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Tex. Estates Code § 310.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 310 / Section 310.006
§ 310.006. FREQUENCY AND METHOD OF DETERMINING INTERESTS IN CERTAIN ESTATE ASSETS.
Status: in_force

Except as required by Sections 2055 and 2056, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sections 2055 and 2056), the frequency and method of determining the distributees' respective interests in the undistributed assets of an estate are in the sole and absolute discretion of the executor of the estate. The executor may consider all relevant factors, including administrative convenience and expense and the interests of the various distributees of the estate, to reach a fair and equitable result among distributees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.060
§ 6913.060. ASSUMPTION OF DEBT; TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After territory is annexed to the district, the board may order an election in the district as enlarged to determine whether the district as enlarged shall assume any tax-supported bonds then outstanding and those previously voted but not yet sold and impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district as enlarged to pay the bonds, unless the proposition is voted along with the annexation election and becomes binding on the territory annexed.

(b) An election ordered under Subsection (a) shall be held in the same manner as an election under this chapter for the issuance of bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 371.061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 371 / Section 371.061
§ 371.061. DEPOSIT OF FEES; USE OF FEE REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) The following amounts shall be deposited to the water resource management account:

(1) fees collected under Sections 371.024, 371.026, and 371.062;

(2) interest and penalties imposed under this chapter for late payment of fees, failure to file a report, or other violations of this chapter; and

(3) gifts, grants, donations, or other financial assistance the commission is authorized to receive under Section 371.027.

(b) In addition to other authorized uses of money in the water resource management account, the commission may use money in that account for purposes authorized by this chapter, including:

(1) public education regarding used oil recycling;

(2) grants to public and private do-it-yourselfer used oil collection centers and used oil collection centers;

(3) registration of do-it-yourselfer used oil collection centers, used oil collection centers, and used oil handlers other than generators; and

(4) administrative costs of implementing this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.003
§ 154.003. COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION OF FEES AND COMMISSIONS OF SALARIED OFFICER.
Status: in_force

A district, county, or precinct officer who is paid an annual salary shall charge and collect in the manner authorized by law all fees, commissions, and other compensation permitted for official services performed by the officer. The officer shall dispose of the collected money as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 113.
Tex. Family Code § 160.414 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.414
§ 160.414. RESCISSION OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

A registrant may rescind his registration at any time by sending to the registry a rescission in a record or another manner authenticated by him and witnessed or notarized.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1662.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1662 / Section 1662.106
§ 1662.106. HISTORICAL NET PRICE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of determining the historical net price for a prescription drug, the allocation of price concessions is determined by the dollar value for non-product specific and product-specific rebates, discounts, chargebacks, fees, and other price concessions to the extent that the total amount of any such price concession is known to the health benefit plan issuer or administrator at the time of publication of the historical net price under Section 1662.103(a)(3)(D).

(b) To the extent that the total amount of any non-product specific and product-specific rebates, discounts, chargebacks, fees, or other price concessions is not known to a health benefit plan issuer or administrator at the time of publication of the historical net price under Section 1662.103(a)(3)(D), the issuer or administrator shall allocate those price concessions by using a good faith, reasonable estimate of the average price concessions based on the price concessions received over a period before the current reporting period and of equal duration to the current reporting period.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.019 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.019
§ 251.019. DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court may accept donations of labor, money, or other property to aid in the building or maintaining of roads, culverts, or bridges in the county.

(b) A county operating under the county road department system on September 1, 2013, may use the authority granted under this section without holding a new election under Section 252.301.

(c) A county that accepts donations under this section must execute a release of liability in favor of the entity donating the labor, money, or other property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7894.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7894 / Section 7894.0303
§ 7894.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 62.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.202
§ 62.202. MEALS DURING JURY DELIBERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county in which the commissioners court has approved payment by the county for meals for jurors who are serving on a jury in a civil case, a district judge may keep the jurors together for deliberation to expedite the final disposition of a civil case in the district court instead of dismissing the jurors for meals.

(b) The district judge may draw a warrant on the jury fund or other appropriate fund of the county in which the civil case is tried to cover the cost of buying and transporting the meals to the jury room. The judge may spend a reasonable amount per meal for a juror serving on a jury in a civil case.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.73 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 251 / Section 251.73
§ 251.73.
Status: in_force

Sec. 251.73. PREVAILING STATUS: RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS. To insure that each voter has the maximum possible control over the status of the sale of alcoholic beverages in the area where he resides:

(1) the status that resulted from or is the result of a duly called election for an incorporated city or town prevails against the status that resulted from or is the result of a duly called election in a justice precinct or county in which the incorporated city or town, or any part of it is contained; and

(2) the status that resulted or is the result of a duly called election for a justice precinct prevails against the status that resulted from or is the result of a duly called election in an incorporated city or town in which the justice precinct is wholly contained or in a county in which the justice precinct is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8842.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8842 / Section 8842.054
§ 8842.054. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to serve on the board, a person must have been a resident of the district for at least one year before the date the person takes office as a director.

