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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.244 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.244
§ 401.244. HOST COUNTY PUBLIC PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The compact waste disposal facility license holder each quarter shall transfer to the commissioners court of the host county five percent of the gross receipts from:

(1) compact waste received at the compact waste disposal facility; and

(2) any federal facility waste received at a federal facility waste disposal facility licensed under Section 401.216.

(b) The commissioners court of the host county may:

(1) spend the money for public projects in the host county; or

(2) disburse the money to other local entities or to public nonprofit corporations to be spent for local public projects.

(c) Money received from the compact waste disposal facility license holder under this section may be spent only for public projects in the host county that are for the use and benefit of the public at large.

(d) Money received by the commissioners court of the host county under this section is not a loan or grant-in-aid subject to review by a regional planning commission under Chapter 391, Local Government Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 13.022 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 13 / Section 13.022
§ 13.022. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) The counsellor must:

(1) be licensed to practice law in this state and a resident of this state;

(2) have demonstrated a strong commitment to and involvement in efforts to safeguard the rights of the public; and

(3) possess the knowledge and experience necessary to practice effectively in utility proceedings.

(b) A person is not eligible for appointment as counsellor if:

(1) the person or the person's spouse:

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

(B) directly or indirectly owns or controls more than a 10 percent interest or a pecuniary interest with a value exceeding $10,000 in:

(i) a business entity or other organization that is regulated by or receives funds from the commission or the office; or

(ii) a utility competitor, utility supplier, or other entity affected by a commission decision in a manner other than by the setting of rates for that class of customer;

(C) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the commission or the office, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for service as counsellor or for commission membership, attendance, or expenses; or

(D) notwithstanding Paragraph (B), has an interest in a mutual fund or retirement fund in which more than 10 percent of the fund's holdings is in a single utility, utility competitor, or utility supplier in this state and the person does not disclose this information to the governor, senate, or other entity, as appropriate; or

(2) the person is not qualified to serve under Section 13.042.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 300, Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2005.

(d) A person otherwise ineligible because of Subsection (b)(1)(B) may be appointed and serve as counsellor if the person:

(1) notifies the attorney general and commission that the person is ineligible because of Subsection (b)(1)(B); and

(2) divests the person or the person's spouse of the ownership or control:

(A) before beginning service; or

(B) if the person is already serving, within a reasonable time.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7918.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7918 / Section 7918.004
§ 7918.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7918.003 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.
Tex. Water Code § 51.351 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.351
§ 51.351. CONSTRUCTION FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds from the sale of bonds shall be deposited in the construction fund.

(b) Money deposited in the construction fund shall be used to pay expenses, debts, and obligations necessarily incurred in the creation, establishment, and maintenance of the district and to pay the purchase price of property and construction contracts, including purchases for which the bonds were issued.

(c) If the bonds were issued in accordance with a contract with the United States, debts and obligations may be paid from the construction fund under the terms of or incident to the contract.

(d) After the payment of obligations for which the bonds were issued, any remaining money in the construction fund may be transferred to the maintenance fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8464.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8464 / Section 8464.003
§ 8464.003. 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. Health and Safety Code § 161.0109 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0109
§ 161.0109. HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS; VACCINES EDUCATION MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, using existing resources, shall produce and distribute informational materials regarding vaccines against human papillomavirus that are approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for human use. The materials must include information relating to the effectiveness, availability, and contraindications of the vaccines. The materials must be available in English and in Spanish.

(b) The department shall collaborate with the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas or its successor entity to develop educational programs for parents regarding human papillomavirus and promoting awareness of a minor's need for preventive services for cervical cancer and its precursors.

(c) The department shall develop and maintain an Internet website that targets the public and health care professionals and provides accurate, comprehensive information on all aspects of cervical cancer prevention, including vaccination against human papillomavirus.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.055
§ 1049.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer at the first meeting after each director's election.
Tex. Finance Code § 341.607 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 341 / Section 341.607
§ 341.607. REVOCATION OF LICENSE FOR PAYMENT FROM FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may revoke a residential mortgage loan originator license issued under this subtitle on proof that the commissioner has made a payment from the fund of any amount toward satisfaction of a claim against a state-licensed residential mortgage loan originator under this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner may seek to collect from a state-licensed residential mortgage loan originator the amount paid from the fund on behalf of the originator and any costs associated with investigating and processing the claim against the fund or with collection of reimbursement for payments from the fund, plus interest at the current legal rate until the amount has been repaid in full. Any amount, including interest, recovered by the commissioner shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(c) The commissioner may probate an order revoking a license under this section.

(d) A state-licensed residential mortgage loan originator on whose behalf payment was made from the fund is not eligible to receive a new license until the originator has repaid in full, plus interest at the current legal rate, the amount paid from the fund on the originator's behalf and any costs associated with investigating and processing the claim against the fund or with collection of reimbursement from the fund.

