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Tex. Transportation Code § 286.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.002
§ 286.002. ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of the county may improve a county road in the county by:

(1) filling, grading, raising, paving, or repairing the road in a permanent manner;

(2) constructing, repairing, or realigning a curb, gutter, or sidewalk;

(3) constructing a drain or culvert; or

(4) installing a streetlight.

(b) The commissioners court by order may assess against property abutting the portion of the county road to be improved and against the owners of that property:

(1) all or part of the cost of:

(A) constructing, repairing, or realigning a curb, gutter, or sidewalk; or

(B) installing a streetlight; and

(2) not more than nine-tenths of the cost of any other improvement.

(c) The commissioners court may:

(1) determine the amount of the assessment and any other necessary matter;

(2) provide the terms of payment and default of the assessment;

(3) prescribe the interest rate on the assessment, not to exceed eight percent a year;

(4) make the assessment before, during, or after the construction of the improvement;

(5) make an assessment against several parcels of property in one assessment when the parcels are owned by the same person; and

(6) jointly assess property owned jointly.

(d) An assessment authorized by this section:

(1) does not mature before the county accepts the improvements for which the assessment is made;

(2) is collectable with interest, cost of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees, if incurred;

(3) is a personal liability and charge against the owner of the assessed property, regardless of whether the owner is named; and

(4) is a first and prior lien on the assessed property and superior to any other lien or claim on the property except county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes from the date the commissioners court orders the improvement of the road abutting the property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.351
§ 443.351. CONDITION ON RELEASE FROM DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

Until all payments of or on account of the insurer's contractual obligations by all guaranty associations, along with all expenses of the obligations and interest on all the payments and expenses, are repaid to the guaranty associations, unless otherwise provided in a plan approved by the guaranty association, an insurer that is subject to any formal delinquency proceedings may not:

(1) solicit or accept new business or request or accept the restoration of any suspended or revoked license or certificate of authority;

(2) be returned to the control of its shareholders or private management; or

(3) have any of its assets returned to the control of its shareholders or private management.
Tex. Education Code § 56.132 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.132
§ 56.132. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall examine bonds issued under this subchapter and the records relating to the bonds' issuance.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been issued in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds, and the comptroller of public accounts shall register the bonds.

(c) Following approval and registration, the bonds are incontestable and are binding obligations according to their terms.
Tex. Education Code § 28.008 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.008
§ 28.008. ADVANCEMENT OF COLLEGE READINESS IN CURRICULUM.
Status: in_force

(a) To ensure that students are able to perform college-level course work at institutions of higher education, the commissioner of education and the commissioner of higher education shall establish vertical teams composed of public school educators and institution of higher education faculty.

(b) The vertical teams shall:

(1) recommend for approval by the commissioner of education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board college readiness standards and expectations that address what students must know and be able to do to succeed in entry-level courses offered at institutions of higher education;

(2) evaluate whether the high school curriculum requirements under Section 28.002 and other instructional requirements serve to prepare students to successfully perform college-level course work;

(3) recommend how the public school curriculum requirements can be aligned with college readiness standards and expectations;

(4) develop instructional strategies for teaching courses to prepare students to successfully perform college-level course work;

(5) develop or establish minimum standards for curricula, professional development materials, and online support materials in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, designed for students who need additional assistance in preparing to successfully perform college-level course work; and

(6) periodically review and revise the college readiness standards and expectations developed under Subdivision (1) and recommend revised standards for approval by the commissioner of education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(c) The commissioner of education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board by rule shall:

(1) establish the composition and duties of the vertical teams established under this section; and

(2) establish a schedule for the periodic review required under Subsection (b)(6), giving consideration to the cycle of review and identification under Section 28.002 of the essential knowledge and skills of subjects of the required curriculum.

(d) The State Board of Education shall incorporate college readiness standards and expectations approved by the commissioner of education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board under Subsection (b) into the essential knowledge and skills identified by the board under Section 28.002(c). The State Board of Education shall develop and by rule adopt a chart that clearly indicates the alignment of the college readiness standards and expectations with the essential knowledge and skills identified by the board under Section 28.002(c).

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the State Board of Education retains its authority under Section 28.002 concerning the required curriculum.

(g) The agency shall coordinate with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as necessary in administering this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.103
§ 1030.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.351 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.351
§ 161.351. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 154.001, Tax Code.

(2) "Manufacturer" has the meanings assigned by Sections 154.001 and 155.001, Tax Code.

(3) "Tobacco product" has the meaning assigned by Section 155.001, Tax Code.
Tex. Water Code § 7.155 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.155
§ 7.155. VIOLATION RELATING TO DISCHARGE OR SPILL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) operates, is in charge of, or is responsible for a facility or vessel that causes a discharge or spill as defined by Section 26.263 and does not report the spill or discharge on discovery; or

(2) knowingly falsifies a record or report concerning the prevention or cleanup of a discharge or spill.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0221 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0221
§ 61.0221. DUTY IN MAKING OR CONFIRMING APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In making or confirming appointments to the coordinating board, the governor and senate shall ensure that the appointee has the background and experience suitable for performing the statutory responsibility of a member of the coordinating board.

