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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.003
§ 8806.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Land included in the boundaries of the district will benefit.
Tex. Water Code § 36.109 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.109
§ 36.109. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A district may collect any information the board deems necessary, including information regarding the use of groundwater, water conservation, and the practicability of recharging a groundwater reservoir. At the request of the executive administrator, the district shall provide any data collected by the district in a format acceptable to the executive administrator.
Tex. Labor Code § 306.007 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 306 / Section 306.007
§ 306.007. PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON STATE SERVICES FOR EX-OFFENDERS AND EMPLOYERS.
Status: in_force

(a) To assist in the reintegration into the labor force of persons formerly sentenced to the correctional institutions division or committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the commission through Project RIO shall provide:

(1) to those persons:

(A) information from local workforce development boards on job training and employment referral services;

(B) information from the Department of State Health Services on substance abuse treatment services;

(C) information from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs on housing services;

(D) information from the Texas Veterans Commission on services for veterans; and

(E) information on tax refund voucher programs under Subchapter H, Chapter 301; and

(2) to the employers and potential employers of those persons:

(A) information from the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office on the enterprise zone program; and

(B) information from local workforce development boards on services listed in Section 2308.304, Government Code.

(b) The commission shall adopt a memorandum of understanding with each of the following agencies that establishes the respective responsibilities of the commission and the agencies in providing information described by Subsection (a) to persons formerly sentenced to the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, to employers or potential employers of those persons, and to local workforce development boards:

(1) the Department of State Health Services;

(2) the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs;

(3) the Texas Veterans Commission; and

(4) the Health and Human Services Commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.0571 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.0571
§ 601.0571. FEE REFUND ON CANCELLATION.
Status: in_force

The advisory board may adopt rules relating to the refund of a fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate after the cancellation of a certificate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0303
§ 3981.0303. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.205
§ 3913.205. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.002
§ 71.002. AUTHORITY TO LEASE.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision may lease land owned by it for mineral development, including development of coal and lignite.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9091.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9091 / Section 9091.0104
§ 9091.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9091.0103 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. Business Organizations Code § 21.208 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.208
§ 21.208. PREEMPTIVE RIGHT IN EXISTING CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

Subject to the certificate of formation, a shareholder of a corporation incorporated before September 1, 2003, has a preemptive right to acquire unissued or treasury shares of the corporation to the extent provided by Sections 21.204, 21.206, and 21.207. After September 1, 2003, a corporation may limit or deny the preemptive right of the shareholders of the corporation by amending the corporation's certificate of formation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.004
§ 2602.004. DESCRIPTION OF CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter, control is the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of a person, other than power that results from an official position with or corporate office held by the person. The power may be possessed directly or indirectly by any means, including through the ownership of voting securities or by contract, other than a commercial contract for goods or nonmanagement services.

(b) A person is presumed to control another person if the person directly or indirectly owns, controls, holds with the power to vote, or holds proxies representing 10 percent or more of the voting securities of the other person. This presumption may be rebutted by a showing that the person does not in fact control the other person.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.055
§ 225.055.
Status: in_force

Sec. 225.055. L. P. "PETE" GILVIN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of Business United States Highway 287 in the municipal boundaries of Amarillo is designated as the L. P. "Pete" Gilvin Memorial Highway.

(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the L. P. "Pete" Gilvin Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

(d) In this section, a reference to the municipal boundaries of Amarillo means those boundaries as they exist on May 1, 2001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8870.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8870 / Section 8870.154
§ 8870.154. RECHARGE CREDITS.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules regarding the issuance of appropriate recharge credits to persons in the district who:

(1) pay taxes or fees to the district; and

(2) enhance, supplement, improve, or prevent pollution of recharge of the Trinity Aquifer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.004
§ 3798.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment;

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce; and

(4) provide quality residential housing.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(g) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Occupations Code § 163.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 163 / Section 163.003
§ 163.003. COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A committee consists of seven members appointed by the governor, as follows:

(1) three physician members who are doctors of medicine (M.D.);

(2) one physician member who is a doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.); and

(3) three public members.

(b) A member must:

(1) have resided in the district for longer than three years before the date of the appointment; and

(2) meet the qualifications for:

(A) physician members of the board under Section 152.002, if the member is a physician member; or

(B) public members of the board under Section 152.002, if the member is a public member.

