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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8270.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8270 / Section 8270.254
§ 8270.254. ORDER OR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an order or resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue, tax-revenue, revenue refunding, or tax-revenue refunding bonds, the board may:

(1) provide for:

(A) the flow of funds; and

(B) the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, reserve fund, or other fund;

(2) make additional covenants with respect to the bonds and the pledged revenue and the operation and maintenance of the improvements and facilities the revenue of which is pledged, which may include provisions for the operation or leasing of all or part of the improvements and facilities and the use or pledge of money received from the operation contract or lease as the board considers appropriate;

(3) prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue or reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the revenue on a parity with, or subordinate to, the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued, subject to any conditions set forth in the order or resolution; and

(4) include any other provision or covenant not prohibited by the Texas Constitution or this chapter.

(b) The board may adopt and execute any other proceeding or instrument necessary or convenient in the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8012A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8012A / Section 8012A.0402
§ 8012A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8012A.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 § 1072.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.302
§ 1072.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks.

(b) The first publication must appear not later than the 35th day before the date set for the election.
Tex. Water Code § 26.345 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.345
§ 26.345. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall administer this subchapter and may develop a regulatory program regarding underground and aboveground storage tanks in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) In implementing this subchapter, the commission shall cooperate with:

(1) cities and towns;

(2) agencies, departments, and other political subdivisions of the state; and

(3) the United States and its agencies.

(c) The commission may adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.

(d) The commission may authorize the executive director to enter into contracts with a public agency, private person, or other entity for the purpose of implementing this subchapter.

(e) The commission may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with the federal government to carry out remedial action for releases from underground and aboveground storage tanks as authorized by the federal Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.).
Tex. Family Code § 264.204 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.204
§ 264.204. COMMUNITY-BASED FAMILY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall administer a grant program to provide funding to community organizations, including faith-based or county organizations, to respond to:

(1) low-priority, less serious cases of abuse and neglect; and

(2) cases in which an allegation of abuse or neglect of a child was unsubstantiated but involved a family that has been previously investigated for abuse or neglect of a child.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement the grant program, including rules governing the submission and approval of grant requests and the cancellation of grants.

(c) To receive a grant, a community organization whose grant request is approved must execute an interagency agreement or a contract with the department. The contract must require the organization receiving the grant to perform the services as stated in the approved grant request. The contract must contain appropriate provisions for program and fiscal monitoring.

(d) In areas of the state in which community organizations receive grants under the program, the department shall refer low-priority, less serious cases of abuse and neglect to a community organization receiving a grant under the program.

(e) A community organization receiving a referral under Subsection (d) shall make a home visit and offer family social services to enhance the parents' ability to provide a safe and stable home environment for the child. If the family chooses to use the family services, a case manager from the organization shall monitor the case and ensure that the services are delivered.

(f) If after the home visit the community organization determines that the case is more serious than the department indicated, the community organization shall refer the case to the department for a full investigation.

(g) The department may not award a grant to a community organization in an area of the state in which a similar program is already providing effective family services in the community.

(h) For purposes of this section, a case is considered to be a less serious case of abuse or neglect if:

(1) the circumstances of the case do not appear to involve a reasonable likelihood that the child will be abused or neglected in the foreseeable future; or

(2) the allegations in the report of child abuse or neglect:

(A) are general in nature or vague and do not support a determination that the child who is the subject of the report has been abused or neglected or will likely be abused or neglected; or

(B) if substantiated, would not be considered abuse or neglect under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.001
§ 1108.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Trinity Memorial Hospital District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.033
§ 262.033. SALE OR CLOSING OF HOSPITAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sell a hospital, or part of a hospital, owned by the authority or close a hospital, or part of a hospital, owned or operated by the authority. The sale or closure must:

(1) be authorized by resolution of the board;

(2) be executed on behalf of the authority by the president and secretary of the board; and

(3) be made by a document having the seal of the authority impressed on it.

(b) A sale or closing may not take effect before the expiration of the period in which a petition may be filed under Subsection (c).

(c) The board shall order and conduct an election on the sale or closing of a hospital if, before the 31st day after the date the governing body authorizes the sale or closing, the board receives a petition requesting the election signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of the authority. The number of qualified voters is determined according to the most recent official list of registered voters.

