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Tex. Education Code § 44.0313 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.0313
§ 44.0313. PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRONIC BIDS OR PROPOSALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may receive bids or proposals under this chapter through electronic transmission if the board of trustees of the school district adopts rules to ensure the identification, security, and confidentiality of electronic bids or proposals and to ensure that the electronic bids or proposals remain effectively unopened until the proper time.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an electronic bid or proposal is not required to be sealed. A provision of this chapter that applies to a sealed bid or proposal applies to a bid or proposal received through electronic transmission in accordance with the rules adopted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Tax Code § 204.003 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 204 / Section 204.003
§ 204.003. CERTIFICATION OF NEW FIELD DISCOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall have the authority to establish the method of determining whether a new field has been discovered. The commission may require an applicant for a new field discovery to provide the commission with any relevant information required to administer this chapter. Upon determining that a well spudded during 1994 resulted in the discovery of a new field, the commission shall furnish a certificate of new field discovery to the applicant.

(b) For purposes of obtaining a tax credit under this chapter, applications for new field discoveries must be made to the commission within 90 days of the date the discovery well is completed in the proposed new field. In no event will an application for new field discovery be accepted by the commission, for purposes of obtaining a tax credit, after 180 days from the cessation of drilling operations.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.497 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.497
§ 2306.497. MUTILATED, LOST, STOLEN, OR DESTROYED BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide procedures for the replacement of a mutilated, lost, stolen, or destroyed bond or interest coupon.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.005
§ 411.005. FRANCHISORS EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "franchisee" and "franchisor" have the meanings assigned by 16 C.F.R. Section 436.1.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, a franchisor is not considered to be an employer of:

(1) a franchisee; or

(2) a franchisee's employees.

(c) With respect to a specific claim for relief under this chapter made by a franchisee or a franchisee's employee, this section does not apply to a franchisor who has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in this state to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee's employees not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor's trademarks and brand.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1005
§ 411.1005.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1005. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: STATE BAR OF TEXAS. (a) The chief disciplinary counsel of the State Bar of Texas is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who is:

(1) licensed by the state bar;

(2) the subject of or involved in an investigation of:

(A) professional misconduct relating to a grievance filed under the disciplinary rules of the state bar; or

(B) barratry, the unauthorized practice of law, or falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer, in violation of Section 38.12, 38.122, or 38.123, Penal Code;

(3) a witness in any disciplinary action or proceeding conducted by the state bar, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals, or any court; or

(4) an applicant for reinstatement to practice law.

(b) Information received by the state bar is confidential and may be disseminated only:

(1) in a disciplinary action or proceeding conducted by the state bar, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals, or any court; or

(2) with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(c) The state bar shall destroy criminal history record information obtained under this section promptly after a final determination is made in the matter for which the information was obtained.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.343 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.343
§ 51.343. RULES.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner shall adopt rules for the sale of timber which are considered necessary and judicious.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7207.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7207 / Section 7207.002
§ 7207.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Liberty County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, as a special utility district.
Tex. Government Code § 62.0147 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0147
§ 62.0147. MEANS OF POSTPONEMENT OF JURY SERVICE IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county that has:

(1) a council of judges composed of the judges of the district courts and county courts at law; and

(2) a designated jury duty court that addresses administrative matters related to jury service paid for by the county.

(b) A person summoned for jury service may request a postponement of the person's initial appearance for jury service. The person may request the postponement by contacting the council of judges' designee, in person, in writing, or by telephone before the date on which the person is summoned to appear.

(c) On receipt of a request under Subsection (b), the council of judges' designee shall grant the person a postponement if:

(1) the person has not been granted a postponement in that county since the date on which the jury wheel from which the person was selected to appear was most recently reconstituted; and

(2) the designee and the person determine a substitute date on which the person will appear for jury service that is not later than six months after the date on which the person was originally summoned to appear.

