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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.112 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.112
§ 33.112. FAILURE TO OBTAIN AN EASEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any owner of littoral property or any person acting under the owner of littoral property who for purposes connected with the ownership of the littoral property shall construct or fix or place on coastal public land any structure without first obtaining an easement from the land office is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $200.

(b) Each day the structure remains on or is affixed to coastal public land constitutes a separate offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8372.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8372 / Section 8372.101
§ 8372.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9001.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9001 / Section 9001.051
§ 9001.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3924.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3924 / Section 3924.008
§ 3924.008. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(2) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.077 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.077
§ 843.077. ELIGIBILITY OF FOREIGN CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A foreign corporation may qualify for a certificate of authority under this chapter, including a certificate of authority for a single health care service plan, subject to the corporation's:

(1) registration to engage in business in this state as a foreign corporation under the Texas Business Corporation Act; and

(2) compliance with this chapter and other applicable state laws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8244.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8244 / Section 8244.201
§ 8244.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.152
§ 1108.152. NOTICE; HEARING; APPROVAL OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing must be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall act on the budget as proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers and the law warrants. The budget must be approved by the board.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.025 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.025
§ 201.025. EMPLOYER UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "employer" also means:

(1) an employing unit that is liable for the payment of taxes under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3301 et seq.) for the current calendar year; or

(2) an employing unit that the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3301 et seq.) requires to be an employer under this subtitle as a condition for approval of this subtitle for full tax credit against the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.003
§ 521.003. ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Education Agency shall design a standard form for use by public and private schools to verify a student's enrollment and attendance for purposes of this chapter. The form must be approved by the department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 4.02 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 4.02
§ 4.02.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.02. Low-level radioactive waste generated within the party states shall be disposed of only at the compact facility, except as provided in Section 3.05(7) of Article III.
Tex. Water Code § 16.403 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.403
§ 16.403. WATER USE REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board and the commission, in consultation with the Water Conservation Advisory Council, shall develop a uniform, consistent methodology and guidance for calculating water use and conservation to be used by a municipality or water utility in developing water conservation plans and preparing reports required under this code. At a minimum, the methodology and guidance must include:

(1) a method of calculating total water use by a municipality or water utility, including water billed and nonrevenue water used, and a method of calculating water use for each sector of water users served by a municipality or water utility;

(2) a method of calculating total water use by a municipality or water utility in gallons per capita per day;

(3) a method of classifying water users within sectors;

(4) a method of calculating water use in the residential sector that includes both single-family and multifamily residences, in gallons per capita per day;

(5) a method of calculating water use in the industrial, agricultural, commercial, and institutional sectors that is not dependent on a municipality's population or the number of customers served by a water utility; and

(6) guidelines on the use of service populations by a municipality or water utility in developing a per-capita-based method of calculation, including guidance on the use of permanent and temporary populations in making calculations.

(b) The board or the commission, as appropriate, shall use the methodology and guidance developed under Subsection (a) in evaluating a water conservation plan, program of water conservation, survey, or other report relating to water conservation submitted to the board or the commission under:

(1) Section 11.1271;

(2) Section 13.146;

(3) Section 16.012(m);

(4) Section 16.402; or

(5) Section 16.4021.

(c) The board, in consultation with the commission and the Water Conservation Advisory Council, shall develop a data collection and reporting program for municipalities and water utilities with more than 3,300 connections.

(d) The board shall make publicly available the most recent data relating to:

(1) statewide water usage in the residential, industrial, agricultural, commercial, and institutional sectors; and

(2) the data collection and reporting program developed under Subsection (c).

(e) Data included in a water conservation plan or report required under this code and submitted to the board or commission must be interpreted in the context of variations in local water use. The data may not be the only factor considered by the commission in determining the highest practicable level of water conservation and efficiency achievable in the jurisdiction of a municipality or water utility for purposes of Section 11.085(l).
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.051
§ 562.051. MISREPRESENTATION REGARDING DISCOUNT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

It is an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of discount health care programs to:

(1) misrepresent the price range of discounts offered by the discount health care program;

(2) misrepresent the size or location of the program's network of providers;

(3) misrepresent the participation of a provider in the program's network;

(4) suggest that a discount card offered through the program is a federally approved Medicare prescription discount card;

(5) use the term "insurance," except as:

(A) a disclaimer of any relationship between the discount health care program and insurance; or

(B) a description of an insurance product connected with a discount health care program; or

(6) use the term "health plan," "coverage," "copay," "copayments," "deductible," "preexisting conditions," "guaranteed issue," "premium," "PPO," or "preferred provider organization," or another similar term, in a manner that could reasonably mislead an individual into believing that the discount health care program is health insurance or provides coverage similar to health insurance.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.4021 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.4021
§ 51.4021. APPOINTMENT OF INVESTMENT CONSULTANTS OR ADVISORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint investment consultants or advisors to assist the board in using funds designated under Section 51.401 in a manner authorized under Section 51.402 by contracting for professional investment advisory services with one or more organizations that are in the business of advising on the management of real estate investments.