(d) If a petition is filed under Subsection (c), the hospital may be sold or closed only if a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question approve the sale or closing.
Tex. Occupations Code § 266.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 266 / Section 266.203
§ 266.203. TRANSPORTATION OF DENTAL MATERIAL PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prohibit a person who is subject to and complies with this chapter from using the United States mail, a railway express agency, Western Union, or a messenger or common or contract carrier to handle, accept from, or transport or deliver to a dentist or dental laboratory an item in any form or state of completion on which a dental laboratory service will be or has been offered or ordered to be performed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3931.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3931 / Section 3931.055
§ 3931.055. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.553 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.553
§ 43.553. QUANTITY THAT MAY BE TAKEN.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit under this subchapter may allow the operator of a commercial aquaculture facility to take a specified quantity of fish brood stock reasonably necessary for the operation of the aquaculture facility but limited to the extent necessary to protect the availability of fish in public water.

(b) The commission's rules must set guidelines regarding reasonable quantities of fish brood stock that may be taken under this subchapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.04
§ 12.04. COMPUTATION.
Status: in_force

The day on which the offense was committed and the day on which the indictment or information is presented shall be excluded from the computation of time.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.063
§ 1108.063. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) participating in:

(A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or

(B) another statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3958.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3958 / Section 3958.052
§ 3958.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.105
§ 3814.105. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value of more than $25,000.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.354 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.354
§ 2203.354. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

On behalf of the association and subject to Section 2203.355, the Texas Public Finance Authority shall issue revenue bonds to:

(1) fund the policyholder's stabilization reserve fund for nursing homes and assisted living facilities under Section 2203.303;

(2) pay costs related to issuing the bonds; and

(3) pay other costs related to the bonds as determined by the board.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.044 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.044
§ 207.044. DISCHARGE FOR MISCONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual is disqualified for benefits if the individual was discharged for misconduct connected with the individual's last work.

(b) Disqualification under this section continues until the individual has returned to employment and:

(1) worked for six weeks; or

(2) earned wages equal to six times the individual's benefit amount.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8064.0603 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8064 / Section 8064.0603
§ 8064.0603. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.001
§ 2257.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Public Funds Collateral Act.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.002
§ 61.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive method for the conservation of an ample supply of wildlife resources on a statewide basis to insure reasonable and equitable enjoyment of the privileges of ownership and pursuit of wildlife resources. This chapter provides a flexible law to enable the commission to deal effectively with changing conditions to prevent depletion and waste of wildlife resources.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.160
§ 1061.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1061.108(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.102
§ 1059.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

McCulloch County, the City of Brady, and the McCulloch County Hospital Authority may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district residents.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.094 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.094
§ 281.094. USE OF CERTAIN FUNDS BY THE NUECES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of the Nueces County Commissioners Court, the board of the Nueces County Hospital District may use funds made available to the district from sources other than a tax levy to fund health care services, including public health services, mental health services, intellectual disability services, emergency medical services, health services provided to persons confined in jail facilities, and for other health related purposes.

(b) The board of the Nueces County Hospital District may use funds made available to the district from any source to fund:

(1) indigent health care; and

(2) intergovernmental transfers from the district to the state for use as the nonfederal share of Medicaid supplemental payment program or waiver program payments for eligible health care providers located inside or outside the district's boundaries, including, but not limited to, any payments available through a waiver granted under Section 1115, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1315), or other similar payment programs, subject to the limitation prescribed by Subsection (c).

(c) Neither the funds comprising an intergovernmental transfer described by Subsection (b)(2) nor any federal funds obtained from any such transfer may be used by the board of the Nueces County Hospital District or any entity to expand eligibility for medical assistance (Medicaid) under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. No. 111-148), as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. No. 111-152).
Tex. Occupations Code § 2351.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2351 / Section 2351.051
§ 2351.051. BOND AND LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A contracting stevedore must execute a bond and obtain a license in each county in which the contracting stevedore engages in business as a contracting stevedore.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.128 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.128
§ 31.128. DISPOSITION OF FINES.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice of the peace, or a clerk of any court, or any other officer of this state receiving any fine imposed by a court for a violation of this chapter shall send the fine to the department within 10 days after receipt and shall note the docket number of the case, the name of the person fined, and the section or article of the law under which the conviction was secured.

