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Tex. Local Government Code § 211.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.021
§ 211.021. ADDITIONAL ZONING REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality with a population of more than 290,000 that has adopted a comprehensive zoning ordinance under Subchapter A may, by ordinance, divide the municipality into neighborhood zoning areas after a public hearing on the matter at which parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard. Before the 15th day before the date of the hearing, notice of the time and place of the hearing must be published in an official newspaper or a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.

(b) The mayor of the municipality, with the approval of the governing body, may appoint a neighborhood advisory zoning council for each of the neighborhood zoning areas. Each zoning council must be composed of five citizens who reside in the neighborhood zoning area. A zoning council member is appointed for a term of two years.

(c) Each neighborhood advisory zoning council shall provide the zoning commission with information, advice, and recommendations relating to each application filed with the zoning commission for zoning regulation changes that affect property within that neighborhood zoning area.

(d) On the filing of a zoning change application with the zoning commission, the zoning commission shall provide the appropriate neighborhood advisory zoning council with a copy of the application. The zoning council shall conduct a public hearing on the application and must publish notice of the time and place of the hearing in an official newspaper or a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality before the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(e) At or before the zoning commission's hearing on the zoning change application, the neighborhood advisory zoning council shall submit to the zoning commission any information, advice, and recommendations relating to that application that the zoning council considers proper. The zoning commission may not overrule a recommendation of the zoning council with respect to the disposition of the application unless at least three-fourths of the members of the zoning commission who are present at the meeting vote to overrule the recommendation.
Tex. Water Code § 49.316 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.316
§ 49.316. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area of the district at the time of creation.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(i) If the creation of a new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(j) A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, and tax elections held before the division.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.134 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.134
§ 225.134. LUTHER G.
Status: in_force

PRUNTY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of Farm-to-Market Road 1810 in Jack County beginning at its intersection with State Highway 59 to the eastern boundary of Jack County is designated as the Luther G. Prunty Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Luther G. Prunty Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8432.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8432 / Section 8432.201
§ 8432.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, tax increment payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Property Code § 209.010 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.010
§ 209.010. NOTICE AFTER FORECLOSURE SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owners' association that conducts a foreclosure sale of an owner's lot must send to the lot owner and to each lienholder of record, not later than the 30th day after the date of the foreclosure sale, a written notice stating the date and time the sale occurred and informing the lot owner and each lienholder of record of the right of the lot owner and lienholder to redeem the property under Section 209.011.

(b) The notice must be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to:

(1) the lot owner's last known mailing address, as reflected in the records of the property owners' association;

(2) the address of each holder of a lien on the property subject to foreclosure evidenced by the most recent deed of trust filed of record in the real property records of the county in which the property is located; and

(3) the address of each transferee or assignee of a deed of trust described by Subdivision (2) who has provided notice to a property owners' association of such assignment or transfer. Notice provided by a transferee or assignee to a property owners' association shall be in writing, shall contain the mailing address of the transferee or assignee, and shall be mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or United States mail with signature confirmation to the property owners' association according to the mailing address of the property owners' association pursuant to the most recent management certificate filed of record pursuant to Section 209.004.

(b-1) If a recorded instrument does not include an address for the lienholder, the association does not have a duty to notify the lienholder as provided by this section.

(b-2) For purposes of this section, the lot owner is deemed to have given approval for the association to notify the lienholder.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date the association sends the notice required by Subsection (a), the association must record an affidavit in the real property records of the county in which the lot is located, stating the date on which the notice was sent and containing a legal description of the lot. Any person is entitled to rely conclusively on the information contained in the recorded affidavit.

(d) The notice requirements of this section also apply to the sale of an owner's lot by a sheriff or constable conducted as provided by a judgment obtained by the property owners' association.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.206 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.206
§ 460.206. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board of directors may adopt rules relating to the creation of a vacancy on the board by the absence of a board member at the board meetings, staggering the terms of up to one-half of the board of directors, and providing for alternates.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.157 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.157
§ 126.157. TERM OF CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

The conservator shall serve until the purposes of the conservatorship are accomplished.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.554 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.554
§ 356.554. SUFFICIENCY OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) If the personal representative of an estate is required by this title to give a general bond, before the court approves any sale of real estate, the court shall determine whether the bond is sufficient to protect the estate after the sale proceeds are received.

(b) If the court finds that the general bond is sufficient, the court may approve the sale as provided by Section 356.556(a).

