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Tex. Utilities Code § 251.158 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.158
§ 251.158. DUTY OF OPERATOR IN EVENT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The deadline prescribed by Section 251.157(a) does not apply if the operator experiences an extraordinary circumstance due to an act of God, including a tornado, a hurricane, an ice storm, or a severe flood, or a war, riot, work stoppage, or strike that limits personnel or resources needed to fulfill the operator's obligations under this chapter.

(b) The operator shall notify a notification center of the extraordinary circumstance and shall include in the notification:

(1) the nature and location of the extraordinary circumstance;

(2) the expected duration of the situation and the approximate time at which the operator will be able to resume location request activities; and

(3) the name and telephone number of the individual that the notification system can contact if there is an emergency that requires the operator's immediate attention.

(c) In addition to the notification required by Subsection (b), the operator shall also notify each excavator that has a pending location request in the location where an extraordinary circumstance is being experienced and shall include in the notification:

(1) the fact that the operator is experiencing an extraordinary circumstance; and

(2) the approximate time at which the operator will mark the requested location.

(d) A notification center shall inform each excavator notifying the system under Section 251.151 that the operator's location request activities are suspended until the extraordinary circumstance has discontinued or has been corrected within the affected location.

(e) An excavator is relieved from all provisions of this chapter until the operator notifies the notification center that the operator has resumed location request activities within the affected location.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0251
§ 540.0251. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a contract between a Medicaid managed care organization and the commission to provide health care services to recipients.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.028 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.028
§ 22.028. PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

"Personal property" includes an interest in:

(1) goods;

(2) money;

(3) a chose in action;

(4) an evidence of debt; and

(5) a real chattel.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.023
§ 81.023. IMMUNIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop immunization requirements for children.

(b) The department shall cooperate with the Department of Family and Protective Services in formulating and implementing the immunization requirements for children admitted to child-care facilities.

(c) The department shall cooperate with the State Board of Education in formulating and implementing immunization requirements for students admitted to public or private primary or secondary schools.
Tex. Property Code § 93.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 93 / Section 93.006
§ 93.006. RETENTION OF SECURITY DEPOSIT; ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Before returning a security deposit, the landlord may deduct from the deposit damages and charges for which the tenant is legally liable under the lease or damages and charges that result from a breach of the lease.

(b) The landlord may not retain any portion of a security deposit to cover normal wear and tear. In this subsection, "normal wear and tear" means deterioration that results from the intended use of the commercial premises, including breakage or malfunction due to age or deteriorated condition, but the term does not include deterioration that results from negligence, carelessness, accident, or abuse of the premises, equipment, or chattels by the tenant or by a guest or invitee of the tenant.

(c) If the landlord retains all or part of a security deposit under this section, the landlord shall give to the tenant the balance of the security deposit, if any, together with a written description and itemized list of all deductions. The landlord is not required to give the tenant a description and itemized list of deductions if:

(1) the tenant owes rent when the tenant surrenders possession of the premises; and

(2) no controversy exists concerning the amount of rent owed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.5535 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.5535
§ 1103.5535. CIVIL PENALTY FOR ENGAGING IN ACTIVITY WITHOUT REQUIRED CERTIFICATE OR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who receives consideration for engaging in an activity for which a certificate or license is required under this chapter and who does not hold a certificate or license is liable for a civil penalty.

(b) The amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section may not be less than the amount of money equal to the value of the consideration received or more than three times the amount of money equal to the value of the consideration received.

(c) At the request of the board, the attorney general or a district or county attorney may bring an action in district court to recover a civil penalty under this section.

(d) A civil penalty recovered in an action under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 402.008 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 402 / Section 402.008
§ 402.008. MEETINGS OF OWNERS AND MEMBERS; CONSENTS; VOTING OF INTERESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and regardless of whether a proxy or consent was executed by an owner or member before the mandatory application date, Chapter 6 and any other applicable provision of this code apply to:

(1) a meeting of owners or members held on or after the mandatory application date;

(2) an action undertaken by owners or members under a written consent that takes effect on or after the mandatory application date;

(3) a vote cast at a meeting described by Subdivision (1); and

(4) consent given for an action described by Subdivision (2).

(b) Prior law applies to a meeting of owners or members and to any vote cast at a meeting described by this section if the meeting was initially called for a date before the mandatory application date and notice of the meeting was given to owners or members entitled to vote at the meeting.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.032 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.032
§ 6.032. BALLOT PROCEDURES FOR ELECTED DIRECTORS; FILING FEE OR PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, Chapter 144, Election Code, applies to a candidate for an elective position on an appraisal district board of directors.

(b) An application for a place on the ballot must be filed with the county clerk or, for counties having the position, the county elections administrator of the county in which the appraisal district is established and be accompanied by a filing fee prescribed by Subsection (c) of this section or a petition in lieu of the filing fee that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062, Election Code, and Subsection (d) of this section.

