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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8329.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8329 / Section 8329.203
§ 8329.203. 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. Finance Code § 274.113 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 274 / Section 274.113
§ 274.113. VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) An action under this subchapter for a fiduciary account resulting from a decedent's estate or guardianship must be brought in the county provided for by the Estates Code with respect to the probate of a will, issuance of letters testamentary or of administration, administration of a decedent's estate, appointment of a guardian, and administration of a guardianship.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an action under this subchapter regarding any other fiduciary account must be brought in the county of the situs of administration of the account, notwithstanding a statute that would set venue in the location of the fiduciary's principal office.

(c) A beneficiary of a fiduciary account described by Subsection (b) may elect to bring the action in the county in which the principal office of the first affiliated bank that transferred the account under this subchapter is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8351.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8351 / Section 8351.051
§ 8351.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8351.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.002
§ 8101.002. NATURE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The authority is a conservation and reclamation district in Henderson County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.007
§ 1073.007. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Education Code § 111.102 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.102
§ 111.102. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The center shall operate in the field of superconductivity to:

(1) conduct experimental and theoretical research;

(2) apply findings of basic research to useable products;

(3) act as a center of education;

(4) encourage interuniversity and interdepartmental research collaborations; and

(5) act as a repository for knowledge and literature.

(b) In carrying out its duties, the center shall perform research and development on superconductivity relating to the theoretical research in superconductivity; experimental research on superconducting materials; experimental research in the fundamental conditions necessary for superconductivity; application of new and existing superconducting materials to solve problems of industry and research, including superconducting electrical generators and magnets for medical applications, high magnetic field research, levitation in transportation, and for high energy acceleration; research in the materials science and metallurgical aspects of superconducting materials; research and development of the apparatus needed for low temperature works; and perform other research and provide other services consistent with the purpose and duties of the center.
Tex. Government Code § 418.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.104
§ 418.104. INTERJURISDICTIONAL PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The governor may recommend that a political subdivision establish and maintain a program and form an interjurisdictional agency jointly with one or more other political subdivisions if the governor finds that the establishment and maintenance of a joint program or participation in it is made necessary by circumstances or conditions that make it unusually difficult to provide disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, or recovery services under other provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 136.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 136 / Section 136.001
§ 136.001. CERTIFIED MAIL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may use certified mail with return receipt requested in any case in which registered mail is required by law. The mailing of a notice of hearing, citation, bid request, or other notice, information, or material by certified mail has the same legal effect as if sent by registered mail, if the receipt for the certified mail is validated with an official post office postmark.

(b) An article shall be sent by registered mail if registered mail is required by law to provide insurance against loss of the article.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.001
§ 85.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Pool," "common pool," "field," or "common source of supply" means a common reservoir.

(3) "Pool" means an underground reservoir containing a connected accumulation of crude petroleum oil, or natural gas, or both.

(4) "Product" and "product of oil or gas" mean a commodity or thing made or manufactured from oil or gas and derivatives or by-products of oil or gas, including refined crude oil, crude tops, topped crude, processed crude petroleum, residue from crude petroleum, cracking stock, uncracked fuel oil, treated crude oil, fuel oil, residuum, gas oil, naphtha, distillate, gasoline, kerosene, benzine, wash oil, waste oil, lubricating oil, casinghead gas, casinghead gasoline, blended gasoline, and blends or mixtures of oil, or gas, or any derivatives or by-products of them.

(b) "Oil" means crude petroleum oil, crude petroleum, and crude oil, and "gas" means natural gas. These terms shall not be construed as referring to substances different from those referred to in this chapter and other laws as "oil and gas" and these terms mean the same whether used in this chapter or in other laws relating to the conservation of oil and gas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3791.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3791 / Section 3791.0302
§ 3791.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, using any money available to the district for the purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may contract with a governmental or private entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).

(c) The implementation of a district project or service is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Election Code § 41.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 41 / Section 41.001
§ 41.001. UNIFORM ELECTION DATES.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, each general or special election in this state shall be held on one of the following dates:

(1) the first Saturday in May in an odd-numbered year;

(2) the first Saturday in May in an even-numbered year, for an election held by a political subdivision other than a county, or ordered by the governor; or

(3) the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) a runoff election;

(2) an election to resolve a tie vote;

(3) an election held under an order of a court or other tribunal;

(4) an emergency election ordered under Section 41.0011 or any resulting runoff;

(5) an expedited election to fill a vacancy in the legislature held under Section 203.013;

(6) an election held under a statute that expressly provides that the requirement of Subsection (a) does not apply to the election; or

(7) the initial election of the members of the governing body of a newly incorporated city.

