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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8242.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8242 / Section 8242.202
§ 8242.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3871.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3871 / Section 3871.105
§ 3871.105. NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution may change the district's name. The board shall give written notice of the change to the city.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 41.012 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 41 / Section 41.012
§ 41.012. JURY INSTRUCTIONS.
Status: in_force

In a trial to a jury, the court shall instruct the jury with regard to Sections 41.001, 41.003, 41.010, and 41.011.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.055 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.055
§ 152.055. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the following are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code:

(1) all information or reports obtained by the commissioner from an applicant, money services licensee, or authorized delegate;

(2) all information contained in or related to an examination, investigation, operating report, or condition report prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of the commissioner; and

(3) financial statements, balance sheets, or authorized delegate information.

(b) The commissioner may disclose information not otherwise subject to disclosure under Subsection (a):

(1) to representatives of state or federal agencies who affirm in a record that the representatives will maintain the confidentiality of the information; or

(2) when the commissioner finds that the disclosure is reasonably necessary for the protection and interest of the public in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code.

(c) This section does not prohibit the commissioner from disclosing to the public a list of all money services licensees or the aggregated financial or transactional data concerning those licensees.

(d) The following information for each money services licensee contained in the records of the department is not confidential and may be made available to the public in its entirety on the department's Internet website or in the NMLS, or as responsive on receipt by the department of a written request:

(1) the name, business address, telephone number, and unique identifier of the licensee;

(2) the business address of the licensee's registered agent for service;

(3) the name, business address, and telephone number of each authorized delegate for the licensee, if applicable;

(4) the terms of or a copy of any bond filed by the licensee, provided that confidential information under Subsection (a), including prices and fees for the bond, is redacted;

(5) copies of any nonconfidential final orders of the department relating to a violation of this chapter or a regulation implementing this chapter; and

(6) notice of the imposition of an administrative fine or penalty under this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.425 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.425
§ 23.425. ELIGIBILITY OF LAND USED FOR GROWING FLORIST ITEMS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to land:

(1) that is located in a county with a population of 35,000 or less; and

(2) on which a greenhouse for growing florist items solely for wholesale purposes is located.

(b) A person who owns land described by Subsection (a) is entitled to have the land designated for agricultural use under this subchapter if the land otherwise qualifies for the designation under Section 23.42 and the person who owns the land is not using it in conjunction with or contiguous to land being used to conduct retail sales of florist items. For purposes of Section 23.41, a greenhouse described by Subsection (a)(2) is an appurtenance to the land.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Florist item" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.041, Agriculture Code.

(2) "Greenhouse" means a building or permanent structure that is enclosed with a nonporous covering and is designed or constructed for growing plants in a protected or climate-controlled environment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7943A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7943A / Section 7943A.0503
§ 7943A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.016 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.016
§ 58.016. FISCAL ACCOUNTING OF ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) All funds acquired under this chapter may be used for administration of this chapter, except that funds representing the proceeds of bonds issued by the authority or pledged to the payment of the bonds of the authority shall be held and used as provided in the resolution or indenture authorizing the bonds.

(b) On or before August 1 of each year, the administrator shall file with the board the proposed annual budgets for the agricultural loan guarantee program under Subchapter E, the farm and ranch finance program under Chapter 59, and the programs administered by the board under this chapter for the succeeding fiscal year. If there is no administrator, the commissioner shall assume the duties of the administrator in connection with preparation of the budget. The budget must set forth the general categories of expected expenditures out of revenues and income of the funds administered by the authority and the amount on account of each. On or before September 1 of each year, the board shall consider the proposed annual budget and may approve it or amend it. If for any reason the authority does not adopt an annual budget before September 2, no expenditures may be made from the funds until the board approves the annual budget. The authority may adopt an amended annual budget for the current fiscal year.

(c) The authority shall have an audit of its books and accounts for each fiscal year by a certified public accountant. The cost of the audit is an expense of the authority.

(d) On or before January 1 of each year, the authority shall prepare and submit to the Legislative Budget Board a report of its activities for the preceding fiscal year. The report must set forth a complete operating and financial statement, including the revenues and expenditures of the authority for each program administered by the board.

(e) The board members, administrator, and staff of the authority may not be personally liable for bonds issued or contracts executed by the authority and shall be exculpated and fully indemnified in the documents relating to any bonds except in the case of fraudulent or wilful misconduct on the part of the individual seeking exculpation or indemnification.
Tex. Government Code § 312.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 312 / Section 312.001
§ 312.001. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to the construction of all civil statutes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0901
§ 3939.0901. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of:

(1) 66 percent or more of the assessed value subject to assessment by the district of the property in the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls; or

(2) 66 percent or more of the surface area of the district, excluding roads, streets, highways, utility rights-of-way, other public areas, and other property exempt from assessment by the district according to the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The district may not be dissolved if the district:

(1) has any outstanding bonded or other indebtedness until that bonded or other indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonded or other indebtedness;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district has contracted with another party for the ownership and operation or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(c) Section 375.262, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Water Code § 13.186 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.186
§ 13.186. UNREASONABLE OR VIOLATIVE EXISTING RATES; INVESTIGATING COSTS OF OBTAINING SERVICE FROM ANOTHER SOURCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the regulatory authority, after reasonable notice and hearing, on its own motion or on complaint by any affected person, finds that the existing rates of any utility for any service are unreasonable or in any way in violation of any law, the regulatory authority shall determine the just and reasonable rates, including maximum or minimum rates, to be observed and in force, and shall fix the same by order to be served on the utility. Those rates constitute the legal rates of the utility until changed as provided in this chapter.

