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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.251
§ 1058.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) On final approval of the budget, the board shall impose a tax on all taxable property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds issued or assumed by the district for hospital purposes as provided by this chapter;

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

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

(4) acquire necessary sites for the hospital system by purchase, lease, or condemnation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.251
§ 1152.251. DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

After a hearing, the commission may deny a certificate of registration and may impose an administrative sanction or penalty and seek injunctive relief and a civil penalty against a registrant as provided by Chapter 51 for:

(1) a violation of this chapter or a rule applicable to the registrant adopted by the commission under this chapter;

(2) gross incompetency in the performance of property tax consulting services;

(3) dishonesty or fraud committed while performing property tax consulting services; or

(4) a violation of the standards of ethics adopted by the commission.
Tex. Transportation Code § 131.062 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 131 / Section 131.062
§ 131.062. SUPPLY AND SALE OF ELECTRICITY BY STREET, SUBURBAN, OR BELT LINE RAILWAY.
Status: in_force

A corporation organized under the general laws of this state that owns or operates with electric power any street or suburban railway or belt line of railways in and near a municipality for the transportation of freight and passengers within this state may:

(1) supply and sell electric light and power to the public or a municipality;

(2) acquire or otherwise provide appliances necessary for an activity authorized by Subdivision (1); and

(3) in the manner provided by law, amend its articles of incorporation to expressly include the authority under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 62.201 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.201
§ 62.201. CHAIRMAN'S BOND.
Status: in_force

Before the chairman of the commission may sell any bonds, he shall execute a good and sufficient bond, payable to the county judge or his successors in office. The bond shall be approved by the commissioners court and shall be for an amount not less than the amount of the bonds issued, and shall be conditioned on the faithful discharge of his duties.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.118 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.118
§ 1232.118. ORDER OR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An order or resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of obligations, including refunding obligations, may provide for the flow of funds and the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, and other funds.

(b) The order or resolution may:

(1) prohibit the issuance of additional obligations payable from the pledged revenues; or

(2) preserve the right of the board to issue additional obligations that are on a parity with or subordinate to the lien and pledge on the revenue being used to support the obligations being issued pursuant to the order or resolution.

(c) The order or resolution may contain any other provision or covenant determined by the board.

(d) The board may make covenants with respect to the obligations, the pledged revenues, and the operation and maintenance of the buildings or equipment financed under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.023
§ 265.023. BOARD OF MANAGERS OF HOSPITAL CONTROLLED BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

If the municipality is designated to own and control the hospital, the governing body of the municipality may appoint the board of managers under its charter or as it considers appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8337.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8337 / Section 8337.103
§ 8337.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.651 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.651
§ 451.651. INITIAL PROCEEDINGS TO CREATE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of an alternate municipality shall, on receipt of a petition requesting the creation of an authority and signed by not fewer than 500 registered voters of the municipality, initiate proceedings to create the authority. The governing body of an alternate municipality may initiate those proceedings without a petition.

(b) To initiate proceedings to create an authority, the governing body of an alternate municipality, by ordinance or resolution, must set a time and place for holding a public hearing and must define the boundaries of the areas proposed to be included in the authority.

(c) All the territory in the alternate municipality must be included in the initial authority, and the authority may include an area that is:

(1) completely surrounded by the alternate municipality; and

(2) designated by the alternate municipality as an industrial district.
Tex. Election Code § 145.036 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 145 / Section 145.036
§ 145.036. FILLING VACANCY IN NOMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (b-1), if a candidate's name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.035, the political party's state, district, county, or precinct executive committee, as appropriate for the particular office, may nominate a replacement candidate to fill the vacancy in the nomination.

(b) An executive committee may make a replacement nomination following a withdrawal only if:

(1) the candidate:

(A) withdraws because of a catastrophic illness that was diagnosed after the first day after the date of the regular filing deadline for the general primary election and the illness would permanently and continuously incapacitate the candidate and prevent the candidate from performing the duties of the office sought; and

(B) files with the withdrawal request a certificate describing the illness and signed by at least two licensed physicians;

(2) no political party that held primary elections has a nominee for the office sought by the withdrawing candidate as of the time of the withdrawal; or

(3) the candidate has been elected or appointed to fill a vacancy in another elective office or has become the nominee for another office.

(b-1) An executive committee may make a replacement nomination following an administrative declaration of ineligibility under Section 145.003(f)(3) only if the replacement candidate pays the filing fee or submits a petition in lieu of a filing fee.

(c) Under the circumstances described by Subsection (b)(2), the appropriate executive committee of each political party making nominations for the general election for state and county officers may make a replacement nomination for the office sought by the withdrawing candidate.

(d) For the purpose of filling a vacancy, a majority of the committee's membership constitutes a quorum. To be nominated, a person must receive a favorable vote of a majority of the members voting.

