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Tex. Government Code § 2001.093 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.093
§ 2001.093.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2001.093. DISCOVERY FROM PARTIES: COPY OF PREVIOUS STATEMENT. (a) On request, a person, including a person who is not a party, is entitled to obtain a copy of a statement in a party's possession, custody, or control that the person has previously made about the contested case or its subject matter.

(b) A person whose request under Subsection (a) is refused may move for a state agency order under Section 2001.091.

(c) In this section, a statement is considered to be previously made if it is:

(1) a written statement signed or otherwise adopted or approved by the person making it; or

(2) a stenographic, mechanical, electrical, or other recording, or a transcription of the recording, which is a substantially verbatim recital of an oral statement by the person making it and that was contemporaneously recorded.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.462 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.462
§ 161.462. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The attorney general or the attorney general's designee may bring an action in a court of this state to prevent or restrain a violation of this subchapter by any person or by a person controlling such a person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.304
§ 3833.304. NO TAX PHASE-INS AND ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not grant a tax abatement or phase-in under Chapter 311 or 312, Tax Code, or any other law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1903.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1903 / Section 1903.001
§ 1903.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(2) "Council" means the Irrigator Advisory Council.

(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.

(4) "Irrigation system" means an assembly of component parts permanently installed for the controlled distribution and conservation of water to irrigate landscape vegetation, reduce dust, or control erosion. The term does not include a system used on or by an agricultural operation as defined by Section 251.002, Agriculture Code.

(5) "Person" means an individual.
Tex. Water Code § 51.515 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.515
§ 51.515. ORDER ADOPTING TAX PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) After all persons have been heard, the board may approve the proposed tax plan or may change or modify the plan.

(b) The board shall adopt a tax plan which it considers, under the evidence before it, most equitably distributes the tax burden and conserves the public welfare.

(c) The board shall enter its order establishing the tax plan, and the plan shall become the basis for the assessment and collection of taxes until the district adopts a different plan.

(d) The order is not subject to judicial review except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.

(e) A new plan may be adopted if required to preserve equity of distribution in the manner provided for adopting the original plan; however, no change may be made in the tax plan which will impair the ability of the district promptly to meet all outstanding obligations of the district within the intent of Sections 51.434 and 51.437 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.260 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.260
§ 11005.260. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of district bonds for:

(1) the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction not to exceed three years;

(2) a reserve interest and sinking fund; and

(3) other funds as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds or in the trust indenture.

(b) The district may use proceeds from the sale of the bonds to pay any expense necessarily incurred in accomplishing the purpose of the district, including any expense of issuing and selling the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8436.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8436 / Section 8436.104
§ 8436.104. 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. Transportation Code § 284.065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.065
§ 284.065. POOLED PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court of a county by resolution may pool two or more projects the county constructs under this chapter.

(b) An existing project may be pooled in whole or in part with a new project or another existing project.

(c) A project may be pooled more than once.

(d) The resolution of the commissioners court establishing a pooled project shall set a date when each of the projects being pooled will be available for the free use of the public. The date must be consistent with the bond instrument applicable to bonds for any of the pooled projects.

(e) Subject to the terms of a bond instrument, a county proceeding under this chapter may, from time to time, issue bonds, including bonds that are payable either in whole or in part from the revenues of a pooled project, to:

(1) pay all or a part of the cost of the pooled project or the cost of a part of the pooled project;

(2) pay the costs of constructing improvements, extensions, or enlargements to all or part of a pooled project; or

(3) refund outstanding bonds issued for any part of a pooled project, including payment of a bond redemption premium and any interest to the date of redemption; and

(4) pay the cost of constructing improvements, extensions, and enlargements to any part of a pooled project for which any part of the bonds to be refunded were issued.

(f) Revenues of any part of a pooled project may be pledged to pay the bonds.

(g) Improvements, extensions, or enlargements to be paid from refunding bonds issued under this chapter may be constructed on any part of the pooled project without regard to the parts of the pooled project covered by the bonds to be refunded.

(h) The refunding bonds may be issued in exchange for outstanding bonds or may be sold and the proceeds used to redeem outstanding bonds.

(i) A county may, from time to time, amend the extent or component parts of a designated pooled project, consistent with the terms of related bond instruments.

(j) This chapter applies to a pooled project and an amended pooled project in the same manner that it applies to any other project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8850.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8850 / Section 8850.0301
§ 8850.0301. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, applicable to groundwater conservation districts.
Tex. Water Code § 53.126 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.126
§ 53.126. EFFECT OF ENUMERATION OF POWERS.
Status: in_force

No statement of specific powers in this chapter is a limitation on the general powers given by this chapter, unless it is specifically so stated.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1053.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.058
§ 1053.058. DESIGN AND APPROVAL OF INTERIOR DESIGNER'S SEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prescribe and approve the seal to be used by an interior designer.

