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Tex. Transportation Code § 372.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.103
§ 372.103. TOLL VIOLATION PAYMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

A toll project entity may enter into an agreement with the registered owner of a vehicle, for whom a single payment is not feasible, that allows the person to pay the total amount of outstanding tolls and administrative fees over a specified period. The agreement must be in writing and specify the amount due for tolls and administrative fees, the duration of the agreement, and the amount of each payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9051.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9051 / Section 9051.202
§ 9051.202. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAX; TAX ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a tax is authorized at an election under Section 49.107, Water Code, the district may impose a tax to provide money:

(1) necessary to construct or acquire, maintain, and operate improvements, works, plants, and facilities considered essential or beneficial to the district; or

(2) adequate to defray the cost of the maintenance, operation, and administration of the district.

(b) An election for the imposition of taxes authorized by this section must be ordered by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.053
§ 1901.053. WATER WELL DRILLERS ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall deposit money collected under this chapter to the credit of the water well drillers account in the general revenue fund. Money deposited in that account under this section may be used only to administer this chapter.

(b) The department shall allocate not more than 20 percent of the money in the account to cover the department's administrative costs.
Tex. Finance Code § 396.353 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 396 / Section 396.353
§ 396.353. REMEDIES UNDER OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) A violation of this chapter is a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, and is actionable under that subchapter.

(b) This chapter does not affect or alter a remedy at law or in equity otherwise available to an obligor, obligee, governmental entity, or other legal entity.
Tex. Utilities Code § 35.007 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 35 / Section 35.007
§ 35.007. TARIFFS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an electric utility that owns or operates a transmission facility shall file a tariff in compliance with commission rules adopted under Section 35.006.

(b) An electric utility is not required to file a tariff under this section if the utility's terms for access and pricing for wholesale transmission service are included in another electric utility's tariff.

(c) An electric utility shall file a tariff required by this section with the appropriate state or federal regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the utility's transmission service.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.255
§ 4001.255. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

An agent shall maintain all insurance records, including all records relating to customer complaints, separate from the records of any other business in which the agent may be engaged.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.269 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.269
§ 1701.269. TRAINING PROGRAM AND POLICIES FOR PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in consultation with the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas and other interested parties chosen by the commission, shall develop and maintain a model training curriculum and model policies for law enforcement agencies and peace officers.

(b) The model training curriculum and model policies developed under Subsection (a) must include:

(1) curriculum and policies for banning the use of a choke hold, carotid artery hold, or similar neck restraint by a peace officer in searching or arresting a person, unless the officer reasonably believes the restraint is necessary to prevent serious bodily injury to or the death of the peace officer or another person;

(2) curriculum and policies regarding the duty of a peace officer to intervene to stop or prevent another peace officer from using force against a person suspected of committing an offense if:

(A) the amount of force exceeds that which is reasonable under the circumstances; and

(B) the officer knows or should know that the other officer's use of force:

(i) violates state or federal law;

(ii) puts a person at risk of bodily injury, as that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, and is not immediately necessary to avoid imminent bodily injury to a peace officer or other person; and

(iii) is not required to apprehend the person suspected of committing an offense; and

(3) curriculum and policies regarding the duty of a peace officer who encounters an injured person while discharging the officer's official duties to immediately and as necessary request emergency medical services personnel to provide the person with emergency medical services and, while waiting for emergency medical services personnel to arrive, provide first aid or treatment to the person to the extent of the officer's skills and training, unless the request for emergency medical services personnel or the provision of first aid or treatment would expose the officer or another person to a risk of bodily injury or the officer is injured and physically unable to make the request or provide the treatment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.062
§ 1076.062. HEALTH CARE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The board may use district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to conduct, participate in, or assist health care educational programs for the public and for current or potential medical staff members or employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8869.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8869 / Section 8869.052
§ 8869.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors are elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided by this section.

(b) One director is elected by the voters of the entire district. Two directors are elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct. Of the two directors elected from each precinct, one must reside in an incorporated area and one must reside in an unincorporated area.

(c) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:

(1) the precinct that the person seeks to represent and whether that person resides in an incorporated or in an unincorporated area; or

(2) that the person seeks to represent the district at large.

