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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8230.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8230 / Section 8230.051
§ 8230.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.505 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.505
§ 1131.505. AMOUNTS OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

The amounts of insurance under the policy must be based on a plan that precludes individual selection by the insured members or by the organization or association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.007
§ 3890.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.155
§ 1108.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period that district revenue bonds are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in any 24-month period.
Tex. Estates Code § 52.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 52 / Section 52.051
§ 52.051. FILING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a probate proceeding, complaint, petition, or other paper permitted or required by law to be filed with a court in a probate matter must be filed with the county clerk of the appropriate county.

(b) Each paper filed in an estate must be given the docket number assigned to the estate.

(c) On receipt of a paper described by Subsection (a), the county clerk shall:

(1) file the paper; and

(2) endorse on the paper:

(A) the date the paper is filed;

(B) the docket number; and

(C) the clerk's official signature.
Tex. Penal Code § 51.04 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 51 / Section 51.04
§ 51.04. REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH ORDER TO RETURN TO FOREIGN NATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is an alien commits an offense if:

(1) the person has been charged with or convicted of an offense under this chapter;

(2) a magistrate or judge, as applicable, has issued an order under Article 5B.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, for the person to return to the foreign nation from which the person entered or attempted to enter; and

(3) the person refuses to comply with the order.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
Tex. Family Code § 261.409 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.409
§ 261.409. INVESTIGATIONS IN FACILITIES UNDER TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The board of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department by rule shall adopt standards for:

(1) the investigation under Section 261.401 of suspected child abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a facility under the jurisdiction of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and

(2) compiling information on those investigations.
Tex. Family Code § 8.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.101
§ 8.101. INCOME WITHHOLDING; GENERAL RULE.
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding in which periodic payments of spousal maintenance are ordered, modified, or enforced, the court may order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor as provided by this chapter.

(a-1) The court may order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor in a proceeding in which there is an agreement for periodic payments of spousal maintenance under the terms of this chapter voluntarily entered into between the parties and approved by the court.

(a-2) The court may not order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor to the extent that any provision of an agreed order for maintenance exceeds the amount of periodic support the court could have ordered under this chapter or for any period of maintenance beyond the period of maintenance the court could have ordered under this chapter.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to contractual alimony or spousal maintenance, regardless of whether the alimony or maintenance is taxable, unless:

(1) the contract specifically permits income withholding; or

(2) the alimony or maintenance payments are not timely made under the terms of the contract.

(c) An order or writ of withholding for spousal maintenance may be combined with an order or writ of withholding for child support only if the obligee has been appointed managing conservator of the child for whom the child support is owed and is the conservator with whom the child primarily resides.

(d) An order or writ of withholding that combines withholding for spousal maintenance and child support must:

(1) require that the withheld amounts be paid to the appropriate place of payment under Section 154.004;

(2) be in the form prescribed by the Title IV-D agency under Section 158.106;

(3) clearly indicate the amounts withheld that are to be applied to current spousal maintenance and to any maintenance arrearages; and

(4) subject to the maximum withholding allowed under Section 8.106, order that withheld income be applied in the following order of priority:

(A) current child support;

(B) current spousal maintenance;

(C) child support arrearages; and

(D) spousal maintenance arrearages.

(e) Garnishment for the purposes of spousal maintenance does not apply to unemployment insurance benefit payments.
Tex. Education Code § 11.161 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.161
§ 11.161. FRIVOLOUS SUIT OR PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) In a civil suit or administrative proceeding brought under state law or rules against an independent school district or an officer of an independent school district acting under color of office, the court or another person authorized to make decisions regarding the proceeding may award costs and reasonable attorney's fees if:

(1) the court or other authorized person finds that the suit or proceeding is frivolous, unreasonable, and without foundation; and

(2) the suit or proceeding is dismissed or judgment is for the defendant.

(b) This section does not apply to a civil suit or administrative proceeding brought under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq.). A civil suit or administrative proceeding described by this subsection is governed by the attorney's fees provisions under 20 U.S.C. Section 1415.

(c) This section does not apply to a proceeding regarding a grievance filed under the grievance procedure established by the board of trustees of a school district under Section 26.011.
Tex. Insurance Code § 226.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 226 / Section 226.002
§ 226.002. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to an insurer who charges gross premiums for insurance on a subject resident, located, or to be performed in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026 / Section 8026.0501
§ 8026.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0448 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0448
§ 42.0448. NOTIFICATION OF FAMILY VIOLENCE CALLS.
Status: in_force

The department shall notify a child-placing agency or a continuum-of-care residential operation that includes a child-placing agency of each family violence report the department receives under Article 5A.009, Code of Criminal Procedure, that:

(1) occurred at an agency foster home; or

(2) involves a person who resides at an agency foster home.The department shall notify a child-placing agency or a continuum-of-care residential operation that includes a child-placing agency of each family violence report the department receives under Article 5.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, that:

(1) occurred at an agency foster home; or

(2) involves a person who resides at an agency foster home.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.253 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.253
§ 200.253. NOTICE OF MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) Written notice of a meeting in accordance with Section 6.051 shall be given to each shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting not later than the 10th day and not earlier than the 60th day before the date of the meeting. Notice shall be given in person or by mail by or at the direction of a trust manager, officer, or other person calling the meeting.

