A county’s payment of an amount owed under a contract for services required by that contract does not violate Texas Constitution article III, section 53, nor is an amended contract supported by sufficient additional consideration in violation of that constitutional prohibition.
House Concurrent Resolution 111, passed by the 80th Legislature, gives the State Preservation Board and the Texas Facilities Commission discretion concerning the construction of a Bill of Rights monument.
Hearings for court-ordered mental health services held in Kerr County pursuant to Health and Safety Code subsection 574.031(g) are likely required to be recorded by an official court reporter.
The federal exemption for over-the-road buses does not preempt Texas Transportation Code section 621.101; therefore, over-the-road buses traveling on Texas interstate highways are subject to the tandem axle weight limits in subsection 621.101(a)(2).
A county may call a bond election to fund improvements to city streets that are integral or a connecting link to the county’s roads or state highways.
When the Texas Windstorm Insurance Ass'n Board has provided requisite notice to member insurers about an assessment at a regularly-scheduled Board meeting, it is unlikely a court will require the Board to call an additional emergency meeting to provide the same notice. So long as the Board complies with its quorum requirement, Board vacancies do not impair its ability to take action.
A sheriff may donate Code of Criminal Procedure article 59.06 forfeiture funds to a county service center without violating Texas Constitution article III, section 52(a) if the donation serves a public purpose with sufficient controls to ensure accomplishment of the public purpose and will provide a return benefit to the public.
Without evidence in the statutes of the Legislature's clear and unmistakable intent to preempt all local ordinances affecting dams, a court would likely conclude that a local regulation will be invalid only to the extent inconsistent with a state regulation.
Constable’s statements to run for office were not made in requisite public setting, and without more, a petition with the minimum number of signatures to waive the filing fee for a place on the ballot does not amount to an announcement of candidacy.