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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.202
§ 6610.202. ELECTION FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The order calling an election under Section 6610.201 must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the voting places; and

(3) the presiding judge for each voting place.

(b) Notice of the election must be given by publishing a substantial copy of the order calling the election in a newspaper of general circulation in San Patricio County. The notice must be published once each week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must be at least 14 days before the date of the election.

(c) In addition to the requirements of the Election Code, the ballots for an election for the imposition of a maintenance and operation tax must have printed on them "For Maintenance tax" and the contrary of that proposition.

(d) The failure of an election does not prohibit subsequent elections for the same purpose.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 22.021 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.021
§ 22.021. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Funds appropriated to the commission or the department for the general support or development of a service under this title that is needed throughout the state shall be allocated equitably across the state.

(b) This section does not apply to funds appropriated for a research or demonstration program or for the purchase of direct services.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 54.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 54 / Section 54.005
§ 54.005. PERSONAL JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

A principal who is not a resident of this state and who enters into a contract subject to this chapter is considered to be transacting business in this state for purposes of the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the principal.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.102
§ 171.102. PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician or other person may not knowingly perform a partial-birth abortion.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a physician who performs a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.305
§ 1020.305. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may elect to have district taxes assessed and collected by a tax assessor-collector appointed by the board. An election under this subsection must be made by December 1 and governs the manner in which taxes are assessed and collected, until changed by a similar resolution.

(b) The district tax assessor-collector must:

(1) reside in the district; and

(2) own real property subject to district taxation.

(c) The board shall set for the district tax assessor-collector:

(1) the terms of employment; and

(2) compensation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.0571 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.0571
§ 164.0571. REQUIRED REVOCATION OF LICENSE FOR PROCEDURE INVOLVING CERTAIN HUMAN ORGANS.
Status: in_force

The board shall revoke the license of a physician if the physician knowingly uses a human organ obtained in violation of Section 48.02, Penal Code, in a medical procedure.
Tex. Utilities Code § 101.009 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 101 / Section 101.009
§ 101.009. STATE AUTHORITY TO SELL OR CONVEY NATURAL GAS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the General Land Office.

(2) "Public retail customer" means a retail customer that is an agency of this state, a state institution of higher education, a public school district, a political subdivision of this state, a military installation of the United States, or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility.

(b) The commissioner, acting on behalf of the state, may sell or otherwise convey natural gas generated from royalties taken in kind as provided by Sections 52.133(f), 53.026, and 53.077, Natural Resources Code, directly to a public retail customer.

(c) To ensure that the state receives the maximum benefit from the sale of natural gas generated from royalties taken in kind, the commissioner shall use all feasible means to sell that natural gas first to public retail customers that are military installations of the United States, agencies of this state, institutions of higher education, or public school districts. The remainder of the natural gas, if any, may be sold to public retail customers that are political subdivisions of this state or to a United States Department of Veterans Affairs facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0203
§ 3966.0203. MEETINGS; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold meetings at a place accessible to the public.

(b) The board must post notice of each meeting with the city secretary not later than 72 hours before the scheduled time of the meeting.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.202 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.202
§ 36.202. ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGE IN TAX LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, on its own motion or on the petition of an electric utility, shall provide for the adjustment of the utility's billing to reflect an increase or decrease in the utility's tax liability to this state if the increase or decrease:

(1) results from Chapter 5, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1991; and

(2) is attributable to an activity subject to the commission's jurisdiction.

(b) The commission shall apportion pro rata to each type and class of service provided by the utility any billing adjustment under this section. The adjustment:

(1) shall be made effective at the same time as the increase or decrease of tax liability described by Subsection (a)(1) or as soon after that increase or decrease as is reasonably practical; and

(2) remains effective only until the commission alters the adjustment as provided by this section or enters an order for the utility under Subchapter C or D.

(c) Each year after an original adjustment, the commission shall:

(1) review the utility's increase or decrease of tax liability described by Subsection (a)(1); and

(2) alter the adjustment as necessary to reflect the increase or decrease.

(d) A proceeding under this section is not a rate case under Subchapter C.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2211.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2211 / Section 2211.205
§ 2211.205. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF PUBLIC SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

The Texas Public Finance Authority may issue on behalf of the association public securities in a total amount not to exceed $75 million.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8451.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8451 / Section 8451.153
§ 8451.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Water Code § 51.187 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.187
§ 51.187. SELLING WATERPOWER PRIVILEGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into a contract to sell waterpower privileges if power can be generated from water flowing from the district's reservoirs or within its canal system.

