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Tex. Water Code § 55.367 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.367
§ 55.367. LAND NOT SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

If a district fails to furnish sufficient water to irrigate land in the district for two years after its organization, the nonirrigated land is relieved of all assessments and charges except taxes until the district constructs the necessary canals and furnishes the necessary water to irrigate the land.
Tex. Government Code § 2105.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2105 / Section 2105.205
§ 2105.205. INTERIM CONTRACT PENDING HEARING.
Status: in_force

If a provider requests an administrative hearing under Section 2105.204, the agency may enter into an interim contract with the provider or another provider for the services formerly provided by the provider while administrative or judicial proceedings are pending.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.102
§ 1069.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.116
§ 1026.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.221 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.221
§ 2154.221. FIREWORKS SALES BUILDING.
Status: in_force

The fireworks sales building of an indoor retail fireworks site must be a freestanding durable structure with only one story of the building accessible to the public. The fireworks sales building of an indoor retail fireworks site may not be:

(1) a tent, boat, or mobile vehicle; or

(2) part of a multiuse or multi-tenant building.
Tex. Estates Code § 504.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 504 / Section 504.052
§ 504.052. EFFECT OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

After a notice is filed and recorded under Section 504.051, the probate or recording in this state of the foreign will that is the subject of the notice has no effect until verified proof is filed and recorded that the foreign proceedings:

(1) have been terminated in favor of the will; or

(2) were never commenced.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.506 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.506
§ 342.506. INSTRUMENT WITH BLANK PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A lender may not take an instrument in which a blank is left to be filled in after the loan is made.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 154.073 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 154 / Section 154.073
§ 154.073. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN RECORDS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), a communication relating to the subject matter of any civil or criminal dispute made by a participant in an alternative dispute resolution procedure, whether before or after the institution of formal judicial proceedings, is confidential, is not subject to disclosure, and may not be used as evidence against the participant in any judicial or administrative proceeding.

(b) Any record made at an alternative dispute resolution procedure is confidential, and the participants or the third party facilitating the procedure may not be required to testify in any proceedings relating to or arising out of the matter in dispute or be subject to process requiring disclosure of confidential information or data relating to or arising out of the matter in dispute.

(c) An oral communication or written material used in or made a part of an alternative dispute resolution procedure is admissible or discoverable if it is admissible or discoverable independent of the procedure.

(d) A final written agreement to which a governmental body, as defined by Section 552.003, Government Code, is a signatory that is reached as a result of a dispute resolution procedure conducted under this chapter is subject to or excepted from required disclosure in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code.

(e) If this section conflicts with other legal requirements for disclosure of communications, records, or materials, the issue of confidentiality may be presented to the court having jurisdiction of the proceedings to determine, in camera, whether the facts, circumstances, and context of the communications or materials sought to be disclosed warrant a protective order of the court or whether the communications or materials are subject to disclosure.

(f) This section does not affect the duty to report abuse or neglect under Subchapter B, Chapter 261, Family Code, and abuse, exploitation, or neglect under Subchapter C, Chapter 48, Human Resources Code.

(g) This section applies to a victim-offender mediation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as described in Article 56A.602, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.033 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.033
§ 284.033. INTERIM BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may, before issuing definitive bonds, issue interim bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds.

(b) The interim bonds may be authorized and issued in accordance with this chapter, without regard to the requirements, restrictions, or procedural provisions contained in any other law.

(c) The bond resolution authorizing interim bonds may provide that the interim bonds must recite that the bonds are issued under this chapter. The recital is conclusive evidence of the validity and the regularity of the bonds' issuance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.353 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.353
§ 1051.353. PROCEDURE FOR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may renew an unexpired certificate of registration by submitting proof satisfactory to the board of compliance with the board's continuing education requirement.

(b) A person whose certificate of registration has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the certificate by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the required renewal fee set by the board under Section 1051.651(b).

(c) A person whose certificate of registration has been expired for more than 90 days but less than two years may renew the certificate by paying to the board a renewal fee equal to two times the required renewal fee set by the board under Section 1051.651(b).

(d) A person whose certificate of registration has been expired for two years or more may not renew the certificate. The person may obtain a new certificate of registration by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for obtaining an original certificate.

