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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.301
§ 1056.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the voters of the district voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by at least 15 percent of the registered district voters.

(d) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(e) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Property Code § 94.010 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.010
§ 94.010. DISCLOSURE OF OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord shall disclose to a tenant, or to any governmental official or employee acting in an official capacity, according to this section:

(1) the name and either a street or post office box address of the holder of record title, according to the deed records in the county clerk's office, of the premises leased by the tenant or inquired about by the governmental official or employee acting in an official capacity; and

(2) if an entity located off-site from the manufactured home community is primarily responsible for managing the leased premises, the name and street address of that entity.

(b) Disclosure to a tenant under Subsection (a) must be made by:

(1) giving the information in writing to the tenant on or before the seventh day after the date the landlord receives the tenant's written request for the information;

(2) continuously posting the information in a conspicuous place in the manufactured home community or the office of the on-site manager or on the outside of the entry door to the office of the on-site manager on or before the seventh day after the date the landlord receives the tenant's written request for the information; or

(3) including the information in a copy of the tenant's lease or in written manufactured home community rules given to the tenant before the tenant requests the information.

(c) Disclosure of information to a tenant may be made under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) before the tenant requests the information.

(d) Disclosure of information to a governmental official or employee must be made by giving the information in writing to the official or employee on or before the seventh day after the date the landlord receives a written request for the information from the official or employee.

(e) A correction to the information may be made by any of the methods authorized and must be made within the period prescribed by this section for providing the information.

(f) For the purposes of this section, an owner or property manager may disclose either an actual name or an assumed name if an assumed name certificate has been recorded with the county clerk.

(g) A landlord who provides information under this section violates this section if:

(1) the information becomes incorrect because a name or address changes; and

(2) the landlord fails to correct the information given to a tenant on or before the 15th day after the date the information becomes incorrect.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 254.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 254 / Section 254.002
§ 254.002. FAILURE TO IDENTIFY PATENT RIGHT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person selling a patent right or patent right territory may not take a note or lien evidencing or securing the purchase price for the patent right or patent right territory without placing on the face of the note or lien the statement required by Section 254.001(a).

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 245.101 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 245 / Section 245.101
§ 245.101. COMPLETION OF MINIMUM LENGTH OF STAY; PANEL.
Status: in_force

(a) After a child who is committed to the department without a determinate sentence completes the minimum length of stay established by the department for the child under Section 243.002, the department shall, in the manner provided by this section and Section 245.102:

(1) discharge the child from the custody of the department;

(2) release the child under supervision under Section 245.051; or

(3) extend the length of the child's stay in the custody of the department.

(b) The board by rule shall establish a panel whose function is to review and determine whether a child who has completed the child's minimum length of stay should be discharged from the custody of the department as provided by Subsection (a)(1), be released under supervision under Section 245.051 as provided by Subsection (a)(2), or remain in the custody of the department for an additional period of time as provided by Subsection (a)(3).

(c) The executive director shall determine the size of the panel described by Subsection (b) and the length of the members' terms of service on the panel. The panel must consist of an odd number of members and the terms of the panel's members must last for at least two years. The executive director shall adopt policies that ensure the transparency, consistency, and objectivity of the panel's composition, procedures, and decisions. The executive director shall appoint persons to serve as members of the panel. A person appointed to the panel must be a department employee. A member of the panel may not be involved in any determination under this chapter concerning a child in the custody of the department for whom that panel member has made a supervisory decision.
Tex. Government Code § 53.126 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.126
§ 53.126. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The bailiff holds office at the will of the judge of the court served by the bailiff.
Tex. Utilities Code § 17.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 17 / Section 17.003
§ 17.003. CUSTOMER AWARENESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall promote public awareness of changes in the electric and telecommunications markets, provide customers with information necessary to make informed choices about available options, and ensure that customers have an adequate understanding of their rights.

(b) The commission shall compile a report on customer service at least once each year showing the comparative customer information from reports given to the commission it deems necessary.

(c) The commission shall adopt and enforce rules to require a certificated telecommunications utility, a retail electric provider, or an electric utility to give clear, uniform, and understandable information to customers about rates, terms, services, customer rights, and other necessary information as determined by the commission. The rules must include a list of defined terms common to the telecommunications and electricity industries and require that applicable terms be labeled uniformly on each retail bill sent to a customer by a certificated telecommunications utility, retail electric provider, or electric utility to facilitate consumer understanding of relevant billing elements.

(d) Customer awareness efforts by the commission shall be conducted in English and Spanish and any other language as necessary.

