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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923 / Section 7923.0306
§ 7923.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any 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 described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) 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.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7923.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

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

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

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

(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) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7923.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

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

(j) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7923.0104 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.

(k) Any 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.
Tex. Water Code § 55.491 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.491
§ 55.491. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

After the district is created, the members of the board are qualified, the maps, profiles, specifications, and estimate are filed, and after the assessor and collector has made and returned the assessment roll, the board may order a bond election to be held in the district at the earliest possible legal time.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.127 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.127
§ 407.127. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS THROUGH ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner determines that the payment of benefits and claims administration shall be made through the association, the association assumes the workers' compensation obligations of the impaired employer and shall begin the payment of the obligations for which it is liable not later than the 30th day after the date of notification by the director.

(b) The association shall make payments to claimants whose entitlement to benefits can be ascertained by the association.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the association is not liable for the payment of any penalties assessed for any act or omission on the part of any person other than the association.
Tex. Utilities Code § 35.038 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 35 / Section 35.038
§ 35.038. FACILITATING CERTAIN INTERCOMPANY LANDFILL GAS-TO-ELECTRICITY USE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section only applies in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million in which a national wildlife refuge is wholly or partly located.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, and for the purposes of reducing environmental emissions, putting to a beneficial purpose landfill gas as an electric generation fuel that would otherwise be flared, enabling the operation of electric generation to a greater degree, and enhancing the reliability and resilience of electric service in this state, a person who is not an electric utility and who owns and operates equipment or facilities to produce, generate, transmit, distribute, store, sell, or furnish electricity produced by the use of landfill methane gas may:

(1) use the equipment or facilities to provide electricity and electric service to the person and to the person's affiliates without being considered to be an electric utility, a public utility, a retail electric provider, a power marketer, or a person providing aggregation;

(2) interconnect the equipment or facilities in a timely manner and on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms and conditions with any electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative that has a retail service area for any portion of the equipment or facilities; and

(3) receive backup, supplemental, or other electric service for any of the person's or the person's affiliates' facilities that consume electricity from any electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative that has a retail service area for any portion of the person's facilities or equipment that are interconnected regardless of whether those facilities are in the same retail service area as the location of the interconnection point.

(c) Backup, supplemental, or other electric service provided under this section through an interconnection for a person's electricity-consuming facilities that are connected to the person's interconnected equipment or facilities does not constitute a service area encroachment or other violation of law by the electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative supplying the backup, supplemental, or other electric service.
Tex. Local Government Code § 134.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 134 / Section 134.102
§ 134.102. LOCAL CONSOLIDATED FEE ON CONVICTION OF CLASS A OR B MISDEMEANOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A person convicted of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor shall pay $123 as a court cost, in addition to all other costs, on conviction.

(b) The treasurer shall allocate the court costs received under this section to the following accounts and funds so that each receives to the extent practicable, utilizing historical data as applicable, the same amount of money the account or fund would have received if the court costs for the accounts and funds had been collected and reported separately, except that the account or fund may not receive less than the following percentages:
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8047.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8047 / Section 8047.0502
§ 8047.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0504
§ 3792.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or

(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917 / Section 7917.103
§ 7917.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 524.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 524.v2 / Section 524.005
§ 524.005. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The department may accept gifts and grants from any party, including a health benefit plan issuer or a foundation associated with a health benefit plan issuer, to assist with funding the program. The department shall adopt rules governing acceptance of donations that are consistent with Chapter 575, Government Code. Before adopting rules under this subsection, the department shall:

(1) submit the proposed rules to the Texas Ethics Commission for review; and

(2) consider the commission's recommendations regarding the regulations.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 103.019 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 103 / Section 103.019
§ 103.019. BOARD MEMBER TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a member of the board may assume the member's duties, the member must complete at least one course of the training program established under this section.

