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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 488.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 488 / Section 488.004
§ 488.004. VIOLATION; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or district attorney shall issue a warning to a business establishment for a first violation of this chapter.

(b) After receiving a warning for the first violation under Subsection (a), a business establishment is liable to the state for a civil penalty of:

(1) $150 for the second violation; and

(2) $250 for each subsequent violation.

(c) It is a defense in an action brought under this section that the person to whom the dextromethorphan was dispensed, distributed, or sold presented to the business establishment apparently valid proof of identification.

(d) A proof of identification satisfies the requirements of Subsection (c) if it contains a physical description and photograph consistent with the person's appearance, purports to establish that the person is 18 years of age or older, and was issued by a governmental agency. The proof of identification may include a driver's license issued by this state or another state, a passport, or an identification card issued by a state or the federal government.

(e) It is a defense in an action brought under this section that the business establishment made a good faith effort to comply with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3857.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3857 / Section 3857.002
§ 3857.002. CHAMBERS-LIBERTY COUNTIES IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.103
§ 3834.103. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.341 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.341
§ 9.341. BANK'S RIGHTS AND DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO DEPOSIT ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.340(c), and unless the bank otherwise agrees in an authenticated record, a bank's rights and duties with respect to a deposit account maintained with the bank are not terminated, suspended, or modified by:

(1) the creation, attachment, or perfection of a security interest in the deposit account;

(2) the bank's knowledge of the security interest; or

(3) the bank's receipt of instructions from the secured party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7995A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7995A / Section 7995A.0101
§ 7995A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 52.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.311 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.311
§ 206.311. REQUIRED SUSPENSION OF INCARCERATED SURGICAL ASSISTANT.
Status: in_force

Regardless of the offense, the medical board shall suspend the license of a surgical assistant serving a prison term in a state or federal penitentiary during the term of the incarceration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.101
§ 3908.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.059
§ 1113.059. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8260.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8260 / Section 8260.001
§ 8260.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Louetta North Public Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.053
§ 9061.053. DIRECTOR AND TREASURER BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall qualify by giving bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The directors' bonds must be recorded in a record kept for that purpose in the district's office.

(c) The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by the board, conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as district treasurer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.045
§ 775.045. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), notwithstanding any other law:

(1) Section 1301.551(i), Occupations Code, applies to a district as if the district were a municipality; and

(2) Section 233.062, Local Government Code, applies to a district as if the district were in an unincorporated area of a county.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a district:

(1) that before February 1, 2013, has adopted a fire code, fire code amendments, or other requirements in conflict with Subsection (a); and

(2) whose territory is located:

(A) in or adjacent to a general law municipality with a population of less than 4,000 that is served by a water control and improvement district governed by Chapter 51, Water Code; and

(B) in a county that has a population of more than 1.2 million and is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 600,000.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.201 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.201
§ 33.201. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Coastal Coordination Act.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 681.174 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 681 / Section 681.174
§ 681.174. CITY OF SAN ANTONIO OR DESIGNEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The City of San Antonio, or a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of this state and designated by the City of San Antonio, may apply for and accept a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain:

(1) a foreign trade zone at or adjacent to any port of entry in Bexar County; and

(2) other subzones.

(b) After a nonprofit corporation has accepted a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone under this section, the City of San Antonio may not exercise any further control or supervision over the corporation with regard to:

(1) the naming of directors and officers of the corporation; or

(2) the corporation's internal management or organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909 / Section 7909.0202
§ 7909.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7909.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7909.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7909.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Election Code § 15.086 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 15 / Section 15.086
§ 15.086. INTERNET ACCESS TO SUSPENSE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Any Internet website maintained by the secretary of state that permits a person to determine the person's voter registration status shall, to the extent practicable, indicate if the person is or may be on the suspense list.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8465.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8465 / Section 8465.052
§ 8465.052. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8233.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8233 / Section 8233.151
§ 8233.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from a source other than ad valorem taxation.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds to finance a road project under Section 8233.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.250 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.250
§ 386.250. TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas emissions reduction plan fund is established as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the comptroller and administered by the commission as trustee. Money in the fund may be spent without legislative appropriation and may be used only as provided by this chapter. Interest and other earnings on the balance of the fund shall be credited to the fund.

