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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7911.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7911 / Section 7911.006
§ 7911.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting 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 district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Education Code § 12.1163 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1163
§ 12.1163. AUDIT BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent consistent with this section, the commissioner may audit the records of:

(1) an open-enrollment charter school;

(2) a charter holder; and

(3) a management company.

(b) An audit under Subsection (a) must be limited to matters directly related to the management or operation of an open-enrollment charter school, including any financial and administrative records.

(c) Unless the commissioner has specific cause to conduct an additional audit, the commissioner may not conduct more than one on-site audit during any fiscal year, including any financial and administrative records. For purposes of this subsection, an audit of a charter holder or management company associated with an open-enrollment charter school is not considered an audit of the school.

(d) If the aggregate amount of all transactions between a charter holder and a related party, as defined by commissioner rule adopted under Section 12.1166, exceeds $5,000, an audit under Subsection (a) may include the review of any real property transactions between the charter holder and the related party. If the commissioner determines that a transaction with a related party using funds received under Section 12.106 was structured in a manner that did not benefit the open-enrollment charter school or that the transaction was in excess of fair market value, the commissioner may order that the transaction be reclassified or that other action be taken as necessary to protect the school's interests. Failure to comply with the commissioner's order is a material violation of the charter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.055
§ 3913.055. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8239.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8239 / Section 8239.001
§ 8239.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Gunter Municipal Utility District No. 2.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1357 / Section 1357.051
§ 1357.051. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "enrollee" means an individual entitled to coverage under a health benefit plan.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.102 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.102
§ 152.102. CLASSIFICATION AS PARTNERSHIP PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Property is partnership property if acquired in the name of:

(1) the partnership; or

(2) one or more partners, regardless of whether the name of the partnership is indicated, if the instrument transferring title to the property indicates:

(A) the person's capacity as a partner; or

(B) the existence of a partnership.

(b) Property is presumed to be partnership property if acquired with partnership property, regardless of whether the property is acquired as provided by Subsection (a).

(c) Property acquired in the name of one or more partners is presumed to be the partner's property, regardless of whether the property is used for partnership purposes, if the instrument transferring title to the property does not indicate the person's capacity as a partner or the existence of a partnership, and if the property is not acquired with partnership property.

(d) For purposes of this section, property is acquired in the name of the partnership by a transfer to:

(1) the partnership in its name; or

(2) one or more partners in the partners' capacity as partners in the partnership, if the name of the partnership is indicated in the instrument transferring title to the property.
Tex. Estates Code § 351.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 351 / Section 351.201
§ 351.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "business" includes a farm, ranch, or factory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.153
§ 1016.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2151.212 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.212
§ 2151.212. HEARINGS BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

Subchapter B, Chapter 40, does not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.142 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.142
§ 408.142. SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee is entitled to supplemental income benefits if on the expiration of the impairment income benefit period computed under Section 408.121(a)(1) the employee:

(1) has an impairment rating of 15 percent or more as determined by this subtitle from the compensable injury;

(2) has not returned to work or has returned to work earning less than 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage as a direct result of the employee's impairment;

(3) has not elected to commute a portion of the impairment income benefit under Section 408.128; and

(4) has complied with the requirements adopted under Section 408.1415.

(b) If an employee is not entitled to supplemental income benefits at the time of payment of the final impairment income benefit because the employee is earning at least 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage, the employee may become entitled to supplemental income benefits at any time within one year after the date the impairment income benefit period ends if:

(1) the employee earns wages for at least 90 days that are less than 80 percent of the employee's average weekly wage;

(2) the employee meets the requirements of Subsections (a)(1), (3), and (4); and

(3) the decrease in earnings is a direct result of the employee's impairment from the compensable injury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.206
§ 1109.206. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund any bonds issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of the outstanding bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.113
§ 3901.113. REGIONAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may negotiate and enter into a written regional participation agreement with the city under Section 43.0754, Local Government Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.152 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.152
§ 20A.152. ADVICE FROM COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) The grand jury may seek and receive advice from the court regarding any matter before the grand jury. For that purpose, the grand jury shall go into court in a body.

(b) The grand jury shall ensure that the manner in which the grand jury's questions are asked does not divulge the particular accusation pending before the grand jury.

