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Tex. Transportation Code § 314.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 314 / Section 314.022
§ 314.022. NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or the clerk, secretary, or recording officer of a municipality shall give written notice of a hearing before the commission to:

(1) each owner of property proposed to be condemned or damaged; and

(2) each person with an interest in or lien on the property.

(b) In addition to the requirements of Section 21.016(a), Property Code, the notice may contain:

(1) a brief statement of the nature and extent of the proposed improvement; and

(2) a description of the property proposed to be condemned.

(c) The description provided by Subsection (b)(2) may be by:

(1) lot and block number;

(2) front feet;

(3) the name of each owner; or

(4) any other description that substantially identifies the property.

(d) Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication for not less than three days in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the property is located beginning not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(e) Notice by publication is valid and binding on each owner or other person with an interest in or lien on the property if it generally notifies the person to appear and be heard without specifically designating the person by name. An error in the name of a person to whom the notice is directed does not invalidate the notice.

(f) A copy of the notice shall be delivered to:

(1) each owner, lienholder, or interested party who is a resident of the county where the property is located;

(2) the agent or attorney of a person described by Paragraph (1); or

(3) the guardian of the owner if the owner is a minor.

(g) The person serving the notice shall make a written return on the notice stating when and how the person served the notice.

(h) The governing body may provide for additional notice, but notice by publication is valid and binding regardless of whether any other notice is given.

(i) The governing body may provide for as many hearings in the course of condemnation proceedings as it determines necessary for whatever purposes it determines necessary.

(j) A notice and a return of a notice shall be filed with the municipality.
Tex. Occupations Code § 569.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 569 / Section 569.006
§ 569.006. SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON INSURER.
Status: in_force

The Texas Department of Insurance may impose on any insurer subject to this subtitle sanctions authorized by Chapter 82, Insurance Code, if the insurer fails to report information as required by this subchapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 61 / Section 61.004
§ 61.004. AVAILABLE FOR DEBT NOT DUE.
Status: in_force

A writ of attachment may be issued even though the plaintiff's debt or demand is not due. The proceedings relating to the writ shall be as in other cases, except that final judgment may not be rendered against the defendant until the debt or demand becomes due.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1005.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.001
§ 1005.001. APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO ETHICAL CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The board, the executive director, and each employee or agent of the department is subject to the code of ethics and the standard of conduct imposed by Chapter 572, Government Code, and any other law regulating the ethical conduct of state officers and employees.
Tex. Labor Code § 502.068 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 502 / Section 502.068
§ 502.068. POSTPONEMENT OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

If an injured employee is receiving benefits under this chapter and the system or the institution is providing hospitalization, medical treatment, or chiropractic care to the employee, the division may postpone the hearing on the employee's claim. An appeal may not be taken from a division order under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 11.336 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.336
§ 11.336. ADMINISTRATION OF PERMITS ISSUED AFTER ADJUDICATION.
Status: in_force

Permits, other than temporary permits, that are issued by the commission to appropriate water from an adjudicated stream or segment are subject to administration in the same manner as is provided in this subchapter for adjudicated water rights.
Tex. Government Code § 418.108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.108
§ 418.108. DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the presiding officer of the governing body of a political subdivision may declare a local state of disaster.

(b) A declaration of local disaster may not be continued or renewed for a period of more than seven days except with the consent of the governing body of the political subdivision or the joint board as provided by Subsection (e), as applicable.

(c) An order or proclamation declaring, continuing, or terminating a local state of disaster shall be given prompt and general publicity and shall be filed promptly with the city secretary, the county clerk, or the joint board's official records, as applicable.

(d) A declaration of local disaster activates the appropriate recovery and rehabilitation aspects of all applicable local or interjurisdictional emergency management plans and authorizes the furnishing of aid and assistance under the declaration. The appropriate preparedness and response aspects of the plans are activated as provided in the plans and take effect immediately after the local state of disaster is declared.

(e) The chief administrative officer of a joint board has exclusive authority to declare that a local state of disaster exists within the boundaries of an airport operated or controlled by the joint board, regardless of whether the airport is located in or outside the boundaries of a political subdivision.

(f) The county judge or the mayor of a municipality may order the evacuation of all or part of the population from a stricken or threatened area under the jurisdiction and authority of the county judge or mayor if the county judge or mayor considers the action necessary for the preservation of life or other disaster mitigation, response, or recovery.

(g) The county judge or the mayor of a municipality may control ingress to and egress from a disaster area under the jurisdiction and authority of the county judge or mayor and control the movement of persons and the occupancy of premises in that area.

(h) For purposes of Subsections (f) and (g):

(1) the jurisdiction and authority of the county judge includes the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county; and

(2) to the extent of a conflict between decisions of the county judge and the mayor, the decision of the county judge prevails.

