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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.902 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.902
§ 17.902. UNAUTHORIZED ADVERTISEMENT, PROMOTION, OR CONDUCTION OF CERTAIN LIVE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES.
Status: in_force

A person may not advertise, promote, or conduct a live musical performance in this state through the use of a false, deceptive, or misleading affiliation, connection, or association between a recording group and a performing musical group. An act is not considered a violation of this section if:

(1) the performing musical group is the authorized registrant and owner of a federal service mark for the recording group that is registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office;

(2) at least one member of the performing musical group is or was a member of the recording group and that member has a legal right to use or operate under the name of the recording group without abandoning the name or affiliation with the recording group;

(3) the live musical performance is identified in all advertisements or other promotions for the event as being conducted as a "salute" or "tribute" to the recording group;

(4) the advertisement or promotion relates to a live musical performance that is to take place outside of this state; or

(5) the live musical performance is expressly authorized by each member of the recording group.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3931.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3931 / Section 3931.153
§ 3931.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975A / Section 7975A.0104
§ 7975A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7975A.0103 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 as required by applicable law.
Tex. Government Code § 501.0551 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0551
§ 501.0551. ANATOMICAL GIFTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, during the diagnostic process, shall provide each inmate with a form on which the inmate may indicate whether the inmate wishes to be an eye, tissue, or organ donor if the inmate dies while in the custody of the department.

(b) If an inmate indicates on the form that the inmate wishes to be a donor, the effect is the same as if the inmate executed a statement of gift under Section 521.401, Transportation Code.

(c) The department shall adopt procedures to provide inmates with the form described by Subsection (a).

(d) Expired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6603.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6603 / Section 6603.102
§ 6603.102. CONSTRUCTION OF DRAINAGE FACILITIES OR IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not construct drainage facilities or improvements on or to serve a tract of land in the district unless the district has approved the plans and specifications for the facilities or improvements.

(b) Plans and specifications for drainage facilities or improvements located in the corporate limits or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality require only the approval of the municipality if:

(1) the municipality's corporate limits are located in more than one county;

(2) part of the municipality's corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction in Waller County is located in the district;

(3) the municipality has a population of less than 100,000; and

(4) the drainage facilities or improvements are located outside district-owned property or facilities.

(c) The district may adopt reasonable rules and set reasonable standards to provide for adequate drainage construction in accordance with standard engineering practices. The rules and standards may require the drainage plan to be generally compatible with the district's master plan.

(d) The district by rule may establish procedures for:

(1) the presentation of plans and specifications to the district; and

(2) the review and disposition of the plans and specifications by the district.

(e) The district, after review by its engineer, shall determine the cost of any drainage facilities or improvements and recommend to the appropriate governing body with jurisdiction over the subdivision that a surety bond or other approved security in that amount for the construction of drainage facilities or improvements be secured in the name of the governing body. If the governing body does not secure a bond, the district may secure a bond for the cost of construction of drainage facilities or improvements.

(f) The district may refuse to approve plans and specifications if:

(1) the plans and specifications do not comply with district rules; or

(2) all applicable fees have not been paid.

(g) This section does not apply to agricultural activity.

(h) This section does not limit the authority or jurisdiction of a municipality or county to regulate plans and specifications for the construction of drainage facilities or improvements other than facilities owned or maintained by the district.

(i) The district's rules and standards for the construction of drainage facilities or improvements do not apply to a facility or improvement not owned or maintained by the district in the corporate limits of a municipality unless the governing body of the municipality or county requires the person to submit the plans and specifications for drainage construction to the district.

(j) The district may adopt rules to exempt from the requirements of this section a drainage facility or improvement on or to serve a tract of land in the district if the facility or improvement does not create an aggregate impervious area of more than one acre.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.01235 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.01235
§ 437.01235. FEES FOR PREMISES WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE PERMIT OR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a county, municipality, or public health district, including an authorized agent, employee, or department, may not charge a fee under Section 11.38 or 61.36, Alcoholic Beverage Code, if the premises is a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, roadside food vendor, or temporary food service establishment that has already paid a fee to operate to the department or to any county, municipality, or public health district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1674 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1674
§ 152.1674. MATAGORDA COUNTY CHILD SUPPORT SERVICE FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Matagorda County child support office shall assess a monthly fee of not more than $10 for collecting and disbursing child support payments that are required by court order to be made to the office. The fee is payable annually and in advance.

(b) The payor of the support shall pay the fee unless the payor is a member of the armed services and the monthly child support payments exceed the amount the court orders the person to pay, in which case the payee shall pay the service fee for as long as the payor is a member of the armed services and the support payments exceed the amount the court orders the person to pay.

(c) The first fee payment is due on the date that the payor is ordered to begin the child support payments. If the payee must pay the fee, the first fee payment is due on the date that the payee receives the original support payment. Subsequent annual fees are due on the anniversary of the date of the original fee payment.

