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Tex. Election Code § 162.011 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 162 / Section 162.011
§ 162.011. PRESENTATION OF FALSE EVIDENCE OF AFFILIATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if for the purpose of participating in a political party's convention or other party meeting or event the person presents to a party official:

(1) an affiliation certificate that the person knows was not issued in compliance with this chapter; or

(2) a voter registration certificate with a party affiliation stamp that the person knows was not obtained in compliance with this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8415.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8415 / Section 8415.102
§ 8415.102. WATER AND SEWER SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, and may improve or extend, any existing water or sewer system that serves all or part of the district territory or may construct a water or sewer system to serve the inhabitants of the county in which the district is situated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922 / Section 7922.006
§ 7922.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.555 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.555
§ 21.555. STAY OF PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the corporation that is the subject of a derivative proceeding commences an inquiry into the allegations made in a demand or petition and the person or group of persons described by Section 21.554 is conducting an active review of the allegations in good faith, the court shall stay a derivative proceeding for not more than 60 days until the review is completed and a determination is made by the person or group regarding what further action, if any, should be taken.

(b) To obtain a stay, the corporation must provide the court with a written statement agreeing to advise the court and the shareholder making the demand of the determination promptly on the completion of the review of the matter.

(c) A stay, on motion, may be reviewed every 60 days for continuation of the stay if the corporation provides the court and the shareholder with a written statement of the status of the review and the reasons why an extension for a period not to exceed 60 additional days is appropriate. An extension shall be granted for a period not to exceed 60 days if the court determines that the continuation is appropriate in the interests of the corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8316.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8316 / Section 8316.151
§ 8316.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8316.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9775 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9775
§ 61.9775. LIMITATIONS ON SCHOLARSHIP.
Status: in_force

A person may not receive a scholarship under this subchapter for more than four academic years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.204
§ 1048.204. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for hospital system purposes; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for the hospital system.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of district revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospitals.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner and in accordance with the procedures and requirements prescribed by Sections 264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.154
§ 8288.154. INVESTMENT OF DISTRICT MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board may invest district money in obligations and make time deposits of district money in a manner determined by the board or in the manner permitted or required in a resolution or trust indenture authorizing or securing district bonds.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.006
§ 172.006. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO OBJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) A party who proceeds with the arbitration knowing that a provision of this chapter or the arbitration agreement has not been complied with waives the right to object to the noncompliance unless the party states the objection:

(1) without undue delay; or

(2) if a period is provided for stating that objection, within that period.

(b) Subsection (a) applies only to a provision of this chapter as to which the parties may agree to act in a different manner.
Tex. Water Code § 20.116 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.116
§ 20.116. PLEDGE OF STATE FAITH AND CREDIT; COVENANT WITH OWNERS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority's bonds are obligations solely of the authority and are payable solely from funds of the authority, and this chapter and the authority's bonds are not and do not create or constitute a pledge, giving, or lending of the faith or credit or taxing authority of the state.

(b) Each bond of the authority must include a statement that the state is not obligated to pay the premium, principal of, or interest on the authority's bonds and that the faith or credit and the taxing authority of the state is not pledged, given, or loaned to those payments.

(c) The state pledges to and agrees with the owners of any bonds issued in accordance with this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in the authority to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the owners of the bonds or in any way impair the rights and remedies of those owners until the bonds, together with any premium and interest, interest on any unpaid premium or installments of interest, and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of those owners, are fully met and discharged. The authority may include this pledge and agreement of the state in any agreement with the owners of bonds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.192 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.192
§ 502.192. TRANSFER FEE.
Status: in_force

The purchaser of a used motor vehicle shall pay, in addition to any fee required under Chapter 501 for the transfer of title, a transfer fee of $2.50 for the transfer of the registration of the motor vehicle. The county assessor-collector may retain as commission for services provided under this subchapter half of each transfer fee collected. The portion of each transfer fee not retained by the county assessor-collector shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.059
§ 202.059. MEETINGS.
Status: repealed

(a) The advisory board shall meet at the call of the presiding officer of the commission or the executive director.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (H.B. 3078), Sec. 62(3), eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (H.B. 3078), Sec. 62(3), eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.073 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.073
§ 366.073. FEASIBILITY STUDY BY MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, OR PRIVATE GROUP.
Status: in_force

(a) One or more municipalities, counties, or local governmental entities, a combination of municipalities, counties, and local governmental entities, or a private group or combination of individuals in this state may pay all or part of the expenses of studying the cost and feasibility and any other expenses relating to:

(1) the preparation and issuance of bonds for the acquisition and construction of a proposed turnpike project or system by an authority;

(2) the improvement, extension, or expansion of an authority's existing turnpike project or system; or

(3) the use of private participation under applicable law in connection with the acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension, maintenance, repair, or operation of a turnpike project or system by an authority.

(b) Money spent under Subsection (a) for an authority's proposed turnpike project or system is reimbursable without interest and with the consent of the authority to the person paying the expenses described in Subsection (a) out of the proceeds from turnpike revenue bonds issued for or other proceeds that may be used for the acquisition, construction, improvement, extension, expansion, or operation of the turnpike project or system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6909.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6909 / Section 6909.004
§ 6909.004. MANDATORY VENUE.
Status: in_force

Venue for an action brought against the district is in Midland County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8871.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8871 / Section 8871.102
§ 8871.102. AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may implement and develop aquifer storage and recovery projects in accordance with:

(1) Chapters 27 and 36, Water Code; and

(2) commission rules and guidance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7999A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7999A / Section 7999A.0104
§ 7999A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7999A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7202.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7202 / Section 7202.103
§ 7202.103. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district has all the authority under Chapters 49 and 65, Water Code, of a special utility district to acquire by condemnation any land, easement, or other property located inside or outside the boundaries of the district for any district project or purpose.

