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Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.106 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.106
§ 167.106. INJUNCTION; MANDAMUS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or a resident of this state may sue for an injunction to compel compliance with a provision of this chapter or to restrain a threatened violation of a provision of this chapter.

(b) A resident of this state may sue for mandamus against a commissioners court to compel the compliance of that court with the duty of the commissioners court under this chapter.

(c) The commission or a resident of a county or part of a county in which tick eradication is being conducted may sue for permanent or temporary relief to compel a person who is an owner, part owner, or caretaker of animals to treat the animals in accordance with this chapter if the person has failed or refused to treat the animals or has threatened to fail or refuse to treat the animals. If the court finds that the defendant has been served with an order of the commission to treat the animals, that the animals are subject to treatment, and that the material allegations of the plaintiff's petition are true, the court shall enter an order commanding the defendant to treat the animals in accordance with the directions of the commission at the time and place designated in the order of the commission or in the order of the court. If the defendant fails to comply with the order of the court, the court may hold the defendant in contempt and punish the defendant accordingly and shall order a peace officer to deputize assistants and treat the animals in accordance with the order of the court. The expense of treating the animals and employing the peace officer and assistants shall be taxed against the defendant as a cost of suit.

(d) A court may hear and determine a suit under this section in term or in vacation. Notice of the suit shall be given to the defendant as the court determines justice requires.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.041
§ 2003.041. EMPLOYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief administrative law judge shall employ administrative law judges to conduct hearings for state agencies subject to this chapter.

(b) To be eligible for employment with the office as an administrative law judge, an individual must be licensed to practice law in this state and meet other requirements prescribed by the chief administrative law judge.

(c) An administrative law judge employed by the office is not responsible to or subject to the supervision, direction, or indirect influence of any person other than the chief administrative law judge or a senior or master administrative law judge designated by the chief administrative law judge. In particular, an administrative law judge employed by the office is not responsible to or subject to the supervision, direction, or indirect influence of an officer, employee, or agent of another state agency who performs investigative, prosecutorial, or advisory functions for the other agency.
Tex. Education Code § 12.017 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.017
§ 12.017. DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH VOTING RIGHTS ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) The charter commission shall submit the proposed charter to the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall determine whether a proposed charter contains a change in the governance of the school district.

(b) If the secretary of state determines that a proposed charter contains a change in the governance of the school district, the secretary of state shall, not later than the second working day after the date the secretary of state makes that determination, notify the board of trustees of the school district. The board shall submit the proposed change to the United States Department of Justice or the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for preclearance under the Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1973c et seq.).
Tex. Government Code § 27.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 27 / Section 27.054
§ 27.054. EXCHANGE OF BENCHES.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice of the peace may hold court for any other justice in any county at the request of that justice.

(b) The justices of any county may exchange benches for a period not to exceed five days if they consider it expedient.

(c) A justice who exchanges benches with another justice is not entitled to receive compensation from the commissioners court of the county in which the regular justice serves.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8228.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8228 / Section 8228.003
§ 8228.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5A.006 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5A / Section 5A.006
§ 5A.006. REQUIRED NOTICE FOR ADULT VICTIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer who investigates a family violence allegation or who responds to a disturbance call that may involve family violence shall advise any possible adult victim of all reasonable means to prevent further family violence, including by providing the written notice adopted by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section 51A.003, Human Resources Code.

(b) In addition to the required notice under Subsection (a), a peace officer may provide to the possible victim any available written information regarding local resources for victims of family violence.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300.0152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300 / Section 300.0152
§ 300.0152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital district may designate an official of the district or contract with another person to assess and collect the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.

(b) A county or municipality may collect or, using a competitive bidding process, contract for the assessment and collection of mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.

(c) The person charged by the local government with the assessment and collection of mandatory payments shall charge and deduct from the mandatory payments collected for the local government a collection fee in an amount not to exceed the person's usual and customary charges for like services.

(d) If the person charged with the assessment and collection of mandatory payments is an official of the local government, any revenue from a collection fee charged under Subsection (c) shall be deposited in the local government general fund and, if appropriate, shall be reported as fees of the local government.
Tex. Government Code § 24.953 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.953
§ 24.953. OFFICERS OF COURT.
Status: in_force

In a county placed in a different or additional judicial district by reapportionment under this subchapter, the district clerk, sheriff, constables, county attorney, and district attorney or criminal district attorney of the county, and their assistants and successors in office, shall be the respective officers of all district courts of the county, including the courts of the different or additional judicial districts. Each officer shall perform all the duties and functions of his office relative to all the district courts of the county.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 14 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 14
§ 14.
Status: repealed

Sec. 14. Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727, Sec. 18, eff. April 1, 2007.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.123 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.123
§ 201.123. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The directors may not adopt an ordinance prescribing land-use regulations unless adoption of the ordinance is approved by at least 90 percent of the eligible voters voting in an election under this section. If the voters approve the ordinance by that percentage, the directors shall adopt the ordinance.