(d) A person who refuses or fails to pay the fee on the date due or in the amount ordered is subject to an action for contempt of court.

(e) Fees collected under this section shall be paid to the county treasurer on the last day of each calendar month. The county treasurer shall deposit the fees to the credit of the child support fund. The judges of the district courts in a county served by the office shall administer the fund, with the approval of the commissioners court, to assist in paying the salaries and expenses of the child support office.

(f) An accurate and complete record of money received under this section shall be kept. The county auditor or other authorized person shall audit the child support fund regularly. An annual report of the receipts and expenditures of the fund shall be made to the commissioners court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.102
§ 441.102. RULES.
Status: in_force

After notice and hearing, the board shall adopt rules to carry out this chapter, including rules providing procedures for giving notice and holding hearings before the board.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 147.123 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 147 / Section 147.123
§ 147.123. MITIGATION OF DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action to which Chapter 33 applies, the court shall instruct the finder of fact regarding the determination of responsibility pursuant to Section 33.003 using the appropriate approved pattern jury charge which may be modified by the court as appropriate to the circumstances.

(b) In all actions not governed by Subsection (a), the court shall instruct the finder of fact regarding a claimant's duty to mitigate or avoid damages in a manner appropriate to the action using the appropriate approved pattern jury charge which may be modified by the court as appropriate to the circumstances.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2007.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2007 / Section 2007.004
§ 2007.004. DATES OF ASSESSMENT AND PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall assess insurers under this chapter on or before September 1 of each year.

(b) An insurer shall pay the amount of the insurer's assessment on or after the 60th day after the date the comptroller assesses the insurer.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0805 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0805
§ 526.0805. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The representative of the commission's aging services coordination office appointed under Section 526.0803(a) shall serve as the presiding officer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 168.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 168 / Section 168.152
§ 168.152. REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or operator of a pain management clinic may apply to renew a certificate issued to the clinic under this chapter by:

(1) submitting a renewal application to the board on the form prescribed by the board before the expiration of the grace period under Section 168.151; and

(2) complying with any other requirements adopted by board rule.

(b) If a certificate is not renewed before the expiration of the grace period under Section 168.151, the pain management clinic must reapply for an original certificate to operate the clinic.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.206
§ 204.206. ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AND STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

Each physician assistant and the physician assistant's supervising physician shall ensure that:

(1) the physician assistant's scope of function is identified;

(2) delegation of medical tasks is appropriate to the physician assistant's level of competence;

(3) the relationship between the physician assistant and the supervising physician and the access of the physician assistant to the supervising physician are defined; and

(4) a process is established for evaluating the physician assistant's performance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.103
§ 3838.103. 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. Education Code § 11.0621 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0621
§ 11.0621. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The minutes, as approved by the board of trustees, of a regular or special meeting of the board of trustees must reflect each member's:

(1) attendance at or absence from the meeting; and

(2) vote on any item that is voted on by the board at the meeting.

(b) The board of trustees shall post on the district's Internet website:

(1) the minutes described by Subsection (a) not later than the seventh day after the date of a meeting at which a quorum of the board is present and voting; and

(2) any resolution adopted by the board not later than the seventh day after the date of the meeting at which the resolution was adopted.

(c) The board of trustees shall make a recording of each regular or special meeting of the board.

(d) The minutes and recording of an open meeting must be accessible to the public in accordance with Section 551.022, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3840.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3840 / Section 3840.002
§ 3840.002. SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Spectrum Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.351
§ 201.351. REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

A chiropractor may not practice chiropractic in this state unless the chiropractor registers with the board.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.154 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.154
§ 305.154. AGREEMENT REGARDING DEPOSIT OF ESTATE ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A personal representative may agree with the surety or sureties on a bond, either corporate or personal, for the deposit of any cash and other estate assets in a depository described by Subsection (c), if the deposit is otherwise proper, in a manner that prevents the withdrawal of the cash or other assets without:

(1) the written consent of the surety or sureties; or

(2) a court order entered after notice to the surety or sureties as directed by the court.

(b) The court may require the action described by Subsection (a) if the court considers that action to be in the best interest of the estate.

(c) Cash and assets must be deposited under this section in a financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code, that:

(1) has its main office or a branch office in this state; and

(2) is qualified to act as a depository in this state under the laws of this state or the United States.

(d) An agreement under this section may not release the principal or sureties from liability, or change the liability of the principal or sureties, as established by the terms of the bond.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.0271 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.0271
§ 247.0271. INSPECTION EXIT CONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) At the conclusion of an inspection under Section 247.023(a) or Section 247.027, the inspector shall perform an exit conference to advise the assisted living facility of the findings resulting from the inspection.

(b) At the exit conference, the inspector shall provide a copy of the inspection checklist to the assisted living facility and list each violation discovered during the inspection, with specific reference to the standard violated.