(b) The sale of waterpower privileges may not interfere with the district's obligation to furnish an adequate supply of water for the purpose for which the district was organized and for municipal purposes in districts which furnish water for municipal purposes.
Tex. Election Code § 67.011 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 67 / Section 67.011
§ 67.011. COUNTY RETURNS CANVASSED BY LEGISLATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The county election returns for an election for the office of governor or lieutenant governor shall be canvassed by the legislature and the official result declared by the speaker of the house of representatives in accordance with Article IV, Section 3, of the Texas Constitution.

(b) If a county's election returns are incomplete or missing, the legislature may substitute the secretary of state's tabulation for that county or may obtain the necessary information from the county. On request of the legislature, the secretary of state or the county shall promptly transmit the information to the legislature by the most expeditious means available.

(c) On completion of the canvass, the speaker of the house of representatives shall deliver the county returns to the secretary of state, who shall retain them for the period for preserving the precinct election records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.107
§ 1056.107. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 61.229 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.229
§ 61.229. PROMULGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board may make reasonable regulations, consistent with the purposes and policies of this subchapter, to enforce the requirements, conditions, and limitations expressed in this subchapter.

(b) The coordinating board shall make such regulations as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of Article I, Section 7, Article III, Section 51, and other parts of the Texas Constitution.

(c) The coordinating board shall distribute copies of all regulations adopted pursuant to this subchapter to each eligible institution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.022
§ 161.022. USE AND PUBLICATION RESTRICTIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, a medical organization, a hospital, a hospital committee, or a cancer registry may use or publish information under Section 161.021 only to advance medical research or medical education in the interest of reducing morbidity or mortality, except that a summary of the studies may be released by those persons for general publication.

(b) The identity of a person whose condition or treatment has been studied is confidential and may not be revealed except in immunization surveys conducted for the department to identify persons who need immunization.

(c) Interviews, reports, statements, memoranda, and other information, other than immunization information, furnished under this chapter and any findings or conclusions resulting from the study of that information, are privileged.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.053
§ 201.053. CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate one commissioner as the chair of the commission, who shall serve as presiding officer of the commission.

(b) The chair shall:

(1) preside over commission meetings, make rulings on motions and points of order, and determine the order of business;

(2) represent the department in dealing with the governor;

(3) report to the commission the governor's suggestions for department operations;

(4) designate one or more employees of the department as a civil rights division of the department and receive regular reports from the division on the department's efforts to comply with civil rights legislation and administrative rules;

(5) create subcommittees, appoint commissioners to subcommittees, and receive the reports of subcommittees to the commission as a whole;

(6) appoint a commissioner to act in the chair's absence; and

(7) serve as the departmental liaison with the governor and the Office of State-Federal Relations to maximize federal funding for transportation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8255.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8255 / Section 8255.101
§ 8255.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) 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 road projects under Section 8255.052.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) The total principal amount of bonds, notes, or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8859.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8859 / Section 8859.005
§ 8859.005. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve the legislative intent and purposes of Chapter 36, Water Code. A power granted by Chapter 36, Water Code, or this chapter shall be broadly interpreted to achieve that intent and those purposes.
Tex. Property Code § 221.106 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.106
§ 221.106. REQUIRED NOTICE FOR TRANSFER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this subchapter who enters into an agreement with a timeshare interest owner to facilitate the transfer of the timeshare interest must provide to the timeshare interest owner a statement printed in 14-point boldface type or 14-point uppercase typewritten letters that reads substantially similar to the following:

I (name of the person facilitating the transfer) WILL ACT IN GOOD FAITH AND IN A COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE MANNER TO COMPLETE THE TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST NOT LATER THAN THE 180TH DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT.

YOUR OBLIGATION TO PAY ALL COSTS AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST, INCLUDING ANY REGULAR OR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS OR REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES, DOES NOT CEASE BY VIRTUE OF THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

IF THE TRANSFER OF YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST IS NOT COMPLETED BEFORE THE 180TH DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT OF ALL COSTS AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR TIMESHARE INTEREST, INCLUDING ANY REGULAR OR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS OR REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.053
§ 305.053. OATH OR DECLARATION OF TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the issuance of temporary letters of administration, the person appointed as temporary administrator shall:

(1) take and subscribe an oath as prescribed by Subsection (b); or

(2) make and sign a declaration as prescribed by Subsection (c).

(b) If the person appointed as temporary administrator elects to take an oath under this section, the person shall take and subscribe an oath in substantially the following form:

I do solemnly swear that I will well and truly perform the duties of temporary administrator of the estate of __________ (insert name of decedent), deceased, in accordance with the law, and with the order of the court appointing me as temporary administrator.

