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2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 4. District Powers and Duties › Section 4.12. Payment for Work

Sec. 4.12. PAYMENT FOR WORK.    (a)  The district shall pay the contract price of construction, renovation, or repair contracts in accordance with this section.
(b) The district shall make progress payments under contracts monthly as the work proceeds or at more frequent intervals as determined by the board.
(c) If requested by the board, the contractor shall furnish an analysis of the total contract price showing the amount included for each principal category of the work, in such detail as requested, to provide a basis for determining progress payments.
(d) In making progress payments, 10 percent of the estimated amount shall be retained until final completion and acceptance of the contract work.  However, if the board, at any time after 50 percent of the work has been completed, finds that satisfactory progress is being made, it may authorize any of the remaining progress payments to be made in full.  Also, if the work is substantially complete, the board, if it finds the amount retained to be in excess of the amount adequate for the protection of the district, may release to the contractor all or a portion of the excess amount.
(e) On completion and acceptance of each separate project, work, or other division of the contract, on which the price is stated separately in the contract, payment may be made without retention of a percentage.
(f) When work is completed according to the terms of the contract, the board shall draw a warrant on the depository to pay any balance due on the contract.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 4. District Powers and Duties › Section 4.13. Contracts for Purchase of Vehicles, Equipment, and Supplies Over $15,000

Sec. 4.13. CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE OF VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES OVER $15,000.    (a)  If the estimated amount of a proposed contract for the purchase of vehicles, equipment, or supplies is more than $15,000, the board shall ask for competitive bids as provided by Section 4.07 of this Act.
(b) This section does not apply to purchase of property from public agencies or to contracts for personal or professional services.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 4. District Powers and Duties › Section 4.14. Entry on Land

Sec. 4.14. ENTRY ON LAND.    (a)  The directors, the engineer, and the employees of the district may go on any land inside or outside the boundaries of the district to make surveys and examine the land with reference to the location of works, improvements, and waste disposal, treatment, and other facilities, plants, pipelines, equipment, and appliances and to attend to business of the district.
(b) Before a director, engineer, or employee enters on the land, the landowner must grant written permission or five days' written notice must be given to the landowner.
(c) If any activities of the district on the land cause damages to the land or property, the land or property shall be restored as nearly as possible to its original state.  The district shall pay the cost of the restoration.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 4. District Powers and Duties › Section 4.15. Right to Use Road Right-of-Way

Sec. 4.15. RIGHT TO USE ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.    (a)  The district has a right-of-way along and across all public state or county roads or highways;  provided that a governmental entity having jurisdiction of such right-of-way may designate the place upon the right-of-way the facilities of the district shall be installed and may require the relocation of the facilities of the district to accommodate any widening or changing of traffic lanes.
(b) The district may not proceed with any action to change, alter, or damage facilities or property of the state without having first obtained the written consent of the governmental entity having control and jurisdiction of such facilities or property.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 4. District Powers and Duties › Section 4.16. Fees and Charges

Sec. 4.16. FEES AND CHARGES.    (a)  The board may adopt and enforce all necessary charges, fees, or rentals, in addition to taxes, for providing any district facilities or services.
(b) The board may require a deposit for any services or facilities furnished and may or may not provide that the deposit will bear interest.  The interest, if any, may accrue to the deposit or be used to offset amounts due.
(c) The board may discontinue a facility or service to prevent an abuse or enforce payment of an unpaid charge, fee, or rental due the district, including taxes that have been due for not less than six months.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 4. District Powers and Duties › Section 4.17. Acquisition of Existing Facilities

Sec. 4.17. ACQUISITION OF EXISTING FACILITIES.  If the district acquires existing works, improvements, facilities, plants, pipelines, equipment, and appliances that are completed, partially completed, or under construction, the district may assume the contracts and obligations of the previous owner and perform the obligations of the previous owner in the same manner and to the same extent that any other purchaser or assignee would be bound.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 4. District Powers and Duties › Section 4.18. Solid Waste Resource Recovery Facilities

