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Tex. Government Code § 508.225 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.225
§ 508.225. CHILD SAFETY ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the nature of the offense for which an inmate is serving a sentence warrants the establishment of a child safety zone, a parole panel may establish a child safety zone applicable to an inmate serving a sentence for an offense listed in Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, or for which the judgment contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of Criminal Procedure, by requiring as a condition of parole or release to mandatory supervision that the inmate not:

(1) supervise or participate in any program that includes as participants or recipients persons who are 17 years of age or younger and that regularly provides athletic, civic, or cultural activities; or

(2) go in or on, or within a distance specified by the panel of, a premises where children commonly gather, including a school, day-care facility, playground, public or private youth center, public swimming pool, or video arcade facility.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), a requirement that an inmate not go in, on, or within a distance specified by a parole panel of certain premises does not apply to an inmate while the inmate is in or going immediately to or from:

(1) a parole office;

(2) premises at which the inmate is participating in a program or activity required as a condition of release;

(3) a residential facility in which the inmate is required to reside as a condition of release;

(4) a private residence in which the inmate is required to reside as a condition of release; or

(5) any other premises, facility, or location that is:

(A) designed to rehabilitate or reform the inmate; or

(B) authorized by the division as a premises, facility, or location where it is reasonable and necessary for the inmate to be present and at which the inmate has legitimate business, including a church, synagogue, or other established place of religious worship, a workplace, a health care facility, or a location of a funeral.

(b) At any time after the imposition of a condition under Subsection (a), the inmate may request the parole panel to modify the child safety zone applicable to the inmate because the zone as created by the panel:

(1) interferes with the ability of the inmate to attend school or hold a job and consequently constitutes an undue hardship for the inmate; or

(2) is broader than is necessary to protect the public, given the nature and circumstances of the offense.

(c) This section does not apply to an inmate described by Section 508.187.

(d) In this section, "playground," "premises," "school," "video arcade facility," and "youth center" have the meanings assigned by Section 481.134, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.251
§ 8888.251. REVENUE NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, without an election, may borrow money on negotiable notes of the authority payable solely from the revenue from any source, including:

(1) tolls, charges, and fees the authority imposes;

(2) the sale of water, water or sewer services, or any other service or product of the authority;

(3) grants or gifts;

(4) the ownership and operation of all or a designated part of the authority's works, improvements, facilities, plants, or equipment; and

(5) contracts between the authority and any person.

(b) The notes may be first or subordinate lien notes at the board's discretion. An obligation may not be a charge on the property of the authority. An obligation may only be a charge on revenue pledged for the payment of the obligation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.3065 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.3065
§ 351.3065. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY RETIRED OPTOMETRIST OR THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRIST.
Status: in_force

The board may renew the license of a person whose license has been expired for one year or more without requiring the person to comply with the requirements and procedures for an original license if the person places the person's renewed license on retired status and confines the person's practice solely to voluntary charity care under Section 351.265(f).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 2A
§ 2A. STATE REIMBURSEMENT; COUNTY OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The state shall reimburse a county for compensation of counsel under Section 2, other than for compensation of counsel employed by the office of capital and forensic writs, and for payment of expenses under Section 3, regardless of whether counsel is employed by the office of capital and forensic writs. The total amount of reimbursement to which a county is entitled under this section for an application under this article may not exceed $25,000. Compensation and expenses in excess of the $25,000 reimbursement provided by the state are the obligation of the county.

(b) A convicting court seeking reimbursement for a county shall certify to the comptroller of public accounts the amount of compensation that the county is entitled to receive under this section. The comptroller of public accounts shall issue a warrant to the county in the amount certified by the convicting court, not to exceed $25,000.

(c) The limitation imposed by this section on the reimbursement by the state to a county for compensation of counsel and payment of reasonable expenses does not prohibit a county from compensating counsel and reimbursing expenses in an amount that is in excess of the amount the county receives from the state as reimbursement, and a county is specifically granted discretion by this subsection to make payments in excess of the state reimbursement.

