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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.075 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.075
§ 38.075. CORROBORATION OF CERTAIN TESTIMONY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A defendant may not be convicted of an offense on the testimony of a person to whom the defendant made a statement against the defendant's interest during a time when the person was imprisoned or confined in the same correctional facility as the defendant unless the testimony is corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense committed. In this subsection, "correctional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(b) Corroboration is not sufficient for the purposes of this article if the corroboration only shows that the offense was committed.

(c) Evidence of a prior offense committed by a person who gives testimony described by Subsection (a) may be admitted for the purpose of impeachment if the person received a benefit described by Article 39.14(h-1)(2) with respect to the offense, regardless of whether the person was convicted of the offense.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.252
§ 841.252. PAYMENTS TO OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless first authorized by a vote of a domestic insurance company's board of directors or a committee of the board that has the duty to authorize the payments, the company may not pay any compensation or emolument in an amount that, when added to any compensation or emolument paid to the person by an affiliated domestic insurance company, exceeds $150,000 in any year to an individual, firm, or corporation, including an officer or director of the company.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prevent a domestic insurance company from contracting with its agents for the payment of renewal commissions.

(c) The shareholders of a domestic insurance company may authorize the creation of one or more plans for the payment of pensions, retirement benefits, or group insurance for the company's officers and employees. The shareholders may delegate to the company's board of directors the power and duty to prepare, effect, finally approve, administer, and amend a plan.

(d) A mutual insurance company, acting through the company's policyholders, may exercise the same discretion, and has the same powers, privileges, and rights, as are conferred on a domestic insurance company under Subsection (c).
Tex. Government Code § 2166.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.203
§ 2166.203. INTERVIEW NOTIFICATION TO PRIVATE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission shall notify a private design professional selected for an interview on a project of the person's selection not later than the 30th day before the date of the interview to allow preparation for the interview.

(b) The commission shall notify a private design professional selected for an interview on a small construction project of the person's selection not later than the 14th day before the date of the interview to allow preparation for the interview.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply in an emergency situation that:

(1) presents an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare;

(2) presents an imminent peril to property;

(3) requires expeditious action to prevent a hazard to life, health, safety, welfare, or property; or

(4) requires expeditious action to avoid undue additional cost to the state.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.82 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.82
§ 61.82. MAY NOT RESTRAIN SUSPENSION ORDER.
Status: in_force

No suit of any nature may be maintained in a court of this state to restrain the commission or administrator or any other officer from enforcing an order of suspension issued by the commission or administrator.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.156
§ 841.156. AMENDMENT OF CHARTER OR ARTICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) The shareholders of a domestic insurance company by resolution may amend the company's charter or articles of incorporation at any shareholders' meeting.

(b) The amendment and a copy of the resolution certified by the president and secretary of the domestic insurance company shall be filed and recorded in the same manner as the charter.

(c) An amendment of the charter or articles takes effect when it is recorded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.152
§ 8888.152. ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and prevention of waste of groundwater in a manner consistent with the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution;

(2) for the purposes of reducing groundwater withdrawals and subsidence, acquire or develop surface water and groundwater supplies from sources inside or outside the authority and may conserve, store, transport, treat, purify, distribute, sell, and deliver water to persons inside and outside the authority;

(3) coordinate water services provided inside, outside, or into the authority;

(4) provide for the reduction of groundwater withdrawals by the development, implementation, or enforcement of a groundwater reduction plan as provided by Section 8888.157;

(5) identify sources of water other than groundwater to be provided by the authority;

(6) specify the rates and terms under which sources of water other than groundwater will be provided by the authority, which may be changed as considered necessary by the authority;

(7) specify the dates and extent to which each person in the authority shall accept water from the authority; and

(8) administer and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.0501 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.0501
§ 6.0501. APPOINTMENT OF ELIGIBLE CHIEF APPRAISER BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall appoint a person eligible to be a chief appraiser under Section 6.05(c) or a person who has previously been appointed or served as a chief appraiser to perform the duties of chief appraiser for an appraisal district whose chief appraiser is ineligible to serve.

(b) A chief appraiser appointed under this section serves until the earlier of:

(1) the first anniversary of the date the comptroller appoints the chief appraiser; or

(2) the date the board of directors of the appraisal district:

(A) appoints a chief appraiser under Section 6.05(c); or

(B) contracts with an appraisal district or a taxing unit to perform the duties of the appraisal office for the district under Section 6.05(b).

(c) The comptroller shall determine the compensation of a chief appraiser appointed under this section. A chief appraiser appointed under this section shall determine the budget necessary for the adequate operation of the appraisal office, subject to the approval of the comptroller. The board of directors of the appraisal district shall amend the budget as necessary to compensate the appointed chief appraiser and fund the appraisal office as determined under this subsection.