(b) A training program established under this section shall provide information to the member regarding:

(1) this chapter;

(2) the programs operated by the board;

(3) the role and functions of the board;

(4) the rules of the board with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

(5) the current budget for the produce recovery fund;

(6) the requirements of:

(A) Chapter 551, Government Code;

(B) Chapter 552, Government Code; and

(C) Chapter 2001, Government Code;

(7) the requirements of the conflict of interest laws and other laws relating to public officials; and

(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the department or the Texas Ethics Commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.205
§ 1031.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds in the manner provided by this subchapter to refund outstanding bonds issued by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the bonds to be refunded; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of the outstanding bonds and the unpaid matured interest on the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.210
§ 8506.210. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this chapter and the interest on the bond is exempt from taxation, except inheritance taxes, by this state or by any political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 1.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.001
§ 1.001. PURPOSE OF CODE.
Status: repealed

(a) This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in Chapter 448, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963 (Article 5429b-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.

(b) Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the general and permanent human resources law more accessible and understandable by:

(1) rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;

(2) employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;

(3) eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions; and

(4) restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8067.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8067 / Section 8067.0103
§ 8067.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR 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. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7869 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7869
§ 7869. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE FUND.
Status: in_force

There is hereby created a "Construction and Maintenance Fund" of such district, which shall consist of all moneys received from the sale of bonds and all other amounts received by said district from whatsoever source, except the tax collections applied to the interest and sinking fund on bonds. All expenses of any kind prior to and after the filing of the original petition necessarily incurred in connection with the creation, establishment and maintenance of any district, and improvements, repairs, cost of maintenance, salaries of all officers and employ%21es, and all expenditures for any purposes of the district shall be paid out of such fund.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00009
§ 30.00009. CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body shall by ordinance provide for the appointment of a clerk of the municipal courts of record. The municipal clerk shall keep the records of the municipal courts of record, issue process, and generally perform the duties that a clerk of a county court at law exercising criminal jurisdiction performs for that court. In addition, the clerk shall maintain an index of all court judgments in the same manner as county clerks are required by law to prepare for criminal cases arising in county courts.

(b) The governing body may provide deputy clerks, warrant officers, and other personnel as needed for the proper operation of the courts.

(c) The clerk and other court personnel perform their duties under the direction and control of the presiding judge.

(d) The governing body shall by ordinance provide for the hiring, direction, supervision, and removal of the personnel authorized in the annual budget for the clerk's office.
Tex. Government Code § 476.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 476 / Section 476.0151
§ 476.0151. DISBURSEMENT WITHOUT APPROPRIATION.
Status: in_force

Money in the trust fund may be spent by the office without appropriation only as provided by this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9003.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9003 / Section 9003.051
§ 9003.051. BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five directors.
Tex. Government Code § 571.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.065
§ 571.065. FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall prescribe forms for statements and reports required to be filed with the commission.

(b) The commission shall provide for the distribution of the forms.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.360 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.360
§ 143.360. ELECTION TO RATIFY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The bargaining agent shall call an election to ratify any agreement reached with the public employer.

(b) All police officers of the municipality, other than the department head and assistant department heads, are eligible to vote in the election.

(c) The bargaining agent shall establish procedures for the election.

(d) A majority of all votes cast is required to ratify an agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3819.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3819 / Section 3819.103
§ 3819.103. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1351.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1351 / Section 1351.006
§ 1351.006.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1351.006. REIMBURSEMENT FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES: PHYSICIAN CERTIFICATION REQUIRED. A group health benefit plan issuer may not provide reimbursement for home health services provided under the plan unless the attending physician certifies that hospitalization or confinement in a skilled facility would be required if a treatment plan for home health care were not provided.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0308
§ 3975.0308. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 62.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.201
§ 62.201. NUMBER OF JURORS.
Status: in_force

The jury in a district court is composed of 12 persons, except that the parties may agree to try a particular case with fewer than 12 jurors.
Tex. Education Code § 21.468 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.468
§ 21.468. TEACHER POSITION INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The agency shall collect data from school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to address teacher retention and recruitment, including the classifications, grade levels, subject areas, duration, and other relevant information regarding vacant teaching positions at districts and schools. The data may be collected through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) or another electronic reporting mechanism specified by the agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7930A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7930A / Section 7930A.0301
§ 7930A.0301. 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. Business Organizations Code § 21.156 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.156
§ 21.156. ACTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SERIES OF SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) To effect an action authorized under Section 21.155, the corporation must file with the secretary of state a statement that contains:

