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Gaines County
2020 Census Population
Population:
21598
County seat:
Seminole
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Gaines County
2020 Census Population
Population:
21598
County seat:
Seminole
| Agriculture Code | 12.0271(a)(1) | Rural Economic Development and Investment Program | Not more than 75,000 |
| Agriculture Code | 12.046(a)(2) | Texas Rural Investment Fund | Less than 200,000 |
| Alcoholic Beverage Code | 106.115(b-1) | Attendance at Alcohol Awareness Course; License Suspension | 75,000 or less |
| Alcoholic Beverage Code | 108.56(b)(1) | Dry Areas | 250,000 or less |
| Alcoholic Beverage Code | 108.56(b)(4) | Dry Areas | 250,000 or less |
| Alcoholic Beverage Code | 28.101(a)(2) | Public Consumption | Less than 65,000 |
| Alcoholic Beverage Code | 28.19(e)(2) | Sales at Temporary Location | Less than 65,000 |
| Alcoholic Beverage Code | 31.06(a)(2) | Public Consumption | Less than 65,000 |
| Civil Practice & Remedies Code | 15.0151(a) | Certain Political Subdivisions | 100,000 or less |
| Civil Practice & Remedies Code | 34.0445(g)(2) | Persons Eligible to Purchase Real Property | Less than 250,000 |
| Criminal Procedure Code | 1.051(c )(1) | Right to representation by counsel | Less than 250,000 |
| Criminal Procedure Code | 1.051(i) | Right to representation by counsel | Less than 250,000;250,000 or more |
| Criminal Procedure Code | 103.004(c ) | Disposition of Collected Money | Less than 50,000 |
| Criminal Procedure Code | 104.004(b) | Extraordinary Costs of Prosecution | Less than 50,000 |
| Criminal Procedure Code | 2.123(a) | Adjunct Police Officers | Under 200,000 |
| Criminal Procedure Code | 2.21(g) | Duty of Clerks | Less than 2 million |
| Criminal Procedure Code | 38.43(f) | Evidence Containing Biological Material | Less than 100,000 |
| Criminal Procedure Code | 42A.304(f)(3) | Community Service | Less than 50,000 |
| Criminal Procedure Code | 46B.084(a)(2) | Proceedings on Return of Defendant to Court | Less than 1 million or in a county with 4 million or more |
| Criminal Procedure Code | 46B.084(a-1)(2) | Proceedings on Return of Defendant to Court | Less than 1 million or in a county with 4 million or more |
| Criminal Procedure Code | 46B.084(d)(2) | Proceedings on Return of Defendant to Court | Less than 1 million or in a county with 4 million or more |
| Education Code | 1001.255(a)(1) | Regulation of Certain Driver Education Instructors | 50,000 or less |
| Education Code | 11.1513(g)(1) | Employment Policy | Less than 35,000 |
| Education Code | 130.253(b) | Branch Campus Maintenance Tax | 150,000 or less |
| Education Code | 33.906(e)(2) | Website Information Concerning Local Programs and Services Available to Assist Homeless Students | Less than 50,000 |
| Education Code | 37.011(a) | Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program | Greater than 125,000;Less than 125,000 |
| Education Code | 38.060(a)(1) | Coordination with Existing Providers in Certain Areas | Not greater than 50,000 |
| Education Code | 49.158(a)(3)(B) | Limitation | Less than 40,000 |
| Education Code | 56.101(7) | Definitions ("Rural County") | Less than 50,000 |
| Education Code | 61.9601 | Definition ("Rural County") | 50,000 or less |
| Election Code | 127.004(b)(2) | Assistants to Tabulation Supervisor | Less than 60,000 |
| Election Code | 172.024(a)(14) | Filing Fee (County Officials) | 200,000 or more;Under 200,000 |
| Election Code | 172.024(a)(15) | Filing Fee (Justice of the Peace) | 200,000 or more;Under 200,000 |
| Election Code | 18.013(a) | Political Subdivision List in Certain Counties | 25,000 or less |
| Election Code | 253.155(b)(2)(A) | Contribution Limits | Less than 250,000 |
| Election Code | 253.157(a-2)(2)(B) | Limit on Contribution by General-Purpose Committees | 1 million or less |
| Election Code | 253.157(a-2)(3)(C) | Limit on Contribution by General-Purpose Committees | Less than 250,000 |
| Election Code | 31.039(g) | Salary; Staff; Operating Expenses | 1 million or less |
| Election Code | 32.002(a) | Judges for County Election | Over 500,000;500,000 or less |
