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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.108
§ 1032.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.056
§ 2306.056. COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer may appoint a committee composed of board members to carry out the board's duties.

(b) The board may consider a recommendation of a committee in making a decision under this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 241.016 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 241 / Section 241.016
§ 241.016. MINORITY REPORT.
Status: in_force

Any member of the committee dissenting from the views of the majority may file a minority report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.057
§ 1038.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 5002 / Section 2
§ 2.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2. Pledge. The Member States shall take joint and separate action to secure the consent of the United States Congress to this Compact in order to return the authority to regulate Health Care to the Member States consistent with the goals and principles articulated in this Compact. The Member States shall improve Health Care policy within their respective jurisdictions and according to the judgment and discretion of each Member State.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8045.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8045 / Section 8045.0202
§ 8045.0202. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9018.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9018 / Section 9018.054
§ 9018.054. HEARING; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) At the next board meeting after the date the petition is filed, the board shall order a time and place to hold a hearing on the petition.

(b) The hearing shall be held not earlier than the 15th day and not later than the 60th day after the date of the order.

(c) The secretary shall issue notice of the time and place of the hearing. The notice must contain a description of the territory sought to be annexed or excluded.

(d) Notice of the hearing shall be given by posting a copy of the notice in three public places in the district and one copy in the territory sought to be annexed or excluded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8216.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8216 / Section 8216.201
§ 8216.201. 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, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9057.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9057 / Section 9057.002
§ 9057.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is:

(1) a conservation and reclamation district in Medina County under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) a municipal corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.403 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.403
§ 1551.403. FEES FOR STATE EMPLOYEES CAFETERIA PLAN TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (e), the board of trustees may establish a monthly fee to be paid by each employee who elects to participate in a cafeteria plan for the purpose of paying the expenses of administering the cafeteria plan.

(b) The board of trustees shall establish the amount of the monthly fee and may establish a separate fee for each benefit included in a cafeteria plan.

(c) If the board of trustees establishes a monthly fee, each employee who participates in the cafeteria plan must authorize payment of the fee by executing a separate payroll deduction agreement or as part of the salary reduction agreement, as determined by the board.

(d) The monthly fee shall be paid into the state employees cafeteria plan trust fund.

(e) The board of trustees may not establish a fee for administering the premium conversion benefit portion of a cafeteria plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.002
§ 1091.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Rice Hospital District operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.151
§ 363.151. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES; LIMITATIONS ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may finance all the costs of a crime control and crime prevention program, including the costs for personnel, administration, expansion, enhancement, and capital expenditures.

(b) The program may include police and law enforcement related programs, including:

(1) a multijurisdiction crime analysis center;

(2) mobilized crime analysis units;

(3) countywide crime stoppers telephone lines;

(4) united property-marking programs;

(5) home security inspection programs;

(6) an automated fingerprint analysis center;

(7) an enhanced radio dispatch center;

(8) a computerized criminal history system;

(9) enhanced information systems programs;

(10) a drug and chemical disposal center;

(11) a county crime lab or medical examiner's lab; and

(12) a regional law enforcement training center.

(c) The program may include community-related crime prevention strategies, including:

(1) block watch programs;

(2) a community crime resistance program;

(3) school-police programs;

(4) senior citizen community safety programs;

(5) senior citizen anticrime networks;

(6) citizen crime-reporting projects;

(7) home alert programs;

(8) a police-community cooperation program;

(9) a radio alert program; and

(10) ride along programs.

(d) The program may include specific treatment and prevention programs, including:

(1) positive peer group interaction programs;

(2) drug and alcohol awareness programs;

(3) countywide family violence centers;

(4) work incentive programs;

(5) social learning centers;

(6) transitional aid centers and preparole centers;

(7) guided group interaction programs;

(8) social development centers;

(9) street gang intervention centers;

(10) predelinquency intervention centers;

(11) school relations bureaus;

(12) integrated community education systems;

(13) steered straight programs;

(14) probation subsidy programs;

(15) Juvenile Offenders Learn Truth (JOLT) programs;

(16) reformatory visitation programs;

(17) juvenile awareness programs;

(18) shock incarceration;

(19) shock probation;

(20) community restitution programs;

(21) team probation;

(22) electronic monitoring programs;

(23) community improvement programs;

(24) at-home arrest;

(25) victim restitution programs;

(26) additional probation officers; and

(27) additional parole officers.

