Government Code section 74.104 authorizes district judges to determine reasonable compensation of court coordinators, subject to approval by the commissioners courts; neither the judges nor commissioners courts have unilateral authority to set such compensation; a commissioners court may set the salaries of assistant court coordinators under Local Government Code section 152.011.
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Occupations Code section 351.005 provides that the Texas Optometry Board is prohibited from interfering with certain rights of a licensed physician.
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Municipal and county officials may not regulate or restrict the sale of firearms in a local disaster area.
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Revenue generated from inmate use of a PIN debit system to pay for phone time must be credited to the county’s general fund.
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Occupations Code chapter 1102’s express authorization for a real estate inspector to provide an opinion on real estate’s “plumbing systems” likely includes a camera inspection; thus, to the extent the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners’ rule requires a real estate inspector to get a plumber’s license to perform a job that is within the scope of the real estate inspector’s license, a court would most likely consider the rule invalid.
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The operation of pawnshops is governed exclusively by state law.
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Government Code section 25.2702 authorizes the Nolan County Commissioners Court to set the salaries of the official court reporter and the court administrator for the 1st Multicounty Court at Law.
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Whether Education Code section 11.167 authorizes a school district to purchase property outside the district’s boundaries to build and operate a school will depend on whether a court finds implied authority within that section to do so.
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A nonprofit organization leasing a publicly owned property may generally qualify for and obtain the state tax credit for certified rehabilitation of certified historic structures on behalf of the public owner pursuant to Tax Code, chapter 171, subchapter S.
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A depreciation benefit product purchased solely with cash does not fit the definition of a depreciation benefit optional member program in Occupations Code subsection 1304.003(a)(3) and thus is not regulated by chapter 1304.