| Election Code | 42.006(b) | Population Requirements | Under 100,000 |
| Election Code | 42.006(c) | Population Requirements | Under 50,000 |
| Election Code | 42.007 | Combining Incorporated and Unincorporated Territory | 10,000 or more |
| Election Code | 85.065(a) | Days and Hours for Voting: Temporary Branch in Less Populous County | Under 100,000 |
| Family Code | 107.155(a) | Exception to Qualifications Required to Conduct Adoption Evaluation | Less than 500,000 |
| Government Code | 1372.002(c)(1) | Project | Less than 100,000 |
| Government Code | 1372.026(a)(4) | Limitation on Amount of State Ceiling Available to Housing Finance Corporations | Less than 100,000 |
| Government Code | 2165.1061(a)(1) | Space Allocation Plans; Transition Plans | 75,000 or less |
| Government Code | 23.101(a)(8) | Primary Priorities | Less than 175,000 |
| Government Code | 2303.406(d)(1) | Enterprise Project Designation | Less than 250,000 |
| Government Code | 2306.6703(b)(2) | Evaluation and Underwriting of Certain Applications | Less than 1 million |
| Government Code | 25.0006(a-1)(2)(B)(i) | Bond; Removal | 125,000 or less |
| Government Code | 26.001(a)(2)(B)(i) | Bond | 125,000 or less |
| Government Code | 27.051(f) | Terms of Court; Place for Holding Court | Less than 30,000 |
| Government Code | 403.1042(b)(1) | Tobacco Settlement Permanent Trust Account Investment Advisory Committee | 50,000 or less |
| Government Code | 41.203(b)(3) | Amount of Transfer | More than 19,000 and not more than 75,000 |
| Government Code | 411.175(2) | Procedures for Submitting Fingerprints | 46,000 or less |
| Government Code | 419.909(a-1)(2)(A) | Fire Safety Inspections | Less than 100,000 |
| Government Code | 434.032(b) | Creation | Less than 200,000 |
| Government Code | 444.003(a) | Composition; Terms | Less than 50,000 |
| Government Code | 485.043(a)(3) | Eligibility for Rebate | Less than 100,000 |
| Government Code | 487.301(2)(A) | Definitions | 150,000 or less |
| Government Code | 487.551(2)(A) | Definitions | 50,000 or less |
| Government Code | 487.601(3)(A) | Definitions | Not greater than 50,000 |
| Government Code | 487.751 | Definitions | Not more than 125,000 |
| Government Code | 490G.001(2-a) | Definitions | Less than 60,000 |
| Government Code | 490H.002(a)(10) | Composition | Less than 60,000 |
| Government Code | 490H.002(a)(11) | Composition | Less than 60,000 |
| Government Code | 490H.002(a)(8) | Composition | Less than 35,000 |
| Government Code | 490H.002(a)(8-a) | Composition (County Clerk) | Less than 60,000 |
| Government Code | 490H.002(a)(8-b) | Composition (Sheriff) | Less than 60,000 |
| Government Code | 490H.002(a)(9) | Composition | Less than 60,000 |
| Government Code | 511.004(a) | Membership; Terms; Vacancies | More than 35,000;35,000 or less |
| Government Code | 511.022(b)(7) | Advisory Committee | Less than 80,000 |
| Government Code | 52.051(d)(1) | Compensation of District Court Reporters | Less than 1 million |
| Government Code | 531.015 | New Facilities in Certain Counties | Less than 200,000 |
| Government Code | 531.0991(h)(1) | Grant Program for Mental Health Services | Less than 100,000 |
| Government Code | 531.0992(d-1)(1) | Grant Program for Mental Health Services for Veterans and Their Families | Less than 100,000 |
| Government Code | 531.0993(c)(1) | Grant Program to Reduce Recidivism, Arrest, and Incarceration Among Individuals With Mental Illness and to Reduce Wait Time for Forensic Commitment | Less than 100,000 |
| Government Code | 531.125(d) | Grants | Less than 150,000 |
| Government Code | 539.002(c) | Grants for Establishment and Expansion of Community Collaborative | Less than 250,000 |
| Government Code | 57.002(c) | Appointment of Interpreter or Cart Provider; Cart Provider List | Less than 50,000 |
