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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.005
§ 3882.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Water Code § 58.469 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.469
§ 58.469. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY TO INCUR DEBT AND ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the benefit of purchasers or holders of bonds to be issued or sold, the board of a district operating under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may limit the authority of the district to incur debt or issue bonds.

(b) The board shall limit the authority by adopting a resolution which states that during a period of not more than 15 years the district will not issue bonds in an amount of more than 25 percent of the assessed value of taxable real property in the district according to the last assessment for district purposes or in an amount of more than a fixed sum or for certain named purposes.

(c) The board shall publish notice of the adoption of the resolution once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the district. The notice shall state that the resolution will take effect unless a petition against the proposed limitation signed by 20 percent of the electors of the district is presented within 20 days after the first publication of the notice.

(d) If a petition is filed against the limitation, the resolution will not take effect until it is approved at an election held in the district.

(e) The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against: "The limitation during the term of years of the maximum debt of the district to _______________." (The blank space shall be filled with the purpose of the election).

(f) If the limitation is approved at an election or if no petition is filed against the resolution, the district may not issue bonds under any statute or constitutional provision in excess of the limitation during the designated term of years except to complete and make repairs to improvements whose cost will be within the debt limitation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.192 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.192
§ 81.192. CONTINUING CARE PLAN BEFORE DISCHARGE.
Status: in_force

The health authority or department, in consultation with the person, shall prepare a continuing care plan for a person who is scheduled to be discharged if the person requires continuing care.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.012
§ 485.012. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for the issuance or renewal of a volatile chemical sales permit, a person must:

(1) hold a sales tax permit that has been issued to the person;

(2) complete and return to the department an application as required by the department; and

(3) pay to the department the application fee established under Section 485.013 for each location at which an abusable volatile chemical may be sold by the person holding a volatile chemical sales permit.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this chapter, including application procedures and procedures by which the department shall give each permit holder reasonable notice of permit expiration and renewal requirements.

(c) The department shall issue or deny a permit and notify the applicant of the department's action not later than the 60th day after the date on which the department receives the complete application and appropriate fee. If the department denies an application, the department shall include in the notice the reasons for the denial.

(d) A permit issued or renewed under this chapter is valid for two years from the date of issuance or renewal.

(e) A permit is not valid if the permit holder has been convicted more than once in the preceding year of an offense committed:

(1) at a location for which the permit is issued; and

(2) under Section 485.031, 485.032, or 485.033.

(f) A permit issued by the department is the property of the department and must be surrendered on demand by the department.

(g) The department shall prepare an annual roster of permit holders.

(h) The department shall monitor and enforce compliance with this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.132 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.132
§ 52.132. FORM OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Section 52.133 of this code, royalty payments shall be made in cash, by bank draft drawn on a state or national bank in Texas, by a post-office or express money order, or in any other form that the law may provide for making payments to the State Treasury and are payable to the commissioner in Austin.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921 / Section 7921.004
§ 7921.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7921.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits 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.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.063 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.063
§ 242.063. INJUNCTION.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may petition a district court for:

(1) a temporary restraining order to restrain a person from a violation or threatened violation of the standards imposed under this chapter or any other law affecting residents if the department reasonably believes that the violation or threatened violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of a resident; and

(2) an injunction to restrain a person from a violation or threatened violation of the standards imposed under this chapter or by any other law affecting residents if the department reasonably believes that the violation or threatened violation creates a threat to the health and safety of a resident.

(b) A district court, on petition of the department, may by injunction:

(1) prohibit a person from violating the standards or licensing requirements prescribed by this chapter;

(2) restrain or prevent the establishment, conduct, management, or operation of an institution without a license issued under this chapter; or

(3) grant the injunctive relief warranted by the facts on a finding by the court that a person is violating or threatening to violate the standards or licensing requirements prescribed by this chapter.

(c) The attorney general, on request by the department, shall institute and conduct in the name of the state a suit authorized by this section or Subchapter D.

(d) A suit for a temporary restraining order or other injunctive relief must be brought in the county in which the alleged violation occurs.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.58(b).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.002
§ 1153.002. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE INTENT; CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public welfare by regulating credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance.

