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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 84.006 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 84 / Section 84.006
§ 84.006. REPURCHASE BY LANDOWNER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Agricultural value" means the price as of the appraisal date a buyer willing, but not obligated, to buy would pay for a farm or ranch unit with land comparable in quality and composition to the subject property, but located in the nearest location where profitable farming or ranching is feasible.

(2) "Fair market value" means the price as of the appraisal date that a buyer willing, but not obligated, to buy would pay for the land at its best and most beneficial use under any obtainable development zoning category.

(b) If a request for termination of an agricultural conservation easement is granted under Section 84.005, the director shall order an appraisal of the fair market value and the agricultural value of the property subject to the easement. The landowner shall bear the cost of the appraisal.

(c) Not later than the 180th day after the date of the appraisal under Subsection (b), the landowner must pay to the qualified easement holder an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value and the agricultural value. The qualified easement holder shall pay to the fund any amounts received under this subsection, not to exceed the amount paid by the fund for purchase of the easement.

(d) Not later than the 30th day after the date of payment by the landowner under Subsection (c), the qualified easement holder shall terminate the easement.

(e) If the request for termination is denied or if the landowner fails to make the payment required by Subsection (c) in the time required by that subsection, the landowner may not submit another request for termination of the easement before the fifth anniversary of the date of the last request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.365 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.365
§ 9015.365. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter, the transfer of the bond, and income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.057
§ 1063.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a presiding officer, assistant presiding officer, treasurer, and secretary.
Tex. Government Code § 411.306 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.306
§ 411.306. CONTENT OF POWER OUTAGE ALERT.
Status: in_force

The power outage alert must include a statement that electricity customers may experience a power outage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.102
§ 1108.102. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.155 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.155
§ 122.155. OPTIONAL POSTHARVEST TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule shall allow a license holder to have a single postharvest test performed on a representative sample of plants from a plot if the results of the preharvest test representing the plot show a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.

(b) The department by rule shall prescribe the requirements for a representative sample and for sample collection under this section.

(c) If a license holder fails to request postharvest testing on or before the 15th day after the date the license holder is notified of the results of the preharvest test, the results of the preharvest test are final.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.062 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.062
§ 382.062. APPLICATION, PERMIT, AND INSPECTION FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt, charge, and collect a fee for:

(1) each application for:

(A) a permit or permit amendment, revision, or modification not subject to Title IV or V of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 7651 et seq. and 7661 et seq.);

(B) a renewal review of a permit issued under Section 382.0518 not subject to Title IV or V of the federal Clean Air Act;

(2) inspections of a federal source performed to enforce this chapter or rules adopted by the commission under this chapter until the federal source is required to obtain an operating permit under Section 382.054; and

(3) inspections performed to enforce this chapter or rules adopted by the commission under this chapter at a facility not required to obtain an operating permit under Section 382.054.

(b) The commission may adopt rules relating to charging and collecting a fee for an exemption, for a permit, for a permit by rule, for a voluntary emissions reduction permit, for a multiple plant permit, or for a standard permit and for a variance.

(c) For purposes of the fees, the commission shall treat two or more facilities that compose an integrated system or process as a single facility if a structure, device, item of equipment, or enclosure that constitutes or contains a given stationary source operates in conjunction with and is functionally integrated with one or more other similar structures, devices, items of equipment, or enclosures.

(d) A fee assessed under this section may not be less than $25 or more than $75,000.

(e) The commission by rule shall establish the fees to be collected under Subsection (a) in amounts sufficient to recover:

(1) the reasonable costs to review and act on a variance application and enforce the terms and conditions of the variance; and

(2) not less than 50 percent of the commission's actual annual expenditures to:

(A) review and act on permits or special permits;

(B) amend and review permits;

(C) inspect permitted, exempted, and specially permitted facilities; and

(D) enforce the rules and orders adopted and permits, special permits, and exemptions issued under this chapter, excluding rules and orders adopted and permits required under Title IV or V of the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 7651 et seq. and 7661 et seq.).
Tex. Labor Code § 101.122 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.122
§ 101.122. ENFORCEMENT BY CIVIL PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district court has jurisdiction, on the application of the state acting through an enforcement officer, to issue a restraining order, a temporary or permanent injunction, or any other writ or process appropriate to enforce this subchapter.

(b) A proceeding under Subsection (a) shall be instituted, prosecuted, and tried in the same manner as another civil case of a similar nature in the district court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.104
§ 1060.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district has the responsibility to establish a hospital or hospital system within its boundaries to provide hospital and medical care to the district's residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.301
§ 1109.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the district voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by at least 15 percent of the registered district voters.

(d) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(e) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.109
§ 11006.109. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall have regular meetings at times specified by board resolution and shall have special meetings when called by the board president or by any three directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7994.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7994 / Section 7994.101
§ 7994.101. 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, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 7994.053.

(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 district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.205
§ 3863.205. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.006
§ 3861.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created by the city under Chapter 2303, Government Code.

(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.107 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.107
§ 352.107. HOTEL TAX AUTHORIZED FOR COUNTY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, a commissioners court of a county with a population of less than 600,000 may impose a hotel occupancy tax not to exceed seven percent on a person who pays for the use or possession or for the right to the use or possession of a room in a hotel ordinarily used for sleeping that is located within the boundaries of the county development district created under Subchapter D, Chapter 312, and that is not located within the corporate limits of a municipality, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 352.002(b) and (c). Taxes collected by a county under this section shall be remitted to the county development district not later than the 10th day after the date the county receives such funds and may be used by the district for the purposes for which sales and use tax proceeds may be used by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959A / Section 7959A.0105
§ 7959A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.255 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.255
§ 172.255. APPLICABILITY OF PUBLIC PROPERTY FINANCING LAW; PROHIBITION ON AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

A district may use the procedures provided by Chapter 271, Local Government Code, to finance the district's rail facilities, except to the extent of a conflict with this chapter, and except that the district may not impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Government Code § 44.120 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.120
§ 44.120. BRAZORIA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Brazoria County shall attend each term and session of the district courts of Brazoria County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts. He shall represent Brazoria County in any court in which the county has pending business.

