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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.252
§ 3872.252. EFFECT ON MUNICIPAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district does not affect the power of a municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district or part of the district lies to:

(1) designate all or part of the district as an industrial district;

(2) limit a power of the municipality conferred by Chapter 42, Local Government Code; or

(3) provide municipal services to any area in the municipality or its extraterritorial jurisdiction that is also in the district.

(b) The creation of the district does not affect the power the municipality had before the district was created to spend money or provide services.
Tex. Education Code § 65.15 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 65 / Section 65.15
§ 65.15. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board may make and use a common seal and may alter it at will.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.005
§ 22.005. OATH FOR ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is elected or appointed to a municipal office under this code must take and sign the official oath of office before beginning to perform the duties of the office.

(b) The governing body of the municipality by ordinance may require a municipal officer to take any additional oath that the governing body considers best calculated to secure the faithful performance of the officer's duties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.031
§ 33.031. COORDINATION WITH CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) All newborn children and other individuals under 21 years of age who have been screened, have been found to be presumptively positive through the newborn screening program for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, phenylketonuria, other heritable diseases, hypothyroidism, or another disorder for which the screening tests are required, and may be financially eligible may be referred to the department's services program for children with special health care needs.

(b) An individual who is determined to be eligible for services under the services program for children with special health care needs shall be given approved services through that program. An individual who does not meet that eligibility criteria shall be referred to the newborn screening program for a determination of eligibility for newborn screening program services.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.052
§ 1101.052. PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by an occupational regulatory agency in the real estate industry;

(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by the commission or receiving funds from the commission;

(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by the commission or receiving funds from the commission; or

(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the commission, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.053
§ 1070.053. DIRECTORS' ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under Section 1070.052 favor electing the directors, an election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year.

(b) The order calling a directors' election must specify the time, place, and purpose of the election.

(c) A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must be:

(1) signed by at least 50 registered voters; and

(2) filed at least 25 days before the date of the election.

(d) At least five days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(e) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code, elected directors serve staggered two-year terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.101
§ 1802.101. AUCTIONEER ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall advise the commission on educational matters, operational matters, and common practices within the auction industry.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0504
§ 3966.0504. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds 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.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 31.024 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 31 / Section 31.024
§ 31.024. INELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner is ineligible to be a candidate for a public elective office in this state, unless the commissioner has resigned and the governor has accepted the resignation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.036
§ 242.036. GRADING.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner may adopt and publish and the department may enforce minimum standards relating to the grading of an institution in order to recognize those institutions that provide more than the minimum level of services and personnel as established by the executive commissioner.

(b) An institution that has a superior grade shall prominently display the grade for public view.

(c) As an incentive to attain the superior grade, an institution may advertise its grade, except that it may not advertise a superior grade that has been canceled.

(d) The department may not award a superior grade to an institution that, during the year preceding the grading inspection, violated state or federal law, rules, or regulations relating to:

(1) the health, safety, or welfare of its residents;

(2) resident funds;

(3) the confidentiality of a resident's records;

(4) the financial practices of the institution; or

(5) the control of medication in the institution.

(e) The department shall cancel an institution's superior grade if the institution:

(1) does not meet the criteria established for a superior grade; or

(2) violates a state or federal law, rule, or regulation described by Subsection (d).
Tex. Water Code § 51.632 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.632
§ 51.632. ASSESSMENT RECORD.
Status: in_force

When necessary, the board shall apportion and assess the benefits conferred on property in the district and shall make a record showing the amount and value of benefits to accrue on property in the district and the amount of taxes to be levied and collected on the property. No taxes assessed or adjudged against the property may be more than the benefit which accrues to the property from the organization, operation, and maintenance of the district and its improvements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9050.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9050 / Section 9050.151
§ 9050.151. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Water Code § 67.0115 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 67 / Section 67.0115
§ 67.0115. ELECTRIC GENERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may generate electric power for use in the corporation's operations, limited to:

(1) powering water well pumps, service pumps, and other equipment for the production, treatment, and transportation of raw water; and

(2) powering infrastructure for the treatment and delivery of potable drinking water.

(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a), a corporation operating solely as a wholesale water supplier or sewer service in a county with a population of less than 350,000 may generate excess electric power in conjunction with the uses described in Subsection (a) for sale in the ERCOT power region to provide revenue for the corporation only if the corporation:

(1) primarily generates electric power solely for the uses described in Subsection (a); and

(2) registers as a power generation company under Section 39.351, Utilities Code.

(c) A corporation that generates electric power for sale under Subsection (b) shall account for and use the revenue from those sales in a manner that complies with Section 67.004. The revenue that accrues from those sales of electric power may be used by the corporation only for:

(1) the corporation's costs of producing and selling electric power, including administration, employees, equipment, fuel, and maintenance; or

(2) a purpose described by Section 67.002.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7976.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7976 / Section 7976.101
§ 7976.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 7976.053.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8233.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8233 / Section 8233.202
§ 8233.202. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds, notes, or other obligations issued or incurred to finance a road project under Section 8233.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent appraisal roll for Fort Bend County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3994.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3994 / Section 3994.0106
§ 3994.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.

(b) If a city or county creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city or county and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for:

(1) the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code; and

(2) any other district purpose, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds or other obligations issued by the district under Subchapter E.

(c) If a city or county creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city or county may determine the percentage of the property in the zone that may be used for residential purposes and is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006, Tax Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 52.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 52 / Section 52.003
§ 52.003. PROBATE FEE BOOK.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall maintain a record book titled "Probate Fee Book" and shall record in the book each item of cost that accrues to the officers of the court and any witness fees.

(b) Each record entry must include:

(1) the party to whom the cost or fee is due;

(2) the date the cost or fee accrued;

(3) the estate or party liable for the cost or fee; and

(4) the date the cost or fee is paid.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.045 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.045
§ 171.045. ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by the agreement to arbitrate, the arbitrators may:

(1) adjourn the hearing as necessary; and

(2) on request of a party and for good cause, or on their own motion, postpone the hearing to a time not later than:

(A) the date set by the agreement for making the award; or

(B) a later date agreed to by the parties.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.763 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.763
§ 21.763. TERMINATION OF CUSTODIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

If the condition requiring the appointment of a custodian is remedied other than by liquidation or winding up and termination, the court shall terminate the custodianship immediately and management of the close corporation shall be restored to the directors or shareholders of the close corporation or to the persons empowered to manage the business and affairs of the close corporation under a shareholders' agreement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.151
§ 2301.151. GENERAL JURISDICTION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board has the exclusive original jurisdiction to regulate those aspects of the distribution, sale, or lease of motor vehicles that are governed by this chapter, including the original jurisdiction to determine its own jurisdiction.

(b) The board may take any action that is specifically designated or implied under this chapter or that is necessary or convenient to the exercise of the power and jurisdiction granted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0212
§ 8513.0212. DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is elected or appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a board meeting 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 authority operations;

(2) the authority's programs, functions, rules, and budget;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the board's rulemaking authority;

(4) the results of the authority's most recent formal audit;

(5) the requirements of:

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

(B) other laws applicable to members of the governing body of a river authority in performing their duties; and

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

(c) A person elected or appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement 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 manager of the authority shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each director. Each director shall sign and submit to the manager a statement acknowledging that the director has received and reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.220 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.220
§ 162.220. INFORMATION REQUIRED ON IMPORTER'S RETURN; ALLOWANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The monthly return and supplements of an importer shall contain for the period covered by the return:

(1) the number of net gallons of imported diesel fuel acquired from a supplier or permissive supplier who collected the tax due this state on the diesel fuel;

(2) the number of net gallons of imported diesel fuel acquired from a person who did not collect the tax due to this state on the diesel fuel, listed by product code, source state, person, and terminal;

(3) the number of net gallons of imported diesel fuel acquired from a bulk plant outside this state, listed by bulk plant name, address, and product code; and

(4) any other information required by the comptroller.

(b) An importer of diesel fuel that timely files a return and payment may deduct from the amount of tax payable with the return a collection allowance equal to two percent of the amount of tax payable to this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2213.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2213 / Section 2213.002
§ 2213.002. SELF-INSURANCE TRUST NOT ENGAGED IN BUSINESS OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A self-insurance trust is not engaged in the business of insurance under this code or other laws of this state.

(b) Other than this chapter, the provisions of this code, including the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Act, Chapter 462, do not apply to a self-insurance trust.
Tex. Occupations Code § 569.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 569 / Section 569.002
§ 569.002. INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED.
Status: in_force

(a) The following information must be furnished to the board not later than the 30th day after receipt by the insurer of the notice of claim letter or complaint from the insured:

(1) the name of the insured and the insured's state pharmacy technician registration number, pharmacy technician trainee registration number, or pharmacist or pharmacy license number;

(2) the policy number; and

(3) a copy of the notice of claim letter or complaint.

(b) The board shall, in consultation with the Texas Department of Insurance, adopt rules for reporting additional information as the board may require. Other claim reports required under state and federal law shall be considered in determining the information to be reported, the form of the report, and frequency of reporting under the rules. Additional information that the board may require may include:

(1) the date of any judgment, dismissal, or settlement; and

(2) whether an appeal has been taken and by which party.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.104
§ 1701.104. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide, as often as necessary, to the commission's members and employees information regarding their:

(1) qualifications for office or employment under this chapter; and

(2) responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Government Code § 24.228 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.228
§ 24.228.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.228. 126TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 126th Judicial District is composed of Travis County.

(b) The terms of the 126th District Court begin on the first Mondays in September and November and the third Mondays in January, March, and June.

(c) Section 24.155, relating to the 53rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 126th District Court.
Tex. Education Code § 54.367 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.367
§ 54.367. EXEMPTIONS FOR ADOPTED STUDENTS FORMERLY IN FOSTER OR OTHER RESIDENTIAL CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) A student is exempt from the payment of tuition and fees authorized by this chapter if the student:

(1) was adopted; and

(2) was the subject of an adoption assistance agreement under Subchapter D, Chapter 162, Family Code, that:

(A) provided monthly payments and medical assistance benefits; and

(B) was not limited to providing only for the reimbursement of nonrecurring expenses, including reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney's fees, and other expenses directly related to the legal adoption of the child.

(b) The Texas Education Agency and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall develop outreach programs to ensure that adopted students in grades 9-12 formerly in foster or other residential care are aware of the availability of the exemption from the payment of tuition and fees provided by this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 265.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 265 / Section 265.008
§ 265.008. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall establish continuing education requirements for dental assistants registered under this chapter, including a minimum number of hours of continuing education required to renew a registration.
Tex. Election Code § 87.061 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.061
§ 87.061. AUTHORITY RESPONSIBLE FOR COUNTING BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

The early voting ballot board shall count the early voting ballots that are to be counted manually.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.038 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.038
§ 47.038. SEINES OR NETS FOR MENHADEN.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), nets or purse seines used for catching menhaden may not be:

(1) less than one and one-half inch stretched mesh, excluding the bag;

(2) used in any bay, river, pass, or tributary, nor within one mile of any barrier, jetty, island, or pass, nor within one-half mile offshore in the Gulf of Mexico; or

(3) used for the purpose of taking edible aquatic products for the purpose of barter, sale, or exchange.

(a-1) The holder of a Class C menhaden boat license issued under Section 47.008 may use a cast net, as defined by the commission, to catch menhaden in any coastal bay, river, or tributary landward from the shoreline of the state along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

(b) No person lawfully catching menhaden in the tidal water of this state may sell, barter, or exchange any edible aquatic products caught in a menhaden seine or net. Possession of edible aquatic fish in excess of five percent by volume of menhaden fish in possession is a prima facie violation of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8222.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8222 / Section 8222.152
§ 8222.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8222.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district as provided by Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0103
§ 546.0103. RULES.
Status: in_force

In adopting rules for consumer direction models, the executive commissioner shall:

(1) determine which services are appropriate and suitable for delivery through a consumer direction model;

(2) ensure that each consumer direction model is designed to comply with applicable federal and state laws;

(3) maintain procedures to ensure that a potential consumer or the consumer's legally authorized representative has adequate and appropriate information, including the responsibilities of a consumer or representative under each service delivery option, to make an informed choice among the types of consumer direction models;

(4) require each consumer or the consumer's legally authorized representative to sign a statement acknowledging receipt of the information required by Subdivision (3);

(5) maintain procedures to monitor delivery of services through a consumer direction model to ensure:

(A) adherence to existing applicable program standards;

(B) appropriate use of funds; and

(C) consumer satisfaction with the delivery of services;

(6) ensure that authorized program services that are not being delivered to a consumer through a consumer direction model are provided by a provider agency the consumer or the consumer's legally authorized representative chooses; and

(7) set a timetable to complete the implementation of the consumer direction models.