(b) This chapter is not intended to prohibit or discourage reasonable competition.

(c) This chapter shall be liberally construed.
Tex. Family Code § 160.633 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.633
§ 160.633. HEARINGS; INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A proceeding under this subchapter is open to the public as in other civil cases.

(b) Papers and records in a proceeding under this subchapter are available for public inspection.
Tex. Local Government Code § 322.047 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 322 / Section 322.047
§ 322.047. FINANCIAL STATEMENT; BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before July 1 of each year, the board shall prepare and file with the county clerk of each of the counties a complete financial statement showing the financial status of the board and the board's properties, funds, and indebtedness.

(b) The financial statement must show separately all information concerning:

(1) revenue bonds;

(2) income from facilities the income of which is pledged to the bonds, and the expenditures from that income; and

(3) money appropriated to the board by the commissioners courts for operational and maintenance expenses.

(c) At the same time the financial statement is filed, the board shall file with the county clerk of each of the counties a proposed budget of its needs for the next calendar year.

(d) The board shall operate the parks under its control, the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of bonds, in a manner that will produce gross revenues sufficient to pay the operation and maintenance expenses of the facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917A / Section 7917A.0106
§ 7917A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.457 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.457
§ 801.457.
Status: in_force

Sec. 801.457. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the board's order becomes final, the person shall:

(1) pay the administrative penalty;

(2) pay the penalty and file a petition for judicial review contesting the order; or

(3) without paying the penalty, file a petition for judicial review contesting the order.

(b) Within the 30-day period, a person who acts under Subsection (a)(3) may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving the court a supersedeas bond that is approved by the court and that:

(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) is effective until judicial review of the board's order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) giving a copy of the affidavit to the executive director by certified mail.

(c) If the executive director receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (b)(2), the executive director may file with the court a contest to the affidavit not later than the fifth day after the date the copy is received.

(d) The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and stay enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files the affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and to give the supersedeas bond.
Tex. Election Code § 124.066 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 124 / Section 124.066
§ 124.066. CONSULTATION WITH PROGRAMMER ON BALLOT PREPARATION.
Status: in_force

In an election in which a programmer is appointed to program automatic tabulating equipment for processing electronic system ballots, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall confer with the programmer on the proper preparation of the ballots before having them prepared.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.010 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.010
§ 22.010. DISTRIBUTEE.
Status: in_force

"Distributee" means a person who is entitled to a part of the estate of a decedent under a lawful will or the statutes of descent and distribution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.102
§ 455.102. DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall provide advice and recommendations to the department on technical matters relevant to the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.162 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.162
§ 555.162. INTERFERENCE WITH DEVICE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who intentionally hampers, obstructs, tampers with, or destroys an electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room in accordance with this subchapter or a tape or recording made by the device commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the person took the action with the effective consent of the resident on whose behalf the electronic monitoring device was installed or the resident's guardian or legal representative.
Tex. Government Code § 171.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0151
§ 171.0151. INSTRUCTOR LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not instruct or represent that the person is an instructor of a court-ordered program to which this chapter applies unless the person holds an instructor license issued under this subchapter with the appropriate endorsement for that program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8476.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8476 / Section 8476.104
§ 8476.104. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.052
§ 1034.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 35 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.203
§ 424.203. NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENGAGE IN RISK CONTROL TRANSACTIONS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an insurer with a statutory net capital and surplus of less than $10 million engages in a transaction authorized under this subchapter, the insurer shall file a written notice with the commissioner describing:

(1) the need to engage in the transaction;

(2) the lack of acceptable alternatives; and

(3) the insurer's plan to engage in the transaction.

(b) If the commissioner does not issue an order prohibiting an insurer who files a notice under Subsection (a) from engaging in the transaction on or before the 90th day after the date the commissioner receives the notice, the insurer may engage in the transaction described in the notice.

