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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.032 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.032
§ 121.032. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

A local health department may perform all public health functions that the municipality or county that establishes the local health department may perform.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1951.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.002
§ 1951.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt and enforce reasonable rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.202
§ 3950.202. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district that is not a residential property, including a multiunit residential property or a condominium.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 580.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 580 / Section 580.001
§ 580.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2) "Competency restoration" has the meaning assigned by Article 46B.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(3) "Residential care facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 591.003.
Tex. Water Code § 63.283 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.283
§ 63.283. FUNDS FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN TAXES.
Status: in_force

The district may pay interest on and principal of the bonds and pay the costs of maintenance, operation, and upkeep with revenue from tolls, rents, fees, or charges other than taxation or with assessments made on the property in the district on the basis of benefit derived.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.102
§ 2154.102. WAIVER OF EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may waive an examination requirement for an applicant with a valid license from another state if, in the commissioner's opinion, the license requirements of the other state are substantially equivalent to those of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8377.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8377 / Section 8377.106
§ 8377.106. CONTRACT TO FURTHER REGIONAL COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district and a municipality may contract on terms that the board and governing body of the municipality agree will further regional cooperation between the district and the municipality.
Tex. Family Code § 162.022 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.022
§ 162.022. CONFIDENTIALITY MAINTAINED BY CLERK.
Status: in_force

The records concerning a child maintained by the district clerk after entry of an order of adoption are confidential. No person is entitled to access to the records or may obtain information from the records except for good cause under an order of the court that issued the order.
Tex. Family Code § 264.183 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.183
§ 264.183. QUALIFICATIONS OF LEAD ENTITY; SELECTION; PROCUREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) To enter into a contract with the department to serve as a lead entity to provide services under this subchapter, an entity must be:

(1) a nonprofit entity that has a board of directors composed entirely of residents of the catchment area; or

(2) a local government entity.

(b) In selecting a lead entity, the department shall consider whether a prospective contractor has:

(1) strong community support and partnerships;

(2) demonstrated experience leading collaborative initiatives in the region; and

(3) the capacity to coordinate with local community organizations to serve children and families.

(c) The department shall request local stakeholders in an eligible rural region to provide any necessary information about the region that will assist the department in:

(1) preparing the department's request for bids, proposals, or other applicable expressions of interest to provide community-based care in the eligible rural region; and

(2) selecting a lead entity to provide community-based care in the eligible rural region.

(d) The department's request for bids, proposals, or other applicable expressions of interest to provide community-based care in the eligible rural region may include, in a single request, services to develop the pilot program model and implement the pilot program.

(e) Notwithstanding any other law and to address the unique challenges of providing community-based care to rural areas of this state in an efficient manner the department may:

(1) procure, as a single procurement, services to develop a pilot program model under Section 264.184(a) and implement the pilot program under Section 264.184(b); and

(2) separately procure the services of the independent evaluator under Section 264.194.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140A.108 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140A / Section 140A.108
§ 140A.108. COOPERATION WITH LOCAL PROSECUTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney with felony criminal jurisdiction that receives notice under Section 140A.107 may notify the attorney general of a related pending criminal investigation or prosecution.

(b) Notification to the attorney general under Subsection (a) must be in writing and describe or otherwise identify the defendant or suspect in the criminal investigation or proceeding.

(c) On receipt of notice described by Subsection (a), the attorney general shall coordinate and cooperate with the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney with felony criminal jurisdiction to ensure that the filing of a suit under this chapter does not interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation or prosecution. The attorney general shall update the district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney with felony criminal jurisdiction on matters affecting the suit or the investigation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 136.013 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 136 / Section 136.013
§ 136.013. ENFORCEMENT; PENALTIES.
Status: repealed

(a) Section 136.012 of this code does not apply to a person hunting migratory waterfowl with a shotgun during a prescribed open season in and on the Trinity River and the Wallisville Reservoir.

(b) Sections 136.011 and 136.012 of this code do not apply to peace officers, or representatives of the department in the lawful discharge of their duties.

(c) It is the duty of the department to enforce the provisions of this subchapter, and enforcement officers may arrest without a warrant a person violating a provision in his presence.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 4, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.201
§ 351.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the board.

(b) The board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.108
§ 3941.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 662.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.112
§ 662.112. BLEEDING DISORDERS AWARENESS MONTH.
Status: in_force

(a) March is Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month to increase awareness of genetic disorders that prevent a person's blood from clotting properly and to encourage:

(1) research for treatments and cures of bleeding disorders; and

(2) advocacy on behalf of persons with bleeding disorders.

(b) Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month may be regularly observed through appropriate activities in communities to increase awareness of bleeding disorders.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.043
§ 431.043. ACCESS TO RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A person who is required to maintain records under this chapter or Section 519 or 520(g) of the federal Act or a person who is in charge or custody of those records shall, at the request of the department or a health authority, permit the department or health authority at all reasonable times access to and to copy and verify the records, including records that verify that the hemp in a consumable hemp product was produced in accordance with Chapter 122, Agriculture Code, or 7 U.S.C. Chapter 38, Subchapter VII.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8094.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8094 / Section 8094.0501
§ 8094.0501. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.257
§ 1094.257. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the indebtedness to be refunded; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 223.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 223 / Section 223.012
§ 223.012. TITLE TO PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer may vest title to a hospital project provided under this chapter in a nonprofit organization.

(b) If the issuer vests the title in a nonprofit organization, it may retain a mortgage interest in the hospital project. The mortgage interest expires when all bonds of the issuer sold to provide the hospital project are paid or provision has been made for their final payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4015.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4015 / Section 4015.0504
§ 4015.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or

(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3866.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3866 / Section 3866.156
§ 3866.156. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition requesting a project financed by assessment must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which the property is located.
Tex. Water Code § 57.271 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.271
§ 57.271. BASIS OF TAXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the action of the commissioners of appraisement, as provided in Sections 57.261-57.270 of this code, their final findings, judgment and decree assessing benefits, until changed or modified, shall form the basis of taxation for the district, for all purposes for which taxes may be levied by the district.

