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Tex. Government Code § 2254.1038 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.1038
§ 2254.1038.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2254.1038. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION: ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEW OF CONTRACT. (a) Before a contingent fee contract for legal services approved under Section 2254.1036 is effective and enforceable, the political subdivision must receive attorney general approval of the contract. The political subdivision shall file the contract with the attorney general along with:

(1) a description of the matter to be pursued by the political subdivision;

(2) a copy of the notice required by Section 2254.1036(a) and a statement of the method and date of the provision of the notice; and

(3) a copy of the statement required by Section 2254.1036(b).

(b) Within 90 days after receiving a contract from a political subdivision, the attorney general may:

(1) approve the contract;

(2) refuse to approve the contract because the requirements of this subchapter were not fulfilled; or

(3) refuse to approve the contract because:

(A) the legal matter that is the subject of the contract presents one or more questions of law or fact that are in common with a matter the state has already addressed or is pursuing; and

(B) pursuit of the matter by the political subdivision will not promote the just and efficient resolution of the matter.

(c) A contract submitted to the attorney general by a political subdivision under Subsection (a) is considered approved by the attorney general unless, not later than the 90th day after the date the attorney general receives the request to approve the contract, the attorney general notifies the political subdivision that the attorney general is refusing to approve the contract.

(d) If the attorney general refuses to approve a contract under Subsection (b)(2), the attorney general shall specifically identify the provisions of this subchapter with which the contract fails to comply or the political subdivision failed to comply. Nothing in this section prohibits a political subdivision from correcting a failure to comply with this subchapter.

(e) If the attorney general refuses to approve a contract under Subsection (b)(3), the attorney general shall inform the political subdivision of the factual and legal basis for the decision.

(f) A political subdivision may contest the attorney general's refusal to approve the contract under Subsection (b)(3) in the manner provided for contested cases under Chapter 2001.

(g) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall establish procedures to govern a contest to the attorney general's refusal to approve a contract under Subsection (b)(3) and for in camera review and protection from disclosure of information excepted from disclosure under Chapter 552 in a contested case under this subsection.

(h) The refusal to approve a contract under Subsection (b)(3) is subject to substantial evidence judicial review as provided in Subchapter G, Chapter 2001.

(i) A political subdivision may request expedited review of a contract under Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 393.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 393 / Section 393.005
§ 393.005. RESTRICTION ON USE OF GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A recipient of a grant under this chapter shall use the grant only to pay the costs of the facility for which the grant is made. The recipient may not use the grant to pay the recipient's:

(1) administrative expenses;

(2) expenses for the purchase of land or an interest in land; or

(3) expenses for equipment or facility improvements that are not directly related to the delivery, storage, compression, or dispensing of the alternative fuel at the facility.

(b) Each grant must be awarded using a contract that requires the recipient to meet operational, maintenance, and reporting requirements as specified by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3824.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3824 / Section 3824.103
§ 3824.103. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 2.009 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 2 / Section 2.009
§ 2.009. PERMISSIBLE PURPOSE OF NONPROFIT CORPORATION RELATED TO ORGANIZED LABOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to Chapter 101, Labor Code, a nonprofit corporation may be formed to organize laborers, workers, or wage earners to protect themselves in their various pursuits.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.001
§ 2302.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Casual sale," "damage," "insurance company," "major component part," "metal recycler," "motor vehicle," "nonrepairable motor vehicle," "nonrepairable vehicle title," "out-of-state buyer," "salvage motor vehicle," "salvage vehicle title," "salvage vehicle dealer," and "used part" have the meanings assigned by Section 501.091, Transportation Code.

(2) "Board" means the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(4) "Federal safety certificate" means the label or tag required under 49 U.S.C. Section 30115 that certifies that a motor vehicle or equipment complies with applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.

(5) "Salvage pool operator" means a person who engages in the business of selling nonrepairable motor vehicles or salvage motor vehicles at auction, including wholesale auction, or otherwise.

(6) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (S.B. 604), Sec. 2.15, eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Government Code § 418.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.062
§ 418.062. ELIGIBILITY FOR LOAN.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision may apply to the division for a loan under this subchapter if:

(1) the political subdivision:

(A) is located wholly or partly in an area declared to be a disaster area by the governor or the president of the United States; and

(B) before applying to the division for a loan under this subchapter:

(i) has submitted to the division, within 30 days of the date of its adoption by the governing body of the political subdivision, the political subdivision's operating budget for the most recent fiscal year; and

(ii) has submitted an application for a loan from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's community disaster loan program;

(2) an assessment of damages due to the disaster for which the declaration was made has been conducted in the political subdivision; and

(3) the division, in consultation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, determines that the estimated cost to rebuild the political subdivision's infrastructure damaged in the disaster is greater than 50 percent of the political subdivision's total revenue for the current year as shown in the most recent operating budget of the political subdivision submitted to the division under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8174.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8174 / Section 8174.102
§ 8174.102. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "program of water conservation" means the practices, techniques, and technologies that will reduce water consumption, reduce water loss or waste, improve efficiency in water use, or increase water recycling and reuse so that a water supply is available for future or alternative uses.