(b) The fund consists of:

(1) the amount of money deposited to the credit of the fund under:

(A) Section 386.056;

(B) Sections 151.0515 and 152.0215, Tax Code; and

(C) Sections 501.138, 502.358, and 548.5055, Transportation Code; and

(2) grant money recaptured under Section 386.111(d) and Chapter 391.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the last day of each state fiscal biennium, the commission shall transfer the unencumbered balance of the fund remaining on the last day of the state fiscal biennium to the credit of the state highway fund for use by the Texas Department of Transportation for projects described by Section 386.051(b)(19).
Tex. Election Code § 172.056 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.056
§ 172.056. SUPPLEMENTAL LIST OF CANDIDATES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the deadline for filing applications is extended, an electronic submission shall be made containing the name of each candidate:

(1) who files an application that complies with the applicable requirements during the extended filing period; and

(2) whose name is not submitted under Section 172.029.

(b) Notification shall be made as prescribed by Section 172.029 that additional names have been added during the extended period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0210
§ 9092.0210. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

Each director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.
Tex. Occupations Code § 506.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.057
§ 506.057. TEMPORARY SERVICES OF BEHAVIOR ANALYST FROM ANOTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a behavior analyst licensed in another jurisdiction or certified by the certifying entity if the activities and services conducted in this state:

(1) are within the behavior analyst's customary area of practice;

(2) are conducted not more than 20 days in a calendar year; and

(3) are not otherwise in violation of this chapter.

(b) A behavior analyst described by Subsection (a) shall inform the recipient of applied behavior analysis services, or a parent or guardian of the recipient if the recipient is under 18 years of age, that:

(1) the behavior analyst is not licensed in this state; and

(2) the activities and services provided by the behavior analyst are time-limited.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 21.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 21 / Section 21.102
§ 21.102. PROHIBITED CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

A foreclosure consultant may not:

(1) take any power of attorney from a homeowner for any purpose other than to inspect documents;

(2) for purposes of securing payment of compensation, acquire an interest, directly or indirectly, in the real or personal property of the homeowner of a residence in foreclosure with whom the foreclosure consultant has contracted to perform services; or

(3) take an assignment of wages to secure payment of compensation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8106.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8106 / Section 8106.001
§ 8106.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "District" means the Bammel Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7994A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7994A / Section 7994A.0403
§ 7994A.0403. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Family Code § 51.01 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.01
§ 51.01. PURPOSE AND INTERPRETATION.
Status: in_force

This title shall be construed to effectuate the following public purposes:

(1) to provide for the protection of the public and public safety;

(2) consistent with the protection of the public and public safety:

(A) to promote the concept of punishment for criminal acts;

(B) to remove, where appropriate, the taint of criminality from children committing certain unlawful acts; and

(C) to provide treatment, training, and rehabilitation that emphasizes the accountability and responsibility of both the parent and the child for the child's conduct;

(3) to provide for the care, the protection, and the wholesome moral, mental, and physical development of children coming within its provisions;

(4) to protect the welfare of the community and to control the commission of unlawful acts by children;

(5) to achieve the foregoing purposes in a family environment whenever possible, separating the child from the child's parents only when necessary for the child's welfare or in the interest of public safety and when a child is removed from the child's family, to give the child the care that should be provided by parents; and

(6) to provide a simple judicial procedure through which the provisions of this title are executed and enforced and in which the parties are assured a fair hearing and their constitutional and other legal rights recognized and enforced.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.057 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.057
§ 81.057. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PURCHASING RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission is not required to follow any purchasing procedures prescribed by or under Subchapter E, Chapter 2155, Government Code, when the commission makes a purchase in connection with the remediation of surface locations or well plugging.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.064 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.064
§ 1601.064. PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In awarding a contract to provide pharmacy benefit manager services under this chapter, a system is not required to select the lowest bid but must select a contract that meets the criteria established by this section.

(b) The contract must state that:

(1) the system is entitled to audit the pharmacy benefit manager to verify costs and discounts associated with drug claims, pharmacy benefit manager compliance with contract requirements, and services provided by subcontractors;

(2) the audit must be conducted by an independent auditor in accordance with established auditing standards; and

(3) to conduct the audit, the system and the independent auditor are entitled access to information related to the services and the costs associated with the services performed under the contract, including access to the pharmacy benefit manager's facilities, records, contracts, medical records, and agreements with subcontractors.

