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Tex. Government Code § 302.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 302 / Section 302.015
§ 302.015. REQUISITES OF FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a statement is considered to be filed in compliance with this subchapter if the postmark shows that it was sent to the Texas Ethics Commission at its official post office address by registered or certified mail from any point in this state before the filing deadline.

(b) A statement required to be filed on the day before a regular or called session convenes must actually be delivered and in the possession of the Texas Ethics Commission not later than midnight of that day.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.152
§ 351.152. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall set fees in amounts reasonable and necessary so that in the aggregate the fees produce sufficient revenue to cover the cost of administering this chapter. The board shall set fee amounts so as not to maintain an unnecessary fund balance.

(b) The board shall set fees under this section only for acts or services performed or provided by the board, including:

(1) an examination;

(2) a re-examination;

(3) an issuance of a license;

(4) a renewal of a license; and

(5) an issuance of a duplicate license.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.460 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.460
§ 56B.460. APPROPRIATION FOR OTHER CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than December 15 of each even-numbered year, the attorney general, after consulting with the comptroller, shall prepare forecasts and certify estimates of:

(1) the amount of money in the fund that the attorney general anticipates will remain unexpended at the end of the current state fiscal year and that is available for appropriation in the next state fiscal biennium;

(2) the amount of money that the attorney general anticipates will be received from deposits made to the credit of the fund during the next state fiscal biennium, other than deposits of:

(A) gifts, grants, and donations; and

(B) money received from the United States; and

(3) the amount of money from the fund that the attorney general anticipates will be obligated during the next state fiscal biennium to comply with this chapter, Chapter 56A, and Subchapter B, Chapter 58.

(b) At the time the attorney general certifies the estimates made under Subsection (a), the attorney general shall also certify for the next state fiscal biennium the amount of excess money in the fund available for the purposes of Subsection (c), calculated by multiplying the amount estimated under Subsection (a)(3) by 105 percent and subtracting that product from the sum of the amounts estimated under Subsections (a)(1) and (2).

(c) For a state fiscal biennium, the legislature may appropriate from the fund the amount of excess money in the fund certified for the biennium under Subsection (b) to state agencies that deliver or fund victim-related services or assistance.

(d) The attorney general and the comptroller shall cooperate in determining the proper allocation of the various sources of revenue deposited to the credit of the fund for purposes of this article.

(e) The attorney general may use money appropriated from the fund for grants or contracts supporting victim-related services or assistance, including support for private Texas nonprofit corporations that provide victim-related civil legal services directly to victims, immediate family members of victims, or claimants. A grant supporting victim-related services or assistance is governed by Chapter 783, Government Code.

(f) The attorney general shall adopt rules necessary to implement this article.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7977A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7977A / Section 7977A.0502
§ 7977A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298A.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298A / Section 298A.152
§ 298A.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may designate an official of the district or contract with another person to assess and collect the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.

(b) The person charged by the district with the assessment and collection of mandatory payments shall charge and deduct from the mandatory payments collected for the district a collection fee in an amount not to exceed the person's usual and customary charges for like services.

(c) If the person charged with the assessment and collection of mandatory payments is an official of the district, any revenue from a collection fee charged under Subsection (b) shall be deposited in the district general fund and, if appropriate, shall be reported as fees of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.048 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.048
§ 282.048. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; DISTRICT LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.

(b) A suit against the district must be brought in the county in which the district is located.

(c) The district is not liable for negligence for an act of a district officer, agent, or employee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9058.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9058 / Section 9058.0503
§ 9058.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.103 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 242 / Section 242.103
§ 242.103. DETECTION AND MONITORING OF CELLULAR TELEPHONES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may own and the office of the inspector general may possess, install, operate, or monitor an interception device, as defined by Article 18A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) The inspector general shall designate in writing the commissioned officers of the office of inspector general who are authorized to possess, install, operate, and monitor interception devices for the department.

(c) An investigative or law enforcement officer or other person, on request of the office of inspector general, may assist the office in the operation and monitoring of an interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications if the investigative or law enforcement officer or other person:

(1) is designated by the executive director for that purpose; and

(2) acts in the presence and under the direction of a commissioned officer of the inspector general.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.052
§ 433.052. SALE, RECEIPT, OR TRANSPORTATION OF ARTICLES NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

A person may not:

(1) sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation, in intrastate commerce, livestock or a carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or a meat food product of livestock that is:

(A) capable of use as human food and is adulterated or misbranded when sold, offered, transported, or received for transportation; or

(B) required to be inspected by this chapter but has not been inspected and passed; or

(2) perform an act with respect to livestock or a carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or a meat food product of livestock, while the article is being transported in intrastate commerce or held for sale after transportation in intrastate commerce, that causes or is intended to cause the article to be adulterated or misbranded.
Tex. Government Code § 815.0031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.0031
§ 815.0031. INELIGIBILITY FOR BOARD AND OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not eligible for appointment or election to the board if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the retirement system; or

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the retirement system.

