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Tex. Local Government Code § 84.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 84 / Section 84.005
§ 84.005. PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENT AND TERM IN POPULOUS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, the district judges shall hold a meeting for the purpose of appointing a county auditor. For a county auditor to be appointed, a majority of the district judges must be present at the meeting and a candidate for the office must receive at least a two-thirds vote of the district judges who are present and voting at the meeting. Each judge may nominate any number of candidates for the office.

(b) The term of office of the county auditor begins on January 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8891.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8891 / Section 8891.001
§ 8891.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commissioners court" means the Jeff Davis County Commissioners Court.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0210
§ 8511.0210. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ an executive director and set the executive director's salary and other compensation by a majority vote of all the qualified directors.

(b) The executive director is the authority's chief executive officer.

(c) Under policies the board and the executive committee establish, the executive director is responsible to the board and the executive committee for:

(1) administering the directives of the board and the executive committee;

(2) keeping the authority's records, including minutes of meetings of the board and the executive committee;

(3) coordinating with state, federal, and local agencies;

(4) developing plans and programs for the approval of the board or the executive committee;

(5) hiring, supervising, training, and discharging the authority's employees, as authorized by the board or the executive committee;

(6) contracting for or retaining technical, scientific, legal, fiscal, and other professional services, as authorized by the board or the executive committee; and

(7) performing any other duties assigned to the executive director by the board or the executive committee.

(d) The board may discharge the executive director by a majority vote of all the qualified directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1111.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.253
§ 1111.253. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

Unless the board elects to have taxes assessed and collected by its own tax assessor-collector under Section 1111.254, the tax assessor-collector of Walker County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by and for the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2501.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2501 / Section 2501.002
§ 2501.002. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a personnel service operated by the United States, this state, or a municipality of this state;

(2) a personnel service operated by a person who does not assess a fee if the personnel service is operated in conjunction with the person's own business exclusively to employ help for that business;

(3) a labor union; or

(4) a professional counselor licensed under Chapter 503.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.035
§ 242.035. LICENSING CATEGORIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall determine the rank of licensing categories.

(b) Unless prohibited by another state or federal requirement, the department shall allow a licensed institution to operate a portion of the institution under the standards of a lower licensing category. The executive commissioner shall establish procedures and standards to accommodate an institution's operation under the lower category.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.001
§ 58.001. POLICY.
Status: in_force

Considering the status of competition in the telecommunications industry, it is the policy of this state to:

(1) provide a framework for an orderly transition from the traditional regulation of return on invested capital to a fully competitive telecommunications marketplace in which all telecommunications providers compete on fair terms;

(2) preserve and enhance universal telecommunications service at affordable rates;

(3) upgrade the telecommunications infrastructure of this state;

(4) promote network interconnectivity; and

(5) promote diversity in the supply of telecommunications services and innovative products and services throughout the entire state, including urban and rural areas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9060.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9060 / Section 9060.201
§ 9060.201. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem basis or plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8266.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8266 / Section 8266.051
§ 8266.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 311.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 311 / Section 311.006
§ 311.006. AUTHORITY OF COUNTY TO IMPROVE STREET IN TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

To facilitate travel on a street in a Type B general-law municipality, the commissioners court of a county may construct a bridge for or otherwise improve the street if:

(1) the street is a continuation of a public road of the county; and

(2) the governing body of the municipality consents.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.258 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.258
§ 202.258. REFUSAL OF ADMITTANCE TO EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

An applicant who is refused admittance to examination may try the issue in a district court in Travis County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 714.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 714 / Section 714.001
§ 714.001. DEPTH OF GRAVES; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The body of a decedent may not be buried in a manner so that the outside top surface of the container of the body is:

(1) less than two feet below the surface of the ground if the container is not made of an impermeable material; or

(2) less than 1-1/2 feet below the surface of the ground if the container is made of an impermeable material.

(b) The governing body of a political subdivision of this state may, because of subsurface soil conditions or other relevant considerations, permit, by ordinance or rule, burials in that political subdivision at a shallower depth than that required by Subsection (a).

(c) This section does not apply to burials in a sealed surface reinforced concrete burial vault.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person buries the body of a decedent in violation of this section or in violation of an ordinance or rule adopted under this section.

(e) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3930.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3930 / Section 3930.004
§ 3930.004. 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 creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, 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.

