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Tex. Election Code § 20.066 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.066
§ 20.066. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person completes a voter registration application as provided by Section 20.063, the Department of Public Safety shall:

(1) input the information provided on the application into the department's electronic data system; and

(2) inform the applicant that the applicant's electronic signature provided to the department will be used for submitting the applicant's voter registration application.

(b) Not later than the fifth day after the date a person completes a voter registration application and provides an electronic signature to the department, the department shall electronically transfer the applicant's voter registration data, including the applicant's signature, to the secretary of state.

(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe additional procedures as necessary to implement this section.

(d) Expired.

(e) Expired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.105
§ 1072.105. PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service.

(b) The district may operate or provide for home health services, long-term care, skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, or hospice care.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 671.055 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 671 / Section 671.055
§ 671.055. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A board member serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of duties as a member.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.002
§ 3935.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT; CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

The Katy Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, as the Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District No. 4. The district is converted to a municipal management district known as the Katy Management District No. 1 under the same constitutional authority.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.201 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.201
§ 541.201. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter may not be construed to restrict a controller's or processor's ability to:

(1) comply with federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations;

(2) comply with a civil, criminal, or regulatory inquiry, investigation, subpoena, or summons by federal, state, local, or other governmental authorities;

(3) investigate, establish, exercise, prepare for, or defend legal claims;

(4) provide a product or service specifically requested by a consumer or the parent or guardian of a child, perform a contract to which the consumer is a party, including fulfilling the terms of a written warranty, or take steps at the request of the consumer before entering into a contract;

(5) take immediate steps to protect an interest that is essential for the life or physical safety of the consumer or of another individual and in which the processing cannot be manifestly based on another legal basis;

(6) prevent, detect, protect against, or respond to security incidents, identity theft, fraud, harassment, malicious or deceptive activities, or any illegal activity;

(7) preserve the integrity or security of systems or investigate, report, or prosecute those responsible for breaches of system security;

(8) engage in public or peer-reviewed scientific or statistical research in the public interest that adheres to all other applicable ethics and privacy laws and is approved, monitored, and governed by an institutional review board or similar independent oversight entity that determines:

(A) if the deletion of the information is likely to provide substantial benefits that do not exclusively accrue to the controller;

(B) whether the expected benefits of the research outweigh the privacy risks; and

(C) if the controller has implemented reasonable safeguards to mitigate privacy risks associated with research, including any risks associated with reidentification; or

(9) assist another controller, processor, or third party with any of the requirements under this subsection.

(b) This chapter may not be construed to prevent a controller or processor from providing personal data concerning a consumer to a person covered by an evidentiary privilege under the laws of this state as part of a privileged communication.

(c) This chapter may not be construed as imposing a requirement on controllers and processors that adversely affects the rights or freedoms of any person, including the right of free speech.

(d) This chapter may not be construed as requiring a controller, processor, third party, or consumer to disclose a trade secret.
Tex. Local Government Code § 382.110 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 382 / Section 382.110
§ 382.110. UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not grant the board any right-of-way management authority over public utilities.

(b) To the extent the construction, maintenance, or operation of a project under this chapter requires the relocation or extension of a public utility facility, the district shall reimburse the public utility for all costs associated with the relocation, removal, extension, or other adjustment of the facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.255
§ 3926.255. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.003
§ 3883.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the City of Houston, Harris County, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County from providing the level of services provided, as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0504
§ 3974.0504. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district are:

(1) a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.

(e) The district may not impose an assessment on a municipality, county, or other political subdivision.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.003
§ 59.003. AUTHORITY OF NOTARY PUBLIC.
Status: in_force

A notary public is not disqualified from taking an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument as provided by Section 406.016, Government Code, solely because of the person's ownership of stock or a participation interest in or employment by a financial institution that is an interested party to the underlying transaction.
Tex. Government Code § 1471.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.026
§ 1471.026. INVESTMENT OF SINKING FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may invest money in a sinking fund accumulated for the redemption and payment of any bonds issued under this chapter in:

(1) bonds of the United States, this state, or a county, municipality, school district, or road district of this state;

(2) bonds of the federal Farm Credit System; or

(3) certificates of indebtedness issued by the secretary of the treasury of the United States.

