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Tex. Local Government Code § 143.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.206
§ 143.206. ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A written agreement made under this subchapter between a public employer and a fire fighters association recognized as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent is enforceable and binding upon the public employer, the fire fighters association recognized as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent, and fire fighters covered by the agreement if:

(1) the municipality's governing body ratified the agreement by a majority vote; and

(2) the fire fighters association ratified the agreement by a majority of the votes received in a referendum of its members by secret ballot.

(b) The state district court of the judicial district in which the municipality is located has full authority and jurisdiction on the application of either party aggrieved by an action or omission of the other party when the action or omission is related to a right, duty, or obligation provided by any written agreement ratified by both the public employer and the fire fighters association. The court may issue proper restraining orders, temporary and permanent injunctions, and any other writ, order, or process, including contempt orders, that are appropriate to enforcing any written agreement ratified by both the public employer and the fire fighters association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7915.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7915 / Section 7915.104
§ 7915.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.35 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.35
§ 44.35. BAIL PENDING HABEAS CORPUS APPEAL.
Status: in_force

In any habeas corpus proceeding in any court or before any judge in this State where the defendant is remanded to the custody of an officer and an appeal is taken to an appellate court, the defendant shall be allowed bail by the court or judge so remanding the defendant, except in capital cases where the proof is evident. The fact that such defendant is released on bail shall not be grounds for a dismissal of the appeal except in capital cases where the proof is evident.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.003
§ 1053.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Lubbock County, Texas, as the boundaries of Lubbock County appear of record according to the field notes and plats on file in the county clerk's office.

(b) The boundaries of the district described by Subsection (a) form a closure. An error in copying the description does not affect the validity of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 362.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 362 / Section 362.002
§ 362.002. POLICY AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The policy of the state is to safeguard the public health, general welfare, and physical property from solid waste pollution by encouraging the processing of solid waste for the purpose of extracting, converting to energy, or otherwise separating and preparing solid waste for reuse.

(b) It is the policy of the state that the processing of solid waste for reuse is essential to the well-being and survival of state inhabitants and the protection of the environment. That processing will conserve and develop state natural resources, within the meaning of Article XVI, Section 59(a), of the Texas Constitution by preventing further damage to the environment.
Tex. Education Code § 28.058 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.058
§ 28.058. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

All information regarding an individual student received by the commissioner under this subchapter from a school district or student is confidential under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.034
§ 433.034. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person engaged for intrastate commerce in any of the following business activities shall keep records of each of the person's business transactions:

(1) slaughtering livestock;

(2) preparing, freezing, packaging, or labeling a livestock carcass or a part or product of a livestock carcass for use as human food or animal food;

(3) transporting, storing, buying, or selling, as a meat broker, wholesaler, or otherwise, a livestock carcass or a part or product of a livestock carcass;

(4) rendering; or

(5) buying, selling, or transporting dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock, or a part of a carcass of a livestock animal that died in a manner other than slaughter.

(b) On notice by the department, a person required to keep records shall at all reasonable times give the department and any representative of the United States Secretary of Agriculture accompanying the department staff:

(1) access to the person's place of business; and

(2) an opportunity to:

(A) examine the facilities, inventory, and records;

(B) copy the records required by this section; and

(C) take a reasonable sample of the inventory, on payment of the fair market value of the sample.

(c) The person shall maintain a record required by this section for the period prescribed by department rule.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.052
§ 1806.052. FEES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish and collect reasonable and necessary fees in amounts sufficient to cover the costs of:

(1) administering this chapter; and

(2) any other activity or function necessary for effective regulation under this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 8.267 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.267
§ 8.267. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF WRIT OF WITHHOLDING TO SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the clerk of the court issues a writ of withholding, a party authorized to file a notice of application for a writ of withholding under this subchapter may deliver a copy of the writ to a subsequent employer of the obligor by certified mail.

(b) Except as provided by an order under Section 8.152, the writ of withholding must include the name, address, and signature of the party and clearly indicate that the writ is being issued to a subsequent employer.

(c) The party shall file:

(1) a copy of the writ of withholding with the clerk not later than the third working day after the date of delivery of the writ to the subsequent employer; and

(2) the postal return receipt from the delivery to the subsequent employer not later than the third working day after the date the party receives the receipt.