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

(f) 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. Health and Safety Code § 361.974 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.974
§ 361.974. SALES PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

A person may not offer for sale in this state new covered television equipment unless the equipment has been labeled in compliance with Section 361.975.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.051
§ 1122.051. DIRECTORS; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) If the creation of the district is approved at the election held under Section 1122.021, the district shall be governed by a board of 10 directors, appointed as follows:

(1) the county judge of Hidalgo County shall appoint one director;

(2) each county commissioner serving on the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court shall appoint one director;

(3) the governing body of the most populous municipality in Hidalgo County shall appoint two directors; and

(4) the governing bodies of the second, third, and fourth most populous municipalities in Hidalgo County shall each appoint one director.

(b) Directors serve staggered three-year terms, with three or four directors' terms expiring each year. The initial directors appointed under this section shall draw lots as follows to determine:

(1) for the directors appointed by the governing bodies of the municipalities in Hidalgo County described by Subsection (a), which two directors serve a one-year term, which two directors serve a two-year term, and which director serves a three-year term; and

(2) for the directors appointed by the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court, including the director appointed by the county judge of Hidalgo County, which two directors serve a one-year term, which director serves a two-year term, and which two directors serve a three-year term.

(c) On expiration of the initial directors' terms, successor directors shall be appointed for a three-year term by the person or governing body that appointed the initial director.

(d) A director may not serve more than three consecutive three-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1006.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.102
§ 1006.102. PLAN OF OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall develop and implement a plan of operation. The plan of operation must be updated biennially and filed with the legislature not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year.

(b) The plan of operation must include:

(1) an assessment of the scope of the problems of motor vehicle burglary or theft and fraud-related motor vehicle crime, including particular areas of the state where the problems are greatest;

(2) an analysis of various methods of combating the problems of motor vehicle burglary or theft and fraud-related motor vehicle crime;

(3) a plan for providing financial support to combat motor vehicle burglary or theft and fraud-related motor vehicle crime; and

(4) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan of operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8367.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8367 / Section 8367.004
§ 8367.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8367.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0305
§ 549.0305. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The voting board members shall elect from among the voting members a presiding officer. The presiding officer must be a physician.
Tex. Utilities Code § 35.010 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 35 / Section 35.010
§ 35.010. COSTS RELATED TO REPORTING ON SAFETY PROCESSES AND INSPECTIONS FOR CERTAIN UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipally owned utility or electric cooperative that has wholesale transmission rates established by the commission.

(b) Costs incurred by a municipally owned utility or electric cooperative to comply with Section 38.102 shall be recorded as a regulatory asset for timely recovery in wholesale transmission rates established by the commission.

(c) The commission may adopt rules relating to the recording of regulatory assets under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3858.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3858 / Section 3858.151
§ 3858.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.015 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.015
§ 163.015. TAXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A participating private entity shall render for ad valorem taxation its undivided fractional interest in a jointly owned electric facility. An ad valorem or similar tax shall be imposed separately against the undivided interest of the participating private entity.

(b) A tax or assessment, including an excise tax or sales and use tax, attributable to a property or service bought, sold, leased, or used to construct, maintain, repair, or operate a jointly owned electric facility shall be imposed separately against each participating entity in proportion to the entity's respective undivided interest in the facility.

(c) A participating entity is not liable for a tax or assessment attributable to another participating entity under Subsection (a) or (b).

(d) A participating entity is entitled to each constitutional or statutory ad valorem or other tax exemption attributable to the jointly owned electric facility or to a property or service bought, sold, leased, or used to construct, maintain, repair, or operate the facility to the extent the entity would have been exempt from the tax if the entity's undivided interest were an entire interest in the facility or in the property or service. The entity is entitled to any applicable exemption certificate or statement provided by law to claim or prove the exemption.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.205
§ 2063.205. POLICIES.
Status: in_force

The command shall adopt policies and procedures necessary to enable the entities established in this subchapter to carry out their respective duties and purposes.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 44.013 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 44 / Section 44.013
§ 44.013. RURAL MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

The rural microenterprise development fund is a fund in the comptroller's office. Money appropriated to the board for use in making loans under the rural microenterprise support program, other amounts received by the state for loans made under the program, and other money received by the board for the program and required by the board to be deposited in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund. The fund shall operate as a revolving fund, the contents of which shall be applied and reapplied for the purposes of the rural microenterprise support program.
Tex. Education Code § 7.026 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.026
§ 7.026. DONATIONS FOR USE RELATED TO CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR) AND AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) INSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency may accept donations, including donations of equipment, for use in providing instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to students. The agency:

(1) shall distribute the donations to school districts for the purpose of providing CPR and AED instruction to students under Sections 28.0023 and 29.903; and

(2) may use a portion of the donations to the extent necessary to pay administrative expenses related to the donations.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1810.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1810 / Section 1810.002
§ 1810.002. PROGRAM NOT INSURANCE; NOT COVERED BY GUARANTY ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

A promotional event prize program does not constitute the business of insurance in this state. A person's claim for performance under a contract for a promotional event prize program is not a covered claim under Chapter 462 and a promotional event prize program is not covered by the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association or any other state guaranty association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972A / Section 7972A.0105
§ 7972A.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. Occupations Code § 1702.061 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.061
§ 1702.061. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules and general policies to guide the department in the administration of this chapter.

