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Tex. Education Code § 29.017 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.017
§ 29.017. TRANSFER OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AT AGE OF MAJORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A student with a disability who is 18 years of age or older or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, shall have the same right to make educational decisions as a student without a disability, except that the school district shall provide any notice required by this subchapter or 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 to both the student and the parents. All other rights accorded to parents under this subchapter or 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 transfer to the student.

(b) All rights accorded to parents under this subchapter or 20 U.S.C. Section 1415 transfer to students who are incarcerated in an adult or juvenile, state or local correctional institution.

(c) Not later than one year before the 18th birthday of a student with a disability, the school district at which the student is enrolled shall:

(1) provide to the student and the student's parents:

(A) written notice regarding the transfer of rights under this section; and

(B) information and resources regarding guardianship, alternatives to guardianship, including a supported decision-making agreement under Chapter 1357, Estates Code, and other supports and services that may enable the student to live independently; and

(2) ensure that the student's individualized education program includes a statement that the district provided the notice, information, and resources required under Subdivision (1).

(c-1) In accordance with 34 C.F.R. Section 300.520, the school district shall provide written notice to the student and the student's parents of the transfer of rights under this section. The notice must include the information and resources provided under Subsection (c)(1)(B).

(c-2) If a student with a disability or the student's parent requests information regarding guardianship or alternatives to guardianship from the school district at which the student is enrolled, the school district shall provide to the student or parent information and resources on supported decision-making agreements under Chapter 1357, Estates Code.

(c-3) The commissioner shall develop and post on the agency's Internet website a model form for use by school districts in notifying students and parents as required by Subsections (c) and (c-1). The form must include the information and resources described by Subsection (c). The commissioner shall review and update the form, including the information and resources, as necessary.

(d) The commissioner shall develop and post on the agency's Internet website the information and resources described by Subsections (c), (c-1), and (c-2).

(e) Nothing in this section prohibits a student from entering into a supported decision-making agreement under Chapter 1357, Estates Code, after the transfer of rights under this section.

(f) The commissioner shall adopt rules implementing the provisions of 34 C.F.R. Section 300.520(b).
Tex. Government Code § 1508.208 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.208
§ 1508.208. CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

When any certificates of indebtedness are being issued or any act or contract is undertaken under this subchapter, to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between this subchapter and another law applicable to the municipality, this subchapter controls.
Tex. Water Code § 49.198 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.198
§ 49.198. AUDIT REPORT EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may elect to file annual financial reports with the executive director in lieu of the district's compliance with Section 49.191 provided:

(1) the district had no bonds or other long-term (more than one year) liabilities outstanding during the fiscal period;

(2) the district did not have gross receipts from operations, loans, taxes, or contributions in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period; and

(3) the district's cash and temporary investments were not in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period.

(b) The annual financial report must be accompanied by an affidavit attesting to the accuracy and authenticity of the financial report signed by a duly authorized representative of the district.

(c) The annual financial report and affidavit in a format prescribed by the executive director must be on file with the executive director within 45 days after the close of the district's fiscal year.

(d) Districts governed by this section are subject to periodic audits by the executive director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.305
§ 3897.305. TAX ABATEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of this state authorizing and applicable to a tax abatement agreement by a municipality.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.006 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.006
§ 62.006. FRANCHISORS EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "franchisee" and "franchisor" have the meanings assigned by 16 C.F.R. Section 436.1.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, a franchisor is not considered to be an employer of:

(1) a franchisee; or

(2) a franchisee's employees.

(c) With respect to a specific claim for relief under this chapter made by a franchisee or a franchisee's employee, this section does not apply to a franchisor who has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in this state to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee's employees not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor's trademarks and brand.
Tex. Education Code § 63.203 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 63 / Section 63.203
§ 63.203. REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall provide a report on the permanent fund established under this subchapter to the Legislative Budget Board no later than November 1 of each year. The report shall include the total amount of money distributed from the fund, the names of the institutions receiving grants, the purpose for which the grants were used, and any additional information that may be requested by the Legislative Budget Board.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 108.041 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 108 / Section 108.041
§ 108.041. CARBON DIOXIDE FILTERS PROVIDED TO RETAILERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A brewer or distributor of malt beverages may provide carbon dioxide filters to malt beverage retailers for draught systems using carbon dioxide or a carbon dioxide and nitrogen blend, commonly referred to as "beer gas."

