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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8808.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8808 / Section 8808.004
§ 8808.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The initial boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Duval County, Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3848.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3848 / Section 3848.101
§ 3848.101. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND HOUSING CORPORATION POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers given to:

(1) a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain the projects described by that chapter; and

(2) a housing finance corporation under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.372 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.372
§ 547.372. LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS FOR COMBINATION VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry is towed by a farm tractor and the towed object or its load extends more than four feet to the rear of the tractor or obscures a light on the tractor, the towed object shall be equipped at the times specified by Section 547.302(a) with at least two rear red reflectors that are:

(1) visible at all distances from 100 to 600 feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps; and

(2) mounted to indicate, as nearly as practicable, the extreme width of the vehicle or combination of vehicles.

(b) If a unit of farm equipment or implement of husbandry is towed by a farm tractor and extends more than four feet to the left of the centerline of the tractor, the towed object shall be equipped at the times specified by Section 547.302(a) with a front amber reflector that is:

(1) visible at all distances from 100 to 600 feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps; and

(2) mounted to indicate, as nearly as practicable, the extreme left projection of the towed object.

(c) Reflective tape or paint may be used as an alternative to the reflectors required by this section if the alternative complies with the other requirements of this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 111.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 111 / Section 111.003
§ 111.003. IDENTIFICATION OF BALES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each ginner shall mark each bale of cotton with the following:

(1) "B____________", filling the blank with the number of the bale as shown on the books of the gin;

(2) the initials of each party who claims to own the cotton; and

(3) an individual ginner's mark.

(b) The ginner's mark under Subsection (a) of this section shall be placed under the initials of the parties claiming ownership.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.260 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.260
§ 2165.260. TEXAS MALL AREA VENDOR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, the "Texas mall area of the Capitol Complex" means the state-owned property within the area bounded on the north by Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard, on the east by Brazos Street, on the south by 15th Street, and on the west by Colorado Street.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Preservation Board by rule and in consultation with the commission and other appropriate state agencies shall establish a process for a vendor to apply for and obtain from the board a permit that allows the vendor to sell goods from a rented space during an event authorized by the board and held in the Texas mall area of the Capitol Complex.

(c) The State Preservation Board is not required to adopt the rules required under Subsection (b) until the Capitol Complex master plan developed under Section 2166.105 is implemented and the Texas mall proposed in the plan is established.
Tex. Government Code § 426.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 426.v2 / Section 426.003
§ 426.003. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Any information, records, or data reported or obtained under a subpoena issued under Section 426.002(a):

(1) is confidential; and

(2) may not be disclosed to any other person unless the disclosure is made as part of a criminal case related to those materials.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 16.07 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 16 / Section 16.07
§ 16.07. WINE SAMPLING.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a winery permit may conduct wine samplings, including wine tastings, on the permitted premises. The holder of the permit may collect a fee for the wine sampling.

(b) A sampling event authorized by this section may not be advertised except by on-site communication or by direct mail.

(c) A person other than the holder of a permit or the holder's agent or employee may not dispense or participate in the dispensing of wine under this section.

(d) A person authorized to dispense wine under this section:

(1) may serve a person more than one sample; and

(2) may not serve a sample to a minor or to an obviously intoxicated person.

(e) A person who receives a sample may not remove the sample from the permitted premises.

(f) For the purposes of this code and any other law of this state or a political subdivision of this state, the holder of a permit, during the sampling of wine under this section, is:

(1) not the holder of a permit authorizing the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; and

(2) not considered to have received any revenue from the on-premises sale of alcoholic beverages.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379A.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379A / Section 379A.001
§ 379A.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Better Jobs Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8823.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8823 / Section 8823.002
§ 8823.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Aransas County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.303
§ 1120.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Mineola Area Medical District."
Tex. Education Code § 48.315 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.315
§ 48.315. FUNDING FOR REGIONAL DAY SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR THE DEAF.
Status: in_force

(a) The program administrator or fiscal agent of a regional day school program for the deaf is entitled to receive for each school year an allotment of $6,925, or a greater amount provided by appropriation, for each student receiving services from the program.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the agency shall adjust the amount of an allotment under that subsection for a school year to ensure the total amount of allotments provided under that subsection is at least $35 million for that school year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8253.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8253 / Section 8253.001
§ 8253.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 58.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.189 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.189
§ 51.189. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A final order with a finding of "Not Vacant Land" under Section 51.188 may not be appealed. The final order is conclusive regarding the land described in the vacancy application or the land investigated by the commissioner as a result of the vacancy application.