(d) An appraisal district that does not appoint a chief appraiser or contract with an appraisal district or a taxing unit to perform the duties of the appraisal office by the first anniversary of the date the comptroller appoints a chief appraiser shall contract with an appraisal district or a taxing unit to perform the duties of the appraisal office or with a qualified public or private entity to perform the duties of the chief appraiser, subject to the approval of the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.153
§ 3816.153. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AD VALOREM TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee as provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, on all property in the district, including industrial, commercial, or residential property, and may impose an assessment on municipal property in the district to:

(1) finance or provide an improvement or service for a project or activity this chapter authorizes the district to construct, acquire, or improve; or

(2) provide or to make a payment under a contract.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.047
§ 341.047. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

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

(1) violates a provision of Section 341.031;

(2) violates a provision of Section 341.032(a) or (b);

(3) violates a provision of Section 341.033(a)-(f);

(4) constructs a drinking water supply system without submitting completed plans and specifications as required by Section 341.035(c);

(5) begins construction of a drinking water supply system without the commission's approval as required by Section 341.035(a);

(6) violates a provision of Section 341.0351 or 341.0352;

(7) fails to remove a sign as required by Section 341.0354; or

(8) violates a provision of Section 341.036.

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

(c) If it is shown on a trial of the defendant that the defendant has been convicted of an offense under Subsection (a) within a year before the date on which the offense being tried occurred, the subsequent offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor.

(d) Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7962.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7962 / Section 7962.0306
§ 7962.0306. 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. Government Code § 321.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 321 / Section 321.011
§ 321.011. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Auditor may employ a professional staff, including assistant auditors and stenographic and clerical personnel.

(b) The State Auditor may conduct professional examinations to determine the qualifications of prospective staff members.

(c) The State Auditor may discharge any assistant auditors or stenographic or clerical personnel at any time for any reason satisfactory to the State Auditor and without a hearing.

(d) The State Auditor and staff are to be free from partisan politics, and the State Auditor is free to select the most efficient personnel available for each position in his office so that the State Auditor may render to the legislature the service the legislature has a right to expect. It is against public policy and illegal for a member of the legislature, an officer or employee of the state, or an officer or employee of a state department to recommend or suggest that the State Auditor appoint a person to a position on the state auditor's staff.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8063.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8063 / Section 8063.0104
§ 8063.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8063.0103 or 8063.0401, issue bonds, or incur any debt 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.
Tex. Insurance Code § 549.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 549 / Section 549.051
§ 549.051. FEES FOR SUBSTITUTION OR REPLACEMENT OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) A lender may not require a fee in an amount greater than $10 for the substitution by the borrower of a new insurance policy for another insurance policy in effect, or require a fee for the furnishing by the borrower of a new insurance policy to replace an existing insurance policy on termination of the existing policy, if the new insurance policy is provided through an insurer authorized to engage in business in this state.

(b) On the sale or transfer of the lender's ownership interest in real or personal property, the lender is subject to the payment of a substitution fee as described by Subsection (a) and may not, directly or indirectly, charge the borrower for the substitution fee.
Tex. Local Government Code § 324.121 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 324 / Section 324.121
§ 324.121. ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The voters of an unincorporated area that is contiguous to a district may file a petition with the board to annex the area to the district.

(b) The petition must contain an accurate description of the area proposed for annexation, accompanied by an accurate map or plat of the area.

(c) The petition must be signed by at least one percent of the registered voters in the area proposed for annexation.

(d) If the board considers the proposed annexation desirable, the board shall file the petition with the commissioners court with a statement of the reasons the board favors the annexation.

(e) The commissioners court shall give notice of a hearing on the petition and hold a hearing in the manner prescribed by Sections 324.022 and 324.023 for a petition for creation of a district.

(f) The commissioners court may grant the petition if it finds the petition meets the requirements of this section and the annexation promotes the purposes for which the district was created.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.043
§ 533A.043. PROPOSALS FOR GERIATRIC CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall solicit proposals from community providers to operate community residential programs for elderly residents at least every two years.

(b) The department shall require each provider to:

(1) offer adequate assurances of ability to:

(A) provide the required services;

(B) meet department standards; and

(C) safeguard the safety and well-being of each resident; and

(2) sign a memorandum of agreement with the local intellectual and developmental disability authority outlining the responsibilities for continuity of care and monitoring, if the provider is not the local authority.

(c) The department may fund a proposal through a contract if the provider agrees to meet the requirements prescribed by Subsection (b) and agrees to provide the services at a cost that is equal to or less than the cost to the department to provide the services.

(d) The appropriate local intellectual and developmental disability authority shall monitor the services provided to a resident placed in a program funded under this section. The department may monitor any service for which it contracts.
Tex. Education Code § 22.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.054
§ 22.054. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A private or independent institution of higher education is not liable for damages arising from an act or omission of a person associated with the institution, including an employee or student, arising in the course and scope of that person's activities as a volunteer in a primary or secondary school.