(b) In justice court cases filed as the result of an arrest by a game warden, the amount to be remitted to the game, fish, and water safety account shall be 85 percent of the fine. In county court cases filed as the result of an arrest by a game warden, the amount to be remitted to the game, fish, and water safety account shall be 80 percent of the fine. All costs of the court shall be retained by the court having jurisdiction of the offense and deposited as other fees in the proper county fund.

(c) In court cases filed as the result of an arrest by a marine safety enforcement officer other than a game warden, the amount to be remitted to the game, fish, and water safety account shall be 60 percent of the fine. All costs of the court shall be retained by the court having jurisdiction of the offense and deposited as other fees in the proper county fund.

(d) Not less than 50 percent of the amount remitted to the game, fish, and water safety account under Subsection (c) must be used for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 31.073 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.073
§ 31.073. SELECTION BY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, the commissioner may not require a school district or open-enrollment charter school to adopt or use an open education resource instructional material.

(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may only adopt or otherwise use an open education resource instructional material that is not included on the list of rejected instructional materials maintained by the State Board of Education under Section 31.022(a).

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may adopt open education resource instructional material that complies with Subsection (b) at any time.

(d) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not be charged for a cost associated with the selection of an open education resource instructional material, except for the cost of printing copies of the material.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7897.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7897 / Section 7897.0304
§ 7897.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.195 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.195
§ 502.195. REFUND OF OVERCHARGED REGISTRATION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a motor vehicle who pays an annual registration fee in excess of the statutory amount is entitled to a refund of the overcharge.

(b) The county assessor-collector who collects the excessive fee shall refund an overcharge on presentation to the assessor-collector of satisfactory evidence of the overcharge not later than the first anniversary of the date the excessive registration fee was paid.

(c) A refund shall be paid from the fund in which the county's share of registration fees is deposited.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.513 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.513
§ 2001.513.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2001.513. DELINQUENCY: SEIZURE AND SALE. (a) At any time within three years after a person is delinquent in the payment of an amount of the fee on prizes due to the commission, the commission may collect the amount under this section.

(b) The commission shall seize real or personal property of the license holder not exempt from execution under the laws of this state and sell the property, or a sufficient part of the property, at public auction to pay the amount due and interest or penalties caused by the seizure and sale.

(c) The commission shall give the delinquent person written notice of the sale, including the time and place of the sale, at least 20 days before the date set for the sale. The commission shall mail the notice, postage prepaid, in an envelope addressed to the person at the person's last known address or place of business.

(d) The commission shall publish the notice for at least 10 days before the date set for the sale in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the property seized is to be sold. If there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county, the commission shall post the notice in three public places in the county at least 20 days before the date set for the sale.

(e) The notice must contain:

(1) a description of the property to be sold;

(2) a statement of the amount due, including interest, penalties, and costs;

(3) the name of the delinquent person; and

(4) a statement that unless the amount due, interest, penalties, and costs are paid on or before the time fixed in the notice for the sale, the property, or so much of it as may be necessary, will be sold in accordance with law and the notice.

(f) At the sale, the commission shall sell the property in accordance with law and the notice and shall deliver to the purchaser a bill of sale for personal property and a deed for real property sold. The bill of sale or deed vests the interest or title of the delinquent person for the amount in the purchaser. The unsold portion of property seized may be left at the place of sale at the risk of the delinquent person for the amount.

(g) Except as provided by Subsection (h), if the money received at the sale exceeds the total amounts, including interest, penalties, and costs due to the state, the commission shall return the excess money to the person liable for the amounts and shall obtain the person's receipt. If the receipt of the delinquent person for the amount is not available, the commission shall deposit the excess money with the comptroller, as trustee for the person, subject to the order of the person, or the person's heirs, successors, or assigns.

(h) If a person having an interest in or lien on the property files with the commission before the sale notice of the person's interest or lien, the commission shall withhold any excess money pending a court determination of the rights of the respective parties to the money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8164.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8164 / Section 8164.151
§ 8164.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the general authority to issue bonds under Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, the district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance:

(1) the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Section 8164.052; or

(2) the district's contractual obligations under Section 8164.054.

(b) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money or any combination of those sources.

(c) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance projects authorized by Section 8164.052 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(d) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8164.052 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(e) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8164.052 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.