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Tex. Water Code § 60.109 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.109
§ 60.109. SINKING FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A resolution or an order authorizing the issuance of obligations under this subchapter shall provide for the creation of a sinking fund which shall include sums fully sufficient to pay principal of and interest on the obligations. Money deposited in the sinking fund shall be taken from revenue pledged for the payment of the obligations and shall be deposited in the fund as the revenue is collected.

(b) The money in the sinking fund shall be applied solely to the payment of interest on the obligations for the payment of which the fund is created and for the retirement of the obligations at or before maturity in the manner provided by this subchapter.

(c) The commission, at the time obligations are authorized under this subchapter, may provide that all money in the sinking fund which is in excess of the amount required for the payment of the principal of and interest on the outstanding obligations, for a period of time it may determine, shall be spent once each year pursuant to the commission's orders for the purchase of obligations, if any can be purchased at a price the commission finds reasonable, for the account of which the sinking fund has been accumulated.

(d) If the obligations contain an option permitting retirement before maturity, the commission may provide that the excess sums shall be paid out as authorized by Subsection (b) of this section for the purchase of the obligations, but if the commission is unable to purchase sufficient obligations of the issue to absorb all the surplus, it shall call a sufficient amount of the obligations for redemption to absorb insofar as practicable the entire surplus remaining in the sinking fund.

(e) The commission may provide that any excess in the sinking fund which cannot be applied to the purchase or redemption of obligations shall remain in the sinking fund for payment of principal and interest and for subsequent call for purchase or redemption.
Tex. Government Code § 41.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.202
§ 41.202. TRANSFER BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) On the first day of September, January, and May of each fiscal year, the comptroller shall deposit the amount provided by this subchapter in the officers' salary fund of each county to which this subchapter applies from the available appropriations made by the legislature for that purpose.

(b) A county in which the commissioners court is entitled to determine whether county officers are paid on a salary basis may not receive funds under this subchapter until the commissioners court notifies the comptroller of its order providing that the county officers in the county are to be compensated on a salary basis.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8347.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8347 / Section 8347.0303
§ 8347.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 493.0251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 493 / Section 493.0251
§ 493.0251. VICTIM NOTIFICATION OF SUBSEQUENT FELONY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "victim," "guardian of a victim," and "close relative of a deceased victim" have the meanings assigned by Section 508.117.

(b) If the department receives a notification under Article 2A.110, Code of Criminal Procedure, regarding the indictment of a defendant described by that article, the department shall, to the extent requested under Subsection (c), make a reasonable effort to provide notice of the offense charged in the indictment to each victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim of an offense described by Article 2A.110(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, for which the defendant was previously imprisoned at a facility operated by or under contract with the department and subsequently released.

(c) The department shall adopt a procedure by which a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim may:

(1) request to receive notice under this section; and

(2) inform the department of the person's address for purposes of providing the notice.

(d) Except as necessary to comply with this section, the board or the department may not disclose to any person the name or address of a person entitled to notice under this section unless:

(1) the person approves the disclosure; or

(2) a court determines that there is good cause for the disclosure and orders the board or the department to disclose the information.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 109.56 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 109 / Section 109.56
§ 109.56. CONVICTION OF OFFENSE RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION; POLICY OF NONDISCRIMINATION.
Status: in_force

The commission or administrator may suspend for not more than 60 days or cancel an original or renewal permit if it is found, after notice and hearing that:

(1) the permittee has been finally convicted of any offense under state or federal law or a municipal ordinance prohibiting the violation of an individual's civil rights or the discrimination against an individual on the basis of the individual's race, color, creed, sex, or religion; and

(2) the offense was committed on the licensed premises or in connection with the operation of the permittee's business.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.0105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0105
§ 111.0105. BUDGET FOR EXPENDITURES FROM PROCEEDS OF BONDS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

If a county bond issue is submitted at an election or other authorized obligations are to be issued against future revenues and a tax is to be levied for those obligations, the commissioners court shall adopt a budget of proposed expenditures. On receipt of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds or other obligations, the county may make expenditures from the proceeds in the manner provided by this subchapter for expenditures for general purposes.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.092 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.092
§ 52.092. POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The board or any person including a leaseholder or assignee, who has a contract with the board for the development of oil and gas resources in riverbeds and channels may exercise the power of eminent domain to condemn land as provided in the general laws of this state for the purposes stated in Section 52.093 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.101
§ 9601.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the powers applicable to a district under Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.027 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.027
§ 17.027. PREPARATION AND SERVICE.
Status: repealed

(a) The plaintiff or his attorney may prepare the appropriate citation for the defendant.

(b) The citation must be in the form prescribed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(c) The citation shall be served in the manner prescribed by law.

