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Tex. Education Code § 1001.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.005
§ 1001.005. REFERENCE IN RULES AND AGENCY MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the commission or the department may refer to driver education providers and driver safety providers as schools in rules, forms, records, licenses, and other commission or department documents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3841.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3841 / Section 3841.160
§ 3841.160. TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes an ad valorem tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Election Code § 52.064 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.064
§ 52.064. DESIGNATION AS OFFICIAL BALLOT.
Status: in_force

"OFFICIAL BALLOT" shall be printed in large letters on the ballot immediately below the designation and date of the election.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.151
§ 39A.151. SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS FOR ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner orders alternative management of a campus under Section 39A.107, the commissioner shall solicit proposals from qualified nonprofit entities to assume management of the campus or appoint a school district as provided by Subsection (b). The commissioner may solicit proposals from qualified for-profit entities if a nonprofit entity has not responded to the commissioner's request for proposals.

(b) The commissioner may appoint a school district to assume management of the campus if the district:

(1) is not the district in which the campus is located; and

(2) is located within the boundaries of the same regional education service center as the campus.

(c) If a school district is appointed under Subsection (b), the district shall assume management of the campus in the same manner as a qualified entity or in accordance with commissioner rule.

(d) The commissioner may annually solicit proposals under this section for the alternative management of a campus. The commissioner shall notify a qualified entity that has been approved as a provider under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.255
§ 3901.255. NOTIFICATION OF RATE CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate under this subchapter in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 70.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 70 / Section 70.012
§ 70.012. PROHIBITED INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A person may not be a member of the board if the person has a conflict of interest or a direct or indirect interest in any business affected by or connected with the performance of the person's duties as a pilot commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1106.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.105
§ 1106.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the district and district facilities.

(b) The rules may, on approval by the board, be published in booklet form at district expense and made available to any taxpayer on request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8081.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8081 / Section 8081.0103
§ 8081.0103. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is converted and operates to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is converted and operates to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8029.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8029 / Section 8029.0101
§ 8029.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 13.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.454 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.454
§ 62.454. EFFECT OF MERGER.
Status: in_force

(a) A merger takes effect on the date the last required certificate of merger is issued.

(b) After the merger takes effect:

(1) a corporation that was merged ceases to exist;

(2) the association assumes the rights and obligations of the corporation and owns the property of the association; and

(3) the association's articles of incorporation are considered amended to the extent that a change is stated in the plan of merger.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.003
§ 58.003. VENUE.
Status: in_force

A suit filed by or on behalf of the authority under this chapter may be brought in Travis County.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 101.74 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 101 / Section 101.74
§ 101.74. OFFENSES RELATING TO BINGO.
Status: in_force

(a) An organization licensed to conduct bingo under Chapter 2001, Occupations Code, may not offer an alcoholic beverage as a bingo prize or as a door prize at a bingo occasion.

(b) A person who holds a permit or license at the manufacturing or wholesale levels of the alcoholic beverage industry or a person who holds a package store permit may not participate in advertising any bingo game or pay or contribute toward payment of the printing of bingo cards or of the supplying of any novelties of any sort to be used during or in connection with the conduct of a bingo game.
Tex. Labor Code § 1.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 1 / Section 1.003
§ 1.003. INTERNAL REFERENCES.
Status: in_force

In this code:

(1) a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code; and

(2) a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.025 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 143 / Section 143.025
§ 143.025. SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS TO ADOPT SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, if this subchapter is not adopted at an election, another election for that purpose may not be held in the county or area in which the election was held earlier than one year after the date of the election.

(b) Defeat of adoption of this subchapter at a countywide election does not prevent another election for that purpose from being held immediately thereafter for an area within the county. Defeat of adoption of this subchapter at an election held in an area within a county does not prevent a countywide election for that purpose from being held immediately thereafter.
Tex. Election Code § 68.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 68 / Section 68.009
§ 68.009. OPERATIONS MANUAL.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 90th day before the date of each election covered by this subchapter, the secretary of state shall prepare an operations manual that explains the procedures to be used by the secretary in tabulating the results.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.037
§ 533.037. SERVICE PROGRAMS AND SHELTERED WORKSHOPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may provide mental health services through halfway houses, sheltered workshops, community centers, and other mental health services programs.

(b) The department may operate or contract for the provision of part or all of the sheltered workshop services and may contract for the sale of goods produced and services provided by a sheltered workshop program. The goods and services may be sold for cash or on credit.

