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Tex. Transportation Code § 455.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 455 / Section 455.004
§ 455.004. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A public transportation advisory committee consisting of nine members shall:

(1) advise the commission on the needs and problems of the state's public transportation providers, including the methods for allocating state public transportation money;

(2) comment on rules involving public transportation during development of the rules and before the commission finally adopts the rules unless an emergency requires immediate commission action;

(3) advise the commission on the implementation of Chapter 461;

(4) perform any other duty determined by the commission; and

(5) reflect the diversity of the state.

(b) The members of the committee shall be appointed by the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall each appoint:

(1) one member who represents a diverse cross-section of public transportation providers;

(2) one member who represents a diverse cross-section of transportation users; and

(3) one member who represents the general public.

(c) A member serves at the pleasure of the officer who appointed the member. A member is not entitled to compensation for service on the committee but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses the member incurs in performing committee duties.

(d) The public transportation advisory committee shall meet as requested by the commission.

(e) The commission may adopt rules to govern the operation of the advisory committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3791.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3791 / Section 3791.0309
§ 3791.0309. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.003
§ 16.003. TWO-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 16.010, 16.0031, and 16.0045, a person must bring suit for trespass for injury to the estate or to the property of another, conversion of personal property, taking or detaining the personal property of another, personal injury, forcible entry and detainer, and forcible detainer not later than two years after the day the cause of action accrues.

(b) A person must bring suit not later than two years after the day the cause of action accrues in an action for injury resulting in death. The cause of action accrues on the death of the injured person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3806.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3806 / Section 3806.006
§ 3806.006. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0751 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0751
§ 526.0751. OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS FOR AGING ADULTS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in collaboration with the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and other appropriate state agencies, shall conduct public awareness and education outreach campaigns designed to provide information relating to the programs and resources available to aging adults who are blind or visually impaired in this state.

(b) The campaigns must be:

(1) tailored to targeted populations, including:

(A) aging adults with or at risk of blindness or visual impairment and the families and caregivers of those adults;

(B) health care providers, including home and community-based services providers, health care facilities, and emergency medical services providers;

(C) community and faith-based organizations; and

(D) the public; and

(2) disseminated through methods appropriate for each targeted population, including by:

(A) attending health fairs; and

(B) working with organizations or groups that serve aging adults, including community clinics, libraries, support groups for aging adults, veterans organizations, for-profit providers of vision services, and the state and local chapters of the National Federation of the Blind.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.159
§ 3896.159. BOND MATURITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds must mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8876.022 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8876 / Section 8876.022
§ 8876.022. CONFIRMATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district.

(b) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election held under this section.

(c) Except as provided by this section, a confirmation election must be conducted as provided by Sections 36.017(b)-(i), Water Code, and the Election Code. The provision of Section 36.017(d), Water Code, relating to the election of directors does not apply to an election under this section.

(d) If the district's creation is not confirmed at an election held under this section, the temporary directors may order one or more subsequent elections to be held to confirm the creation of the district not earlier than the first anniversary of the preceding confirmation election. If the district's creation is not confirmed at an election held under this section before December 31, 2018, the district is dissolved in accordance with Section 8876.003.

(e) The costs of an election held under this chapter may be paid by Reeves County.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.045 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.045
§ 33.045. NOTICE OF PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING DEFERRAL OR ABATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax bill mailed by an assessor or collector under Section 31.01 and any written communication delivered to a property owner by an assessor or collector for a taxing unit or an attorney or other agent of a taxing unit that specifically threatens a lawsuit to collect a delinquent tax assessed against property that may qualify as a residence homestead shall contain the following explanation in capital letters: "IF YOU ARE 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER OR ARE DISABLED, AND YOU OCCUPY THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT AS YOUR RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD, YOU SHOULD CONTACT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT REGARDING ANY ENTITLEMENT YOU MAY HAVE TO A POSTPONEMENT IN THE PAYMENT OF THESE TAXES".

(b) This section does not apply to a communication that relates to taxes that are the subject of pending litigation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1115.0507 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.0507
§ 1115.0507. INSURER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1115.0506, an insurer's issuance of an annuity must be reasonable under the circumstances known to the insurer at the time the annuity is issued.

(b) If there is no agent involved in an annuity transaction, the obligations described in this subchapter apply to the insurer that recommends or sells the annuity in the same way those obligations would apply to an agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.101
§ 1122.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating hospital facilities and providing medical and hospital care for the district's indigent residents as required under this chapter, another applicable statute, and the constitution of this state.
Tex. Labor Code § 102.014 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 102 / Section 102.014
§ 102.014. CHAIRMAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The four arbitrators selected under Sections 102.012 and 102.013 shall designate a fifth arbitrator who serves as the chairman of the board.

(b) If an agreement as to a fifth arbitrator cannot be reached under Subsection (a), on notice of any arbitrator a district judge of the district that has jurisdiction over the dispute or grievance shall appoint the fifth arbitrator, who serves as the chairman of the board.
Tex. Property Code § 5.080 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.080
§ 5.080. LIABILITY FOR DISCLOSURES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, a disclosure required by this subchapter that is made by a seller's agent is a disclosure made by the seller.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.207
§ 2602.207. ACCOUNTING; REPORTS; REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall adopt accounting procedures to show how money received from assessments or partial assessments is used.

(b) The association shall make interim accounting reports as the commissioner requires.

(c) The association shall make a final report to the commissioner showing how money received from assessments or partial assessments has been used, including a statement of any final balance of that money. As soon as practicable after completion of the final report, the association shall refund the remaining balance to the holders of participation receipts as required by Section 2602.206(b).
Tex. Tax Code § 322.302 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 322 / Section 322.302
§ 322.302. DISTRIBUTION OF TRUST FUNDS.
Status: in_force

At least quarterly during each state fiscal year and as often as feasible, the comptroller shall send to the person at each taxing entity who performs the function of entity treasurer, payable to the taxing entity, the entity's share of the taxes collected by the comptroller under this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.0081 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0081
§ 111.0081. WHEN PAYMENT IS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the amount of a determination made under this code is due and payable 10 days after it becomes final. If the amount of the determination is not paid within 10 days after the day it became final, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the determination, exclusive of penalties and interest, shall be added.

(b) This section does not apply to a determination under Section 111.022.

(c) The amount of a determination made under this code is due and payable 20 days after a comptroller's decision in a redetermination hearing becomes final. Except as provided by Subsection (d), if the amount of the determination is not paid within 20 days after the day the decision became final, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the determination, exclusive of penalties and interest, shall be added.

(d) The penalty provided by Subsection (c) is abated with respect to the disputed amount that is the subject of a timely filed suit under Subchapter E, Chapter 112. If the amount determined to be due in a final judgment in the suit is not paid within 20 days after the day the judgment became final, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount due, exclusive of penalties and interest, shall be added.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.073 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.073
§ 281.073. DISPOSITION OF DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of a district is subject to Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code.

(b) The period that medical records are retained shall be in accordance with rules relating to the retention of medical records adopted by the executive commissioner and with other applicable federal and state laws and rules.
Tex. Election Code § 141.063 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 141 / Section 141.063
§ 141.063. VALIDITY OF SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A signature on a petition is valid if:

(1) except as otherwise provided by this code, the signer, at the time of signing, is a registered voter of the territory from which the office sought is elected or has been issued a registration certificate for a registration that will become effective in that territory on or before the date of the applicable election;

(2) the petition includes the following information with respect to each signer:

(A) the signer's residence address;

(B) the signer's date of birth or the signer's voter registration number and, if the territory from which signatures must be obtained is situated in more than one county, the county of registration;

(C) the date of signing; and

(D) the signer's printed name;

(3) the part of the petition in which the signature appears contains the affidavit required by Section 141.065;

(4) each statement that is required by this code to appear on each page of the petition appears, at the time of signing, on the page on which the signature is entered; and

(5) any other applicable requirements prescribed by this code for a signature's validity are complied with.

(b) The signature is the only information that is required to appear on the petition in the signer's own handwriting.

(c) The use of ditto marks or abbreviations does not invalidate a signature if the required information is reasonably ascertainable.

(d) The omission of the state from the signer's residence address does not invalidate a signature unless the political subdivision from which the signature is obtained is situated in more than one state. The omission of the zip code from the address does not invalidate a signature.

(e) The signer's residence address and registration address are not required to be the same if the signer would otherwise be able to vote for that office under Section 11.004 or 112.002.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957A.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957A / Section 7957A.0307
§ 7957A.0307. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0703 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0703
§ 3971.0703. TAX AUTHORIZED; USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not impose a hotel occupancy tax unless the city consents to the imposition.

(b) The district may impose the hotel occupancy tax for:

(1) any purpose authorized under Chapter 351, Tax Code; or

(2) the construction, operation, or maintenance of a sports-related facility of the district if the city is authorized to impose the tax under Section 351.002, Tax Code, for that purpose that:

(A) has a notable impact on tourism and hotel activity; and

(B) is available to the public.
Tex. Government Code § 438.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 438 / Section 438.105
§ 438.105. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A member of the advisory committee is not entitled to compensation for service on the committee but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing committee duties as provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Family Code § 301.051 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 301 / Section 301.051
§ 301.051. REQUEST.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day before the last day of any applicable discovery period, a party may obtain disclosure from another party of the information or material described by Section 301.052 by serving the other party the following request:

"Under Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Family Code, you are requested to disclose, not later than the 30th day after the date of service of this request, the information or material described by Section (state applicable provision of Section 301.052)."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0051
§ 161.0051. REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS FOR NURSING HOMES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a nursing home that:

(1) is an institution licensed under Chapter 242; and

(2) serves residents who are elderly persons as defined by Section 242.002.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule may require nursing facilities to offer, in accordance with an immunization schedule adopted in department rules, immunizations to elderly residents or to staff who are in contact with elderly residents against diseases that the executive commissioner determines to be:

(1) caused by infectious agents;

(2) potentially deadly; and

(3) preventable by vaccine.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall require nursing homes to offer, in accordance with an immunization schedule adopted in department rules:

(1) pneumococcal vaccine to elderly residents; and

(2) influenza vaccine to elderly residents and to staff who are in contact with elderly residents.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.0165 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0165
§ 81.0165. SALARY OF SECRETARY.
Status: in_force

The salary of the secretary of the commission shall be the amount appropriated for that purpose by the legislature.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.007
§ 2022.007. MEMBER PER DIEM AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) An appointed commission member is entitled to:

(1) a per diem in an amount prescribed by legislative appropriation for each day spent in performing the duties of the office; and

(2) reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the duties of the office.

(b) Reimbursement for expenses under this section is subject to any applicable limitation in the General Appropriations Act.

(c) An ex officio commission member is entitled to reimbursement for expenses from the member's agency as provided by law for expenses incurred in the performance of the member's other official duties.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.401
§ 1051.401. RIGHT TO HEARING; APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board proposes to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a person's certificate of registration, the person is entitled to a hearing. The hearing shall be held by an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(b) The board shall prescribe procedures by which a decision to suspend or revoke or a refusal to renew a certificate of registration is made by or is appealable to the board.

(c) A hearing under this section is a contested case subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code, and must be conducted under rules enacted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings under Chapter 2003, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.154
§ 8834.154. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt an annual budget containing a complete financial statement.

(b) The board may amend the annual budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0204
§ 4205.0204. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.262 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.262
§ 11005.262. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding district bonds and interest on those bonds.

(b) Refunding bonds may:

(1) be issued to refund bonds of more than one series;

(2) combine the pledges for the outstanding bonds for the security of the refunding bonds; or

(3) be secured by a pledge of other or additional revenue or mortgage liens.

(c) The provisions of this subchapter regarding the issuance of other bonds, their security, and the remedies of the holders apply to refunding bonds.

(d) The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(e) Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the district, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in a bank at which the bonds to be refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest and any required redemption premium on the bonds to be refunded to any redemption date or to their maturity date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(f) An election is not required to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds.

(g) The district may also issue refunding bonds under any other applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3878.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3878 / Section 3878.105
§ 3878.105. CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with:

(1) Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or city to provide law enforcement and security services in the district for a fee; or

(2) a private entity for the private entity to provide supplemental security services.
Tex. Education Code § 29.052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.052
§ 29.052. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Emergent bilingual student" means a student whose primary language is other than English and whose English language skills are such that the student has difficulty performing ordinary classwork in English.

(2) "Parent" includes a legal guardian of a student.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 35.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.005
§ 35.005. PAYMENT OF ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may grant assistance of not more than $3,600 a year to a client and make periodic distributions or a lump-sum distribution according to the client's needs. The commissioner of aging and disability services or the commissioner's designee may grant additional amounts on consideration of an individual client's needs.

(b) In addition to the assistance authorized by Subsection (a), the department may award to a client a one-time grant of assistance of not more than $3,600 for architectural renovation or other capital expenditure to improve or facilitate the care, treatment, therapy, general living conditions, or access of a person with a disability. The commissioner of aging and disability services or the commissioner's designee may grant additional amounts on consideration of an individual client's needs.

(c) The department shall consult with the client to determine the manner of distribution of the assistance. On agreement of the person with a disability or the head of the family, as appropriate, the department may distribute the assistance directly to the client or to a qualified program or provider of services serving the client.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.488 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.488
§ 151.488. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; VENUE; ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may bring an action to enforce this subchapter and obtain any civil remedy authorized by this subchapter or any other law for the violation of this subchapter. The attorney general shall prosecute the action on the comptroller's behalf.

(b) Venue for and jurisdiction of an action under this section is exclusively conferred on the district courts in Travis County.

(c) If the comptroller prevails in an action under this section, the comptroller and attorney general are entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in bringing the action.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 101.72 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 101 / Section 101.72
§ 101.72. CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ON PREMISES LICENSED FOR OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly consumes liquor or malt beverages on the premises of a holder of a wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit or a retail dealer's off-premise license.

(b) A person is presumed to have knowingly violated Subsection (a) of this section if the warning sign required by either Section 26.05 or 71.10 of this code is displayed on the premises.

(c) Except as provided in Subsection (d) of this section, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $200.

(d) If a person has been convicted of a violation of this section occurring within a year of a subsequent violation, the subsequent violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $200.