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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.152
§ 1098.152. NOTICE; HEARING; APPROVAL OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in Stonewall County not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district taxpayer is entitled to:

(1) appear at the time and place designated in the notice; and

(2) be heard regarding any item included in the proposed budget.

(d) The annual budget must be approved by the board of directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9032.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9032 / Section 9032.154
§ 9032.154. POWERS RELATING TO THE WATER OF KICKAPOO CREEKS; SURVEYS, MAPS, AND PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may conduct preliminary surveys and develop and map out a plan for the control and use of the water of Kickapoo Creeks to the end that improvements on any part of the watershed will be mechanically and economically related to the improvements of the entire watershed.

(b) On the completion of the survey, map, or plan and the adoption of the survey, map, or plan by the board, a certified copy of the survey, map, or plan must be filed for informational purposes with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.202 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.202
§ 74.202. MAINTENANCE AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of the foundation and affected cotton grower steering committees, the commissioner by rule may designate boll weevil and pink bollworm eradication maintenance areas for the continued protection of the cotton industry. To the extent practicable, and to the extent consistent with Subsection (b), maintenance areas must follow the lines of existing eradication zones. Contiguous eradication zones eligible for inclusion in a maintenance area may be included in the same maintenance area. Additional counties not previously included in an eradication zone may be added to maintenance areas to prevent reinfestation or otherwise support the eradication efforts of the state on request of the foundation, if the county is contiguous with a maintenance area.

(b) An eradication zone is eligible for inclusion in a maintenance area if:

(1) the commissioner determines that the boll weevil has been functionally eradicated in that zone;

(2) the zone has satisfied any debt owed to the foundation;

(3) the cotton grower steering committee has been consulted regarding the inclusion of the zone in a maintenance area; and

(4) the foundation requests the inclusion of the zone in a maintenance area.

(c) To the extent consistent with this subchapter, Subchapter D applies to the activities of the department and foundation under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8014A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8014A / Section 8014A.0104
§ 8014A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8014A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by general law.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.205 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.205
§ 14.205. INVESTIGATION BY HEARING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) During an investigation described by this subchapter, the commissioner may appoint a hearing officer to conduct the investigation.

(b) On appointment, a hearing officer has the same authority as the commissioner to conduct the investigation, except that the hearing officer may not issue an order on the subject of the investigation.

(c) The commissioner may consider the record of an investigation conducted before a hearing officer in the same manner and to the same extent as in a hearing before the commissioner.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.1025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.1025
§ 43.1025. ANNEXATION OF NONCONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALLY OWNED AIRPORT BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: repealed

(a) This section applies only to a home-rule municipality that has a population of less than 13,000 and is located primarily in a county with a population of more than 3.3 million.

(b) The municipality may annex the unincorporated area of an airport owned by the municipality that is noncontiguous to the boundaries of the municipality regardless of whether the airport is located in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The annexation may include any unincorporated area located in the proximity of the airport.

(c) The area described by Subsection (b) may be annexed under the requirements prescribed by Subchapter C-3, C-4, or C-5, as applicable, but the annexation may not occur unless each municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the area may be located:

(1) consents to the annexation; and

(2) reduces its extraterritorial jurisdiction over the area as provided by Section 42.023.

(d) If the area proposed for annexation is completely surrounded by territory under the jurisdiction of another municipality, regardless of whether that jurisdiction is full-purpose, limited-purpose, or extraterritorial, that municipality must find that the annexation is in the public interest.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 55(a), eff. December 1, 2017.

(f) The annexation of area under this section outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the annexing municipality does not expand the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 55(a), eff. December 1, 2017.
Tex. Water Code § 15.7031 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.7031
§ 15.7031. TEXAS WATER TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Water Trust is established within the water bank to hold water rights dedicated to environmental needs, including instream flows, water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, or bay and estuary inflows.

(b) The board, in consultation with the Parks and Wildlife Department and the commission, shall adopt rules governing the process for holding and transferring water rights.

(c) The dedication of any water rights placed in trust must be reviewed and approved by the commission, in consultation with the board and the Parks and Wildlife Department. In addition, the Department of Agriculture may provide input to the commission, as appropriate, during the review and approval process for dedication of water rights.

(d) Water rights may be held in the trust for a term specified by contractual agreement or in perpetuity.

(e) The Parks and Wildlife Department may manage rights in the trust:

(1) under a voluntary agreement with a rights holder; and

(2) in the manner described by Section 12.028(c), Parks and Wildlife Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 118.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 118 / Section 118.004
§ 118.004. COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

A party who prevails in an action under this chapter is entitled to:

(1) court costs; and

(2) reasonable and necessary attorney's fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.004
§ 1078.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Houston County, Texas, except that portion of Houston County within the boundaries of the Grapeland Hospital District of Houston County, Texas, as those boundaries existed on August 26, 1985, is not included in the district.
Tex. Family Code § 156.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 156 / Section 156.004
§ 156.004. PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure applicable to the filing of an original lawsuit apply to a suit for modification under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8301.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8301 / Section 8301.0306
§ 8301.0306. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4053.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4053 / Section 4053.001
§ 4053.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Affiliate" means a person who is classified as an affiliate under Section 823.003(a).