(c) The contract must define the information that the pharmacy benefit manager is required to provide to the system concerning the audit of the retail, independent, and mail order pharmacies performing services under the contract and describe how the results of these audits must be reported to the system, including how often the results must be reported. The contract must state whether the pharmacy benefit manager is required to return recovered overpayments to the system.

(d) The contract must state that any audit of a mail order pharmacy owned by the pharmacy benefit manager must be conducted by an independent auditor selected by the system in accordance with established auditing standards.
Tex. Family Code § 160.601 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.601
§ 160.601. PROCEEDING AUTHORIZED; RULES OF PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A civil proceeding may be maintained to adjudicate the parentage of a child.

(b) The proceeding is governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, except as provided by Chapter 233.
Tex. Family Code § 59.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.001
§ 59.001. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The purposes of the progressive sanctions model are to:

(1) ensure that juvenile offenders face uniform and consistent consequences and punishments that correspond to the seriousness of each offender's current offense, prior delinquent history, special treatment or training needs, and effectiveness of prior interventions;

(2) balance public protection and rehabilitation while holding juvenile offenders accountable;

(3) permit flexibility in the decisions made in relation to the juvenile offender to the extent allowed by law;

(4) consider the juvenile offender's circumstances;

(5) recognize that departure of a disposition from this model is not necessarily undesirable and in some cases is highly desirable; and

(6) improve juvenile justice planning and resource allocation by ensuring uniform and consistent reporting of disposition decisions at all levels.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.059
§ 1071.059. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of three directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 37.09 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 37 / Section 37.09
§ 37.09. LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

An offense is a lesser included offense if:

(1) it is established by proof of the same or less than all the facts required to establish the commission of the offense charged;

(2) it differs from the offense charged only in the respect that a less serious injury or risk of injury to the same person, property, or public interest suffices to establish its commission;

(3) it differs from the offense charged only in the respect that a less culpable mental state suffices to establish its commission; or

(4) it consists of an attempt to commit the offense charged or an otherwise included offense.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.605 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.605
§ 460.605. DESIGNATION OF TAX INCREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In the ordinance designating an area as a public transportation financing area, the municipality must:

(1) designate a portion or amount of the tax increment to be paid to the authority and deposited in the tax increment account under Section 460.606; and

(2) state whether the tax increment will be generated from ad valorem tax revenue, sales and use tax revenue, or both.

(b) The amount designated for payment and deposit may not exceed the equivalent of the amount that would be collected by the authority if the municipality had authorized the authority's sales and use tax levy.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if the amount designated under Subsection (b) is not sufficient to compensate the authority for the maintenance and operating expenses of providing service to the public transportation financing area and for any capital cost incurred for the benefit of the public transportation financing area, the authority may request and the municipality shall designate that the entire portion or amount of the tax increment be deposited in the tax increment account, regardless of whether that amount exceeds the authority's sales and use tax levy equivalent, until any amounts owed for all previous years' maintenance and operating expenses and for any capital cost incurred for the benefit of the public transportation financing area have been paid.
Tex. Tax Code § 158.101 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 158 / Section 158.101
§ 158.101. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) There are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter the sales price of a manufactured home sold, shipped, or consigned to, or the use or occupancy of any manufactured home by:

(1) the United States or its unincorporated agencies or instrumentalities;

(2) any incorporated agency or instrumentality of the United States wholly owned by the United States or by a corporation wholly owned by the United States;

(3) this state or its unincorporated agencies or instrumentalities;

(4) any county, city or town, special district, or other political subdivision of this state; or

(5) any organization created for religious, educational, charitable, or eleemosynary purposes, provided that no part of the net earnings of any such organization inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, and provided that the use of the manufactured home is related to the purpose of the organization.

(b) If a person certifies in writing by using an exemption certificate that the person is exempt under this section and that the manufactured home will be used in a manner or for a purpose exempted from the tax, and the person then uses the manufactured home in another manner or for another purpose, the person is liable for the tax. The cost of the manufactured home to the person is the sales price for purposes of determining the amount of tax for which the person is liable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.030
§ 142.030. DISPENSING DANGEROUS DRUGS OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person authorized by this subchapter to administer medication to a client of a home and community support services agency may not dispense dangerous drugs or controlled substances without complying with Subtitle J, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.062
§ 1084.062. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.