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Tex. Estates Code § 1201.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.053
§ 1201.053. METHOD OF DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In reviewing a guardianship under Section 1201.052, a statutory probate court shall review any:

(1) report prepared by:

(A) a court investigator under Section 1054.153 or 1202.054;

(B) a guardian ad litem under Section 1202.054; or

(C) a court visitor under Section 1054.104;

(2) annual account prepared under Subchapter A, Chapter 1163; and

(3) report prepared under Subchapter C, Chapter 1163.

(a-1) Unless a court orders that a report be completed more frequently, if a report described by Subsection (a)(1) is required under Section 1054.153 or 1054.104, the court investigator or court visitor, as appropriate, shall prepare an additional report described by Subsection (a)(1) every three years beginning on the date the original letters of guardianship are issued.

(a-2) Before preparing an additional report under Subsection (a-1), the court investigator or court visitor, as appropriate, shall:

(1) meet with the ward in person, using necessary and appropriate communication supports;

(2) present the bill of rights for wards under Section 1151.351 to the ward in the ward's preferred language and manner of communication;

(3) document the ward's statement of guardianship, as described by Subsection (a-3); and

(4) document the supports and services currently available to the ward and whether the guardian's rights and powers can be limited because a less restrictive alternative to guardianship is appropriate.

(a-3) The ward's statement of guardianship:

(1) must include:

(A) whether the ward desires a full restoration of the ward's capacity or modification of the ward's guardianship; and

(B) any other information the ward wishes to share with the court; and

(2) may be in the form of:

(A) a written statement made by the ward and filed with the court by the court investigator or court visitor preparing the report;

(B) a verbal statement made to the court investigator or court visitor, as applicable, that is documented in writing and filed with the court by the person receiving the statement; or

(C) a verbal or written statement made by the ward during a hearing either in person or remotely through other means.

(b) A court that is not a statutory probate court:

(1) shall review:

(A) any account prepared under Subchapter A, Chapter 1163; and

(B) any report prepared under Subchapter C, Chapter 1163 or Subsection (a-1); and

(2) may use any other method to review a guardianship under Section 1201.052 that is determined appropriate by the court according to the court's caseload and available resources.
Tex. Government Code § 492.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 492 / Section 492.001
§ 492.001. CONTROL OVER DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The board governs the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.002
§ 3952.002. PRECONDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "finance plan" means a plan that includes a general description of proposed improvement projects that will be financed by the district, an estimate of the costs for the proposed improvement projects, an estimate of the amount of the costs for the proposed improvement projects that the district will pay directly or that will be reimbursed to a developer of property in the district, and the means of financing costs related to the planning, design, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of the proposed improvement projects.

(b) The district may not exercise any powers under this chapter until:

(1) the development agreement and consent application are executed and effective; and

(2) the finance plan is approved by the governing body of the city.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974A / Section 7974A.0301
§ 7974A.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. Transportation Code § 252.304 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.304
§ 252.304. COUNTY ROAD ENGINEER OR ROAD ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall appoint a county road engineer, who must:

(1) be a licensed professional engineer experienced in road construction and maintenance; and

(2) meet the qualifications required by the Texas Department of Transportation for its district engineers.

(b) If the commissioners court is unable to employ a licensed professional engineer, it may employ a county road administrator to perform the duties of the county road engineer. The county road administrator must have had experience in road building or maintenance or other types of construction work qualifying the person to perform the duties of the position but need not have had any particular amount of professional training or experience in engineering work.

(c) For purposes of this subchapter, a reference in another section of this subchapter to the county road engineer means the county road administrator.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.15 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.15
§ 53A.15. ORGANIZATION OF BOARD; QUORUM; EMPLOYEES; COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president and vice president, and shall elect a secretary and a treasurer who may or may not be directors, and may elect other officers as authorized by the authority's bylaws. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be combined.

(b) The president has the same right to vote on all matters as other members of the board.

(c) A majority constitutes a quorum, and when a quorum is present action may be taken by a majority vote of directors present.

