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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7962.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7962 / Section 7962.0104
§ 7962.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7962.0103 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.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.161 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.161
§ 1105.161. SURETIES FOR CERTAIN BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the amount of the bond of a guardian of an estate exceeds $50,000, the court may require that the bond be signed by:

(1) at least two authorized corporate sureties; or

(2) one corporate surety and at least two good and sufficient personal sureties.

(b) The guardianship shall pay the cost of a bond with corporate sureties.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2202.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2202 / Section 2202.102
§ 2202.102. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An association holding a certificate of authority under this chapter shall notify the commissioner of a change in the information required to be filed under Section 2202.052 not later than the 30th day after the date the change takes effect.
Tex. Government Code § 487.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.203
§ 487.203. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to receive money from the department, a medically underserved community must:

(1) apply for the money; and

(2) provide evidence satisfactory to the office that it has entered into an agreement with a physician for the physician to provide primary care in the community for at least two years.
Tex. Government Code § 75.522 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 75 / Section 75.522
§ 75.522. ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The courts may establish a court administrator system to improve the administration of justice and to expedite the processing of civil and criminal cases.
Tex. Family Code § 55.12 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.12
§ 55.12. INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOR COURT-ORDERED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

If, after considering all relevant information, the juvenile court determines that evidence exists to support a finding that a child is a child with mental illness and that the child meets the criteria for court-ordered mental health services under Section 55.05, the court shall:

(1) initiate proceedings as provided by Section 55.65 to order temporary or extended mental health services, as provided in this chapter and Subchapter C, Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code; or

(2) refer the child's case as provided by Section 55.68 to the appropriate court for the initiation of proceedings in that court to order temporary or extended mental health services for the child under this chapter and Subchapter C, Chapter 574, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0402
§ 4017.0402. 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. Government Code § 418.046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.046
§ 418.046. ASSISTANCE TO AVIATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division may provide assistance to private aviators, including partial reimbursement for funds expended, to meet the actual costs of aircraft operation in performing search, rescue, or disaster-related functions requested by the governor or the governor's designee.

(b) Any reimbursement must be limited to the actual cost of aircraft operation not reimbursable from other sources.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.311 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.311
§ 2308.311. LIST OF PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS AND CLASSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each local education agency and public or private postsecondary educational institution shall provide the board in its area a list of all vocational-technical programs and classes the agency or institution offers that are funded by state or federal funds.

(b) A board, with the assistance of the labor demand occupation report, shall evaluate the supply of vocational-technical programs in relation to the demand for the programs and report any discrepancies between supply and demand to the appropriate educational institution, the Central Education Agency, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the council, and the Legislative Budget Board.
Tex. Education Code § 130.456 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.456
§ 130.456. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board and the Texas Workforce Commission shall coordinate to jointly identify funding mechanisms, including grants, interagency contracts, financial aid, or subsidies, available to public junior colleges and students to encourage and facilitate participation in the program.

(b) A public junior college participating in the program is entitled to receive funding under Section 130.003 for the program in the manner provided by coordinating board rule.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.111 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.111
§ 14.111. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may appoint advisory committees to assist the office and commissioner in performing their duties.

(b) The commissioner shall specify each committee's purpose, powers, and duties and shall require each committee to report to the commissioner or office in the manner specified by the commissioner concerning the committee's activities and the results of its work.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.029
§ 121.029. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A health authority, unless otherwise restricted by law, may delegate a power or duty imposed on the health authority by the department, or by this or any other law, to a properly qualified physician to act while the health authority is absent or incapacitated.

(b) The physician designated by the health authority must:

(1) meet the qualifications set out in Section 121.022(a);

(2) be appointed as a designee in the same manner as the appointment of the health authority;

(3) take, subscribe, and file the official oath and appointment with the department as required by Section 121.022(b); and

(4) file a certified copy of the written delegation with the department.

(c) The delegation is effective during the term of the health authority who made the delegation; however, the health authority may limit the time to a shorter duration in the written delegation of authority.

(d) The health authority is responsible for the acts of the physician to whom the health authority has delegated the power or duty.

(e) The entity that appoints the health authority and the designee health authority must adopt procedures for the service of the designee as health authority under this section. The procedures shall prevent duplication of authority between the health authority and the designee and provide notice to the department when authority is transferred.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.206
§ 353.206. BUYER'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a retail buyer fails to present to the holder reasonable evidence that the buyer has obtained or maintained a coverage required by the retail installment contract, the holder may:

(1) obtain substitute insurance coverage that is substantially equal to or more limited than the coverage required; and

(2) add the amount of the premium advanced for the substitute insurance to the unpaid balance of the contract.

(b) Substitute insurance coverage under Subsection (a)(1):

(1) may at the holder's option be limited to coverage only of the interest of the holder or the interest of the holder and the buyer; and

(2) must be written at lawful rates in accordance with the Insurance Code by a company authorized to do business in this state.