(c) If the court finds that the general bond is insufficient, the court may not approve the sale until the general bond is increased to the amount required by the court, or an additional bond is given, and approved by the court.

(d) An increase in the amount of the general bond, or the additional bond, as applicable under Subsection (c), must be equal to the sum of:

(1) the amount for which the real estate is sold; and

(2) any additional amount the court finds necessary and sets for the estate's protection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.151
§ 551.151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "insurer" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.101.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.062 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.062
§ 16.062. EFFECT OF DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) The death of a person against whom or in whose favor there may be a cause of action suspends the running of an applicable statute of limitations for 12 months after the death.

(b) If an executor or administrator of a decedent's estate qualifies before the expiration of the period provided by this section, the statute of limitations begins to run at the time of the qualification.
Tex. Government Code § 855.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.202
§ 855.202. LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall appoint an attorney.

(b) The attorney shall act as the legal adviser to the board of trustees.

(c) The board of trustees, the director, or the director's designee may employ or obtain the services of other attorneys or outside legal counsel to represent the retirement system in litigation or advise the retirement system on fiduciary or legal matters.
Tex. Education Code § 56.308 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.308
§ 56.308. NOTIFICATION OF PROGRAM; RESPONSIBILITIES OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board shall post on the coordinating board's Internet website and distribute to each eligible institution and to each school district a copy of the rules adopted under this subchapter.

(b) Each school district shall:

(1) notify its middle school students, junior high school students, and high school students, those students' teachers and school counselors, and those students' parents of the TEXAS grant, Teach for Texas grant, and Future Texas Teachers Scholarship programs, the eligibility requirements of each program, the need for students to make informed curriculum choices to be prepared for success beyond high school, and sources of information on higher education admissions and financial aid in a manner that assists the district in implementing a strategy adopted by the district under Section 11.252(a)(4); and

(2) ensure that each student's official transcript or diploma indicates whether the student has completed or is on schedule to complete:

(A) the recommended or advanced high school curriculum required for grant eligibility under Section 28.002 or 28.025; or

(B) for a school district covered by Section 56.304(f)(1), the required portion of the recommended or advanced high school curriculum in the manner described by Section 56.304(f)(2).

(c) The information required by Subsection (b)(2) must be included on a student's transcript not later than the end of the student's junior year.

(d) In addition to the eligibility requirements of Section 56.304, a person who graduated from an accredited private high school or who presents evidence of successful completion of a nontraditional secondary education, as defined by Section 51.9241, is eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter only if the student's official transcript or diploma includes the information required as provided by Subsections (b)(2)(A) and (c).
Tex. Election Code § 275.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 275 / Section 275.003
§ 275.003. ELECTION BY PLACE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) When a city attains a population of 200,000 or more, the city shall establish a system of electing its governing body in accordance with this section if in the city's general elections more than one member of its governing body is elected from the same set of candidates.

(b) Not later than the 60th day before the date of the first general election held in accordance with this section, the city's governing body shall assign a place number to each position on the governing body that is to be elected from the same territory as another position, identifying it by the name of the incumbent at the time the assignment is made.

(c) One person shall be elected to fill each position for which a place number appears on the ballot.

(d) The city shall use the place system required by this section until the city establishes another system of election that is consistent with an election by majority vote.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.054
§ 3926.054. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of:

Pos. No. Name of Director

1 Ross Gatlin

2 Trent Horton

3 Pelham Smith

4 Brian Hegi

5 Nat Parker

(b) Initial directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 3926.007; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 3926.007 and the terms of the initial directors have expired, successor initial 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 3926.007; 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 according to the most recent certified tax appraisal rolls for the county may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor initial directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor initial directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 102.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 102 / Section 102.005
§ 102.005. SECURITY FOR COURT COSTS NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

In a case defended under this chapter, neither the defendant nor a local government is required to advance security for costs or to give bond on appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Local Government Code § 84.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 84 / Section 84.003
§ 84.003. PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district judges shall appoint the county auditor at a special meeting held for that purpose. If a majority of the judges cannot agree on the selection of a person as county auditor, one of the judges shall certify that fact to the governor, who shall appoint another district judge to act and vote with the district judges to select the county auditor.