(b) A final order finding a vacancy exists is subject to appeal by a necessary party that has standing to appeal under Section 51.192. The district court in the county in which a majority of the vacant land is located has jurisdiction of an appeal under this subchapter. A necessary party must file an appeal not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner's final order is issued. All necessary parties must be provided notice of an appeal under this section by the party filing the appeal.

(c) A person whose predecessor in title was bound by the outcome of an appeal is bound to the same extent the predecessor in title would be bound if the predecessor in title continued to hold title.
Tex. Labor Code § 409.013 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 409 / Section 409.013
§ 409.013. PLAIN LANGUAGE INFORMATION; NOTIFICATION OF INJURED EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall develop information for public dissemination about the benefit process and the compensation procedures established under this chapter. The information must be written in plain language and must be available in English and Spanish.

(b) On receipt of a report under Section 409.005, the division shall:

(1) contact the affected employee; and

(2) provide the information required under Subsection (a) to that employee, together with any other information that may be prepared by the office of injured employee counsel or the division for public dissemination that relates to the employee's situation, such as information relating to back injuries or occupational diseases.
Tex. Government Code § 22.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.007
§ 22.007. PETITION FOR REVIEW.
Status: repealed

(a) The supreme court may act on petitions for review when the court deems it expedient.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1761), Sec. 4(2), eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1761), Sec. 4(2), eff. September 1, 2017.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1761), Sec. 4(2), eff. September 1, 2017.

(e) The granting of a petition for review admits the case into the supreme court, and the supreme court shall proceed with the case as provided by law. The denial or dismissal of a petition for review has the effect of denying the admission of the case into the supreme court, except that a motion for rehearing may be made in the same manner that a motion for rehearing to the supreme court is made in a case in which the court granted review. The denial or dismissal of a petition for review may not be regarded as a precedent or authority.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1761), Sec. 4(2), eff. September 1, 2017.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (H.B. 1761), Sec. 4(2), eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.070 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.070
§ 375.070. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS; REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director is not entitled to compensation for service on the board but is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a director.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.368 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.368
§ 162.368. REFUND FOR CERTAIN METROPOLITAN RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a metropolitan rapid transit authority operating under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, that is a party to a contract governed by Section 34.008, Education Code, is entitled to a refund of taxes paid under this subchapter for compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle used to provide services under the contract and may file a refund claim with the comptroller for the amount of those taxes.

(b) The refund claim under Subsection (a) must contain information regarding:

(1) vehicle mileage;

(2) hours of service provided;

(3) fuel consumed;

(4) the total number of student passengers per route; and

(5) the total number of non-student passengers per route.

(c) If in any month of a school year the number of non-student passengers is greater than five percent of the total passengers for any single route under a contract governed by Section 34.008, Education Code, the metropolitan rapid transit authority is not entitled to a refund of taxes paid under this subchapter for the route for that month.

(d) A metropolitan rapid transit authority that requests a refund under this section shall maintain all supporting documentation relating to the refund until the sixth anniversary of the date of the request.
Tex. Education Code § 74.204 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.204
§ 74.204. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept and administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants or gifts of property, including real estate and money, that may be tendered to it in aid of the planning, establishment, conduct, and operation of the school and in aid of research and teaching at the school. The board may accept from the federal government or any foundation, trust fund, corporation, or individual donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate, buildings, libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment, records, or money, for the use and benefit of the school.
Tex. Water Code § 68.352 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.352
§ 68.352. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT BY BOARD VOTE OR OWNER PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.

(b) A district may be dissolved as provided by Section 375.262, Local Government Code.

(c) The county that created the district assumes any debts or assets of a dissolved district.
Tex. Government Code § 4008.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.105
§ 4008.105. REMEDY NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

A remedy provided by this subchapter is not exclusive of any other applicable remedy provided by law.
Tex. Election Code § 143.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 143 / Section 143.007
§ 143.007. FILING PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this code, an application for a place on the ballot must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the 62nd day before election day. An application may not be filed earlier than the 30th day before the date of the filing deadline.

(b) An application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.

(c) For an election to be held on a uniform election date, the day of the filing deadline is the 78th day before election day.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8180.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8180 / Section 8180.051
§ 8180.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Government Code § 403.653 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.653
§ 403.653. BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The broadband infrastructure fund is a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund. The fund consists of:

(1) money transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund by the constitution, general law, or the General Appropriations Act;

(2) revenue that the legislature by general law dedicates for deposit to the credit of the fund;

(3) investment earnings and interest earned on money in the fund; and

(4) gifts, grants, and donations to the fund.

(b) The fund shall be administered by the comptroller who may use money from the fund for any purpose authorized by Subsection (c).