| Government Code | 573.061(4)(A) | General Exceptions | Less than 35,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 117.052(a)(2) | Appointment of Members | Less than 50,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 12.137(b)(1) | Tobacco Settlement Permanent Trust Account Administration Advisory Committee | 50,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 122.002(a) | Health Unit in County With Population of Less Than 22,000 | Less than 22,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 262.034(e)(1) | Facilities and Services for Elderly and Disabled | 225,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 285.101(a)(1) | Facilities and Services for Elderly and Disabled | 35,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 285.161(a) | Tax Authorized | 75,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 286.023(d) | Filing of Petition; Hearing; Ordering Election | 75,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 286.101(g) | Expansion of District Territory | 75,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 286.171(a) | Tax Authorized | 75,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 287.041(b) | Board of Directors | Less than 125,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 311.042(9)(B)(iv) | Definitions | Under 50,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 311.0455 | Annual Report by the Department | Under 50,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 311.046 | Annual Report of Community Benefits Plan | Under 50,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 311.081(a)(3) | Applicability and Construction of Subchapter | 50,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 361.111(a)(2) | Commission Shall Exempt Certain Municipal Solid Waste Management Facilities | Less than 85,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 361.980(b)(2) | Recycling Leadership Program Collection Report | Less than 50,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 363.041(5) | Composition of Advisory Council | Less than 150,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 363.0616(a) | Preparation of Regional Plan by Other Public Agency in Certain Regionst | 10-county region with less than 300,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 368.012 | County Licensing and Regulation | Less than 375,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 382.018(d)(1)(B) | Outdoor Burning of Waste and Combustible Material | Less than 50,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 437.0201(d)(1) | Regulation of Food at Farmers' Markets Under Temporary Food Establishment Permits | Less than 50,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 437.0202(e )(1) | Temperature Requirements for Food at Farmers' Markets | Less than 50,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 487.601(3)(A) | Definitions | Not greater than 50,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 672.002(a) | Establishment of Review Team | Less than 50,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 771.058(a) | Optional Participation in Plan | 120,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 771.058(d) | Optional Participation in Plan | 120,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 771.151(6)(A) | Definitions ("Rural Area") | 50,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 772.304(a) | Applicability of Subchapter | More than 20,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 772.306(o) | Board of Managers | Less than 40,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 773.0045(a)(1) | Temporary Exemptions for Emergency Medical Services Personnel Practicing in Rural Area | 50,000 or less |
| Health & Safety Code | 773.1151(b) | Use of Telemedicine Medical Service by Certain Trauma Facilities | Less than 30,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 775.014(h) | Creation of District That Includes Municipal Territory | Less than 1.8 million |
| Health & Safety Code | 775.0341(a)(1) | Appointment of Board in Certain Districts Located in More than One County | Less than 22,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 81.404(a)(1) | Appointment of Members; Term | Less than 100,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 822.102(a)(12) | Applicability of Subchapter | West of the Pecos River that has less than 25,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 823.002(1) | Exemption for Certain Counties, Clinics, and Facilities | Less than 75,000 |
