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Tex. Government Code § 411.1286 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1286
§ 411.1286.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1286. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURTS; COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARD MEMBERS. The commissioners court of a county is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a member of a county child welfare board appointed by the commissioners court under Section 264.005, Family Code.
Tex. Property Code § 71.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.004
§ 71.004. PRESUMPTION OF DEATH WITHOUT HEIRS.
Status: in_force

An individual is presumed to have died leaving no heirs if for the seven-year period preceding the court's determination:

(1) a lawful claim to the individual's property has not been asserted; and

(2) a lawful act of ownership of the individual's property has not been exercised.
Tex. Election Code § 68.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 68 / Section 68.001
§ 68.001. DUTY TO TABULATE GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall tabulate the unofficial results as provided by this subchapter in each primary election and general election for state and county officers on each proposed amendment to the state constitution and for each contested race for nomination or election to:

(1) a federal office or statewide office of the state government;

(2) the office of state senator;

(3) the office of state representative; and

(4) the office of member, State Board of Education.

(b) The secretary may tabulate the unofficial results for other contested races, political party referenda, and any special elections ordered by the governor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.073 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.073
§ 91.073. GRANTS AND LOANS.
Status: in_force

The department may apply for, accept, and expend money from grants, loans, or reimbursements for any purpose of this chapter, including paying for the cost of the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of a rail facility or system.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.238 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.238
§ 623.238. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 35.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 35 / Section 35.003
§ 35.003. PURCHASE FROM AFFILIATE; UNDUE PREFERENCE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric utility may purchase power from an affiliate in accordance with this title.

(b) An electric utility may not grant an undue preference to a person in connection with the utility's purchase or sale of electric energy at wholesale or other utility service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3835.163 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3835 / Section 3835.163
§ 3835.163. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may grant in the manner authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3812.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3812 / Section 3812.103
§ 3812.103. CONTRACTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect the public interest, the district may contract with Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.

(b) Harris County, the City of Houston, or another political subdivision of this state, without further authorization, may contract with the district to implement a project of the district or assist the district in providing a service authorized under this chapter. A contract under this subsection may:

(1) be for a period on which the parties agree;

(2) include terms on which the parties agree;

(3) be payable from taxes or any other source of revenue that may be available for that project or service; and

(4) provide terms under which taxes or other revenue collected at a district project or from a person using or purchasing a commodity or service at a district project may be paid or rebated to the district.

(c) The district may enter into a contract, lease, or other agreement with or make or accept a grant or loan to or from any person, including:

(1) the United States;

(2) this state or a state agency;

(3) any political subdivision of this state; and

(4) a public or private corporation, including a nonprofit corporation created by the board under this subchapter.

(d) The district may perform all acts necessary for the full exercise of the powers vested in the district on terms and for the period the board determines advisable.
Tex. Water Code § 51.353 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.353
§ 51.353. AMORTIZATION AND EMERGENCY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall have a competent engineer make an inspection and valuation of the physical property of the district which is subject to decay, obsolescence, injury, or damage by sudden, accidental, or unusual causes, and based on the inspection and valuation, the engineer shall determine as nearly as he can a sufficient amount to be set aside annually to pay for replacement of each item of physical property at the end of its economic life or for the restoration or replacement of any item of physical property if it is lost, injured, or damaged.

(b) The board shall set aside a portion of the maintenance fund as it is collected equal to the amount determined under Subsection (a) of this section and shall place this money in the amortization and emergency fund. No part of this fund may be spent except to replace amortized property or to replace or restore lost, injured, or damaged property.

(c) Any amount in the amortization and emergency fund which is not spent for the purposes for which the fund was created may be invested in bonds or interest bearing securities of the United States.

(d) The board is not required to create an amortization and emergency fund, but if the board does create the fund, it shall be kept up and maintained.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.004
§ 2001.004. REQUIREMENT TO ADOPT RULES OF PRACTICE AND INDEX RULES, ORDERS, AND DECISIONS.
Status: in_force

In addition to other requirements under law, a state agency shall:

(1) adopt rules of practice stating the nature and requirements of all available formal and informal procedures;

(2) index, cross-index to statute, and make available for public inspection all rules and other written statements of policy or interpretations that are prepared, adopted, or used by the agency in discharging its functions; and

(3) index, cross-index to statute, and make available for public inspection all final orders, decisions, and opinions.
Tex. Government Code § 2156.063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2156 / Section 2156.063
§ 2156.063. SOLICITATION OF BIDS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller and each state agency making a purchase shall solicit bids under this subchapter by:

(1) direct mail;

(2) telephone;

(3) facsimile transmission; or

(4) online electronic transmission.
Tex. Election Code § 31.154 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.154
§ 31.154. APPOINTMENT OF JOINT ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The position of joint elections administrator is filled by appointment of the joint elections commission.