Sec. 4.18. SOLID WASTE RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITIES.  The district may construct or acquire and operate solid waste resource recovery facilities inside the district.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 4. District Powers and Duties › Section 4.19. Regulation of Solid Waste Management

Sec. 4.19. REGULATION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.  The district shall comply with all standards, laws, and rules relating to the operation for all aspects of solid waste handling, including storage, collection, recycling, incineration, sanitary landfill, or composting.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 4. District Powers and Duties › Section 4.20. On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems

Sec. 4.20. ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.    (a)  The district may apply to the department for designation as an authorized agent to implement and enforce on-site sewage disposal rules under Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code.
(b) If the district finds that due to the nature of the soil or drainage in the area it is necessary to prevent water pollution that may injure the public health, the district by rule may:
(1) provide limits on the number and kind of septic tanks in an area defined by the rule;
(2) prohibit the use of septic tanks in the area;  or
(3) prohibit the installation of new septic tanks in the area.
(c) The board shall consult the department and the commission before the adoption of a rule under Subsection (b) of this section.
(d) The board may not issue a rule under Subsection (b) of this section without first holding a public hearing in the area to be affected by the rule.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 4. District Powers and Duties › Section 4.21. Solid Waste Management Contracts

Sec. 4.21. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.    (a)  Unless otherwise provided by this Act, the district may contract to provide solid waste management services inside the district.
(b) The district shall set fees in a contract under Subsection (a) of this section after considering:
(1) the quality of the waste;
(2) the quantity of the waste;
(3) the difficulty encountered in treating or disposing of the waste;
(4) operation and maintenance expenses and debt retirement services;  and
(5) any other reasonable considerations.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 4. District Powers and Duties › Section 4.22. Areawide Waste Treatment

Sec. 4.22. AREAWIDE WASTE TREATMENT.  The powers and duties conferred on the district are granted subject to the state policy to encourage the development and use of regional and integrated solid waste management systems to serve the needs of the citizens of the state.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 5. District Finances › Section 5.01. Fiscal Year

Sec. 5.01. FISCAL YEAR.    (a)  The district operates on the fiscal year established by the board.
(b) The fiscal year may not be changed more than once in a 24-month period.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 5. District Finances › Section 5.02. Annual Audit

Sec. 5.02. ANNUAL AUDIT.  Annually, the board shall have an audit made of the financial condition of the district.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 5. District Finances › Section 5.03. Annual Budget

Sec. 5.03. ANNUAL BUDGET.    (a)  The board shall prepare and approve an annual budget for the district.
(b) The budget shall contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:
(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;
(2) the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each fund of the district;
(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;
(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;
(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;
(6) the estimated amount of revenues and balances available to cover the proposed budget;  and
(7) the estimated tax rate that will be required.
Sec. 5.04. AMENDING BUDGET.  After adoption, the annual budget may be amended on the board's approval.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 5. District Finances › Section 5.05. Limitation on Expenditure

Sec. 5.05. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE.  Money may not be spent for an expense not included in the annual budget or an amendment to it unless the board by order declares the expense to be necessary.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 5. District Finances › Section 5.06. Sworn Statement

Sec. 5.06. SWORN STATEMENT.  As soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year, the treasurer of the district shall prepare for the board a sworn statement of the amount of money that belongs to the district and an account of the disbursements of that money.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 5. District Finances › Section 5.07. Depository

Sec. 5.07. DEPOSITORY.    (a)  The board shall name one or more banks to serve as depository for district funds.
(b) District funds, other than those transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds issued by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and must remain on deposit.  This section does not limit the power of the board to invest the district's funds as provided by Section 5.08 of this Act.
(c) Before the district deposits funds in a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the bank must execute a bond or provide other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district's funds that exceed the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 5. District Finances › Section 5.08. Investments

Sec. 5.08. INVESTMENTS.    (a)  Funds of the district may be invested and reinvested by the board or its authorized representative in those investments specified by Article 836 or 837, Revised Statutes, or the Public Funds Investment Act of 1987 (Article 842a-2, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
(b) Funds of the district may be placed in certificates of deposit of state or national banks or state or federal savings and loan associations within the state provided that funds are secured in the manner required for the security of the funds of counties of the state.
(c) The board by resolution may provide that an authorized representative of the district may invest and reinvest the funds of the district and provide for money to be withdrawn from the appropriate accounts of the district for investments on terms the board considers advisable.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 5. District Finances › Section 5.09. Payment of Expenses

Sec. 5.09. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.    (a)  The district's directors may pay all costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the creation, organization, and operation of the district, legal fees, and other incidental expenses and may reimburse any person for money advanced for those purposes.
(b) Payments may be made from money obtained from the sale of bonds issued by the district or out of taxes, fees, or other revenues of the district.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 5. District Finances › Section 5.10. Borrowing Money

Sec. 5.10. BORROWING MONEY.  The district may borrow money for any purpose authorized under this Act or any combination of those purposes.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 6. Bonds › Section 6.01. Authority to Issue Bonds

Sec. 6.01. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.  The board may issue and sell bonds in the name of the district to acquire land and construct works, improvements, and waste disposal, treatment, and other facilities, plants, pipelines, equipment, and appliances as provided by this Act.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 6. Bonds › Section 6.02. Bond Payment

Sec. 6.02. BOND PAYMENT.  The board may provide for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds:
(1) from the levy and collection of property taxes on all taxable property within the district;
(2) by pledging all or part of the designated revenues from the ownership or operation of the district's works, improvements, and facilities;  or
(3) from a combination of the sources listed by Subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 6. Bonds › Section 6.03. Bond Election

Sec. 6.03. BOND ELECTION.    (a)  Bonds may not be issued by the district until authorized by a majority vote of individuals qualified to vote and actually voting in the area within the boundaries of the district at an election called and held for that purpose.
(b) The board may order a bond election.  The order calling the election must state the nature and the date of the election, the hours during which the polls will be open, the location of the polling places, the amount of bonds to be authorized, and the maximum maturity of the bonds.
(c) Notice of a bond election must be given as provided by the Election Code.
(d) At an election to authorize bonds, the ballot must be printed to provide for voting for or against the issuance of bonds and the levy of property taxes for payment of the bonds.
(e) The board shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election.  If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the issuance of the bonds, the bonds may be issued by the board, but if a majority of the votes cast at the election do not favor issuance of the bonds, the bonds may not be issued.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 6. Bonds › Section 6.04. Terms; Form

Sec. 6.04. TERMS;  FORM.    (a)  The district may issue its bonds in various series or issues.
(b) Bonds may mature serially or otherwise not more than 50 years after the date of issuance and shall bear interest at a rate permitted by state law.
(c) The district's bonds and interest coupons, if any, are investment securities under the terms of Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code, and may be issued registrable as to principal or as to principal and interest or may be issued in book entry form and may be made redeemable before maturity at the option of the district or may contain a mandatory redemption provision.
(d) The district's bonds may be issued in the form, denominations, and manner and under the terms, conditions, and details and shall be signed and executed as provided by the board in the resolution or order authorizing the bonds.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 6. Bonds › Section 6.05. Bond Provisions

Sec. 6.05. BOND PROVISIONS.    (a)  In the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds, the board may provide for the flow of funds, the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, and other funds and may make additional covenants with respect to the bonds and the pledged fees.
(b) The orders or resolutions of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds may prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged fees or may reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the fees on a parity with or subordinate to the pledge in support of the bonds being issued.
(c) The orders or resolutions of the board issuing bonds may contain other provisions and covenants as the board may determine.
(d) The board may adopt and have executed any other proceedings or instruments necessary and convenient in the issuance of bonds.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 6. Bonds › Section 6.06. Approval and Registration

Sec. 6.06. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.    (a)  Bonds issued by the district and the records relating to their issuance must be submitted to the attorney general for examination as to their validity.
(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized in accordance with the law, the attorney general shall approve them, and the comptroller of public accounts shall register the bonds.
(c) Following approval and registration, the bonds are incontestable and are binding obligations according to their terms.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 6. Bonds › Section 6.07. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 6.07. REFUNDING BONDS.    (a)  Refunding bonds of the district may be issued to refund and pay off an outstanding indebtedness the district has issued or assumed.
(b) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Chapter 784, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969 (Article 717k-3, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
(c) The refunding bonds may be sold and the proceeds applied to the payment of outstanding indebtedness or may be exchanged in whole or in part for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.  If the refunding bonds are to be sold and the proceeds applied to the payment of outstanding indebtedness, the refunding bonds must be issued and payments made in the manner provided by Chapter 503, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955 (Article 717k, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 6. Bonds › Section 6.08. Legal Investments; Security for Deposits

Sec. 6.08. LEGAL INVESTMENTS;  SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.    (a)  District bonds are legal and authorized investments for:
(1) a bank;
(2) a savings bank;
(3) a trust company;
(4) a savings and loan association;
(5) an insurance company;
(6) a fiduciary;
(7) a trustee;
(8) a guardian;  and
(9) the sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of the state and other public funds of the state and its agencies, including the permanent school fund.
(b) District bonds may secure deposits of public funds of the state or a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.  The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value, if accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 6. Bonds › Section 6.09. Mandamus by Bondholders

Sec. 6.09. MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS.  In addition to all other rights and remedies provided by law, if the district defaults in the payment of principal, interest, or redemption price on its bonds when due or if it fails to make payments into any fund or funds created in the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the bonds or defaults in the observation or performance of any other covenants, conditions, or obligations set forth in the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of its bonds, the owners of any of the bonds are entitled to a writ of mandamus issued by a court of competent jurisdiction compelling and requiring the district and its officials to observe and perform the covenants, obligations, or conditions prescribed in the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the district's bonds.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 6. Bonds › Section 6.10. Application of Other Laws

Sec. 6.10. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.  Bonds of the district are considered bonds under the Bond Procedures Act of 1981 (Article 717k-6, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 7. Taxes › Section 7.01. Tax Status of Bonds

Sec. 7.01. TAX STATUS OF BONDS.  Since the district created under this Act is a public entity performing an essential public function, bonds issued by the district, any transaction relating to the bonds, and profits made in the sale of the bonds are free from taxation by the state or by a municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 7. Taxes › Section 7.02. Levy of Taxes

Sec. 7.02. LEVY OF TAXES.    (a)  The board may annually levy taxes in the district in an amount necessary to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued by the district and the expense of assessing and collecting taxes.
(b) The district may annually levy and collect a maintenance and operating tax in an amount not to exceed five cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of property in the district to pay maintenance and operating expenses of the district.
(c) The combined tax rate for all purposes may not exceed 10 cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of property in the district.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 7. Taxes › Section 7.03. Board Authority

Sec. 7.03. BOARD AUTHORITY.    (a)  The board may levy taxes for the entire year in which the district is created.
(b) The board shall levy taxes on all property within the boundaries of the district subject to district taxation.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 7. Taxes › Section 7.04. Tax Rate

Sec. 7.04. TAX RATE.  In setting the tax rate, the board shall take into consideration the income of the district from sources other than taxation.  On determination of the amount of tax required to be levied, the board shall make the levy and certify it to the tax collector.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 7. Taxes › Section 7.05. Tax Appraisal, Assessment, and Collection

Sec. 7.05. TAX APPRAISAL, ASSESSMENT, AND COLLECTION.    (a)  The Tax Code governs the appraisal, assessment, and collection of district taxes.
(b) The board may provide for the appointment of a tax collector for the district or may contract for the collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 4A - Sanitation and Health Protection › Article 4477-7j. Gaines County Solid Waste Management Act › Article 8. Change in Boundaries › Section 8.01. Expansion of District Territory

Sec. 8.01. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY.    (a)  Registered voters of a defined territory that is not included in the district may file a petition with the secretary of the board requesting the inclusion of the territory in the district.  The petition must be signed by at least 50 registered voters of the territory or a majority of those voters, whichever is less.
(b) The board by order shall set a time and place to hold a hearing on the petition to include the territory in the district.  The board shall set a date for the hearing that is after the 30th day after the date the board issues the order.
(c) If after the hearing the board finds that annexation of the territory into the district would be feasible and would benefit the district, the board may approve the annexation by a resolution entered in its minutes.  The board is not required to include all of the territory described in the petition if the board finds that a modification or change is necessary or desirable.
(d) Annexation of territory is final when approved by a majority of the voters at an election held in the district and by a majority of the voters at a separate election held in the territory to be annexed.  If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the voters in the election to approve the annexation must also determine if the annexed territory will assume its proportion of the debts or taxes if added to the district.
(e) The election ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following, as applicable:
(1) "Adding (description of territory to be added) to the Gaines County Solid Waste Management District."
(2) "(Description of territory to be added) assuming its proportionate share of the outstanding debts and taxes of the Gaines County Solid Waste Management District, if it is added to the district."
(f) The election shall be held after the 45th day and on or before the 60th day after the date the election is ordered.  The election shall be ordered and notice of the election shall be given in accordance with the Election Code.  Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election held under this section.
Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 670, Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 1991.  Sec. 4.07 amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 757, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Sec. 4.13 amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 757, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 5.03, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 5.04, eff. June 17, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 9.01(a)(12), eff. September 1, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 6-1/2 - Abortion › Article 4512.1. Abortion

If any person shall designedly administer to a pregnant woman or knowingly procure to be administered with her consent any drug or medicine, or shall use towards her any violence or means whatever externally or internally applied, and thereby procure an abortion, he shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than five years; if it be done without her consent, the punishment shall be doubled. By "abortion" is meant that the life of the fetus or embryo shall be destroyed in the woman’s womb or that a premature birth thereof be caused.
Acts 1925, 39th Leg., R.S., S.B. 7, eff. September 1, 1925. Transferred from Art. 1191, Penal Code of Texas, 1925, by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 399 (S.B. 34), pg. 996e, eff. January 1, 1974.
The following article was held to have been impliedly repealed in McCorvey v. Hill, 385 F.3d 846 (5th Cir. 2004).
In Section 2, Chapter 62 (S.B. 8), and Section 4, Chapter 800 (H.B. 1280), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, the legislature finds that the state statutes enacted before the ruling in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), that prohibit and criminalize abortion unless the mother's life is in danger, have not been repealed by the legislature, either expressly or by implication.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 6-1/2 - Abortion › Article 4512.2. Furnishing the Means

Whoever furnishes the means for procuring an abortion knowing the purpose intended is guilty as an accomplice.
Acts 1925, 39th Leg., R.S., S.B. 7, eff. September 1, 1925. Transferred from Art. 1192, Penal Code of Texas, 1925, by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 399 (S.B. 34), pg. 996e, eff. January 1, 1974.
The following article was held to have been impliedly repealed in McCorvey v. Hill, 385 F.3d 846 (5th Cir. 2004).
In Section 2, Chapter 62 (S.B. 8), and Section 4, Chapter 800 (H.B. 1280), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, the legislature finds that the state statutes enacted before the ruling in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), that prohibit and criminalize abortion unless the mother's life is in danger, have not been repealed by the legislature, either expressly or by implication.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 6-1/2 - Abortion › Article 4512.3. Attempt at Abortion

If the means used shall fail to produce an abortion, the offender is nevertheless guilty of an attempt to produce abortion, provided it be shown that such means were calculated to produce that result, and shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than one thousand dollars.
Acts 1925, 39th Leg., R.S., S.B. 7, eff. September 1, 1925. Transferred from Art. 1193, Penal Code of Texas, 1925, by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 399 (S.B. 34), pg. 996e, eff. January 1, 1974.
The following article was held to have been impliedly repealed in McCorvey v. Hill, 385 F.3d 846 (5th Cir. 2004).
In Section 2, Chapter 62 (S.B. 8), and Section 4, Chapter 800 (H.B. 1280), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, the legislature finds that the state statutes enacted before the ruling in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), that prohibit and criminalize abortion unless the mother's life is in danger, have not been repealed by the legislature, either expressly or by implication.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 6-1/2 - Abortion › Article 4512.4. Murder in Producing Abortion

If the death of the mother is occasioned by an abortion so produced or by an attempt to effect the same it is murder.
Acts 1925, 39th Leg., R.S., S.B. 7, eff. September 1, 1925. Transferred from Art. 1194, Penal Code of Texas, 1925, by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 399 (S.B. 34), pg. 996e, eff. January 1, 1974.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 6-1/2 - Abortion › Article 4512.5. Destroying Unborn Child

Whoever shall during parturition of the mother destroy the vitality or life in a child in a state of being born and before actual birth, which child would otherwise have been born alive, shall be confined in the penitentiary for life or for not less than five years.
Acts 1925, 39th Leg., R.S., S.B. 7, eff. September 1, 1925. Transferred from Art. 1195, Penal Code of Texas, 1925, by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 399 (S.B. 34), pg. 996e, eff. January 1, 1974.
The following article was held to have been impliedly repealed in McCorvey v. Hill, 385 F.3d 846 (5th Cir. 2004).
In Section 2, Chapter 62 (S.B. 8), and Section 4, Chapter 800 (H.B. 1280), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, the legislature finds that the state statutes enacted before the ruling in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), that prohibit and criminalize abortion unless the mother's life is in danger, have not been repealed by the legislature, either expressly or by implication.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 71 - Health--Public › Chapter 6-1/2 - Abortion › Article 4512.6. By Medical Advice

Nothing in this chapter applies to an abortion procured or attempted by medical advice for the purpose of saving the life of the mother.
Acts 1925, 39th Leg., R.S., S.B. 7, eff. September 1, 1925. Transferred from Art. 1196, Penal Code of Texas, 1925, by Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 399 (S.B. 34), pg. 996e, eff. January 1, 1974.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 83 - Labor › Chapter 12 - Restrictions on Labor › Article 5196a. Discrimination

The following shall constitute discrimination against persons seeking employment:  Where any corporation, or receiver of same, doing business in this State, or any officer or agent of such corporation or receiver shall discriminate against any person seeking employment on account of his having participated in a strike.
Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142, ch. 67.  Amended by Acts 1909, 31st Leg., p. 160.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 83 - Labor › Chapter 12 - Restrictions on Labor › Article 5196b. Penalty

Every person violating any provision of the preceding article shall be imprisoned in jail for not less than one month nor more than one year.
Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142, ch. 67.  Amended by Acts 1909, 31st Leg., p. 160, ch. 89.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 83 - Labor › Chapter 12 - Restrictions on Labor › Article 5198. Foreign Corporations to Forfeit Permit

Any foreign corporation violating any provision of this chapter is hereby denied the right, and is prohibited from doing any business within this State, and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to enforce this provision, by injunction or other proceeding in the district court of Travis County, in the name of the State of Texas.
Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 83 - Labor › Chapter 12 - Restrictions on Labor › Article 5199. Liability

Each person, company or corporation, who shall in any manner violate any provision of this chapter shall, for each offense committed, forfeit and pay the sum of one thousand dollars, which may be recovered in the name of the State of Texas, in any county where the offense was committed, or where the offender resides, or in Travis County;  and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General, or the district or county attorney under the direction of the Attorney General, to sue for the recovery of the same.
Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 83 - Labor › Chapter 12 - Restrictions on Labor › Article 5201. Prima Facie Evidence of Agency

In prosecutions for the violation of any provision of this chapter, evidence that any person has acted as the agent of a corporation in the transaction of its business in this State shall be received as prima facie proof that his act in the name, behalf or interest of the corporation of which he was acting as the agent, was the act of the corporation.
Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 83 - Labor › Chapter 12 - Restrictions on Labor › Article 5201a. Prima Facie Proof of Agency

