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Tex. Transportation Code § 223.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.010
§ 223.010. DEPOSIT AND INVESTMENT OF RETAINED AMOUNT.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may retain up to five percent of the contract price. The department may continue to retain the amount until the entire improvement has been completed and accepted or release the retained amount at any time before the improvement is accepted.

(b) At the request of the contractor and with the approval of the department and the comptroller, the amount retained may be deposited under a trust agreement with a state or national bank that has its main office or a branch office in this state and is selected by the contractor.

(c) The department shall provide a trust agreement that protects the interests of the state.

(d) The bank, acting as escrow agent and by instructions from the contractor, may reinvest the retained amount in a certificate of deposit issued by a state or national bank that has its main office or a branch office in this state, bank time deposit, or other similar investment prescribed by the trust agreement.

(e) Interest earned under the trust agreement shall be paid to the contractor unless specified otherwise under the trust agreement.

(f) The escrow agent is responsible for all investments and amounts resulting from the deposits of the retained amount until released from that responsibility under the trust agreement.

(g) The contractor shall pay all expenses incident to the deposit and all charges made by the escrow agent for custody of the securities and forwarding of interest on those securities. Those expenses or charges may not apply to the contract or to the state.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 313, Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 313, Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11020.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11020 / Section 11020.0307
§ 11020.0307. RATES AND FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The alliance shall establish rates and fees to be assessed against sponsors and customers of the alliance. The rates and fees may be established by classes of customers, by project, or by area of service.

(b) A sponsor, local government, water supply corporation, private entity, or other person that contracts with the alliance shall establish, charge, and collect fees, rates, charges, rentals, and other amounts for any service or facility provided under or in connection with a contract with the alliance and shall pledge sufficient amounts to make all payments required under the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0306
§ 5010.0306. BYLAWS AND RULES.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt bylaws and rules for the management and regulation of the district's affairs.
Tex. Government Code § 553.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 553 / Section 553.022
§ 553.022. FAILURE TO PUBLISH LEGAL NOTICE OR FINANCIAL STATEMENT; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A public officer who is required by law to publish a legal notice or financial statement commits nonfeasance of office if the officer fails to make the publication.

(b) A public officer who commits nonfeasance of office:

(1) is subject to forfeiture of salary for the month in which the notice or statement is not published; and

(2) may be removed from office if the officer wilfully continues to commit nonfeasance of office under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9041.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9041 / Section 9041.001
§ 9041.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2.
Tex. Occupations Code § 165.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 165 / Section 165.158
§ 165.158. UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person unlawfully discloses confidential information described by Section 160.006 that is possessed by the board.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8350.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8350 / Section 8350.003
§ 8350.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.251 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.251
§ 62.251. APPLICATION TO CONVERT.
Status: in_force

(a) A federal association or state or national bank may convert to an association if the conversion is approved by a majority vote of the members or shareholders of the federal association or state or national bank cast at an annual meeting or a special meeting called to consider the conversion.

(b) The application to convert must:

(1) be filed in the office of the commissioner and with the appropriate banking agency not later than the 10th day after the date of the meeting; and

(2) include a copy of the minutes of the meeting, sworn to by the secretary or an assistant secretary.

(c) The copy of the minutes filed under Subsection (b) is presumptive evidence that the meeting was held and the conversion was approved.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.204
§ 603.204. GENERAL RULES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board shall adopt rules concerning the investigation of a complaint filed under this chapter. The rules shall:

(1) distinguish among categories of complaints;

(2) ensure that a complaint is not dismissed without appropriate consideration;

(3) require that if a complaint is dismissed, a letter shall be sent to the person who filed the complaint explaining the action taken on the dismissed complaint;

(4) ensure that the person who filed the complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint; and

(5) prescribe guidelines concerning the categories of complaints that require the use of a private investigator and the procedures for the medical board to obtain the services of a private investigator.

(b) The medical board shall:

(1) dispose of each complaint in a timely manner; and

(2) establish, not later than the 30th day after the date the medical board receives a complaint, a schedule for conducting each phase of the complaint resolution process that is under the control of the medical board.

(c) Each party to the complaint shall be notified of the projected time requirements for pursuing the complaint. Each party shall be notified of any change in the schedule established under Subsection (b)(2) not later than the seventh day after the date the change is made.

