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Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.2575 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.2575
§ 2301.2575. REQUEST FOR DEALER'S LICENSE APPLICATION CONFIDENTIAL.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law or rule, a request for an application for a dealer's license is confidential, is not an open record, and is not available for public inspection.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 78B.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 78B / Section 78B.001
§ 78B.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "First responder" means a law enforcement, fire protection, or emergency medical services employee, volunteer, or agency, including:

(A) a peace officer, as defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(B) fire protection personnel, as defined by Section 419.021, Government Code;

(C) a volunteer firefighter who is:

(i) certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection or by the State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; or

(ii) a member of an organized volunteer firefighting unit that provides firefighting services without compensation and conducts a minimum of two drills each month, each two hours long;

(D) an individual certified as emergency medical services personnel by the Department of State Health Services; and

(E) an agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state authorized by law to employ or supervise personnel described by Paragraphs (A)-(D).

(2) "Wellness check" means a request by any person for a first responder to visit a civil commitment facility and determine the current condition of a sexually violent predator who is civilly committed under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.0025 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.0025
§ 8109.0025. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4015.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4015 / Section 4015.0301
§ 4015.0301. 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. Education Code § 44.044 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.044
§ 44.044. CONTRACT WITH PERSON INDEBTED TO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of a school district by resolution may establish regulations permitting the school district to refuse to enter into a contract or other transaction with a person indebted to the school district.

(b) It is not a violation of this subchapter for a school district, under regulations adopted under Subsection (a), to refuse to award a contract to or enter into a transaction with an apparent low bidder or successful proposer that is indebted to the school district.

(c) In this section, "person" includes an individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, nonprofit corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, and any other entity that proposes or otherwise seeks to enter into a contract or other transaction with the school district requiring approval by the board.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 20.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 20 / Section 20.04
§ 20.04. TRANSPORTING LIQUOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a general class B wholesaler's permit may transport liquor, if the transportation is for a lawful purpose, from:

(1) the place of purchase to the holder's place of business; and

(2) the place of sale or distribution to the purchaser.

(b) The holder of a general class B wholesaler's permit may transport liquor from one wet area to another wet area across a dry area if that course of transportation is necessary or convenient.

(c) The holder of a general class B wholesaler's permit transporting liquor under this section shall provide to the commission:

(1) a full description of each motor vehicle used by the permit holder for transporting liquor; and

(2) any other information the commission requires.

(d) The holder of a general class B wholesaler's permit may transport liquor only in a vehicle that is:

(1) described by Subsection (c)(1);

(2) owned or leased in good faith by the permit holder or by the permit holder's agent; and

(3) printed or painted with the designation required by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3870.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3870 / Section 3870.105
§ 3870.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of a municipality under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.501 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.501
§ 2054.501. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "division" means the division of workers' compensation of the department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 203.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 203 / Section 203.001
§ 203.001. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to:

(1) an insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state other than an eligible surplus lines insurer; and

(2) a health maintenance organization authorized to engage in the business of a health maintenance organization in this state.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this code or the Labor Code, an insurer or health maintenance organization subject to a tax imposed by Chapter 4, 221, 222, 223A, 224, or 257 may not be required to pay any additional tax imposed by this state or a county or municipality in proportion to the insurer's or health maintenance organization's gross premium receipts.

(c) Subsection (b) does not:

(1) limit the applicability of other taxes, fees, and assessments imposed by this code; or

(2) prohibit the imposition and collection of state, county, and municipal taxes on the property of insurers or health maintenance organizations or state, county, and municipal taxes imposed by other laws of this state, unless a specific exemption for insurers or health maintenance organizations is provided in those laws.
Tex. Education Code § 22.0837 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.0837
§ 22.0837. FEE FOR NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The agency by rule shall require a person submitting to a national criminal history record information review under Section 22.0832, 22.0833, or 22.0836 to pay a fee for the review in an amount not to exceed the amount of any fee imposed on an applicant for certification under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, for a national criminal history record information review under Section 22.0831. The agency or the department may require an entity authorized to collect information for a national criminal history record information review to collect the fee required under this section and to remit the funds collected to the agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8423.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8423 / Section 8423.002
§ 8423.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 36.204 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.204
§ 36.204. TAX APPRAISAL, ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Tax Code governs the appraisal, assessment, and collection of district taxes.

