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Tex. Local Government Code § 253.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 253 / Section 253.010
§ 253.010. SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO CERTAIN NONPROFIT OR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing body of a municipality may provide for the manner in which any land acquired by the municipality may be sold if the land is sold to:

(1) a nonprofit organization that develops housing for low-income individuals and families as a primary activity to promote community-based revitalization of the municipality;

(2) a nonprofit corporation described by 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3) that:

(A) has been incorporated in this state for at least one year;

(B) has a corporate purpose to develop affordable housing that is stated in its articles of incorporation, bylaws, or charter;

(C) has at least one-fourth of its board of directors residing in the municipality; and

(D) engages primarily in the building, repair, rental, or sale of housing for low-income individuals and families; or

(3) a religious organization that:

(A) owns other property located in the municipality that is exempt from taxation under Section 11.20, Tax Code; and

(B) has entered into a written agreement with the municipality regarding the revitalization of the land.

(b) A municipality operating under this section may by ordinance determine the individuals and families who qualify as low-income individuals and families under Subsection (a)(1) or (2). In adopting an ordinance under this subsection, the municipality shall consider median income of individuals and median family income in the area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8493.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8493 / Section 8493.002
§ 8493.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 848.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 848 / Section 848.052
§ 848.052. FORMATION AND GOVERNANCE OF HEALTH CARE COLLABORATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care collaborative is governed by a board of directors.

(b) The person who establishes a health care collaborative shall appoint an initial board of directors. Each member of the initial board serves a term of not more than 18 months. Subsequent members of the board shall be elected to serve two-year terms by physicians and health care providers who participate in the health care collaborative as provided by this section. The board shall elect a chair from among its members.

(c) If the participants in a health care collaborative are all physicians, each member of the board of directors must be an individual physician who is a participant in the health care collaborative.

(c-1) If the participants in a health care collaborative are all rural hospitals, each member of the board of directors must be a representative of a participant.

(d) If the participants in a health care collaborative are both physicians and other health care providers, the board of directors must consist of:

(1) an even number of members who are individual physicians, selected by physicians who participate in the health care collaborative;

(2) a number of members equal to the number of members under Subdivision (1) who represent health care providers, one of whom is an individual physician, selected by health care providers who participate in the health care collaborative; and

(3) one individual member with business expertise, selected by unanimous vote of the members described by Subdivisions (1) and (2).

(d-1) If a health care collaborative includes hospital-based physicians, one member of the board of directors must be a hospital-based physician.

(e) The board of directors must include at least three nonvoting ex officio members who represent the community in which the health care collaborative operates.

(f) An individual may not serve on the board of directors of a health care collaborative if the individual has an ownership interest in, serves on the board of directors of, or maintains an officer position with:

(1) another health care collaborative that provides health care services in the same service area as the health care collaborative; or

(2) a physician or health care provider that:

(A) does not participate in the health care collaborative; and

(B) provides health care services in the same service area as the health care collaborative.

(g) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (f), the board of directors of a health care collaborative shall adopt a conflict of interest policy to be followed by members.

(h) The board of directors may remove a member for cause. A member may not be removed from the board without cause.

(i) The organizational documents of a health care collaborative may not conflict with any provision of this chapter, including this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.056
§ 2033.056.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2033.056. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which the notice required under Section 2033.055 is received, the person charged shall pay the administrative penalty in full or exercise the right to appeal either the amount of the penalty or the fact of the violation.

(b) If a person exercises a right of appeal either as to the amount of the penalty or the fact of the violation, the amount of the penalty is not required to be paid until the 30th day after the date on which all appeals have been exhausted and the commission's decision has been upheld.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by Section 2024.053(c), all administrative appeals are to the commission and then to the courts.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.062
§ 361.062. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A contract made under this subchapter must:

(1) require the private vendor or county to operate the facility in compliance with minimum standards of construction, equipment, maintenance, and operation of jails adopted by the Commission on Jail Standards and receive and retain a certification of compliance from the commission;

(2) provide for regular, on-site monitoring by the municipality;

(3) if the contract includes construction, provide for a performance bond and a payment bond specifically approved by resolution of the governing body as being adequate for the proposed contract and issued only by a surety authorized to do business as a surety in this state and regulated by the State Board of Insurance;

(4) provide for assumption of liability by a private vendor for all claims arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor;

(5) provide for an adequate plan of insurance for a private vendor and its officers, guards, employees, and agents against all claims, including claims based on violations of civil rights, arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor;

(6) provide for a plan for the purchase and assumption of operations by the municipality in the event of the bankruptcy of the private vendor;

(7) provide for an adequate plan of insurance to protect the municipality against all claims arising from the services performed under the contract by a private vendor and to protect the municipality from actions by a third party against the private vendor, its officers, guards, employees, and agents as a result of the contract;