(b) To be eligible for appointment under this section, an investment consultant or advisor shall agree to abide by the policies, requirements, or restrictions, including ethical standards and disclosure policies and criteria for determining the quality of investments and for the use of standard rating services, that the board adopts for real estate investments of the permanent school fund. Funds designated under Section 51.401 may not be invested in a real estate investment trust, as defined by Section 200.001, Business Organizations Code.

(c) Compensation paid to an investment consultant or advisor by the board must be consistent with the compensation standards of the investment industry and compensation paid by similarly situated institutional investors.

(d) Chapter 2263, Government Code, applies to investment consultants and advisors appointed under this section. The board by rule shall adopt standards of conduct for investment consultants and advisors appointed under this section as required by Section 2263.004, Government Code, and shall implement the disclosure requirements of Section 2263.005 of that code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.064
§ 1020.064. SENIORITY; RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) adopt rules related 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 district employees continuously employed in the operation or management of the hospital, medical, or other health care facilities:

(A) constructed by the district; or

(B) acquired by the district, including facilities acquired when the district was created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3811.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3811 / Section 3811.002
§ 3811.002. NEAR NORTHWEST MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A special district known as the "Near Northwest Management District" is a governmental agency and political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 103.15 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 103 / Section 103.15
§ 103.15. NOTICE OF FORFEITURE SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of the pendency of a suit for forfeiture under this chapter shall be served in the manner prescribed by law on any person in possession of the property at the time of seizure.

(b) If no person was in possession at the time of seizure or if the location of anyone who was in possession is unknown, notice of the suit shall be posted for 20 consecutive days immediately preceding the date of the suit at the courthouse door in the county in which the seizure was made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3915.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3915 / Section 3915.003
§ 3915.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services provided in the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.561 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.561
§ 62.561. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally makes a materially false or misleading statement to the commissioner with respect to the information required by this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine in an amount not to exceed $2,000;

(2) confinement in county jail for a period not to exceed one year; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Water Code § 51.702 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.702
§ 51.702. EXCLUSION OF NONAGRICULTURAL AND NONIRRIGABLE LAND FROM THE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

After the district is organized, acquires facilities with which to function as an irrigation district, and votes, issues, and sells bonds for the purposes for which the district was organized, land within the district subject to taxation which is not agricultural land or cannot be irrigated in a practicable manner may be excluded from the district by complying with the provisions of Sections 51.703-51.713 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 4006.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4006 / Section 4006.201
§ 4006.201. RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION BY NOTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

A registration of securities by notification may be renewed as provided by Section 4003.058, which includes the payment of the renewal fee in the amount prescribed by that section.
Tex. Family Code § 154.192 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.192
§ 154.192. CANCELLATION OR ELIMINATION OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CHILD.
Status: in_force

Unless the employee or member ceases to be eligible for dependent coverage, or the employer has eliminated dependent health coverage or dental coverage for all of the employer's employees or members, the employer may not cancel or eliminate coverage of a child enrolled under this subchapter until the employer is provided satisfactory written evidence that:

(1) the court order or administrative order requiring the coverage is no longer in effect; or

(2) the child is enrolled in comparable insurance coverage or will be enrolled in comparable coverage that will take effect not later than the effective date of the cancellation or elimination of the employer's coverage.
Tex. Government Code § 550.0053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 550 / Section 550.0053
§ 550.0053. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF LIAISONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A faith- and community-based liaison designated under Section 550.0052 shall:

(1) identify and remove unnecessary barriers to partnerships between the state agency the liaison represents and faith- and community-based organizations;

(2) provide any necessary information and training for employees of the represented state agency regarding equal opportunity standards for faith- and community-based organizations seeking to partner with state government;

(3) facilitate the identification of practices with demonstrated effectiveness for faith- and community-based organizations that partner with the represented state agency;

(4) work with the appropriate departments and programs of the represented state agency to conduct outreach efforts to inform and welcome faith- and community-based organizations that have not traditionally formed partnerships with the agency;

(5) coordinate all efforts with the governor's office of faith- and community-based initiatives and provide any requested information, support, and assistance to that office to the extent permitted by law and as feasible; and

(6) attend conferences sponsored by federal agencies and offices and other relevant entities to become and remain informed of issues and developments regarding faith- and community-based initiatives.