(c) Except for an election under Subsection (a) or Section 41.0011 or a runoff election following an election held under Subsection (a)(2), an election may not be held within 30 days before or after the date of the general election for state and county officers, general primary election, or runoff primary election.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 31.093, a county elections administrator is not required to enter into a contract to furnish election services for an election held on the date described by Subsection (a)(2).

(e) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 471, Sec. 9, eff. October 1, 2005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.103
§ 3952.103. ROAD DISTRICT POWERS; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district has the powers provided by the general laws relating to road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code.

(b) The district may exercise any power granted by this chapter and by Chapter 441, Transportation Code, without regard to any provision or requirement of, or procedure prescribed by, Chapter 441, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.110
§ 1025.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction contract that involves an expenditure of more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, may be made only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.209
§ 1114.209. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued or assumed by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 117.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.001
§ 117.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Hazardous liquid" means:

(A) petroleum or any petroleum product;

(B) nonpetroleum fuel, including biofuel, that is flammable, toxic, or corrosive or would be harmful to the environment if released in significant quantities; and

(C) a substance or material, other than liquefied natural gas, determined by the United States secretary of transportation to pose an unreasonable risk to life or property when transported by a hazardous liquid pipeline facility in a liquid state.

(3) "Transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide" means the movement of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide by pipeline, or their storage incidental to movement, except that it does not include any such movement through gathering lines in rural locations or production, refining, or manufacturing facilities or storage or in-plant piping systems associated with any of those facilities.

(4) "Pipeline facilities" includes new and existing pipe, rights-of-way, and any equipment, facility, or building used or intended for use in the transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.362 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.362
§ 601.362. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

A proceeding under this subchapter is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0554 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0554
§ 546.0554. INVALIDITY; FEDERAL MONEY.
Status: in_force

If any portion of Section 546.0551, 546.0552, or 546.0553 is held invalid by a final order of a court that is not subject to appeal, or if the commission determines that the imposition of the quality assurance fee and the expenditure of the money collected as provided by those sections will not entitle this state to receive additional federal money under Medicaid, the commission shall:

(1) stop collecting the quality assurance fee; and

(2) not later than the 30th day after the date the commission stops collecting the quality assurance fee, return any money collected under Section 546.0551, but not spent under Section 546.0553, to the persons who paid the fees in proportion to the total amount paid by those persons.
Tex. Estates Code § 1023.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.004
§ 1023.004. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) On filing an application or on motion of a court to transfer a guardianship to another county under Section 1023.002 or 1023.003, the sureties on the bond of the guardian shall be cited by a qualified delivery method to appear and show cause why the guardianship should not be transferred.

(b) If an application is filed by a person other than the guardian, the guardian shall be cited by personal service to appear and show cause why the guardianship should not be transferred.

(c) If a court made a motion to transfer a guardianship, the guardian shall be given notice by a qualified delivery method to appear and show cause why the guardianship should not be transferred.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.052
§ 344.052. TEMPORARY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date the governing body proposes to create a district under this chapter, the governing body shall appoint seven persons to serve as temporary directors of the district. The temporary directors must reside in the proposed district.

(b) Not later than the 75th day after the date the governing body proposes to create the district, the temporary board shall conduct a meeting to organize the board. The temporary directors shall elect one of its members as presiding officer of the board at that meeting.

(c) A temporary director other than the presiding officer may designate another person to serve in the director's place.

(d) The governing body shall fill a vacancy in the office of a temporary director in the same manner that it originally filled the vacant position.

(e) The term "governing body" in this section means the mayor if the municipality creating the district has a population of 1.9 million or more.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927A / Section 7927A.0305
§ 7927A.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. Finance Code § 14.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.101
§ 14.101. GENERAL DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall enforce this chapter, Subtitles B and C of Title 4, Chapter 393 with respect to a credit access business, and Chapter 394 in person or through an assistant commissioner, examiner, or other employee of the office.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1701.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.002
§ 1701.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO FORMS OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to the form of the following document:

(1) a policy, contract, or certificate of:

(A) accident or health insurance, including group accident or health insurance;

(B) medical or surgical insurance, including group medical or surgical insurance;

(C) life or term insurance, including group life or term insurance;

(D) endowment insurance;

(E) industrial life insurance; or

(F) fraternal benefit insurance;

