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Tex. Water Code § 51.821 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.821
§ 51.821. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the issuance and delivery of dissolution bonds, the board shall appoint a trustee of the funds to be collected from the taxes. The trustee shall be an individual or a bank or trust company in the county or one of the counties in which the district is located.

(b) The board may determine the powers, rights, duties, liabilities, and other matters relating to the trusteeship and the appointment of successor trustees which the board considers proper to effectuate the purpose of the trusteeship.

(c) The board may determine the bond to be given by the trustee and the amount to be paid to the trustee from the funds collected from the taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5003.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5003 / Section 5003.001
§ 5003.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of navigation commissioners of the port authority.

(2) "Commissioner" means a board member.

(3) "Port authority" means the Calhoun Port Authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7937A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7937A / Section 7937A.0102
§ 7937A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 61.897 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.897
§ 61.897. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, in consultation with general academic teaching institutions, shall adopt rules for the administration of the program, including rules providing for the amount and permissible uses of a scholarship awarded under the program. The rules must provide that:

(1) the amount of a research scholarship is at least 150 percent of the amount of a leadership scholarship;

(2) a student may not receive a scholarship under either the leadership or research scholarship program for more than four years per student per program; and

(3) each eligible institution receives at least one research scholarship award with remaining research scholarships awarded to eligible institutions based, in part, on the number of research doctoral degrees awarded by each institution.

(a-1) In adopting rules under this subchapter, the board may not adopt a rule that:

(1) limits the general academic teaching institutions that may participate in the program; or

(2) gives preference to students enrolled in certain general academic teaching institutions.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 61.033, the board is not required to use negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of rules under this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 62.102 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.102
§ 62.102. DISTRICTS AS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

All districts created under this chapter shall be governmental agencies and bodies politic and corporate with the powers of government and with the authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions which are essential to the accomplishment of those purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.408 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.408
§ 843.408. INSOLVENCY AND ALLOCATION TO OTHER HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a health maintenance organization becomes insolvent, the commissioner shall equitably allocate the insolvent health maintenance organization's group contracts and nongroup enrollees among all health maintenance organizations that operate within a portion of the insolvent health maintenance organization's service area. The commissioner shall allocate the group contracts by order. In making allocations, the commissioner shall consider the resources of each health maintenance organization.

(b) A successor health maintenance organization to which one or more groups are allocated shall offer each group the successor health maintenance organization's coverage at rates determined in accordance with the successor health maintenance organization's existing methodology or in accordance with that methodology as adjusted by the commissioner.

(c) A successor health maintenance organization to which nongroup enrollees are allocated shall offer each nongroup enrollee the successor health maintenance organization's existing coverage for individual or conversion coverage, as determined by the nongroup enrollee's type of coverage from the insolvent health maintenance organization, at rates determined in accordance with the successor health maintenance organization's existing methodology or in accordance with that methodology as adjusted by the commissioner. A successor health maintenance organization that does not offer direct nongroup enrollment shall provide coverage at rates that reflect the average group rate of the successor health maintenance organization.
Tex. Government Code § 501.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.016
§ 501.016. DISCHARGE OR RELEASE PAPERS; RELEASE DATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall prepare and provide an inmate with the inmate's discharge or release papers when the inmate is entitled to be discharged or to be released on parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon. The papers must be dated and signed by the officer preparing the papers and bear the seal of the department. The papers must contain:

(1) the inmate's name;

(2) a statement of the offense or offenses for which the inmate was sentenced;

(3) the date on which the defendant was sentenced and the length of the sentence;

(4) the name of the county in which the inmate was sentenced;

(5) the amount of calendar time the inmate actually served;

(6) a statement of any trade learned by the inmate and the inmate's proficiency at that trade; and

(7) the physical description of the inmate, as far as practicable.

(b) If the release date of an inmate occurs on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the department may release the inmate on the preceding workday.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 3.006 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 3 / Section 3.006
§ 3.006. FILINGS IN CASE OF MERGER OR CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a new domestic filing entity is formed under a plan of conversion or merger, the certificate of formation of the entity must be filed with the certificate of conversion or merger under Section 10.155(a) or 10.153(a). The certificate of formation is not required to be filed separately under Section 3.001.

(b) The formation and existence of a domestic filing entity that is a converted entity in a conversion or that is to be created under a plan of merger takes effect and commences on the effectiveness of the conversion or merger, as appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7949.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7949 / Section 7949.051
§ 7949.051. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later than December 31, 2015, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that section.