(c) A member of the committee serves a six-year term.

(d) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term.

(e) A member of the committee is entitled to receive a per diem for actual duty in the same manner provided for board members.

(f) A member of a committee is subject to law and the rules of the board, including Sections 152.004, 152.006, and 152.010, as if the committee member were a member of the board, except that a committee member is not subject to Chapter 572, Government Code. The training program a committee member must complete under Section 152.010 shall be an abbreviated version of the program under that section that is limited to training relevant to serving on a committee.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.076 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.076
§ 52.076. DUTY TO ADVERTISE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may:

(1) advertise for bids to lease riverbeds and channels for oil and gas development;

(2) advertise for bids to contract to develop the oil or gas under riverbeds and channels on consideration involving compensation with oil and gas or money so that the state will receive a portion of the oil and gas as it is produced or advanced royalties paid in money;

(3) advertise for bids to purchase oil and gas in place under riverbeds and channels without requiring mineral development; and

(4) pool or bring an action to force pool unleased riverbeds and channels.

(b) The board shall advertise that the board will receive bids and award the right to lease, develop, or purchase under this section in the same manner as provided in Subchapter D, Chapter 32, of this code and Subchapter B of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9017.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9017 / Section 9017.064
§ 9017.064. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds under Section 9017.060, the board may provide for the imposition of a tax to pay the principal of or interest on the bonds.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1931 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1931
§ 152.1931. POLK COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Polk County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Polk County, and the judge of each county court at law.

(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $3,000 nor more than $10,000, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county. The additional compensation paid to the judge of the county court at law may not exceed the amount paid to the other members of the board.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 of the general provisions subchapter do not apply to the juvenile board of Polk County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.205
§ 1701.205. OFFICER PERSONAL SERVICE REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a public database containing personal service reports of each officer licensed under this chapter. A service report must:

(1) include the information required by Subsection (b); and

(2) be compiled in a format that makes the information readily available to the public.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a service report must contain the following information with respect to each officer:

(1) the date the officer completed the basic training course;

(2) whether the officer is in compliance with continuing education requirements and the continuing education courses completed;

(3) the total hours of training the officer has completed; and

(4) the date the officer's license was issued.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules to exclude from the database personal service reports for certain officers if including the service report would create a safety risk for an undercover officer or an officer involved in an active sensitive operation. Rules adopted under this section must allow an officer described by this subsection or the law enforcement agency employing the officer to request, in a manner prescribed by the commission, the service report of the officer to be excluded from the database. A request to exclude an officer's personal service report under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(d) The commission shall:

(1) require a person accessing information in the database to register as a user before accessing the database; and

(2) track each user's activity on the database, including the personal service reports the user accesses.

(e) The user information collected and maintained by the commission under Subsection (d) is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, except as required to comply with a court order.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 302.104 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 302 / Section 302.104
§ 302.104. EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT; RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A registration statement takes effect on the date the secretary of state issues the registration certificate and is effective for one year.

(b) A registration statement may be renewed annually by:

(1) filing a renewal registration statement containing the information required by Subchapter D; and

(2) paying the filing fee prescribed by Section 302.106.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2501 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2501
§ 152.2501. WILBARGER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Wilbarger County is included in the 46th Judicial District Juvenile Board.

(b) Section 152.0841 applies to the 46th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.094 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.094
§ 326.094. ABOLITION OF OR CHANGE IN TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by order may decrease or abolish the local sales and use tax rate or may call an election to increase, decrease, or abolish the local sales and use tax rate.

(b) At the election, the ballots shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The increase (decrease) in the local sales and use tax rate of (name of district) to (percentage) to be used for the purposes of the district" or "The abolition of the district sales and use tax." The increase or decrease in the tax rate is effective if it is approved by a majority of the votes cast. In calling and holding the election, the board shall use the procedure for the confirmation and tax election set forth in this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.201
§ 504.201. LICENSE EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A license issued under this chapter expires on the second anniversary of the date of issuance. The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.

(b) A person may not engage in activities that require a license if the person's license has expired and is not renewed as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.151
§ 1001.151. TEXAS MEDICAL CHILD ABUSE RESOURCES AND EDUCATION SYSTEM GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish the Texas Medical Child Abuse Resources and Education System (MEDCARES) grant program to award grants for the purpose of developing and supporting regional programs to improve the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of child abuse and neglect as described by the report submitted to the 80th Legislature by the committee on pediatric centers of excellence relating to abuse and neglect in accordance with Section 266.0031, Family Code, as added by Chapter 1406 (S.B. 758), Acts of the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007.

