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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8383.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8383 / Section 8383.153
§ 8383.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8336.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8336 / Section 8336.101
§ 8336.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957 / Section 7957.005
§ 7957.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created 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. Government Code § 2306.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.054
§ 2306.054. SPECIAL ADVISORY COUNCILS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor or director may appoint special advisory councils to:

(1) assist the department in reviewing basic policy; or

(2) offer advice on technical aspects of certain programs.

(b) A special advisory council is dissolved on completion of its stated purpose unless continued by the governor or director.

(c) A special advisory council is subject to Chapter 2110, including Section 2110.008(a) but not including Section 2110.008(b).
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.1556 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.1556
§ 258.1556. MINIMUM EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules to establish minimum emergency preparedness standards and requirements for the administration of anesthesia under a permit issued under this subchapter. The rules must require a permit holder to:

(1) have available at any time the permit holder administers anesthesia:

(A) an adequate and unexpired supply of drugs and anesthetic agents necessary for the safe administration of anesthesia; and

(B) an automated external defibrillator, as defined by Section 779.001, Health and Safety Code;

(2) conduct periodic inspections of the permit holder's equipment in the manner and on the schedule determined by the board;

(3) maintain and make available to the board on request an equipment readiness log; and

(4) develop and annually update written policies, procedures, and training requirements, specific to the permit holder's equipment and drugs, for responding to emergency situations involving anesthesia.

(b) Rules adopted under Subsection (a)(4) must require a holder of a level 2, level 3, or level 4 permit to develop policies and procedures that include:

(1) advanced cardiac life support rescue protocols;

(2) advanced airway management techniques; and

(3) if the permit holder is authorized to administer anesthesia to pediatric patients, pediatric advanced life support rescue protocols.
Tex. Government Code § 661.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.151
§ 661.151. STATE AUDITOR INTERPRETATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The state auditor shall provide a uniform interpretation of this subchapter and Subchapters G and Z.

(b) The state auditor shall report to the governor and the legislature any state agency or institution of higher education that practices exceptions to those laws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7950.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7950 / Section 7950.102
§ 7950.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.253 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.253
§ 457.253. SALE.
Status: in_force

Bonds may be sold at a public or private sale as determined by the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.157 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.157
§ 334.157. DEPOSIT OF TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the tax imposed under this subchapter shall be deposited in the venue project fund of the municipality or county imposing the tax.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 66.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 66 / Section 66.001
§ 66.001. GROUNDS.
Status: in_force

An action in the nature of quo warranto is available if:

(1) a person usurps, intrudes into, or unlawfully holds or executes a franchise or an office, including an office in a corporation created by the authority of this state;

(2) a public officer does an act or allows an act that by law causes a forfeiture of his office;

(3) an association of persons acts as a corporation without being legally incorporated;

(4) a corporation does or omits an act that requires a surrender or causes a forfeiture of its rights and privileges as a corporation;

(5) a corporation exercises power not granted by law;

(6) a railroad company charges an extortionate rate for transportation of freight or passengers; or

(7) a railroad company unlawfully refuses to move over its lines the cars of another railroad company.
Tex. Tax Code § 204.010 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 204 / Section 204.010
§ 204.010. RULES AND ORDERS.
Status: in_force

The commission has broad discretion in administering this chapter and may adopt and enforce any appropriate rules or orders that the commission finds necessary to administer this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8334.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8334 / Section 8334.201
§ 8334.201. 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, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 26.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.002
§ 26.002. TERMS; TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) By order entered on its records, the commissioners court subject to Subsection (b-1) may fix the number of court terms, may set the times at which the terms shall be held, including the four terms required by the constitution, and may set the length of each term.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the court must be open at all times for the transaction of probate business.

(b-1) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a county court from holding its terms in accordance with the order of the commissioners court, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the county judge, may designate the terms and sessions of court.

(c) All terms of court must be held at the county seat.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.0453 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.0453
§ 247.0453. REPORT RECOMMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a preliminary report stating the facts on which the department concludes that a violation of this chapter or a rule, standard, or order adopted under this chapter or a term of a license issued under this chapter has occurred if the department has:

(1) examined the possible violation and facts surrounding the possible violation; and

(2) concluded that a violation has occurred.

(b) The report may recommend a penalty under Section 247.0451 and the amount of the penalty.

