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Tex. Election Code § 122.0371 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.0371
§ 122.0371. PUBLIC HEARING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) After the delivery of the examiners' reports and before the determination of whether the voting system or voting system equipment for which an application has been submitted satisfies the applicable requirements for approval, the secretary of state shall conduct a public hearing to provide interested persons an opportunity to express their views for or against the approval of the voting system or voting system equipment being considered.

(b) Notice of the hearing is given in the manner provided by Chapter 551, Government Code.

(c) Persons attending the hearing may express their views for or against the approval of the voting system or voting system equipment either orally, in writing, or both.

(d) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted by the secretary of state.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 51.303 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.303
§ 51.303. REVIEW AND SUIT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may review the copy of a disclosure statement filed with the secretary of state under Subchapter B.

(b) If the disclosure statement fails to comply with this chapter, the attorney general may:

(1) notify the secretary of state and the seller in writing of the deficiency; and

(2) file suit to enjoin the seller from transacting business until the failure to comply has been corrected.

(c) If the attorney general notifies the secretary of state under Subsection (b), the secretary of state shall:

(1) attach a copy of the notice to the front of the disclosure statement; and

(2) on inquiry of the status of the disclosure statement, disclose that a statement has been filed but that the attorney general has questioned the correctness of the statement.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.005 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.005
§ 351.005. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES OF TAX COLLECTION AND USE OF ELECTRONIC TAX ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may permit a person who is required to collect and pay over to the municipality the tax authorized by this chapter to withhold not more than one percent of the amount of the tax collected and required to be reported as reimbursement to the person for the cost of collecting the tax.

(b) If a municipality uses revenue derived from the tax authorized by this chapter to create, maintain, operate, or administer an electronic tax administration system as authorized by Section 351.1012, the municipality shall permit a person who is required to collect and pay over to the municipality the tax authorized by this chapter to withhold not more than one percent of the amount of the tax collected and required to be reported as reimbursement to the person for the cost of collecting the tax.

(c) The municipality may provide that the reimbursement provided or required by this section be forfeited because of a failure to pay the tax or to file a report as required by the municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 829.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 829 / Section 829.005
§ 829.005. FEE.
Status: in_force

The department and any authorized animal control course sponsor, in accordance with department rules, may collect reasonable fees to cover the cost of arranging and conducting an animal control course.
Tex. Education Code § 26.015 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 26 / Section 26.015
§ 26.015. POSTING OF INFORMATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDENT DISCIPLINE.
Status: in_force

A school district shall post on the district's Internet website, for each district campus, the e-mail address and dedicated telephone number of a person clearly identified as:

(1) the campus behavior coordinator designated under Section 37.0012; or

(2) if the district has been designated as a district of innovation under Chapter 12A and is exempt from the requirement to designate a campus behavior coordinator under Section 37.0012 under the district's local innovation plan, a campus administrator designated as being responsible for student discipline.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01724 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01724
§ 30.01724. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

The county courts at law of Bexar County have jurisdiction over an appeal.
Tex. Government Code § 75.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 75 / Section 75.202
§ 75.202. ASSIGNMENT CLERKS IN NUECES COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the district judges in Nueces County may appoint an assignment clerk to serve under the presiding judge of the district courts in the setting and disposing of cases on the general docket. The assignment clerk shall perform the duties that are assigned to him by the district judges in connection with the setting and disposing of cases.

(b) The commissioners court shall set the salary of the assignment clerk and provide for the payment of the salary out of the general fund or the jury fund of the county. The salary shall be paid in monthly installments on vouchers approved by the presiding judge of the district courts.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 173.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 173 / Section 173.002
§ 173.002. SCOPE OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to the arbitration of a controversy between members of an association or corporation or between a corporation and its members if the association or corporation is:

(1) exempt from the payment of federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by being listed as an exempt organization under Section 501(c) of the code; or

(2) incorporated under:

(A) the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or

(B) Subchapter C, Chapter 23, Business Organizations Code.

(b) This chapter does not apply to the arbitration of a controversy between:

(1) members of:

(A) a property owners' association, as defined by Section 209.002, Property Code;

(B) a condominium council of owners, as defined by Section 81.002, Property Code; or

(C) a condominium unit owners' association organized under Section 82.101, Property Code; or

(2) an association or council of owners described by Subdivision (1) and a member of that association or council of owners.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.064 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.064
§ 85.064. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may accept and use local, state, and federal funds and private donations to fund the program.

(b) State, local, and private funds may be used to qualify for federal matching funds if federal funding becomes available.

(c) A hospital district, local health department, public or nonprofit hospital or clinic, or nonprofit community organization may participate in the program by sending funds to the department for the purpose of providing assistance to clients for the purchase of HIV medication. A hospital district may send funds obtained from any source, including taxes levied by the district.