(d) The party shall pay the clerk a fee in the amount of $15 for filing the copy of the writ.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1203.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.001
§ 1203.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to:

(1) a policy of group accident and health insurance as described by Chapter 1251;

(2) a policy of blanket accident and health insurance as described by Chapter 1251;

(3) a policy of individual accident and health insurance as defined by Section 1201.001; or

(4) an evidence of coverage as defined by Section 843.002.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to an individual accident and health insurance policy that is designed to fully integrate with other policies through a variable deductible.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.002
§ 4001.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, this title applies to each person licensed under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 885;

(2) Subchapter F, Chapter 911;

(3) Section 912.251;

(4) Subchapter E, Chapter 981;

(5) Subchapter D, Chapter 1152;

(6) Subchapter C or D of this chapter;

(7) Subtitle B, C, or D of this title; or

(8) Subsection (c), Article 5.13-1.

(a-1) Except as otherwise provided by this code, this title applies to each individual who holds a specialty certification under Subchapter H, Chapter 4054.

(b) This title does not apply to:

(1) a resident of this state who arbitrates in the adjustment of losses between an insurer and an insured, a marine adjuster who adjusts particular or general average losses of vessels or cargoes if the adjuster paid an occupation tax of $200 for the year in which the adjustment is made, or a practicing attorney at law in this state, acting in the regular transaction of the person's business as an attorney at law, who is not a local agent and is not acting as an adjuster for an insurer;

(2) an attorney in fact or the traveling salaried representative of a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange admitted to engage in the business of insurance in this state as to business transacted through the attorney in fact or salaried representative;

(3) the attorney in fact for a Lloyd's plan;

(4) the group motor vehicle insurance business or the group motor vehicle department of a company engaged in that business; or

(5) a salaried employee who is not involved in soliciting or negotiating insurance in the office of an agent and who devotes the employee's full time to clerical and administrative services, including the incidental taking of information from customers and receipt of premiums in the office of an agent, if:

(A) the employee does not receive any commissions; and

(B) the employee's compensation is not varied by the volume of premiums taken and received.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.455 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.455
§ 3846.455. USE OF HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may use the proceeds from a hotel occupancy tax imposed under this subchapter for any district purpose and for any purpose described by Section 351.101 or 352.1015, Tax Code, to the extent the board considers appropriate.

(b) During each interval of three calendar years following the date on which the tax is initially collected, the board may not apply an annual average of more than 10 percent of the amount of tax collected, excluding any interest earnings or investment profits and after a deduction for the costs of imposing and collecting the taxes, for the administrative expenses of the district or a district purpose other than the costs of:

(1) advertising and promoting tourism;

(2) business development and commerce, including the costs of planning, designing, constructing, acquiring, leasing, financing, owning, operating, maintaining, managing, improving, repairing, rehabilitating, or reconstructing improvement projects for:

(A) conferences, conventions, and exhibitions;

(B) manufacturer, consumer, or trade shows; and

(C) civic, community, or institutional events;

(3) encouraging and promoting the arts, including instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and related fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic arts and crafts, motion pictures, radio, television, tape and sound recording, and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of these major art forms;

(4) historical restoration and preservation projects; and

(5) activities, advertising, solicitations, and promotional programs to encourage tourists to visit preserved historic sites or museums.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 443.207 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 443 / Section 443.207
§ 443.207. TRANSPORTATION AND EXPORTATION OF CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS OUT OF STATE.
Status: in_force

Consumable hemp products may be legally transported across state lines and exported to foreign jurisdictions in a manner that is consistent with federal law and the laws of respective foreign jurisdictions.
Tex. Transportation Code § 193.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 193 / Section 193.001
§ 193.001. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; PACKING AND TRANSPORTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department by rule may adopt any requirement that:

(1) relates to the safe packing or transportation of hazardous materials; and

(2) is consistent with Chapter 51, Title 49, United States Code, or regulations adopted under that law.

(b) The department may not adopt a requirement for the transportation of hazardous materials by vessel or by aircraft.

(c) The department may adopt any administrative rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1954.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.001
§ 1954.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Digital network" means any online-enabled application, software, website, or system offered or used by a transportation network company that enables a prearranged ride with a transportation network company driver.

(2) "Personal vehicle" means a vehicle that is used by a transportation network company driver and is:

(A) owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the driver; and

(B) not a taxicab, limousine, or similar for-hire vehicle.

(3) "Prearranged ride" means transportation provided by a transportation network company driver to a transportation network company rider, beginning at the time a driver accepts a ride requested by a rider through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company and ending at the time the last requesting rider departs from the driver's personal vehicle. The term does not include:

(A) a shared expense carpool or vanpool arrangement or service; or

(B) transportation provided using a taxicab, limousine, or similar for-hire vehicle.