(b) Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section 2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter in accordance with Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 612.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 612 / Section 612.004
§ 612.004. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The compact administrator, acting jointly with like officers of other states that are parties to the compact, may adopt rules to carry out the compact more effectively.

(b) The compact administrator shall cooperate with all departments, agencies, and officers of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact or of a supplementary agreement entered into by this state under the compact.

(c) For informational purposes, the compact administrator shall file with the secretary of state notice of compact meetings for publication in the Texas Register.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 302.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 302 / Section 302.051
§ 302.051. BURDEN OF PROOF.
Status: in_force

(a) In a civil proceeding in which a violation of this chapter is alleged, a person who claims an exemption from the application of this chapter has the burden of proving the exemption.

(b) In a criminal proceeding in which a violation of this chapter is alleged, a person who claims an exemption from the application of this chapter as a defense to prosecution has the burden of producing evidence to support the defense.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.304 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.304
§ 2303.304. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may impose an administrative penalty on a person under Subchapter F, Chapter 51, regardless of whether the person holds a registration, permit, or license under this chapter, if the person violates:

(1) this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(2) a rule or order of the executive director or commission.

(b) An administrative penalty may not be imposed unless the person charged with a violation is provided the opportunity for a hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.061
§ 1052.061. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to recruit physicians and other persons to serve as medical staff members or district employees, including:

(1) advertising and marketing;

(2) paying travel, recruitment, and relocation expenses; and

(3) providing a loan or scholarship to a physician or a person who:

(A) is currently enrolled in health care education courses at an institution of higher education; and

(B) contractually agrees to become a district employee or medical staff member.

(b) The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to pay tuition or other expenses of a full-time medical student or other student who:

(1) is currently enrolled and in good standing in a medical school or another health care program at an institution of higher education; and

(2) contractually agrees to become a district employee or independent contractor for the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.906 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.906
§ 201.906. MULTIMODAL ROAD USE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of the multimodal use of roads and highways in the state highway system. The analysis shall include the collection of data on users' concerns about road conditions and actual and potential use patterns of roads or highways.

(b) After the analysis required by Subsection (a) is completed, the department shall initiate and coordinate a campaign to help increase public awareness of traffic safety issues.

(c) The department shall initiate a program of continuing community involvement sessions to help other state agencies, local decision-makers, interest groups, and the general public improve the state's comprehensive transportation system to include all modes of transportation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8474.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8474 / Section 8474.104
§ 8474.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8294.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8294 / Section 8294.102
§ 8294.102. GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may enter into a water supply, sewage treatment, solid waste, or drainage contract, or any combination of those contracts, with a municipal corporation, political subdivision, or private entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.107
§ 1059.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The district has complete discretion as to the type and extent of services the district will offer. The district may provide any services or facilities the board finds necessary for hospital or medical care, including:

(1) facilities for domiciliary care, including geriatric domiciliary care;

(2) outpatient clinics;

(3) dispensaries;

(4) convalescent home facilities;

(5) necessary nurses;

(6) domiciliaries and training centers;

(7) blood banks;

(8) community mental health centers;

(9) alcohol or chemical dependency centers;

(10) minor emergency centers;

(11) research centers; or

(12) laboratories.

(c) The board may:

(1) acquire property, including facilities and equipment, for the district for use in the hospital system; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price.

(d) The board may lease hospital facilities for the district.

(e) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of property, including facilities or equipment, for the district at public or private sale at the price and terms the board considers most advantageous.

(f) The board by resolution may order the lease of a hospital or other facility owned by the district to any person. The resolution must include a finding by the board that the lease of the hospital or facility is in the best interest of the residents of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 26.131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.131
§ 26.131. CAMERON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The County Court of Cameron County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court but has no other civil or criminal jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8264.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8264 / Section 8264.105
§ 8264.105. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(d) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land:

(1) outside the area described by Section 2.02 of the article creating this chapter; or

(2) outside the corporate limits of the city of Gunter.
Tex. Property Code § 161.053 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.053
§ 161.053. BULK HOLDINGS.
Status: in_force

A clearing corporation may merge and hold in bulk certificates representing the same class of securities of the same issuer that are deposited with it under this subchapter, together with any other securities deposited with the clearing corporation by any person in the name of the nominee of the clearing corporation, regardless of the ownership of the securities. Certificates of small denomination may be merged into one or more certificates of larger denomination.
Tex. Government Code § 662.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.107
§ 662.107. HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH.
Status: in_force

(a) January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month to increase awareness of human trafficking in an effort to encourage people to alert authorities to any suspected incidents involving human trafficking.