(b) To be qualified to be a candidate for or to serve as director at large, a person must be a registered voter in the district.

(c) To be a candidate for or to serve as director from a county commissioners precinct, a person must be a registered voter of that precinct.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.403 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.403
§ 4201.403. PAYMENT FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW.
Status: in_force

A utilization review agent shall pay for an independent review conducted under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 448.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 448 / Section 448.055
§ 448.055. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A member of the advisory commission is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred by the member while transacting advisory commission business, as provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1173 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1173
§ 54.1173. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

A magistrate must be at least 25 years of age.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.301
§ 54A.301. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Guardianship proceeding" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.015, Estates Code.

(2) "Office of court administration" means the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.

(3) "Protective services proceeding" means a proceeding commenced under Chapter 48, Human Resources Code.

(4) "Ward" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.030, Estates Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.160
§ 1108.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 1108.106(c) and by Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 377.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.001
§ 377.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means a municipal development district created under this chapter.

(3) "Development project" means:

(A) a "project" as that term is defined by Sections 505.151-505.158; or

(B) a convention center facility or related improvement such as a convention center, civic center, civic center building, civic center hotel, or auditorium, including parking areas or facilities that are used to park vehicles and that are located at or in the vicinity of other convention center facilities.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.002
§ 157.002. MEDICAL CARE, HOSPITALIZATION, AND INSURANCE IN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court by rule may provide for medical care and hospitalization and may provide for compensation, accident, hospital, and disability insurance for the following persons if their salaries are paid from the funds of the county or funds of a flood control district located entirely in the county, or funds of a hospital district described by Section 281.0475, Health and Safety Code, located entirely in the county, or if they are employees of another governmental entity for which the county is obligated to provide benefits:

(1) deputies, assistants, and other employees of the county, or of the flood control district, or of the hospital district, who work under the commissioners court or its appointees;

(2) county and district officers and their deputies and assistants appointed under Subchapter A, Chapter 151;

(3) employees appointed under Section 76.004(b), Government Code;

(4) any retired person formerly holding any status listed above; and

(5) the dependents of any person listed above.

(b) The commissioners court may contract with a county-operated hospital or a hospital operated jointly by a municipality and county to provide medical care and hospitalization under this section. The commissioners court may, if circumstances warrant, provide for medical care and hospitalization in a private hospital.

(c) A rule adopted under this section relating to a person's medical care, hospitalization, or insurance coverage must be included in the person's employment contract.

(d) A rule adopted under this section is subject to the approval of the county auditor.

(e) Before adopting a rule under this section, the commissioners court must give notice of a hearing about the proposed adoption. The notice must be published in a newspaper that is published in the county. The publication must be made at least once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first notice must appear before the 15th day before the date of the hearing. The notice must provide a brief summary of the rule as well as the time and day of the hearing. On adoption, the rule must be entered in the minutes of the hearing and it takes effect on the date set out in the rule. At the hearing, an employee or taxpayer of the county is entitled to appear and protest the adoption of a rule.

(f) A county providing coverage under this section shall reinsure its potential liability or purchase stop-loss coverage for any amount of potential liability that is in excess of 125 percent of projected paid losses and may reinsure its potential liability or purchase stop-loss coverage for any amount of potential liability that is 125 percent or less of projected paid losses. A county must reinsure the liability or purchase stop-loss coverage from an insurance company admitted to do business in this state that has a certificate of authority from the State Board of Insurance.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.1911 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.1911
§ 502.1911. REGISTRATION PROCESSING AND HANDLING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may collect a fee, in addition to other registration fees for the issuance of a license plate, a set of license plates, or another device used as the registration insignia, to cover the expenses of collecting those registration fees, including a service charge for registration by mail.

(b) The board by rule shall set the fee in an amount that:

(1) includes the fee established under Section 502.356(a); and

(2) is sufficient to cover the expenses associated with collecting registration fees by:

(A) the department;

(B) a county tax assessor-collector;

(C) a private entity with which a county tax assessor-collector contracts under Section 502.197; or

(D) a deputy assessor-collector that is deputized in accordance with board rule under Section 520.0071.

(c) The county tax assessor-collector, a private entity with which a county tax assessor-collector contracts under Section 502.197, or a deputy assessor-collector may retain a portion of the fee collected under Subsection (b) as provided by board rule. Remaining amounts collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.045 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.045
§ 164.045. DISINFECTION OF SHEARING PLANT IN QUARANTINED AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) If scabies-infected sheep located on premise quarantined for sheep scabies infection are shorn by an itinerant shearing plant or crew, the person owning, controlling, or having charge of the plant or crew shall, in accordance with this section, disinfect the plant and the wearing apparel of the crew, including laborers who shear the sheep or pack the wool, before the plant or crew moves from the premises where the sheep are shorn.