(b) The directors shall give notice of the election that either recites the contents of the proposed ordinance or states where copies of the proposed ordinance may be examined. The directors shall make copies of the proposed ordinance available for public inspection during the period between publication of notice and the election.

(c) The ballot for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Approval of the proposed Ordinance No. _________, prescribing land-use regulations for conservation of soil and prevention of erosion."

(d) The directors shall adopt rules governing the conduct of the election, supervise the election, and announce the result.
Tex. Insurance Code § 83.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 83 / Section 83.103
§ 83.103. HEARING ON ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner pursues action to impose an administrative penalty under Section 83.101(1), the commissioner shall serve on the person notice of the time and place of a hearing to be held not earlier than the 21st day after the date the notice is received.

(b) The notice must contain a statement of the facts or conduct alleged to violate the order.

(c) The commissioner shall serve the notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address.

(d) The hearing is subject to the procedures for contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.208 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.208
§ 425.208.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.208. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS FOR ALL FUNDS: BANK AND BANK HOLDING COMPANY STOCKS. (a) Subject to this section, an insurer may invest any of the insurer's funds and accumulations in:

(1) the stock of a state or national bank that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and

(2) the stock of a bank holding company as defined by the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. Section 1841 et seq.), as amended by the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 (12 U.S.C. Section 1841 et seq. and Section 1971 et seq.).

(b) An insurer's investment in the stock of a bank or bank holding company may not exceed:

(1) 20 percent of the total outstanding shares of the stock of the bank or bank holding company; or

(2) 10 percent of the insurer's admitted assets.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.114
§ 3916.114. REGIONAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may negotiate and enter into a written regional participation agreement with the city under Section 43.0754, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6913.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6913 / Section 6913.057
§ 6913.057. ANNEXATION FINDINGS AND RESOLUTION; ELECTION PROPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the conclusion of the annexation hearing, if the commissioners court finds that all the proposed territory will benefit from the present or contemplated improvements, works, or facilities of the district, the commissioners court shall adopt a resolution that:

(1) calls an election in the proposed territory; and

(2) states the date of the election and the place or places of holding the election.

(b) In calling an election on the proposition for annexation of the proposed territory, the commissioners court may include in the same proposition a proposition for:

(1) the territory to assume its part of the tax-supported bonds of the district then outstanding and those bonds previously voted but not yet sold; and

(2) an ad valorem tax to be imposed on taxable property in the territory along with the tax in the rest of the district for the payment of the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.119 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.119
§ 401.119. LICENSE TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

A license issued by the department or commission may be assigned only to a person qualified under rules of the issuing agency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 8.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 8 / Section 8.025
§ 8.025. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

In addition to the notice required by Chapter 4, Election Code, notice of an election under this subchapter must be published in a newspaper in the municipality before the 30th day before the date of the election, or if there is no newspaper in the municipality, the notice must be posted at three public places in the municipality for the 30 days preceding the date of the election.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0256 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0256
§ 526.0256. PENALTY PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 20th day after the date the attorney general sends the notice under Section 526.0255, the hospital receiving the notice must submit a written request for a hearing or remit the amount of the administrative penalty to the attorney general. Failure to timely request a hearing or remit the amount of the administrative penalty results in a waiver of the right to a hearing under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.057
§ 1085.057. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.114
§ 1093.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each day or week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability.

(c) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8273.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8273 / Section 8273.101
§ 8273.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The authority may perform any act consistent with the powers granted by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8468.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8468 / Section 8468.052
§ 8468.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Anthony Dell Abate;

(2) John Avent;

(3) Barry Clark;

(4) Roy Sanders; and

(5) Lee Weber.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8468.003; 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 8468.003 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 8468.003; 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. Business Organizations Code § 5.064 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.064
§ 5.064. NAME FALSELY IMPLYING GOVERNMENTAL AFFILIATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A filing entity or a foreign filing entity may not use a name in this state that falsely implies an affiliation with a governmental entity.

(b) The submission of a filing instrument is an affirmation by the organizer or by a managerial official named in the filing instrument that the name provided as the name of the filing entity does not falsely imply an affiliation with a governmental entity.