(8) contain comprehensive standards for conditions of confinement; and

(9) require that any improvement to real property occurring as a result of the contract be awarded under a competitive proposal procedure under which quotations and proposals are solicited by advertisement in the same manner as provided in the competitive bidding procedure specifying the relative importance of price and other evaluation factors.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.224 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.224
§ 86.224. SUIT FOR INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

A violation or threatened violation of this chapter may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction in which the suit for penalty may be brought. The court may issue mandatory or prohibitory writs of injunction that the facts justify.
Tex. Local Government Code § 352.114 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 352 / Section 352.114
§ 352.114. LOCKBOX REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each vehicular gate to the gated community or multi-unit housing project must have a lockbox within sight of the gate and in close proximity outside the gate. The lockbox at all times must contain a key, card, or code to open the gate or a key switch or cable mechanism that overrides the key, card, or code that normally opens the gate and allows the gate to be opened manually.

(b) If there are one or more pedestrian gates, at least one pedestrian gate must have a lockbox within sight of the gate and in close proximity outside the gate. The lockbox at all times must contain a key, card, code, key switch, or cable mechanism to open the gate.

(c) If different pedestrian gates are operated by different keys, cards, or codes, the lockbox must contain:

(1) each key, card, or code, properly labeled for its respective gate; or

(2) a single master key, card, or code or a key switch or cable mechanism that will open every gate.

(d) Access to a lockbox required by this section shall be limited to a person or agency providing fire-fighting or emergency medical services or law enforcement for the county.

(e) If a gate is powered by electricity, it must be possible to open the gate without a key, card, code, or key switch if the gate loses electrical power.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.009 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 71 / Section 71.009
§ 71.009. EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

When the death is caused by the wilful act or omission or gross negligence of the defendant, exemplary as well as actual damages may be recovered.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.032
§ 2306.032. BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may hold meetings when called by the presiding officer, the director, or three of the members.

(b) The board shall keep minutes and complete transcripts of board meetings. The department shall post the transcripts on its website and shall otherwise maintain all accounts, minutes, and other records related to the meetings.

(c) All materials provided to the board that are relevant to a matter proposed for discussion at a board meeting must be posted on the department's website not later than the third day before the date of the meeting.

(d) Any materials made available to the board by the department at a board meeting must be made available in hard copy format to the members of the public in attendance at the meeting.

(e) The board shall conduct its meetings in accordance with Chapter 551, except as otherwise required by this chapter.

(f) For each item on the board's agenda at the meeting, the board shall provide for public comment after the presentation made by department staff and the motions made by the board on that topic.

(g) The board shall adopt rules that give the public a reasonable amount of time for testimony at meetings.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.159
§ 301.159. BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall:

(1) adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints made to the board; and

(2) prescribe information to be provided to a person when the person files a complaint with the board.

(b) The board shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wishes to file a complaint with the board.
Tex. Family Code § 6.6015 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.6015
§ 6.6015. DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACT CONTAINING AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a party to a suit for dissolution of a marriage opposes an application to compel arbitration or makes an application to stay arbitration and asserts that the contract containing the agreement to arbitrate is not valid or enforceable, notwithstanding any provision of the contract to the contrary, the court shall try the issue promptly and may order arbitration only if the court determines that the contract containing the agreement to arbitrate is valid and enforceable against the party seeking to avoid arbitration.

(b) A determination under this section that a contract is valid and enforceable does not affect the court's authority to stay arbitration or refuse to compel arbitration on any other ground provided by law.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) a court order;

(2) a mediated settlement agreement described by Section 6.602;

(3) a collaborative law agreement described by Section 6.603;

(4) a written settlement agreement reached at an informal settlement conference described by Section 6.604; or

(5) any other agreement between the parties that is approved by a court.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0508 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0508
§ 547.0508. USE OF GRANTS AND MATCHING AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A grant recipient may only use grant money awarded under the matching grant program and matching money provided by the recipient to develop innovative strategies that provide:

(1) resiliency;

(2) coping and social skills;

(3) healthy social and familial relationships; and

(4) parenting skills and behaviors.

(b) A grant recipient may not use grant money awarded under the matching grant program or matching money provided by the recipient to:

(1) reimburse an expense or pay a cost that another source, including Medicaid, is obligated to reimburse or pay by law or under a contract; or

(2) supplant or be a substitute for money awarded to the recipient from a non-Medicaid federal funding source, including federal grant funding.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.411 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.411
§ 15.411. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER REGULATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may enter into an agreement with any credit union supervisory agency regarding the examination or supervision of branch offices of credit unions chartered in this state doing business in other states and foreign credit unions doing business in this state. In lieu of conducting an examination or investigation required by this subtitle, the commissioner may accept examinations or reports from other credit union supervisory agencies. The acceptance of the examination or report does not waive any fee, charge, or revenue required to be paid by a credit union, including a foreign credit union doing business in this state.

