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Tex. Local Government Code § 327.159 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.159
§ 327.159. ZOO BOARD RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A zoo board shall:

(1) keep a complete account of each zoo board meeting or other proceeding; and

(2) maintain zoo board records in a secure manner.

(b) The records are the property of the zoo board.

(c) The commissioners court of the county and other county officers may inspect zoo board records at all reasonable times during regular business hours.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.104
§ 1025.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include:

(1) domiciliary care and treatment of the sick, injured, or geriatric;

(2) outpatient clinics;

(3) dispensaries;

(4) convalescent home facilities;

(5) necessary nurses;

(6) domiciliaries and training centers;

(7) blood banks;

(8) community mental health centers;

(9) research centers or laboratories; and

(10) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 7.504 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 7 / Section 7.504
§ 7.504. RIGHTS ACQUIRED IN ABSENCE OF DUE NEGOTIATION; EFFECT OF DIVERSION; STOPPAGE OF DELIVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) A transferee of a document of title, whether negotiable or nonnegotiable, to which the document has been delivered but not duly negotiated, acquires the title and rights that its transferor had or had actual authority to convey.

(b) In the case of a nonnegotiable document of title, until but not after the bailee receives notice of the transfer, the rights of the transferee may be defeated:

(1) by those creditors of the transferor that could treat the transfer as void under Section 2.402 or 2A.308;

(2) by a buyer from the transferor in ordinary course of business if the bailee has delivered the goods to the buyer or received notification of the buyer's rights;

(3) by a lessee from the transferor in ordinary course of business if the bailee has delivered the goods to the lessee or received notification of the lessee's rights; or

(4) as against the bailee, by good faith dealings of the bailee with the transferor.

(c) A diversion or other change of shipping instructions by the consignor in a nonnegotiable bill of lading which causes the bailee not to deliver the goods to the consignee defeats the consignee's title to the goods if the goods have been delivered to a buyer in ordinary course of business or a lessee in ordinary course of business and in any event defeats the consignee's rights against the bailee.

(d) Delivery of the goods pursuant to a nonnegotiable document of title may be stopped by a seller under Section 2.705 or a lessor under Section 2A.526, subject to the requirements of due notification in those sections. A bailee honoring the seller's or lessor's instructions is entitled to be indemnified by the seller or lessor against any resulting loss or expense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935A / Section 7935A.0104
§ 7935A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7935A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.155
§ 8845.155. BORROWING MONEY.
Status: in_force

The district may borrow money for any purpose authorized by this chapter or any combination of those purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.309 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.309
§ 887.309. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN COMMISSIONER ORDERS.
Status: in_force

If an association refuses to comply with an order of the commissioner regarding rates or assessments under this chapter, the commissioner shall treat the association as insolvent.
Tex. Government Code § 485.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485 / Section 485.007
§ 485.007. MUSIC, FILM, TELEVISION, AND MULTIMEDIA FUND.
Status: in_force

The music, film, television, and multimedia fund is in the state treasury. The continued existence of this fund is determined by the provisions of S.B. No. 3, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1991. All gifts, grants, and other funds received by the office under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the fund and may be used only for the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8426.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8426 / Section 8426.005
§ 8426.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 413.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 413 / Section 413.004
§ 413.004. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The policy council is under the direction of an executive director.

(b) The executive director is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The appointment of an executive director shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.

(c) A person is not eligible for appointment as the executive director if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the policy council;

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the policy council; or

(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the policy council, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for the executive director.

(d) The executive director may not work for any agency or office of the state other than the policy council and may not perform duties for any other state agency or office that negatively affect the performance of the executive director's duties as executive director of the policy council.

(e) It is a ground for removal from the position of executive director if the appointee:

(1) is disqualified for the position under Subsection (c) or engages in an activity after appointment that, under Subsection (c), would have disqualified the person for appointment to the position;

(2) violates a prohibition established by Subsection (d) or Section 413.006; or

(3) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the executive director's duties.
Tex. Family Code § 2.204 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.204
§ 2.204.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.204. 72-HOUR WAITING PERIOD; EXCEPTIONS. (a) Except as provided by this section, a marriage ceremony may not take place during the 72-hour period immediately following the issuance of the marriage license.

(b) The 72-hour waiting period after issuance of a marriage license does not apply to an applicant who:

(1) is a member of the armed forces of the United States and on active duty;

(2) is not a member of the armed forces of the United States but performs work for the United States Department of Defense as a department employee or under a contract with the department;

(3) obtains a written waiver under Subsection (c); or

(4) completes a premarital education course described by Section 2.013, and who provides to the county clerk a premarital education course completion certificate indicating completion of the premarital education course not more than one year before the date the marriage license application is filed with the clerk.