(d) A person who is granted a postponement under Subsection (c) may request additional postponements in the manner described by Subsection (b). The council of judges' designee may grant an additional postponement if the designee and the person determine that the person has a legitimate reason for the postponement. Before the designee may grant the additional postponement, the designee and the person must determine a date on which the person will appear for jury service that is not later than six months after the date on which the person was to appear after the later of the date of:

(1) a postponement under Subsection (c); or

(2) the last postponement granted under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8108.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8108 / Section 8108.002
§ 8108.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Hunt County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.157
§ 3944.157. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 71.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 71 / Section 71.022
§ 71.022. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRECINCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a new county is established, the commissioners court of the county from which the largest part of the territory of the new county is taken shall, not later than one month before the date of the next scheduled general election:

(1) divide the new county into convenient precincts for the election of justices of the peace and constables; and

(2) select convenient polling places in the new county.

(b) The commissioners court shall direct the county clerk to make a record of its actions under this section and shall transmit a copy of that record to the person who is elected county judge of the new county.
Tex. Education Code § 11.061 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.061
§ 11.061. QUALIFICATION AND ORGANIZATION OF TRUSTEES; COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustees first elected or appointed after the creation or incorporation of an independent school district shall file their official oaths with the county judge of the county in which the district or a major portion of the district is situated. After all subsequent elections, the newly elected trustees shall file their official oaths with the president of the board of trustees.

(b) A person may not be elected trustee of an independent school district unless the person is a qualified voter.

(b-1) A person is not eligible to serve as a trustee of an independent school district if the person is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) Except as provided by Section 11.062, at the first meeting after each election and qualification of trustees, the members shall organize by selecting:

(1) a president, who must be a member of the board;

(2) a secretary, who may or may not be a member of the board; and

(3) other officers and committees the board considers necessary.

(d) The trustees serve without compensation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7990.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7990 / Section 7990.106
§ 7990.106. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7990.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7990.003. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7990.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.084 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.084
§ 22.084. AIRPORT REVENUE AND REVENUE BOND PROCEEDS; CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) If constituent agencies or a nonprofit corporation created under Section 22.152 issues revenue bonds to finance the construction or acquisition of a facility or other improvement at an airport, the proceeds of the bonds and any other airport income or revenue may be spent on projects for which the proceeds, income, or revenue may otherwise be spent. An agreement may be made to spend all or a portion of the proceeds, income, or revenue for the planning, construction, or acquisition of facilities authorized by Sections 22.011(a)-(c) and 22.012 without inviting, advertising for, or otherwise requiring competitive bids. A contract wholly or partly funded with proceeds, income, or revenue under this subsection shall be let in accordance with the joint board's rules and policies relating to creation of contracting opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses.

(b) This section does not apply to a contract to be paid:

(1) from the proceeds of bonds unless the bonds from which the particular proceeds derive provide that they may not be repaid in any circumstances from ad valorem taxes; or

(2) wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3823.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3823 / Section 3823.102
§ 3823.102. 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 has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.

(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 Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.297 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.297
§ 521.297. SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR DISQUALIFICATION EFFECTIVE DATE.
Status: repealed

(a) A license suspension under Section 521.292 or revocation under Section 521.294 takes effect on the 40th day after the date the person is considered to have received notice of the suspension or revocation under Section 521.295(b).

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 466 (H.B. 4804), Sec. 4(1), eff. September 1, 2025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8128.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8128 / Section 8128.105
§ 8128.105. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day after the date of an election in favor of the division of the district, the board shall:

(1) appoint itself as the board of one of the new districts; and

(2) appoint five directors for each of the other new districts.

(b) A director appointed under Subsection (a)(1) serves the term to which that director was elected in the original district. A director appointed under Subsection (a)(2):

(1) serves until the election for directors under Subsection (c); and

(2) is not required to own land in or reside in the district for which the director is appointed.