(d) The board may employ a manager or executive director of the facilities and other employees, experts, and agents as it sees fit. It may delegate to the manager the power to employ and discharge employees.

(e) The board may employ legal counsel.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.084 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.084
§ 11.084. APPLICATION OF AQUATIC HERBICIDE IN PUBLIC BODY OF SURFACE WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may apply aquatic herbicide in a public body of surface water unless the herbicide is applied in a manner consistent with the plan adopted by the governing entity.

(b) State money may not be used to pay for treatment of a public body of surface water with a chemical herbicide unless the application of the herbicide is performed by an applicator licensed for aquatic herbicide application by the Department of Agriculture.

(c) An individual who does not hold an applicator's license and who desires to apply an aquatic herbicide on a public body of surface water shall give written notice not later than the 14th day before the date the application of the aquatic herbicide is to occur to the governing entity with jurisdiction over the body of water on which the application of the herbicide is proposed. The governing entity shall respond to the individual's application not later than the day before the date the application of the aquatic herbicide is to occur. The individual may not apply the aquatic herbicide unless the governing entity finds that the application will be consistent with the state or local plan adopted by the entity.

(d) The state plan may provide for use of an aquatic herbicide consistent with the plan if:

(1) the individual who desires to apply the aquatic herbicide gives notice to the appropriate governing entity in the same manner as provided by Subsection (c) for an unlicensed applicator; and

(2) the governing entity does not disapprove the application.

(e) After receiving notice of a proposed application of aquatic herbicide, the governing entity shall:

(1) provide the individual proposing the application with a copy of the state or local plan, as appropriate;

(2) notify the individual in writing that it is a violation of state law to apply aquatic herbicides in that body of water in a manner inconsistent with the plan; and

(3) determine whether the proposed application is consistent with the plan.

(f) The governing entity shall:

(1) prohibit a proposed application of aquatic herbicide if the governing entity finds that the proposed application is inconsistent with the appropriate plan; or

(2) notify the individual proposing the application of the herbicide that the proposed application is not inconsistent with the appropriate plan if the governing entity finds that the proposed application is not inconsistent with the plan.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.085 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.085
§ 55.085. CONNECTION ANNOUNCEMENT.
Status: in_force

Before connecting a call, the operator service provider shall:

(1) announce the provider's name; and

(2) at the caller's request, quote the rate and any other fee or surcharge that applies to the call and is charged by the provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.102
§ 3814.102. 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:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.053
§ 3887.053. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall appoint a director to fill a vacancy on the board for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Local Government Code § 216.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 216 / Section 216.009
§ 216.009. COMPENSATION FOR REMOVAL OF ON-PREMISE SIGN.
Status: in_force

For an on-premise sign that is required to be removed, the compensable cost is an amount computed by determining a reasonable balance between the original cost of the sign, less depreciation, and the current replacement cost of the sign, less an adjustment for the present age and condition of the sign.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8365.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8365 / Section 8365.102
§ 8365.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 76.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 76 / Section 76.014
§ 76.014. ASSESSMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF DEFENDANT'S EDUCATIONAL SKILLS.
Status: in_force

(a) A department, with the assistance of the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Workforce Investment Council, local workforce development boards, and other appropriate public and private entities, may establish a developmental program for a defendant under the supervision of the department on the basis of information obtained in the presentence investigation report prepared for the defendant.

(b) The developmental program may provide the defendant with the educational and vocational training necessary to:

(1) meet the average skill level of students who have completed the sixth grade in public schools in this state; and

(2) maintain employment while under the supervision of the department, to lessen the likelihood that the defendant will commit additional offenses.