Evidence that any person has acted as the agent of a corporation in the transaction of its business in this State shall be received as prima facie proof that his act in the name, behalf or interest of the corporation of which he was acting as the agent, was the act of the corporation.
Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142, ch. 67.  Amended by Acts 1909, 31st Leg., p. 160.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 83 - Labor › Chapter 12 - Restrictions on Labor › Article 5202. May Examine Witnesses

Upon the application of the Attorney General, or of any district or county attorney, made to any justice of the peace in this State, and stating that he has reason to believe that a witness, who is to be found in the county of which such justice is an officer, knows of a violation of any provision of this chapter, the justice to whom such application is made shall have summoned and examined such witness in relation to such violations.
Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 83 - Labor › Chapter 12 - Restrictions on Labor › Article 5203. Sworn Statement

Such witness shall be summoned as provided for in criminal cases.  He shall be duly sworn, and the justice shall cause the statements of the witness to be reduced to writing and signed and sworn to before him, and such statement shall be delivered to the attorney upon whose application the witness was summoned.
Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 83 - Labor › Chapter 12 - Restrictions on Labor › Article 5204. Failure of Witness to Appear

If the witness summoned as aforesaid fails to appear or to make statements of the facts within his knowledge under oath, or to sign the same after it has been reduced to writing, he shall be guilty of contempt of court and may be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars, and may be attached and imprisoned in jail until he shall make a full statement of all facts within his knowledge with reference to the matter inquired about.
Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 83 - Labor › Chapter 12 - Restrictions on Labor › Article 5205a. Witness Must Testify

No witness shall refuse to testify as to any violation of this chapter on the ground that his testimony may incriminate him, but any witness so examined shall not be liable to prosecution for any violation of any provision of this chapter about which he may testify fully and without reserve.
Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142, ch. 67.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 83 - Labor › Chapter 12 - Restrictions on Labor › Article 5206. Statement of Cause of Discharge

Any written statement of cause of discharge, if true, when made by such agent, company or corporation, shall never be used as the cause for an action for libel, either civil or criminal, against the agent, company or corporation so furnishing same.
Acts 1907, 30th Leg., p. 142.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 86 - Lands--Public › Chapter 3 - Surface and Timber Rights › Article 5326i. Reinstatement of Purchases in Hutchinson County › Section 1.

Sec. 1. In cases where lands belonging to the Public Free School Funds located in Hutchinson County, Texas, stand forfeited on the records of the General Land Office, and where said forfeitures have been made by the Commissioner of the General Land Office after September 1, 1942, and prior to February 1, 1943, and where such lands have been used or occupied by the original purchaser of said lands from the State of Texas for a continuous period of twenty-seven years or more, the said forfeitures may be set aside and the original purchases re-instated by the said Commissioner upon the payment of all moneys due and owing on such land, including interest and principal;  providing that such re-instatement shall not be effective as to any intervening rights of third parties.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 86 - Lands--Public › Chapter 3 - Surface and Timber Rights › Article 5326i. Reinstatement of Purchases in Hutchinson County › Section 2.

Sec. 2. In cases where lands belonging to the Public Free School Fund located in Hardeman County stand forfeited on the records of the General Land Office and said forfeitures having been made by the Commissioner of the General Land Office prior to September 25, 1943, and after January 1, 1943, and where the lands have been improved by the present occupant or user to the extent of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars or more, the said forfeitures may be set aside and the original purchases re-instated by the said Commissioner upon payment of all moneys due and owing on such land, including interest and principal;  providing that such reinstatement shall not be effective as to any intervening rights of third parties.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 86 - Lands--Public › Chapter 3 - Surface and Timber Rights › Article 5326i. Reinstatement of Purchases in Hutchinson County › Section 3.