(d) When the boundaries of the county commissioners precincts are redrawn under Section 18, Article V, Texas Constitution, a director in office on the effective date of the change, or elected or appointed before the effective date of the change to a term of office beginning on or after the effective date of the change, shall serve the term or the remainder of the term in the precinct to which elected or appointed even though the change in boundaries places the person's residence outside the precinct for which the person was elected or appointed.
Tex. Election Code § 34.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 34 / Section 34.003
§ 34.003. TRAVEL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Subject to specific legislative appropriation, the secretary of state may reimburse state inspectors for travel expenses in an amount determined by the secretary but not to exceed travel expenses allowable to state employees generally.
Tex. Election Code § 241.013 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 241 / Section 241.013
§ 241.013. EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by house rules, the rules of evidence generally applicable to a civil suit in the district court apply to the hearing of an election contest.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.001
§ 303.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Public Facility Corporation Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 13.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 13 / Section 13.033
§ 13.033. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Legally responsible person" means a parent, guardian, or spouse, or any person whom the laws of this state hold responsible for debts incurred as a result of the hospitalization or treatment of a patient.

(2) "Local health authority" means a practicing physician who acts as:

(A) a municipal or county health authority;

(B) a director of a local health department or public health district; or

(C) a regional director of a public health region.

(3) "Physician" means a person licensed by the Texas Medical Board to practice medicine in this state.

(4) "Political subdivision" includes a county, municipality, or hospital district.

(5) "Public health hospital" means a hospital operated by the department to provide services under this subchapter, including the Texas Center for Infectious Disease.

(6) "Tuberculosis patient" means a person who has any form of tuberculosis in any part of the body.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.155
§ 501.155. RECOMMENDATION OF LEGISLATION.
Status: in_force

The public counsel may recommend legislation to the legislature that the public counsel determines would positively affect the interests of insurance consumers.
Tex. Government Code § 411.445 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.445
§ 411.445. STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency participating in the alert system shall:

(1) cooperate with the department and assist in developing and implementing the alert system; and

(2) establish a plan for providing relevant information to its officers, investigators, or employees, as appropriate, once the alert system has been activated.

(b) In addition to its duties as a state agency under Subsection (a), the Texas Department of Transportation shall establish a plan for providing relevant information to the public through an existing system of dynamic message signs located across the state.
Tex. Water Code § 49.1571 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.1571
§ 49.1571. INVESTMENT OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 2256.005(f), Government Code, the board may contract with a person to act as investment officer of the district.

(b) The investment officer of a district shall:

(1) not later than the first anniversary of the date the officer takes office or assumes the officer's duties, attend a training session of at least six hours of instruction relating to investment responsibilities under Chapter 2256, Government Code; and

(2) attend at least four hours of additional investment training within each two-year period after the first year.

(c) Training under this section must be from an independent source approved by:

(1) the board; or

(2) a designated investment committee advising the investment officer.

(d) Training under this section must include education in investment controls, security risks, strategy risks, market risks, diversification of investment portfolio, and compliance with Chapter 2256, Government Code.

(e) During January of each year, each individual, association, business, organization, governmental entity, or other person that provides training under this section shall report to the comptroller a list of the districts for which the person provided required training under this section during the previous calendar year. An individual's reporting requirements under this subsection are satisfied by a report of the individual's employer or the sponsoring or organizing entity of a training program or seminar.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.511 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.511
§ 1201.511. PROHIBITED REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a transaction in which a manufactured home is sold as personal property.

(b) A retailer may not sell, represent for sale, or offer for sale real property in conjunction with the sale of a manufactured home except as authorized by the department consistent with Chapter 1101.

(c) A retailer, broker, or salesperson or a person acting on behalf of a retailer or broker may not receive or accept compensation or consideration of any kind from the seller of the real property or a person acting on the seller's behalf. No part of the down payment on the purchase of the manufactured home or any fees, points, or other charges or "buy-downs" may be paid from money from the seller of the real property or a person acting on the seller's behalf.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.117 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.117
§ 49A.117. DUTY TO TAKE CHARGE OF BODY IN ABSENCE OF NEXT OF KIN OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

In the absence of a next of kin or a legal representative of the deceased person, the medical examiner, or the medical examiner's authorized deputy, shall take charge of the person's body and all property found with the body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.157
§ 1121.157. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board a sworn statement of the amount of district money and an account of the disbursement of that money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4020.0311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4020 / Section 4020.0311
§ 4020.0311. NO AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.151
§ 201.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall administer the purposes of and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.052
§ 1096.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for election to the board, a person must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) have been a resident of the district for at least two years; and

(3) be a qualified property tax paying voter of the district.