(b) The department may award grants to hospitals or academic health centers with expertise in pediatric health care and a demonstrated commitment to developing basic and advanced programs and centers of excellence for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.

(c) The department shall encourage collaboration among grant recipients in the development of program services and activities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0001
§ 3959.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Waxahachie.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Sterrett Road Municipal Management District.
Tex. Government Code § 791.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.001
§ 791.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of local governments by authorizing them to contract, to the greatest possible extent, with one another and with agencies of the state.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.255 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.255
§ 1001.255. REGULATION OF CERTAIN DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall regulate as a driver education provider of the type determined appropriate by the department a driver education instructor who:

(1) teaches driver education courses in a county having a population of 50,000 or less; and

(2) does not teach more than 200 students annually.

(b) An instructor described by Subsection (a) must submit to the department an application for an initial or renewal driver education provider license, together with all required documentation and information.

(c) The executive director may waive initial or renewal driver education provider license fees.

(d) An instructor described by Subsection (a) is not exempt from a licensing requirement or fee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 543.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 543 / Section 543.007
§ 543.007.
Status: in_force

Sec. 543.007. NOTICE TO APPEAR: COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OR LICENSE. A notice to appear issued to the operator of a commercial motor vehicle or holder of a commercial driver's license or commercial learner's permit, for the violation of a law regulating the operation of vehicles on highways, must contain the information required by department rule, to comply with Chapter 522 and the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (Title 49, U.S.C. Section 2701 et seq.).
Tex. Government Code § 861.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 861 / Section 861.007
§ 861.007. FORFEITURE NOT TO INCREASE BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

A forfeiture that occurs under this subtitle may not be used to increase the benefits that any member would otherwise receive under this subtitle.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 54.09 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 54 / Section 54.09
§ 54.09. DELIVERY AREAS.
Status: in_force

Wine shipped under this chapter may be delivered to persons located in a dry area.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.212 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.212
§ 1704.212. EFFECT OF DEFAULT BY CORPORATION; NOTICE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may not act as a bail bond surety in a county in which the corporation is in default on five or more bail bonds.

(b) If a corporation defaults on a bail bond, the clerk of the court in which the corporation executed the bond shall deliver a written notice of the default to:

(1) the sheriff;

(2) the chief of police; or

(3) another appropriate peace officer.

(c) For purposes of this section:

(1) a corporation is considered in default on a bail bond beginning on the 11th day after the date the trial court enters a final judgment on the scire facias and ending on the date the judgment is satisfied, set aside, or superseded; and

(2) a corporation is not considered in default on a bail bond if, pending appeal, the corporation deposits cash or a supersedeas bond in the amount of the final judgment with the court in which the bond is executed.

(d) A deposit made under Subsection (c)(2) shall be applied to the payment of a final judgment in the case.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.066 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.066
§ 31.066. LIFE PRESERVING DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A motorboat, including a motorboat carrying passengers for hire, must carry at least one wearable personal flotation device of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commandant of the Coast Guard for each person on board, so placed as to be readily accessible.

(b) The operator of a motorboat less than 26 feet in length, while underway, shall require every passenger under 13 years of age to wear a wearable personal flotation device of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commandant of the Coast Guard. A life belt or ring buoy does not satisfy this requirement.

(c) A person may not operate a recreational vessel 16 feet or more in length unless the vessel is equipped with:

(1) the number of wearable personal flotation devices required under Subsection (a); and

(2) additionally, at least one immediately accessible Type IV throwable flotation device of the sort prescribed by the regulations of the commandant of the Coast Guard.

(d) A person under 13 years of age on board a vessel described by Section 31.073(a) or (b) must wear a wearable personal flotation device of the sort prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard while the vessel is under way.

(e) An adult operator of a vessel described by Section 31.073 may not permit a person under 13 years of age to be on board the vessel while the vessel is under way if the person under 13 years of age is not wearing a wearable personal flotation device required by Subsection (d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.065 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.065
§ 1045.065. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) participating in:

(A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or

(B) another statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3851.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3851 / Section 3851.155
§ 3851.155. BOND MATURITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds may mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue.