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Tex. Estates Code § 358.152 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 358 / Section 358.152
§ 358.152. POOLING OR UNITIZATION APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The personal representative of an estate shall file with the county clerk of the county in which the probate proceeding is pending a written application for authority to:

(1) enter into pooling or unitization agreements supplementing, amending, or otherwise relating to any existing lease or leases covering property owned by the estate; or

(2) commit royalties or other interests in minerals, whether or not subject to a lease, to a pooling or unitization agreement.

(b) The pooling or unitization application must also:

(1) sufficiently describe the property as required in an original lease application;

(2) describe briefly any lease or leases to which the interest of the estate is subject; and

(3) set out the reasons the proposed agreement concerning the property should be entered into.

(c) A copy of the proposed agreement must be attached to the application and made a part of the application by reference.

(d) The agreement may not be recorded in the judge's probate docket.

(e) Immediately after the pooling or unitization application is filed, the clerk shall call the application to the judge's attention.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.153
§ 3950.153. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS.
Status: in_force

The district may provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the establishment, administration, and operation of the district and the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an improvement project or district contractual obligation or indebtedness by:

(1) the imposition of an ad valorem tax or sales and use tax or an assessment, user fee, concession fee, or rental charge; or

(2) any other revenue or resources of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 51.423 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.423
§ 51.423. VALIDATION SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may file a suit to determine the validity of the creation of the district and the bonds.

(b) If requested by the secretary of the interior, the district shall file a suit to validate a contract made with the United States.

(c) If a validation suit is filed, the bonds do not have to be approved by the attorney general.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.055
§ 1024.055. BOND OR INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before assuming the duties of office, each director must execute a bond payable to the district or purchase an appropriate insurance policy that names the district as its sole beneficiary, conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) For each director, the board shall determine the appropriate type and value of the bond or insurance policy.

(c) The board may pay for a director's bond or pay for a director's insurance policy and premiums with district money.

(d) Each director's bond or insurance policy shall be kept in the district's permanent records.
Tex. Property Code § 77.305 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 77 / Section 77.305
§ 77.305. VENUE FOR PRE-COMPLIANCE REVIEW.
Status: in_force

A person receiving a subpoena under this chapter may, before the return date specified in the subpoena, petition a district court in Travis County for an order to modify or quash the subpoena.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 98.107 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 98 / Section 98.107
§ 98.107. EDUCATION AND TRAINING REGARDING REPORTING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide education and training for health care facility staff regarding this chapter. The training must be reasonable in scope and focus primarily on:

(1) the implementation and management of a facility reporting mechanism;

(2) characteristics of the reporting system, including public reporting by the department and facility reporting to the department;

(3) confidentiality; and

(4) legal protections.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.001
§ 1088.001. 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 Reagan Hospital District of Reagan County, Texas.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.1531 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.1531
§ 81.1531. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR GROUP.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge shall appoint an attorney to represent a group identified in a group application under Section 81.151(e) and shall appoint an attorney for each person who is listed in the application if requested by a person in the group who does not have an attorney.

(b) To the extent possible, the provisions of this chapter that apply to an individual's attorney apply to a group's attorney.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 252.001 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 252 / Section 252.001
§ 252.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Member" means a person who, under the rules or practices of a nonprofit association, may participate in the selection of persons authorized to manage the affairs of the nonprofit association or in the development of policy of the nonprofit association.

(2) "Nonprofit association" means an unincorporated organization, other than one created by a trust, consisting of three or more members joined by mutual consent for a common, nonprofit purpose. A form of joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or tenancy by the entirety does not by itself establish a nonprofit association, regardless of whether the co-owners share use of the property for a nonprofit purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9026.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9026 / Section 9026.103
§ 9026.103. LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only:

(1) in a county in which the district is located; and

(2) when necessary to carry out the purposes for which the district was created.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.363 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.363
§ 5.363. DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR AND COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may delegate to the administrator the authority to take disciplinary and enforcement actions against a person subject to the commission's regulation under this code, including the authority to enter into an agreed settlement of a disciplinary action. In the rules adopted under this subsection, the commission shall specify a threshold for the types of disciplinary and enforcement actions that are delegated to the administrator.

(b) The commission shall make the final decision in any disciplinary action in a contested case that has had an administrative hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.106
§ 1040.106. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.406 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.406
§ 1094.406. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the money to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.109
§ 1015.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or provision prescribed in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 487.401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.401
§ 487.401. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt rules that establish a procedure for designating a hospital as a rural hospital in order for the hospital to qualify for federal funds under 42 C.F.R. Part 412.