(c) If substitute insurance is obtained by the holder under Subsection (a), the amendment adding the premium or rescheduling the contract is not required to be signed by the retail buyer. The holder shall deliver to the buyer or send to the buyer's most recent address shown on the records of the holder specific written notice that the holder has obtained substitute insurance.
Tex. Government Code § 2253.045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2253 / Section 2253.045
§ 2253.045. NOTICE OF CLAIM FOR UNPAID LABOR OR MATERIAL UNDER WRITTEN UNIT PRICE AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The notice for a claim for public work labor performed or public work material delivered by a payment bond beneficiary who is a subcontractor or materialman to the prime contractor or to a subcontractor and who has a written unit price agreement that is wholly or partially completed is sufficient if the beneficiary attaches to the sworn statement of account:

(1) a list of units and unit prices set by the contract; and

(2) a statement of those completed and partially completed units.
Tex. Government Code § 403.273 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.273
§ 403.273. PROPERTY MANAGER; PROPERTY INVENTORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The head of each state agency is responsible for the custody and care of property in the agency's possession.

(b) The head of each state agency shall designate a property manager and inform the comptroller of the designation. Subject to comptroller approval, more than one property manager may be designated.

(c) The property manager of a state agency shall maintain the records required and be the custodian of all property possessed by the agency.

(d) When a state agency's property is entrusted to a person other than the agency's property manager, the person to whom the property is entrusted shall provide a written receipt to the manager. A state agency may lend its property to another state agency only if the head of the agency lending the property provides written authorization for the lending. The head of the agency to which the property is lent must execute a written receipt.

(e) A state agency shall conduct an annual physical inventory of all property in its possession. The comptroller may specify the date on which the inventory must be conducted.

(f) Not later than the date prescribed by the comptroller, the head of a state agency shall submit to the comptroller:

(1) a signed statement describing the methods used to conduct the agency's annual physical inventory under Subsection (e);

(2) a copy of the results of the inventory; and

(3) any other information concerning the inventory that the comptroller requires.

(g) At all times, the property records of a state agency must accurately reflect the property possessed by the agency. Property may be deleted from the agency's records only in accordance with rules adopted by the comptroller.

(h) The state auditor, based on a risk assessment and subject to the legislative audit committee's approval of including the examination in the audit plan under Section 321.013, may periodically examine property records or inventory as necessary to determine if controls are adequate to safeguard state property.
Tex. Election Code § 221.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 221 / Section 221.007
§ 221.007. CONTESTEE IN CONTEST FILED BEFORE FINAL CANVASS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a contest is filed before the official result of the contested election is determined, the contestant may name as contestee the person shown by the election returns at the time of filing to be the appropriate contestee as determined under Subtitle B or C.

(b) If the final canvass reveals that a necessary contestee as determined under Subtitle B or C has not been named, the contestant must name that contestee within the time limit prescribed for filing the petition. Action taken before the necessary contestee is named shall be set aside if it denies to the contestee any right to which a contestee is entitled.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.303
§ 1032.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of Gonzales Healthcare Systems."
Tex. Water Code § 26.3475 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.3475
§ 26.3475. RELEASE DETECTION REQUIREMENTS; SPILL AND OVERFILL PREVENTION; CORROSION PROTECTION; NOTICE OF VIOLATION; SHUTDOWN.
Status: in_force

(a) All piping in an underground storage tank system that routinely conveys regulated substances under pressure must comply with commission requirements for pressurized piping release detection equipment.

(b) All piping in an underground storage tank system that routinely conveys regulated substances under suction must comply with commission requirements for suction-type piping release detection equipment.

(c) A tank in an underground storage tank system must comply with commission requirements for:

(1) tank release detection equipment; and

(2) spill and overfill equipment.

(d) An underground storage tank system must comply with commission requirements for applicable tank integrity assessment and corrosion protection not later than December 22, 1998.

(e) The commission may issue a notice of violation to the owner or operator of an underground storage tank system that does not comply with this section, informing the owner or operator of the nature of the violation and that the commission may order the noncomplying underground storage tank system placed out of service if the owner or operator does not correct the violation within 30 days after the date the notice is received. If the owner or operator does not correct the violation within the prescribed time, the commission may order the noncomplying underground storage tank system out of service.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.43 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.43
§ 6.43. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The appraisal review board may employ legal counsel as provided by the district budget or use the services of the county attorney.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an attorney may not serve as legal counsel for the appraisal review board if the attorney or a member of the attorney's law firm has during the year before the date of the appraisal review board's hiring of the attorney represented a property owner who owns property in the appraisal district, a taxing unit that participates in the appraisal district, or the appraisal district in a matter addressed by Section 1.111 or 25.25 of this code, Subtitle F of this title, or Subchapter Z, Chapter 2003, Government Code.

(c) The county attorney for the county in which the appraisal district is established may provide legal services to the appraisal review board notwithstanding that the county attorney or an assistant to the county attorney represents or has represented the appraisal district or a taxing unit that participates in the appraisal district in any matter.