(d) The department shall deposit money received under this section in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(e) Funds received from a hospital district, local health department, public or nonprofit hospital or clinic, or nonprofit community organization under this section may be used only to provide assistance to clients of that entity. The funds may be supplemented with other funds available for the purpose of the program.

(f) Funds appropriated by the General Appropriations Act may not be transferred from other line items for the program.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.001
§ 406.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "employer" means a person who employs one or more employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.111
§ 1122.111. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or provision in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8055.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8055 / Section 8055.0302
§ 8055.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.112 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.112
§ 425.112.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.112. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: POLICY LOANS. An insurance company may invest in loans on the security of the company's own policies in an amount that does not exceed the amount of the reserve values of those policies.
Tex. Estates Code § 301.154 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 301 / Section 301.154
§ 301.154. PROOF REQUIRED WHEN LETTERS HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN GRANTED.
Status: in_force

If letters testamentary or of administration have previously been granted with respect to an estate, an applicant for the granting of subsequent letters must show only that the person for whom the letters are sought is entitled by law to the letters and is not disqualified.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.509 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.509
§ 151.509. PETITION FOR REDETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

A person petitioning for a redetermination of a determination made under Section 111.022 must file, before the determination becomes final, security as the comptroller requires to ensure compliance with this chapter. The security may be sold by the comptroller in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 111.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0696 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0696
§ 43.0696. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality shall order an election on the question of annexing an area to be held on the first uniform election date that falls on or after:

(1) the 90th day after the date the governing body of the municipality adopts the resolution under Section 43.0692; or

(2) if the consent of the owners of land in the area is required under Section 43.0695, the 78th day after the date the petition period to obtain that consent ends.

(b) An election under this section shall be held in the same manner as general elections of the municipality. The municipality shall pay for the costs of holding the election.

(c) A municipality that holds an election under this section may not hold another election on the question of annexation before the corresponding uniform election date of the following year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 280.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 280 / Section 280.003
§ 280.003. STREET LIGHTS ON COUNTY ROADS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to the unincorporated area of a county:

(1) that has any of its territory located within 150 miles of an international boundary;

(2) with a population of more than 650,000 that is adjacent to two counties, each of which has a population of more than 1.8 million; or

(3) with a population of more than 3.3 million.

(b) The commissioners court of a county may by order provide for the establishment of street lights along a county road. The order may provide for:

(1) the installation, operation, and maintenance of the street lights by:

(A) the county; or

(B) another public or private entity with which the county may contract;

(2) the imposition of a fee on landowners who benefit from the street lights;

(3) the collection of a fee imposed under this subsection by the county tax assessor-collector; and

(4) any other matter the commissioners court finds necessary to the installation, operation, or maintenance of the street lights.

(b-1) Street lights installed by a county:

(1) must be installed in a subdivision if the lights are installed by a county described by Subsection (a)(1); and

(2) may not be located on private property if the lights are installed by a county described by Subsection (a)(2) or (3).

(c) This section does not supersede applicable provisions for street light service contained in the tariff of an electric utility that provides service to the area in which the lights are installed.

(d) The county tax assessor-collector of a county in which a fee is imposed under this section shall include the fee in the tax bill prepared under Section 31.01, Tax Code, for each landowner whose real property is benefited by the street lights for which the fee is imposed. The tax bill must separately state the amount of the fee imposed under this section. The county tax assessor-collector shall collect the fee for the county in the same manner that the county tax assessor-collector collects ad valorem taxes for the county.

(e) A commissioners court may obtain a lien against real property benefited by the street lights for which a fee is imposed under this section to secure payment of the fee. To obtain the lien, the commissioners court must file a notice with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located that includes:

(1) a statement that the fee has been imposed on the landowner and the amount of the fee;

(2) a legal description of the property on which the lien is to be attached sufficient to identify the property; and

(3) the name of the landowner, if known.

(f) The lien authorized by this section exists in favor of the county. The lien attaches to the real property on the date the notice of lien is filed with the county clerk. The lien is inferior to a mortgage lien recorded with the county clerk before the date the lien authorized by this section attaches to the property. A county may not foreclose a lien authorized by this section if the lien is the only lien attached to the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0404
§ 3943.0404. DEMOLITION.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include the removal, razing, demolition, or clearing of land or improvements in connection with an improvement project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.201
§ 1601.201. PAYMENT FOR COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A system may not contribute more than the amounts specified by this section for coverages provided under the uniform program.

(b) For an employee designated by the system as working 40 or more hours a week, the system may contribute:

(1) the full cost of basic coverage for the employee; and

(2) not more than 50 percent of the cost of dependent coverage.

(c) For an employee designated by the system as working less than 40 hours a week, including an individual employed by the system in a position that as a condition of employment requires the individual to be enrolled as a student in the system in graduate-level courses, the system, from money appropriated from the general revenue fund, may contribute:

(1) not more than 50 percent of the cost of basic coverage for the employee; and

(2) not more than 25 percent of the cost of dependent coverage.