(b) The commissioner may enter into any cooperative arrangement with other credit union supervisory agencies to promote the effective regulation of state credit unions doing business across state lines, including contracting to use another agency's examiners, allowing for the use of examiners of this state by another agency, or collecting fees on behalf of or receiving payments through another agency.
Tex. Estates Code § 1202.1521 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.1521
§ 1202.1521.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1202.1521. LETTER OR CERTIFICATE: REQUIREMENTS IF ALLEGED INCAPACITY BASED ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. (a) If an intellectual disability is the basis of a ward's alleged incapacity, instead of the letter or certificate required under Section 1202.152(a), the court shall, subject to Subsection (c), consider a written letter or certificate the applicant presents from:

(1) a physician licensed in this state; or

(2) a psychologist licensed in this state or certified by the Health and Human Services Commission to perform the examination, in accordance with rules adopted by the executive commissioner of the commission governing examinations of that kind.

(b) The letter or certificate must:

(1) state, in the physician's or psychologist's opinion, whether the ward has the capacity, or sufficient capacity with supports and services, to do any of the activities listed in Section 1202.152(b)(1);

(2) state how or in what manner the ward's ability to make or communicate reasonable decisions concerning himself or herself is affected by the ward's mental capacity;

(3) include any other information required by the court; and

(4) be dated within the period prescribed by Section 1202.152(a)(1) or (2).

(c) The physician or psychologist who provides a letter or certificate under this section must preferably have experience examining individuals with an intellectual disability. For purposes of this subsection, a physician or psychologist is considered to have experience examining individuals with an intellectual disability if the physician or psychologist has an established patient-provider relationship with the ward.Sec. 1202.1521. PHYSICIAN'S LETTER OR CERTIFICATE: REQUIREMENT IF ALLEGED INCAPACITY BASED ON INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. If an intellectual disability is the basis of a ward's alleged incapacity, the written letter or certificate presented under Section 1202.152(a), instead of containing the information required by Section 1202.152(b), must:

(1) state, in the physician's or psychologist's opinion, whether the ward has the capacity, or sufficient capacity with supports and services, to do any of the activities listed in Section 1202.152(b)(1);

(2) state how or in what manner the ward's ability to make or communicate reasonable decisions concerning himself or herself is affected by the ward's mental capacity; and

(3) include any other information required by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8012A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8012A / Section 8012A.0403
§ 8012A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3820.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3820 / Section 3820.201
§ 3820.201. EXCEPTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may vote to dissolve a district that has debt. If the vote is in favor of dissolution, the district shall remain in existence solely for the limited purpose of discharging its debts. The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.

(b) Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 327.003 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 327 / Section 327.003
§ 327.003. TAX AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may adopt the sales and use tax authorized by this chapter at an election held in the municipality.

(b) A municipality may not adopt a tax under this chapter or increase the rate of the tax if as a result of the adoption of the tax or the increase in the rate of the tax the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the municipality and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the municipality would exceed two percent at any location in the municipality.

(c) If the voters of a municipality approve the adoption of the tax or the increase in the rate of the tax at an election held on the same election date on which another political subdivision adopts a sales and use tax or approves the increase in the rate of its sales and use tax and as a result the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the municipality and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the municipality would exceed two percent at any location in the municipality, the election to adopt a sales and use tax under this chapter has no effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.054
§ 1058.054. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall qualify by executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The district shall pay for a director's bond.

(c) Each director's bond and constitutional oath of office must be deposited with the district's depository bank for safekeeping.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959A / Section 7959A.0104
§ 7959A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7959A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.111
§ 1089.111. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into construction contracts for the district.

(b) The board may enter into a construction contract that involves an expenditure of more than the amount prescribed by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Property Code § 181.055 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 181 / Section 181.055
§ 181.055. NOTICE OF RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A fiduciary or other person in possession or control of property subject to a power, other than the donee, does not have notice of a release of the power until the original release or a copy is delivered to the fiduciary or other person.

(b) A purchaser, lessee, or mortgagee of real property subject to a power who has paid a valuable consideration and who is without actual notice does not have notice of a release of the power until the instrument releasing the power is filed for record with the county clerk of the county in which the real property is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8052.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8052 / Section 8052.0305
§ 8052.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 171.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 171 / Section 171.006
§ 171.006. FEES FOR EXPEDITED LICENSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A member state issuing an expedited license authorizing the practice of medicine in that state may impose a fee for a license issued or renewed through the compact.

(b) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules regarding fees for expedited licenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1075.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1075 / Section 1075.154
§ 1075.154. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Government Code § 659.258 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.258
§ 659.258. SALARY REDUCTION FOR DISCIPLINARY REASONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to positions classified under the state's position classification plan.

(b) The administrative head of a state agency may reduce an employee's salary for disciplinary reasons, if warranted by the employee's performance, to a rate in the employee's designated salary group not lower than the minimum rate. The agency may, as the employee's performance improves, restore the employee's pay to any rate that does not exceed the employee's prior salary rate without accounting for the restoration as a merit salary increase.