403. PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

A person licensed under this chapter shall use the term "Engineer," "Professional Engineer," or "P.E." in the professional use of the person's name on a sign, directory, listing, document, contract, pamphlet, stationery, advertisement, signature, or another similar written or printed form of identification.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.0191 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0191
§ 42.0191. FINDING REGARDING VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING OR OTHER ABUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) In the trial of an offense, on the motion of the attorney representing the state the judge shall make an affirmative finding of fact and enter the affirmative finding in the papers in the case if the judge determines that, regardless of whether the conduct at issue is the subject of the prosecution or part of the same criminal episode as the conduct that is the subject of the prosecution, a victim in the trial:

(1) is or has been a victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons, as defined by 22 U.S.C. Section 7102(8); or

(2) has suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of having been a victim of criminal activity described by 8 U.S.C. Section 1101(a)(15)(U)(iii).

(b) That part of the papers in the case containing an affirmative finding under this article:

(1) must include specific information identifying the victim, as available;

(2) may not include information identifying the victim's location; and

(3) is confidential, unless written consent for the release of the affirmative finding is obtained from the victim or, if the victim is younger than 18 years of age, the victim's parent or guardian.
Tex. Property Code § 112.087 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.087
§ 112.087. COMPENSATION OF TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and unless a court, on application of the authorized trustee, directs otherwise, the trustee may not exercise a power under Section 112.072 or 112.073 solely to change trust provisions regarding the determination of the compensation of any trustee.

(b) An authorized trustee, in connection with the exercise of a power under Section 112.072 or 112.073 for another valid and reasonable purpose, may bring the trustee's compensation into conformance with reasonable limits authorized by state law.

(c) The compensation payable to an authorized trustee of the first trust may continue to be paid to the trustee of the second trust during the term of the second trust and may be determined in the same manner as the compensation would have been determined in the first trust.

(d) An authorized trustee may not receive a commission or other compensation for the distribution of a particular asset from a first trust to a second trust under Section 112.072 or 112.073.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.332 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.332
§ 151.332. CERTAIN SALES BY SENIOR CITIZEN ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) There are exempted from the sales tax imposed by Subchapter C of this chapter the receipts from the sale of tangible personal property that has been manufactured, produced, made, or assembled exclusively by a person 65 years old or older and that is sold at a qualified sale. A sale under this section qualifies for the exemption only if it is made as a part of a fund-raising drive held or sponsored by a nonprofit organization created for the sole purpose of providing assistance to elderly persons. All of the net proceeds derived from sales made during the fund-raising drive must go to the organization, to the persons who manufactured, produced, made, or assembled the items sold, or to both. An organization created for the purpose of providing assistance to the elderly is entitled to conduct not more than four separate tax exempt fund-raising drives during each calendar year, and the aggregate number of days during a calendar year during which one or more tax exempt fund-raising drives may be held by the organization is 20. Any sale occurring after the end of the fourth separate fund-raising drive in a calendar year or after the 20th day on which a fund-raising drive is held in a calendar year is not exempted by this section.

(b) There are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter the use, storage, or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property by a purchaser at a sale exempted by this section.