(d) Subsection (c) does not prohibit a system from contributing, from money not appropriated from the general revenue fund, amounts in excess of the amount specified by that subsection for:

(1) an individual employed by the system in a position that as a condition of employment requires the individual to be enrolled as a student in the system in graduate level courses; or

(2) an individual who is a tenured faculty member with whom the system has entered into a phased retirement agreement under which the individual will work less than 40 hours a week for a specified period of time at the end of which the individual will retire.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8310.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8310 / Section 8310.101
§ 8310.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Local Government Code § 263.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.155
§ 263.155. RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall keep a record of each item of surplus or salvage property sold and the sale price of each item.

(b) The commissioners court shall keep, for one year, a record of each item of surplus or salvage property destroyed or otherwise disposed of.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8365.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8365 / Section 8365.004
§ 8365.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8365.003 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. Penal Code § 19.03 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 19 / Section 19.03
§ 19.03. CAPITAL MURDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person commits murder as defined under Section 19.02(b)(1) and:

(1) the person murders a peace officer or fireman who is acting in the lawful discharge of an official duty and who the person knows is a peace officer or fireman;

(2) the person intentionally commits the murder in the course of committing or attempting to commit kidnapping, burglary, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, arson, obstruction or retaliation, or terroristic threat under Section 22.07(a)(1), (3), (4), (5), or (6);

(3) the person commits the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration or employs another to commit the murder for remuneration or the promise of remuneration;

(4) the person commits the murder while escaping or attempting to escape from a penal institution;

(5) the person, while incarcerated in a penal institution, murders another:

(A) who is employed in the operation of the penal institution; or

(B) with the intent to establish, maintain, or participate in a combination or in the profits of a combination;

(6) the person:

(A) while incarcerated for an offense under this section or Section 19.02, murders another; or

(B) while serving a sentence of life imprisonment or a term of 99 years for an offense under Section 20.04, 22.021, or 29.03, murders another;

(7) the person murders more than one person:

(A) during the same criminal transaction; or

(B) during different criminal transactions but the murders are committed pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct;

(8) the person murders an individual under 10 years of age;

(9) the person murders an individual 10 years of age or older but younger than 15 years of age; or

(10) the person murders another person in retaliation for or on account of the service or status of the other person as a judge or justice of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, a district court, a criminal district court, a constitutional county court, a statutory county court, a justice court, or a municipal court.

(b) An offense under this section is a capital felony.

(c) If the jury or, when authorized by law, the judge does not find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of an offense under this section, he may be convicted of murder or of any other lesser included offense.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the actor is presumed to have known the person murdered was a peace officer or fireman if the person was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's employment as a peace officer or fireman.
Tex. Government Code § 662.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.109
§ 662.109. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES HISTORY AND AWARENESS MONTH.
Status: in_force

(a) October is Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month to:

(1) increase public awareness of the many achievements of people with disabilities;

(2) encourage public understanding of the disability rights movement; and

(3) reaffirm the local, state, and federal commitment to providing equality and inclusion for people with disabilities.

(b) Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month shall be regularly observed by appropriate celebration and activities to promote respect for and better treatment of people with disabilities in this state.

(c) Each public school may:

(1) elect to observe Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month; and

(2) determine the appropriate activities by which the school observes Persons with Disabilities History and Awareness Month.
Tex. Government Code § 322.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 322 / Section 322.018
§ 322.018. RECORDS MANAGEMENT REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2056.001.

(b) The board may periodically review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of the policies and management of a state governmental committee or state agency that is involved in:

(1) analyzing and recommending improvements to the state's system of records management; and

(2) preserving the essential records of this state, including records relating to financial management information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1019.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1019 / Section 1019.002
§ 1019.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2202.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2202 / Section 2202.051
§ 2202.051. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An association of insurers may not act as a joint underwriting association in this state on behalf of the association's member insurers unless the association holds a certificate of authority issued under this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.354 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.354
§ 1104.354. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A person may not be appointed guardian if the person:

(1) is a party or is a person whose parent is a party to a lawsuit concerning or affecting the welfare of the proposed ward, unless the court:

(A) determines that the lawsuit claim of the person who has applied to be appointed guardian is not in conflict with the lawsuit claim of the proposed ward; or

(B) appoints a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of the proposed ward throughout the litigation of the ward's lawsuit claim;

(2) is indebted to the proposed ward, unless the person pays the debt before appointment; or

(3) asserts a claim adverse to the proposed ward or the proposed ward's property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.052
§ 3900.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city shall appoint directors.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.201 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.201
§ 12.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the commission and the commission's procedures by which a complaint is filed with and resolved by the commission. The commission shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the commission for the purpose of directing complaints to the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3920.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3920 / Section 3920.055
§ 3920.055. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.