(c) The grand jury may submit questions to the court in writing. The court may respond to those questions in writing.
Tex. Property Code § 92.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.007
§ 92.007. VENUE.
Status: in_force

Venue for an action under this chapter is governed by Section 15.0115, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.301
§ 1701.301. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 1701.310, 1701.311, and 1701.405, a person may not appoint or employ a person to serve as an officer, county jailer, school marshal, public security officer, or telecommunicator unless the person holds an appropriate license issued by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982 / Section 7982.153
§ 7982.153. 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. Business & Commerce Code § 671.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 671 / Section 671.103
§ 671.103. EFFECT OF AUTHORITY ACTION; CITY APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 15th day after the date on which the authority or the board acts, the city may approve or disapprove the action.

(b) If the city disapproves an action under Subsection (a), the action has no effect. If the city does not disapprove the action, the action becomes effective on the earlier of:

(1) the date on which the city approves the action; or

(2) the 15th day after the date on which the authority or board acted.
Tex. Education Code § 62.071 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.071
§ 62.071. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "At-risk student" means an undergraduate student of an eligible institution:

(A) whose score on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT) is less than the national mean score of students' scores on that test;

(B) who has been awarded a grant under the federal Pell Grant program;

(C) who was 20 years of age or older on the date the student initially enrolled in the institution;

(D) who is enrolled as a part-time student; or

(E) who did not receive a high school diploma but received a high school equivalency certificate within the last six years.

(2) "Critical field" means:

(A) the field of engineering, computer science, mathematics, physical science, allied health, nursing, or teacher certification in a field of science or mathematics; and

(B) any other field of study identified as a critical field by the coordinating board in "Closing the Gaps," the state's master plan for higher education.

(3) "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution other than a public state college.

(4) "General academic teaching institution" and "public state college" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.612 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.612
§ 101.612. RECORD DATE FOR ALLOCATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

A company agreement may establish or provide for the establishment of a record date for allocations and distributions with respect to a protected series or registered series.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.255
§ 3877.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND LEVY OF TAXES FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After the order under Section 3877.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 43.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 43 / Section 43.005
§ 43.005. OFFICER TREATED AS SURETY.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer has the rights of a surety provided by Section 43.004 if the officer is compelled to pay a judgment in whole or part because of the officer's default.

(b) An officer does not have the rights of a surety provided by Section 43.004 if the officer:

(1) does not pay over money collected; or

(2) wastes property that is levied on by the officer or is in the officer's possession.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0306
§ 3962.0306. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8831.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8831 / Section 8831.005
§ 8831.005. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

The following provisions prevail over a conflicting or inconsistent provision of this chapter:

(1) Sections 36.1071-36.108, Water Code;

(2) Sections 36.159-36.161, Water Code; and

(3) Subchapter I, Chapter 36, Water Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 164.015 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 164 / Section 164.015
§ 164.015. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund all or part of its outstanding bonds issued under this chapter, including matured but unpaid interest.

(b) The board may refund bonds in the manner provided by general law for revenue bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0641 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0641
§ 361.0641. NOTICE TO STATE SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

On receiving an application for, or notice of intent to file an application for, a permit to construct, operate, or maintain a facility to store, process, or dispose of solid waste or hazardous waste, the commission shall send notice of the application or the notice of intent to the state senator and representative who represent the area in which the facility is or will be located.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.211 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.211
§ 36.211. RELATION BACK OF RATES FOR CERTAIN NON-ERCOT UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an electric utility that operates solely outside of ERCOT.

(b) In a rate proceeding under Subchapter D, or if requested by an electric utility in the utility's statement of intent initiating a rate proceeding under Subchapter C, notwithstanding Section 36.109(a), the final rate set in the proceeding, whether a rate increase or rate decrease, shall be made effective for consumption on and after the 155th day after the date the rate-filing package is filed.

(c) The regulatory authority shall:

(1) require the electric utility to refund to customers money collected in excess of the rate finally ordered on or after the 155th day after the date the rate-filing package is filed; or

(2) authorize the electric utility to surcharge bills to recover the amount by which the money collected on or after the 155th day after the date the rate-filing package is filed is less than the money that would have been collected under the rate finally ordered.

(d) The regulatory authority may require refunds or surcharges of amounts determined under Subsection (c) over a period not to exceed 18 months, along with appropriate carrying costs. The regulatory authority shall make any adjustments necessary to prevent over-recovery of amounts reflected in riders in effect for the electric utility during the pendency of the rate proceeding.

(e) A utility may not assess more than one surcharge authorized by Subsection (c)(2) at the same time.