Sec. 3. If any section, sub-section, clause, sentence, or provision of this Act, for any reason, be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, it shall not affect in any wise the remaining provisions of this Act not so held, and all that portion not so held invalid shall remain in full force and effect;  it being the express intention of the Legislature to enact such Act without respect to such section, sub-section, clause, sentence, or provision, or a part thereof, so held to be invalid or unconstitutional.
Acts 1950, 51st Leg., 1st C.S., p. 84, ch. 21.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 86 - Lands--Public › Chapter 3 - Surface and Timber Rights › Article 5330a. Regulating Sale and Patenting of Lands Formerly Part of Oklahoma; Special Land Board Abolished; Powers and Duties of General Land Office › Section 1. Land Offered to Claimants; Consideration

Sec. 1. LAND OFFERED TO CLAIMANTS;  CONSIDERATION.  All of the lands along the 100th degree of west longitude on the East side of the Panhandle of the State of Texas and the west side of the State of Oklahoma, found to be in the State of Texas by the final decree of the Supreme Court of the United States, entered March 17th, 1930, in the case of the State of Oklahoma vs. the State of Texas, the United States of America, Intervenor, theretofore claimed by Oklahoma but now located in Lipscomb, Hemphill, Wheeler, Collingsworth and Childress Counties, are hereby offered for sale to the claimants of said lands as reflected by the Deed Records or other public records of the State of Oklahoma and under the laws of the State of Oklahoma at the time of the rendition of said decree by the Supreme Court of the United States, and said lands shall be sold to such claimants as would have then owned said lands had the same been a part of Oklahoma, or who have acquired or may hereafter acquire title by foreclosure of a line valid and enforceable under the laws of Oklahoma at the time of the rendition of such decree.  The consideration for such sale shall be the sum of One ($1.00) Dollar per acre.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 86 - Lands--Public › Chapter 3 - Surface and Timber Rights › Article 5330a. Regulating Sale and Patenting of Lands Formerly Part of Oklahoma; Special Land Board Abolished; Powers and Duties of General Land Office › Section 2. Special Land Board Abolished; Transfer of Rights and Duties

Sec. 2. SPECIAL LAND BOARD ABOLISHED;  TRANSFER OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES.  The rights and duties of the Special Land Board are transferred to the General Land Office, and the Special Land Board is abolished.  The General Land Office shall have the power to ascertain the bona fide claimants of said lands as shown by the public records and under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, to make such surveys and investigations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, and to adopt such rules, regulations and forms as it may deem expedient.
2023 Texas Statutes › Vernon's Civil Statutes › Title 86 - Lands--Public › Chapter 3 - Surface and Timber Rights › Article 5330a. Regulating Sale and Patenting of Lands Formerly Part of Oklahoma; Special Land Board Abolished; Powers and Duties of General Land Office › Section 3. Application; Fee; Investigation and Award

Sec. 3. APPLICATION;  FEE;  INVESTIGATION AND AWARD.  Any claimant to any portion of said lands who would have had title to same had it been located in Oklahoma, may make application to the Commissioner of the General Land Office to purchase the land claimed.  Such application shall be accompanied by field notes of the tract claimed, together with a filing fee of One ($1.00) Dollar, an examination fee of Fifteen (.15¢)  Cents per acre, and with such other information as the Land Board may require to be given, including certified copies of all muniments of title under the laws of Oklahoma.  Upon receipt of such application the Land Board shall cause an investigation to be made as to the status of the public records of the State of Oklahoma, and in event it is found that the applicant would have been the owner of said land at the time of the decree of the Supreme Court of the United States had the same been located in Oklahoma, or holds title by reason of foreclosure of a lien valid and enforceable under the laws of Oklahoma at the time of such decree of the Supreme Court of the United States, such application shall be approved, and said land awarded to said applicant.  Within sixty days after such award such applicant shall pay to the Commissioner of the General Land Office the sum of One ($1.00) Dollar per acre for said land, and upon receipt of such payment the Commissioner of the General Land Office shall issue to the claimant a patent to said lands in such form as the Land Commissioner shall prescribe.