(i) A declaration under this section may include a restriction that exceeds a restriction authorized by Section 352.051, Local Government Code. A restriction that exceeds a restriction authorized by Section 352.051, Local Government Code, is effective only:

(1) for 60 hours unless extended by the governor; and

(2) if the county judge requests the governor to grant an extension of the restriction.
Tex. Water Code § 51.827 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.827
§ 51.827. DISCHARGE OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) On the final payment of the taxes, either the assessor and collector or the trustee shall issue a certificate certifying that the taxes have been fully satisfied and the lien is released.

(b) The execution and acknowledgment of the certificate and the recording of the certificate in the deed records of the county in which the property is located shall be full and conclusive evidence of the discharge of the taxes and lien.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.153
§ 9011.153. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) In Bell County only, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land, easements, or rights-of-way to carry out any power conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(c) The board shall determine the amount of and character of interest in land or easements to be acquired.

(d) In exercising the power of eminent domain against a person that has the power of eminent domain or a receiver or trustee for that person, the district may acquire an easement only but may not acquire the fee title.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.752 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.752
§ 1101.752. ADDITIONAL INJUNCTIVE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other action authorized by law, the commission, acting through the attorney general, may bring an action to abate a violation or enjoin a violation or potential violation of this chapter or a commission rule if the commission determines that a person has violated or is about to violate this chapter.

(b) The action shall be brought in the name of the state in the district court in the county in which:

(1) the violation occurred or is about to occur; or

(2) the defendant resides.

(c) An injunctive action may be brought to abate or temporarily or permanently enjoin an act or to enforce this chapter.

(d) The commission is not required to give a bond in an action under Subsection (a), and court costs may not be recovered from the commission.

(e) If the commission determines that a person has violated or is about to violate this chapter, the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney in the county in which the violation has occurred or is about to occur or in the county of the defendant's residence may bring an action in the name of the state in the district court of the county to abate or temporarily or permanently enjoin the violation or to enforce this chapter. The plaintiff in an action under this subsection is not required to give a bond, and court costs may not be recovered from the plaintiff.
Tex. Water Code § 30.061 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.061
§ 30.061. INVESTMENT SECURITIES UNDER UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this subchapter are investment securities governed by Chapter 8, Uniform Commercial Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9090.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9090 / Section 9090.0302
§ 9090.0302. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state applicable to water control and improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, and specifically including the powers and duties authorized under Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 24.271 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.271
§ 24.271.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.271. 178TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 178th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Section 24.267, relating to the 174th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 178th District Court.
Tex. Tax Code § 302.101 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 302 / Section 302.101
§ 302.101. OCCUPATION TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality, other than a Type C general-law municipality having 200 or fewer inhabitants, may impose and collect occupation taxes.

(b) A license required by a Type A general-law municipality may not extend to more than one establishment or apply to more than one occupation, business, or calling and may not be imposed except by a vote of two-thirds of the elected aldermen.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954A / Section 7954A.0402
§ 7954A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7954A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 54.012 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 54 / Section 54.012
§ 54.012. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Before January 11 and July 11 of each year, a corporation formed under this chapter shall file with the secretary of state a report showing:

(1) its financial condition on January 1 and July 1, respectively; and

(2) the amount of outstanding preferred and common stock.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0524 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0524
§ 40.0524. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS.
Status: repealed

(a) In a jurisdiction for which a children's advocacy center has not been established under Section 264.402, Family Code, the department shall, to the extent possible, establish multidisciplinary teams to provide services relating to a report of child abuse or neglect. A multidisciplinary team shall include professionals in parent education and in each professional discipline necessary to provide comprehensive medical and psychological services to a child who is the subject of a report and to members of the child's household.

(b) Members of a multidisciplinary team may exchange information relating to a report of child abuse or neglect as necessary to facilitate a thorough investigation of the report. The executive commissioner may adopt rules governing the exchange of information between team members.

(c) A multidisciplinary team established under this section shall coordinate services provided by the department to a child and to members of the child's household with services available from other sources, including public and private agencies in the community. The goal of the multidisciplinary team is to provide the greatest range of services possible without duplication of effort.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(51), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Estates Code § 358.058 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 358 / Section 358.058
§ 358.058. BOND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the personal representative of the estate is not required to give a general bond, a lease for which a cash consideration is required, although ordered, executed, and delivered, is not valid:

(1) unless the order authorizing the lease makes findings with respect to the general bond; and

(2) if the general bond has been found insufficient, unless and until:

(A) the bond has been increased or an additional bond given, as required by the order, with the sureties required by law; and

(B) the increased bond or additional bond has been approved by the judge and filed with the clerk of the court in which the proceedings are pending.

(b) If two or more leases of different land are authorized by the same order, the general bond must be increased, or additional bonds given, to cover all of the leases.
Tex. Water Code § 35.002 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 35 / Section 35.002
§ 35.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "District" means any district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that has the authority to regulate the spacing of water wells, the production from water wells, or both.

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

(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.

(4) "Executive administrator" means the executive administrator of the Texas Water Development Board.

(5) "Groundwater" means water percolating below the surface of the earth.