(d) The executive director of the medical board shall notify the president of the medical board of a complaint that is not resolved within the time prescribed by the medical board for resolving the complaint so that the president may take necessary action on the complaint.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1806.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.154
§ 1806.154. PROFIT SHARING AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 1806.153 does not prohibit an insurer from sharing profits with the insurer's policyholders if:

(1) a profit sharing agreement is placed on or in the face of the policy;

(2) the profit sharing is uniform and does not discriminate among individuals or among classes; and

(3) the profit is not distributed to an insured before the expiration of the insurance policy.

(b) An insurer or an insurer's officer, director, agent, or other representative that violates this section has engaged in unjust discrimination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8309.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8309 / Section 8309.102
§ 8309.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.083 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.083
§ 2257.083. INVESTMENT; SELECTION OF DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not:

(1) prohibit an exempt institution from prudently investing in a certificate of deposit; or

(2) restrict the selection of a depository by the governing body of an exempt institution in accordance with its fiduciary duty.
Tex. Water Code § 36.054 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.054
§ 36.054. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) After a district is created and the directors have qualified, the board shall meet, elect a president, vice president, secretary, and any other officers or assistant officers as the board may deem necessary and begin the discharge of its duties.

(b) After each directors' election, the board shall meet and elect officers.

(c) The president is the chief executive officer of the district, presides at all meetings of the board, and shall execute all documents on behalf of the district. The vice president shall act as president in case of the absence or disability of the president. The secretary is responsible for seeing that all records and books of the district are properly kept and shall attest the president's signature on all documents.

(d) The board may appoint another director, the general manager, or any employee as assistant or deputy secretary to assist the secretary, and any such person shall be entitled to certify as to the authenticity of any record of the district, including but not limited to all proceedings relating to bonds, contracts, or indebtedness of the district.

(e) After any election or appointment of a director, a district shall notify the executive director within 30 days after the date of the election or appointment of the name and mailing address of the director chosen and the date that director's term of office expires. The executive director shall provide forms to the district for such purpose.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.201 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.201
§ 8.201. ISSUER.
Status: in_force

(a) With respect to an obligation on or a defense to a security, "issuer" includes a person that:

(1) places or authorizes the placing of its name on a security certificate, other than as authenticating trustee, registrar, transfer agent, or the like, to evidence a share, participation, or other interest in its property or in an enterprise or to evidence its duty to perform an obligation represented by the certificate;

(2) creates a share, participation, or other interest in its property or in an enterprise, or undertakes an obligation, that is an uncertificated security;

(3) directly or indirectly creates a fractional interest in its rights or property, if the fractional interest is represented by a security certificate; or

(4) becomes responsible for, or in place of, another person described as an issuer in this section.

(b) With respect to an obligation on or defense to a security, a guarantor is an issuer to the extent of its guaranty, whether or not its obligation is noted on a security certificate.

(c) With respect to a registration of a transfer, "issuer" means a person on whose behalf transfer books are maintained.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8448.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8448 / Section 8448.006
§ 8448.006. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.304
§ 1079.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election to dissolve the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8246.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8246 / Section 8246.002
§ 8246.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district as provided by this chapter.

(b) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.264 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.264
§ 1701.264. ACQUIRED AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "first responder" has the meaning assigned by Section 421.095, Government Code.

(b) The commission, in collaboration with the office of acquired brain injury of the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council, shall establish and maintain a training program for peace officers and first responders that provides information on:

(1) the effects of an acquired brain injury and of a traumatic brain injury; and

(2) techniques to interact with persons who have an acquired brain injury or a traumatic brain injury.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.936 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.936
§ 2306.936. REMEDIATION OF COMPLAINT REGARDING CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a complaint that alleges a violation that the department determines poses an imminent hazard or threat to the health and safety of the occupants of the facility, including violations of rules adopted by the department concerning sanitation.

(b) Subject to Subsection (d), not later than the 30th day after the date notice is received under Section 2306.934, the operator of a migrant labor housing facility that is the subject of a complaint described by Subsection (a) shall remedy the complaint.

(c) The department may refer a complaint described by Subsection (a) to a local authority for immediate inspection of the migrant labor housing facility.