(b) To be appointed, a joint elections administrator must receive the affirmative vote of a majority of the joint elections commission's membership. Each member voting in favor of the appointment must sign the resolution or order appointing the administrator.

(c) Not later than the third day after the date a joint elections administrator is appointed, the officer who presided at the meeting shall file a signed copy of the resolution or order with the secretary of the joint elections commission. Not later than the third day after the date the copy is filed, the secretary of the commission shall deliver a certified copy of the resolution or order to the secretary of state.

(d) The initial appointment may be made at any time after the adoption of the order creating the position.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.257 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.257
§ 1551.257. ELIGIBILITY OF ANNUITANT FOR EXTENDED INSURANCE BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

An annuitant participating in optional term life insurance coverage is not eligible for premium-waived extended insurance benefits if the total disability begins after the date of retirement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.110
§ 3885.110. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Election Code § 232.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 232 / Section 232.009
§ 232.009. NOTICE OF CONTEST TO CANVASSING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) After an election contest is filed, the district clerk shall promptly deliver written notice of the filing to the presiding officer of the final canvassing authority for the contested election if the election is:

(1) a primary election; or

(2) a general or special election for which a runoff is necessary in the contested race according to the official result or will be necessary if the contestant prevails.

(b) The officer receiving notice under Subsection (a) shall deliver written notice to each authority to whom the names of the candidates in the succeeding election are certified for placement on the ballot that the contest has been filed and that the certification is subject to the outcome of the contest. The officer shall deliver the notice at the same time as the certification or, if the certification is delivered before receipt of notice under Subsection (a), as soon as practicable after certification.

(c) If the contested election is a general or special election and the officer receiving notice under Subsection (a) is not the authority or presiding officer of the authority that orders the runoff election, the clerk shall deliver written notice of the filing to that authority.

(d) The contestant in an election contest in which notice under Subsection (a) is required must attach to the petition a statement informing the clerk that the notice is required and containing the name and address of each person to whom the notice is required to be delivered.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.402 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.402
§ 885.402. REPORTS OF CERTAIN GRAND LODGES.
Status: in_force

The officers of the supreme state governing body of a grand lodge considered to be a single state organization under Section 885.006 shall make each report required by this chapter. The report must include the transactions, liabilities, and assets of the state organization.
Tex. Government Code § 2007.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2007 / Section 2007.005
§ 2007.005. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, applies to a suit filed under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.0216 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.0216
§ 118.0216. RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for "Records Management and Preservation" under Section 118.011 is for the records management and preservation services performed by the county clerk after the filing and recording of a document in the records of the office of the clerk.

(b) The fee must be paid at the time of the filing of the document.

(c) The fee shall be deposited in a separate records management and preservation account in the general fund of the county.

(d) The fee may be used only to provide funds for specific records management and preservation, including for automation purposes.

(e) All expenditures from the records management and preservation account shall comply with Subchapter C, Chapter 262.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8242.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8242 / Section 8242.102
§ 8242.102. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8384.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8384 / Section 8384.203
§ 8384.203. 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. Business Organizations Code § 101.202 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.202
§ 101.202. DISTRIBUTION IN KIND.
Status: in_force

A member of a limited liability company is entitled to receive or demand a distribution from the company only in the form of cash, regardless of the form of the member's contribution to the company.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.0511 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.0511
§ 651.0511. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing commission operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the commission;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;

(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;

(5) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of a state policymaking body in performing their duties; and

(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director of the commission shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission. Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8162.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8162 / Section 8162.153
§ 8162.153. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code;

(4) a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522; or

(5) a person who provides to the public advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Family Code § 54.031 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.031
§ 54.031. HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CERTAIN ABUSE VICTIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a hearing under this title in which a child is alleged to be a delinquent child on the basis of a violation of any of the following provisions of the Penal Code, if a child 18 years of age or younger or a person with a disability is the alleged victim of the violation:

(1) Chapter 21 (Sexual Offenses) or 22 (Assaultive Offenses);

(2) Section 25.02 (Prohibited Sexual Conduct);

(3) Section 43.25 (Sexual Performance by a Child);

(4) Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8) (Trafficking of Persons); or

(5) Section 43.05(a)(2) (Compelling Prostitution).