(c) An applicant may request a judge of a court with jurisdiction in family law cases, a justice of the supreme court, a judge of the court of criminal appeals, a county judge, a judge of a court of appeals, an associate judge appointed under Chapter 201, an associate judge appointed under Chapter 54A, Government Code, or a justice of the peace for a written waiver permitting the marriage ceremony to take place during the 72-hour period immediately following the issuance of the marriage license. If the judge, associate judge, or justice finds that there is good cause for the marriage to take place during the period, the judge, associate judge, or justice shall sign the waiver. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a judge, associate judge, or justice under this section has the authority to sign a waiver under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1075.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1075 / Section 1075.058
§ 1075.058. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to receive actual expenses incurred in attending to district business on approval of the expenses by the remainder of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.251
§ 1118.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The tax may be used only to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds issued under this chapter;

(2) provide for the operation and maintenance of the district and hospital system;

(3) make improvements and additions to the hospital system;

(4) acquire sites for additions to the hospital system; and

(5) pay the indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.
Tex. Property Code § 94.055 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.055
§ 94.055. NOTICE OF LEASE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The landlord shall provide a tenant a notice to vacate the leased premises or an offer of lease renewal:

(1) not later than the 60th day before the date the current lease term expires; or

(2) if the lease is a month-to-month lease, not later than the 60th day before the date the landlord intends to terminate the current term of the lease.

(b) If the landlord offers to renew the lease, the landlord shall notify the tenant of the proposed rent amount and any change in the lease terms. The notice must also include a statement informing the tenant that the tenant's failure to reject the landlord's offer to renew the lease within the 30-day period prescribed by Subsection (c) will result in the renewal of the lease under the modified terms as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) If the landlord offers to renew the lease, the tenant must notify the landlord not later than the 30th day before the date the current lease expires whether the tenant rejects the terms of the offer and intends to vacate the leased premises on the date the current lease term expires. If the tenant fails to provide the notice within the period prescribed by this subsection, the lease is renewed under the modified terms beginning on the first day after the date of the expiration of the current lease term.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the landlord may request a tenant to vacate the leased premises before the end of the notice period prescribed by Subsection (a) only if the landlord compensates the tenant in advance for relocation expenses, including the cost of moving and installing the manufactured home at a new location.
Tex. Occupations Code § 252.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 252 / Section 252.006
§ 252.006. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a secretary from its members to serve for a one-year term.

(b) The governor shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the will of the governor. The presiding officer must be a dentist.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 16.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 16 / Section 16.001
§ 16.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Account" means the fuel ethanol, renewable methane, biodiesel, and renewable diesel production account.

(2) "ASTM" means the American Society for Testing and Materials.

(3) "Biodiesel" means a motor fuel that:

(A) meets the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under Section 211 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7545);

(B) is mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils and animal fats;

(C) meets the requirements of ASTM specification D-6751;

(D) is intended for use in engines that are designed to run on conventional, petroleum-derived diesel fuel; and

(E) is derived from agricultural products, vegetable oils, recycled greases, biomass, or animal fats or the wastes of those products or fats.

(4) "Fuel ethanol" means ethyl alcohol that:

(A) has a purity of at least 99 percent, exclusive of added denaturants;

(B) has been denatured in conformity with a method approved by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives of the United States Department of Justice;

(C) meets the requirements of ASTM D4806, the standard specification for ethanol used as a motor fuel; and

(D) is produced exclusively from agricultural products or by-products or municipal solid waste.

(4-a) "Renewable methane" means methane gas derived from animal waste or an agricultural byproduct, including creamery or fruit waste or corn silage.

(5) "Office" means the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.

(6) "Producer" means a person who operates a fuel ethanol, renewable methane, biodiesel, or renewable diesel plant in this state.

(7) "Renewable diesel" means a motor fuel that:

(A) meets the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under Section 211 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7545);

(B) is a hydrocarbon;

(C) meets the requirements of ASTM specification D-975;

(D) is intended for use in engines that are designed to run on conventional, petroleum-derived diesel fuel; and