(e) The program may include court and prosecution services, including:

(1) court watch programs;

(2) community arbitration and mediation centers;

(3) night prosecutors programs;

(4) automated legal research systems;

(5) an automated court management system;

(6) a criminal court administrator;

(7) an automated court reporting system;

(8) additional district courts that are required by law to give preference to criminal cases, judges, and staff; and

(9) additional prosecutors and staff.

(f) The program may include additional jails, jailers, guards, and other necessary staff.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9090.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9090 / Section 9090.0502
§ 9090.0502. 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 Chapter 51, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 147.0056 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 147 / Section 147.0056
§ 147.0056. DISPLAY OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit holder shall keep the permit on public display at the place of business for which the permit was issued.

(b) A permit holder who has a permit assigned to a vehicle shall post the permit in a conspicuous place on the vehicle.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.016
§ 534.016. SCREENING AND CONTINUING CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A community center shall provide screening services for:

(1) a person who requests voluntary admission to a Department of State Health Services facility for persons with mental illness; and

(2) a person for whom proceedings for involuntary commitment to a Department of State Health Services or Department of Aging and Disability Services facility for persons with mental illness or an intellectual disability have been initiated.

(b) A community center shall provide continuing mental health and physical care services for a person referred to the center by a Department of State Health Services facility and for whom the facility superintendent has recommended a continuing care plan.

(c) Services provided under this section must be consistent with the applicable rules and standards of each appropriate department.

(d) The appropriate commissioner may designate a facility other than the community center to provide the screening or continuing care services if:

(1) local conditions indicate that the other facility can provide the services more economically and effectively; or

(2) the commissioner determines that local conditions may impose an undue burden on the community center.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8830.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8830 / Section 8830.104
§ 8830.104. WELL SPACING RULES; EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district shall exempt from the well spacing requirements adopted by the district any well that is completed on or before the effective date of those requirements.

(b) The district may provide by rule that a well may lose its exemption under this section if the well is modified in a manner that substantially increases the capacity of the well after the effective date of the well spacing requirements adopted by the district.

(c) Except as provided by this section and notwithstanding Section 8830.103, the district may require any well or class of wells exempt from permitting under Chapter 36, Water Code, to comply with the well spacing requirements adopted by the district. The district shall apply well spacing requirements uniformly to any well or class of wells based on the size or capacity of the well and without regard to the type of use of the groundwater produced by the well.
Tex. Transportation Code § 254.018 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 254 / Section 254.018
§ 254.018. APPROPRIATION FOR DITCH CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

Following its approval of the report of the jury of view, the commissioners court may order that a portion of the road and bridge fund or the special road and bridge fund, if necessary, be set aside for the construction of the ditch described in the report.
Tex. Insurance Code § 845.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 845 / Section 845.053
§ 845.053. REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if the system seeks to sponsor, arrange for the provision of, or provide health care services to enrollees in exchange for a predetermined payment per enrollee on a prepaid basis, the system must comply with:

(1) all requirements under this code imposed on health plans, including health maintenance organizations; and

(2) any additional requirements the commissioner determines are necessary to ensure enrollee access to health care providers and health care services.

(b) The system is not required to comply with requirements described by Subdivision (a)(1) that relate to mileage, distance, network adequacy, and scope of coverage that the commissioner determines are not applicable to the system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8446.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8446 / Section 8446.003
§ 8446.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' 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. Local Government Code § 130.913 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.913
§ 130.913. RURAL PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE SALARY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Grant" means a grant authorized to be awarded by the comptroller under the rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program established by this section.

(2) "Qualified prosecutor's office" means, in a jurisdiction with a population of 300,000 or less, the office of a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney with criminal prosecution duties.

(b) The comptroller shall establish and administer the rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program to support the state purpose of ensuring professional legal representation of the people's interests throughout the state by providing financial assistance to qualified prosecutor's offices.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the first day of a qualified prosecutor's office's fiscal year, the prosecutor's office may submit an application for a grant to the comptroller. A prosecutor's office may submit only one application each fiscal year.

(d) The comptroller shall award a grant to a qualified prosecutor's office that applies for the grant using money appropriated to the comptroller for that purpose. The grant must be in the following applicable amount:

(1) $100,000 if the prosecutor's office's jurisdiction has a population of less than 10,000;

(2) $175,000 if the prosecutor's office's jurisdiction has a population of 10,000 or more and less than 50,000; or

(3) $275,000 if the prosecutor's office's jurisdiction has a population of 50,000 or more and 300,000 or less.

(e) A prosecutor's office that is awarded a grant shall use or authorize the use of the grant money only:

(1) to increase the salary of an assistant attorney, an investigator, or a victim assistance coordinator employed at the office; or

(2) to hire additional staff for the office.