(2) "Insurer" means an insurance company, carrier, corporation, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, mutual, association, county mutual insurance company, Lloyd's plan, or other insurance carrier authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state.

(3) "Managing general agent" means a person, firm, or corporation that has supervisory responsibility for the local agency and field operations of an insurer in this state or that is authorized by an insurer to accept or process on the insurer's behalf insurance policies produced and sold by other agents.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.173 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.173
§ 21.173. SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIRED RECORDS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the books and records required to be kept under Section 3.151, a corporation shall keep at its registered office or principal place of business, or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar, a record of:

(1) the original issuance of shares issued by the corporation;

(2) each transfer of those shares that have been presented to the corporation for registration of transfer;

(3) the names and addresses of all past shareholders of the corporation; and

(4) the number and class or series of shares issued by the corporation held by each current and past shareholder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8316.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8316 / Section 8316.102
§ 8316.102. 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 § 420A.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420A / Section 420A.008
§ 420A.008. STAFF.
Status: in_force

The office may select and employ a general counsel, staff attorneys, a family liaison officer described by Section 420A.012, and other staff necessary to perform the office's functions.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.803 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.803
§ 912.803. UNLAWFUL DIVERSION OF FUNDS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A director, officer, agent, employee, attorney at law, or attorney in fact of a county mutual insurance company commits an offense if the person wilfully borrows, withholds, or diverts from its purpose in any manner all or part of a special fund that:

(1) belongs to or is under the control and management of the company; and

(2) is designated by law for that purpose.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years.
Tex. Finance Code § 351.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 351 / Section 351.103
§ 351.103. INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

On the filing of an application and, if required, a bond, and on payment of the required fees, the commissioner shall conduct an investigation to determine whether to issue the license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8232.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8232 / Section 8232.101
§ 8232.101. 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. Occupations Code § 1002.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.402
§ 1002.402. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

The board may impose appropriate sanctions for:

(1) the practice of fraud or deceit in obtaining a license as a geoscientist;

(2) incompetence, misconduct, fraud, gross negligence, or repeated incidents of negligence in the public practice of geoscience;

(3) conviction of a license holder of a crime involving moral turpitude or a felony;

(4) the imposition of an administrative or civil penalty or a criminal fine, or imprisonment or probation instead of a fine, for a misdemeanor relating to or arising out of the public practice of geoscience;

(5) the issuance of a cease and desist order or a similar sanction relating to or arising out of the public practice of geoscience;

(6) using the seal of another license holder or using or allowing the use of the license holder's seal on geoscientific work not performed by or under the supervision of the license holder;

(7) aiding or abetting a person in a violation of this chapter;

(8) the revocation or suspension of a license, the denial of renewal of a license, or other disciplinary action taken by a state agency, board of registration, or similar licensing agency for geoscientists or a profession or occupation related to the public practice of geoscience;

(9) practicing or offering to practice geoscience or representing to the public that the person or the person's firm or corporation is licensed or qualified to practice geoscience if the person is not licensed under this chapter or the person's firm or corporation does not employ a licensed geoscientist as required under this chapter; or

(10) violating this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, including the code of professional conduct, or a comparable provision of the laws or rules regulating the practice of geoscience in another state or country.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.0945 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.0945
§ 242.0945. QUALIFICATIONS OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may appoint a person to serve as a trustee under this subchapter only if the proposed trustee can demonstrate to the court that the proposed trustee will be:

(1) present at the home as required to perform the duties of a trustee; and

(2) available on call to appropriate staff at the home, the department, and the court as necessary during the time the trustee is not present at the home.

(b) A trustee shall report to the court in the event that the trustee is unable to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) or (2).

(c) On the motion of any party or on the court's own motion, the court may replace a trustee who is unable to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) or (2).

(d) A trustee's charges must separately identify personal hours worked for which compensation is claimed. A trustee's claim for personal compensation may include only compensation for activities related to the trusteeship and performed in or on behalf of the home.
Tex. Water Code § 62.111 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.111
§ 62.111. AWARD OF CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) All contracts for improvements, except those carried out and performed by the government of the United States, shall be awarded by the commission to the lowest and best responsible bidder.

(b) Nothing in this section shall prevent the making of more than one improvement. Where more than one improvement is to be made, a contract may be awarded separately for each improvement or one contract may be awarded for all the improvements.
Tex. Finance Code § 201.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 201 / Section 201.103
§ 201.103. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT TO RECEIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A Texas financial institution may file in the office of the secretary of state a statement appointing an agent authorized to receive service of process.

(b) A statement appointing an agent must set forth:

(1) the name of the Texas financial institution;

(2) the federal tax identification number of the Texas financial institution;

(3) the address, including the street address, of the principal office of the Texas financial institution; and

(4) the name of the agent in this state authorized to receive service of process and the agent's address, including the street address, in this state.

(c) The agent named under Subsection (b) must be:

(1) an individual resident of this state;

(2) a domestic corporation, limited partnership, partnership, limited liability company, professional association, cooperative, or real estate investment trust; or

(3) a foreign entity registered with the secretary of state to transact business in this state.