(d-1) An electric utility providing electric delivery service for a retail electric provider, as defined by Section 31.002, shall provide to the retail electric provider, and the retail electric provider shall periodically provide to the retail electric provider's retail customers together with bills sent to the customers, information about:

(1) the electric utility's procedures for implementing involuntary load shedding initiated by the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region;

(2) the types of customers who may be considered critical care residential customers, critical load industrial customers, or critical load according to commission rules adopted under Section 38.076;

(3) the procedure for a customer to apply to be considered a critical care residential customer, a critical load industrial customer, or critical load according to commission rules adopted under Section 38.076;

(4) reducing electricity use at times when involuntary load shedding events may be implemented; and

(5) the procedure for a customer to request vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line.

(d-2) A retail electric utility shall periodically provide with bills sent to retail customers of the utility information about the procedure for a customer to request vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8027.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8027 / Section 8027.0304
§ 8027.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.053
§ 161.053. NAME OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.
Status: in_force

The name of an electric cooperative must:

(1) include the words "Electric Cooperative";

(2) include the term "Corporation," "Incorporated," "Inc.," "Association," or "Company"; and

(3) be distinct from the name of any other corporation organized under the laws of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 56.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 56 / Section 56.005
§ 56.005. JUDICIAL EDUCATION COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The court of criminal appeals shall appoint the court of criminal appeals education committee to recommend educational requirements and course content, credit, and standards for judges and court personnel of appellate courts, district courts, statutory county courts, and county courts performing judicial functions. The court of criminal appeals shall appoint at least two appellate judges, four district court judges, two statutory county court judges, and one judge of a county court performing judicial functions. The court of criminal appeals may appoint not more than six additional members. Members serve at the will of the court of criminal appeals.

(b) An entity receiving a grant of funds from the court of criminal appeals for the education of justices of the peace and their court personnel shall designate a committee to recommend educational requirements and course content, credit, and standards for the purposes of the grant awarded.

(c) An entity receiving a grant of funds from the court of criminal appeals under this chapter for the education of municipal court judges and their personnel shall designate a committee to recommend educational requirements and course content, credit, and standards for the purposes of the grant awarded.

(d) The court of criminal appeals education committee and any committee established as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) shall meet at least twice a year to:

(1) review and recommend course content, credit, and standards for initial and continuing judicial education for judges and court personnel; and

(2) make recommendations and take other action necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(e) The court of criminal appeals education committee and any committee established as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) shall:

(1) recommend to the court of criminal appeals the minimum educational requirements for judges and court personnel; and

(2) issue an annual report to the court of criminal appeals that lists the courses, credits, and standards for the judges and court personnel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.108
§ 1011.108. PROVISION OF SERVICES OUTSIDE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

On approval of the board, the district may provide primary care, emergency services, preventive medical services, and other health-related services outside the district if the services serve the district's purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.028 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.028
§ 441.028. ADJUSTMENT OF BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

If the commission finds that not all of the real property proposed to be included in the district will be benefitted by the creation of the district, the commission shall:

(1) make a finding on the lack of benefit;

(2) exclude from the district real property that will not be benefitted by creation of the district; and

(3) redefine the proposed district's boundaries according to the commission's changes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.0611 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.0611
§ 451.0611. ENFORCEMENT OF FARES AND OTHER CHARGES; PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A board by resolution may prohibit the use of the public transportation system by a person who fails to possess evidence showing that the appropriate fare for the use of the system has been paid and may establish reasonable and appropriate methods to ensure that persons using the public transportation system pay the appropriate fare for that use.

(b) A board by resolution may provide that a fare for or charge for the use of the public transportation system that is not paid incurs a penalty, not to exceed $100.

(c) The authority shall post signs designating each area in which a person is prohibited from using the transportation system without possession of evidence showing that the appropriate fare has been paid.

(d) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person or another for whom the person is criminally responsible under Section 7.02, Penal Code, uses the public transportation system and does not possess evidence showing that the appropriate fare has been paid; and

(2) the person fails to pay the appropriate fare or other charge for the use of the public transportation system and any penalty on the fare on or before the 30th day after the date the authority notifies the person that the person is required to pay the amount of the fare or charge and the penalty.

(e) The notice required by Subsection (d)(2) may be included in a citation issued to the person under Article 14.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, or under Section 451.0612, in connection with an offense relating to the nonpayment of the appropriate fare or charge for the use of the public transportation system.

(f) An offense under Subsection (d) is:

(1) a Class C misdemeanor; and

(2) not a crime of moral turpitude.