(d) The department by rule shall establish a procedure for requiring the owner of a migrant labor housing facility to relocate or provide for the relocation to another housing facility of the occupants of a facility that is the subject of a complaint under Subsection (a) if the remediation of that complaint is projected to take longer than a period of 30 days. A housing facility to which a person is relocated under this subsection:

(1) must meet the occupancy standards adopted under this subchapter;

(2) must be located in the same vicinity as the vacated facility; and

(3) may not require a rent payment from a displaced migrant agricultural worker that exceeds the rent charged for the vacated facility.

(e) Subsection (d) does not apply to a migrant agricultural worker who is temporarily in the United States under an H-2A visa authorized under 8 U.S.C. Section 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.001
§ 1058.001. 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 McCamey County Hospital District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.005
§ 3805.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 1202, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, amending former Section 376.154, Local Government Code, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 3805.105 or its predecessor statutes, former Section 376.124(b), Local Government Code, as added by Chapter 275, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, and former Section 376.154(b), Local Government Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 1, Chapter 1202, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, amending former Section 376.154, Local Government Code, form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.

(c) A description of the district's boundaries shall be filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The commission by order may correct a mistake in the description of the district's boundaries.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.155 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.155
§ 545.155. VEHICLE ENTERING HIGHWAY FROM PRIVATE ROAD OR DRIVEWAY.
Status: in_force

An operator about to enter or cross a highway from an alley, building, or private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle approaching on the highway to be entered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.101
§ 3899.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2151.1022 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.1022
§ 2151.1022. REQUIRED RECORDS OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who operates an amusement ride in this state shall maintain accurate records of any governmental action taken in any state relating to that particular amusement ride, including an inspection resulting in the repair or replacement of equipment used in the operation of the amusement ride.

(b) The operator shall file with the commissioner quarterly a report, on a form designed by the commissioner, describing each governmental action taken in the quarter covered by the report for which the operator is required by Subsection (a) to maintain records. A report is not required in any quarter in which no reportable governmental action was taken in any state in which the person operated the amusement ride.

(c) A person who operates an amusement ride shall maintain for not less than two years at any location where the ride is operated, for inspection by a municipal, county, or state law enforcement official, a photocopy of any quarterly report required under this section or Section 2151.103 to be filed with the commissioner.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.104
§ 2154.104. DUPLICATE LICENSE; LICENSE CHANGES.
Status: in_force

A person must be charged a fee in an amount not to exceed $20 for a duplicate license issued by the commissioner and for any requested change to a license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8117.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8117 / Section 8117.102
§ 8117.102. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by a municipality in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of which the district is located, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2005, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.304
§ 1063.304. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Montgomery County Hospital District."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8263.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8263 / Section 8263.004
§ 8263.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.

(b) The district is created to accomplish:

(1) the purposes of a municipal utility district as provided by general law; and

(2) to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of arterial or main feeder roads or improvements in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.202
§ 485A.202. PROHIBITION ON QUALIFIED PERSON CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

If the office determines that the nominating body of a qualified media production location is not complying with this chapter, the office shall prohibit the certification of a qualified person at the location until the office determines that the nominating body is complying with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.156
§ 1101.156. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.206
§ 2154.206. INSPECTION OF PUBLIC FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "appropriate fire prevention officer" means a person with fire prevention authority in a particular jurisdiction.

(b) A person planning to make a public fireworks display shall submit, under rules adopted by the commissioner, a written application to the state fire marshal for a permit.

(c) An appropriate fire prevention officer, as designated or approved by the state fire marshal, shall make a site investigation to determine whether a proposed fireworks display is of a nature or in a location that may be hazardous to property or dangerous to any person. The officer may, in the exercise of reasonable discretion, approve or disapprove the display site and may impose reasonable conditions on the display.

(d) After inspecting the proposed display site, the fire prevention officer shall notify the state fire marshal of the results of the inspection, and the state fire marshal shall determine if a permit is to be issued.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.02471 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.02471
§ 32.02471. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN FORMER FOSTER CARE ADOLESCENTS ENROLLED IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "independent foster care adolescent" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.0247.

(b) The commission shall provide medical assistance to a person who:

(1) is 21 years of age or older but younger than 23 years of age;

(2) would be eligible to receive assistance as an independent foster care adolescent under Section 32.0247 if the person were younger than 21 years of age; and

(3) is enrolled in an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003(8), Education Code, or a private or independent institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003(15), Education Code, that is located in this state and is making satisfactory academic progress as determined by the institution.