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Tex. Water Code § 36.057 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.057
§ 36.057. MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall be responsible for the management of all the affairs of the district. The district shall employ or contract with all persons, firms, partnerships, corporations, or other entities, public or private, deemed necessary by the board for the conduct of the affairs of the district, including, but not limited to, engineers, attorneys, financial advisors, operators, bookkeepers, tax assessors and collectors, auditors, and administrative staff.

(b) The board shall set the compensation and terms for consultants.

(c) In selecting attorneys, engineers, auditors, financial advisors, or other professional consultants, the district shall follow the procedures provided in the Professional Services Procurement Act, Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code.

(d) The board shall require an officer, employee, or consultant who collects, pays, or handles any funds of the district to furnish good and sufficient bond, payable to the district, in an amount determined by the board to be sufficient to safeguard the district. The bond shall be conditioned on the faithful performance of that person's duties and on accounting for all funds and property of the district. Such bond shall be signed or endorsed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state.

(e) The board may pay the premium on surety bonds required of officials, employees, or consultants of the district out of any available funds of the district, including proceeds from the sale of bonds.

(f) The board may adopt bylaws to govern the affairs of the district to perform its purposes. The board may, by resolution, authorize its general manager or other employee to execute documents on behalf of the district.

(g) The board shall also have the right to purchase all materials, supplies, equipment, vehicles, and machinery needed by the district to perform its purposes.
Tex. Education Code § 56.490 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.490
§ 56.490. EXCEPTION FOR HARDSHIP OR OTHER GOOD CAUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy to allow a student who fails to make satisfactory academic progress as required by Section 56.489 to receive a scholarship in a subsequent semester or other academic term on a showing of hardship or other good cause, including:

(1) a showing of a severe illness or other debilitating condition that could affect the student's academic performance;

(2) an indication that the student is responsible for the care of a sick, injured, or needy person and that the student's provision of care could affect the student's academic performance; or

(3) any other cause considered acceptable by the coordinating board.

(b) An institution of higher education may extend the eligibility period described by Section 56.488(c) in the event of hardship or other good cause as provided by the institution's policy adopted under Subsection (a).

(c) An institution of higher education shall maintain documentation of each exception granted to a student under this section and shall provide timely notice of those exceptions to the coordinating board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.024
§ 221.024. BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A development corporation's affairs are governed by a board of directors composed of at least three individuals appointed by the sponsoring entity's governing body. Directors may be divided into classes.

(b) A director serves for a term of not more than six years. The terms of directors of different classes may be of different lengths.

(c) A director holds office for the term to which the director is appointed and until a successor is appointed and has qualified.

(d) The sponsoring entity's governing body may remove a director for cause or at any time without cause.

(e) A director serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the performance of duties under this chapter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.905 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.905
§ 21.905. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OF RATIFIED DEFECTIVE CORPORATE ACT REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

Each defective corporate act ratified under Section 21.903 must be submitted to shareholders for approval as provided by Sections 21.906 and 21.907, unless:

(1)(A) no other provision of the corporate statute, no provision of the corporation's governing documents, and no provision of any plan or agreement to which the corporation is a party would have required shareholder approval of:

(i) the defective corporate act to be ratified at the time of that defective corporate act; or

(ii) the type of defective corporate act to be ratified at the time the board of directors adopts the resolutions ratifying that defective corporate act under Section 21.903; and

(B) the defective corporate act to be ratified did not result from a failure to comply with Subchapter M; or

(2) as of the record date for determining the shareholders entitled to vote on the ratification of the defective corporate act, there are no valid shares outstanding and entitled to vote on the ratification, regardless of whether as of that record date there exist any putative shares.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8812.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8812 / Section 8812.054
§ 8812.054. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment of the board until the next regularly scheduled directors' election. The person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.029 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.029
§ 21.029. TRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer shall have the right to trial by jury.

(b) The trial for the removal of an officer and the proceedings connected with the trial shall be conducted as much as possible in accordance with the rules and practice of the court in other civil cases, in the name of the State of Texas, and on the relation of the person filing the petition.

(c) In a removal case, the judge may not submit special issues to the jury. Under a proper charge applicable to the facts of the case, the judge shall instruct the jury to find from the evidence whether the grounds for removal alleged in the petition are true. If the petition alleges more than one ground for removal, the jury shall indicate in the verdict which grounds are sustained by the evidence and which are not sustained.

(d) The district attorney shall represent the state in a proceeding for the removal of an officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8495.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8495 / Section 8495.002
§ 8495.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.602 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.602
§ 2.602. MANNER AND EFFECT OF RIGHTFUL REJECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Rejection of goods must be within a reasonable time after their delivery or tender. It is ineffective unless the buyer seasonably notifies the seller.