(b) The district shall adopt and implement a program of water conservation consistent with rules and criteria adopted and enforceable by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for similarly situated districts in the region.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8074.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8074 / Section 8074.0303
§ 8074.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 105.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 105 / Section 105.003
§ 105.003. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

An establishment that is not required to be licensed as an assisted living facility under Chapter 247, Health and Safety Code, shall execute a contract with each of its residents that contains, in addition to other required information, the following elements:

(1) the name, street address, and mailing address of the establishment;

(2) the name and mailing address of at least one person authorized to act on behalf of the owner or owners or management agent of the establishment;

(3) a statement describing the licensure status of the establishment;

(4) the name, mailing address, and telephone number of any provider, including any individual or entity, regardless of whether licensed, providing supportive services under a contract with the establishment;

(5) the term of the contract;

(6) a description of the services to be provided that are included in the base monthly rate to be paid by the resident;

(7) a description of any additional services available for an additional fee from a provider through a contract with the establishment;

(8) a provision requiring the establishment to provide written notice of any change in fee schedules that outline the cost of additional services not later than the 31st day before the effective date of the change;

(9) a description of the process by which the contract may be modified, amended, or terminated;

(10) a description of the complaint resolution process available to residents;

(11) the name, street address, mailing address, and telephone number of the resident's designated representative, if any;

(12) a description of the billing and payment procedures and requirements;

(13) a statement ensuring the ability and right of residents to receive services from providers with whom the establishment does not have a contract; and

(14) a statement identifying the life safety and fire codes met by the building and a statement indicating whether those codes are comparable to the codes with which an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247, Health and Safety Code, must comply.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.110
§ 1060.110. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care regardless of whether the person has the ability to pay for the care and may apply to receive this care without cost.

(b) The board or the district administrator shall employ a person to investigate the ability of the patient and any relative who is liable for the patient's support to pay for the medical and hospital care received by the patient.

(c) If the investigator determines that the patient or relative legally liable for the patient's support cannot pay all or part of the costs of the patient's care, the expense of the care becomes a charge against the district.

(d) If the patient or a relative legally liable for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care, the board shall order the patient or relative to pay the treasurer each week an amount specified in the order, which must be proportionate to the person's ability to pay.

(e) The district may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is 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.

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

(1) determine the question; and

(2) make the proper order based on the board's findings.

(g) A party to the hearing who is not satisfied with the result of the order may appeal to the district court in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9057.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9057 / Section 9057.151
§ 9057.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS; BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds pursuant to a board order or resolution adopted after the proposition authorizing the bonds is:

(1) submitted to district voters at an election; and

(2) adopted by a majority of the district voters voting at the election.

(b) The district may issue bonds under this section for any purpose permitted to water control and improvement districts and in the manner and to the extent provided by the general laws governing water control and improvement districts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0102
§ 9092.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is:

(1) a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8217.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8217 / Section 8217.005
§ 8217.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) right to impose an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Government Code § 424.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 424 / Section 424.105
§ 424.105. NONAPPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

The following provisions of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code do not apply to a cause of action arising under this subchapter:

(1) Chapter 27; and

(2) Section 41.008.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.415 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.415
§ 21.415. ACTION BY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The act of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present at the time of the act is the act of the board of directors of a corporation, unless the act of a greater number is required by the certificate of formation or bylaws of the corporation or by this code.

(b) Unless otherwise provided by the certificate of formation or bylaws, a written consent stating the action taken and signed by all members of the board of directors is also an act of the board of directors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 848.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 848 / Section 848.004
§ 848.004. APPLICABILITY OF INSURANCE LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) An organization may not arrange for or provide health care services to enrollees on a prepaid or indemnity basis through health insurance or a health benefit plan, including a health care plan, as defined by Section 843.002, unless the organization as an insurer or health maintenance organization holds the appropriate certificate of authority issued under another chapter of this code.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the following provisions of this code apply to a health care collaborative in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply to an individual or entity otherwise subject to the provision:

(1) Section 38.001;

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 542;

(3) Chapter 541;

(4) Chapter 543;

(5) Chapter 602;

(6) Chapter 701;

(7) Chapter 803; and

(8) Chapter 804.