(6) "Groundwater reservoir" means a specific subsurface water-bearing reservoir having ascertainable boundaries containing groundwater.

(7) "Subdivision of a groundwater reservoir" means a definable part of a groundwater reservoir in which the groundwater supply will not be appreciably affected by withdrawing water from any other part of the reservoir, as indicated by known geological and hydrological conditions and relationships and on foreseeable economic development at the time the subdivision is designated or altered.

(8) "Subsidence" means the lowering in elevation of the land surface caused by withdrawal of groundwater.

(9) "Board" means the board of directors of a district.

(10) "Director" means a member of a board.

(11) "Management area" means an area designated and delineated by the Texas Water Development Board as an area suitable for management of groundwater resources.

(12) "Priority groundwater management area" means an area designated and delineated by the commission as an area that is experiencing or is expected to experience critical groundwater problems.

(13) "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, or other body politic or corporate of the state, including a district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, a state agency, or a nonprofit water supply corporation created under Chapter 76, Acts of the 43rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1933 (Article 1434a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Government Code § 406.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.025
§ 406.025. SIGNATURE ON COMMISSIONS AFTER CHANGE IN OFFICE.
Status: in_force

If the governor or secretary of state ceases to hold or perform the duties of office, existing stocks of commissions bearing the person's printed name, signature, or facsimile signature may be used until they are exhausted, and the person succeeding to the office or the duties of the office shall have the commissions issued with:

(1) the obsolete printed name, signature, or facsimile signature struck through;

(2) the successor's printed name submitted for the obsolete printed name, signature, or facsimile signature; and

(3) the inscription "Printed name authorized by law" near the successor's printed name.
Tex. Family Code § 4.201 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 4 / Section 4.201
§ 4.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "property" has the meaning assigned by Section 4.001.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4101.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4101 / Section 4101.055
§ 4101.055. EXAMINATION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall prepare and make available to applicants instructions specifying in general terms the subjects that may be covered in an examination required under Section 4101.054.

(b) An examination under this subchapter shall be given at times and locations in this state necessary to reasonably serve the convenience of the department and applicants.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.024 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.024
§ 201.024. ELECTION TO BE EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "employer" also means an employing unit that has elected to become an employer under Section 205.001, 205.002, 206.002, or 206.003.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.153
§ 841.153. STATE-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION; NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On the release of a committed person from a correctional facility, secure correctional facility, or secure detention facility, as those terms are defined by Section 841.151, the office shall:

(1) determine whether the person has:

(A) a valid license issued under Chapter 521 or 522, Transportation Code; or

(B) a valid personal identification certificate issued under Chapter 521, Transportation Code; and

(2) if the person does not have a valid license or certificate described by Subdivision (1), submit to the Department of Public Safety on behalf of the person a request for the issuance of a personal identification certificate under Chapter 521, Transportation Code.

(b) The office shall submit a request under Subsection (a)(2) as soon as practicable.

(c) The office, the Department of Public Safety, and the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services by rule shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities with respect to the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a committed person, including responsibilities related to verification of the person's identity. The memorandum of understanding must require the Department of State Health Services to electronically verify the birth record of a committed person whose name and any other personal information is provided by the office and to electronically report the recorded filing information to the Department of Public Safety to validate the identity of a committed person under this section.

(d) The office shall reimburse the Department of Public Safety or the Department of State Health Services, as applicable, for the actual costs incurred by those agencies in performing responsibilities established under this section. The office may charge a committed person for the actual costs incurred under this section or for the fees required by Section 521.421, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.106
§ 3798.106. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (b), (c), and (d), the board may add or remove territory as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may add territory as described by Subsection (a) only if the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the addition.

(c) The district and all districts created under Subchapter D collectively may add a total area of not more than 100 acres.

(d) Territory added under Subsection (a) must be contiguous to the district at the time of the addition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.056
§ 1018.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0541 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0541
§ 152.0541. CONCHO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Concho County is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Concho County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the board chairman additional annual compensation of not more than $600 for the added duties imposed on the chairman. The commissioners court may pay the other board members additional annual compensation of not more than $300. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Concho County.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 128.015 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 128 / Section 128.015
§ 128.015. FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The notice of claim of lien must be filed on a form that satisfies the requirements of a financing statement under Sections 9.502-9.504, Business & Commerce Code, except that:

(1) the lien claimant may be identified either as a lien claimant or as a secured party;

(2) the form must be signed by the lien claimant and is not required to be signed by the lien debtor; and

(3) in the space for the description of the collateral, the information specified in Sections 128.013(3), (4), (5), and (7) must be entered.

(b) A separately signed statement containing the information specified in Section 128.013(6) shall be attached to the form required under Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.035
§ 822.035. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

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

(1) fails or refuses to register a dog required to be registered under this subchapter;

(2) fails or refuses to allow a dog to be killed when ordered by the proper authorities to do so; or

(3) violates this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100, confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or both.