(b) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Brazoria County that are conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0201
§ 4205.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five voting directors elected or appointed as provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) Except as provided by Section 4205.0203, voting directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 780.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 780 / Section 780.003
§ 780.003. ACCOUNT.
Status: repealed

(a) The designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account is created as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund of the state treasury. Money in the account may be appropriated only to:

(1) the department for the purposes described by Section 780.004; or

(2) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for graduate-level:

(A) medical education programs; or

(B) nursing education programs.

(b) The account is composed of money deposited to the credit of the account under Sections 542.4031, 709.002, and 1006.153, Transportation Code, and under Section 780.002 of this code.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 , Sec. 46(3), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.505 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.505
§ 9.505. FILING AND COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER STATUTES AND TREATIES FOR CONSIGNMENTS, LEASES, OTHER BAILMENTS, AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A consignor, lessor, or other bailor of goods, a licensor, or a buyer of a payment intangible or promissory note may file a financing statement, or may comply with a statute or treaty described in Section 9.311(a), using the terms "consignor," "consignee," "lessor," "lessee," "bailor," "bailee," "licensor," "licensee," "owner," "registered owner," "buyer," or "seller," or words of similar import, instead of the terms "secured party" and "debtor."

(b) This subchapter applies to the filing of a financing statement under Subsection (a) and, as appropriate, to compliance that is equivalent to filing a financing statement under Section 9.311(b), but the filing or compliance is not of itself a factor in determining whether the collateral secures an obligation. If it is determined for another reason that the collateral secures an obligation, a security interest held by the consignor, lessor, bailor, licensor, owner, or buyer that attaches to the collateral is perfected by the filing or compliance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.111
§ 773.111. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that death caused by injury is the leading cause of death for persons one through 44 years of age, and the third overall cause of death for all ages. Effective emergency medical services response and resuscitation systems, medical care systems, and medical facilities reduce the occurrence of unnecessary mortality.

(b) It is estimated that trauma costs more than $63 million a day nationally, which includes lost wages, medical expenses, and indirect costs. Proportionately, this cost to Texas would be more than $4 million a day. Many hospitals provide emergency medical care to patients who are unable to pay for catastrophic injuries directly or through an insurance or entitlement program.

(c) In order to improve the health of the people of the state, it is necessary to improve the quality of emergency and medical care to the people of Texas who are victims of unintentional, life-threatening injuries by encouraging hospitals to provide trauma care and increasing the availability of emergency medical services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.115
§ 1008.115. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability.

(d) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue a final order.

(f) The final order may be appealed to the district court. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9086.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9086 / Section 9086.0102
§ 9086.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.095 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.095
§ 15.095. RAILROAD COMPANIES; CARRIERS.
Status: in_force

A suit against a railroad company, a canal company, or the owners of a line of transportation vehicles for injury to a person or property on the railroad, canal, or line of vehicles or for liability as a carrier may be brought in a precinct through which that railroad, canal, or line of vehicles passes or in a precinct in which the route of that railroad, canal, or vehicle begins or ends.
Tex. Water Code § 51.448 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.448
§ 51.448. PAYMENT OF INTERIM BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appropriate the tax levied to pay the bonds deposited to the credit of the interest and sinking fund to pay the interim bonds or as much of that tax as necessary to secure the loan evidenced by the interim bonds.

(b) The proceeds of the tax shall be devoted exclusively to the payment of the principal and interest on the interim bonds.

(c) None of the provisions of this subchapter relating to interim bonds shall be construed as prohibiting the sale of bonds deposited to the credit of the interest and sinking fund to pay interim bonds or of any other bonds of the district, but if any of these bonds are sold, the district depository shall apply the proceeds to the payment of principal and accrued interest on the interim bonds and the remainder to the purposes for which the bonds were authorized.

(d) If none of the bonds are sold at the time an installment on the principal and interest of interim bonds matures, the depository shall cancel the deposited bonds and attached interest coupons in an amount equal to the principal and interest of the interim bonds paid off and discharged.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.034 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.034
§ 335.034. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 335.035, the presiding officer is designated as provided by the concurrent order. The board shall designate from the members of the board a secretary and other officers the board considers necessary.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.005
§ 203.005. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Money in the compensation fund, the administration fund, and the special administration fund shall be deposited, administered, and disbursed in the same manner and under the same requirements as provided by law for other special funds in the state treasury.
Tex. Family Code § 152.103 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.103
§ 152.103. PROCEEDINGS GOVERNED BY OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.046
§ 326.046. QUORUM; OFFICERS' DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Three trustees constitute a quorum and a concurrence of three is sufficient in any matter relating to the business of the district.

(b) The president presides at all board meetings and is the chief executive officer of the district.

(c) The vice president acts as the president if the president is incapacitated or absent from a meeting.

(d) The secretary acts as the president if both the president and vice president are incapacitated or absent from a meeting.

(e) The secretary is responsible for ensuring that all the records and books of the district are properly kept.

(f) The board may appoint the library director or an employee as assistant or deputy secretary to assist the secretary. The assistant or deputy secretary may certify the authenticity of any record of the district.