(e) This section does not limit the authority of the commissioner to take disciplinary action against a state-licensed residential mortgage loan originator for a violation of the chapter under which the license was issued or the rules adopted by the finance commission under that chapter. The repayment in full to the fund of all obligations of a state-licensed residential mortgage loan originator does not nullify or modify the effect of any other disciplinary proceeding.
Tex. Insurance Code § 32.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 32 / Section 32.003
§ 32.003. STATEMENTS REGARDING CONDITION OF EXAMINED COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain a concise statement of the condition of each company or agency visited or examined.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.251
§ 8504.251. FEES AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prescribe fees and charges to be collected for the use of water, a water connection, or another service.

(b) The fees and charges must be reasonable and equitable and sufficient to produce revenue adequate to pay the items described by Subsection (c). The fees and charges may not exceed what may be reasonably necessary to fulfill the obligations imposed on the authority by this chapter.

(c) The board shall pay the following items from the fees and charges:

(1) all expenses necessary to the operation and maintenance of the improvements and facilities of the authority, including:

(A) the cost of acquiring materials and other property necessary to maintain the improvements and facilities in good condition and to operate them efficiently;

(B) necessary wages and salaries of the authority; and

(C) other expenses reasonably necessary to the efficient operation of the improvements and facilities;

(2) the interest on any obligation issued under this chapter and payable from the revenue from the improvements and facilities; and

(3) the amount required to be paid for the payment of an obligation issued under this chapter and payable from the revenue from the improvements and facilities.

(d) If the revenue received exceeds the amount required for the purposes listed in Subsection (c), the board may pay from the excess revenue the cost of improvements and replacements not covered by Subsection (c)(1) and may establish a reasonable depreciation and emergency fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3853.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3853 / Section 3853.153
§ 3853.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Galveston County; or

(2) at least 25 persons who own real property in the district, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Galveston County.
Tex. Election Code § 501.101 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.101
§ 501.101. APPLICABILITY OF ELECTION CODE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter, the officers holding a local option election shall hold the election in the manner provided by the other provisions of this code.
Tex. Labor Code § 315.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 315 / Section 315.002
§ 315.002. COMMISSION DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) provide adequate staffing, including by hiring a director, to develop, administer, and support a comprehensive statewide adult education program and coordinate related federal and state programs for the education and training of adults;

(2) develop the mechanism and guidelines for the coordination of comprehensive adult education and related skill training services for adults with other entities, including public agencies and private organizations, in planning, developing, and implementing related programs;

(3) administer all state and federal funds for adult education and related skill training services in this state, other than funds that another entity is specifically authorized to administer under other law;

(4) prescribe and administer standards and accrediting policies for adult education;

(5) prescribe and administer rules for teacher certification for adult education;

(6) accept and administer grants, gifts, services, and funds from available sources for use in adult education;

(7) adopt or develop and administer a standardized assessment mechanism for assessing all adult education program participants who need literacy instruction, adult basic education, or secondary education leading to an adult high school diploma or the equivalent;

(8) monitor and evaluate educational and employment outcomes of students who participate in the commission's adult education and literacy programs; and

(9) provide, within the context of administering adult education and literacy programs, training opportunities for parents regarding how to be the primary teachers for their children and full partners in their children's education.

(b) The assessment mechanism prescribed by Subsection (a)(7) must include an initial basic skills screening instrument and must provide comprehensive information concerning baseline student skills before and student progress after participation in an adult education program.

(b-1) To the extent permitted under federal law, the commission by rule shall establish:

(1) annual performance requirements that each entity that receives money appropriated under this chapter must satisfy to qualify for a continuing award of funds under this chapter, which must include the achievement of enrollment targets and performance benchmarks that are comparable to those provided by Section 315.007(c); and

(2) a process for giving priority in awarding funds under this chapter to entities that consistently satisfy the annual performance requirements established under Subdivision (1).

(c) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall report to the legislature regarding the educational and employment outcomes of students who participate in the commission's adult education and literacy programs.

(d) The commission may adopt rules for the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.307 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.307
§ 21.307. PAYMENT OF REDEEMED SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) Payment of a certificated share shall be made only on the surrender of the respective share certificate.