(b) The notice of a special meeting must contain a statement regarding the purpose or purposes of the meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.005
§ 1115.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 54.109 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 54 / Section 54.109
§ 54.109. CONTENTS OF ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF OBLIGATIONS PAYABLE FROM REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) The ordinance of the governing body of the municipality or the resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of obligations payable from revenue may:

(1) provide for the flow of funds and the establishment and maintenance of an interest and sinking fund, reserve fund, or other fund;

(2) specify a depository for the money; and

(3) contain any additional covenant, as considered appropriate, with respect to the obligations, the pledged revenue, and the operation and maintenance of each port improvement or facility the net revenue of which is pledged, including provisions for:

(A) the lease of a port improvement or facility; and

(B) the use or pledge of money derived from that lease.

(b) The ordinance or resolution or another proceeding may:

(1) prohibit the further issuance of obligations payable from pledged revenue; or

(2) reserve the right to issue additional obligations to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the net revenue on a parity with, or subordinate to, the lien and pledge in support of the obligations being issued, subject to any condition provided by the ordinance, resolution, or other proceeding.

(c) The ordinance, resolution, or other proceeding may provide for an annual payment to the general fund of the municipality to be made from revenue received from the operation of the port improvement or facility the net revenue of which is pledged. The amount of the payment may be specified in:

(1) the ordinance, resolution, or proceeding; or

(2) the charter of the municipality if the municipality is a home-rule municipality.

(d) The ordinance, resolution, or other proceeding may provide that surplus net revenue received from the operation of the port improvement or facility the net revenue of which is pledged may be used for the payment of the principal of and interest on any obligation payable from taxes issued by the municipality under this chapter.

(e) The ordinance, resolution, or other proceeding may contain other provisions and covenants. If the municipality is a home-rule municipality, the provisions must be consistent with any charter provision relating to the port improvement or facility that is not inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.013 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 203 / Section 203.013
§ 203.013. INTERNAL AUDIT; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall regularly conduct internal audits of the department, including audits of:

(1) facilities operated by and under contract with the department; and

(2) medical services provided to children in the custody of the department.

(b) The department shall on a quarterly basis report the results of the audits to:

(1) the committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over matters concerning correctional facilities; and

(2) the state auditor.

(c) The executive director shall acknowledge receipt of and discuss the results of internal audits with the board.
Tex. Labor Code § 503.066 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 503 / Section 503.066
§ 503.066. REQUIRED EXAMINATION OF INJURED EMPLOYEE; REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The division may require an employee who claims to have been injured to submit to an examination by the division or a person acting under the division's authority at a reasonable time and place in this state.

(b) On the request of an employee, the system, or the institution, the employee, the system, or the institution is entitled to have a physician selected by the employee, the system, or the institution, as appropriate, present to participate in an examination under Subsection (a) or Section 408.004.

(c) An employee is not entitled to compensation during or for a period in which the employee refuses to submit to an examination under Subsection (a) or Section 408.004.

(d) The system or the institution may have an injured employee examined at a reasonable time and at a place suitable to the employee's condition and convenient and accessible to the employee by a physician selected by the system or the institution. The system or the institution shall pay for an examination under this subsection and for the employee's reasonable expenses incident to the examination. The employee is entitled to have a physician selected by the employee present to participate in an examination under this subsection.

(e) The system or the institution shall pay the fee, as set by the division, of a physician selected by the employee under Subsection (b) or (d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8237.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8237 / Section 8237.103
§ 8237.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section.

(a-1) 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.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 5412), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2023.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 5412), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2023.

(d) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, ordinances, or orders of:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; and

(2) if the road project is not located in the corporate limits of a municipality, each county in which the road project is located.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 652 (H.B. 5412), Sec. 3, eff. June 12, 2023.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0268 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0268
§ 540.0268. ASSISTANCE RESOLVING RECIPIENT AND PROVIDER ISSUES.
Status: in_force

A contract to which this subchapter applies must require the contracting Medicaid managed care organization to provide ready access to a person who assists:

(1) a recipient in resolving issues relating to enrollment, plan administration, education and training, access to services, and grievance procedures; and

(2) a provider in resolving issues relating to payment, plan administration, education and training, and grievance procedures.
Tex. Transportation Code § 64.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 64 / Section 64.005
§ 64.005. EXEMPTIONS FROM PILOTAGE CHARGES.
Status: in_force

Except for actual service provided, a vessel of 20 tons or less is exempt from a charge for pilotage.
Tex. Government Code § 2113.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2113 / Section 2113.202
§ 2113.202. VOLUNTEER AWARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may use appropriated money to purchase engraved certificates, plaques, pins, or other similar awards to be presented to volunteers for special achievement or outstanding service if the agency has established a volunteer program under Chapter 2109 or other law.