(2) an annuity or pure endowment contract, including a group annuity contract;

(3) an application attached or required to be attached to the policy, contract, or certificate; or

(4) a rider or endorsement to be attached to, printed on, or used in connection with the policy, contract, or certificate.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.21 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.21
§ 17.21. BAIL IN FELONY.
Status: in_force

(a) In cases of felony, when the accused is in custody of the sheriff or other officer, and the court before which the prosecution is pending is in session in the county where the accused is in custody, the court shall fix the amount of bail, if it is a bailable case and determine if the accused is eligible for a personal bond; and the sheriff or other peace officer, unless it be the police of a city, or a jailer licensed under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is authorized to take a bail bond of the accused in the amount as fixed by the court, to be approved by such officer taking the same, and will thereupon discharge the accused from custody. The defendant and the defendant's sureties are not required to appear in court.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), before releasing on bail a defendant charged with an offense punishable as a felony, a magistrate shall ensure that:

(1) the defendant has appeared before the magistrate; and

(2) the magistrate has considered the public safety report prepared under Article 17.022 for the defendant.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.155
§ 901.155. SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FUND FOR ACCOUNTING STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for the issuance or renewal of a license under this chapter consists of:

(1) the amount of the fee set by the board under Section 901.154; and

(2) an additional $10 annual fee to be deposited to the credit of the scholarship trust fund for accounting students.

(b) The scholarship trust fund for accounting students is held by the board outside the state treasury and may be used only to:

(1) provide scholarships under Subchapter N to accounting students in a program designed to qualify each student to apply for certification as a certified public accountant; and

(2) pay administrative costs under Subsection (c).

(c) The administrative costs incurred to collect the fee imposed under Subsection (a)(2) and to disburse the money may not exceed 10 percent of the total money collected.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 404.071, Government Code, interest earned on amounts in the scholarship trust fund for accounting students shall be credited to that fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8089.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8089 / Section 8089.0401
§ 8089.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8089.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 37.004 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 37 / Section 37.004
§ 37.004. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission may establish qualifications for each license and registration issued under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1152.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.054
§ 1152.054. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL OR STATE LAW FOR SEPARATE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) To comply with a federal or state law, an insurance company with respect to any separate account, including a separate account that is a management investment company or a unit investment trust, may, to the extent the company considers it necessary, provide:

(1) for appropriate voting and other rights for persons who have an interest in the account; and

(2) special rights and procedures to conduct the business of the account, including rights and procedures related to:

(A) investment policy;

(B) investment advisory services;

(C) selection of independent public accountants; and

(D) selection of a committee to manage the business of the account.

(b) The members of a committee selected under Subsection (a)(2)(D) are not required to be affiliated with the company.
Tex. Estates Code § 255.454 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 255 / Section 255.454
§ 255.454. POWERS CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not limit a court's powers under other law, including the power to modify, reform, or terminate a testamentary trust under Section 112.054, Property Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2023.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2023 / Section 2023.108
§ 2023.108. FINAL DECISION; AVAILABILITY OF APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A decision of a steward or judge that is not reviewed or modified by the executive director is a final decision.

(b) Any decision of a steward or judge may be appealed under Section 2023.109 regardless of whether the decision is modified by the executive director.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.106 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.106
§ 101.106. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 101.108, a labor union shall give members at least seven days' notice of an election under Section 101.105. The notice must be given in the manner most convenient to the union by:

(1) written or printed notice mailed to the member's last known address;

(2) posting notice in a place public to the membership; or

(3) announcement at a regular stated meeting of the union.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.255
§ 2051.255. NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall notify each registered athlete agent in writing of the availability, on request, under Section 2051.254 of a copy of the implementation standards of each institution of higher education.

(b) Notice under Subsection (a) must include a statement that:

(1) the standards adopted by an institution of higher education specify the policies of that institution relating to the time, place, and duration of athlete agent interviews conducted on the institution's campus; and

(2) each institution of higher education has a designated compliance coordinator who the athlete agent may contact for additional information.
Tex. Local Government Code § 394.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.022
§ 394.022. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) After the issuance of the certificate of incorporation, the board of directors named in the articles of incorporation, at the call of a majority of the incorporators, shall hold an organizational meeting to adopt bylaws, elect officers, and consider other issues that come before the meeting. The meeting may be held inside or outside this state.

(b) The incorporators who call the meeting must give at least three days' notice of the meeting to each director by mailing to the director a notice that states the time and place of the meeting.