(b) A paid officer, employee, or consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of insurance or investment may not be a trustee or an employee of the retirement system who is exempt from the state's position classification plan or is compensated at or above the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for step 1, salary group 17, of the position classification salary schedule.

(c) A person who is the spouse of a paid officer, manager, or consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of insurance or investment may not be a trustee and may not be an employee of the retirement system who is exempt from the state's position classification plan or is compensated at or above the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for step 1, salary group 17, of the position classification salary schedule.

(d) For the purposes of this section, a Texas trade association is a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(e) A person may not serve as a trustee or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a business or an association related to the operation of the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.085 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.085
§ 166.085. EXECUTION OF OUT-OF-HOSPITAL DNR ORDER ON BEHALF OF A MINOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons may execute an out-of-hospital DNR order on behalf of a minor:

(1) the minor's parents;

(2) the minor's legal guardian; or

(3) the minor's managing conservator.

(b) A person listed under Subsection (a) may not execute an out-of-hospital DNR order unless the minor has been diagnosed by a physician as suffering from a terminal or irreversible condition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8002A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002A / Section 8002A.0201
§ 8002A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8002A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Estates Code § 1055.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.052
§ 1055.052. TRIAL BY JURY.
Status: in_force

A party in a contested guardianship proceeding is entitled to a jury trial on request.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.401 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.401
§ 43.401. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "saltwater" has the meaning prescribed by Section 66.001 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.007
§ 3864.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3806.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3806 / Section 3806.153
§ 3806.153. BOARD VOTE REQUIRED TO IMPOSE TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, OR IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The imposition of a tax, assessment, or impact fee requires a vote of a majority of the directors serving.
Tex. Government Code § 571.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.022
§ 571.022. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The commission is subject to review under Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The commission shall be reviewed during the periods in which state agencies abolished in 2013 and every 12th year after that year are reviewed.
Tex. Finance Code § 89.052 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 89 / Section 89.052
§ 89.052. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION HELD BY DEPARTMENT ABOUT AN ASSOCIATION; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner and an examiner, supervisor, conservator, liquidator, inspector, deputy, assistant, clerk, or other employee of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending who is appointed or acting under this subtitle shall be removed from the person's position with the department if the person:

(1) does not keep secret a fact or information about an association obtained during an examination or because of the person's official position, except when the public duty of the person requires otherwise; or

(2) wilfully makes a false official report about the condition of an association.

(b) A report of an examination made to the commissioner is confidential and is not a public record or available for public inspection, except:

(1) for good reason the commissioner may make the report public; and

(2) a copy of the report may be furnished to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board or to the Federal Home Loan Bank to meet the requirements of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1421 et seq.).

(c) When a supervisory order is issued under Chapter 66, the commissioner shall report the existence of the order promptly to the finance commission but shall maintain the confidentiality of the content of the order.

(d) Unless this subtitle provides otherwise, this section does not apply to any fact or information or to a report of an investigation obtained or made by the commissioner or the commissioner's staff in connection with an application for a charter under this subtitle or with a hearing held by the commissioner under this subtitle. The fact, information, or report may be included in the record of the hearing.

(e) This section does not prevent the proper exchange of information relating to associations with the representatives of savings and loan departments of other states or any other department, agency, or instrumentality of this or another state or the United States if the commissioner determines the disclosure of the information is necessary or proper to enforce the laws of this or another state or the United States.

(f) An official who violates this section is liable to the person injured by the disclosure of the secrets.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.020 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.020
§ 86.020. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules to govern:

(1) consideration of applications;

(2) setting and collection of application fees;

(3) assessment of transcript costs in contested cases;

(4) permit conditions;

(5) issuance of permits by rule;

(6) pricing of and terms for payment for substrate materials;

(7) assignability of permits;

(8) payment of refunds;

(9) permit renewal; and

(10) any other matter necessary for the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8241.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8241 / Section 8241.004
§ 8241.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.
Tex. Property Code § 53.281 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.281
§ 53.281. WAIVER AND RELEASE OF LIEN OR PAYMENT BOND CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) Any waiver and release of a lien or payment bond claim under this chapter is unenforceable unless a waiver and release is executed and delivered in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) A waiver and release is effective to release the owner, the owner's property, the contractor, and the surety on a payment bond from claims and liens only if:

(1) the waiver and release substantially complies with one of the forms prescribed by Section 53.284;

(2) the waiver and release is signed by the claimant or the claimant's authorized agent; and

(3) in the case of a conditional release, evidence of payment to the claimant exists.
Tex. Family Code § 234.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 234 / Section 234.001
§ 234.001. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF STATE CASE REGISTRY AND STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Title IV-D agency shall establish and operate a state case registry and state disbursement unit meeting the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Sections 654a(e) and 654b and this subchapter.