(b) Subject to the provisions of the two following sections on rejected goods (Sections 2.603 and 2.604),

(1) after rejection any exercise of ownership by the buyer with respect to any commercial unit is wrongful as against the seller; and

(2) if the buyer has before rejection taken physical possession of goods in which he does not have a security interest under the provisions of this chapter (Subsection (c) of Section 2.711), he is under a duty after rejection to hold them with reasonable care at the seller's disposition for a time sufficient to permit the seller to remove them; but

(3) the buyer has no further obligations with regard to goods rightfully rejected.

(c) The seller's rights with respect to goods wrongfully rejected are governed by the provisions of this chapter on Seller's remedies in general (Section 2.703).
Tex. Finance Code § 343.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 343 / Section 343.101
§ 343.101. REFINANCING.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, a low-rate home loan is a home loan that at its inception carries an interest rate two percentage points or more below the yield on treasury securities having comparable periods of maturity to the loan maturity, except that if the loan's interest rate is a discounted introductory rate or a rate that automatically steps up over time, the fully indexed rate or the fully stepped-up rate, as appropriate, shall be used instead of the rate at the loan's inception to determine whether the loan is a low-rate loan.

(b) A lender may not replace or consolidate a low-rate home loan directly made by a government or nonprofit lender before the seventh anniversary of the date of the loan unless the new or consolidated loan has a lower interest rate and requires payment of a lesser amount of points and fees than the original loan or is a restructure to avoid foreclosure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904A / Section 7904A.0301
§ 7904A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8484.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8484 / Section 8484.004
§ 8484.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8484.003 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8126.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8126 / Section 8126.101
§ 8126.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49, 53, and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts and fresh water supply districts created under Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) Sections 53.029(b), 53.030-53.034, and 53.040-53.043, Water Code, do not apply to the district.

(c) If a provision of Chapter 53, Water Code, is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter or Chapter 54, Water Code, this chapter and Chapter 54, Water Code, prevail.
Tex. Education Code § 51.155 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.155
§ 51.155. DIRECTOR'S EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in attending meetings of the board and in attending to the business of the association which is authorized by a resolution of the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 113.048 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 113 / Section 113.048
§ 113.048. DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY FOR JURY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or other law to the contrary, a county treasurer may disburse to a person who reports for jury service and discharges the person's duty the daily amount of reimbursement for jury service expenses set by the commissioners court under Section 61.001, Government Code, by:

(1) using an electronic funds transfer system in accordance with Chapter 156;

(2) using a cash dispensing machine;

(3) issuing a debit card or a stored value card; or

(4) using any other method that the county treasurer and the commissioners court determine is secure, accurate, and cost-effective and that is convenient for persons who report for jury service.

(b) A system or method of payment adopted by a county treasurer under Subsection (a) may be implemented only if it is approved by the commissioners court and administered in accordance with the procedures established by the county auditor or by the chief financial officer of a county that does not have a county auditor.

(c) A system or method of payment authorized by this section may be used in lieu of or in addition to the issuance of checks or orders for payment authorized under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 81.08792 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.08792
§ 81.08792. PROPOSED DISCIPLINARY RULE APPROVAL REQUIRED BEFORE ADOPTION.
Status: in_force

A proposed disciplinary rule may not be adopted by the supreme court unless the rule is approved by:

(1) the committee;

(2) the board of directors;

(3) the members of the state bar; and

(4) the supreme court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2208 / Section 2208.206
§ 2208.206. IMMUNITY OF EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS FROM CERTAIN LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

An employee or a person with whom the pool manager contracts under Section 2208.204 is not liable:

(1) with respect to a claim or judgment for which coverage is provided by the pool; or

(2) for a claim or judgment against a public entity covered by the pool.
Tex. Election Code § 173.081 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.081
§ 173.081. STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED PRIMARY EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Regardless of whether state funds are requested for paying primary expenses, a state or county chair shall submit to the secretary of state a written statement of estimated expenses to be incurred by the chair in connection with a primary election.

(b) The statement must:

(1) contain an itemized estimate, prepared by the authority submitting the statement, of the primary expenses to be incurred and a statement by the authority of whether state funds are requested; and

(2) be sworn to by the authority submitting the statement.

(c) A statement for a general primary election must also:

(1) state the amount of:

(A) the primary candidates' filing fees required to be deposited in the county primary fund if the statement is submitted by a county chair, or in the state primary fund if the statement is submitted by the state chair, that have been received by the authority submitting the statement; and

(B) the contributions to the county chair or executive committee if the statement is submitted by a county chair, or to the state chair or executive committee if the statement is submitted by the state chair, that:

(i) are for the purpose of defraying primary election expenses; and

(ii) have not been included in a report filed under Section 173.084 for a previous primary election year; and

(2) be submitted not later than the 45th day before general primary election day.