(c) The department shall give written notice of the report to the person charged with the violation not later than the 10th day after the date on which the report is issued. The notice must include:

(1) a brief summary of the charges;

(2) a statement of the amount of penalty recommended;

(3) a statement of whether the violation is subject to correction under Section 247.0452 and, if the violation is subject to correction under that section, a statement of:

(A) the date on which the assisted living facility must file with the department a plan of correction to be approved by the department; and

(B) the date on which the plan of correction must be completed to avoid assessment of the penalty; and

(4) a statement that the person charged has a right to a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(d) Not later than the 20th day after the date on which the notice under Subsection (c) is received, the person charged may:

(1) give to the department written consent to the department's report, including the recommended penalty; or

(2) make a written request for a hearing.

(e) If the violation is subject to correction under Section 247.0452, the assisted living facility shall submit a plan of correction to the department for approval not later than the 10th day after the date on which the notice under Subsection (c) is received.

(f) If the violation is subject to correction under Section 247.0452, and the person reports to the department that the violation has been corrected, the department shall inspect the correction or take any other step necessary to confirm the correction and shall notify the person that:

(1) the correction is satisfactory and a penalty will not be assessed; or

(2) the correction is not satisfactory and a penalty is recommended.

(g) Not later than the 20th day after the date on which a notice under Subsection (f)(2) is received, the person charged may:

(1) give to the department written consent to the department's report, including the recommended penalty; or

(2) make a written request for a hearing.

(h) If the person charged with the violation consents to the penalty recommended by the department or does not timely respond to a notice sent under Subsection (c) or (f)(2), the department shall assess the recommended penalty.

(i) If the department assesses the recommended penalty, the department shall give written notice to the person charged of the decision and the person shall pay the penalty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.202
§ 1104.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
Tex. Government Code § 1204.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.006
§ 1204.006. MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The maximum rate of interest for any issue or series of public securities, including an issue or series that is issued in exchange for property, labor, services, materials, or equipment under another law, is a net effective interest rate of 15 percent.

(b) Except as provided by Section 1204.007, a public agency may issue and sell any issue or series of its public securities at any price and bearing interest at any rate or rates determined by the agency's governing body that does not exceed the maximum rate under Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.001
§ 2054.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the company.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730, Sec. 3B.056, eff. September 1, 2007.

(3) "Company" means the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

(4) "Workers' compensation insurance" means insurance for a risk under:

(A) Subtitle A, Title 5, Labor Code;

(B) Chapter 504, Labor Code;

(C) the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. Section 901 et seq.);

(D) the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.);

(E) the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 1651-1654);

(F) the federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. Section 51 et seq.);

(G) the Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act (5 U.S.C. Sections 8171-8173);

(H) the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. Section 1331 et seq.); or

(I) the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. Section 861 et seq.).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.612 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.612
§ 1101.612. SUBROGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is subrogated to all rights of a judgment creditor to the extent of an amount paid from the trust account, and the judgment creditor shall assign to the commission all right, title, and interest in the judgment up to that amount.

(b) The commission has priority for repayment from any subsequent recovery on the judgment.

(c) The commission shall deposit any amount recovered on the judgment to the credit of the trust account.
Tex. Government Code § 418.050 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.050
§ 418.050. PHASED REENTRY PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall develop a phased reentry plan to govern the order in which particular groups of people are allowed to reenter areas previously evacuated because of a disaster or threat of disaster. The plan may provide different reentry procedures for different types of disasters.

(b) The phased reentry plan shall:

(1) recognize the role of local emergency management directors in making decisions regarding the timing and implementation of reentry plans for a disaster; and

(2) provide local emergency management directors with sufficient flexibility to adjust the plan as necessary to accommodate the circumstances of a particular emergency.

(c) The division, in consultation with representatives of affected parties and local emergency management directors, shall develop a reentry credentialing process. The division shall include the credentialing process in the phased reentry plan. The department shall provide support for the credentialing process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9024.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9024 / Section 9024.104
§ 9024.104. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

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

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code. Sections 51.748 through 51.753, Water Code, do not apply to the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(d) A new district, at the time it is created by the division of the district, may not contain land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.506 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.506
§ 2303.506. REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION OF LOCAL FEES OR TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) To promote the public health, safety, or welfare, the governing body of a municipality or county through a program may reduce or eliminate fees or taxes that it imposes on a qualified business or qualified employee.