(c) An operating fund may be established for each sheltered workshop the department operates. Each operating fund must be in a national or state bank that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(d) Money derived from gifts or grants received for sheltered workshop purposes and the proceeds from the sale of sheltered workshop goods and services shall be deposited to the credit of the operating fund. The money in the fund may be spent only in the operation of the sheltered workshop to:

(1) purchase supplies, materials, services, and equipment;

(2) pay salaries of and wages to participants and employees;

(3) construct, maintain, repair, and renovate facilities and equipment; and

(4) establish and maintain a petty cash fund of not more than $100.

(e) Money in an operating fund that is used to pay salaries of and wages to participants in the sheltered workshop program is money the department holds in trust for the participants' benefit.

(f) This section does not affect the authority or jurisdiction of a community center as prescribed by Chapter 534.
Tex. Education Code § 11.169 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.169
§ 11.169. ELECTIONEERING PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the board of trustees of an independent school district may not use state or local funds or other resources of the district to electioneer for or against any candidate, measure, or political party.
Tex. Government Code § 2151.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.004
§ 2151.004. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The powers and duties of the former General Services Commission under Chapter 2170 or other law relating to providing telecommunications services for state government are transferred to the Department of Information Resources.

(b) A reference in law to the General Services Commission that relates to the powers and duties of the former General Services Commission under Chapter 2170 or other law relating to providing telecommunications services for state government is a reference to the Department of Information Resources.

(c) The Texas Facilities Commission retains the powers and duties of the former Texas Building and Procurement Commission relating to charge and control of state buildings, grounds, or property, maintenance or repair of state buildings, grounds, or property, child care services for state employees under Chapter 663, surplus and salvage property, construction of a state building, or purchase or lease of state buildings, grounds, or property by or for the state.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (a) or (c) or other law, all other powers and duties of the Texas Building and Procurement Commission are transferred to the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11002.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11002 / Section 11002.203
§ 11002.203. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Estates Code § 1101.153 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.153
§ 1101.153. GENERAL CONTENTS OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A court order appointing a guardian must:

(1) specify:

(A) the name of the person appointed;

(B) the name of the ward;

(C) whether the guardian is of the person or estate of the ward, or both;

(D) the amount of any bond required;

(E) if it is a guardianship of the estate of the ward and the court considers an appraisal to be necessary, one, two, or three disinterested persons to appraise the estate and to return the appraisement to the court; and

(F) that the clerk will issue letters of guardianship to the person appointed when the person has qualified according to law; and

(2) if the court waives the guardian's training requirement, contain a finding that the waiver is in accordance with rules adopted by the supreme court under Section 155.203, Government Code.

(a-1) If the letter or certificate under Section 1101.103(b)(3-a) stated that improvement in the ward's physical condition or mental functioning is possible and specified a period of less than a year after which the ward should be reevaluated to determine continued necessity for the guardianship, an order appointing a guardian must include the date by which the guardian must submit to the court an updated letter or certificate containing the requirements of Section 1101.103(b).

(b) An order appointing a guardian may not duplicate or conflict with the powers and duties of any other guardian.

(c) An order appointing a guardian or a successor guardian may specify as authorized by Section 1202.001(c) a period during which a petition for adjudication that the ward no longer requires the guardianship may not be filed without special leave.
Tex. Government Code § 393.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 393 / Section 393.102
§ 393.102. DUTY OF ALTERNATE DELEGATE.
Status: in_force

An alternate delegate shall act in the place of the alternate delegate's paired delegate when the delegate is absent from the convention.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 63.014 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.014
§ 63.014. FACILITY PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees or the director may employ and train personnel for the administration of the various programs and services of the facility. The employee shall be provided the appropriate rights, privileges, and benefits available to the employees of the governing bodies that establish the facility. The board of trustees is authorized to provide workers' compensation benefits in the manner provided by Chapter 504, Labor Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.205
§ 1802.205. PAYMENT OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department's determination under Section 1802.202 is not disputed by the auctioneer, the department shall pay the claim from the fund, subject to Section 1802.206.

(b) If a hearing is held on the department's determination, the department shall pay to the aggrieved party the amount of actual damages as determined by an administrative law judge with the State Office of Administrative Hearings who presided over the hearing, subject to Section 1802.206.

(c) The amount of actual damages may not include attorney's fees, speculative damages, or lost profits.
Tex. Government Code § 24.137 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.137
§ 24.137.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.137. 35TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BROWN AND MILLS COUNTIES). (a) The 35th Judicial District is composed of Brown and Mills counties.

(b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Mills County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court.