(b) The design of the seal must be the same as the design used by the board, except that the words "Registered Interior Designer, State of Texas" must be used instead of "Texas Board of Architectural Examiners."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.113
§ 1059.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision of this state or with a state or federal agency for the district to:

(1) furnish a mobile emergency medical or air ambulance service; or

(2) provide for the investigatory or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.084 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.084
§ 533.084. MANAGEMENT OF SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent provided by this subtitle, the department, in coordination with the executive commissioner, may lease, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any surplus real property related to the provision of services under this title, including any improvements under its management and control, or authorize the lease, transfer, or disposal of the property. Surplus property is property the executive commissioner designates as having minimal value to the present service delivery system and projects to have minimal value to the service delivery system as described in the department's long-range plan.

(b) The proceeds from the lease, transfer, or disposal of surplus real property, including any improvements, shall be deposited to the credit of the department in the Texas capital trust fund established under Chapter 2201, Government Code. The proceeds may be appropriated only for improvements to the department's system of mental health facilities.

(c) A lease proposal shall be advertised at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in at least two newspapers. One newspaper must be a newspaper published in the municipality in which the property is located or the daily newspaper published nearest to the property's location. The other newspaper must have statewide circulation. Each lease is subject to the attorney general's approval as to substance and form. The executive commissioner shall adopt forms, rules, and contracts that, in the executive commissioner's best judgment, will protect the state's interests. The executive commissioner may reject any or all bids.

(d) This section does not authorize the executive commissioner or department to close or consolidate a facility used to provide mental health services without first obtaining legislative approval.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the executive commissioner, in coordination with the department, may enter into a written agreement with the General Land Office to administer lease proposals. If the General Land Office administers a lease proposal under the agreement, notice that the property is offered for lease must be published in accordance with Section 32.107, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.084 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.084
§ 60.084. MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board has control over and shall manage the affairs of the district and may employ any person, firm, partnership, or corporation the board considers necessary for conducting the affairs of the district, including engineers, attorneys, financial advisors, a general manager, operations personnel, auditors, and secretaries.

(b) The board may require an officer or employee to execute a bond payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties.

(c) The board may remove any district employee.

(d) The board may adopt rules necessary or convenient to carry out district powers and duties to govern its affairs.

(e) The board may adopt rules to preserve the public health and welfare concerning the agricultural products submitted to the district for harvesting, processing, distributing, or transporting.

(f) The board may adopt rules on the priority of the use of district property and services, including the payment of fees.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 105.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 105 / Section 105.003
§ 105.003. REFUELING SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who operates a service station shall provide, on request, refueling service to a person with a disability who is the driver of a vehicle and displays:

(1) a license plate issued under Section 504.201 or 504.203, Transportation Code; or

(2) a disabled parking placard issued under Section 681.004, Transportation Code.

(b) The price charged for motor vehicle fuel provided under Subsection (a) may not exceed the price the service station would otherwise generally charge the public for the purchase of motor vehicle fuel without refueling service.
Tex. Education Code § 58.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 58 / Section 58.006
§ 58.006. STATEWIDE PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may contract with one or more organizations to operate the statewide preceptorship program in general internal medicine, the statewide preceptorship program in family medicine, and the statewide preceptorship program in general pediatrics for medical students enrolled in Texas medical schools.

(b) An organization eligible to receive funds under this subsection must:

(1) qualify for exemption from federal income tax under Section 501, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501); or

(2) be operated by a state accredited medical school.

(c) Students eligible to participate in the preceptorship programs under this section must indicate an interest in a primary care career.

(d) For purposes of this section, "medical school" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.501(1), except that the term also includes the school of osteopathic medicine at the University of the Incarnate Word.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.061
§ 118.061. LETTERS AND ABSTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The fee for "Letters Testamentary, Letter of Guardianship, Letter of Administration, or Abstract of Judgment" under Section 118.052(3) is for the issuing of any of those documents.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.028 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.028
§ 271.028. EFFECT OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

A contract awarded in violation of this subchapter is void.
Tex. Insurance Code § 36.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 36 / Section 36.101
§ 36.101. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.
Status: in_force

Except as specifically provided by law, the department is subject to Chapters 2001 and 2002, Government Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.002
§ 541.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a person that:

(1) conducts business in this state or produces a product or service consumed by residents of this state;

(2) processes or engages in the sale of personal data; and

(3) is not a small business as defined by the United States Small Business Administration, except to the extent that Section 541.107 applies to a person described by this subdivision.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a state agency or a political subdivision of this state;

(2) a financial institution or data subject to Title V, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. Section 6801 et seq.);

(3) a covered entity or business associate governed by the privacy, security, and breach notification rules issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, established under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (Division A, Title XIII, and Division B, Title IV, Pub. L. No. 111-5);

(4) a nonprofit organization;

(5) an institution of higher education; or

(6) an electric utility, a power generation company, or a retail electric provider, as those terms are defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 323.408 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 323 / Section 323.408
§ 323.408.
Status: in_force

Sec. 323.408. ELECTION CONTEST: DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) When the comptroller receives a notice of contest of an election under this chapter, the effective date of the tax or the abolition of a tax is suspended.