(d) The comptroller shall reimburse a county for the compensation and payment of expenses of an attorney appointed by the court of criminal appeals under prior law. A convicting court seeking reimbursement for a county as permitted by this subsection shall certify the amount the county is entitled to receive under this subsection for an application filed under this article, not to exceed a total amount of $25,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6916.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6916 / Section 6916.003
§ 6916.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.
Tex. Government Code § 555.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 555 / Section 555.023
§ 555.023. AGENCY FILE DIVERSIFICATION PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency is not required to discontinue or convert its records management procedures or systems in existence before June 14, 1989, to comply with this chapter. An agency may continue to use those procedures and systems in conjunction with any changes made to comply with this chapter.

(b) A state agency may not impede public access to records through use of a records management procedure or system that existed before June 14, 1989, if the public is entitled by law to access.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.091 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 88 / Section 88.091
§ 88.091. ACCESS TO PROPERTY AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The governmental agency shall have access at all times to:

(1) the oil property of all persons for inspection and examination; and

(2) the records of all these persons for inspection, examination, and audit.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5402 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5402
§ 54.5402. WELLNESS AND SUCCESS CENTER FEE; UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-DOWNTOWN.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of the University of Houston System may charge each student enrolled at the University of Houston-Downtown a wellness and success center fee. The fee may be used only for the purpose of financing, constructing, operating, maintaining, improving, and equipping a wellness and success center and for operating student wellness programs at the University of Houston-Downtown.

(b) The wellness and success center fee may not be charged unless the charging of the fee is approved by a majority vote of the students enrolled at the university participating in a general student election held for that purpose.

(c) The amount of a fee charged under this section may not exceed:

(1) $150 per student for each regular semester;

(2) $75 per student for each summer session of eight weeks or longer; or

(3) $50 per student for each term of the summer session of less than eight weeks.

(d) Revenue from a fee charged under this section shall be deposited to the credit of an account known as the University of Houston-Downtown Wellness and Success Center Fee Account.

(e) The board of regents may increase the amount of a fee charged under this section, except that the board may not increase the amount of the fee to an amount that exceeds by more than 10 percent the amount of the fee charged during the preceding academic year unless the amount of the increase is approved by a majority vote of students enrolled at the university participating in a general student election held for that purpose. The ballot proposition for such an election must clearly state the amount of the proposed fee increase and describe the reason for the proposed fee increase.

(f) The wellness and success center fee is not considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be charged under Section 54.503.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8477.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8477 / Section 8477.005
§ 8477.005. 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. Finance Code § 273.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.106
§ 273.106. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of a director becomes vacant on the death, resignation, or removal of the director.

(b) A resignation must be presented to the commissioner or the board's presiding officer.

(c) A vacancy in the office of a director shall be filled for the unexpired term by majority vote of the remaining directors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.012
§ 552.012. CLASSIFICATION AND DEFINITION OF PATIENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A patient is classified as either indigent or nonindigent.

(b) An indigent patient is a patient who:

(1) possesses no property;

(2) has no person legally responsible for the patient's support; and

(3) is unable to reimburse the state for the costs of the patient's support, maintenance, and treatment.

(c) A nonindigent patient is a patient who:

(1) possesses property from which the state may be reimbursed for the costs of the patient's support, maintenance, and treatment; or

(2) has a person legally responsible for the patient's support.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8390.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8390 / Section 8390.002
§ 8390.002. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(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 § 622.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.032
§ 622.032. INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE HIGHWAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not authorize the operation on the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state of a vehicle of a size or weight greater than that authorized by 23 U.S.C. Section 127, as amended.

(b) If the United States authorizes the operation on the national system of interstate and defense highways of a vehicle of a size or weight greater than that authorized by 23 U.S.C. Section 127 on August 29, 1977, the new limit takes effect on the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3791.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3791 / Section 3791.0502
§ 3791.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 3791.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 842.261 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 842 / Section 842.261
§ 842.261. INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH INTERNET SITE.
Status: in_force

(a) A group hospital service corporation that maintains an Internet site shall list on the Internet site the physicians and health care providers, including, if appropriate, mental health providers and substance abuse treatment providers, that may be used by members in accordance with the terms of the policy or certificate applicable to the member. The listing must identify those physicians and health care providers who continue to be available to provide services to new patients or clients.

(b) The group hospital service corporation shall update at least quarterly an Internet site subject to this section.