(g) An authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million may allow peace officers of another political subdivision serving under a contract with the authority to enforce a resolution passed by a board under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8416.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8416 / Section 8416.001
§ 8416.001. 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 Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 206.
Tex. Education Code § 130.453 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.453
§ 130.453. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The coordinating board shall administer the program in consultation with the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Workforce Commission.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 6.053 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 6 / Section 6.053
§ 6.053. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of a meeting is not required to be given to an owner or member of a filing entity entitled to notice under this code or the governing documents of the entity if either of the following is mailed to the person entitled to notice of the meeting to the person's address as it appears on the ownership or membership transfer records of the entity and is returned undeliverable:

(1) notice of two consecutive annual meetings and notice of any meeting held during the period between the two annual meetings; or

(2) all, but in no event less than two, payments of distribution or interest on securities during a 12-month period if the payments are sent by first class mail.

(b) Notice of a meeting is not required to be given to an owner or member entitled to notice under this code or the governing documents of a filing entity the notice requirements of which are subject to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (15 U.S.C. Section 78a et seq.), if the person entitled to notice of the meeting is considered a lost security holder under that Act and the regulations adopted under that Act.

(c) An action taken or a meeting held without giving notice to a person not entitled to notice under this section has the same force and effect as if notice had been given to the person.

(d) A certificate or other document filed with the filing officer as a result of a meeting held or an action taken by a filing entity without giving notice of the meeting or action to a person not entitled to notice under this section may state that notice of the meeting or action was given to each person entitled to notice.

(e) Notice of a meeting must be given to a person not entitled to notice of the meeting under this section if the person delivers to the filing entity a written notice of the person's address.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.104
§ 3906.104. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, to a municipality or county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.065 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.065
§ 1110.065. SENIORITY; RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) adopt rules relating to the seniority of district employees, including rules for a retirement plan based on seniority; and

(2) give effect to previous years of service for those employees continuously employed in the operation or management of hospital facilities:

(A) constructed by the district; or

(B) acquired by the district, including facilities acquired when the district was created because of former Section 2, Chapter 658, Acts of the 64th Legislature, Regular Session, 1975.
Tex. Family Code § 82.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 82 / Section 82.008
§ 82.008. APPLICATION FILED AFTER EXPIRATION OF FORMER PROTECTIVE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a protective order that is filed after a previously rendered protective order has expired must include:

(1) a copy of the expired protective order attached to the application or, if a copy of the expired protective order is unavailable, a statement that the order is unavailable to the applicant and that a copy of the order will be filed with the court before the hearing on the application;

(2) a description of either:

(A) the violation of the expired protective order, if the application alleges that the respondent violated the expired protective order by committing an act prohibited by that order before the order expired; or

(B) the threatened harm that reasonably places the applicant in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault; and

(3) if a violation of the expired order is alleged, a statement that the violation of the expired order has not been grounds for any other order protecting the applicant that has been issued or requested under this subtitle.

(b) The procedural requirements for an original application for a protective order apply to a protective order requested under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.201
§ 1115.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings and improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings and improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2351.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2351 / Section 2351.055
§ 2351.055. ANNUAL RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

A contracting stevedore must execute a new bond and obtain a new license on each anniversary of the date the former license is issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8183.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8183 / Section 8183.254
§ 8183.254. ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds, other than refunding bonds, payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election.

(b) The board may order an election under this section without a petition. The order must specify:

(1) the time and places at which the election will be held;

(2) the purpose for which the bonds will be issued;

(3) the maximum amount of the bonds;

(4) the maximum maturity of the bonds;

(5) the form of the ballot; and

(6) the presiding judge for each voting place.

(c) Notice of the election must be given by publishing a substantial copy of the order calling the election in a newspaper of general circulation in each municipality located in the district. The notice must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must be not later than the 21st day before the date of the election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 542.501 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 542 / Section 542.501
§ 542.501. OBEDIENCE REQUIRED TO POLICE OFFICERS, SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS, AND ESCORT FLAGGERS.
Status: in_force

A person may not wilfully fail or refuse to comply with a lawful order or direction of:

(1) a police officer;

(2) a school crossing guard who:

(A) is performing crossing guard duties in a school crosswalk to stop and yield to a pedestrian; or

(B) has been trained under Section 600.004 and is directing traffic in a school crossing zone; or

(3) an escort flagger who is directing or controlling the flow of traffic in accordance with a permit issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles under Subtitle E for the movement of an oversize or overweight vehicle.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.158
§ 2153.158. CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

A registration certificate must:

(1) state the name and address of the location of the coin-operated machine that is the subject of the certificate; and

(2) certify that a tax permit is attached to the machine.
Tex. Government Code § 24.389 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.389
§ 24.389.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.389. 210TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (a) The 210th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County.

(b) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 210th District Court.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.160 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.160
§ 351.160. PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall designate classifications of pharmaceutical agents that therapeutic optometrists may use in the practice of therapeutic optometry as authorized by this chapter. Additional classifications of medications authorized by Section 351.165(c)(3) may only be approved as provided by that section.