(c) If the person appointed as temporary administrator elects to make a declaration under this section, the person shall make and sign a declaration in substantially the following form:

My name is _______ (insert name of temporary administrator as it appears on the order appointing the person as temporary administrator), my date of birth is _______ (insert date of birth of "temporary administrator"), and my address is _______ (insert street, city, state, zip code, and country of "temporary administrator"). I solemnly declare that I will well and truly perform all the duties of temporary administrator of the estate of _______ (insert name of decedent), in accordance with the law, and with the order of the court appointing me as temporary administrator.
Tex. Transportation Code § 456.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 456 / Section 456.023
§ 456.023. APPLICATION; USE OF MONEY NOT APPLIED FOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A designated recipient may submit an application to the commission for financing of a project under the formula program.

(b) The commission shall administer under the discretionary program provided by Subchapter C any money that a designated recipient under the formula program has not applied for before the November commission meeting in the second year of a biennium.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.153
§ 651.153. FORM OF DISCLOSURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The disclosures required by Sections 651.151 and 651.152 must be made clearly, conspicuously, and in meaningful sequence.

(b) If the term "finance charge" or "annual percentage rate" is required to be used, the term must be printed more conspicuously than other required terminology.

(c) Each numerical amount or percentage must be expressed as a figure and:

(1) legibly handwritten; or

(2) printed in not less than the equivalent of 10-point type, 75/1,000-inch computer type, or elite-size typewritten numerals.
Tex. Water Code § 44.002 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 44 / Section 44.002
§ 44.002. ORIGINAL COPY.
Status: in_force

An original copy of the compact is on file in the office of the secretary of state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.153
§ 3935.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Labor Code § 317.007 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 317 / Section 317.007
§ 317.007. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than January 15 of each year, each approved provider that participated in the program during the previous calendar year shall report to the commission the following data regarding the provider's students for that year:

(1) the number of students for which the provider received reimbursement under the program;

(2) the total number of credits earned by the students;

(3) the total number of employability skills certification programs completed by the students;

(4) the total number of industry-recognized credentials attained by the students in each of the funding tiers described by Sections 317.006(a)(3), (4), and (5); and

(5) the number of students who obtained a high school diploma.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.074 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.074
§ 43.074. TAKING OF PEN-REARED BIRDS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee or a guest may take banded pen-reared birds on a licensed private bird hunting area during the private bird hunting area season.

(b) The private bird hunting area season begins each September 1 and extends through the following August 31.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.154
§ 463.154. DEFERMENT.
Status: in_force

The association may wholly or partly defer an assessment on a member insurer if the association believes payment of the assessment would endanger the ability of the insurer to fulfill the insurer's contractual obligations. The amount of the assessment that is deferred may be assessed against the other member insurers in a manner consistent with this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.209 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.209
§ 258.209. SUBPOENA AND DISCOVERY.
Status: in_force

Advisory committee work product or information that is confidential under Section 258.208 is privileged, is not subject to subpoena or discovery, and may not be introduced into evidence in any administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding against a patient, a member of the family of a patient, or a health care provider.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.048 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.048
§ 62.048. LEGAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may call on the county attorney of the county for the legal services it requires.

(b) In lieu of or in addition to the county attorney, the board may employ and compensate its own counsel and legal staff.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.151
§ 1105.151. GENERAL FORMALITIES.
Status: in_force

A bond given by a guardian of the estate must:

(1) be conditioned as required by law;

(2) be payable to the judge or that judge's successors in office;

(3) have the written approval of the judge in the judge's official capacity; and

(4) be executed and approved in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 476.0154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 476 / Section 476.0154
§ 476.0154. TRANSFER AND REMITTANCE OF REMAINING TRUST FUND MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) On January 1 of the second year following the year in which the games are held in this state, the comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall transfer to the general revenue fund the amount of state revenue remaining in the trust fund plus any interest earned on that state revenue.

(b) The comptroller shall remit to the endorsing municipality any money remaining in the trust fund after the required amount is transferred under Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 865.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.016
§ 865.016. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The state board may impose an administrative penalty on a local board that fails to file a required report in a timely manner.

(b) The amount of the penalty may not exceed $5,000. The amount shall be based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;

(2) the history of previous violations;

(3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(4) efforts to correct the violation; and

(5) any other matter that justice may require.

(c) The state board may adopt rules for determining the amount of a penalty.

(d) The enforcement of the penalty may be stayed during the time the order is under judicial review if the person pays the penalty to the clerk of the court or files a supersedeas bond with the court in the amount of the penalty. A person who cannot afford to pay the penalty or file the bond may stay the enforcement by filing an affidavit in the manner required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a party who cannot afford to file security for costs, subject to the right of the state board to contest the affidavit as provided by those rules.

(e) The attorney general may file suit to collect the penalty. Penalties recovered will be deposited in the fund.

(f) A proceeding to impose the penalty is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001.