(d) A statement appointing an agent must be signed by an officer of the Texas financial institution. The statement must also be signed by the person appointed agent, who by signing accepts the appointment. The appointed agent may resign by filing a resignation in the office of the secretary of state and giving notice to the Texas financial institution.

(e) The secretary of state shall collect for the use of the state:

(1) a fee of $25 for indexing and filing the original statement appointing an agent; and

(2) a fee of $15 for filing an amendment to or cancellation of a statement appointing an agent.

(f) An amendment to a statement appointing an agent to receive service of process must meet the requirements for execution of an original statement.

(g) A statement appointing an agent may be canceled by filing with the secretary of state a written notice of cancellation executed by an officer of the Texas financial institution. A notice of cancellation must contain:

(1) the name of the Texas financial institution;

(2) the federal tax identification number of the Texas financial institution;

(3) the date of filing of the statement appointing the agent; and

(4) the current street address of the principal office of the Texas financial institution.

(h) Service of process on a registered agent appointed under this section is an alternate method of service in addition to other methods provided by law unless other law specifically requires service to be made on the registered agent. A resignation or notice of cancellation is effective immediately on acknowledgement of filing by the secretary of state, and after the acknowledgement the financial institution is subject to service of process as otherwise provided by law.

(i) The secretary of state may adopt forms and procedural rules for filing of documents under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.002
§ 51.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation are subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission and the department are abolished September 1, 2033.
Tex. Government Code § 76.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 76 / Section 76.015
§ 76.015. REIMBURSEMENT FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A department may collect money from an individual as ordered by a court served by the department regardless of whether the individual is under the department's supervision.

(a-1) This section does not apply to an individual ordered to pay an administrative fee to a personal bond office under Section 521.2462(a-3), Transportation Code.

(b) A department that collects money under this section shall promptly transfer the money collected to the appropriate county or state officer.

(c) A department may assess a reasonable reimbursement fee of not less than $25 and not more than $60 per month on an individual who participates in a program operated by the department or receives services from the department and who is not paying a monthly reimbursement fee under Article 42A.652, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 572.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 572 / Section 572.005
§ 572.005. APPLICATION FOR COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for court-ordered mental health services may not be filed against a patient receiving voluntary inpatient services unless:

(1) a request for release of the patient has been filed with the facility administrator; or

(2) in the opinion of the physician responsible for the patient's treatment, the patient meets the criteria for court-ordered mental health services and:

(A) is absent from the facility without authorization;

(B) is unable to consent to appropriate and necessary psychiatric treatment; or

(C) refuses to consent to necessary and appropriate treatment recommended by the physician responsible for the patient's treatment and that physician completes a certificate of medical examination for mental illness that, in addition to the information required by Section 574.011, includes the opinion of the physician that:

(i) there is no reasonable alternative to the treatment recommended by the physician; and

(ii) the patient will not benefit from continued inpatient care without the recommended treatment.

(b) The physician responsible for the patient's treatment shall notify the patient if the physician intends to file an application for court-ordered mental health services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0152
§ 8508.0152. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates a rule or order of the authority is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $1,000 for each day of violation.

(b) The authority may sue to recover the penalty in a district court in the county in which the violation occurred. A penalty shall be paid to the authority.

(c) The authority may sue for injunctive relief in a district court in the county in which the violation of a rule or order occurred or is threatened.

(d) The authority may sue for injunctive relief and a penalty in the same proceeding.
Tex. Transportation Code § 472.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 472 / Section 472.001
§ 472.001. CONTRACTS BETWEEN CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO ENGAGE IN JOINT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency, political subdivision, or road district of a county may contract with a transportation corporation created by the commission under Chapter 431 or with another state agency, political subdivision, or road district to jointly pay all or part of the cost of:

(1) acquiring, designing, constructing, improving, or beautifying a state or local highway, turnpike, road, or street project;

(2) acquiring an interest in any real property required for or beneficial to the project; and

(3) adjusting utilities for the project.

(b) Costs of a project or payments required under a contract may be met out of bond proceeds, taxes, or other funds available for that purpose.

(c) A road district of a county or a political subdivision may:

(1) issue bonds to pay costs of a project if it determines the project will benefit it; or

(2) impose taxes in an amount necessary to create a sinking fund for payments required by a contract that provides for payment over a term of years.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.123
§ 1232.123. INVESTMENT OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) With the board's concurrence, the comptroller shall invest the unexpended bond proceeds and investment income on bond proceeds in investments approved by law for the investment of state funds.

(b) Investment income that the board determines is needed to finance the acquisition, construction, purchase, or lease of buildings or equipment and that is not required to be rebated to the federal government shall be credited to the account of the appropriate state agency.

(c) Investment income that the board determines is not needed to finance the acquisition, construction, purchase, or lease of buildings or equipment and that is not required to be rebated to the federal government shall be credited to and accounted for in the state lease fund account.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 404.071, the interest earned on the investment income that is deposited in the state lease fund account shall be credited to and accounted for in that account.