(b) A corporation may give a transfer agent described by Section 21.306 irrevocable instructions to pay, on or after the date set for redemption of redeemable shares, the redemptive price to the respective holders of the shares as evidenced by a list of shareholders certified by an officer of the corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.152
§ 1049.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1049.152. PROPOSED BUDGET: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 11th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any person is entitled to:

(1) appear at the hearing; and

(2) be heard regarding any item in the proposed budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.058
§ 1020.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.602 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.602
§ 382.602. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

An owner or operator of a facility operating under a new source review permit issued under this chapter that authorizes the operation of a portland cement kiln, or the production of aggregates at an aggregate production operation, is not liable for damages to a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility resulting from seismic or vibrational disturbances caused by the cement or aggregate production facility owner's or operator's activities on the site of the cement or aggregate production facility if the cement or aggregate production facility began operating before the date the semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility began operating.
Tex. Government Code § 609.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.103
§ 609.103. DESIGNATION OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision that creates a deferred compensation plan shall designate a plan administrator for the plan.

(b) Political subdivisions that create a single plan shall designate jointly a plan administrator for the plan.

(c) A plan administrator may be an employee, a nonprofit corporation, an individual, a trustee, a private entity, another political subdivision, or an association of political subdivisions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8484.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8484 / Section 8484.002
§ 8484.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8356.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8356 / Section 8356.201
§ 8356.201. 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, including revenue received by the district under Chapter 311, Tax Code, and Chapter 380, Local Government Code, assessments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.055 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.055
§ 11.055. COURT ACTION OR PROCEEDING DURING WINDING UP.
Status: in_force

During the winding up process, a domestic entity may continue prosecuting or defending a court action or proceeding by or against the domestic entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.055
§ 8878.055. SINGLE-MEMBER DIRECTOR PRECINCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is divided into five single-member director precincts, the initial territories of which are described by Section 3 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The board may redraw the single-member director precincts in a manner that is reasonable and equitable:

(1) after any change in the boundaries of the authority; or

(2) by a resolution redrawing the director precincts adopted by a two-thirds majority of the board, based on changed circumstances.

(c) The boundaries and field notes for each precinct contained in Section 3 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the selection of a director under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.459 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.459
§ 1201.459. COMPLIANCE NOT REQUIRED FOR SALE FOR COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In selling a manufactured home to collect delinquent taxes, a tax assessor-collector is not required to comply with this subchapter or another provision of this chapter relating to the sale of a used manufactured home.

(b) If a home does not have a serial number, seal, or label, the tax appraiser or tax assessor-collector may apply to the department for a seal if the tax appraiser or assessor-collector assumes full responsibility for the affixation of a seal to the home and the seal is actually affixed on the home.

(c) A seal issued to a tax appraiser or tax assessor-collector is for identification purposes only and does not imply that:

(1) the home is habitable; or

(2) a purchaser of the home at a tax sale may obtain a new statement of ownership from the department without an inspection for habitability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8115.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8115 / Section 8115.005
§ 8115.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 366.071 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 366 / Section 366.071
§ 366.071. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who constructs, installs, alters, extends, services, maintains, or repairs an on-site sewage disposal system or any part of an on-site sewage disposal system for compensation must hold a license or registration issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code.

(b) A person designated by an authorized agent under Section 366.014 must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code.

(c) A person who conducts preconstruction site evaluations, including visiting a site and performing a soil analysis, a site survey, or other activities necessary to determine the suitability of a site for an on-site sewage disposal system must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, unless the person is licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors as an engineer.

(d) The commission may implement a program under Chapter 37, Water Code, to register persons who service or maintain on-site sewage disposal systems for compensation.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.503 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.503
§ 3.503. NOTICE OF DISHONOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The obligation of an indorser stated in Section 3.415(a) and the obligation of a drawer stated in Section 3.414(d) may not be enforced unless:

(1) the indorser or drawer is given notice of dishonor of the instrument complying with this section; or

(2) notice of dishonor is excused under Section 3.504(b).

(b) Notice of dishonor may be given by any person; may be given by any commercially reasonable means, including an oral, written, or electronic communication; and is sufficient if it reasonably identifies the instrument and indicates that the instrument has been dishonored or has not been paid or accepted. Return of an instrument given to a bank for collection is sufficient notice of dishonor.

(c) Subject to Section 3.504(c), with respect to an instrument taken for collection by a collecting bank, notice of dishonor must be given (i) by the bank before midnight of the next banking day following the banking day on which the bank receives notice of dishonor of the instrument, or (ii) by any other person within 30 days following the day on which the person receives notice of dishonor. With respect to any other instrument, notice of dishonor must be given within 30 days following the day on which dishonor occurs.
Tex. Water Code § 46.004 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 46 / Section 46.004
§ 46.004. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The appointed commissioner holds office for a term of six years and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982 / Section 7982.002
§ 7982.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 35.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 35 / Section 35.06
§ 35.06. INELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AS NONRESIDENT SELLER'S AGENT.
Status: in_force

A person acting as an agent under this chapter may not act as a nonresident seller's agent under Chapter 36.