(b) If a utility does not itself produce that which it distributes, transmits, or furnishes to the public for compensation, but obtains it from another source, the regulatory authority may investigate the cost of that production in any investigation of the reasonableness of the rates of the utility.
Tex. Transportation Code § 51.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 51 / Section 51.010
§ 51.010. PROPERTY ACQUISITION.
Status: in_force

The commission, through the department, may acquire an interest in property required for a project to beneficially use dredge material in the manner provided by Section 51.005.
Tex. Penal Code § 35A.01 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 35A / Section 35A.01
§ 35A.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Claim" means a written or electronically submitted request or demand that:

(A) is submitted by a provider or the provider's agent and identifies a service or product provided or purported to have been provided to a health care recipient as reimbursable under a health care program, without regard to whether the money that is requested or demanded is paid; or

(B) states the income earned or expense incurred by a provider in providing a service or product and is used to determine a rate of payment under a health care program.

(2) "Fiscal agent" means:

(A) a person who, through a contractual relationship with a state agency or the federal government, receives, processes, and pays a claim under a health care program; or

(B) the designated agent of a person described by Paragraph (A).

(3) "Health care practitioner" means a dentist, podiatrist, psychologist, physical therapist, chiropractor, registered nurse, or other provider licensed to provide health care services in this state.

(4) "Health care program" means a program funded by this state, the federal government, or both and designed to provide health care services to health care recipients, including a program that is administered in whole or in part through a managed care delivery model.

(5) "Health care recipient" means an individual to whom a service or product is provided or purported to have been provided and with respect to whom a person claims or receives a payment for that service or product from a health care program or fiscal agent, without regard to whether the individual was eligible for benefits under the health care program.

(6) "Managed care organization" means a person who is authorized or otherwise permitted by law to arrange for or provide a managed care plan.

(7) "Physician" means a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state.

(8) "Provider" means a person who participates in or has applied to participate in a health care program as a supplier of a service or product and includes:

(A) a management company that manages, operates, or controls another provider;

(B) a person, including a medical vendor, who provides a service or product to another provider or the other provider's agent;

(C) an employee of the person who participates in or has applied to participate in the program;

(D) a managed care organization; and

(E) a manufacturer or distributor of a product for which a health care program provides reimbursement.

(9) "Service" includes care or treatment of a health care recipient.

(10) "High managerial agent" means a director, officer, or employee who is authorized to act on behalf of a provider and has duties of such responsibility that the conduct of the director, officer, or employee reasonably may be assumed to represent the policy or intent of the provider.
Tex. Election Code § 174.093 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.093
§ 174.093. NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE.
Status: in_force

Before the date of the party's precinct conventions held under this chapter, the state chair shall post on the party's Internet website the date, hour, and place for convening the biennial state convention.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8192.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8192 / Section 8192.001
§ 8192.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 233 of Harris County, Texas.
Tex. Occupations Code § 259.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 259 / Section 259.008
§ 259.008. UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

A person may not directly or indirectly engage in unprofessional conduct relating to dentistry, including:

(1) obtaining or attempting to collect a fee by fraud or misrepresentation;

(2) orally soliciting dental business if the solicitation is:

(A) directed to an individual or a group of less than five individuals; and

(B) made for the primary purpose of attracting the individual or the group to a particular dental practice;

(3) employing, directly or indirectly, or permitting an unlicensed person to perform dental services on a person, except as authorized by law;

(4) claiming or circulating a statement of:

(A) professional superiority; or

(B) performance of professional services in a superior manner;

(5) forging, altering, or changing a legal document relating to the practice of dentistry, including a diploma, license, registration certificate, or transcript;

(6) being a party to or benefiting from the forgery, alteration, or changing of a legal document relating to the practice of dentistry;

(7) making a false statement or misusing a legal document relating to the practice of dentistry;

(8) accepting employment as a dentist under a false, misleading, or deceptive referral scheme;

(9) advertising the performance of dental work without pain or discomfort to the patient; or

(10) advertising a prediction of future satisfaction or success of a dental service.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 296.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 296 / Section 296.152
§ 296.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The county may collect or, using a competitive bidding process, contract for the assessment and collection of mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 37.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 37 / Section 37.004
§ 37.004. EFFECT OF CLOSING.
Status: in_force

(a) A day on which a bank or one or more of its operations is closed during its normal banking hours as provided by this chapter is a legal holiday for all purposes with respect to any banking business affected by the closed bank or bank operation.