(c) The fund may be used only for:

(1) a purpose described by Chapter 490I;

(2) providing funding for 9-1-1 and next generation 9-1-1 services under Chapter 771, Health and Safety Code;

(3) supporting the deployment of next generation 9-1-1 service, including its costs of equipment, operations, and administration, as provided by Section 771.0713, Health and Safety Code;

(4) supporting the Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program established under Section 403.503, as added by Chapter 659 (H.B. 1505), Acts of the 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021;

(5) providing matching funds for federal money provided for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program;

(6) expanding access to broadband service in economically distressed communities to support increased connectivity needs in those areas; and

(7) administering and enforcing this subchapter.

(d) For the purposes of Subsection (c)(5), the comptroller:

(1) shall consider an applicant's potential contribution toward matching the funds for federal money provided for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program; and

(2) may only provide state matching funds if a state contribution is necessary for the economic feasibility of a proposed project.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 306.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 306 / Section 306.003
§ 306.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to expand the obligations or duties of a telephone company under federal or other state law to protect telephone records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3867.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3867 / Section 3867.007
§ 3867.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 107.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 107 / Section 107.004
§ 107.004. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A pay-to-park or valet parking service that violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $200 for each violation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.353 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.353
§ 11.353. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall adopt and shall require the department to implement a general plan for the use of beneficial prescribed burns in the management of department land. The general plan must include standards that meet or exceed the standards for a prescribed burn set out in Section 153.047, Natural Resources Code.

(b) The general plan must include variations as needed for different areas of the state.

(c) The general plan must be reviewed by the Prescribed Burning Board within the Department of Agriculture.

(d) The department may not conduct a prescribed burn under this subchapter before the general plan has been adopted by the commission.

(e) For a particular prescribed burn, a site-specific plan tailored to the designated area must be completed and approved by a person designated by the director to review prescribed burn plans. In addition to any site-specific information required under the general plan, a site-specific plan must include:

(1) the planned start and end dates of the prescribed burn;

(2) a map of the designated burn area, including the location of any utility infrastructure within the designated burn area;

(3) the names and contact numbers for:

(A) the prescribed burn manager;

(B) the nearest fire departments or emergency service providers; and

(C) all landowners whose property neighbors the designated burn area; and

(4) written documentation that applicable prescribed burn notification and approval requirements of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality have been met.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9047.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9047 / Section 9047.006
§ 9047.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 591.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 591 / Section 591.024
§ 591.024. CIVIL ACTION AGAINST DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The state attorney general shall provide legal counsel to represent a department employee in a civil action brought against the person under this subtitle for a claim of alleged negligence or other act of the person while employed by the department. The person shall cooperate fully with the state attorney general in the defense of the claim, demand, or suit.

(b) The state shall hold harmless and indemnify the person against financial loss arising out of a claim, demand, suit, or judgment by reason of the negligence or other act by the person, if:

(1) at the time the claim arose or damages were sustained, the person was acting in the scope of the person's authorized duties; and

(2) the claim or cause of action or damages sustained did not result from an intentional and wrongful act or the person's reckless conduct.

(c) To be eligible for assistance under this section, the person must deliver to the department the original or a copy of the summons, complaint, process, notice, demand, or pleading not later than the 10th day after the date on which the person is served with the document. The state attorney general may assume control of the person's representation on delivery of the document or a copy of the document to the department.

(d) This section does not impair, limit, or modify rights and obligations existing under an insurance policy.

(e) This section applies only to a person named in this section and does not affect the rights of any other person.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.173 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.173
§ 231.173. ZONING AND OTHER REGULATIONS GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of El Paso County may regulate in the El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area:

(1) the height, number of stories, and size of buildings or other structures;

(2) the percentage of a lot that may be occupied;

(3) the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces;

(4) population density;

(5) the location and use of buildings, other structures, and land for business, industrial, residential, or other purposes;

(6) the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or razing of buildings or other structures of historical, cultural, or architectural significance;

(7) the placement of water and sewage facilities, parks, and other public requirements;

(8) the style of and construction standards applying to buildings and other structures; and

(9) the location, size, style, and other characteristics of signs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.153
§ 3877.153. FINANCING OF PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, or grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring or operating public parking facilities.

(b) The district may:

(1) set, charge, impose, and collect fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the public parking facilities; and

(2) issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of these facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.0535 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.0535
§ 3828.0535. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the total membership of the board is sufficient for transacting any business of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8223.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8223 / Section 8223.003
§ 8223.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8223.024 before September 1, 2011:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2011, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Collin County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2014.