(b) The cost of providing, maintaining, and replacing the carbon dioxide filters shall be borne by the brewer.
Tex. Government Code § 845.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.001
§ 845.001. COMPOSITION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees is composed of nine members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8492.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8492 / Section 8492.156
§ 8492.156. TAX OR BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Before a new district created by the division of the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the new district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval.
Tex. Water Code § 62.302 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.302
§ 62.302. CERTIFICATION OF ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

If the election in a district proposed to be annexed results in a majority of the votes of the electors voting at the election favoring annexation, the commission of the district proposed to be annexed shall certify the election result together with the metes and bounds of the district to the commission of the annexing district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 42.156 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.156
§ 42.156. VOLUNTARY RELEASE.
Status: in_force

Instead of holding an election under Section 42.153, the municipality may voluntarily release the area for which the election is to be held from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction before the date on which the election would have been held under Section 42.153(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8346.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8346 / Section 8346.052
§ 8346.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8346.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8346.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8346.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300C.0025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300C / Section 300C.0025
§ 300C.0025. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors and officers serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.

(b) Expenses reimbursed under this section must be:

(1) reported in the district's minute book or other district records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 131.903 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 131 / Section 131.903
§ 131.903. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A bank is not disqualified from serving as a depository for funds of a political subdivision if:

(1) an officer or employee of the political subdivision who does not have the duty to select the political subdivision's depository is an officer, director, or shareholder of the bank; or

(2) one or more officers or employees of the political subdivision who have the duty to select the political subdivision's depository are officers or directors of the bank or own or have a beneficial interest, individually or collectively, in 10 percent or less of the outstanding capital stock of the bank, if:

(A) a majority of the members of the board, commission, or other body of the political subdivision vote to select the bank as a depository; and

(B) the interested officer or employee does not vote or take part in the proceedings.

(b) This section may not be construed as changing or superseding a conflicting provision in the charter of a home-rule municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.103
§ 8369.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 261.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 261 / Section 261.005
§ 261.005. MAINTENANCE TAX DUE DATES.
Status: in_force

The exchange shall pay the maintenance tax annually, semiannually, or on another periodic basis, as determined by the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8408.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8408 / Section 8408.051
§ 8408.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8092.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8092 / Section 8092.0305
§ 8092.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8459.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8459 / Section 8459.051
§ 8459.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8459.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.060
§ 1006.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

The district administrator shall supervise the work and activities of the district subject to any limitation the board may prescribe.
Tex. Government Code § 413.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 413 / Section 413.007
§ 413.007. APPOINTMENT OF OTHER ADVISORY BODIES.
Status: in_force

The governor may establish other advisory councils, task forces, or commissions the governor considers necessary to advise the policy council or to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 65.40 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 65 / Section 65.40
§ 65.40.
Status: in_force

Sec. 65.40. M.D. ANDERSON SCIENCE PARK. (a) The board is hereby authorized to establish, maintain, and support an environmental science park in Bastrop County, Texas, on lands owned or controlled by it, the administration and business management of which shall be delegated to The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

(b) The board shall have authority to cooperate with agencies, institutions, instrumentalities, and subdivisions of this state, other states, and the federal government; and with private institutes, institutions, foundations, and organizations, in the furtherance of this section, and the promotion of educational and environmental science programs.

(c) The board is specifically authorized upon terms and conditions acceptable to it, to accept and administer, gifts, grants, or donations, of any kind, from any source, to aid in the establishment, operation, maintenance, or administration of the environmental science park.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.061
§ 464.061. EFFECT ON HEALTH AND SAFETY DUTIES OR POWERS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect the authority of a local, regional, or state health department official, the state fire marshal, or a local fire prevention official to inspect a facility used by a program exempted under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0702 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0702
§ 3967.0702. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter:

(1) a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district; and

(2) a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the commissioners court is a reference to the board.

(b) Except as inconsistent with this subchapter, Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this subchapter, including the collection of the tax, subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 352.002(b) and (c), Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11002.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11002 / Section 11002.003
§ 11002.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.214 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.214
§ 3877.214. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may grant in the manner authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, an abatement for a tax or assessment owed to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8142.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8142 / Section 8142.005
§ 8142.005. 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 or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Finance Code § 35.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.206
§ 35.206. EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) On certification by the banking commissioner, a book, record, paper, or document produced or testimony taken as provided by Section 35.203 and held by the department is admissible as evidence in any case without prior proof of its correctness and without other proof. The certified book, record, document, or paper, or a certified copy, is prima facie evidence of the facts it contains.