(c) On the uniform election date in May of the first even-numbered year after the year in which the directors are appointed, an election shall be held to elect five directors in each district for which directors were appointed under Subsection (a)(2). Of the five directors elected in each district, the three directors receiving the greatest number of votes shall serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors under Subsection (d), and the remaining two directors shall serve until the first regularly scheduled election of directors.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), directors serve staggered four-year terms. On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.054
§ 3799.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.157
§ 3861.157. BOND ISSUANCE PLAN REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUING BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue bonds until the governing body of the city approves a bond issuance plan authorizing and setting forth the limitations on the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1803.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1803 / Section 1803.056
§ 1803.056. SOLICITOR BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A public safety solicitor shall post with the secretary of state a $10,000 surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state.

(b) The bond must be payable to the state and conditioned on compliance with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 45.243 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 45 / Section 45.243
§ 45.243. LAVACA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In Lavaca County, the county attorney of Lavaca County shall perform the duties imposed on and have the powers conferred on district attorneys by general law.

(b) The county attorney of Lavaca County or the Commissioners Court of Lavaca County may accept gifts or grants from any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, foundation, association, or governmental entity for the purpose of financing or assisting the operation of the office of county attorney in Lavaca County. The county attorney shall account for and report to the commissioners court all gifts or grants accepted under this subsection.
Tex. Local Government Code § 87.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 87 / Section 87.042
§ 87.042. COUNTY COMMISSIONER VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a vacancy occurs in the office of county commissioner, the county judge shall appoint a suitable resident of the precinct in which the vacancy exists to fill the vacancy until the next general election.

(b) This subsection applies only to a county with a population of more than 300,000. Not later than the 60th day after the date a vacancy occurs in the office of county commissioner, the county judge shall appoint a suitable resident of the precinct in which the vacancy exists to fill the vacancy until the next general election. If the county judge does not make an appointment to fill the vacancy before the 61st day after the date the vacancy occurred, the commissioners court by majority vote shall appoint a suitable resident of the precinct in which the vacancy exists to fill the vacancy until the next general election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7208.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7208 / Section 7208.0105
§ 7208.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made 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 the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.052
§ 773.052. VARIANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency medical services provider with a specific hardship may apply to the department for a variance from a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) On receipt of a request for a variance, the department shall consider any relevant factors, including:

(1) the nearest available service;

(2) geography; and

(3) demography.

(c) The department shall grant to an emergency medical services provider who is the sole provider for a service area a variance from the minimum staffing standards for the provision of emergency medical services in that service area.

(d) An applicant for a variance under Subsection (c) must submit a letter to the department from the commissioners court of the county or the governing body of the municipality in which the provider intends to operate an emergency medical services vehicle in the provision of emergency medical services in a service area of the county or municipality.

(e) The department shall grant a variance under Subsection (c) if the department determines that the provider qualifies and may deny the variance if the department determines that the provider does not qualify. The department shall give a provider whose application is denied the opportunity for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(f) The department shall issue an emergency medical services license to a provider granted a variance under this section. The license is subject to annual review by the department. A provider is encouraged to upgrade staffing to meet the minimum standards set by the rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.612 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.612
§ 2.612.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.612. "INSTALLMENT CONTRACT"; BREACH. (a) An "installment contract" is one which requires or authorizes the delivery of goods in separate lots to be separately accepted, even though the contract contains a clause "each delivery is a separate contract" or its equivalent.

(b) The buyer may reject any installment which is non-conforming if the non-conformity substantially impairs the value of that installment and cannot be cured or if the non-conformity is a defect in the required documents; but if the non-conformity does not fall within Subsection (c) and the seller gives adequate assurance of its cure the buyer must accept that installment.

(c) Whenever non-conformity or default with respect to one or more installments substantially impairs the value of the whole contract there is a breach of the whole. But the aggrieved party reinstates the contract if he accepts a non-conforming installment without seasonably notifying of cancellation or if he brings an action with respect only to past installments or demands performance as to future installments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9064.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9064 / Section 9064.0101
§ 9064.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 11.