(E) is derived from agricultural products, vegetable oils, recycled greases, biomass, or animal fats or the wastes of those products or fats.
Tex. Estates Code § 54.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 54 / Section 54.051
§ 54.051. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULES RELATING TO WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 51.203, the Texas Rules of Evidence apply in a proceeding arising under this title to the extent practicable.
Tex. Family Code § 60.007 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.007
§ 60.007. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The compact administrator may make or arrange for the payments necessary to discharge the financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by a supplementary agreement made under the compact, subject to legislative appropriations.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.205 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.205
§ 91.205. AUTHORITY TO ENTER PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Members and employees of the commission may enter public or private property at reasonable times to inspect and investigate conditions relating to the creation, operation, maintenance, or abandonment of an underground hydrocarbon storage facility. The members and employees may not enter private property having management in residence without notifying the management of their presence and shall observe safety, internal security, and fire protection rules of the establishment being inspected.
Tex. Education Code § 130A.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130A / Section 130A.002
§ 130A.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the public junior college state finance program established under this chapter is to provide a modern and dynamic finance system that ensures that each public junior college has access to adequate state appropriations and local resources to support the education and training of the workforce of the future.
Tex. Local Government Code § 572.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.012
§ 572.012. GENERAL RIGHTS, POWERS, AND DUTIES OF PUBLIC ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each participating public entity may:

(1) use the entity's money to plan, acquire, construct, own, operate, and maintain its interest in a facility;

(2) share in the facility;

(3) issue bonds and other securities to raise money for a purpose described by Subdivision (1) in the same manner and to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as would be applicable if the public entity had sole ownership of the facility;

(4) acquire, for the use and benefit of each participating public entity, land, easements, and property for a facility by purchase or by exercising the power of eminent domain;

(5) transfer or otherwise convey the land, property, or property interest or otherwise have the land, property, or property interest become vested in other participating public entities to the extent and in the manner agreed between the entities;

(6) make an acquisition described by Subdivision (4) through a purchase from a public or private entity; and

(7) for the use and benefit of each participating public entity, acquire by purchase a public utility, as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, other than an affected county.

(b) In relation to a participating public entity's undivided interest in a facility, the entity has each right, privilege, exemption, power, duty, and liability the entity would have if the entity had sole ownership.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11020.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11020 / Section 11020.0105
§ 11020.0105. INITIAL SPONSORS.
Status: in_force

The initial sponsors of the alliance are:

(1) Bell County;

(2) Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1;

(3) Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District; and

(4) McLennan County.
Tex. Education Code § 51.833 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.833
§ 51.833. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The council may accept a gift, grant, devise, or bequest of money, securities, service, or property to carry out any purpose of this subchapter, including funds raised or services provided by a volunteer or volunteer group to promote the work of the council. The council's administrative staff may participate in the establishment and operation of an affiliated nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise funds for or provide services or other benefits to the council.

(b) The legislature may appropriate money for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.43 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.43
§ 17.43. HOME CURFEW AND ELECTRONIC MONITORING AS CONDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A magistrate may require as a condition of release on personal bond that the defendant submit to home curfew and electronic monitoring under the supervision of an agency designated by the magistrate.

(b) Cost of monitoring may be assessed as reimbursement fees or ordered paid directly by the defendant as a condition of bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.207
§ 1040.207. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospitals and the hospital system; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on all or part of the district's property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner and in accordance with the procedures and requirements prescribed by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Property Code § 101.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 101 / Section 101.001
§ 101.001. CONVEYANCE BY PERSON DESIGNATED AS TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

If property is conveyed or transferred to a person designated as a trustee but the conveyance or transfer does not identify a trust or disclose the name of any beneficiary, the person designated as trustee may convey, transfer, or encumber the title of the property without subsequent question by a person who claims to be a beneficiary under a trust or who claims by, through, or under any undisclosed beneficiary or by, through, or under the person designated as trustee in that person's individual capacity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.051
§ 281.051. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) With the approval of the commissioners court, the board may, in performing its powers under Section 281.050, contract or cooperate with:

(1) the federal government;

(2) this state;

(3) another governmental entity; or

(4) a privately owned or operated hospital.

(b) With the approval of the commissioners court, the board may contract with:

(1) a county for care and treatment of the county's sick, diseased, or injured persons; and

(2) this state or the federal government for care and treatment of sick, diseased, or injured persons for whom the state or federal government is responsible.

(c) The board shall encourage and promote participation by all sectors of the business community, including small businesses and businesses owned by members of a minority group or by women, in the process by which the district enters into contracts. The board shall develop a plan for the district to identify and remove barriers that do not have a definite or objective relationship to quality or competence and that unfairly discriminate against small businesses and businesses owned by members of a minority or by women. These barriers may include contracting procedures and contract specifications or conditions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8472.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8472 / Section 8472.052
§ 8472.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Chuck Kaufman;

(2) Eric Willis;

(3) Chris Gee;

(4) Kristi LaRue; and

(5) Doug Goss.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8472.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of their designation.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8472.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8472.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Water Code § 55.366 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.366
§ 55.366. INSUFFICIENT ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

If the assessments made under this subchapter are not sufficient to pay the necessary expenses of the district, the unpaid balance shall be assessed, pro rata, in accordance with the assessments made for the current year. The additional assessments shall be paid under the same conditions and penalties within 30 days from the date of assessment.