(f) A county may not reduce the amount of funds provided to a prosecutor's office because of grant funds provided under this section.

(g) The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules that establish:

(1) a standardized application process, including the form to be used to apply for a grant and the manner of submitting the form;

(2) deadlines for:

(A) applying for the grant;

(B) disbursement of grant money; and

(C) spending grant money; and

(3) procedures for:

(A) monitoring the disbursement of grant money to ensure compliance with this section; and

(B) the return of grant money that was not used by a qualified prosecutor's office for a purpose authorized by this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.013 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.013
§ 42.013. FINDING OF FAMILY VIOLENCE.
Status: in_force

In the trial of an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, if the court determines that the offense involved family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, the court shall make an affirmative finding of that fact and enter the affirmative finding in the judgment of the case.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.151 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.151
§ 60.151. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district dissolves if:

(1) a majority of the board votes for dissolution; and

(2) all district debts and obligations have been discharged.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3915.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3915 / Section 3915.006
§ 3915.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

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;

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

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Family Code § 264.752 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.752
§ 264.752. RELATIVE AND OTHER DESIGNATED CAREGIVER PLACEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall develop and procure a program to:

(1) promote continuity and stability for children for whom the department is appointed managing conservator by placing those children with relative or other designated caregivers; and

(2) facilitate relative or other designated caregiver placements by providing assistance and services to those caregivers in accordance with this subchapter and rules adopted by the executive commissioner.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(38), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter. The rules must include eligibility criteria for receiving assistance and services under this subchapter.

(d) A single source continuum contractor or a child-placing agency may not:

(1) subject a relative or designated caregiver to any requirement other than as provided by law or department or Health and Human Services Commission rule; or

(2) adopt any policies or procedures related to a relative or designated caregiver other than as authorized by law or department or Health and Human Services Commission rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8357.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8357 / Section 8357.151
§ 8357.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8357.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) 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.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.01955 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.01955
§ 437.01955. SAMPLING AND DONATION OF COTTAGE FOOD.
Status: in_force

(a) A cottage food production operation may provide samples of its products to consumers at any location in this state in accordance with the standards provided by Section 437.020(c).

(b) A cottage food production operation may donate food other than time and temperature control for safety food for sale or service at an event, including a religious or charitable organization's bake sale, to the same extent an individual is allowed by law to donate food.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.207 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.207
§ 185.207. EMERGENCY CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner may issue an emergency cease and desist order to a person who the banking commissioner reasonably believes is engaging in a continuing unauthorized trust activity that is fraudulent or threatens immediate and irreparable public harm.

(b) The order must:

(1) be delivered on issuance to each person affected by the order by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address;

(2) state the specific charges and require the person immediately to cease and desist from the unauthorized activity; and

(3) contain a notice that a request for hearing may be filed under this section.

(c) Unless a person against whom the emergency order is directed requests a hearing in writing before the 11th day after the date it is served on the person, the emergency order is final and nonappealable as to that person. A request for a hearing must:

(1) be in writing and directed to the banking commissioner; and

(2) state the grounds for the request to set aside or modify the order.

(d) On receiving a request for a hearing, the banking commissioner shall serve notice of the time and place of the hearing by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The hearing must be held not later than the 10th day after the date the banking commissioner receives the request for a hearing unless the parties agree to a later hearing date. At the hearing, the banking commissioner has the burden of proof and must present evidence in support of the order. The person requesting the hearing may cross-examine witnesses and show cause why the order should not be affirmed.

(e) After the hearing, the banking commissioner shall affirm, modify, or set aside in whole or part the emergency cease and desist order. An order affirming or modifying the emergency cease and desist order is immediately final for purposes of enforcement and appeal.

(f) An order continues in effect unless the order is stayed by the banking commissioner. The banking commissioner may impose any condition before granting a stay of the order.

(g) The banking commissioner may release a final cease and desist order issued under this section or information regarding the existence of the order to the public if the banking commissioner finds that the release would enhance the effective enforcement of the order or will serve the public interest.
Tex. Education Code § 56.401 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.401
§ 56.401. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(2) "Eligible institution" means:

(A) a public junior college;

(B) a public technical institute;

(C) a public state college; or

(D) the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University.

(3) "Public junior college," "public technical institute," and "public state college" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Insurance Code § 82.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 82 / Section 82.054
§ 82.054. CANCELLATION ON FAILURE TO COMPLY.
Status: in_force

If it is found after hearing that a holder of an authorization has failed to comply with an order issued under Section 82.052, the commissioner shall cancel each authorization held by the holder.