(b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, handicap, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.055
§ 1232.055. BOARD MEMBER TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to take office as a member of the board, a person appointed to the board must complete at least one course of a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide information to the person regarding:

(1) the enabling legislation that created the authority and the board;

(2) the programs operated by the authority;

(3) the role and functions of the authority;

(4) the rules of the authority, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

(5) the current budget for the authority;

(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the authority;

(7) the requirements of the:

(A) open meetings law, Chapter 551;

(B) public information law, Chapter 552; and

(C) administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001;

(8) the requirements of the conflict of interest laws and other laws relating to public officials; and

(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in attending the training program, as provided by the General Appropriations Act and as if the person were a member of the board.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.164 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.164
§ 410.164. RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) The proceedings of a contested case hearing shall be recorded electronically. A party may request a transcript of the proceeding and shall pay the reasonable cost of the transcription.

(b) A party may request that the proceedings of the contested case hearing be recorded by a court reporter. The party making the request shall bear the cost.

(c) At each contested case hearing, as applicable, the insurance carrier shall file with the administrative law judge and shall deliver to the claimant a single document stating the true corporate name of the insurance carrier and the name and address of the insurance carrier's registered agent for service of process. The document is part of the record of the contested case hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8870.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8870 / Section 8870.104
§ 8870.104. MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) construct, implement, and maintain best management practices in the district;

(2) engage in and promote the acceptance of best management practices through education efforts sponsored by the district;

(3) include the construction and maintenance of terraces and other structures on land in the district;

(4) engage in and promote land treatment measures for soil conservation and improvement; and

(5) prepare and implement a plan for the control and management of brush within the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.18 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.18
§ 38.18. PERJURY AND AGGRAVATED PERJURY.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may be convicted of perjury or aggravated perjury if proof that his statement is false rests solely upon the testimony of one witness other than the defendant.

(b) Paragraph (a) of this article does not apply to prosecutions for perjury or aggravated perjury involving inconsistent statements.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 285.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.082
§ 285.082. OPTIONAL THREE-YEAR TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of a hospital district created under general or special law may, on its own motion, order that the members of the governing board are to be elected to serve staggered three-year terms if:

(1) the members of the governing board serve staggered four-year terms on the date the governing board enters the order; and

(2) Subsection (b), (c), or (d) applies to the governing board.

(b) This subsection applies to a governing board of a hospital district with five members. The election of board members in the even-numbered year following the date an order is entered under Subsection (a) in which three board members are to be elected shall be held as previously scheduled. Two of the members elected at that election shall serve three-year terms, and one of the members elected at that election shall serve a four-year term, to be determined by random draw. Board members elected in subsequent elections shall serve three-year terms.

(c) This subsection applies to a governing board of a hospital district with seven members. The election of board members in the even-numbered year following the date an order is entered under Subsection (a) in which four members are to be elected shall be held as previously scheduled. Two of the members elected at that election shall serve three-year terms and two of the members elected at that election shall serve four-year terms, to be determined by random draw. Board members elected in subsequent elections shall serve three-year terms.

(d) This subsection applies to a governing board of a hospital district with nine members. The election of board members in the even-numbered year following the date an order is entered under Subsection (a) in which five members are to be elected shall be held as previously scheduled. Two of the members elected at that election shall serve three-year terms and three of the members elected at that election shall serve four-year terms, to be determined by random draw. The election of board members in the next even-numbered year following the date an order is entered under Subsection (a) in which four members are to be elected shall be held as previously scheduled. Three of the members elected at that election shall serve three-year terms and one of the members elected at that election shall serve a four-year term, to be determined by random draw. Board members elected in subsequent elections shall serve three-year terms.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.155 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.155
§ 305.155. DEPOSIT OF ESTATE ASSETS ON TERMS PRESCRIBED BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Cash, securities, or other personal assets of an estate or to which the estate is entitled may or, if considered by the court to be in the best interest of the estate, shall, be deposited in one or more depositories described by Section 305.154(c) on terms prescribed by the court.

(b) The court in which the proceedings are pending may authorize or require additional estate assets currently on hand or that accrue during the pendency of the proceedings to be deposited as provided by Subsection (a) on:

(1) the court's own motion; or

(2) the written application of the personal representative or any other person interested in the estate.

(c) The amount of the bond required to be given by the personal representative shall be reduced in proportion to the amount of the cash and the value of the securities or other assets deposited under this section.

(d) Cash, securities, or other assets deposited under this section may be withdrawn in whole or in part from the depository only in accordance with a court order, and the amount of the personal representative's bond shall be increased in proportion to the amount of the cash and the value of the securities or other assets authorized to be withdrawn.
Tex. Government Code § 26.268 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.268
§ 26.268. MITCHELL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Mitchell County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.252
§ 463.252. IMPAIRED DOMESTIC, FOREIGN, OR ALIEN INSURER NOT PAYING CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a member insurer that:

(1) is an impaired domestic, foreign, or alien insurer; and

(2) is not timely paying claims.