(e) A vacancy in a nomination for a district, county, or precinct office that was made by primary election may not be filled before the beginning of the term of office of the county executive committee members elected in the year in which the vacancy occurs.
Tex. Transportation Code § 646.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 646 / Section 646.004
§ 646.004. CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person fails to provide the bond required by Section 646.003.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8274.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8274 / Section 8274.152
§ 8274.152. TAX TO PAY OBLIGATIONS INCURRED UNDER CONTRACT FOR WATER PURCHASE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the tax is authorized at an election held for that purpose in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, the district may impose a tax and pledge the tax for the payment of all or part of an obligation incurred under a contract to purchase water.

(b) The election may be held in conjunction with an election authorizing tax bonds or authorizing a maintenance tax.
Tex. Family Code § 3.303 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.303
§ 3.303. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the court may appoint an attorney in a suit filed under this subchapter for the respondent.

(b) The court shall appoint an attorney in a suit filed under this subchapter for a respondent reported to be a prisoner of war or missing on public service.

(c) The court shall allow a reasonable fee for an appointed attorney's services as a part of the costs of the suit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.052
§ 826.052. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS; EFFECT OF CONVERSION ON POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each conversion plan must include the provisions required by this chapter.

(b) Each policy in effect on the effective date of the conversion remains in effect under the terms of that policy, except that the following rights, to the extent they existed in the converting company, are extinguished on the effective date of the conversion:

(1) any voting rights of policyholders;

(2) except as provided by Subsection (c), a right to share in the surplus or profits of the converting company; and

(3) any assessment provisions.

(c) The holder of a participating policy in effect on the effective date of the conversion continues to have a right to receive dividends as provided by the participating policy.

(d) On the renewal date of a participating policy, the resulting company may issue to the insured a nonparticipating policy as a substitute for the participating policy, unless the participating policy is:

(1) a guaranteed renewable accident and health policy; or

(2) a guaranteed renewable, noncancellable accident and health policy.

(e) All the costs and expenses connected with a conversion plan shall be paid or reimbursed by the converting company or the resulting company.
Tex. Election Code § 215.008 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 215 / Section 215.008
§ 215.008. STATEMENT OF COSTS FOR PERSON ASSESSED.
Status: in_force

(a) The recount coordinator shall prepare a statement of the amount of costs assessed against a person and deliver the statement to the person. The coordinator shall retain a copy of the statement.

(b) If the amount of the assessed costs exceeds the amount of the person's deposit, the recount coordinator shall demand payment of the amount of the excess.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 384.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 384 / Section 384.011
§ 384.011. AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of an organization shall have independent decision-making authority and shall not be required to have its decisions reviewed by the governing body of the regional council of governments. A regional council of governments shall not have any liability under any contracts entered into by an organization.
Tex. Water Code § 28.036 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28 / Section 28.036
§ 28.036. CASING, LINER, AND SEAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The casing, liners, and seal(s) shall be set at the depth, with the materials, and in the manner required by the commission.

(b) The permittee shall provide records as required by the executive director to indicate compliance with Subsection (a) of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 54.852 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.852
§ 54.852. APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A board composed of three judges of the district courts of Harris County trying criminal cases, three judges of the county criminal courts at law, and three justices of the peace in Harris County may appoint criminal law hearing officers, with the consent and approval of the commissioners court, to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter. A quorum is two-thirds of the members of the board.

(b) The board shall ensure that the criminal law hearing officers appointed under this subchapter are representative of the race, sex, national origin, and ethnicity of the population of Harris County.

(c) A criminal law hearing officer serves a one-year term and continues to serve until a successor is appointed.

(d) A criminal law hearing officer appointed under this subchapter may be terminated at any time in the same manner as appointed.

(e) A criminal law hearing officer may not engage in the private practice of law or serve as a mediator or arbitrator or otherwise participate as a neutral party in any alternate dispute resolution proceeding, with or without compensation.

(f) A criminal law hearing officer is subject to proceedings under Article V, Section 1-a, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 114.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 114 / Section 114.023
§ 114.023.
Status: in_force

Sec. 114.023. COUNTY AUDITOR'S MONTHLY REPORT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 225,000. (a) In a county with a population of more than 225,000, the county auditor shall report to the commissioners court at least monthly on the financial condition of the county. The auditor shall prescribe the form of the report.

(b) In addition to information considered necessary by the auditor or required by the commissioners court, the report must contain:

(1) all of the facts of interest related to the financial condition of the county;

(2) a consolidated balance sheet;

(3) a complete statement of the balances on hand at the beginning and end of the month;

(4) a statement of the aggregate receipts and disbursements of each fund;

(5) a statement of transfers to and from each fund;

(6) a statement of the bond and order for payment indebtedness with corresponding rates of interest; and

(7) a summarized budget statement that shows:

(A) the expenses paid from the budget for each budgeted officer, department, or institution during that month and for the period of the fiscal year inclusive of the month for which the report is made;

(B) the encumbrances against the budgets; and

(C) the amounts available for further expenditures.