(d) An attorney who serves as legal counsel for an appraisal review board may not act as an advocate in a hearing or proceeding conducted by the board. The attorney may provide advice to the board or a panel of the board during a hearing or proceeding and shall disclose to the board all legal authority in the controlling jurisdiction known to the attorney to be relevant to the matter and not disclosed by the parties. The attorney shall disclose to the board a material fact that may assist the board or panel in making an informed decision regardless of whether the fact is adverse to the position of a party.

(e) An appraisal district may specify in its budget whether the appraisal review board may employ legal counsel or must use the services of the county attorney. If the budget authorizes the board to employ legal counsel, the budget must provide for reasonable compensation to be paid to the attorney serving as legal counsel. An appraisal district may not require the board to employ a specific attorney as legal counsel.

(f) The appraisal office may provide clerical assistance to the appraisal review board, including assisting the board with the scheduling and arranging of hearings.
Tex. Property Code § 31.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.002
§ 31.002. CAUSE OF ACTION FOR BAD FAITH WASHOUT.
Status: in_force

A person may bring a cause of action for a bad faith washout of the person's overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease. The person is entitled to a remedy under this chapter if the person proves by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(1) the person owned or had a legal right to the overriding royalty interest;

(2) the defendant had control over the oil and gas lease burdened by the overriding royalty interest;

(3) the defendant caused a washout of the person's overriding royalty interest; and

(4) the defendant acted in bad faith by knowingly or intentionally causing the washout.
Tex. Local Government Code § 135.152 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 135 / Section 135.152
§ 135.152. COURT FACILITY FEE FUND.
Status: in_force

Money allocated under Section 135.101 or 135.102 to the court facility fee fund maintained in the county treasury as required by Section 135.151 may be used by a county only to fund the construction, renovation, or improvement of facilities that house the courts or to pay the principal of, interest on, and costs of issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds, issued for the construction, renovation, or improvement of the facilities.
Tex. Water Code § 11.155 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.155
§ 11.155. AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY AND AQUIFER RECHARGE REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Aquifer recharge project" means a project involving the intentional recharge of an aquifer by means of an injection well authorized under Chapter 27 or other means of infiltration, including actions designed to:

(A) reduce declines in the water level of the aquifer;

(B) supplement the quantity of groundwater available;

(C) improve water quality in an aquifer;

(D) improve spring flows and other interactions between groundwater and surface water; or

(E) mitigate subsidence.

(2) "Aquifer storage and recovery project" has the meaning assigned by Section 27.151.

(b) The board shall make studies, investigations, and surveys of the aquifers in the state to determine the occurrence, quantity, quality, and availability of aquifers in which aquifer storage and recovery projects or aquifer recharge projects are feasible.

(c) The board, working with appropriate interested persons, including river authorities and major water providers and water utilities, regional water planning groups, groundwater conservation districts, and potential public sponsors of aquifer storage and recovery projects or aquifer recharge projects, shall:

(1) conduct studies of aquifer storage and recovery projects and aquifer recharge projects identified in the state water plan or by interested persons; and

(2) report the results of each study conducted under Subdivision (1) to regional water planning groups and interested persons.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1625.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1625 / Section 1625.005
§ 1625.005. UNIFORM PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The governing board of an institution of higher education and the board of trustees may:

(1) adopt uniform procedures to implement a transfer under this chapter; and

(2) impose conditions necessary to ensure the efficient operation of the programs over which each has jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8491.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8491 / Section 8491.0301
§ 8491.0301. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to its authority to issue bonds for other purposes, the district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 8491.0203.

(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. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 127.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 127 / Section 127.005
§ 127.005. INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to an agreement that provides for indemnity if the parties agree in writing that the indemnity obligation will be supported by liability insurance coverage to be furnished by the indemnitor subject to the limitations specified in Subsection (b) or (c).

(b) With respect to a mutual indemnity obligation, the indemnity obligation is limited to the extent of the coverage and dollar limits of insurance or qualified self-insurance each party as indemnitor has agreed to obtain for the benefit of the other party as indemnitee.

(c) With respect to a unilateral indemnity obligation, the amount of insurance required may not exceed $500,000.
Tex. Labor Code § 304.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 304 / Section 304.002
§ 304.002. JOB COUNSELING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, through a special assistance job counseling program, shall:

(1) provide counseling for displaced homemakers;

(2) assist displaced homemakers in obtaining training and education; and

(3) place displaced homemakers in suitable employment.

(b) The counseling must:

(1) consider and build on the skills and experiences of the homemaker; and

(2) prepare the person, through employment counseling, to reenter the paid work force and develop and improve job skills.

(c) The commission shall design the program specifically for persons reentering the paid work force after a number of years as homemakers to enable them to assume or resume a valuable role in the paid work force commensurate with the homemakers' talents and abilities.

(d) The commission may not charge a fee for participation in the program by a displaced homemaker.