(e) A person who was registered in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed or registered and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of the application may obtain a new certificate of registration without reexamination. The person must pay to the board a fee that is equal to two times the required renewal fee set by the board under Section 1051.651(b) for the certificate of registration.
Tex. Education Code § 28.057 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.057
§ 28.057. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) An award or subsidy granted under this subchapter may be funded by donations, grants, or legislative appropriations. The commissioner may solicit and receive grants and donations for making awards under this subchapter. The agency shall account for and distribute the donations, grants, or legislative appropriations.

(b) The agency shall apply to the program any available funds from its appropriations that may be used for purposes of the program.

(c) The grant of any award or subsidy under the program is subject to the availability of funds.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 54.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 54 / Section 54.011
§ 54.011. REPURCHASE OF STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation formed under this chapter may purchase, out of its available funds, any of its outstanding stock.

(b) The corporation shall pay book value for stock purchased under this section, as conclusively determined by the corporation's directors.

(c) A corporation formed under this chapter shall state the provisions of Subsections (a) and (b) of this section in its articles of incorporation.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.004
§ 342.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 342.004. CONSTITUTIONAL INTEREST; EXEMPTION FOR LOAN WITH INTEREST RATE OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS. (a) Except as otherwise fixed by law, the maximum rate of interest is 10 percent a year.

(b) A loan providing for a rate of interest that is 10 percent a year or less is not subject to this chapter.

(c) A loan described by Section 302.001(d) may provide for a delinquency charge as provided by that section without being subject to this chapter or any other provision of this subtitle.
Tex. Government Code § 303.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 303 / Section 303.002
§ 303.002. CHAIRMAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Before any contributions are accepted or any expenditures are made for a governor for a day or speaker's reunion day ceremony, the president pro tempore or the speaker, as appropriate, shall designate a chairman to be responsible for conducting the ceremony.

(b) The chairman is responsible for filing each report required by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0404
§ 7816.0404. AUTHORIZED MAINTENANCE TAXES.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a maintenance tax that has been authorized at an election held in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0206
§ 8510.0206. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the board by resolution increases the fee to an amount authorized by Section 49.060, Water Code, a director shall receive as a fee of office an amount not to exceed $25 for each day of service necessary to discharge the director's duties if the board authorizes the same.

(b) Not later than the last day of each month or as soon as practicable after that date, a director shall file with the secretary a verified statement showing the amount due under Subsection (a).

(c) The authority shall issue a warrant for the amount shown in the verified statement filed under Subsection (b).

(d) In all areas of conflict with this section, Section 49.060, Water Code, takes precedence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.106
§ 1115.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.103
§ 3816.103. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS; DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into an agreement with or accept a donation, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) A municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this state, without further authorization, may contract with the district for:

(1) the acquisition, construction, improvement, implementation, maintenance, and operation of a district project; or

(2) the provision of a service authorized under this chapter.

(c) A contract under Subsection (b) may:

(1) be for a period and include terms on which the parties agree;

(2) be payable from taxes or any other source of revenue that may be available for that purpose; and

(3) provide terms under which taxes or other revenues collected at a district project or from a person using or purchasing a commodity or service at a district project may be paid or rebated to the district.

(d) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3932.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3932 / Section 3932.104
§ 3932.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.701 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.701
§ 841.701. REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner determines that an insurance company that holds a certificate of authority does not comply with this chapter or another law described by Section 841.002, the commissioner shall notify the company that the commissioner intends to revoke its certificate of authority on the expiration of the 30-day period after the date actual notice is delivered or mailed under this section.

(b) Notice under this section must:

(1) be in writing; and

(2) be delivered to an executive officer of the company by personal service or by registered mail.

(c) If an insurance company receiving notice under this section does not fully comply before the expiration of the period prescribed by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall revoke the company's certificate of authority.

(d) An insurance company whose certificate of authority is revoked under this section is not entitled to receive another certificate of authority for a period of one year and until the company has fully and in good faith complied with this chapter.
Tex. Penal Code § 12.04 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.04
§ 12.04. CLASSIFICATION OF FELONIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Felonies are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into five categories:

(1) capital felonies;

(2) felonies of the first degree;

(3) felonies of the second degree;

(4) felonies of the third degree; and

(5) state jail felonies.