(b) Subject to Subsection (d), the association shall:

(1) with respect to the insurer, take one or more actions that the association is authorized to take under Section 463.251 with respect to an impaired domestic insurer, subject to the conditions of that section; or

(2) provide substitute benefits instead of the insurer's contractual obligations as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) A policy or contract owner, certificate holder, or enrollee who claims emergency or hardship may petition for substitute benefits under standards the association proposes and the commissioner approves. Substitute benefits are available only for a health claim, periodic annuity benefit payment, death benefit, supplemental benefit, or cash withdrawal.

(d) The association is required to take action under this section only if:

(1) the laws of the insurer's state of domicile provide that, until all payments of or on account of the insurer's contractual obligations are made by all guaranty associations and all expenses of the associations and interest on those payments and expenses have been repaid to the associations or a plan of repayment by the insurer has been approved by the associations:

(A) the delinquency proceeding may not be dismissed;

(B) the insurer and the insurer's assets may not be returned to the control of the insurer's shareholders or private management; and

(C) the insurer may not solicit or accept new business or have any suspended or revoked certificate of authority restored;

(2) the insurer is a domestic insurer that has been placed under an order of rehabilitation by a court in this state; or

(3) the insurer is a foreign or alien insurer and:

(A) the insurer has been prohibited from soliciting or accepting new business in this state;

(B) the insurer's certificate of authority has been suspended or revoked in this state; and

(C) a petition for rehabilitation or liquidation has been filed in a court in the insurer's state of domicile by the insurance official of that state.
Tex. Government Code § 447.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 447 / Section 447.001
§ 447.001. GOVERNANCE AND GENERAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The state energy conservation office:

(1) is under the direction and control of the comptroller;

(2) shall promote the policies enumerated in this chapter; and

(3) may act in any capacity authorized by state or federal law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 491.060 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 491 / Section 491.060
§ 491.060. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND OTHER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The revenue attributable to all intellectual property rights and other commercial rights arising from drug development clinical trials conducted by a consortium under this subchapter during the period for which the trials are funded and any following period of commercialization shall be allocated as follows:

(1) not less than 20 percent to the state as specified in the contract under Section 491.055; and

(2) the remainder to the members of the consortium in the amounts specified by written agreement of the members.

(b) For purposes of this section, intellectual property rights and other commercial rights arising from the drug development clinical trials conducted under this subchapter include any of the following as related to the trials:

(1) intellectual property, technology, and inventions;

(2) patents, trademarks, and licenses;

(3) proprietary and confidential information;

(4) trade secrets, data, and databases;

(5) tools, methods, and processes;

(6) treatment models or techniques;

(7) administration protocols; and

(8) works of authorship.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.202
§ 3861.202. ELECTION FOR DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board has complied with Section 3861.201, the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed.

(b) The board shall give notice of the election not later than the 35th day before the date of the election. The notice must state:

(1) the date and location of the election; and

(2) the proposition to be voted on.

(c) If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the division:

(1) the district is divided; and

(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the district shall provide written notice of the division to:

(A) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and

(B) the city.

(d) If a majority of the votes cast are not in favor of the division, the district is not divided.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.253
§ 1112.253. ELECTION TO INCREASE MAXIMUM TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may order an election to increase the district's maximum tax rate to a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.

(b) Notice of election shall be given by publishing a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks before the date of the election. The first notice must be published at least 14 days before the date of the election.

(c) The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The imposition of annual taxes by the district for hospital purposes at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district."

(d) If a majority of district voters approve the proposition, the board may impose taxes as authorized by the proposition.

(e) A copy of the election results are a public record.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.202 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.202
§ 45A.202. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An appeal from a justice or municipal court, including an appeal from a final judgment in a bond forfeiture proceeding, shall be heard by the county court or, if the county court has no jurisdiction over the case, the proper court in the county.

(b) A de novo trial shall be held on appeal unless the appeal is:

(1) taken from a municipal court of record; and

(2) based on error reflected in the record.

(c) An appeal may not be dismissed because of:

(1) the defendant's failure to give notice of appeal in open court; or

(2) the presence of a defect in the transcript.

(d) In an appeal from the judgment and sentence of a justice or municipal court, if the defendant is in custody, the defendant shall be committed to jail unless the defendant is released on bail.

(e) If the court that issued the judgment and sentence being appealed is in session, the court must approve the bail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9009.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9009 / Section 9009.103
§ 9009.103. POWERS AND DUTIES FOR NAVIGATION PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, improve, or extend inside and outside the district canals, waterways, bulkheads, docks, and any other improvements or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the navigation purposes of the district under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code, and authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Estates Code § 1251.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.151
§ 1251.151. DURATION OF TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 1251.052, a temporary guardianship may not remain in effect for more than 60 days.