(c) If, after the initial exit conference, additional violations are cited, the inspector shall conduct an additional exit conference regarding the newly identified violations. An additional exit conference must be held in person and may not be held by telephone, e-mail, or facsimile transmission.

(d) The assisted living facility shall submit a plan of correction to the regional director with supervisory authority over the inspector not later than the 10th working day after the date the facility receives the final official statement of violations.
Tex. Government Code § 853.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 853 / Section 853.004
§ 853.004. RULES FOR CREDITABLE SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees may adopt rules necessary or desirable to implement this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 22A.104 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.104
§ 22A.104. RESTRICTION ON SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT PENDING INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

If a person issued a certificate or permit under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, attempts to surrender the certificate or permit while the board is investigating an allegation that the person engaged in misconduct described by Section 22A.051(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), or (D), the board may not accept the surrender unless the person agrees to be included in the registry.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.152
§ 1704.152. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for a license under this chapter, an individual, including an agent designated by a corporation in an application, must:

(1) be a resident of this state and a citizen of the United States;

(2) be at least 18 years of age;

(3) possess the financial resources required to comply with Section 1704.160, unless the individual is acting only as agent for a corporation holding a license under this chapter; and

(4) submit documentary evidence that, in the two years preceding the date a license application is filed, the individual:

(A) has been continuously employed by a person licensed under this chapter for at least one year and for not less than 30 hours per week, excluding annual leave, and has performed duties that encompass all phases of the bonding business; and

(B) completed in person at least eight hours of continuing legal education in criminal law courses or bail bond law courses that are approved by the State Bar of Texas and that are offered by an accredited institution of higher education in the state.

(b) To be eligible for a license under this chapter, a corporation must be:

(1) chartered or admitted to do business in this state; and

(2) qualified to write fidelity, guaranty, and surety bonds under the Insurance Code.

(c) Subsection (a)(4) does not apply to the issuance of an original license:

(1) in a county before the first anniversary of the date a board is created in the county; or

(2) to an individual who applies to operate the bail bond business of a license holder who has died if the individual is related to the decedent within the first degree by consanguinity or is the decedent's surviving spouse.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.028 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 192 / Section 192.028
§ 192.028. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

A judge of a statutory probate court or district court may appoint an attorney ad litem in a proceeding under Section 192.027 to represent the interests of the person seeking the delayed birth certificate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.062 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.062
§ 81.062. WITNESSES; DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of an investigation under Section 81.061(c), the department may administer oaths, summon witnesses, and compel the attendance of a witness or the production of a document. The department may request the assistance of a county or district court to compel the attendance of a summoned witness or the production of a requested document at a hearing.

(b) A witness or deponent who is not a party and who is subpoenaed or otherwise compelled to appear at a hearing or proceeding under this section conducted outside the witness's or deponent's county of residence is entitled to a travel and per diem allowance. The executive commissioner by rule shall set the allowance in an amount not to exceed the travel and per diem allowance authorized for state employees traveling in this state on official business.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 522.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 522 / Section 522.002
§ 522.002. OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person uses a scanning device or re-encoder to access, read, scan, store, or transfer information encoded on the magnetic strip of a payment card without the consent of an authorized user of the payment card and with intent to harm or defraud another.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is a state jail felony if the information accessed, read, scanned, stored, or transferred was protected health information as defined by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Privacy Standards, as defined by Section 181.001, Health and Safety Code.

(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section or the other law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 146.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 146 / Section 146.008
§ 146.008. STRIKES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal employee may not engage in a strike or organized work stoppage against this state or the municipality.

(b) A municipal employee who participates in a strike forfeits any civil service rights, reemployment rights, and other rights, benefits, or privileges the employee may have as a result of the employee's employment or prior employment with the municipality.

(c) This section does not affect the right of a person to cease work if the person is not acting in concert with others in an organized work stoppage.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.091 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.091
§ 62.091. ADDITIONAL TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If the money of an abolished municipality and the proceeds from the sale of its property are insufficient to pay its indebtedness, at the request of any creditor the court in which the receivership is pending at its first regular term each year shall levy a tax on all real and personal property that is not exempt from taxation and that on the first day of January of the preceding year is located within the corporate limits of the municipality as those limits previously existed.

(b) The court shall levy a tax sufficient to discharge the municipality's indebtedness, except that the court may not set the tax at a rate that is greater than the rate allowed by law for such purposes in municipalities.
Tex. Tax Code § 322.001 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 322 / Section 322.001
§ 322.001. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to the imposition, assessment, collection, administration, and enforcement of a sales and use tax imposed under Chapter 451, 452, 453, or 460, Transportation Code.

(b) The effective dates and rates of the taxes imposed by a taxing entity are determined under the laws authorizing the adoption of the taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8271.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8271 / Section 8271.053
§ 8271.053. ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all power this chapter or general law gives the president.

(b) If the board president is absent from a board meeting:

(1) the board vice president may sign an order or other action adopted at the meeting; or

(2) the board may authorize the president to sign the order or implement the action.