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Tex. Local Government Code § 572.0585 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.0585
§ 572.0585. EMINENT DOMAIN IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A public utility agency has the power of eminent domain to be exercised in the manner provided by this section. The public utility agency may acquire by condemnation, for the use and benefit of the agency, land, easements, and property inside the service area of the public utility agency, necessary for water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, or flood drainage or control purposes or for any other of its projects or purposes. The public utility agency may elect to condemn either the fee simple title or a lesser property interest.

(b) The power of eminent domain shall be exercised in the manner provided in Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the public utility agency is not required to:

(1) give bond for appeal or bond for costs in any condemnation suit or other suit to which it is a party; or

(2) deposit more than the amount of any award in any suit.

(c) The power of eminent domain may not be used for the condemnation of land for the purpose of acquiring rights to underground water or of water or water rights.

(d) This section only applies to a public utility agency domiciled in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million.
Tex. Finance Code § 159.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 159 / Section 159.104
§ 159.104. FAILURE TO PROVIDE DISCLOSURE BEFORE CLOSING; RIGHT OF RESCISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), if a wrap mortgage loan is closed without the wrap lender providing the disclosure statement required by Section 159.101 or any disclosure required by Section 159.102, the wrap borrower may rescind the wrap mortgage loan agreement and the related purchase agreement at any time by providing the wrap lender notice of rescission in writing.

(b) If the wrap borrower receives a required disclosure statement under Section 159.101 or 159.102 after the date the wrap mortgage loan is closed but before the wrap borrower provides notice of rescission, the wrap borrower may rescind the wrap mortgage loan agreement and the related purchase agreement in writing on or before the 21st day after the date of receipt of the disclosure statement.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date the wrap borrower provides notice of rescission under this section, the wrap lender shall return to the wrap borrower:

(1) all principal and interest payments made by the wrap borrower on the wrap mortgage loan;

(2) any money or property given as earnest money, a down payment, or otherwise in connection with the wrap mortgage loan or related purchase transaction; and

(3) any escrow amounts for the wrap mortgage loan or related purchase transaction.

(d) On the date on which all of the returned money or property described by Subsection (c) is received by the wrap borrower, the wrap borrower shall convey to the wrap lender or the wrap lender's designee the residential real estate described by Section 159.001(7)(A). The wrap borrower shall surrender possession of the residential real estate not later than the 30th day after the date of the wrap borrower's receipt of the money or property returned as described by this subsection.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (b), the wrap lender may avoid rescission if not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of notice of rescission under Subsection (a), the wrap lender:

(1) pays the outstanding balance due on any debt described by Section 159.001(7)(A)(ii);

(2) pays any due and unpaid taxes or other government assessment on the residential real estate described by Section 159.001(7)(A);

(3) pays to the wrap borrower as damages for noncompliance the sum of $1,000 and any reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the wrap borrower; and

(4) provides to the wrap borrower evidence of compliance with Subdivisions (1) and (2).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 1.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.05
§ 1.05. RIGHTS OF ACCUSED.
Status: in_force

In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have a speedy public trial by an impartial jury. He shall have the right to demand the nature and cause of the accusation against him, and to have a copy thereof. He shall not be compelled to give evidence against himself. He shall have the right of being heard by himself, or counsel, or both; shall be confronted with the witnesses against him, and shall have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor. No person shall be held to answer for a felony unless on indictment of a grand jury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7998.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7998 / Section 7998.105
§ 7998.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8260.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8260 / Section 8260.051
§ 8260.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8356.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8356 / Section 8356.052
§ 8356.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Wade Bradow;

(2) Joel Littlefield;

(3) Bryan Neal;

(4) James Coody; and

(5) Simon Sequeira.

(b) If a temporary director fails to qualify for office, the temporary directors who have qualified shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(c) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8356.003; or

(2) September 1, 2013.