(b) A bank or a director, officer, or employee of a bank does not incur liability or loss of rights because of a closing authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 158.1045 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 158 / Section 158.1045
§ 158.1045. ISSUANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) During an investigation, the commissioner may issue a subpoena that is addressed to a peace officer of this state or other person authorized by law to serve citation or perfect service. The subpoena may require a person to give a deposition, produce documents, or both.

(b) If a person disobeys a subpoena or if a person appearing in a deposition in connection with the investigation refuses to testify, the commissioner may petition a district court in Travis County to issue an order requiring the person to obey the subpoena, testify, or produce documents relating to the matter. The court shall promptly set an application to enforce a subpoena issued under Subsection (a) for hearing and shall cause notice of the application and the hearing to be served on the person to whom the subpoena is directed.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 45.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 45 / Section 45.003
§ 45.003. TYPES OF LICENSES; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A class 1 commercial game bird breeder's license entitles the holder to possess in captivity more than 1,000 game birds. The fee for a class 1 license is $100 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(b) A class 2 commercial game bird breeder's license entitles the holder to possess in captivity not more than 1,000 game birds during any calendar year. The fee for a class 2 license is $10 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(c) A class 1 or class 2 commercial game bird breeder's license is valid for selling game bird eggs in this state, regardless of the number of eggs sold.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 221.0071 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0071
§ 221.0071. CHARTER SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to the number of charters allowed under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, the commissioner of education may grant a charter on the application of a detention, correctional, or residential facility established only for juvenile offenders under Section 51.12, 51.125, or 51.126, Family Code, or an eligible entity that has entered into a contract with a facility described by this subsection.

(b) If a local detention, correctional, or residential facility described by Subsection (a) or an eligible entity that has entered into a contract with a facility described by Subsection (a) applies for a charter, the facility or the eligible entity must provide all educational opportunities and services, including special education instruction and related services, that a school district is required under state or federal law to provide for students residing in the district through a charter school operated in accordance with and subject to Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.

(c) The commissioner of education shall adopt a form and procedure to allow a detention, correctional, or residential facility described by Subsection (a) or an eligible entity that has entered into a contract with a facility described by Subsection (a) to apply for a charter. The application form and procedure must be comparable to the applicable requirements of Section 12.110, Education Code, and must include any requirements provided under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.

(d) A charter school operating under a charter granted under this section is entitled to receive open-enrollment charter school funding under Chapter 48, Education Code, in the same manner as an open-enrollment charter school operating under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.

(e) The commissioner of education shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules that modify the requirements for charter schools provided under Chapter 12, Education Code, as necessary to allow a charter school to operate in a detention, correctional, or residential facility described by Subsection (a).

(f) In this section, "eligible entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 12.101(a), Education Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 203.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 203 / Section 203.021
§ 203.021. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a local government, including a commissioners court with regard to nonelective county offices, shall:

(1) establish, promote, and support an active and continuing program for the efficient and economical management of all local government records;

(2) cause policies and procedures to be developed for the administration of the program under the direction of the records management officer;

(3) facilitate the creation and maintenance of local government records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the local government and designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the local government, the state, and persons affected by the activities of the local government;

(4) facilitate the identification and preservation of local government records that are of permanent value;

(5) facilitate the identification and protection of essential local government records; and

(6) cooperate with the commission in its conduct of statewide records management surveys.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0306
§ 3965.0306. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (b), (c), and (d), the board may add or remove territory as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may add territory as described by Subsection (a) only if the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the addition.

(c) The district and all districts created under Subchapter D collectively may add a total area of not more than 200 acres.

(d) Territory added under Subsection (a) must be located in the corporate limits of the city.
Tex. Water Code § 56.126 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.126
§ 56.126. CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

When the board determines that a necessity exists, it may make changes in, additions to, and improvements in the drainage system of the district and shall pay for the changes, additions, and improvements with funds collected under the provisions of Section 56.242 of this code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 683.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 683 / Section 683.011
§ 683.011. AUTHORITY TO TAKE ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE INTO CUSTODY.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement agency may take into custody an abandoned motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor found on public or private property.

(b) A law enforcement agency may use agency personnel, equipment, and facilities or contract for other personnel, equipment, and facilities to remove, preserve, store, send notice regarding, and dispose of an abandoned motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor taken into custody by the agency under this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 56.062 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.062
§ 56.062. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to serve as a director, a person must satisfy the requirements of Section 141.001(a), Election Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.156 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.156
§ 101.156. REQUIREMENTS TO ENFORCE CONDITIONAL OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An obligation of a member of a limited liability company that is subject to a condition may be enforced by the company or a creditor described by Section 101.155 only if the condition is satisfied or waived by or with respect to the member.

(b) A conditional obligation of a member of a limited liability company under this section includes a contribution payable on a discretionary call of the limited liability company before the time the call occurs.