(c) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. The rules may govern the form and content of the information required to be provided under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.105
§ 1050.105. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.058 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.058
§ 213.058. ADDITIONAL TAX LIEN ENFORCED BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount due from an employing unit to the commission under this subtitle is secured by a lien on property belonging to the employing unit or to any individual indebted for the sum.

(b) The lien attaches at the time a contribution, a penalty, interest, or another charge becomes overdue.

(c) Subchapters A and B, Chapter 113, Tax Code, govern the enforcement of a lien under this section. In administering and enforcing a lien created under this section, the commission has the powers and duties imposed and conferred on the comptroller for the enforcement of other liens under those subchapters.

(d) A lien under this section is cumulative of the lien created under Section 213.057.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8364.071 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8364 / Section 8364.071
§ 8364.071. INITIAL MEMBER ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

The initial member entities are:

(1) Sonterra Municipal Utility District; and

(2) CLL Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.209 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.209
§ 143.209. PROTECTED RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of any disciplinary appeal to either the civil service commission or a hearing examiner, all members of the bargaining unit shall have the right to choose to be represented by any person of their choice or the fire fighters association.

(b) No agreement shall interfere in the right of members of the fire fighters association to pursue allegations of discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, or disability with the Commission on Human Rights or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or to pursue affirmative action litigation.
Tex. Education Code § 107.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 107 / Section 107.01
§ 107.01. TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The Texas Woman's University System is a woman-focused system composed of:

(1) Texas Woman's University; and

(2) any other institution assigned by law to the governance, control, jurisdiction, and management of the board of regents of the system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8071.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8071 / Section 8071.0103
§ 8071.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8231.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8231 / Section 8231.001
§ 8231.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Calhoun County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.054
§ 8806.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified for election as a director, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) at least 21 years of age.

(b) To be qualified for election as a director from a precinct, a person must reside in that precinct.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.17 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.17
§ 11.17. CEMETERIES.
Status: in_force

A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the property he owns and uses exclusively for human burial and does not hold for profit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.170 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.170
§ 8888.170. CIVIL PENALTY; CIVIL ACTION; INJUNCTION.
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 and not more than $5,000 for each violation or each day of a continuing violation.

(b) The authority may bring an action to recover the penalty in a district court in the county where the violation occurred. The penalty shall be paid to the authority.

(c) The authority may bring an action for injunctive relief in a district court in the county where a violation of an authority rule or order occurs or is threatened to occur. The court may grant to the authority, without bond or other undertaking, a prohibitory or mandatory injunction that the facts warrant, including a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.

(d) The authority may bring an action for a civil penalty and injunctive relief in the same proceeding.

(e) The authority may bring an action in a district court against a person located in the authority or included in the authority's groundwater reduction plan to:

(1) recover any fees, rates, charges, assessments, collection expenses, attorney's fees, interest, penalties, or administrative penalties due the authority; or

(2) enforce the authority's rules or orders.

(f) Governmental immunity from suit or liability of a district or other political subdivision is waived for the purposes of an action described by Subsection (e).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8074.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8074 / Section 8074.0102
§ 8074.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 802.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 802 / Section 802.303
§ 802.303. CONTENTS OF ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) An actuarial analysis must show the economic effect of the bill or resolution on the public retirement system affected, including a projection of the annual cost to the system of implementing the legislation for at least 10 years. If the bill or resolution applies to more than one public retirement system, the cost estimates in the analysis may be limited to each affected state-financed public retirement system and each affected public retirement system in a city having a population of 200,000 or more.

(b) An actuarial analysis must include a statement of the actuarial assumptions and methods of computation used in the analysis and a statement of whether or not the bill or resolution, if enacted, will make the affected public retirement system actuarially unsound or, in the case of a system already actuarially unsound, more unsound.

(c) The projection of the effect of the bill or resolution on the actuarial soundness of the system must be based on a computation of advanced funding of actuarial costs.
Tex. Education Code § 25.089 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.089
§ 25.089. COMPENSATION OF ATTENDANCE OFFICER; DUAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) An attendance officer may be compensated from the funds of the county, independent school district, or open-enrollment charter school, as applicable.

(b) An attendance officer may be the probation officer or an officer of the juvenile court of the county.