(b) An offense designated a felony in this code without specification as to category is a state jail felony.
Tex. Government Code § 487.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.302
§ 487.302. POWERS OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

In administering this subchapter, the department may:

(1) enter into and enforce contracts and execute and deliver conveyances and other instruments necessary to make and administer grants, loans, and loan guarantees under this subchapter;

(2) employ personnel and counsel necessary to implement this subchapter and pay them from money appropriated for that purpose;

(3) impose and collect reasonable fees and charges in connection with grants, loans, and loan guarantees made under this subchapter and provide reasonable penalties for delinquent payment of fees, charges, or loan repayments;

(4) take and enforce a mortgage or appropriate security interest in real or personal property that a loan recipient acquires with the proceeds of a loan made under this subchapter; and

(5) adopt rules necessary to implement the grant, loan, and loan guarantee program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.114
§ 1064.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) determine the patient's ability to pay; and

(2) issue any appropriate orders.

(f) The final order may be appealed to the district court. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.060
§ 3862.060. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The board may not create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8457.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8457 / Section 8457.102
§ 8457.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.606 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.606
§ 2001.606. DECISION BY DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Based on the findings of fact and conclusions of law and the recommendations of the hearings examiner, the director by order:

(1) may find that a violation has occurred and may impose an administrative penalty; or

(2) may find that a violation has not occurred.

(b) The director shall give notice of the order to the person. The notice must include:

(1) separate statements of the findings of fact and conclusions of law;

(2) the amount of any penalty imposed;

(3) a statement of the right of the person to judicial review of the order; and

(4) other information required by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 802.062 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 802 / Section 802.062
§ 802.062. INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall inspect each facility of a licensed breeder at least once in every 18-month period and at other times as necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

(b) An inspection by the department must be conducted during the facility's normal business hours, and the licensed breeder or a representative of the licensed breeder must be given a reasonable opportunity to be present during the inspection.

(c) If necessary to adequately perform the inspection, the department or third-party inspector may determine it is appropriate to not provide advance notice to the licensed breeder or a representative of the licensed breeder before arriving at the facility. The licensed breeder or its representative shall, on request of an inspector, assist the inspector in performing the inspection.

(d) In conducting an inspection under this section, an inspector may not enter or access any portion of a private residence of a licensed breeder except as necessary to access animals or other property relevant to the care of the animals. The inspector may request that relevant documents or records be provided for inspection.

(e) The inspector shall submit an inspection report to the department not later than the 10th day after the date of the inspection on a form prescribed by the department and provide a copy of the report to the licensed breeder or its representative.
Tex. Government Code § 662.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.105
§ 662.105. CHILD SAFETY MONTH.
Status: in_force

(a) April is Child Safety Month in recognition of the children of this state as this state's most precious resource. By establishing April as Child Safety Month, this state seeks to ensure that the children of this state grow up in a safe and supportive environment by promoting their protection and care through increased public awareness of:

(1) ways to reduce accidental injury and death through the use of bicycle helmets, seat belts, safety and booster seats, and smoke alarms; and

(2) the dangers presented to children by unattended and unlocked vehicles and by being left in closed vehicles during hot or sunny weather.

(b) Child Safety Month may be regularly observed by appropriate celebrations and activities in public schools and other places to promote the protection and care of children in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 464.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 464 / Section 464.001
§ 464.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Council" means the Technical Testing and Evaluation Council.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.

(3) "Director" means the executive director of the department.

(4) "Laboratory" means the State of Texas Building Materials and Systems Testing Laboratory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3963.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0301
§ 3963.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.

(b) The board may not take any action or exercise any power granted under this chapter other than to hold an initial organizational meeting until the development agreement described by Section 3963.0302 is approved by the city and executed by the parties to the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919 / Section 7919.001
§ 7919.001. 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) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 22.
Tex. Government Code § 824.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.305
§ 824.305. MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF DISABILITY RETIREE.
Status: in_force

(a) Once each year during the first five years after a member retires for disability, and once in each three-year period after that, the board of trustees may require a disability retiree who is less than 60 years old to undergo a medical examination by one or more physicians the board designates.

(b) If a disability retiree refuses to submit to a medical examination as provided by this section, the board of trustees shall discontinue the retiree's annuity payments until the retiree submits to an examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8331.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8331 / Section 8331.201
§ 8331.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.007
§ 3936.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.