The Teacher Retirement System’s authority to invest its funds is limited to items qualifying as “securities” under Government Code subsection 825.301(a); thus, to the extent any real estate investments of the System comprise realty itself and do not qualify as a “security” pursuant to subsection 825.301(a), they are unconstitutional.
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Under Special District and Local Laws Code chapter 11001, Bastrop County has discretion about the standard it will utilize to approve Bastrop County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2 improvements, provided the standard is based on good engineering practices according to specified statutory considerations.
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A court would likely conclude that appraisal district board members are appointed and are not required to complete the certified cybersecurity training program it mandated by Government Code subsection 2054.5191(a-1).
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A court is likely to conclude that Texas A&M University must comply with the requirements of section 2166.5011 before removing or relocating the Ross statue.
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Emergency powers granted by Government Code chapter do not authorize local governmental entities operating under a declared disaster to independently rewrite state law such as Property Code chapter 24 governing evictions.
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If wearing a facial covering in a transit authority vehicle or facility is necessary for the safe and efficient operation of the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Authority may require any person medically capable of doing so to wear a facial covering when entering its vehicles or facilities.
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County authority to require facial coverings in courtrooms, courthouses, and county buildings can be found in in the Texas statutes, and in emergency and executive orders.
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Construed within the context of chapter 23, articles 23.01 and 23.04 identify the court that may issue a capias, after commitment or the posting of bail.
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A court is unlikely to conclude that institutions of higher education may use passage of other exams for comparable programs or passage of a State Board for Educator Certification Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test practice exam to meet the grant award requirement in Rider 52 that qualified students pass the State Board for Educator Certification Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test.
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Absent an election granting it authority, the Jackson County County-Wide Drainage District does not possess authority to levy, set the rate, and collect a flood control tax.