(f) This section expires September 1, 2031.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.103
§ 1099.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.151
§ 1201.151. COMPLIANCE WITH SUBCHAPTER; PROHIBITION OF DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this subchapter, an individual accident and health insurance policy may not include a provision that permits a defense based on a preexisting condition.
Tex. Estates Code § 56.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 56 / Section 56.001
§ 56.001. CHANGE OF RESIDENT AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A personal representative of an estate may change the representative's resident agent to accept service of process in a probate proceeding or other action relating to the estate by filing with the court in which the probate proceeding is pending a statement titled "Designation of Successor Resident Agent" that states the names and addresses of:

(1) the representative;

(2) the resident agent; and

(3) the successor resident agent.

(b) The designation of a successor resident agent takes effect on the date a statement under Subsection (a) is filed with the court.
Tex. Election Code § 123.061 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 123 / Section 123.061
§ 123.061. ANNUAL REPORT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each authority adopting a voting system for use in its elections shall file an annual report as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The report must be filed with the secretary of state in the form prescribed by the secretary.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.251 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.251
§ 1105.251. GROUNDS FOR REQUIRING NEW BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A guardian may be required to give a new bond if:

(1) a surety on a bond dies, removes beyond the limits of this state, or becomes insolvent;

(2) in the court's opinion:

(A) the sureties on a bond are insufficient; or

(B) a bond is defective;

(3) the amount of a bond is insufficient;

(4) a surety on a bond petitions the court to be discharged from future liability on the bond; or

(5) a bond and the record of the bond have been lost or destroyed.

(b) A person interested in the guardianship may have the guardian cited to appear and show cause why the guardian should not be required to give a new bond by filing a written application with the county clerk of the county in which the guardianship proceeding is pending. The application must allege that:

(1) the bond is insufficient or defective; or

(2) the bond and the record of the bond have been lost or destroyed.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.252 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.252
§ 18B.252. PEACE OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO POSSESS, INSTALL, OPERATE, OR MONITOR EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer of a designated law enforcement office or agency is authorized to possess, install, operate, or monitor a pen register, ESN reader, or similar equipment if the peace officer's name is on the list submitted to the director of the department under Subsection (b).

(b) If the director of the department or the director's designee approves the policy submitted under Article 18B.251, the inspector general of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the inspector general's designee, the inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or the inspector general's designee, or the sheriff or chief of a designated law enforcement agency or the sheriff's or chief's designee, as applicable, shall submit to the director a written list of all peace officers in the designated law enforcement office or agency who are authorized to possess, install, operate, or monitor pen registers, ESN readers, or similar equipment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.011
§ 2033.011. FORGING PARI-MUTUEL TICKET.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "forge" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.21, Penal Code.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly forges a pari-mutuel ticket with the intent to defraud or harm another person.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379H.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379H / Section 379H.004
§ 379H.004. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

A land bank created under this chapter:

(1) is:

(A) a governmental unit, as defined by Section 101.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;

(B) a local government corporation, as defined by Section 431.003, Transportation Code; and

(C) a public nonprofit corporation that has and may exercise all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions given by the general laws of this state to nonprofit corporations in this state;

(2) is not:

(A) a program created or operating under Chapter 373 or 374; or

(B) a housing finance corporation created under Chapter 394; and

(3) must comply with the requirements of Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.008
§ 464.008. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW TO APPLICATION AND INSPECTION FEES.
Status: in_force

All application and inspection fees collected by the department under this subchapter are subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.052 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.052
§ 21.052. PROCEDURES TO ADOPT AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To adopt an amendment to the certificate of formation of a corporation as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 3, the board of directors of the corporation shall:

(1) adopt a resolution stating the proposed amendment; and

(2) follow the procedures prescribed by Sections 21.053-21.055.

(b) The resolution may incorporate the proposed amendment in a restated certificate of formation that complies with Section 3.059.

(b-1) The resolution may provide that at any time before the filing of a certificate of amendment takes effect as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 3, the board of directors may abandon the proposed amendment to the certificate of formation without further action by the shareholders of the corporation, notwithstanding authorization of the proposed amendment by the shareholders.

(c) The certificate of amendment must be filed in accordance with Chapter 4 and takes effect as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 3.

(d) This section does not affect:

(1) the authority of the shareholders of a corporation to consent in writing to the cancellation of an event requiring winding up in accordance with Section 21.502(1); or

(2) the authority of the organizers of a corporation to adopt a resolution to cancel an event requiring winding up in accordance with Section 21.502(2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.104
§ 1032.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include any facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.