(c) The terms of the 35th District Court begin:

(1) in Brown County on the first Mondays in February, June, and November; and

(2) in Mills County on the first Mondays in January, May, and October.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8804.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8804 / Section 8804.002
§ 8804.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Bee County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 662.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.003
§ 662.003. DATES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF HOLIDAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) A national holiday includes only the following days:

(1) the first day of January, "New Year's Day";

(2) the third Monday in January, "Martin Luther King, Jr., Day" in observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;

(3) the third Monday in February, "Presidents' Day";

(4) the last Monday in May, "Memorial Day";

(5) the fourth day of July, "Independence Day";

(6) the first Monday in September, "Labor Day";

(7) the 11th day of November, "Veterans Day," dedicated to the cause of world peace and to honoring the veterans of all wars in which Texans and other Americans have fought;

(8) the fourth Thursday in November, "Thanksgiving Day"; and

(9) the 25th day of December, "Christmas Day."

(b) A state holiday includes only the following days:

(1) the 19th day of January, "Confederate Heroes Day," in honor of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and other Confederate heroes;

(2) the second day of March, "Texas Independence Day";

(3) the 21st day of April, "San Jacinto Day";

(4) the 19th day of June, "Emancipation Day in Texas," in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865;

(5) the 27th day of August, "Lyndon Baines Johnson Day," in observance of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson;

(6) the Friday after Thanksgiving Day;

(7) the 24th day of December; and

(8) the 26th day of December.

(c) An "optional holiday" includes only the days on which Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or Good Friday falls.
Tex. Education Code § 111.142 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.142
§ 111.142. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Institute for Coastal Prairie Research and Education is established at the University of Houston.

(b) The organization, control, and management of the institute are vested in the board.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0931 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0931
§ 152.0931. GLASSCOCK COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Glasscock County is included in the 118th Judicial District Juvenile Board. The juvenile board is composed of the county judges and the district judges in Glasscock, Howard, and Martin counties.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at the beginning of each calendar year.

(c) The juvenile board shall hold regular quarterly meetings at the call of the chairman.

(d) The chief juvenile probation officer may set the salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the approval of the board.

(e) Each county shall pay the expenses of the juvenile board in accordance with the ratio that the population of the county bears to the total population of the three counties.

(f) Each county judge who is a member of the board shall appoint two citizens to serve on an advisory council. A vacancy on the juvenile board is filled by the county judge who appointed the original member.

(g) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the 118th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.511 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.511
§ 154.511. TRANSPORTATION OF CIGARETTES.
Status: in_force

A person, other than a common carrier, commits an offense if the person:

(1) knowingly transports cigarettes without a stamp affixed to each individual package, except as provided by Section 154.024(a) or 154.152(c);

(2) wilfully refuses to stop a motor vehicle operated to transport cigarettes after a request to stop from an authorized person; or

(3) while transporting cigarettes refuses to permit a complete inspection of the cargo by an authorized person.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.0709 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0709
§ 111.0709. CHANGES IN BUDGET FOR COUNTY PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prevent the commissioners court from making changes in the budget for county purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.007
§ 142.007.
Status: in_force

Sec. 142.007. MOTOR VEHICLE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IN MUNICIPALITY OF 1,550,000 OR MORE. (a) A municipality with a population of 1,550,000 or more shall insure the officers and employees of its fire and police departments against liability to third persons arising out of the operation, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle owned or leased by the municipality.

(b) The municipality may elect to be self-insured or may purchase insurance from an insurance company authorized to do business in this state.

(c) Insurance purchased by the municipality must be on forms approved by the State Board of Insurance.

(d) The municipality may not purchase liability insurance in excess of $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, $300,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and $10,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.012
§ 69.012. PROHIBITED INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A person may not be a member of the board if the person has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a pilot boat or branch pilot in the business of the board's trust.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.081
§ 395.081. FEES FOR ADJOINING LANDOWNERS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 115,000 or less that constitutes more than three-fourths of the population of the county in which the majority of the area of the municipality is located.

(b) A municipality that has not adopted an impact fee under this chapter that is constructing a capital improvement, including sewer or waterline or drainage or roadway facilities, from the municipality to a development located within or outside the municipality's boundaries, in its discretion, may allow a landowner whose land adjoins the capital improvement or is within a specified distance from the capital improvement, as determined by the governing body of the municipality, to connect to the capital improvement if:

(1) the governing body of the municipality has adopted a finding under Subsection (c); and

(2) the landowner agrees to pay a proportional share of the cost of the capital improvement as determined by the governing body of the municipality and agreed to by the landowner.

(c) Before a municipality may allow a landowner to connect to a capital improvement under Subsection (b), the municipality shall adopt a finding that the municipality will benefit from allowing the landowner to connect to the capital improvement. The finding shall describe the benefit to be received by the municipality.

(d) A determination of the governing body of a municipality, or its officers or employees, under this section is a discretionary function of the municipality and the municipality and its officers or employees are not liable for a determination made under this section.