(c) The filing fee for a place on the ballot is:

(1) $400 for a county with a population of 200,000 or more; or

(2) $200 for a county with a population of less than 200,000.

(d) The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition authorized by Subsection (b) is the lesser of:

(1) 500; or

(2) two percent of the total vote received in the county by all the candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election, unless that number is less than 50, in which case the required number of signatures is the lesser of:

(A) 50; or

(B) 20 percent of that total vote.

(e) A filing fee received under this section shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the county general fund.

(f) The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.111
§ 1042.111. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care regardless of whether the person has the ability to pay for the care and may apply to receive this care without cost.

(b) The board or the district administrator shall employ a person to investigate the ability of the patient and any relative who is liable for the patient's support to pay for the medical and hospital care received by the patient.

(c) If the investigator determines that the patient or relative legally liable for the patient's support cannot pay all or part of the costs of the patient's care, the expense of the care becomes a charge against the district.

(d) If the patient or a relative legally liable for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care, the board shall order the patient or relative to pay to the treasurer each week an amount specified in the order. The amount must be proportionate to the person's ability to pay.

(e) The district may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(f) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the investigator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) determine the question; and

(2) make the proper order based on the board's findings.

(g) A party to the hearing who is not satisfied with the result of the order may appeal to the district court. The appeal is de novo.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.204
§ 6904.204. DISTRICT FACILITIES EXEMPT FROM TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its facilities or any part of its facilities.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.4035 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.4035
§ 43.4035. EXPIRATION OF STAMP.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a stamp issued under this subchapter is valid for fishing only during the yearly period for which the stamp is issued without regard to the date on which the stamp is acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set the amount of a stamp fee for a stamp issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this subchapter and provide for a stamp term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.

(b) A saltwater sportfishing stamp issued before September 1 or another date set by the commission that does not expire until August 31 of the following year or another date set by the commission is valid from the date of issuance through August 31 of the following year or another date set by the commission.

(c) A saltwater sportfishing stamp issued in conjunction with a license issued under Section 46.005 or 46.0051 of this code expires at the same time the license expires or on the expiration date printed on the stamp, whichever is later.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.120 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.120
§ 363.120. EXCLUSIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Exclusive contract" means a contract or franchise agreement between a public agency and a privately owned solid waste management service provider that grants to the service provider an exclusive right to provide certain solid waste management services in the public agency's jurisdiction.

(2) "Solid waste management services" means solid waste collection or transportation services.

(b) A public agency that enters into an exclusive contract, including by renewing or amending an existing contract in a manner that grants a privately owned solid waste management service provider an exclusive right to provide certain additional solid waste services that was not contained in the contract before the renewal or amendment, shall give notice containing:

(1) a summary of the purpose of the contract or amendment; and

(2) a description of the change made by the contract or amendment.

(c) A public agency required by Subsection (b) to give notice shall:

(1) publish the notice:

(A) in a newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction of the public agency; and

(B) on a publicly available Internet website maintained by the public agency, if the public agency maintains such a website; and

(2) if the public agency requires a privately owned solid waste management service provider to register or obtain approval to operate in the public agency's jurisdiction, give notice to each provider registered with or approved by the public agency to operate in the jurisdiction.

(d) A contract or amendment described by Subsection (b) may not take effect before the date the notice required by that subsection is published in a newspaper as required by Subsection (c)(1)(A).

(e) A privately owned solid waste management service provider that has an existing contract with a person to provide certain solid waste management services for which a public agency enters into an exclusive contract with another service provider may continue to provide those services in the public agency's jurisdiction until the earlier of:

(1) the date the service provider's existing nonexclusive contract expires; or

(2) the first anniversary of the date the public agency publishes the notice required by Subsection (b) in a newspaper as required by Subsection (c)(1)(A).

(f) A privately owned solid waste management service provider that provides solid waste management services to a person in a public agency's jurisdiction and that does not have a contract to provide the services may, if the public agency enters into an exclusive contract with another service provider to provide those services, continue to provide the services in the jurisdiction until the 60th day after the date the public agency publishes the notice required by Subsection (b) in a newspaper as required by Subsection (c)(1)(A).

(g) This section does not apply to the provision of solid waste management services by a municipality to an annexed area as provided by Section 43.0661, Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.011
§ 486.011. SALES BY PHARMACIES.
Status: in_force

A business establishment that operates a pharmacy licensed by the Texas State Board of Pharmacy may engage in over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and norpseudoephedrine.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.020 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.020
§ 112.020. ADDITIONAL COUNCIL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to powers and duties derived by the council from applicable federal developmental disability laws or other provisions of this chapter, the council shall:

(1) undertake at the request of the governor and the legislature activities appropriate to the achievement of legislative and executive functions relating to persons with developmental disabilities or other disabling conditions;

(2) submit to the governor, legislature, and other appropriate state and federal authorities periodic reports on the council's responsibilities and performance;

(3) develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the council and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the council; and

(4) develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the council and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the council.