(b) A designated faith- and community-based liaison may coordinate and interact with statewide organizations that represent faith- or community-based organizations as necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter and Subchapters A and C.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.086 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.086
§ 171.086. ORDERS THAT MAY BE RENDERED.
Status: in_force

(a) Before arbitration proceedings begin, in support of arbitration a party may file an application for a court order, including an order to:

(1) invoke the jurisdiction of the court over the adverse party and to effect that jurisdiction by service of process on the party before arbitration proceedings begin;

(2) invoke the jurisdiction of the court over an ancillary proceeding in rem, including by attachment, garnishment, or sequestration, in the manner and subject to the conditions under which the proceeding may be instituted and conducted ancillary to a civil action in a district court or the business court, as applicable;

(3) restrain or enjoin:

(A) the destruction of all or an essential part of the subject matter of the controversy; or

(B) the destruction or alteration of books, records, documents, or other evidence needed for the arbitration;

(4) obtain from the court in its discretion an order for a deposition for discovery, perpetuation of testimony, or evidence needed before the arbitration proceedings begin;

(5) appoint one or more arbitrators so that an arbitration under the agreement to arbitrate may proceed; or

(6) obtain other relief, which the court can grant in its discretion, needed to permit the arbitration to be conducted in an orderly manner and to prevent improper interference or delay of the arbitration.

(b) During the period an arbitration is pending before the arbitrators or at or after the conclusion of the arbitration, a party may file an application for a court order, including an order:

(1) that was referred to or that would serve a purpose referred to in Subsection (a);

(2) to require compliance by an adverse party or any witness with an order made under this chapter by the arbitrators during the arbitration;

(3) to require the issuance and service under court order, rather than under the arbitrators' order, of a subpoena, notice, or other court process:

(A) in support of the arbitration; or

(B) in an ancillary proceeding in rem, including by attachment, garnishment, or sequestration, in the manner of and subject to the conditions under which the proceeding may be conducted ancillary to a civil action in a district court or the business court, as applicable;

(4) to require security for the satisfaction of a court judgment that may be later entered under an award;

(5) to support the enforcement of a court order entered under this chapter; or

(6) to obtain relief under Section 171.087, 171.088, 171.089, or 171.091.

(c) A court may not require an applicant for an order under Subsection (a)(1) to show that the adverse party is about to, or may, leave the state if jurisdiction over that party is not effected by service of process before the arbitration proceedings begin.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0401
§ 3973.0401. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Election Code § 41.0011 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 41 / Section 41.0011
§ 41.0011. EMERGENCY REQUIRING EARLY ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the governor determines that an emergency warrants holding a special election before the appropriate uniform election date, the election may be held on an earlier nonuniform date.

(b) An authority of a political subdivision desiring to order a special election as an emergency election under this section must ask the governor for permission to do so. If the governor determines that an emergency exists, the governor shall grant permission.

(c) The proclamation or order for an emergency election under this section must include a statement identifying the nature of the emergency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8458.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8458 / Section 8458.201
§ 8458.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 808.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 808 / Section 808.003
§ 808.003. INDEMNIFICATION OF STATE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHERS.
Status: in_force

In a cause of action based on an action, inaction, decision, divestment, investment, company communication, report, or other determination made or taken in connection with this chapter, the state shall, without regard to whether the person performed services for compensation, indemnify and hold harmless for actual damages, court costs, and attorney's fees adjudged against, and defend:

(1) an employee, a member of the governing body, or any other officer of a state governmental entity;

(2) a contractor of a state governmental entity;

(3) a former employee, a former member of the governing body, or any other former officer of a state governmental entity who was an employee, member of the governing body, or other officer when the act or omission on which the damages are based occurred;

(4) a former contractor of a state governmental entity who was a contractor when the act or omission on which the damages are based occurred; and

(5) a state governmental entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0103
§ 8007A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.153
§ 1074.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.