(b) At the hospital's request, the department shall designate the hospital as a rural hospital if the hospital meets the requirements for a rural hospital under the department's rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8141.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8141 / Section 8141.0501
§ 8141.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.053 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.053
§ 11.053. SOURCES OF ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall deposit to the credit of the special nongame and endangered species conservation account all money received from:

(1) private contributions, grants, and donations made to the special nongame and endangered species conservation account;

(2) the net proceeds from the sale under this chapter of wildlife art prints, decals, and stamps;

(3) interest income from the investment of money collected under this section; and

(4) income from entrance fees, easements, mineral leases, grazing leases, and sale of products from lands purchased with funds from the special nongame and endangered species conservation account.

(b) The department may accept private contributions, grants, and donations made to the special nongame and endangered species conservation account.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.355 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.355
§ 823.355. CUMULATIVE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The authority provided by this subchapter is in addition to other powers relating to the examination of insurers given to the commissioner under this code.
Tex. Family Code § 101.0161 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.0161
§ 101.0161. JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.
Status: in_force

"Judicial writ of withholding" means the document issued by the clerk of a court and delivered to an employer directing that earnings be withheld for payment of child support as provided by Chapter 158.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8387.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8387 / Section 8387.004
§ 8387.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4(a), Chapter 947, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created;

(3) the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds;

(4) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(5) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 2.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 2 / Section 2.01
§ 2.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Provider" means a person who sells or serves an alcoholic beverage under authority of a license or permit issued under the terms of this code or who otherwise sells an alcoholic beverage to an individual.

(2) "Provision" includes, but is not limited to, the sale or service of an alcoholic beverage.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397A / Section 397A.051
§ 397A.051. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A regulation or compatible development standard adopted under this subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a tract of land used for a single-family residence that is located outside the boundaries of a platted subdivision;

(2) a tract of land in agricultural use;

(3) an activity or a structure or appurtenance on a tract of land in agricultural use; or

(4) an area designated as part of the commission's territory under Section 397A.052 that is subject to the jurisdiction of a regulatory agency as defined by Section 245.001, and that, on the effective date of the Act adding this chapter, is:

(A) within the boundaries of a project as defined by Section 245.001 and any revision to the project that has accrued rights under Chapter 245;

(B) the subject of a permit as defined by Section 245.001 issued by or a permit application filed with a regulatory agency as defined by Section 245.001; or

(C) subject to a plan for development or plat application filed with a regulatory agency as defined by Section 245.001.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Agricultural use" means use or activity involving agriculture.

(2) "Agriculture" means:

(A) cultivating the soil to produce crops for human food, animal feed, seed for planting, or the production of fibers;

(B) practicing floriculture, viticulture, silviculture, or horticulture;

(C) raising, feeding, or keeping animals for breeding purposes or for the production of food, fiber, leather, pelts, or other tangible products having commercial value;

(D) planting cover crops, including cover crops cultivated for transplantation, or leaving land idle for the purpose of participating in a government program or normal crop or livestock rotation procedure; or

(E) engaging in wildlife management.

(c) A term used in this subchapter that is defined or used in Chapter 245 has the meaning assigned by Chapter 245.
Tex. Government Code § 609.709 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.709
§ 609.709. CHANGING AMOUNT DEFERRED.
Status: in_force

An employee may change the amount to be deferred by notifying the plan administrator of the change in accordance with the requirements of the administrator.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 542.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 542 / Section 542.001
§ 542.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Breach of system security" has the meaning assigned by Section 521.053.

(2) "Exemplary damages" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(3) "Personal identifying information" and "sensitive personal information" have the meanings assigned by Section 521.002.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.009
§ 1551.009. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAY DEFINE OTHER WORDS.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees may define by rule a word in terms necessary in the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.612 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.612
§ 201.612. APPROVAL BY COMMISSION OF BRIDGE OVER RIO GRANDE.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision or private entity authorized to construct or finance the construction of a bridge over the Rio Grande:

(1) must obtain approval from the commission and from the United States under Subchapter IV, Chapter 11, Title 33, United States Code, for the construction of the bridge; and

(2) shall submit to the commission a report that details the feasibility, location, economic effect, and environmental impact of the bridge and any other information the commission by rule may require.

(b) The department shall:

(1) to the maximum extent practicable, implement the approval process in the manner least burdensome to an applicant; and

(2) allow an applicant to concurrently seek approval from the commission and the United States under Subsection (a)(1).