(b) The council may:

(1) adopt rules as necessary to implement the council's duties and responsibilities under this chapter and applicable federal developmental disability laws;

(2) approve and execute an annual budget for council activities under this chapter that is consistent with applicable federal developmental disability laws; and

(3) contract with or provide grants to agencies, organizations, or individuals as necessary to implement council activities under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.054
§ 3928.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.105 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.105
§ 18A.105. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTAIN ANCILLARY ORDERS.
Status: in_force

An interception order may include an order to:

(1) install or use a pen register, ESN reader, trap and trace device, or mobile tracking device or similar equipment that combines the function of a pen register and trap and trace device; or

(2) disclose a stored communication, information subject to an administrative subpoena, or information subject to access under Chapter 18B.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.205
§ 1027.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bonds applied to the payment of outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 1.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 1 / Section 1.003
§ 1.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this code:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.

(3) "Livestock" means cattle, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, exotic livestock, including elk and elk hybrids, and hogs, unless otherwise defined.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.101 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.101
§ 61.101. LOCAL HEARING ON PROCLAMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a proclamation of the commission may be adopted, the department shall hold public hearings in the county to be affected by the proclamation if the director or the director's designee receives a petition for a public hearing signed by not less than 25 persons who reside in the county.

(b) The hearing may be conducted by a member of the commission or by any designated employee of the department. This subsection does not require the presence of a member at any local hearing.
Tex. Education Code § 22.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.006
§ 22.006. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON JURY SERVICE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may not discharge, discipline, reduce the salary of, or otherwise penalize or discriminate against a school district employee because of the employee's compliance with a summons to appear as a juror.

(b) For each regularly scheduled workday on which a nonsalaried employee serves in any phase of jury service, a school district shall pay the employee the employee's normal daily compensation.

(c) An employee's accumulated personal leave may not be reduced because of the employee's service in compliance with a summons to appear as a juror.
Tex. Family Code § 157.107 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.107
§ 157.107. APPEARANCE BOND OR SECURITY OTHER THAN CASH BOND AS SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the respondent fails to appear at the hearing as directed, the court shall order that the appearance bond or security be forfeited and that the proceeds of any judgment on the bond or security, not to exceed the amount of child support arrearages determined to exist, be paid to the obligee or to a person designated by the court.

(b) The obligee may file suit on the bond.
Tex. Government Code § 403.402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.402
§ 403.402. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Development fund" means the Texas green job skills development fund.

(2) "Green job" means a job in the field of renewable energy or energy efficiency, including a job relating to:

(A) energy-efficient building, construction, and retrofitting;

(B) renewable energy, including biomass, hydroelectric, geothermal, and ocean energy, and wind and solar power;

(C) research and development or manufacturing of advanced battery or energy storage technologies;

(D) biofuels from non-feed food stocks;

(E) techniques to reduce, reuse, or recycle waste;

(F) techniques to recycle products and convert used materials into new products;

(G) energy efficiency assessments;

(H) manufacturing of sustainable products using sustainable processes and materials; and

(I) water conservation and water efficiency.

(3) "Recycle" means the process of extracting resources or value from waste by recovering or reusing the material, including the collection and reuse of everyday waste materials.
Tex. Government Code § 329.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 329 / Section 329.001
§ 329.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Commission on Uniform State Laws.

(2) "National conference" means the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.471 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.471
§ 151.471. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; VENUE; ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may bring an action to enforce this subchapter and obtain any civil remedy authorized by this subchapter or any other law for the violation of this subchapter. The attorney general shall prosecute the action on the comptroller's behalf.

(b) Venue for and jurisdiction of an action under this section is exclusively conferred on the district courts in Travis County.

(c) If the comptroller prevails in an action under this section, the comptroller and attorney general are entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in bringing the action.
Tex. Property Code § 5.070 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.070
§ 5.070. SELLER'S DISCLOSURE OF TAX PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an executory contract is signed by the purchaser, the seller shall provide the purchaser with:

(1) a tax certificate from the collector for each taxing unit that collects taxes due on the property as provided by Section 31.08, Tax Code; and

(2) a legible copy of any insurance policy, binder, or other evidence relating to the property that indicates:

(A) the name of the insurer and the insured;

(B) a description of the property insured; and

(C) the amount for which the property is insured.

(b) The seller's failure to provide information required by this section:

(1) is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice within the meaning of Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code, and is actionable in a public or private suit brought under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code; and

(2) entitles the purchaser to cancel and rescind the executory contract and receive a full refund of all payments made to the seller.

(c) Subsection (b) does not limit the purchaser's remedy against the seller for other false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices actionable in a suit brought under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.

(d) If the executory contract is recorded, the seller is not required to continue insuring the property.