(d) The plaintiff or his attorney shall comply with the applicable Texas Rules of Civil Procedure governing preparation and issuance of citation.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 976, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Tex. Property Code § 301.093 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.093
§ 301.093. ELECTION OF JUDICIAL DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A complainant, a respondent, or an aggrieved person on whose behalf a complaint was filed may elect to have the claims asserted in the charge decided in a civil action as provided by Section 301.131.

(b) The election must be made not later than the 20th day after the date the person having the election receives service under Section 301.089(b) or, in the case of the commission, not later than the 20th day after the date the charge is issued.

(c) The person making the election shall give notice to the commission and to all other complainants and respondents to whom the charge relates.
Tex. Finance Code § 124.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 124 / Section 124.203
§ 124.203. AUTHORIZATION TO ACT AS COMAKER, GUARANTOR, OR ENDORSER.
Status: in_force

A credit union may permit a director, senior management employee, or member of the credit committee to act as comaker, guarantor, or endorser of a loan to a member only in accordance with limitations imposed by Section 124.204.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.133 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.133
§ 154.133. REFERENCE OR LINK TO WEBSITE.
Status: in_force

Any sales literature or a website that offers or promotes the sale of prepaid funeral benefits contracts to the public must include a reference or link to the Internet website required under Section 154.132.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 51.007 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.007
§ 51.007. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A seller shall maintain a complete set of books, records, and accounts of business opportunity sales made by the seller.

(b) A document relating to a business opportunity sold or leased shall be maintained until the fourth anniversary of the date of the business opportunity contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.2015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.2015
§ 503.2015. BOARD DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall propose to the executive council:

(1) rules regarding:

(A) the qualifications necessary to obtain a license, including rules limiting an applicant's eligibility for a license based on the applicant's criminal history;

(B) the scope of practice of and standards of care and ethical practice for professional counseling; and

(C) continuing education requirements for license holders; and

(2) a schedule of sanctions for violations of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.653 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.653
§ 4201.653. EXEMPTION FROM PREAUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS PROVIDING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization or an insurer that uses a preauthorization process for health care services may not require a physician or provider to obtain preauthorization for a particular health care service if, in the most recent one-year evaluation period, as described by Subsection (b):

(1) the health maintenance organization or insurer, including any affiliate, has approved or would have approved not less than 90 percent of the preauthorization requests submitted by the physician or provider for the particular health care service; and

(2) the physician or provider has provided the particular health care service at least five times during the evaluation period.

(a-1) In conducting an evaluation for an exemption under this section, a health maintenance organization or insurer must include all preauthorization requests submitted by a physician or provider to the health maintenance organization or insurer, or its affiliate, considering all health insurance policies and health benefit plans issued or administered by the health maintenance organization or insurer, or its affiliate, regardless of whether the preauthorization request was made in connection with a health insurance policy or health benefit plan that is subject to this subchapter.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a health maintenance organization or insurer shall evaluate whether a physician or provider qualifies for an exemption from preauthorization requirements under Subsection (a) once every year.

(c) A health maintenance organization or insurer may continue an exemption under Subsection (a) without evaluating whether the physician or provider qualifies for the exemption under Subsection (a) for a particular evaluation period.

(d) A physician or provider is not required to request an exemption under Subsection (a) to qualify for the exemption.
Tex. Water Code § 17.185 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.185
§ 17.185. INSPECTION OF PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may inspect the construction of a project at any time to assure that the contractor is substantially complying with the approved engineering plans and specifications of the project.

(b) Inspection of a project by the board does not subject the state to any civil liability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3820.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3820 / Section 3820.008
§ 3820.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed liberally in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1202.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.056
§ 1202.056. REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A council member may be reimbursed for actual costs of travel to attend meetings but may not receive a per diem allowance for food or lodging.

(b) The travel costs shall be paid out of fees collected by the department under Section 1202.104.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.032 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.032
§ 485.032. DELIVERY TO A MINOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly delivers an abusable volatile chemical to a person who is younger than 18 years of age.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that:

(1) the abusable volatile chemical that was delivered contains additive material that effectively discourages intentional abuse by inhalation; or

(2) the person making the delivery is not the manufacturer of the chemical and the manufacturer of the chemical failed to label the chemical with the statement of principal hazard on the principal display panel "VAPOR HARMFUL" or other labeling requirement subsequently established under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1261 et seq.), as amended, or regulations subsequently adopted under that Act.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that:

(1) the person making the delivery is an adult having supervisory responsibility over the person younger than 18 years of age and:

(A) the adult permits the use of the abusable volatile chemical only under the adult's direct supervision and in the adult's presence and only for its intended purpose; and

(B) the adult removes the chemical from the person younger than 18 years of age on completion of that use; or

(2) the person to whom the abusable volatile chemical was delivered presented to the defendant an apparently valid Texas driver's license or an identification certificate, issued by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas and containing a physical description consistent with the person's appearance, that purported to establish that the person was 18 years of age or older.