(b) Sinking funds accumulated for the redemption and payment of bonds issued under this chapter may not be invested in bonds the terms of which provide for a maturity date after the date of maturity of the bonds for which the sinking fund was created.

(c) Interest on an investment shall be applied to the sinking fund associated with the investment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8125.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8125 / Section 8125.002
§ 8125.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a fresh water supply district in Denton County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.002
§ 1089.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Reeves County Hospital District operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.002
§ 485A.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Media production facility" means a structure, building, or room used for the specific purpose of creating a moving image project. The term includes but is not limited to:

(A) a soundstage and scoring stage;

(B) a production office;

(C) an editing facility, an animation production facility, and a video game production facility;

(D) a storage and construction space; and

(E) a sound recording studio and motion capture studio.

(2) "Media production development zone" means an area recognized by a nominating body and approved by the office as a media production development zone under this chapter.

(3) "Moving image project" means a visual and sound production, including a film, television program, national or multistate commercial, or digital interactive media production. The term does not include a production that is obscene, as defined by Section 43.21, Penal Code.

(4) "Nominating body" means the governing body of a municipality or county, or a combination of the governing bodies of municipalities or counties, that:

(A) recognizes a qualified area as a media production development zone; and

(B) nominates and applies for designation of a location in a media production development zone as a qualified media production location.

(5) "Office" means the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office within the office of the governor.

(6) "Qualified media production location" means a location in a media production development zone that has been designated by the office as a qualified media production location in accordance with this chapter.

(7) "Qualified person" means a person certified as a qualified person under Section 485A.201.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.206
§ 3860.206. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) In exercising the district's power to borrow, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.151
§ 3799.151. 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 district money.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.088 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.088
§ 334.088. DEPOSIT OF TAX REVENUES.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the tax imposed under this subchapter shall be deposited in the venue project fund of the municipality or county imposing the tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933A / Section 7933A.0201
§ 7933A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7933A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.153
§ 110.153. COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The council shall collect and disseminate information about available sex offender treatment programs to:

(1) judicial officers;

(2) community supervision or parole workers;

(3) appropriate state and municipal agencies; and

(4) the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9056.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9056 / Section 9056.004
§ 9056.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 638, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type or kind of bond or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Government Code § 613.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 613 / Section 613.023
§ 613.023. COURT COSTS AND FEES.
Status: in_force

A person applying for benefits under Subchapter A may not be charged court costs or fees for a claim, motion, petition, or other pleading filed under Section 613.021.
Tex. Property Code § 92.253 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.253
§ 92.253. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a dwelling unit that is occupied by its owner, no part of which is leased to a tenant;

(2) a dwelling unit in a building five or more stories in height in which smoke alarms are required or regulated by local ordinance; or

(3) a nursing or convalescent home licensed by the Department of State Health Services and certified to meet the Life Safety Code under federal law and regulations.

(b) Notwithstanding this subchapter, a person licensed to install fire alarms or fire detection devices under Chapter 6002, Insurance Code, shall comply with that chapter when installing smoke alarms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 757.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 757 / Section 757.010
§ 757.010. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Section 757.011, a person who constructs or modifies a pool yard enclosure to conform with this chapter may not be required to construct the enclosure differently by a local governmental entity, common law, or any other law.

(b) An owner of a multiunit rental complex or a rental dwelling in a condominium, cooperative, or town home project with a pool or a property owners association that owns, controls, or maintains a pool may, at the person's option, exceed the standards of this chapter or those adopted under Section 757.011. A tenant or occupant in a multiunit rental complex and a member of a property owners association may, by express written agreement, require the owner of the complex or the association to exceed those standards.

