Texas Government Code 418.1085 – Limitations On Construction and Related Services
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 418.1085
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
The presiding officer of the governing body of a political subdivision may not issue an order during a declared state of disaster or local disaster to address a pandemic disaster that would limit or prohibit:
(1) housing and commercial construction activities, including related activities involving the sale, transportation, and installation of manufactured homes;
(2) the provision of governmental services for title searches, notary services, and recording services in support of mortgages and real estate services and transactions;
(3) residential and commercial real estate services, including settlement services; or
(4) essential maintenance, manufacturing, design, operation, inspection, security, and construction services for essential products, services, and supply chain relief efforts.