(d) Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f), an offense under this section is a state jail felony.

(e) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the defendant that at the time of the delivery the defendant or the defendant's employer held a volatile chemical sales permit for the location of the sale.

(f) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the defendant that at the time of the delivery the defendant or the defendant's employer:

(1) did not hold a volatile chemical sales permit but did hold a sales tax permit for the location of the sale; and

(2) had not been convicted previously under this section for an offense committed after January 1, 1988.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.03
§ 5.03. TERMS OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The members of the commission hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the term of one or two members expiring every two years. Each member holds office until the member's successor is appointed and has qualified. The governor may appoint a member to serve consecutive terms.
Tex. Government Code § 609.504 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.504
§ 609.504. INVESTMENT AND TRANSFER OF DEFERRED AMOUNTS AND INCOME.
Status: in_force

After execution of a contract under Section 609.007, the board of trustees shall:

(1) invest the deferred amounts and investment income of the employee in the qualified investment products designated by the employee; and

(2) promptly transfer the deferred amounts and investment income of the employee from one qualified investment product to another in accordance with the requirements of the board of trustees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0204
§ 3973.0204. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Gready Hunter;

(2) Kevin Loeffler;

(3) Rusty Campbell;

(4) Greg Eknoyan; and

(5) Gordan Richardson.

(b) The temporary or successor temporary directors shall hold an election to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.

(c) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

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

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

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

(e) If Subsection (d) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985 / Section 7985.002
§ 7985.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.075 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.075
§ 43.075. GAME BIRDS IN CAPTIVITY; BANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee may hold pen-reared birds in captivity on the private bird hunting area only for release to provide hunting.

(b) All pen-reared birds released on a private bird hunting area shall be banded with a metal or plastic band before release.

(c) Each band must show the identification number of the licensee.

(d) The band must remain on each bird killed until the bird is taken to the permanent residence of the hunter, the permanent residence of another person receiving the bird, or a cold storage or processing facility unless the name and identification number of the licensee has been stamped or printed on the box, wrapping, or package containing the carcass of a bird that has been processed and possessed, shipped, or transported without the band attached.

(e) This subchapter may not be construed to exempt the holder of a private bird hunting area license from the requirement of a commercial game bird breeder's license if the pen-reared birds are propagated on the licensed area.
Tex. Government Code § 571.1222 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.1222
§ 571.1222. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT CHALLENGING CERTAIN INFORMATION IN POLITICAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

At any stage of a proceeding under this subchapter, the commission shall dismiss a complaint to the extent the complaint alleges that a report required under Chapter 254, Election Code, contains the improper name or address of a person from whom a political contribution was received if the name or address in the report is the same as the name or address that appears on the check for the political contribution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.253
§ 2053.253. ELIGIBILITY FOR PREMIUM DISCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) A small employer who has not experienced a compensable employee lost-time injury during the most recent one-year period for which statistics are available shall receive a discount of 10 percent on the amount of the employer's premium.

(b) A small employer who has not experienced a compensable employee lost-time injury during the most recent two-year period for which statistics are available shall receive a discount of 15 percent on the amount of the employer's premium.

(c) A small employer who has experienced one or more compensable employee lost-time injuries during the most recent one-year period for which statistics are available is not eligible for a discount on the amount of the employer's premium.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.104
§ 1110.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for:

(1) the establishment of a hospital system by:

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

(B) equipping the buildings; and

(2) the administration of the hospital system for hospital purposes.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.0805 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.0805
§ 46B.0805. COMPETENCY RESTORATION EDUCATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) On notification from the head of a facility or a jail-based competency restoration program provider under Article 46B.079(b)(1), the court shall order the defendant to receive competency restoration education services in a jail-based competency restoration program or an outpatient competency restoration program, as appropriate and if available.

(b) If a defendant for whom an order is entered under Subsection (a) was committed for competency restoration to a facility other than a jail-based competency restoration program, the court shall send a copy of that order to:

(1) the sheriff of the county in which the court is located;

(2) the head of the facility to which the defendant was committed for competency restoration; and

(3) the local mental health authority or local intellectual and developmental disability authority, as appropriate.

(c) As soon as practicable but not later than the 10th day after the date of receipt of a copy of an order under Subsection (b)(2), the applicable facility shall discharge the defendant into the care of the sheriff of the county in which the court is located or into the care of the sheriff's deputy. The sheriff or sheriff's deputy shall transport the defendant to the jail-based competency restoration program or outpatient competency restoration program, as appropriate.

(d) A jail-based competency restoration program or outpatient competency restoration program that receives a defendant under this article shall give to the court:

(1) notice regarding the defendant's entry into the program for purposes of receiving competency restoration education services; and

(2) subsequent notice as otherwise required under Article 46B.079.
Tex. Government Code § 24.60047 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.60047
§ 24.60047.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.60047. 502ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). The 502nd Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County.