(b) This section does not limit another provision of this subtitle or a law that provides for the admission of evidence or its evidentiary value.
Tex. Education Code § 51.4034 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.4034
§ 51.4034. REPORT OF COURSES TAKEN AT PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than May 1 of each year and in the form prescribed by the coordinating board, each public junior college shall provide to the coordinating board and the legislature a report on courses taken by students who, during the preceding academic year, transferred to a general academic teaching institution, completed a field of study curriculum, or earned an associate degree at the college.

(b) A report required by this section must include:

(1) the total number of:

(A) courses attempted and completed at the college, including the total number of semester credit hours for those courses, disaggregated by whether the course is in:

(i) the Workforce Education Course Manual or its successor adopted by the coordinating board; or

(ii) the Lower-Division Academic Course Guide Manual or its successor adopted by the coordinating board;

(B) courses attempted and completed at the college that are not in the recommended core curriculum developed by the coordinating board under Section 61.822; and

(C) dual credit courses, including courses for joint high school and junior college credit under Section 130.008, attempted and completed at the college; and

(2) any other relevant information required by coordinating board rule.

(c) The coordinating board may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 309.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 309 / Section 309.001
§ 309.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Community-based organization" means a private nonprofit organization that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community and that provides education, vocational education or rehabilitation, job training, or internship services or programs. The term includes a neighborhood group or organization, community action agency, community development corporation, union-related organization, employer-related organization, faith-based organization, tribal government, or organization serving Native Americans.

(2) "Fund" means the self-sufficiency fund created under Section 309.002.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.081
§ 383.081. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds for the purpose of defraying all or part of the cost of any project as provided in this chapter. Sections 375.201 through 375.208 apply to a district to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2105.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2105 / Section 2105.007
§ 2105.007. PROVIDER AUDITS.
Status: in_force

A provider that receives block grant funds from an agency shall provide the agency with evidence that an annual audit of the provider has been performed.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0105
§ 546.0105. LEGALLY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SERVICE OVERSIGHT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If an individual delivers a service under Section 546.0104(2)(B)(ii), the legally authorized representative must be present when the service is performed or be immediately accessible to the individual who delivers the service. If the individual will perform the service when the representative is not present, the representative must observe the individual performing the service at least once to assure the representative that the individual can competently perform that service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.053
§ 1023.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) a qualified voter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 7.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 7 / Section 7.003
§ 7.003. ELECTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

If satisfactory proof is made that a community that has filed an application to incorporate under this chapter contains the requisite number of inhabitants, the county judge shall order an incorporation election to be held on a specified date and at a designated place in the community.
Tex. Local Government Code § 114.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 114 / Section 114.041
§ 114.041. STATEMENT OF FEES, COMMISSIONS, AND OTHER MONEY RECEIVED BY OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county with a population of 190,000 or less, a district, county, or precinct officer shall keep, as part of a record provided for the purpose, a statement of the fees earned by the officer and of the money received by the officer as deposits for costs, trust fund deposits in the registry of a court, fees of office, and commissions. The officer must make an entry in the record when the fees or commissions are earned or the deposits are made and when the money is received. The county auditor or, if the county does not have a county auditor, the commissioners court shall annually examine the records and accounts of each officer and report the findings of the examination to the next grand jury or district court.

(b) In a county with a population of more than 190,000, a district, county, or precinct officer shall keep, as part of a record provided for the purpose by the proper county authorities, a statement of the amounts earned by the officer and of the money received by the officer as fees, commissions, or costs. The officer may designate a person to receive the money as fees, commissions, or costs on behalf of the officer under this subsection. The officer or a person designated by the officer to receive the fees, commissions, or costs must make an entry in the record when the fees, commissions, or costs are earned and when they are received.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3927.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3927 / Section 3927.104
§ 3927.104. UTILITY AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES AND ROADS PROHIBITED WITHOUT AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may not provide water, wastewater, or recreational facilities or services or roads to any land within both the district and a municipal utility district unless the district and the municipal utility district enter into a written agreement specifying the facilities and services to be provided by the district.