(b) This section applies only to statements that describe the alleged violation that:

(1) were made by the child or person with a disability who is the alleged victim of the violation; and

(2) were made to the first person, 18 years of age or older, to whom the child or person with a disability made a statement about the violation.

(c) A statement that meets the requirements of Subsection (b) is not inadmissible because of the hearsay rule if:

(1) on or before the 14th day before the date the hearing begins, the party intending to offer the statement:

(A) notifies each other party of its intention to do so;

(B) provides each other party with the name of the witness through whom it intends to offer the statement; and

(C) provides each other party with a written summary of the statement;

(2) the juvenile court finds, in a hearing conducted outside the presence of the jury, that the statement is reliable based on the time, content, and circumstances of the statement; and

(3) the child or person with a disability who is the alleged victim testifies or is available to testify at the hearing in court or in any other manner provided by law.

(d) In this section, "person with a disability" has the same meaning as "disabled individual" as defined by Section 22.04, Penal Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.208
§ 3855.208. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms and conditions as determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution.

(b) The district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from sales and use taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8475.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8475 / Section 8475.052
§ 8475.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Curby Ohnheiser;

(2) Bill Zukaukas;

(3) James Hines;

(4) Sam Siddons; and

(5) Terry Zrubek.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8475.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of their designation.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8475.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8475.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.3075 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.3075
§ 1551.3075. TOBACCO USER PREMIUM DIFFERENTIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall assess each participant in a health benefit plan provided under the group benefits program who uses one or more tobacco products a tobacco user premium differential, to be paid in monthly installments. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board of trustees shall determine the amount of the monthly installments of the premium differential.

(b) If the General Appropriations Act for a state fiscal biennium sets the amount of the monthly installments of the tobacco user premium differential for that biennium, the board of trustees shall assess the premium differential during that biennium in the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.507 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.507
§ 887.507. LEGAL EFFECT OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this subchapter, an association that converts to a stock legal reserve life insurance company under this subchapter is subject to Chapter 841.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.705 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.705
§ 201.705. AESTHETIC ENTRANCES AND ORNAMENTAL DECORATIONS.
Status: in_force

The department may enter into agreements with local governments, convention and visitors bureaus, chambers of commerce, or other governmental or nongovernmental entities for the purpose of purchasing supplies and materials to be used for aesthetic entrances to municipalities or census designated places along interstate highways or highway corridors or ornamental decorations along overpasses, provided that the department may not expend appropriated funds solely to plan, design, or construct aesthetic entrances to municipalities or census designated places along interstate highways or highway corridors or ornamental decorations along overpasses.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.101
§ 1103.101. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator of the Texas Real Estate Commission shall serve as executive director.

(b) The board may delegate to the executive director the responsibility for administering this chapter and Chapter 1104, including the approval of consent orders and agreements.
Tex. Government Code § 52.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 52 / Section 52.042
§ 52.042. DEPUTY COURT REPORTER.
Status: in_force

(a) If an official court reporter is unable to perform his duties in reporting proceedings in court due to illness, other official work, or unavoidable disability, the judge of the court may appoint a deputy court reporter to perform the court reporting services during the absence of the official court reporter.

(b) A deputy court reporter is entitled to receive the same salary and fees for the services performed during the absence of the official court reporter as the official court reporter receives. The deputy court reporter shall be paid in the same manner as the official court reporter.

(c) The official court reporter is entitled to receive his regular salary while temporarily unable to perform his duties due to other official work. The official court reporter may not receive salary under this subsection for more than 30 days each year.

(d) The salary of the official court reporter for absences due to illness or unavoidable disability shall be determined in accordance with the compensation and leave policies of the county or counties responsible for payment of the official court reporter's salary and Chapter 504, Labor Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0040 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0040
§ 152.0040. APPLICATION OF GENERAL JUVENILE BOARD PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, and 152.0009 do not apply to a juvenile board operating under this subchapter.