(b) All utensils, machinery, floors, ground coverings, and other portions of the plant that come in contact with the body of the sheep must be thoroughly cleaned with pure gasoline. The wearing apparel of the shearers or laborers must be submerged in boiling water for at least five minutes.
Tex. Government Code § 865.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.001
§ 865.001. COMPOSITION OF STATE BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The state board of the pension system is composed of nine members appointed by the governor for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three trustees expiring on September 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), at least five trustees must be active members of the pension system, one of whom must represent emergency medical services personnel.

(b-1) If there are no participating departments in the pension system that provide emergency medical services, the governor is not required to appoint a trustee to represent emergency medical services personnel.

(c) One trustee may be a retiree of the pension system.

(d) Three trustees must be persons who have experience in the fields of finance, securities investment, or pension administration.

(e) Appointments to the state board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Tex. Government Code § 831.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 831 / Section 831.003
§ 831.003. RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The retirement system is an entity of the state. The Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One is the name by which all business of the retirement system shall be transacted and all its property held. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, a reference in law to the Judicial Retirement System of Texas is a reference to the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.009
§ 61.009. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish uniform reporting requirements for governmental entities that own, operate, or lease public hospitals providing assistance under this chapter and for counties.

(b) The reports must include information relating to:

(1) expenditures for and nature of hospital and health care provided to eligible residents;

(2) eligibility standards and procedures established by counties and governmental entities that own, operate, or lease public hospitals; and

(3) relevant characteristics of eligible residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8478.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8478 / Section 8478.002
§ 8478.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 81.002 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 81 / Section 81.002
§ 81.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a permit or license that authorizes the retail sale or service of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, other than a permit or license held with a food and beverage certificate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298H.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298H / Section 298H.152
§ 298H.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may designate an official of the district or contract with another person to assess and collect the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.

(b) The person charged by the district with the assessment and collection of the mandatory payments may not charge the district a fee for assessing and collecting the payments unless the district authorizes the fee in writing.

(c) If the person charged with the assessment and collection of the mandatory payments is an official of the district, any revenue from a fee authorized under Subsection (b) shall be deposited in the district general fund and, if appropriate, shall be reported as fees of the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.613 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.613
§ 393.613. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE ON FAILURE TO PAY FEE.
Status: in_force

If the fee for a license is not paid before the 16th day after the date on which the written notice of delinquency of payment has been given to the license holder, the license expires on that day.
Tex. Local Government Code § 102.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 102 / Section 102.008
§ 102.008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 102.008. APPROVED BUDGET FILED WITH MUNICIPAL CLERK: POSTING ON INTERNET. (a) On final approval of the budget by the governing body of the municipality, the governing body shall:

(1) file the budget with the municipal clerk; and

(2) if the municipality maintains an Internet website, take action to ensure that:

(A) a copy of the budget, including the cover page, is posted on the website; and

(B) the record vote described by Section 102.007(d)(2) is posted on the website at least until the first anniversary of the date the budget is adopted.

(b) The governing body shall take action to ensure that the cover page of the budget is amended to include the property tax rates required by Section 102.007(d)(3) for the current fiscal year if the rates are not included on the cover page when the budget is filed with the municipal clerk. The governing body shall file an amended cover page with the municipal clerk and take action to ensure that the amended cover page is posted on the municipality's website.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119A.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119A / Section 119A.005
§ 119A.005. CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
Status: in_force

Members of the advisory council shall elect from among its members by a majority vote a chair and vice chair.
Tex. Education Code § 48.261 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.261
§ 48.261. REIMBURSEMENT FOR DISASTER REMEDIATION COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a school district all or part of which is located in an area declared a disaster area by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, and that incurs disaster remediation costs as a result of the disaster.

(b) During the two-year period following the date of the governor's initial proclamation or executive order declaring a state of disaster, a district may apply to the commissioner for reimbursement of disaster remediation costs that the district pays during that period and does not anticipate recovering through insurance proceeds, federal disaster relief payments, or another similar source of reimbursement.

(c) The commissioner may provide reimbursement under this section only if funds are available for that purpose from:

(1) amounts appropriated for that purpose, including amounts appropriated for school districts for that purpose to the disaster contingency fund established under Section 418.073, Government Code; or

(2) Foundation School Program funds available for that purpose, based on a determination by the commissioner that the amount appropriated for the Foundation School Program, including the facilities component as provided by Chapter 46, exceeds the amount to which districts are entitled under this chapter and Chapter 46.

(d) A district seeking reimbursement under this section must provide the commissioner with adequate documentation of the costs for which the district seeks reimbursement.

(e) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules:

(1) defining "disaster remediation costs" for purposes of this section, which must include the cost to repair or replace vehicles or computers damaged in the disaster; and

(2) specifying the type of documentation required under Subsection (d).

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the commissioner may permit a district to use amounts provided to a district under this section to pay the costs of replacing a facility instead of repairing the facility. The commissioner shall ensure that a district that elects to replace a facility does not receive an amount under this section that exceeds the lesser of:

(1) the amount that would be provided to the district if the facility were repaired; or

(2) the amount necessary to replace the facility.

(g) This section does not require the commissioner to provide any requested reimbursement. A decision of the commissioner regarding reimbursement is final and may not be appealed.