(c) To decrease expenditures by departments for the educational and vocational skills assessment and enhancement program established under this section, the Texas Department of Economic Development shall provide information to departments, the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Workforce Investment Council, local workforce development boards, and other appropriate public and private entities for obtaining financial assistance through programs under Chapter 301, Labor Code, and other applicable programs of public or private entities.
Tex. Government Code § 420A.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420A / Section 420A.004
§ 420A.004. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Civil Commitment Office is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the office is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.607 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.607
§ 152.607. DEMAND OR PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED REDEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a deferred payment is not authorized under Section 152.608 and an agreement on the redemption price of a withdrawn partner's interest is not reached before the 121st day after the date a written demand for payment is made by either party, not later than the 30th day after the expiration of the period, the partnership shall:

(1) pay to the withdrawn partner in cash the amount the partnership estimates to be the redemption price and any accrued interest, reduced by any setoffs and accrued interest under Section 152.604; or

(2) make written demand for payment of its estimate of the amount owed by the withdrawn partner to the partnership, minus any amount owed to the withdrawn partner by the partnership.

(b) If a deferred payment is authorized under Section 152.608 or a contribution or other amount is owed by the withdrawn partner to the partnership, the partnership may offer in writing to pay, or deliver a written statement of demand for, the amount it estimates to be the net amount owed, stating the amount and other terms of the obligation.

(c) On request of the other party, the payment, tender, offer, or demand required or allowed by Subsection (a) or (b) must be accompanied or followed promptly by:

(1) if payment, tender, offer, or demand is made or delivered by the partnership, a statement of partnership property and liabilities from the date of the partner's withdrawal and the most recent available partnership balance sheet and income statement, if any; and

(2) an explanation of the computation of the estimated payment obligation.

(d) The terms of a payment, tender, offer, or demand under Subsection (a) or (b) govern a redemption if:

(1) accompanied by written notice that:

(A) the payment or tendered amount, if made, fully satisfies a party's obligations relating to the redemption of the withdrawn partner's partnership interest; and

(B) an action to determine the redemption price, a contribution obligation or setoff under Section 152.603 or 152.604, or other terms of the redemption obligation must be commenced not later than the first anniversary of the later of:

(i) the date on which the written notice is given; or

(ii) the date on which the information required by Subsection (c) is delivered; and

(2) the party receiving the payment, tender, offer, or demand does not commence an action in the period described by Subdivision (1)(B).
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.902 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.902
§ 351.902. BUREAU OF CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On written and sworn application by a sheriff stating the necessity for the purchase, the commissioners court may purchase equipment for a bureau of criminal identification.

(b) The equipment must be compatible with the equipment used for this purpose by the Department of Public Safety, the United States Department of Justice, or the United States Bureau of Criminal Identification. The equipment may include items such as cameras, fingerprint cards, inks, chemicals, microscopes, radio and laboratory equipment, filing cards, filing cabinets, and tear gas.

(c) A purchase allowed under this section must be made by the sheriff by requisition in the manner provided by the county auditor or, if the county does not have a county auditor, by the commissioners court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.0028 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.0028
§ 232.0028.
Status: in_force

Sec. 232.0028. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF RESPONSE. (a) A commissioners court or county authority responsible for approving plats that receives a response under Section 232.0027 shall determine whether to approve or disapprove the applicant's previously conditionally approved or disapproved plat application not later than the 15th day after the date the response was submitted under Section 232.0027.

(b) A commissioners court or county authority responsible for approving plats that conditionally approves or disapproves a plat application following the submission of a response under Section 232.0027:

(1) must comply with Section 232.0026; and

(2) may disapprove the application only for a specific condition or reason provided to the applicant for the original application under Section 232.0026.

(c) A commissioners court or county authority responsible for approving plats that receives a response under Section 232.0027 shall approve a previously conditionally approved or disapproved plat application if the applicant's response adequately addresses each condition for the conditional approval or each reason for the disapproval.