(b) The rules and policies adopted by the commission under Subsection (a) must be consistent with this chapter and other commission rules adopted under this chapter and with any other applicable law, state rule, or federal regulation.

(c) The commission has the powers and duties to:

(1) determine the qualifications of company license holders, individual license holders, and commissioned security officers;

(2) investigate alleged violations of this chapter and of commission rules;

(3) adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter; and

(4) establish and enforce standards governing the safety and conduct of each person regulated under this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 201.307 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.307
§ 201.307. METHODS OF REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A case may be referred to an associate judge by an order of referral in a specific case or by an omnibus order.

(b) The order of referral may limit the power or duties of an associate judge.
Tex. Water Code § 49.157 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.157
§ 49.157. INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) All district deposits and investments shall be governed by Subchapter A, Chapter 2256, Government Code (Public Funds Investment Act).

(b) The board may provide that an authorized representative of the district may invest and reinvest the funds of the district and provide for money to be withdrawn from the appropriate accounts of the district for the investments on such terms as the board considers advisable.
Tex. Education Code § 61.97731 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.97731
§ 61.97731. NOTICE REGARDING MINIMUM AND REQUIRED ROTC TRAINING.
Status: in_force

The board shall post on the board's Internet website and provide to each student before the student enters into an agreement with the board under Section 61.9773 information regarding the number of years of ROTC training that each entity described by Section 61.9773(a)(3) requires or recommends before entering into a commitment or contract described by that subdivision.
Tex. Government Code § 2205.0331 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.0331
§ 2205.0331. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AIRCRAFT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety is primarily responsible for maintaining and scheduling aircraft the Department of Public Safety owns and operates.

(b) The Department of Public Safety shall base Department of Public Safety aircraft at locations throughout this state as the Department of Public Safety considers necessary.

(c) A pilot of an aircraft the Department of Public Safety owns and operates must be an employee of the Department of Public Safety.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 52.09 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.09
§ 52.09. COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) All costs incurred in conducting a Court of Inquiry, including compensation of an attorney pro tem, shall be borne by the county in which said Court of Inquiry is conducted; provided, however, that where the Attorney General of Texas has submitted a request in writing to the judge for the holding of such Court of Inquiry, then and in that event the costs shall be borne by the State of Texas and shall be taxed to the attorney general and paid in the same manner and from the same funds as other court costs.

(b) Assistance by a county or district attorney to a Court of Inquiry is a duty of the attorney's office, and the attorney may not receive a fee for the service. A county is not liable for attorney's fees claimed for assistance in a Court of Inquiry by any attorney other than an attorney pro tem appointed under Article 52.01(d) of this code.

(c) An attorney pro tem appointed under Article 52.01(d) is entitled to compensation in the same amount and manner as an attorney appointed to represent an indigent person. The district judge shall set the compensation of the attorney pro tem based on the sworn testimony of the attorney or other evidence that is given in open court.
Tex. Education Code § 7.101 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.101
§ 7.101. COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education is composed of 15 members elected from districts.

(b) Members of the board are elected at biennial general elections held in compliance with the Election Code.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.207 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.207
§ 1001.207.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1001.207. BOND REQUIREMENTS: DRIVER EDUCATION PROVIDER. (a) Before a driver education provider may be issued a license, the provider must file a corporate surety bond with the department in the amount of:

(1) $10,000; and

(2) for an in-person driver education provider, $5,000 for each branch location of the provider.

(b) A bond issued under Subsection (a) must be:

(1) issued in a form approved by the department;

(2) issued by a company authorized to do business in this state;

(3) payable to the department to be used only for payment of a refund due to a student or potential student;

(4) conditioned on the compliance of the provider and its officers, agents, and employees with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter; and

(5) issued for a period corresponding to the term of the license.

(c) Posting of a bond in the amount required under Subsection (a) satisfies the requirements for financial stability for driver education providers under this chapter.

(d) A driver education provider who files a bond under Subsection (a)(1) or provides an alternate form of security under Section 1001.210 to obtain one type of driver education provider license may not be required to file an additional bond under Subsection (a)(1) or provide an alternate form of security under Section 1001.210 for any other type of driver education provider license.