(b) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain to condemn, for sanitary sewer purposes, land, easements, or other property located outside the boundaries of the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.118 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.118
§ 91.118. TERM AND RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL SURFACE DISPOSAL FACILITY PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "commercial surface disposal facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 91.116.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, a permit for a commercial surface disposal facility:

(1) is valid for a term of not more than 10 years; and

(2) carries with it the right to apply for successive renewal on expiration for areas within the boundaries of the existing permit.

(c) In determining the proper term of a new permit for a commercial surface disposal facility, the commission may consider the applicant's history of compliance with commission rules and permits issued by the commission for similar waste management facilities based on previous inspections, quarterly reports, and other relevant evidence documented by the commission.

(d) In determining the proper term of an amended or renewal permit for a commercial surface disposal facility, the commission may consider the applicant's history of compliance with commission rules and permits issued by the commission for the subject facility or similar waste management facilities based on previous inspections, quarterly reports, and other relevant evidence documented by the commission.

(e) An application for renewal of a permit must be made not later than the 120th day before the date the existing permit expires.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3870.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3870 / Section 3870.006
§ 3870.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.301
§ 2166.301. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 2166.303 and 2166.304 do not apply to a contract made with a person subject to the safety standards and administrative penalty provisions of Subchapter E, Chapter 121, Utilities Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.608 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.608
§ 351.608. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the board that a person is engaging in an act or practice that constitutes the practice of optometry or therapeutic optometry without a license or certificate under this chapter, the board, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 351.551, the board may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter L against a person who violates an order issued under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 26.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 26 / Section 26.004
§ 26.004. ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "intervention strategy" means a strategy in a multi-tiered system of supports that is above the level of intervention generally used in that system with all children. The term includes response to intervention and other early intervening strategies.

(b) A parent is entitled to access to all written records of a school district concerning the parent's child, including:

(1) attendance records;

(2) test scores;

(3) grades;

(4) disciplinary records;

(5) counseling records;

(6) psychological records;

(7) applications for admission;

(8) medical records in accordance with Section 38.0095, including health and immunization information;

(9) teacher and school counselor evaluations;

(10) reports of behavioral patterns;

(11) records relating to assistance provided for learning difficulties, including information collected regarding any intervention strategies used with the child; and

(12) records relating to library materials checked out by the child from a school library

(12) records relating to school library materials the child obtains from a school library.
Tex. Election Code § 181.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 181 / Section 181.002
§ 181.002. NOMINATING BY CONVENTION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

A political party may make nominations for the general election for state and county officers by convention, as provided by this chapter, if the party is authorized by Section 172.002 to make nominations by primary election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8307.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8307 / Section 8307.201
§ 8307.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.204
§ 6905.204. DISTRICT FACILITIES EXEMPT FROM TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its facilities or any part of its facilities.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.1591 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.1591
§ 39.1591. REPORT ON DISPATCHABLE AND NON-DISPATCHABLE GENERATION FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 1 of each year, the commission shall file a report with the legislature that:

(1) includes:

(A) the estimated annual costs incurred by load-serving entities under this subchapter associated with backing up dispatchable and non-dispatchable electric generation facilities to guarantee that a firm amount of electric energy will be available to the ERCOT power grid; and

(B) as calculated by the independent system operator, the cumulative annual costs that have been incurred in the ERCOT market to facilitate the transmission of dispatchable and non-dispatchable electricity to load and to interconnect transmission level loads, including a statement of the total cumulative annual costs and of the cumulative annual costs incurred for each type of activity described by this paragraph; and

(2) documents the status of the implementation of this subchapter, including whether the rules and protocols adopted to implement this subchapter have materially improved the reliability, resilience, and transparency of the electricity market.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.303
§ 562.303. DOUBLE RECOVERY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A person may not recover damages and penalties for the same act or practice under both this chapter and another law.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.503 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.503
§ 21.503. EFFECT ON REMEDIES UNDER OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect a remedy, agreement, settlement, or affirmative action plan that has been ordered or approved by a court or that has been adopted in accordance with other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983 / Section 7983.108
§ 7983.108. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if:

(1) the district has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7983.003 to confirm the creation of the district.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7983.003.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.201
§ 1064.201. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the cash on hand in each district fund;

(3) the money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget;

(7) the estimated tax rate required; and

(8) the proposed expenditures and disbursements and the estimated receipts and collections for the following fiscal year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.102
§ 551.102. GENERAL OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person operating a bicycle shall ride only on or astride a permanent and regular seat attached to the bicycle.

(b) A person may not use a bicycle to carry more persons than the bicycle is designed or equipped to carry.

(c) A person operating a bicycle may not use the bicycle to carry an object that prevents the person from operating the bicycle with at least one hand on the handlebars of the bicycle.

(d) A person operating a bicycle, coaster, sled, or toy vehicle or using roller skates may not attach either the person or the bicycle, coaster, sled, toy vehicle, or roller skates to a streetcar or vehicle on a roadway.