(b) Human Trafficking Prevention Month may be regularly observed through appropriate activities in public schools and other places to increase awareness and prevention of human trafficking.
Tex. Government Code § 475.0057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 475 / Section 475.0057
§ 475.0057. ADDITIONAL TERMS OF GAMES SUPPORT CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A games support contract may contain any additional provision the office requires to carry out the purposes of this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.006
§ 1018.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Estates Code § 113.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 113 / Section 113.201
§ 113.201. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter and Section 113.003(b) govern:

(1) the liability of financial institutions that make payments as provided by this subchapter; and

(2) the set-off rights of those institutions.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0381 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0381
§ 39.0381. AUDITING AND MONITORING PERFORMANCE UNDER CONTRACTS FOR ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency by rule shall develop a comprehensive methodology for auditing and monitoring performance under contracts for services to develop or administer assessment instruments required by Section 39.023 to verify compliance with contractual obligations.

(b) The agency shall ensure that all new and renewed contracts described by Subsection (a) include a provision that the agency or a designee of the agency may conduct periodic contract compliance reviews, without advance notice, to monitor vendor performance.

(c) The agency shall adopt rules to administer this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.051
§ 1051.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large by place.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.

(c) An election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8036.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8036 / Section 8036.0104
§ 8036.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8036.0103 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. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.070 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 34 / Section 34.070
§ 34.070. RIGHT OF SUBROGATION.
Status: in_force

An officer against whom a judgment has been taken under Section 7.001, 7.002, 34.061, 34.063, 34.064, 34.065, 34.066, or 34.067 or under Section 86.023, Local Government Code, or a county that has paid the judgment on behalf of the officer under Section 34.069, has a right of subrogation against the debtor or person against whom the writ was issued.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.044 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.044
§ 252.044. CONTRACTOR'S BOND.
Status: repealed

(a) If the contract is for the construction of public works, the bidder to whom the contract is awarded must execute a good and sufficient bond. The bond must be:

(1) in the full amount of the contract price;

(2) conditioned that the contractor will faithfully perform the contract; and

(3) executed, in accordance with Chapter 2253, Government Code, by a surety company authorized to do business in the state.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 865, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

(c) The governing body of a home-rule municipality by ordinance may adopt the provisions of this section and Chapter 2253, Government Code, relating to contractors' surety bonds, regardless of a conflicting provision in the municipality's charter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 103.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 103 / Section 103.007
§ 103.007. PAYMENT OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) If the amount determined by the department's investigation to be due the aggrieved party is not disputed by the license holder, a person required to be licensed, or the aggrieved party, the department shall pay the claim within the limits prescribed by this chapter.

(b) If a hearing is held on a disputed amount, the department shall pay to the aggrieved party the amount determined by the board, within the limits prescribed by this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.307 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.307
§ 336.307. LIEN ON REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The expense of operation and maintenance of library facilities, including salaries, labor, materials, and repairs necessary to provide efficient service, and every other proper item of expense are a first lien and charge against the revenue of a district encumbered under this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.604 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.604
§ 2.604. BUYER'S OPTIONS AS TO SALVAGE OF RIGHTFULLY REJECTED GOODS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of the immediately preceding section on perishables if the seller gives no instructions within a reasonable time after notification of rejection the buyer may store the rejected goods for the seller's account or reship them to him or resell them for the seller's account with reimbursement as provided in the preceding section. Such action is not acceptance or conversion.
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.101
§ 91.101. CONTRACTS FOR RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The department may contract with a county or other political subdivision of the state for the department to provide rail transportation services on terms agreed to by the parties.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.052
§ 4102.052. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a license under this chapter must be on a form prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) The completed application must be notarized and be accompanied by a nonrefundable license application fee, as provided by Section 4102.066, for each application submitted.
Tex. Occupations Code § 452.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 452 / Section 452.154
§ 452.154. FEES.
Status: in_force

The executive council shall set all fees for a license issued or service performed by a board represented on the executive council.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.160 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.160
§ 62.160. AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer is exempt from this chapter with respect to employment of a person in dairy farming.

(b) Sections 62.051-62.054 do not apply to an agricultural employer with respect to an employee engaged in the production of livestock.

(c) In this section, "production of livestock" includes:

(1) any livestock operation, without regard to size or type of location, in which the land produces forage or feedstuffs, including naturally or artificially revegetated forage or feedstuffs;

(2) breeding, feeding, watering, containing, maintaining, and caring for livestock;

(3) production of livestock in feedlots; and

(4) all other activities necessary or useful to the raising of livestock.