(4) "Transportation network company" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity operating in this state that uses a digital network to connect a transportation network company rider to a transportation network company driver for a prearranged ride.

(5) "Transportation network company driver" means an individual who:

(A) receives connections to potential transportation network company riders and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the company; and

(B) uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to a transportation network company rider on connection with the rider through a digital network controlled by the company in exchange for compensation or payment of a fee.

(6) "Transportation network company rider" means an individual who uses a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network company driver who provides a prearranged ride to the individual in the driver's personal vehicle between points chosen by the individual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.005
§ 8801.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district includes the territory located within the boundaries of Harris County and Galveston County, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 8801.006 or its predecessor statute, former Section 151.003(b), Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Government Code § 54B.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54B / Section 54B.017
§ 54B.017. APPELLATE REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Failure to appeal to the referring court, by waiver or otherwise, on the approval by the referring court of an associate judge's report does not deprive any party of the right to appeal to or request other relief from a court of appeals or the supreme court.

(b) The date of the signing of an order or judgment by the referring court is the controlling date for the purposes of an appeal to or a request for other relief from a court of appeals or the supreme court.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.080 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.080
§ 201.080. RECORDS, REPORTS, ACCOUNTS, AND AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The directors shall provide for keeping full and accurate accounts and for keeping records of proceedings conducted and resolutions, regulations, and orders issued or adopted.

(b) The directors shall furnish to the state board on request copies of ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, contracts, forms, other documents that the directors adopt or employ, and other information concerning the directors' activities that the state board requires in the performance of its duties under this chapter. The state board may demand at any time and pay the costs of an audit of a conservation district's accounts.

(c) The directors shall deposit all funds with state or national banks or in savings and loan associations. The directors shall either deposit the funds in demand or time accounts, including interest-bearing accounts, or purchase certificates of deposit. The funds may be withdrawn only on approval of the directors and only by check or order signed by the chairman and the secretary.

(d) The directors shall provide for an audit of the conservation district's accounts. The audit must be performed subject to rules adopted by the state board.

(e) The conservation district may pay the cost for keeping accounts and making audits out of any available funds of the conservation district.

(f) The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of the conservation district is subject to the requirements of Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and rules adopted under that subtitle.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.411 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.411
§ 2001.411. PERSONS OPERATING OR CONDUCTING BINGO.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, a person other than a bona fide member of a licensed authorized organization may not conduct, promote, or administer, or assist in conducting, promoting, or administering, bingo.

(b) Only an active member of a licensed authorized organization may be an operator responsible for conducting, promoting, or administering bingo.

(c) A person may not assist in conducting, promoting, or administering bingo except a person who is:

(1) an active member of the licensed authorized organization;

(2) a member of an organization that is an auxiliary to the licensed authorized organization;

(3) a member of an organization of which the licensed authorized organization is an auxiliary;

(4) a member of an organization that is affiliated with the licensed authorized organization by being, with it, auxiliary to another organization; or

(5) a bookkeeper, an accountant, a cashier, an usher, or a caller.

(c-1) An organization may designate as members of the organization one or more individuals who elect to become members, including all of the organization's directors, and the designated members are bona fide members of the organization for purposes of this section and other law.

(d) The commission, without regard to a person's membership status in a licensed authorized organization, by rule may restrict involvement in the conduct, promotion, or administration of bingo by:

(1) a licensed commercial lessor;

(2) a person having an interest in or who is active in a licensed commercial lessor; or

(3) a person related in the first degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a person having an interest in or active in a licensed commercial lessor.

(e) The commission may not prohibit an operator responsible for conducting, promoting, or administering bingo from acting as a bingo caller for a licensed authorized organization during a bingo occasion. This subsection does not relieve the operator of the duty to be available to a commission employee or bingo player if required by this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0161 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0161
§ 152.0161. BANDERA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Bandera County is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Bandera County.

(b) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $600 nor more than $1,200, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Bandera County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3960.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3960 / Section 3960.006
§ 3960.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8467.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8467 / Section 8467.005
§ 8467.005. LIMITED-PURPOSE ANNEXATION BY A MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located may:

(1) enter into a strategic partnership agreement with the district; and

(2) annex all or a portion of the district for limited purposes under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.

(b) An individual residing in the district is considered an inhabitant of a municipality for the purposes of determining the population of the municipality under Section 5, Article XI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.128 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.128
§ 141.128. APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER OR RULING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person at interest who is aggrieved by an order or ruling of the service may appeal the order or ruling in the manner provided for contested cases by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) An appeal under this section is by trial de novo.