(b) This section does not apply to sales and use taxes or property taxes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.205
§ 1601.205. EMPLOYEE PAYMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN CAFETERIA PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) If an employee elects to participate in a cafeteria plan, the employee must execute a salary reduction agreement under which the employee's monthly compensation will be reduced in an amount equal to the difference between:

(1) the amount appropriated for that purpose in the General Appropriations Act or the system's budget; and

(2) the cost of the employee's selected coverages for which the employee is eligible to pay under the cafeteria plan.

(b) The employee must execute a salary reduction agreement for any portion of the cost that is not covered by state or system appropriations and cafeteria plan contributions.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.1215 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.1215
§ 361.1215. PERMISSIVE LAND APPLICATION OF DAIRY WASTE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "dairy waste" means milk, milk by-products, or milk processing waste that is spilled, spoiled, adulterated, unmarketable, stranded, or otherwise unfit for human consumption produced by a dairy operation.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall issue an authorization by rule for land application of dairy waste.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules governing the land application of dairy waste authorized under this section.

(d) Rules adopted under Subsection (c) must:

(1) minimize the risk of water quality impairment caused by the land application; and

(2) prescribe the conditions under which an authorization is issued, including:

(A) the duration of the authorization;

(B) the location of the land application unit;

(C) the maximum quantity or application rate of dairy waste that may be applied or disposed of under the authorization;

(D) the suggested agronomic application rate for the dairy waste or other beneficial uses of the dairy waste; and

(E) best management practices for the handling and disposal of dairy waste.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.423 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.423
§ 401.423. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) prescribe application forms for original and renewal certifications; and

(2) take other action necessary to enforce this subchapter.

(a-1) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the administration of this subchapter.

(b) The department shall apply under the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Section 263b) to become an accreditation body and carry out the certification program requirements and to implement the standards established by the United States Secretary of Health under that Act in this state. If the United States Secretary of Health grants the department's application, the department shall assume those responsibilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.055
§ 3919.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.141 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.141
§ 2306.141. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall have the specific duty and power to adopt rules governing the administration of the housing finance division and its programs.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.0285 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.0285
§ 2054.0285.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2054.0285. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER; POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The board shall employ an executive director. The executive director is the chief information officer for Texas state government.

(b) The executive director has authority for all aspects of information technology for state agencies, including:

(1) the use of technology to support state goals;

(2) functional support to state agencies;

(3) technology purchases;

(4) deployment of new technology;

(5) delivery of technology services; and

(6) provision of leadership on technology issues.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 114.012 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.012
§ 114.012. FEES FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A service provider may charge a fee for services that is based on the client's or family's ability to pay. The fee must be used to offset the cost of providing or securing the services. If a service provider charges a fee, the provider must charge a separate fee for each type of service. In determining a client's or family's ability to pay for services, the provider must consider the availability of financial assistance or other benefits for which the client or family may be eligible.

(b) A state agency may charge a fee for services provided by the agency under this chapter that is based on the client's or family's ability to pay.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.105
§ 8150.105. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 15.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 15 / Section 15.01
§ 15.01. WARRANT OF ARREST.
Status: in_force

A "warrant of arrest" is a written order from a magistrate, directed to a peace officer or some other person specially named, commanding him to take the body of the person accused of an offense, to be dealt with according to law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 65.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 65 / Section 65.001
§ 65.001. PILOTS FOR MATAGORDA AND LAVACA BAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall appoint at least two and not more than four competent pilots for Matagorda and Lavaca bays, from Pass Cavallo to Indianola and Lavaca.

(b) The term of office, method of qualification, powers, and privileges of a pilot appointed under this section are the same as those of a branch pilot, to the extent applicable.

(c) The county judge of Calhoun County must approve the bond of a pilot appointed under this section.

(d) Except to the extent that the rate of pilotage is set under other applicable law, the rate of pilotage for the bays is $2.50 for each foot of water the vessel may draw when piloted.

(e) A vessel that may draw five feet or more is liable to pay one-half the pilotage prescribed by Subsection (d) to a licensed pilot for the bays whose services are tendered and declined.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9037.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9037 / Section 9037.002
§ 9037.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.256 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.256
§ 2053.256. DISCOUNTS AND SURCHARGES NOT CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) The discounts and surcharges established under this subchapter are not cumulative.

(b) A small employer is entitled to receive the discount under this subchapter in addition to any lesser deviation in the rate used to write an insurance policy under Sections 2053.051 and 2053.052(a) and (b).