(c) A municipality may continue to require greater overall height requirements for pool yard enclosures if the requirements exist under the municipality's ordinances on January 1, 1994.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.207
§ 1016.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.1015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.1015
§ 431.1015. CORPORATIONS OF CERTAIN COUNTIES FOR TOLL PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 284 or any other law, a county with a population of more than four million may not create a local government corporation under this chapter to develop, construct, operate, manage, or finance a toll project or system located in the county.

(b) An existing local government corporation created by a county described by Subsection (a) for the purposes described by that subsection:

(1) may not:

(A) undertake any new bonds, notes, or other obligations or extend the terms of any existing bonds, notes, or other obligations; or

(B) enter into any new contracts or extend the terms of any existing contracts; and

(2) must be dissolved when all bonds, notes, and other obligations and contracts of the corporation have been satisfied.

(c) This subsection and Subsection (b) expire on the date that the local government corporation described by Subsection (b) is dissolved.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, income earned and revenues received by or from a local government corporation created to develop, construct, operate, manage, or finance a toll project or system under Chapter 284 may be used only to pay the costs of a turnpike project, as defined by Section 370.003, or a road, street, or highway project as provided for under Section 284.0031.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0254 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0254
§ 548.0254. DISCONTINUATION OF REIMBURSEMENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

If, after implementation, the commission determines that a condition for which the commission has authorized the provision and reimbursement of home telemonitoring services under Medicaid under this subchapter is not cost-effective and clinically effective, the commission may discontinue the availability of home telemonitoring services for that condition and stop providing Medicaid reimbursement for home telemonitoring services for that condition, notwithstanding Subchapter B or any other law.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.259 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.259
§ 13A.259. CERTAIN DECEPTIVE PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

An offense under Section 32.46, 32.48, or 32.49, Penal Code, may be prosecuted in any county:

(1) from which any material document was sent; or

(2) in which any material document was delivered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8381.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8381 / Section 8381.052
§ 8381.052. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint directors to fill all of the vacancies on the board whenever the number of qualified directors is fewer than three.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.155
§ 438.155. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter.

(b) The executive commissioner periodically shall evaluate the department's food safety rules and modify the rules as necessary to improve consistency and communication in food regulation in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 123.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 123 / Section 123.001
§ 123.001. DRUG COURT PROGRAM DEFINED; PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "drug court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics:

(1) the integration of alcohol and other drug treatment services in the processing of cases in the judicial system;

(2) the use of a nonadversarial approach involving prosecutors and defense attorneys to promote public safety and to protect the due process rights of program participants;

(3) early identification and prompt placement of eligible participants in the program;

(4) access to a continuum of alcohol, drug, and other related treatment and rehabilitative services;

(5) monitoring of abstinence through weekly alcohol and other drug testing;

(6) a coordinated strategy to govern program responses to participants' compliance;

(7) ongoing judicial interaction with program participants;

(8) monitoring and evaluation of program goals and effectiveness;

(9) continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective program planning, implementation, and operations; and

(10) development of partnerships with public agencies and community organizations.

(b) If a defendant successfully completes a drug court program, regardless of whether the defendant was convicted of the offense for which the defendant entered the program or whether the court deferred further proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt, after notice to the state and a hearing on whether the defendant is otherwise entitled to the petition and whether issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice, the court shall enter an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under Subchapter E-1, Chapter 411, as if the defendant had received a discharge and dismissal under Article 42A.111, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to all records and files related to the defendant's arrest for the offense for which the defendant entered the program if the defendant:

(1) has not been previously convicted of an offense listed in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a sexually violent offense, as defined by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(2) is not convicted for any felony offense between the date on which the defendant successfully completed the program and the second anniversary of that date.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a defendant is not entitled to petition the court for an order of nondisclosure following successful completion of a drug court program if the defendant's entry into the program arose as the result of a conviction for an offense involving the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Tex. Education Code § 54.768 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.768
§ 54.768. EXEMPTION FROM SECURITIES LAWS.
Status: in_force

The registration requirements of The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code) do not apply to the sale of a prepaid tuition contract by the board or by a registered securities dealer or registered investment adviser.