(b) The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8279.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8279 / Section 8279.102
§ 8279.102. ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) make, purchase, construct, lease, or otherwise acquire property, works, facilities, existing improvements, or improvements to be made, constructed, or acquired that are:

(A) inside or outside the district's boundaries; and

(B) necessary to carry out the powers granted by this chapter or general law; or

(2) enter into a contract with a person on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for:

(A) the purchase or sale of water;

(B) the transportation, treatment, and disposal of the domestic, industrial, or communal wastes of the district or others;

(C) the continuing and orderly development of land and property in the district through the purchase, construction, or installation of facilities, works, or improvements that the district is otherwise authorized to do or perform so that, to the greatest extent reasonably possible, considering sound engineering and economic practices, all of the land and property may ultimately receive the services of the facilities, works, or improvements; and

(D) the performance of any of the powers granted by this chapter or the general law relating to municipal utility districts.

(b) A contract under Subsection (a)(2) may not have a duration of more than 40 years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.211 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.211
§ 382.211. LOCAL ADVISORY PANEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a participating county may appoint one or more local advisory panels consisting of representatives of automobile dealerships, the automotive repair industry, safety inspection facilities, the public, antique and vintage car clubs, local nonprofit organizations, and locally affected governments to advise the county regarding the operation of the county's low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program, including the identification of a vehicle make or model with intrinsic value as an existing or future collectible.

(b) The commissioners court may delegate all or part of the administrative and financial matters to one or more local advisory panels established under Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 854.503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.503
§ 854.503. TRUST AS BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a member or retiree may designate a trust as beneficiary for the payment of benefits from the retirement system. If a trust is designated beneficiary, the beneficiary of the trust is considered the designated beneficiary for the purpose of determining eligibility for and the amount and duration of benefits. The trustee is entitled to exercise any rights to elect benefit options and name subsequent beneficiaries.

(b) A trust having more than one beneficiary may not receive benefits to which multiple designated beneficiaries are not eligible under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.0295 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0295
§ 522.0295. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) When a person applies for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate commercial driver's license under this chapter, the person may contribute $1 or more to the following:

(1) the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry fund created under Section 692A.020, Health and Safety Code, to be used for the purposes of the nonprofit organization administering the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry under Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code;

(2) the fund for veterans' assistance established under Section 434.017, Government Code;

(3) the evidence testing account established under Section 772.00716, Government Code, to be used for the purposes of the evidence testing grant program established under Section 772.00715, Government Code;

(4) the Blindness Education, Screening, and Treatment Program established under Section 91.027, Human Resources Code; or

(5) the identification fee exemption account established under Section 521.4265.

(b) The department shall:

(1) include space on the first page of each application for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate commercial driver's license that allows a person applying for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate commercial driver's license to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing to the designated fund, account, or program, as applicable; and

(2) provide an opportunity for the person to contribute to the designated fund, account, or program, as applicable, during the application process for an original, renewal, corrected, or duplicate commercial driver's license on the department's Internet website.

(c) The department shall remit any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the designated fund, account, or program, as applicable, not later than the 14th day of each month. Before sending the money to the comptroller, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this section, not to exceed five percent of the money collected under this section.

(d) The organization described by Subsection (a)(1) shall submit an annual report to the director of the department that includes the total dollar amount of contributions received by the organization under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.2031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.2031
§ 334.2031. RATE INCREASE IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES IN CERTAIN POPULOUS COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of more than 700,000 within a county with a population of more than 2.1 million that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 2.5 million.

(b) A municipality that has adopted a tax under this subchapter at a rate of less than $5 a vehicle may by ordinance increase the rate of the tax to a maximum of $5 a vehicle if the increase is approved by a majority of the registered voters of the municipality voting at an election called and held for that purpose.

(c) The ballot for the election to increase the rate of the tax shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The increase of the parking tax for the purpose of financing ______________________ (insert description of venue project) to a maximum rate of ______ (insert new maximum rate not to exceed $5)."
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.124 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.124
§ 117.124. LIABILITY OF CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) A clerk is not responsible for:

(1) a loss of funds resulting from the failure or negligence of a depository; or

(2) the safety of funds after deposit in a depository selected under this subchapter.