(1) the name of the corporation;

(2) if the statement relates to the establishment of a series of shares, a copy of the resolution establishing and designating the series and setting and determining the designations, preferences, limitations, and relative rights of the series;

(3) if the statement relates to an increase or decrease in the number of shares of a series, a copy of the resolution setting and determining the new number of shares of each series in which the number of shares is increased or decreased;

(4) if the statement relates to the deletion of a series of shares and all references to the series from the certificate of formation, a copy of the resolution deleting the series and all references to the series from the certificate of formation;

(5) if the statement relates to the amendment of designations, preferences, limitations, or relative rights of shares of a series that was previously established by resolution of the board of directors, a copy of the resolution in which the amendment is specified;

(6) the date of the adoption of the resolution; and

(7) a statement that the resolution was adopted by all necessary action on the part of the corporation.

(b) On the filing of a statement described by Subsection (a), the following resolutions will become an amendment of the certificate of formation, as appropriate:

(1) the resolution establishing and designating the series and setting and determining the designations, preferences, limitations, and relative rights of the series;

(2) the resolution setting the new number of shares of each series in which the number of shares is increased or decreased;

(3) the resolution deleting a series and all references to the series from the certificate of formation; or

(4) the resolution amending the designations, preferences, limitations, and relative rights of a series.

(c) An amendment of the certificate of formation under this section is not subject to the procedure to amend the certificate of formation contained in Subchapter B.
Tex. Government Code § 411.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.013
§ 411.013. EXPENDITURES, DONATIONS, AND APPROPRIATIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

(b) The department may accept donations of money and other real or personal property from any individual, group, association, corporation, or governmental agency and may use those donations for any purpose designated by the donor that furthers the exercise of duties imposed by law on the department.

(c) Appropriations for the Texas Highway Patrol must be made from the state highway fund.

(d) The department shall establish and administer a grant program for and shall disburse funds to nonprofit organizations that provide support to employees of the department, including support for family members of employees of the department who have been killed or injured in the line of duty.

(e) Grant funds may be used only for:

(1) providing assistance and support to:

(A) employees of the department; or

(B) family members of employees of the department who have been killed or injured in the line of duty; or

(2) memorial signs for employees of the department who have been killed in the line of duty.

(f) The department shall establish:

(1) grant application procedures;

(2) guidelines relating to grant amounts; and

(3) criteria for evaluating grant applications.

(g) The nonprofit organizations supporting employees of the Department of Public Safety account is created as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund of the state treasury. Money in the account may be appropriated only to the department for purposes of the grant program established under Subsection (d). Funds disbursed under Subsection (d) are subject to audit by the comptroller.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.043
§ 326.043. ELECTION OF TRUSTEES; TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Trustees shall serve two-year terms.

(b) The general election for trustees shall be held annually on an authorized uniform election date under Chapter 41, Election Code.

(c) Except for the initial members of the board of trustees, a candidate for the office of trustee must file an application for a place on the ballot in accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code, and other applicable provisions of that code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.033
§ 501.033. SEIZURE AND DISPOSITION OF BANNED OR MISBRANDED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If an authorized agent of the department has good reason to believe that a hazardous substance is a banned or misbranded hazardous substance, the agent shall affix to the article a tag or other appropriate marking giving notice that the article is or is suspected to be a banned or misbranded hazardous substance and that the article has been detained, and warning all persons not to remove the article from the premises or dispose of the article by sale or in any other manner until permission to do so is given by the agent or a court.

(b) The department shall petition a district court of Travis County or of the county in which the article is located to authorize the destruction of the article. If the court determines that the article is a banned or misbranded hazardous substance, the department shall destroy the article, and the court shall impose all court costs and fees and storage and other proper expenses against the claimant of the article. However, if the court finds that misbranding occurred in good faith and can be corrected by proper labeling, the court may direct that the article be delivered to the claimant for proper labeling with the approval of the department.

(c) If the court finds that the article is not a banned or misbranded hazardous substance, the court shall order the department to remove the tags or other markings.