(c) The remedies available under this chapter in the manner provided by Chapter 541 do not include:

(1) a private cause of action under Subchapter D, Chapter 541; or

(2) a class action under Subchapter F, Chapter 541.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.105
§ 9061.105. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of an election may be given under the hand of the board president or secretary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9012.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9012 / Section 9012.153
§ 9012.153. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value derived from the old facility.

(b) If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power conferred by this chapter makes necessary the relocation, raising, rerouting, changing the grade, or alteration of the construction of a highway, a railroad, an electric transmission line, or a telephone or telegraph property or facility, or a pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 1502.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1502 / Section 1502.003
§ 1502.003. CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMBINED SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law or municipal charter provision to the contrary, the governing body of a municipality may create and maintain one or more combined systems on a finding by the governing body that it is in the best interests of the municipality to create and maintain the combined system. A finding by a governing body under this section is conclusive and incontestable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.101
§ 286.101. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Registered voters of a defined territory that is not included in a district may file a petition with the secretary of the board requesting the inclusion of the territory in the district. The petition must be signed by at least 50 registered voters of the territory or a majority of those voters, whichever is less.

(b) The board by order shall set a time and place to hold a hearing on the petition to include the territory in the district. The board shall set a date for the hearing that is after the 30th day after the date the board issues the order.

(c) If after the hearing the board finds that annexation of the territory into the district would be feasible and would benefit the district, the board may approve the annexation by a resolution entered in its minutes. The board is not required to include all of the territory described in the petition if the board finds that a modification or change is necessary or desirable.

(d) Annexation of territory is final when approved by a majority of the voters at an election held in the district and by a majority of the voters at a separate election held in the territory to be annexed. If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the voters in the election to approve the annexation must also determine if the annexed territory will assume its proportion of the debts or taxes if added to the district.

(e) The election ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following, as applicable:

(1) "Adding (description of territory to be added) to the __________ Hospital District."

(2) "(Description of territory to be added) assuming its proportionate share of the outstanding debts and taxes of the __________ Hospital District, if it is added to the district."

(f) The election shall be ordered and notice of the election shall be given in the same manner as provided by Sections 286.024 and 286.025 for ordering and giving notice of an election authorizing creation of the district. Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election held under this section.

(g) If a district imposes a sales and use tax under Subchapter I, the territory added to the district must be located in a county or counties each with a population of 75,000 or less, and the addition of the territory may not result in a combined tax rate by the hospital district and other political subdivisions of this state of more than two percent at any location in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8419.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8419 / Section 8419.102
§ 8419.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board of the district shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.204
§ 1006.204. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall attest the bonds as provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.151
§ 1161.151. AUTHORITY TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE; PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The guardian of the estate may invest estate assets in real estate if:

(1) the guardian believes that the investment is in the ward's best interests;

(2) there are on hand sufficient additional assets to provide a return sufficient to provide for:

(A) the education, support, and maintenance of the ward and others the ward supports, if applicable; and

(B) the maintenance, insurance, and taxes on the real estate in which the guardian wishes to invest;

(3) the guardian files a written application with the court requesting a court order authorizing the guardian to make the desired investment and stating the reasons why, in the guardian's opinion, the investment would be for the ward's benefit; and

(4) the court issues an order authorizing the investment as provided by this subchapter.

(b) If the ward's money is invested in real estate, the title to the real estate shall be made to the ward. The guardian shall inventory, appraise, manage, and account for the real estate as the guardian does with other real estate of the ward.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.058
§ 1301.058. TESTING OF MEDICAL GAS AND VACUUM PIPING.
Status: in_force

A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to verify medical gas and vacuum piping integrity and content.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.306 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.306
§ 2.306. OUTPUT, REQUIREMENTS AND EXCLUSIVE DEALINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A term which measures the quantity by the output of the seller or the requirements of the buyer means such actual output or requirements as may occur in good faith, except that no quantity unreasonably disproportionate to any stated estimate or in the absence of a stated estimate to any normal or otherwise comparable prior output or requirements may be tendered or demanded.

(b) A lawful agreement by either the seller or the buyer for exclusive dealing in the kind of goods concerned imposes unless otherwise agreed an obligation by the seller to use best efforts to supply the goods and by the buyer to use best efforts to promote their sale.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8088.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8088 / Section 8088.0202
§ 8088.0202. 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.