(b) The state case registry shall maintain records of child support orders in Title IV-D cases and in other cases in which a child support order has been established or modified in this state on or after October 1, 1998.

(c) The state disbursement unit shall:

(1) receive, maintain, and furnish records of child support payments in Title IV-D cases and other cases as authorized by law;

(2) forward child support payments as authorized by law;

(3) maintain records of child support payments made through the state disbursement unit; and

(4) make available to a local registry each day in a manner determined by the Title IV-D agency the following information:

(A) the cause number of the suit under which withholding is required;

(B) the payor's name and social security number;

(C) the payee's name and, if available, social security number;

(D) the date the disbursement unit received the payment;

(E) the amount of the payment; and

(F) the instrument identification information.

(d) A certified child support payment record produced by the Title IV-D agency or state disbursement unit is admissible as evidence of the truth of the information contained in the record and does not require further authentication or verification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.258 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.258
§ 3897.258. NONPOTABLE WATER USER CHARGES.
Status: in_force

The district may establish user charges for the use of nonpotable water for irrigation purposes, subject to approval of the governing body of the municipality in which the user is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.018
§ 32.018. PROGRAM PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall have a long-range plan covering at least six years that includes at least the following elements:

(1) quantifiable indicators of effort and success;

(2) identification of priority client population and the minimum types of services necessary for that population;

(3) a description of the appropriate use of providers, including the role of providers and considering the type, location, and specialization of the providers;

(4) criteria for phasing out unnecessary services;

(5) a comprehensive assessment of needs and inventory of resources; and

(6) coordination of administration and service provision with federal, state, and local public and private programs that provide similar services.

(b) The department shall revise the plan by January 1 of each even-numbered year.

(c) The department shall develop a short-range plan that is derived from the long-range plan and that identifies and projects the costs relating to implementing the short-range plan.

(d) As part of the department's budget preparation process, the department shall biennially assess its achievement of the goals identified in each plan. The department's biennial budget shall be made according to the results of the assessment and the short-range plan. The department shall make its requests for new program funding and for continued funding according to demonstrated need.

(e) The department shall use the information collected under Section 32.017 to develop the long-range and short-range plans.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 542.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 542 / Section 542.005
§ 542.005. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER; NO PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed to create a private cause of action or change a common law or statutory duty.
Tex. Water Code § 63.109 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.109
§ 63.109. PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The district may draw warrants, issue checks, or use a payment method adopted under Section 60.271 to pay for:

(1) services;

(2) the compensation of employees; and

(3) all expenses incident and relating to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 844.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.001
§ 844.001. TYPES OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Pension benefits payable from the retirement plan and trust are:

(1) retirement annuities payable on service retirements;

(2) retirement annuities payable on disability retirements;

(3) survivor annuities payable on the deaths of members; and

(4) refunds of accumulated contributions.

(b) Nonpension group term life coverage may be provided by an electing subdivision for its employees and retirees under the optional group term life program. The board of trustees shall administer the program, and insurance proceeds are payable from the optional group term life fund.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.201 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.201
§ 12.201. CREATION OF FUND.
Status: in_force

The department may accept and deposit in a special fund outside the state treasury, called the operation game thief fund, donations from any person made for purposes of this subchapter. Funds deposited in the operation game thief fund may be used only for the maintenance of that fund, promotion of the operation game thief program through advertisement and marketing, the development, acquisition, and implementation of technological advancements to facilitate the apprehension and prosecution of persons who violate laws of this state intended to protect the state's natural or cultural resources or the public safety of persons using those natural or cultural resources, and payment of rewards and death benefits authorized by this subchapter. The Operation Game Thief Committee shall adopt rules for the implementation of the operation game thief program and maintenance of the operation game thief fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 601.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 601 / Section 601.052
§ 601.052. IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The department shall implement standards as required by 15 U.S.C. Section 6805(b), as amended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.151
§ 1060.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board shall prepare a budget that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed to meet the proposed budget.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.105
§ 522.105. DISQUALIFICATION OF DRIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a report under Section 522.104, the department shall disqualify the person from driving a commercial motor vehicle under Section 522.081 beginning on the 45th day after the date the report is received unless a hearing is granted.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the procedure for notice and disqualification under this section is that specified by Subchapters C and D, Chapter 724, or Chapter 524.

(c) The department shall disqualify the person from driving a commercial motor vehicle for the period authorized by this chapter if, in a hearing held under this section, the court finds that:

(1) probable cause existed that the person was driving a commercial motor vehicle while having alcohol, a controlled substance, or a drug in the person's system;

(2) the person was offered an opportunity to give a specimen under this chapter; and

(3) the person submitted a specimen that disclosed an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more or refused to submit a specimen.

(d) An appeal of a disqualification under this section is subject to Sections 524.041-524.044.