(d) The information required by Subsection (c)(1) must be current as of the 10th day after the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the primary ballot.

(e) A statement for a runoff primary election must be submitted not later than the 10th day after general primary election day.

(f) A statement submitted by a county chair must also include a notice of the county election precincts to be consolidated for the election, if any.

(g) The state chair of a party, or the state chair's designee, may submit a statement under this section on behalf of a county chair if the county chair:

(1) requests the state chair to submit the statement on the county chair's behalf; or

(2) fails to submit the statement by the deadline.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.203
§ 3899.203. 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. Government Code § 551.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.056
§ 551.056. ADDITIONAL POSTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS, DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES, AND JOINT BOARDS.
Status: repealed

(a) This section applies only to a governmental body or economic development corporation that maintains an Internet website or for which an Internet website is maintained. This section does not apply to a governmental body described by Section 551.001(3)(D).

(b) In addition to the other place at which notice or an agenda of a meeting is required to be posted by this subchapter, the following governmental bodies and economic development corporations must also concurrently post notice of a meeting and the agenda for the meeting on the Internet website of the governmental body or economic development corporation:

(1) a municipality;

(2) a county;

(3) a school district;

(4) the governing body of a junior college or junior college district, including a college or district that has changed its name in accordance with Chapter 130, Education Code;

(5) a development corporation organized under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code);

(6) a regional mobility authority included within the meaning of an "authority" as defined by Section 370.003, Transportation Code;

(7) a joint board created under Section 22.074, Transportation Code; and

(8) a district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (H.B. 3440), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.

(d) The validity of a posted notice of a meeting or an agenda by a governmental body or economic development corporation subject to this section that made a good faith attempt to comply with the requirements of this section is not affected by a failure to comply with a requirement of this section that is due to a technical problem beyond the control of the governmental body or economic development corporation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.107 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.107
§ 140B.107. CIVIL ACTION BROUGHT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL, LOCAL PROSECUTOR, OR STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of the attorney general, a local prosecutor, or a state agency having jurisdiction over conduct constituting an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, Penal Code, may institute civil actions under this subchapter. The attorney general or a state agency may institute an action under Section 140B.101 or 140B.102 only if the attorney general or agency receives the consent of the applicable local prosecutor to bring the action.

(b) In an action brought under this subchapter, the district court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the hearing and determination. Pending final determination, the district court may at any time enter injunctions, prohibitions, or restraining orders, or take actions, including the acceptance of satisfactory performance bonds, the court considers proper.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.251
§ 1062.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(c) The board may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.126 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.126
§ 74.126. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter or who alters, forges, counterfeits, or uses without authority a certificate, permit, or other document issued under this subchapter or under a rule adopted under this subchapter commits an offense.

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

(c) If the commissioner determines that a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter has occurred, the commissioner may request that the attorney general or the county or district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred or is occurring file suit for civil, injunctive, and/or other appropriate relief.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.01006 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.01006
§ 81.01006. PROCEDURAL RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioners may adopt all rules necessary for the commission's government and proceedings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.002
§ 3798.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.143 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.143
§ 116.143. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person violates this chapter, a rule of the commission adopted under this chapter, or a term, condition, or provision of a license or registration issued by the commission under this chapter and the violation results in pollution of the air or water of this state or poses a threat to the public safety, the person may be assessed a civil penalty by the commission.

(b) The penalty may not exceed $10,000 a day for each violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments.

(c) In determining the amount of the penalty, the commission shall consider the person's history of previous violations of this chapter, the seriousness of the violation, any hazard to the health or safety of the public, and the demonstrated good faith of the person charged.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.0025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.0025
§ 462.0025. COURT HOURS.
Status: in_force

(a) The probate court or court having probate jurisdiction shall be open for proceedings under this chapter during normal business hours.

(b) The probate judge or magistrate shall be available at all times at the request of a person taken into custody or detained under Subchapter C or a proposed patient under Subchapter D.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.206 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.206
§ 21.206. DETERMINATION OF REASONABLE CAUSE; REVIEW BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) If after investigation the executive director or the executive director's designee determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice as alleged in a complaint, the executive director or the executive director's designee shall review with the commission members the evidence in the record.

(b) If after the review at least two of the three commission members determine that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice, the executive director shall:

(1) issue a written determination incorporating the executive director's finding that the evidence supports the complaint; and

(2) serve a copy of the determination on the complainant, the respondent, and other agencies as required by law.
Tex. Government Code § 661.121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.121
§ 661.121. VACATION FOR HOURLY OR DAILY EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A state department, institution, or agency may grant a vacation with full pay to an employee:

(1) whose pay is computed by the hour or by the day; and

(2) who has been continuously employed by the state for six months.

(b) The vacation authorized by this section is for the same time as that granted to employees whose pay is computed monthly.