(b) Taxes shall be apportioned and levied on each tract of land, railroad, and other real property in the district in proportion to the benefits to the property named in the decree of the commissioners of appraisement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7925.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7925 / Section 7925.201
§ 7925.201. 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. Health and Safety Code § 771.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.035
§ 771.035. STAFF; PERSONNEL POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may employ persons as necessary to carry out its functions.

(b) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.

(c) The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies related to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the commission to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

(2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the commission's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.

(d) The policy statement must be:

(1) updated annually;

(2) reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (c)(1); and

(3) filed with the governor's office.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.048 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.048
§ 252.048. CHANGE ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If changes in plans or specifications are necessary after the performance of the contract is begun or if it is necessary to decrease or increase the quantity of work to be performed or of materials, equipment, or supplies to be furnished, the governing body of the municipality may approve change orders making the changes.

(b) The total contract price may not be increased because of the changes unless additional money for increased costs is appropriated for that purpose from available funds or is provided for by the authorization of the issuance of time warrants.

(c) If a change order involves a decrease or an increase of $50,000 or less, the governing body may grant general authority to an administrative official of the municipality to approve the change orders.

(c-1) If a change order for a public works contract in a municipality with a population of 240,000 or more involves a decrease or an increase of $100,000 or less, or a lesser amount as provided by ordinance, the governing body of the municipality may grant general authority to an administrative official of the municipality to approve the change order.

(d) The original contract price may not be increased under this section by more than 25 percent. The original contract price may not be decreased under this section by more than 25 percent without the consent of the contractor.

(e) This section applies only to a contract awarded through a competitive procedure as required by Section 252.021.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7988.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7988 / Section 7988.201
§ 7988.201. 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. Local Government Code § 351.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.155
§ 351.155. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may issue bonds to refund all or any part of its outstanding bonds, including matured but unpaid interest coupons.

(b) Refunding bonds shall mature serially or otherwise not more than 50 years from their date and shall bear interest at any rate or rates permitted by the constitution and laws of the state.

(c) Refunding bonds may be payable from the same source as the bonds being refunded or from other additional sources.

(d) The refunding bonds must be approved by the attorney general as in the case of other bonds and shall be registered by the comptroller on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds being refunded.

(e) The orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds may provide that they be sold and the proceeds deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable, in which case the refunding bonds may be issued before the cancellation of the bonds being refunded. If refunding bonds are issued before cancellation of the other bonds, an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds being refunded to their maturity dates or to their option dates if the bonds have been duly called for payment before maturity according to their terms must be deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable. The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of bonds being refunded.

(f) A refunding may be accomplished in one or in several installment deliveries. Refunding bonds and their interest coupons are investment securities under Chapter 8 of the Business & Commerce Code.

(g) Instead of the method set forth in this section, a district may refund bonds as provided by the general laws of the state.
Tex. Education Code § 47.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 47 / Section 47.001
§ 47.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "fund" means the tax reduction and excellence in education fund.
Tex. Government Code § 24.644 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.644
§ 24.644.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.644. 505TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). The 505th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 402.015 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 402 / Section 402.015
§ 402.015. PERPETUAL DURATION OF OLD CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any provision in the articles of incorporation limiting the period of duration of a domestic for-profit corporation formed before September 6, 1955, the period of duration of the corporation became perpetual on May 2, 1979, if the corporation was in existence according to the records of the secretary of state on May 2, 1979. A corporation described by this subsection may amend the corporation's articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, as applicable, to limit the corporation's period of duration after May 2, 1979.

(b) Notwithstanding a provision in the articles of incorporation limiting the period of duration of a domestic nonprofit corporation formed before August 10, 1959, the period of duration of the corporation became perpetual on May 2, 1979, if the corporation was in existence according to the records of the secretary of state on May 2, 1979. A corporation described by this subsection may amend the corporation's articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, as applicable, to limit the corporation's period of duration after May 2, 1979.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.102
§ 1067.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes for medical treatment of indigent persons in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 51.040 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.040
§ 51.040. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS INTO DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Any water improvement district, levee improvement district, or irrigation district created under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, or under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, or any conservation and reclamation district created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may be converted to a district operating under this chapter.

(b) The governing body of a district which desires to convert into a district operating under this chapter shall adopt and enter in the minutes of the governing body a resolution declaring that, in its judgment, conversion into a water control and improvement district operating under this chapter and under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, would serve the best interest of the district and would be a benefit to the land and property included in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.058
§ 1025.058. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

Any four directors constitute a quorum.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.506 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.506
§ 353.506. LICENSE FEE.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day before the date the license expires, a license holder shall pay to the commissioner for each license held a fee in an amount determined as provided by Section 14.107.
Tex. Education Code § 22.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.103
§ 22.103. DESIGNATION OF COMPENSATION AS HEALTH CARE SUPPLEMENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee of a school district, other educational district that is a member of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, participating charter school, or regional education service center may elect to designate a portion of the employee's compensation to be used as health care supplementation under this subchapter.

(b) The amount designated under this section may not exceed the amount permitted under applicable federal law.

(c) This section does not apply to an employee who is not covered by a cafeteria plan or who is not eligible to pay health care premiums through a premium conversion plan.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.061 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.061
§ 161.061. LICENSE FEE.
Status: in_force

Not later than May 1 of each year, each electric cooperative shall pay to the secretary of state a license fee of $10.