(d) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8356.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (e) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8356.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(e) If Subsection (d) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Government Code § 764.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 764 / Section 764.003
§ 764.003. APPLICABLE LAW.
Status: in_force

The commission is subject to the law of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and the United States relating to open meetings and public records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8347.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8347 / Section 8347.0105
§ 8347.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Family Code § 201.316 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.316
§ 201.316. JUDICIAL ACTION ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED ORDER OR JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

Unless a party files a written request for a de novo hearing before the referring court, the referring court may:

(1) adopt, modify, or reject the associate judge's proposed order or judgment;

(2) hear additional evidence; or

(3) recommit the matter to the associate judge for further proceedings.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0503
§ 532.0503.
Status: in_force

Sec. 532.0503. CASE MANAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN PROGRAM: PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. Program services may be provided only by a provider who completes the standardized case management training required by the commission under Section 532.0504 and who is:

(1) an advanced practice nurse who holds a license, other than a provisional or temporary license, under Chapter 301, Occupations Code;

(2) a registered nurse who holds a license, other than a provisional or temporary license, under Chapter 301, Occupations Code, and:

(A) completed a baccalaureate degree program in nursing; or

(B) completed an associate degree program in nursing and has:

(i) at least two years of cumulative paid full-time work experience; or

(ii) at least two years of cumulative, supervised full-time educational internship or practicum experience obtained in the last 10 years that included assessing the psychosocial and health needs of and making community referrals of:

(a) children who are 21 years of age or younger; or

(b) pregnant women;

(3) a social worker who holds a license, other than a provisional or temporary license, under Chapter 505, Occupations Code, appropriate for the individual's practice, including the practice of independent social work;

(4) a community health worker as defined by Section 48.001, Health and Safety Code, who is certified by the Department of State Health Services; or

(5) a doula who is certified by a recognized national certification program, as determined by the commission, unless the doula qualifies as a certified community health worker under Subdivision (4).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.155
§ 1013.155. DEPOSITORY OR TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank or banks in Castro County as the district's depository or treasurer. A designated bank serves for three years and until a successor is designated.

(b) All district money shall be secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 541.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 541 / Section 541.203
§ 541.203. EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle:

(1) "Exhaust emission system" means a motor vehicle engine modification designed to control or reduce the emission of substances from a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine, of a model year of 1968 or later, and installed on or incorporated in a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine in compliance with requirements imposed by the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1857 et seq.) or other applicable law.

(2) "Metal tire" includes a tire the surface of which in contact with the highway is wholly or partly made of metal or other hard, nonresilient material.

(3) "Muffler" means a device that reduces noise using:

(A) a mechanical design, including a series of chambers or baffle plates, to receive exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine; or

(B) turbine wheels to receive exhaust gas from a diesel engine.

(4) "Solid tire" includes only a tire that:

(A) is made of rubber or another resilient material; and

(B) does not use compressed air to support its load.
Tex. Labor Code § 503.022 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 503 / Section 503.022
§ 503.022. AUTHORITY TO SELF-INSURE.
Status: in_force

An institution may self-insure as part of a system insurance plan.
Tex. Education Code § 51.203 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.203
§ 51.203. CAMPUS PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing boards of each state institution of higher education and public technical institute may employ and commission peace officers for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter. The primary jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes all counties in which property is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise under the control of the institution of higher education or public technical institute that employs the peace officer.

(b) Within a peace officer's primary jurisdiction, a peace officer commissioned under this section:

(1) is vested with all the powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers;

(2) may, in accordance with Chapter 14, Code of Criminal Procedure, arrest without a warrant any person who violates a law of the state; and

(3) may enforce all traffic laws on streets and highways.

(c) Outside a peace officer's primary jurisdiction a peace officer commissioned under this section is vested with all the powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers and may arrest any person who violates any law of the state if the peace officer:

(1) is summoned by another law enforcement agency to provide assistance;

(2) is assisting another law enforcement agency; or

(3) is otherwise performing his duties as a peace officer for the institution of higher education or public technical institute that employs the peace officer.

(d) Any officer assigned to duty and commissioned shall take and file the oath required of peace officers.

(e) Any person commissioned under this Act must be a certified police officer under the requirements of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
Tex. Local Government Code § 263.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.052
§ 263.052. CERTAIN LAND, HOUSING, OR FACILITIES ACQUIRED FROM UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may:

(1) lease or rent any land, housing, or facility acquired under Section 270.004;

(2) establish and revise the amount charged for the lease or rental;

(3) arrange or contract for the furnishing of services or facilities for, or in connection with, that land, housing, or facility or the occupants of that land, housing, or facility;

(4) sell or exchange all or part of that land or housing; and

(5) execute oil, gas, or mineral leases for all or part of that land.