(b) A clerk is responsible for:

(1) a loss of funds resulting from the clerk's official misconduct, negligence, or misappropriation of the funds; and

(2) the safety of funds before deposit in a depository selected under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2002.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.001
§ 2002.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Charitable Raffle Enabling Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8214.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8214 / Section 8214.201
§ 8214.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of a project under Section 8214.101 or 8214.102.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations to finance projects authorized by Section 8214.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8214.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7988.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7988 / Section 7988.005
§ 7988.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.105
§ 1065.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the district, including district facilities.

(b) On approval by the board, the rules may be published in booklet form at district expense and made available to any taxpayer on request.
Tex. Utilities Code § 17.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 17 / Section 17.001
§ 17.001. CUSTOMER PROTECTION POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that new developments in telecommunications services and the production and delivery of electricity, as well as changes in market structure, marketing techniques, and technology, make it essential that customers have safeguards against fraudulent, unfair, misleading, deceptive, or anticompetitive business practices and against businesses that do not have the technical and financial resources to provide adequate service.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to establish retail customer protection standards and confer on the commission authority to adopt and enforce rules to protect retail customers from fraudulent, unfair, misleading, deceptive, or anticompetitive practices.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to abridge customer rights set forth in commission rules in effect at the time of the enactment of this chapter.

(d) This chapter does not limit the constitutional, statutory, and common law authority of the office of the attorney general.

(e) Nothing in this chapter authorizes a customer to receive retail electric service from a person other than a certificated retail electric utility.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.3581 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.3581
§ 801.3581. PRICE TRANSPARENCY FOR EMERGENCY CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules to require a veterinarian to disclose to the owner or other caretaker of an animal the following information before providing emergency treatment to an ill or injured animal:

(1) a description of the proposed treatment; and

(2) the estimated price of the proposed treatment.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must ensure the veterinarian has a reasonable opportunity to:

(1) assess the animal's condition and develop proposed options for treatment before providing the information described by Subsection (a); and

(2) propose additional treatment options and price estimates based on changes in the animal's medical condition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8494.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8494 / Section 8494.004
§ 8494.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8494.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959A / Section 7959A.0101
§ 7959A.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 Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 582.
Tex. Election Code § 174.091 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.091
§ 174.091. BIENNIAL STATE CONVENTION.
Status: in_force

Each political party shall hold a state convention in each even-numbered year as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.001
§ 1067.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Muenster Hospital District.
Tex. Local Government Code § 61.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 61 / Section 61.008
§ 61.008. EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

In a consolidation under this chapter, the smaller municipalities:

(1) adopt the charter, ordinances, and, unless otherwise provided at the time of the consolidation, the name of the largest municipality;

(2) are included in the territory of the largest municipality; and

(3) are subject to the laws and regulations of the largest municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 82.0361 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.0361
§ 82.0361. NONRESIDENT ATTORNEY FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "nonresident attorney" means a person who resides in and is licensed to practice law in another state but who is not a member of the State Bar of Texas.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a nonresident attorney requesting permission to participate in proceedings in a court in this state shall pay a fee of $250 for each case in which the attorney is requesting to participate. The attorney shall pay the fee to the Board of Law Examiners before filing with the applicable court a motion requesting permission to participate in proceedings in that court as provided by rules adopted by the supreme court.

(c) Fees under this section shall be collected in the same manner as other fees collected by the Board of Law Examiners. The board shall remit the fees collected under this section to the comptroller not later than the 10th day after the end of each calendar quarter.

(d) The comptroller shall deposit the fees received under this section to the credit of the basic civil legal services account of the judicial fund for use in programs approved by the supreme court that provide basic civil legal services to the indigent.

(e) The supreme court may adopt rules to waive or reduce the fee required by this section for a nonresident attorney who seeks to represent an indigent person in proceedings in a court in this state.

(f) A nonresident attorney who files a motion requesting permission to participate in proceedings in a court in this state shall provide to that court proof of payment of the fee required by this section. The supreme court by rule shall prescribe the method of proof.