(c) The addition of a word, phrase, or abbreviation that is required to be included in the name of a domestic or foreign filing entity under the provisions of this chapter is not a factor when determining whether a name violates Subsection (a).

(d) For purposes of this section, an entity name means:

(1) the name of a domestic filing entity, as evidenced by its certificate of formation, as amended or restated; or

(2) in the case of a foreign filing entity, the name of the foreign filing entity or the fictitious name of a foreign filing entity, as evidenced by its application for registration or its most recent amended registration.

(e) The secretary of state shall adopt rules and prescribe procedures to implement this section.
Tex. Water Code § 36.307 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.307
§ 36.307. ORDER OF DISSOLUTION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

If the commission enters an order to dissolve the board, the commission shall notify the county commissioners court of each county which contains territory in the district and the commission shall provide that temporary directors be appointed under Section 36.016 to serve until an election for a new board can be held under Section 36.017, provided, however, that district confirmation shall not be required for continued existence of the district and shall not be an issue in the election.
Tex. Water Code § 7.354 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.354
§ 7.354. COSTS AND FEES.
Status: in_force

A penalty collected in a suit under this subchapter for a violation of Chapter 28 of this code or Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, shall be paid to the state. If the suit is brought by a local government or, in the case of a violation of Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, a person affected as defined in that chapter, the court shall include in any final judgment in favor of the local government or affected person an award to cover reasonable costs and attorney's fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7993.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7993 / Section 7993.051
§ 7993.051. 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. Family Code § 201.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.101
§ 201.101. AUTHORITY OF PRESIDING JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding judge of each administrative judicial region, after conferring with the judges of courts in the region having jurisdiction of Title IV-D cases, shall determine which courts require the appointment of a full-time or part-time associate judge to complete each Title IV-D case within the time specified in this subchapter.

(b) If the presiding judge of an administrative judicial region determines under Subsection (a) that the courts in the region require the appointment of an associate judge, the presiding judge shall appoint an associate judge from a list of the qualified applicants who have submitted an application to the office of court administration. Before making the appointment, the presiding judge must provide the list to the judges of the courts from which cases will be referred to the associate judge. Each judge may recommend to the presiding judge the names of one or more applicants for appointment. An associate judge appointed under this subsection serves for a term of four years from the date the associate judge is appointed and qualifies for office. The appointment of an associate judge for a term does not affect the at-will employment status of the associate judge. The presiding judge may terminate an appointment at any time.

(b-1) Before reappointing an associate judge appointed under Subsection (b), the presiding judge must notify each judge of the courts from which cases will be referred to the associate judge of the presiding judge's intent to reappoint the associate judge to another term. Each judge may submit to the presiding judge a recommendation on whether the associate judge should be reappointed.

(c) An associate judge appointed under this subchapter may be appointed to serve more than one court. Two or more judges of administrative judicial regions may jointly appoint one or more associate judges to serve the regions.

(d) Except as provided under Subsection (e), if an associate judge is appointed for a court under this subchapter, all Title IV-D cases shall be referred to the associate judge by a general order for each county issued by the judge of the court for which the associate judge is appointed, or, in the absence of that order, by a general order issued by the presiding judge who appointed the associate judge. Referral of Title IV-D cases may not be made for individual cases or case by case.

(e) If a county has entered into a contract with the Title IV-D agency under Section 231.0011, enforcement services may be directly provided in cases identified under the contract by county personnel as provided under Section 231.0011(d), including judges and associate judges of the courts of the county.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.002
§ 201.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Conservation district" means a soil and water conservation district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the governing board of a conservation district.

(3) "Family farm corporation" means a farm corporation all shareholders of which are related to each other within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code.

(4) "Federal agency" includes the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and any other agency or instrumentality of the federal government.

(5) "Occupier" means a person who is in possession of land lying within a conservation district, either as lessee, tenant, or otherwise.

(6) "State agency" includes a subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the state.

(7) "State board" means the State Soil and Water Conservation Board.

(8) "State district" means a district established under Section 201.012 of this code.
Tex. Education Code § 130.193 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.193
§ 130.193. ODESSA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the Odessa College District includes the territory within:

(1) Ector, Brewster, Andrews, Crane, Jeff Davis, Ward, Winkler, Presidio, Upton, Reeves, Culberson, and Loving counties; and

(2) the Seminole Independent School District in Gaines County.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0991 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0991
§ 152.0991. GRIMES COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Grimes County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Grimes County, and the judge of each county court at law in the county.

(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200 annually, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Grimes County.