(d) A previously conditionally approved or disapproved plat application is approved if:

(1) the applicant filed a response that meets the requirements of Subsection (c); and

(2) the commissioners court or county authority responsible for approving plats that received the response does not disapprove the application on or before the date required by Subsection (a) and in accordance with Section 232.0026.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.055
§ 1201.055. INSPECTION, REVIEW, AND RELATED FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) With guidance from the federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5301 et seq.) and from the rules and regulations adopted under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5401 et seq.), the board shall establish fees as follows:

(1) if the department acts as a design approval primary inspection agency, a schedule of fees for the review of HUD-code manufactured home blueprints and supporting information, to be paid by the manufacturer seeking approval of the blueprints and supporting information;

(2) except as provided by Subsection (e), a fee for the inspection of each HUD-code manufactured home manufactured or assembled in this state, to be paid by the manufacturer of the home;

(3) a fee for the inspection of an alteration made to the structure or plumbing, heating, or electrical system of a HUD-code manufactured home, to be charged on an hourly basis and to be paid by the person making the alteration;

(4) a fee for the inspection of the rebuilding of a salvaged manufactured home, to be paid by the retailer;

(5) a fee for the inspection of a used manufactured home to determine whether the home is habitable for the issuance of a new statement of ownership; and

(6) a fee for the issuance of a seal for a used mobile or HUD-code manufactured home.

(b) In addition to the fees imposed under Subsections (a)(2), (3), and (4), a manufacturer or a person making an alteration, as appropriate, shall be charged for the actual cost of travel of a department representative to and from:

(1) the manufacturing facility, for an inspection described by Subsection (a)(2); or

(2) the place of inspection, for an inspection described by Subsection (a)(3) or (4).

(c) The board shall establish a fee for the inspection of the installation of a mobile or HUD-code manufactured home, to be paid by the installer of the home.

(c-1) The department may permit the use of any device or procedure that has been reviewed and approved by a licensed engineer provided that such use or procedure complies with any instructions, conditions, or other requirements specified by that engineer.

(d) The board shall charge a fee for a consumer complaint home inspection requested by a manufacturer or retailer under Section 1201.355(b), to be paid by the manufacturer or retailer.

(e) The fee described by Subsection (a)(2) does not apply if an inspection agency authorized by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, other than the department, acts as the in-plant inspection agency.

(f) The fee described by Subsection (c) must accompany notice to the department of the exact location of the mobile or HUD-code manufactured home. The department shall make an appropriate fee distribution to a local governmental unit that performs an inspection under a contract or other official designation if that unit does not collect a local inspection fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.051
§ 3903.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0309
§ 4013.0309. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 4013.0310, the district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.202 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.202
§ 622.202. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall award the attorney general a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 or more than $50,000 for each violation found.

(b) If the material accompanying or relating to a sweepstakes or an offer to enter a sweepstakes contains multiple statements, implications, representations, or offers that are prohibited by this chapter, each statement, implication, representation, or offer is a separate violation and results in a separate civil penalty. Each individual who receives the material constitutes an additional and separate group of violations of this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.110 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.110
§ 301.110. APPLICATION AND NOTICE OF INTENTION.
Status: in_force

Before undertaking any operation, a license holder must file an application for a permit and have a notice of intention published as required by this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.259 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.259
§ 371.259. CERTIFICATE OF STANDING; COPIES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, under the commissioner's seal and signature, shall provide a certificate of good standing or a certified copy of a pawnshop license or a pawnshop employee license to a person who applies and pays for the certificate or copy.
Tex. Water Code § 11.082 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.082
§ 11.082.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.082. UNLAWFUL USE: CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who wilfully takes, diverts, or appropriates state water without complying with the applicable requirements of this chapter is also liable to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for each day he continues the taking, diversion, or appropriation.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Section 18.002, this section does not apply to a violation of:

(1) Section 18.003 or a permit issued under that section; or

(2) Section 18.004 or an authorization granted under that section.

(b) The state may recover the penalties prescribed in Subsection (a) by suit brought for that purpose in a court of competent jurisdiction. The state may seek those penalties regardless of whether a watermaster has been appointed for the water division, river basin, or segment of a river basin where the unlawful use is alleged to have occurred.

(c) An action to collect the penalty provided in this section must be brought within two years from the date of the alleged violation.