(c) In determining whether to approve construction of the bridge, the commission shall consider:

(1) the financial resources available to the political subdivision or private entity for construction of the bridge;

(2) whether the revenue to be generated by the bridge is sufficient to finance the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the bridge;

(3) whether the construction of the bridge is consistent with the transportation plan adopted by the state and, if appropriate, by the metropolitan planning organization with jurisdiction over the bridge;

(4) the potential effect of the bridge on:

(A) the economy of the region in which the bridge is to be located;

(B) the environment of the region in which the bridge is to be located;

(C) traffic congestion and mobility; and

(D) the free flow of trade between the United Mexican States and this state; and

(5) commitments from the appropriate jurisdictions of the United Mexican States to provide adequate approach roadways to the bridge.

(d) In determining whether to approve the construction of the bridge, the commission shall solicit the advice of:

(1) the Department of Public Safety;

(2) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(3) the Texas Historical Commission;

(4) the Department of Agriculture;

(5) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;

(6) the Texas Department of Commerce; and

(7) any other state agency the commission determines is appropriate.

(e) If the commission fails to make a determination before the 121st day after the date the commission receives a request for approval under Subsection (a), the request is considered approved.

(f) The commission may adopt rules to administer this section.

(g) If the commission does not approve construction of the bridge, the applicant shall withdraw the request for approval from the United States.

(h) A political subdivision is not required to comply with Subsection (a) for a project that:

(1) is for the reconstruction, improvement, expansion, or maintenance of an existing bridge; and

(2) has received approval from the United States under 33 U.S.C. Chapter 11, Subchapter IV (33 U.S.C. Section 535 et seq.), authorizing the project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.155
§ 1061.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district operates according to a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The board may change the fiscal year.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.121 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.121
§ 22.121. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

Stephen F. Austin State Park is under the jurisdiction of the department. The department shall improve, preserve, and protect the land in the park.
Tex. Penal Code § 31.21 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 31 / Section 31.21
§ 31.21. UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) intentionally or knowingly possesses a catalytic converter that has been removed from a motor vehicle; and

(2) is not a person who is authorized under Subsection (b) to possess the catalytic converter.

(b) A person is presumed to be authorized to possess a catalytic converter that has been removed from a motor vehicle if the person:

(1) is the owner, as defined by Section 601.002, Transportation Code, of the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed; or

(2) possesses the catalytic converter in the ordinary course of the person's business, including in the ordinary course of business of an entity described by Section 1956.123(1), Occupations Code.

(c) The presumption established under Subsection (b) does not apply to a person described by Subsection (b)(2) who knows that the catalytic converter was unlawfully removed from a motor vehicle or otherwise unlawfully obtained.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an offense under this section is a state jail felony.

(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person:

(1) has been previously convicted of an offense under this section;

(2) in connection with the offense, engaged in conduct constituting conspiracy under Section 15.02 to commit an offense under Section 28.03 or 31.03 with respect to a catalytic converter; or

(3) possessed a firearm during the commission of the offense.

(f) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
Tex. Government Code § 481.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.021
§ 481.021. GENERAL POWERS OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may:

(1) adopt and enforce rules necessary to carry out this chapter;

(2) adopt and use an official seal;

(3) solicit and accept gifts, grants, or loans from and contract with any entity;

(4) acquire and convey property or an interest in property;

(5) procure insurance and pay premiums on insurance of any type, in accounts, and from insurers as the office considers necessary and advisable to accomplish any of the office's purposes;

(6) hold patents, copyrights, trademarks, or other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued under the laws of the United States, any state, or any nation and may enter into license agreements with any third parties for the receipt of fees, royalties, or other monetary or nonmonetary value;

(7) sell advertisements in any medium; and

(8) exercise any other power necessary to carry out this chapter.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, money paid to the office under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury.

(c) The office shall deposit contributions from private sources in a separate fund kept and held in escrow and in trust by the comptroller for and on behalf of the office as funds held outside the treasury under Section 404.073, and the money contributed shall be used to carry out the purposes of the office and, to the extent possible, the purposes specified by the donors. The comptroller may invest and reinvest the money, pending its use, in the fund in investments authorized by law for state funds that the comptroller considers appropriate.
Tex. Government Code § 2272.0025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2272 / Section 2272.0025
§ 2272.0025. WAIVER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be waived. A purported waiver of this chapter in violation of this section is void.