(b) The cost of awards purchased under this section may not exceed $50 for an individual volunteer.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.013
§ 4005.013. COMPENSATION PLANS AND CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to the sale or distribution of a security without any public solicitation or advertisement if the sale or distribution is made:

(1) by an issuer of the security or any participating subsidiary of the issuer; and

(2) under a bona fide thrift, savings, stock purchase, retirement, pension, profit-sharing, option, bonus, appreciation right, incentive, or similar written compensation plan or written compensation contract established by the issuer or the issuer's subsidiary for the benefit of:

(A) employees, directors, general partners, managers, or officers of the issuer or subsidiary;

(B) the issuer's or subsidiary's trustees, if the issuer or subsidiary is a business trust; or

(C) consultants or advisers who provide to the issuer or subsidiary bona fide services unrelated to the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.137 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.137
§ 441.137. PARTIAL CONVEYANCE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prevent conveyance of part of the road facilities that a district constructs in stages.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8128.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8128 / Section 8128.107
§ 8128.107. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The new districts may contract with each other for:

(1) water and wastewater services; or

(2) any other matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.153
§ 6610.153. FILING OF COPIES OF AUDIT REPORT.
Status: in_force

Copies of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be certified to by the accountant who performed the audit and filed:

(1) as required by Section 49.194, Water Code; and

(2) with the state auditor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.210
§ 3838.210. BIDDING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district's requirements relating to bidding of contracts are the same as the requirements for a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1160.058 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1160 / Section 1160.058
§ 1160.058. BOND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the guardian of the estate is not required to give a general bond, a lease for which a cash consideration is required, although ordered, executed, and delivered, is not valid:

(1) unless the order authorizing the lease makes a finding with respect to the general bond; and

(2) if the general bond has been found insufficient, until:

(A) the bond has been increased or an additional bond given with the sureties required by law, as required by the order; and

(B) the increased or additional bond has been approved by the judge and filed with the clerk of the court in which the proceeding is pending.

(b) If two or more leases of different land are authorized by the same order, the general bond shall be increased or additional bonds given to cover all of the leases.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 33.06 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.06
§ 33.06. SURETIES BOUND IN CASE OF MISTRIAL.
Status: in_force

If there be a mistrial in a felony case, the original sureties, if any, of the defendant shall be still held bound for his appearance until they surrender him in accordance with the provisions of this Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.024 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.024
§ 1956.024. RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) To renew a certificate of registration, a person must:

(1) submit an application for renewal in the manner prescribed by the department; and

(2) update the person's declaration submitted under Section 1956.022(a).

(b) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a certificate of registration may renew an unexpired certificate by paying the required renewal fee to the department before the expiration date of the certificate.

(c) A person whose certificate of registration has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the certificate by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.

(d) A person whose certificate of registration has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the certificate by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.

(e) A person whose certificate of registration has been expired for one year or more may not renew the certificate. The person may obtain a new certificate of registration by complying with the requirements and procedures, including the examination requirements, for an original certificate.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 1.004 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 1 / Section 1.004
§ 1.004. INDEPENDENT PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this code, a person is independent with respect to considering the disposition of a claim or challenge regarding a contract or transaction, or particular or alleged conduct, if the person:

(1) is disinterested;

(2) either:

(A) is not an associate, or member of the immediate family, of a party to the contract or transaction or of a person who is alleged to have engaged in the conduct that is the subject of the claim or challenge; or

(B) is an associate to a party or person described by Paragraph (A) that is an entity if the person is an associate solely because the person is a governing person of the entity or of the entity's subsidiaries or associates;

(3) does not have a business, financial, or familial relationship with a party to the contract or transaction, or with another person who is alleged to have engaged in the conduct, that is the subject of the claim or challenge that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the judgment of the person in favor of the party or other person with respect to the consideration of the matter; and

(4) is not shown, by a preponderance of the evidence, to be under the controlling influence of a party to the contract or transaction that is the subject of the claim or challenge or of a person who is alleged to have engaged in the conduct that is the subject of the claim or challenge.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a person does not have a relationship that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the judgment of the person regarding the disposition of a matter that is the subject of a claim or challenge and is not otherwise under the controlling influence of a party to a contract or transaction that is the subject of a claim or challenge or that is alleged to have engaged in the conduct that is the subject of a claim or challenge solely because:

(1) the person has been nominated or elected as a governing person by a person who is interested in the contract or transaction or alleged to be engaged in the conduct that is the subject of the claim or challenge;

(2) the person receives normal fees or similar customary compensation, reimbursement for expenses, or benefits as a governing person of the entity;

(3) the person has a direct or indirect equity interest in the entity;

(4) the entity has, or its subsidiaries have, an interest in the contract or transaction or was affected by the alleged conduct;

(5) the person or an associate of the person receives ordinary and reasonable compensation for reviewing, making recommendations regarding, or deciding on the disposition of the claim or challenge; or

(6) the person, an associate of the person, other than the entity or its associates, or an immediate family member has a continuing business relationship with the entity that is not material to the person, associate, or family member.