(b) A school district may agree to provide or pay for attorney services for the defense of a private or independent institution of higher education if:

(1) the institution is assisting in the provision of volunteer services to primary or secondary schools in the district;

(2) a claim for damages is brought against the institution in relation to those services; and

(3) the board of trustees of the school district reasonably believes that the institution is not liable for the claim under Subsection (a).

(c) In this section:

(1) "Private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(2) "Volunteer" means a person rendering services for or on behalf of a public school who does not receive compensation from the district in excess of reimbursement for expenses. The person may receive compensation from a person other than the district.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7877 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7877
§ 7877. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

The directors shall have authority as occasion may require, in their discretion, to levy a tax on all property within such district in an amount sufficient to pay for the proper maintenance, operation and repair of any dams, bulkheads, jetties, locks, gates or any other improvement constructed by said district.
Tex. Water Code § 58.013 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.013
§ 58.013. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition requesting creation of a district shall be signed by a majority of the persons who hold title to land in the proposed district which represents a total value of more than 50 percent of the value of all the land in the proposed district as indicated by the county tax rolls. If there are more than 50 persons holding title to land in the proposed district, the petition is sufficient if signed by 50 of them.

(b) The petition may be signed and filed in two or more copies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8424.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8424 / Section 8424.051
§ 8424.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8424.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3853.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3853 / Section 3853.158
§ 3853.158. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the City of Dickinson is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9038.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9038 / Section 9038.107
§ 9038.107. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 9038.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0010
§ 25.0010. FACILITIES; PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of each county shall provide the physical facilities necessary to operate the statutory county court in each county.

(b) The county attorney or criminal district attorney shall serve each statutory county court as required by law.

(c) A county sheriff shall in person or by deputy attend a statutory county court as required by the court.

(d) The county clerk shall serve as clerk of each statutory county court. The court officials shall perform the duties and responsibilities of their offices and are entitled to the compensation, fees, and allowances prescribed by law for those offices.

(e) The judge of a statutory county court may appoint the personnel necessary for the operation of the court, including a court coordinator or administrative assistant, if the commissioners court has approved the creation of the position.

(f) The commissioners court may authorize the employment of as many additional assistant district attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy sheriffs, and clerks as are necessary for a statutory county court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1804.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1804 / Section 1804.001
§ 1804.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to insurance in relation to a national defense project in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.354 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.354
§ 2269.354. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After August 31, 2013:

(1) a governmental entity with a population of 500,000 or more within the entity's geographic boundary or service area may, under this subchapter, enter into contracts for not more than six projects in any fiscal year;

(2) a municipally owned water utility with a separate governing board appointed by the governing body of a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more may:

(A) independently enter into contracts for not more than two civil works projects in any fiscal year; and

(B) enter into contracts for additional civil works projects in any fiscal year, but not more than the number of civil works projects prescribed by the limit in Subdivision (1) for the municipality, provided that:

(i) the additional contracts for the civil works projects entered into by the utility under this paragraph are allocated to the number of contracts the municipality that appoints the utility's governing board may enter under Subdivision (1); and

(ii) the governing body of the municipality must approve the contracts; and

(3) a governmental entity that has a population of 100,000 or more but less than 500,000 or is a board of trustees governed by Chapter 54, Transportation Code, may enter into contracts under this subchapter for not more than four projects in any fiscal year.

(b) For purposes of determining the number of eligible projects under this section, a municipally owned water utility with a separate governing board appointed by the governing body of the municipality is considered part of the municipality.
Tex. Local Government Code § 293.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 293 / Section 293.023
§ 293.023. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is governed by a board composed of five directors. The county judge appoints one director and each county commissioner appoints one. A county officer or employee is not eligible for appointment as a director.

(b) The term of office of a director expires on December 31 not more than two years after the date that the director's term began. The directors may provide for staggered terms, in which case the directors shall draw lots to determine which directors' terms expire in which year.

(c) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a director by death, resignation, or expiration of a term, the person holding the office of the county officer who originally appointed the vacating director shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(d) The board shall elect one member as president and one member as vice-president. The board shall select a secretary and a treasurer who may or may not be members. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined into one office. The board may elect other officers as authorized by the bylaws of the authority.

(e) A majority of the board is a quorum. The board may act by a majority vote of directors present if a quorum is present.

(f) A director may not receive compensation for services on the board but is entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in performing the services.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.153
§ 1001.153. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Subchapter D, Chapter 316, Government Code, and Section 403.095, Government Code, do not apply to the fund created under Section 1001.151.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4021.0311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4021 / Section 4021.0311
§ 4021.0311. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.