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January 01, 2018
Agritourism - statutory limitations on liability for private property owners when private aircraft lands for agritourism purposes
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January 01, 2018
Temporary directors - authority to cancel confirmation and candidate election|Temporary directors - scope of authority in absence of confirmation and candidate election|Appointing official's authority to withdraw appointment of temporary director
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January 01, 2018
Historic or existing use permits - scope of authority of groundwater conservation districts concerning such permits in specific circumstances
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January 01, 2018
Homestead tax exemption establishing floor greater than amount set in Texas Constitution article VIII, § 1-b(e) - authority of home-rule municipality to adopt|Homestead tax exemption establishing floor greater than amount set in Texas Constitution article VIII § 1-b(e) - authority of home-rule city to adopt|Homestead tax exemption - $5,000 floor set in Texas Constitution article VIII § 1-b(e) may not be increased by home-rule municipality|Property tax exemption - chief appraiser determines individual's right to exemption and has duty to determine an exemption is inapplicable to extent
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January 01, 2018
Provision of health insurance benefits to surviving spouse of municipal fire fighter under Government Code section 615.073
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January 01, 2018
Disclosure obligations of criminal district attorney under Code of Criminal Procedure article 39.14 when information is protected by attorney-client privilege or confidential under other law|Imputing knowledge from assistant criminal district attorneys performing civil duties to the prosecutor as "the State" for purposes of Code of Criminal Procedure article 39.14
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January 01, 2018
Applicability of Penal Code subsections 46.035(a-1), (a-2), and (a-3) to presiding election judge with handgun license|Applicability of Penal Code subsection 46.03(a)(2) to presiding election judge with handgun license|Applicability of Penal Code prohibitions on open and concealed carry of handguns on higher education institution campus to presiding election judge with handgun license|Applicability of Penal Code prohibitions on carrying handgun at polling place located on private property to presiding election judge with handgun license|Authority of presiding judge with handgun license to carr
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January 01, 2018
Article XVI, section 40(b)(1) prohibits current public school district employees who are not schoolteachers from receiving salary for city council service|Article XVI, section 40(b)(1) allows public schoolteachers to receive salary for city council service|Whether employee qualifies as schoolteacher is fact question contingent upon directly instructing students in required curriculum
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January 01, 2018
Contractual assessment imposed by local government under Local Government Code chapter 399 is special assessment and treated as real estate taxes on the property
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January 01, 2018
Enforceability of a right of reverter in a deed that conveys a fee simple determinable interest to a college|Enforceability of right of reverter in economic development corporation's deed of a fee simple determinable interest to an agency of the State|Enforceability of economic development corporation's right of reverter in a deed conveying a fee simple determinable to an agency of the State