(b) A person may not serve as a director if the person:

(1) is a district employee;

(2) was a district employee at any time during the two years preceding the date of the election; or

(3) receives compensation under a contract with the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.067 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.067
§ 451.067.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.067. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. An authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 320,000 may provide emergency medical services.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.502 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.502
§ 452.502. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF REGIONAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive committee of a regional transportation authority confirmed in more than one subregion is composed of 11 members selected as follows:

(1) seven members from the membership of the subregional board in the subregion that has a principal municipality with a population of more than 1.1 million according to the most recent federal decennial census; and

(2) four members from the membership of the subregional board in the subregion that has no principal municipality with a population of more than 1.1 million according to the most recent federal decennial census.

(b) The subregional boards shall select their representatives to the executive committee from their membership by a vote of the members.
Tex. Occupations Code § 353.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 353 / Section 353.001
§ 353.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Contact Lens Prescription Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3934.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3934 / Section 3934.056
§ 3934.056. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of the following voting directors:

(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2017, and the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire June 1, 2019.

(c) Section 3934.052 does not apply to this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.201
§ 901.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the board.

(b) The board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Penal Code § 71.022 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 71 / Section 71.022
§ 71.022. COERCING, INDUCING, OR SOLICITING MEMBERSHIP IN A CRIMINAL STREET GANG OR FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly causes, enables, encourages, recruits, or solicits another person to become a member of a criminal street gang or foreign terrorist organization which, as a condition of initiation, admission, membership, or continued membership, requires the commission of any conduct which constitutes an offense punishable as a Class A misdemeanor or a felony.

(a-1) A person commits an offense if, with intent to coerce, induce, or solicit a child to actively participate in the activities of a criminal street gang or foreign terrorist organization, the person:

(1) threatens the child or a member of the child's family with imminent bodily injury; or

(2) causes bodily injury to the child or a member of the child's family.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

(c) A second or subsequent offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Child" means an individual younger than 17 years of age.

(2) "Family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003, Family Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 524.035 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 524 / Section 524.035
§ 524.035. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The issues that must be proved at a hearing by a preponderance of the evidence are:

(1) whether:

(A) the person had an alcohol concentration of a level specified by Section 49.01(2)(B), Penal Code, while operating a motor vehicle in a public place or while operating a watercraft; or

(B) the person was a minor on the date that the breath or blood specimen was obtained and had any detectable amount of alcohol in the minor's system while operating a motor vehicle in a public place or while operating a watercraft; and

(2) whether reasonable suspicion to stop or probable cause to arrest the person existed.

(b) If the administrative law judge finds in the affirmative on each issue in Subsection (a), the suspension is sustained.

(c) If the administrative law judge does not find in the affirmative on each issue in Subsection (a), the department shall:

(1) reinstate the person's driver's license; and

(2) rescind an order prohibiting the issuance of a driver's license to the person.

(d) An administrative law judge may not find in the affirmative on the issue in Subsection (a)(1) if:

(1) the person is an adult and the analysis of the person's breath or blood determined that the person had an alcohol concentration of a level below that specified by Section 49.01, Penal Code, at the time the specimen was taken; or

(2) the person was a minor on the date that the breath or blood specimen was obtained and the administrative law judge does not find that the minor had any detectable amount of alcohol in the minor's system when the minor was arrested.

(e) The decision of the administrative law judge is final when issued and signed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.042
§ 325.042. EXECUTION AND AVAILABILITY OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A construction contract must be in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the district and the contractor.

(b) The contract is a district record and is subject to Section 325.020.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8028A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8028A / Section 8028A.0402
§ 8028A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8028A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8344.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8344 / Section 8344.103
§ 8344.103. 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 a municipality or county will maintain and operate the road, the municipality or county must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.

(d) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Water Code § 6.304 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.304
§ 6.304. FORMATION OF AD HOC COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The board may convene one or more ad hoc committees composed of representatives of current or potential project sponsors, the Texas Department of Transportation, river authorities, retail public utilities, electric utilities, counties, municipalities, special purpose districts, common carriers, and other entities considered appropriate by the board to advise and assist the board in fulfilling any purpose described by Section 6.302, including in drafting any guidance or best practices described by that section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7958A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7958A / Section 7958A.0102
§ 7958A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3957.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3957 / Section 3957.107
§ 3957.107. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.