(c) The county auditor shall publish a condensed copy of the report showing the condition of funds and budgets and a statement of the auditor's recommendations. The publication must be made once in a daily paper published in the county.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.256 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.256
§ 58.256. PREFERRED RATE TREATMENT WARRANTED.
Status: in_force

An entity described by Section 58.253(a) warrants preferred rate treatment. However, a rate charged for a service must cover the service's long run incremental cost.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.154
§ 3818.154. PAYING COST OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM OR PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, and grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring or operating a public transit system or a system of public parking facilities.

(b) The district may:

(1) set, charge, impose, and collect fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the public transit system or the public parking facilities; and

(2) issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of these facilities.

(c) If the district pays for or finances the cost of acquiring and operating a public transit system or a system of public parking facilities with resources other than assessments, a petition of property owners or public hearing is not required, just as a petition of property owners and public hearing on the petition are not required for the provision of all other district services and improvements that are not paid for or financed with assessments. Notwithstanding this subsection, a petition is required as provided by Section 3818.151 before the district may construct transit improvements.
Tex. Government Code § 411.074 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.074
§ 411.074. REQUIRED CONDITIONS FOR RECEIVING AN ORDER OF NONDISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may be granted an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this subchapter and, when applicable, is entitled to petition the court to receive an order under this subchapter only if, during the period after the court pronounced the sentence or placed the person on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, for the offense for which the order of nondisclosure is requested, and during any applicable waiting period for the person under this subchapter following completion of the person's sentence or community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, the person is not convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for any offense other than a traffic offense that is punishable by fine only.

(b) A person may not be granted an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this subchapter and is not entitled to petition the court for an order of nondisclosure under this subchapter if:

(1) the person requests the order of nondisclosure for, or the person has been previously convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for:

(A) an offense requiring registration as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(B) an offense under Section 20.04, Penal Code, regardless of whether the offense is a reportable conviction or adjudication for purposes of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(C) an offense under Section 19.02, 19.03, 20A.02, 20A.03, 22.04, 22.041, 25.07, 25.072, or 42.072, Penal Code; or

(D) any other offense involving family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code; or

(2) the court makes an affirmative finding that the offense for which the order of nondisclosure is requested involved family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982A / Section 7982A.0301
§ 7982A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 499.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 499 / Section 499.053
§ 499.053. TRANSFERS FROM TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OR POST-ADJUDICATION SECURE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "post-adjudication secure correctional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 152.00011, Human Resources Code.

(a-1) The department shall accept persons transferred to the department from:

(1) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department under Section 245.151, Human Resources Code; or

(2) a post-adjudication secure correctional facility under Section 152.00161, Human Resources Code.

(b) A person transferred to the department from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or from a post-adjudication secure correctional facility is entitled to credit on the person's sentence for the time served in the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department, as applicable.

(c) All laws relating to good conduct time and eligibility for release on parole or mandatory supervision apply to a person transferred to the department by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or by a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department that operates the post-adjudication secure correctional facility as if the time the person was detained in a detention facility and the time the person served in the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department was time served in the custody of the department.

(d) A person transferred from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or a post-adjudication secure correctional facility for the offense of capital murder shall become eligible for parole as provided in Section 508.145(d) for an offense listed in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure, or an offense for which a deadly weapon finding has been made.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.202
§ 152.202. CURRENCY EXCHANGE REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A currency exchange licensee shall submit:

(1) the annual report required by Section 152.107(d)(2), including a financial statement that may be audited or unaudited and that is dated as of the last day of the currency exchange licensee's fiscal year that ended in the immediately preceding calendar year;

(2) a quarterly interim financial statement and transaction report that reflects the licensee's financial condition and currency exchange services business as of the last day of the calendar quarter to which the statement and report relate and that are prepared not later than the 45th day after the end of the calendar quarter; and

(3) any other report required by rule of the commission or reasonably requested by the commissioner to determine compliance with this chapter.

(b) A currency exchange licensee shall file the statements and reports required under this section with the commissioner as required by this chapter, by commission rule, or as requested by the commissioner.

(c) On written application and for good cause shown, the commissioner may extend the time for preparing or filing a statement or report required under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005A / Section 8005A.0402
§ 8005A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8005A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.024 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.024
§ 53.024. PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A lease issued under this subchapter shall be subject to Sections 52.131(e) through (j) of this code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.091 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.091
§ 15.091. RENTS.
Status: in_force

A suit to recover rents may be brought in the county and precinct in which all or part of the rented premises is located.
Tex. Election Code § 127.100 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.100
§ 127.100. CUSTODY OF TEST MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The general custodian of election records is the custodian of the test materials following the completion of the first test of automatic tabulating equipment used in a central counting station and the test of automatic tabulating equipment used at a polling place. After the test materials are delivered to the presiding judge in accordance with Section 127.099(a-1), the presiding judge is the custodian of the test materials until they are delivered under Subsection (b).

(b) The sealed container holding the test materials shall be delivered to the general custodian of election records with the delivery of the election returns prepared at the counting station.