(b) The clerk of the district court shall record the judges' action in the minutes of the court and certify it to the commissioners court. The commissioners court shall record in its minutes the judges' action and an order directing the payment of the auditor's salary.
Tex. Local Government Code § 175.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 175 / Section 175.004
§ 175.004. PAYMENT FOR COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

A person who is entitled to continued coverage under this chapter is entitled to make payments for the coverage at the same time and to the same entity that payments for the coverage are made by current employees of the political subdivision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953 / Section 7953.004
§ 7953.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7953.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.032 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.032
§ 232.032. SERVICES PROVIDED BY SUBDIVIDER.
Status: in_force

A subdivider having an approved plat for a subdivision shall:

(1) furnish a certified letter from the utility provider stating that water is available to the subdivision sufficient in quality and quantity to meet minimum state standards required by Section 16.343, Water Code, and consistent with the certification in the letter, and that water of that quality and quantity will be made available to the point of delivery to all lots in the subdivision;

(2) furnish sewage treatment facilities that meet minimum state standards to fulfill the wastewater requirements of the subdivision or furnish certification by the appropriate county or state official having jurisdiction over the approval of the septic systems indicating that lots in the subdivision can be adequately and legally served by septic systems as provided under Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code;

(3) furnish roads satisfying minimum standards as adopted by the county;

(4) furnish adequate drainage meeting standard engineering practices; and

(5) make a reasonable effort to have electric utility service and gas utility service installed by a utility.
Tex. Education Code § 156.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 156 / Section 156.006
§ 156.006. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The program shall be funded by gifts, grants, and donations described by Section 156.007. The program may not be funded by legislative appropriations.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.009
§ 593.009. HEARING REPORT; FINAL DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) After each hearing, the hearing officer shall promptly report to the parties in writing the officer's decision, findings of fact, and the reasons for those findings.

(b) The hearing officer's decision is final on the 31st day after the date on which the decision is reported unless a party files an appeal within that period.

(c) The filing of an appeal suspends the hearing officer's decision, and a party may not take action on the decision.
Tex. Election Code § 231.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 231 / Section 231.001
§ 231.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBTITLE.
Status: in_force

This subtitle applies to an election contest of which the district court has jurisdiction.
Tex. Education Code § 39.307 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.307
§ 39.307. USES OF PERFORMANCE REPORT.
Status: in_force

The information required to be reported under Section 39.306 shall be:

(1) the subject of public hearings or meetings required under Sections 11.252, 11.253, and 39.306;

(2) a primary consideration in school district and campus planning; and

(3) a primary consideration of:

(A) the State Board of Education in the evaluation of the performance of the commissioner;

(B) the commissioner in the evaluation of the performance of the directors of the regional education service centers;

(C) the board of trustees of a school district in the evaluation of the performance of the superintendent of the district; and

(D) the superintendent in the evaluation of the performance of the district's campus principals.
Tex. Local Government Code § 563.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 563 / Section 563.054
§ 563.054. BOARD OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The directors shall select a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer to serve one-year terms.

(b) The president and vice president must be members of the board. The secretary and treasurer are not required to be board members.

(c) The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined.

(d) The president is the board's chief executive officer and budget officer and shall preside at the meetings of the board.

(e) The vice president shall act as president if the president is incapacitated or absent from a meeting.

(f) The secretary shall keep the records and the minutes of the meetings of the board.

(g) The board shall require the treasurer to give a bond in the amount equal to the estimated amount to be held, at any time, by the treasurer. The board shall pay the bond premium.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.001
§ 1071.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Professional Land Surveying Practices Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8385.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8385 / Section 8385.002
§ 8385.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.106
§ 522.106. AFFIDAVIT BY CERTIFIED BREATH TEST TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding under this chapter, the certified breath test technical supervisor responsible for maintaining and directing the operation of the breath test instruments in compliance with department rules, in lieu of appearing in court, may attest by affidavit to:

(1) the reliability of the instrument used to take or analyze a specimen of a person's breath to determine alcohol concentration; and

(2) the validity of the results of the analysis.

(b) An affidavit submitted under this section must contain statements regarding:

(1) the reliability of the instrument and the analytical results; and

(2) compliance with state law in the administration of the program.

(c) A certified copy of an affidavit prepared in accordance with this section is admissible only if the department serves a copy of the affidavit on the person or the person's attorney not later than the seventh day before the date on which the hearing begins.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4021.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4021 / Section 4021.0105
§ 4021.0105. 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 bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

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

(4) legality or operation.