(b) When a final judgment is entered in the election contest, the county judge shall notify the comptroller by United States certified or registered mail and enclose a certified copy of the final judgment.

(c) If the final judgment in the election contest results in a change in the tax status of the county under this chapter, the tax or the abolition of the tax takes effect as provided by Section 323.102 except that the notice of the final judgment is substituted for the notice of election results prescribed by Section 323.405.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2030.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2030 / Section 2030.002
§ 2030.002. STATE HORSE BREED REGISTRIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The officially designated state horse breed registries for accredited Texas-bred horses are:

(1) the Texas Thoroughbred Breeders Association for Thoroughbred horses;

(2) the Texas Quarter Horse Association for quarter horses;

(3) the Texas Appaloosa Horse Club for Appaloosa horses;

(4) the Texas Arabian Breeders Association for Arabian horses; and

(5) the Texas Paint Horse Breeders Association for paint horses.

(b) The appropriate state horse breed registry shall act in an advisory capacity to each racetrack association and to the commission for the purpose of administering Sections 2030.003 and 2030.004.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140A.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140A / Section 140A.002
§ 140A.002. CIVIL RACKETEERING.
Status: in_force

A person or enterprise commits racketeering if, for financial gain, the person or enterprise commits an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code (trafficking of persons).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4501.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4501 / Section 4501.004
§ 4501.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All residents of this state will benefit from the works and projects provided by the authority.

(c) The creation of the authority is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of development and diversification of the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop and expand commerce, tourism, recreation, historical awareness, education, and the arts.

(d) The authority will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in Anderson and Cherokee Counties;

(2) preserve, maintain, and enhance the Texas State Railroad; and

(3) preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of Anderson and Cherokee Counties.

(e) The authority may not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest, even though the authority will incidentally benefit many private interests in addition to the paramount public interest.
Tex. Local Government Code § 71.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 71 / Section 71.013
§ 71.013. SUBSEQUENT ELECTION.
Status: in_force

If the election is held in a county and the proposition to detach part of the county is defeated at the election, a subsequent election for the same purpose may not be ordered or held within five years after the date of the initial election.
Tex. Government Code § 480.0003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0003
§ 480.0003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed as creating or requiring a state guarantee of an obligation imposed on an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or this state under an event support contract or another agreement relating to hosting an event in this state.
Tex. Education Code § 13.104 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 13 / Section 13.104
§ 13.104. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioners court receives a petition under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall hold a hearing on the validity of the petition. If the commissioners court determines the petition is valid, each board of trustees shall order an election to be held on the same date in each district.

(b) The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Creation of a new school district that includes the following territory from the _________ School District: ___________________." The ballot description of the territory to be detached must be sufficient to give general notice of the territory affected.

(c) An election on the detachment of the territory and creation of a new district has no effect unless at least 25 percent of the registered voters of each district vote in the election in which the issue is on the ballot.

(d) The boards of trustees shall report the results of the election to the appropriate commissioners courts, which shall declare the results of the election. The new school district is created only if the proposition receives:

(1) a majority of the votes in the territory to be detached; and

(2) a majority of the votes in the remaining territory in each district from which property is to be detached in the manner prescribed by Section 13.003.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.082 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.082
§ 43.082. ANNEXATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES OF LAND OWNED BY NAVIGATION DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A municipality with a population of less than 30,000, that is in a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico and that is adjacent to a county with a population of one million or more, and that seeks to annex land owned by a navigation district operating under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, must have the consent of the district to annex the land.
Tex. Election Code § 221.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 221 / Section 221.002
§ 221.002. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the district court has exclusive original jurisdiction of an election contest.

(b) The senate and the house of representatives, in joint session, have exclusive jurisdiction of a contest of a general election for governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller of public accounts, commissioner of the general land office, or attorney general.

(c) The senate has exclusive jurisdiction of a contest of a general or special election for state senator.

(d) The house of representatives has exclusive jurisdiction of a contest of a general or special election for state representative.

(e) The governor has exclusive jurisdiction of a contest of the election of presidential electors.

(f) The court of appeals has appellate jurisdiction of contests originating in the district court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 7.01 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 7.01
§ 7.01.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.01. The states of Texas, Maine, and Vermont are party states to this compact. Any other state may be made eligible for party status by a majority vote of the commission and ratification by the legislature of the host state, subject to fulfillment of the rights of the initial nonhost party states under Section 3.04(11) of Article III and Section 4.01 of Article IV, and upon compliance with those terms and conditions for eligibility that the host state may establish. The host state may establish all terms and conditions for the entry of any state, other than the states named in this section, as a member of this compact; provided, however, the specific provisions of this compact, except for those pertaining to the composition of the commission and those pertaining to Section 7.09 of this article, may not be changed except upon ratification by the legislatures of the party states.