| Health & Safety Code | 829.0015 | Applicability of Chapter | 75,000 or less |
| Human Resources Code | 152.0009(a) | Transportation | 190,000 or less |
| Human Resources Code | 42.0461(a) | Public Notice and Hearing: Residential Child Care | Less than 300,000 |
| Human Resources Code | 43.003(b) | License Required | Less than 40,000 |
| Insurance Code | 1305.004(22)(A) | Definitions ("Rural Area") | 50,000 or less |
| Insurance Code | 2651.012(c)(1) | Unencumbered Assets | 10,000 or more but less than 50,000 |
| Insurance Code | 6002.004(d)(1) | Provision of Certain Services by Political Subdivision | Less than 80,000 |
| Insurance Code | 845.002(9)(A) | Definitions ("Rural Area") | 50,000 or less |
| Insurance Code | 848.001(10)(A) | Definitions ("Rural Hospital") | 50,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 111.001 | Subchapter Applicable to Counties with Population of 225,000 or Less; Exception | 225,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 111.062(b)(1) | Appointment of Budget Officer; Abolition of Office | 225,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 112.001 | Accounting System in County With County Auditor and Population of Less Than 190,000 | Less than 190,000 |
| Local Government Code | 114.041(a) | Statement of Fees, Commissions, and Other Money Received by Officers | 190,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 115.042(a) | Audit in Counties With Population Less Than 25,000 | Less than 25,000 |
| Local Government Code | 130.909(a)(2) | Petty Cash Funds for Certain Officials | Less than 3.3 million |
| Local Government Code | 140.008(e ) | Annual Report of Certain Financial Information | Less than 35,000 |
| Local Government Code | 154.008(b) | Legislative Appropriation for Officers Compensated on Salary Basis | Less than 60,000 |
| Local Government Code | 154.021 | Compensation of District, County, and Precinct Officers on Salary Basis | 190,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 154.0235 | Procedures Regarding Payment of Office Expenses and Employee Salaries | 190,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 158.034(a) | County Civil Service | Less than 2.8 million;2.8 million or more |
| Local Government Code | 158.038(b) | Exemptions | 3.3 million or less |
| Local Government Code | 172.012(b) | Limitation of Risk Pools | Fewer than 500,000 |
| Local Government Code | 179.002(2) | Applicability of Chapter (Authority of Certain First Responders to Carry Handgun) | 250,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 233.001(a) | Requiring Repair, Removal, or Demolition of Building or Other Structure | 120,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 262.011(a) | Purchasing Agents | 150,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 291.007 | Nonbinding Referendum on County Property Matter | Less than 40,000 |
| Local Government Code | 292.0231(a) | Facilities in Counties with Populations Under 30,000 | Less than 30,000 |
| Local Government Code | 320.001 | Eligible Counties | 5,000 or more |
| Local Government Code | 382.052(b) | Eligibility | More than 1,000 |
| Local Government Code | 383.021(a) | Counties Authorized to Create Districts | 400,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 397A.102(a) | Creation of Regional Military Sustainability Commission | 60,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 580.004(b) | Rainwater Harvesting | More than 10,000;10,000 or less |
| Local Government Code | 84.002(a) | Appointment of County Auditor | 10,200 or more |
| Local Government Code | 87.043(a) | Temporary Absence in Office of County Judge in Certain Counties | Less than 150,000 |
| Natural Resources Code | 32.012(c) | Members of the Board | Less than 200,000 |
| Natural Resources Code | 61.021(c) | Area Not Covered by Subchapter | 40,000 or less |
| Occupations Code | 1702.3705(c) | Prohibition Against Certain Political Subdivisions Acting as Alarm Systems Company | Less than 80,000 |
| Occupations Code | 1704.052 | Discretionary Creation of Board | Less than 110,000 |
| Occupations Code | 1704.055(c) | Meetings | Less than 150,000 |