(b) The commissioners court of the county shall determine the terms of an oil, gas, or mineral lease executed under this section and the consideration for the lease, which may include oil or gas payments, overriding royalties, and similar payments.

(c) The commissioners court may execute conveyances of minerals or mineral rights and may contract for the exploration and development of minerals under all or part of the land.
Tex. Estates Code § 2001.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.001
§ 2001.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7888.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7888 / Section 7888.0105
§ 7888.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 433.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 433 / Section 433.003
§ 433.003. DURATION OF STATE OF EMERGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a directive expires 72 hours after the time of proclamation of the state of emergency for which it was issued.

(b) The governor by proclamation may terminate or set a shorter period for a directive. The governor may proclaim successive states of emergency, each not exceeding 72 hours, as necessary to protect health, life, and property in the affected area, and may extend a directive from one state of emergency to the next.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.015
§ 141.015. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $1,000 for each act of violation.

(b) If it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter, the department may bring a civil action in a district court for:

(1) injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation or threat of violation;

(2) the assessment of a civil penalty; or

(3) both injunctive relief and a civil penalty.

(c) The district court, on a finding that the person is violating this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter, shall grant the injunctive relief, assess a civil penalty, or both, as warranted by the facts.

(d) The department may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to immediately halt a violation or other action creating an emergency condition if it appears that a person:

(1) is violating or threatening to violate this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter; or

(2) is taking any other action that creates an emergency condition that constitutes an imminent danger to the health, safety, or welfare of campers at a youth camp.

(e) An action for injunctive relief, recovery of a civil penalty, or both, may be brought in the county in which the defendant resides or in which the violation or threat of violation occurs.

(f) In an action for injunctive relief under this section, the court may grant any prohibitory or mandatory injunction warranted by the facts, including temporary restraining orders, temporary injunctions, and permanent injunctions. The court shall grant injunctive relief without a bond or other undertaking by the department.

(g) An appellate court shall give precedence to an action brought under this section over other cases of a different nature on the docket of the court.

(h) A civil penalty recovered in an action brought by the department under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the youth camp health and safety fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8100.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8100 / Section 8100.0304
§ 8100.0304. 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. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 28.19 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 28 / Section 28.19
§ 28.19. SALES AT TEMPORARY LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a mixed beverage permit may temporarily sell authorized alcoholic beverages at:

(1) a picnic, celebration, or similar event; or

(2) a place other than the premises for which the holder's mixed beverage permit is issued only in:

(A) an area where the sale of mixed beverages has been authorized by a local option election; or

(B) an area that:

(i) is adjacent to a county with a home-rule municipality with a population of more than 350,000:

(a) that has in its charter a provision allowing for limited purpose annexation for zoning;

(b) that has previously disannexed territory annexed for limited purposes; and

(c) that allows the sale of mixed beverages;

(ii) does not comprise an entire county; and

(iii) is not within the corporate limits of a municipality.

(b) Distilled spirits sold at a temporary location under this section must be purchased from the holder of a local distributor's permit.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules that:

(1) require the permit holder to notify the commission of the dates on which and location where the permit holder will temporarily offer alcoholic beverages for sale under this section;

(2) establish a procedure to verify the wet or dry status of the location where the permit holder intends to temporarily sell alcoholic beverages under this section;

(3) detail the circumstances when a permit holder may temporarily sell alcoholic beverages under this section with only a notification to the commission and the circumstances that require the commission's preapproval before a permit holder may temporarily sell alcoholic beverages under this section;

(4) establish the length of time a permit holder may sell alcoholic beverages under this section at the same location; and

(5) require the permit holder to provide any other information the commission determines necessary.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages by a mixed beverage permit holder under this section in an area located on property owned by a municipality that contains a municipally owned conference center and that borders a lake may permit a patron to leave the area, even though the patron possesses an alcoholic beverage, if:

(1) the beverage is in an open container and appears to be possessed for present consumption; and

(2) the public consumption of alcoholic beverages or possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage is not prohibited on the municipally owned property where the area is located.

(e) Subsection (d) applies only to a mixed beverage permit holder operating under this section in an area in a municipality that:

(1) has a population of less than 15,000;

(2) is located in a county with a population of less than 65,000; and

(3) contains a historic preservation district that borders a lake.

(f) Subsection (d) does not affect the prohibition against possessing an open container in a passenger area of a motor vehicle under Section 49.031, Penal Code.