(c) For purposes of this section, an insurer's net capital and surplus are determined by the insurer's most recent financial statement required to be filed with the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8887.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8887 / Section 8887.151
§ 8887.151. LIMITATION ON MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX.
Status: in_force

To pay the maintenance and operating expenses of the district, including the maintenance of its installations and activities, the district may impose ad valorem taxes annually at a rate not to exceed five cents on each $100 of assessed valuation on property in the district subject to taxation.
Tex. Water Code § 26.3444 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.3444
§ 26.3444. CERTIFICATION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish fees in amounts sufficient to recover the reasonable costs to:

(1) implement a registration program for affected facilities;

(2) review initial and ten-year certifications;

(3) amend certifications;

(4) inspect certified facilities; and

(5) enforce compliance with applicable standards of Section 26.3442 and rules and orders adopted under those subsections.

(b) The certification fee under Subsection (a) shall be deposited to the credit of an account to be named the Performance Standards for Safety at Storage Vessels Program Account.

(c) The commission may use the money in the Performance Standards for Safety at Storage Vessels Program Account to pay:

(1) necessary expenses associated with the administration of the Performance Standards for Safety at Storage Vessels Program; and

(2) expenses associated with the review and amendment of certifications, inspection of certified facilities, and enforcement of the applicable standards of Section 26.3442 and the rules and orders adopted by the Performance Standards for Safety at Storage Vessels Program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.076 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.076
§ 981.076. REQUIREMENTS FOR DOMESTIC SURPLUS LINES DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "surplus lines document" has the meaning assigned by Section 981.101.

(b) A surplus lines document issued by a domestic surplus lines insurer must include a statement in the form and manner provided by commissioner rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.160
§ 3906.160. DEMOLITION.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include the removal, razing, demolition, or clearing of land or improvements in connection with an improvement project.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.126 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.126
§ 201.126. AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF ORDINANCE.
Status: repealed

(a) An owner or occupier of land in a conservation district may at any time file a petition with the directors requesting the amendment, supplementation, or repeal of land-use regulations prescribed by ordinance.

(b) Land-use regulations prescribed by ordinance may be amended, supplemented, or repealed in accordance with the procedure prescribed by this subchapter for adoption of an ordinance, except that an ordinance may be suspended or repealed on majority vote of the eligible voters voting in the election.
Tex. Government Code § 815.513 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.513
§ 815.513. EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

The remedies provided under this chapter are the exclusive remedies available to a member, retiree, beneficiary, or alternate payee.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.251 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74 / Section 74.251
§ 74.251. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON HEALTH CARE LIABILITY CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law and subject to Subsection (b), no health care liability claim may be commenced unless the action is filed within two years from the occurrence of the breach or tort or from the date the medical or health care treatment that is the subject of the claim or the hospitalization for which the claim is made is completed; provided that, minors under the age of 12 years shall have until their 14th birthday in which to file, or have filed on their behalf, the claim. Except as herein provided this section applies to all persons regardless of minority or other legal disability.

(b) A claimant must bring a health care liability claim not later than 10 years after the date of the act or omission that gives rise to the claim. This subsection is intended as a statute of repose so that all claims must be brought within 10 years or they are time barred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.151
§ 1092.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board shall prepare a budget that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed to meet the proposed budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3886.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3886 / Section 3886.004
§ 3886.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 35.004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.004
§ 35.004. PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide assistance to compensate a client for present and future expenses, including:

(1) the purchase or lease of special equipment or architectural modifications of a home to improve or facilitate the care, treatment, therapy, general living conditions, or access of a person with a disability;

(2) medical, surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic, and other health services related to a person's disability or disabilities;

(3) counseling or training programs that assist a family in providing proper care for a family member with a disability or assist a person with a disability in an independent living situation and that provide for the special needs of the family or person with a disability;

(4) attendant care, home health aide services, homemaker services, and chore services that provide support with training, routine body functions, dressing, preparation and consumption of food, and ambulation;

(5) respite support for a family, if the family is the client;

(6) transportation services for the person with a disability; and

(7) transportation, room, and board costs incurred by a family or a person with a disability during evaluation or treatment of a person with a disability that have been preapproved by the department.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule may add services and programs for which the department may provide assistance.

(c) The department's duty to provide assistance under this chapter is determined and limited by the funds specifically appropriated to administer this chapter.

(d) The department may seek, accept, and expend funds from other sources to provide assistance under this chapter.