| Occupations Code | 1704.160(b) | Security Requirements | Less than 250,000 |
| Occupations Code | 1956.017(b)(8) | Advisory Committee | Less than 500,000 |
| Occupations Code | 2304.002 | Application of Chapter | 50,000 or less |
| Occupations Code | 2308.051(a)(6) | Towing, Storage, and Booting Advisory Board | Less than 1 million |
| Occupations Code | 562.1011(a)(2)(A) | Operation of Class C Pharmacy in Certain Rural Hospitals | 50,000 or less |
| Occupations Code | 568.002(b) | Registration Required | Less than 50,000 |
| Occupations Code | 601.203(b)(1)(B) | Hardship Exemption | Less than 50,000 |
| Parks & Wildlife Code | 24.002(1) | Texas Recreation and Parks Account | Less than 500,000 |
| Parks & Wildlife Code | 24.002(a)(1) | Texas Recreation and Parks Account | Less than 500,000 |
| Property Code | 211.001(4)(A)(i) | Definitions | Less than 65,000 |
| Property Code | 55.002(c) | Lien | 800,000 or less |
| Tax Code | 23.425(a)(1) | Eligibility of Land Used for Growing Florist Items in Certain Counties | 35,000 or less |
| Tax Code | 23.55(j)(1) | Change of Use of Land | Less than 100,000 |
| Tax Code | 23.76(j)(1) | Change of Use of Land | Less than 100,000 |
| Tax Code | 311.0091(a) | Composition of Board of Directors of Certain Reinvestment Zones | Less than 1.8 million |
| Tax Code | 324.021(a) | Tax Authorized | 50,000 or less |
| Tax Code | 34.015(p)(2) | Persons Eligible to Purchase Real Property | Less than 250,000 |
| Tax Code | 352.107 | Hotel Tax Authorized for County Development Districts | Less than 600,000 |
| Tax Code | 41.45(b-4)(1) | Hearing on Protest | Less than 100,000 |
| Tax Code | 41.47(f)(1) | Determination of Protest | Less than 4 million |
| Tax Code | 6.035(a-1)(1)(B) | Restrictions on Eligibility and Conduct of Board Members and Chief Appraisers and Their Relatives | Less than 120,000 |
| Texas Civil Statutes Code | Title 49 Ch. 11 Art. 2688k | Education - Public,County Schools,Counties of 16,000 or more; ex officio school superintendent and county board of education; abolition of offices; transfer of duties | 16,000 or more |
| Texas Civil Statutes Code | Title 49 Ch. 11 Art. 2701d | Education - Public,County Schools,Rural supervisor and salary in counties having population of 1,100 to 41,500 | 1,100 to 41,500; |
| Texas Constitution | Art. 16, §61(a) | Compensation of district, county and precinct officers; salary or fee basis; disposition of fees | 20,000 or more |
| Texas Constitution | Art. 5, §18(a) | Division of counties into precincts; election of constable and justice of the peace; county commissioners and county commissioners' court | 18,000 or more but less than 50,000 |
| Texas Constitution | Art. 9, §9B | Hospital districts; creation, establishment, maintenance, and operation in counties with population of 75,000 or less | 75,000 or less |
| Transportation Code | 201.051(b) | Commission | Less than 150,000 |
| Transportation Code | 202.059(b) | Mowing, Baling, Shredding, and Hoeing Material on Right-of-Way | More than 10,000 |
| Transportation Code | 254.008(a) | Regulation of Private Ditches in Counties of 100,000 or Less | 100,000 or less |
| Transportation Code | 281.001 | Applicability of Chapter | 50,000 or less |
| Transportation Code | 284.2031(d) | Civil and Criminal Enforcement: Fine | Less than 3.3 million |
| Transportation Code | 370.2521(e) | Filing of Financial Statement by Director | Less than 200,000 |
| Transportation Code | 396.021(c ) | Screening Requirements | 200,000 or less |
| Transportation Code | 460.052(c) | Hearing | 12,000 or more |
| Transportation Code | 502.402(b-1) | Optional County Fee for Transportation Projects | Less than 700,000 |
| Transportation Code | 622.902(8)(C )(ii) | Length Exceptions | Less than 300,000 |
| Transportation Code | 683.015(d) | Auction Proceeds | Less than 150,000 |
| Transportation Code | 724.041(e )(1)(B) | Hearing on Suspension or Denial | Less than 300,000 |
| Water Code | 12.052(e-1)(3) | Dam Safety | Less than 350,000 |
| Water Code | 57.051(b) | Appointment of Board of Directors | 2,000 or more |
| Water Code | 67.011(a) | Powers of Corporation in Certain Counties | Less than 3.3 million |