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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7.07 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 7 / Section 7.07
§ 7.07. SURETY MAY EXONERATE HIMSELF.
Status: in_force

A surety upon any such bond may, at any time before a breach thereof, exonerate himself from the obligations of the same by delivering to any magistrate of the county where such bond was taken, the person of the defendant; and such magistrate shall in that case again require of the defendant bond, with other security in the same amount as the first bond; and the same proceeding shall be had as in the first instance, but the one year's time shall commence to run from the date of the first order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955A / Section 7955A.0103
§ 7955A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.060
§ 1009.060. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of three directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.055
§ 1501.055. APPLICABILITY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION LAW TO TEXAS HEALTH BENEFITS PURCHASING COOPERATIVE.
Status: in_force

The Texas cooperative is subject to the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0103
§ 8509.0103. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

Not earlier than the 10th day after the date a director receives written notice of a charge against the director, and after an opportunity to be heard in person or through the appearance of counsel at a public hearing on the matter of the charge described by the notice, the board may remove a director for:

(1) inefficiency;

(2) neglect of duty; or

(3) misconduct in office.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 104.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 104 / Section 104.06
§ 104.06. MONITORING OF GROSS RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the issuance and renewal of a license or permit that allows on-premises consumption of any alcoholic beverage the commission shall determine whether the holder receives, or for the issuance of a license or permit is to receive, 51 percent or more of the gross receipts of the premises for which the license or permit is issued from the holder's sale or service of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.

(b) The commission shall:

(1) adopt rules for making a determination under Subsection (a); and

(2) require a holder of a license or permit to provide any information or document that the commission needs to make a determination.

(c) If the commission makes a determination under Subsection (a) that a holder of a license or permit receives 51 percent or more of the gross receipts of the premises from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages, the holder shall comply with the requirements of Section 411.204, Government Code, and shall continue to comply with those requirements until the commission determines that the holder receives less than 51 percent of the gross receipts of the premises from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption.
Tex. Government Code § 614.123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.123
§ 614.123. RESERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) The law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs a reserve law enforcement officer shall issue an identification card to its reserve law enforcement officers.

(b) The identification card must include:

(1) the full name of the reserve law enforcement officer;

(2) a photograph of the reserve law enforcement officer consistent with the reserve law enforcement officer's appearance;

(3) the name of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appointed or employs the reserve law enforcement officer;

(4) if applicable, the signature of the person appointing or employing the person as a reserve law enforcement officer on behalf of the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity;

(5) a brief description of the reserve law enforcement officer, including the reserve law enforcement officer's height, weight, and eye color;

(6) the thumbprint of the reserve law enforcement officer or a bar code with a unique identification label for the reserve law enforcement officer;

(7) the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity appointed or employed the reserve law enforcement officer;

(8) the date the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity issued the card to the reserve law enforcement officer; and

(9) a phone number operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week that a person may call to verify the validity of the identification card.

(c) On the identification card, the law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that issues the card shall print:

(1) "State of Texas" and the state seal; and

(2) "This identification card certifies that (insert name of reserve law enforcement officer) is commissioned by (insert name of law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs the reserve law enforcement officer) as a reserve law enforcement officer."

(d) The head of a law enforcement agency or other governmental entity that appoints or employs a reserve law enforcement officer shall recover the identification card at the time of the reserve law enforcement officer's resignation or termination.
Tex. Government Code § 442.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.153
§ 442.153. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FOUNDATION AND COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The foundation and the commission shall enter into an agreement that establishes the:

(1) working relationship between the foundation and the commission in connection with the activities conducted at the sites described by Section 442.152(a);

(2) best practices under which the foundation may engage in business activities described by this subchapter;

(3) relationship between the commission's employees and the foundation; and

(4) guidelines for identifying and defining the administrative and financial support the commission may provide in connection with the sites described by Section 442.152(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7946A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7946A / Section 7946A.0202
§ 7946A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Byron Frankland;

(2) Billy Wayne (Trey) Newby III;

(3) John Azar;

(4) Fred Nagel; and

(5) Suzan Leigh Randall.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7946A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7946A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7946A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.01
§ 11.01. PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) No person who has not first obtained a permit of the type required for the privilege exercised may, in a wet area, do any of the following:

(1) manufacture, distill, brew, sell, possess for the purpose of sale, import into this state, export from this state, transport, distribute, warehouse, or store liquor;

(2) solicit or take orders for liquor; or

(3) for the purpose of sale, bottle, rectify, blend, treat, fortify, mix, or process liquor.

(b) A person may manufacture, distill, brew, sell, import, export, transport, distribute, warehouse, store, possess, possess for the purpose of sale, bottle, rectify, blend, treat, fortify, mix, or process liquor, or possess equipment or material designed for or capable of use for manufacturing liquor, if the right or privilege of doing so is granted by this code.

(c) A right or privilege granted by this section as an exception to prohibitions contained elsewhere in this code may be exercised only in the manner provided. An act done by a person which is not permitted by this code is unlawful.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1151 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1151
§ 152.1151. HILL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Hill County is composed of the county judge, the statutory county court judges, and the district judges in Hill County.

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

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not more than $2,400 as compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Hill County.
Tex. Water Code § 55.021 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.021
§ 55.021. CREATION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A water improvement district may be created in the manner prescribed by this subchapter, either under and subject to the limitations of Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, or under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.411 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.411
§ 621.411. JOINT OPERATION OF CERTAIN FIXED-SITE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

A county and the Department of Public Safety may enter into an agreement for the joint operation of a fixed-site facility located within the boundaries of the county.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.084 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.084
§ 86.084. DETERMINATION OF STATUS OF PRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, on written complaint by an affected party or on its own initiative, may determine the status of gas production from any reservoir in the state.

(b) If the commission finds that waste exists or is imminent in the production of gas from a reservoir, or that the capacity of the wells to produce gas from a reservoir exceeds the market demand for gas from the reservoir, the commission by proper order shall prorate and regulate the gas production from the reservoir on a reasonable basis.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.352 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.352
§ 887.352. LIMITS ON USE OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

An association may spend or invest money from a mortuary fund or expense fund only as provided for each fund by this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81B.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81B / Section 81B.003
§ 81B.003. PROHIBITED PRICE GOUGING DURING DESIGNATED PUBLIC HEALTH DISASTER PERIOD.
Status: in_force

During a designated public health disaster period, a medical staffing services agency to which this chapter applies may not, in an area subject to the declared state of disaster:

(1) provide medical staffing services to a health care organization or other entity in this state at an exorbitant or excessive price; or

(2) demand or charge an exorbitant or excessive price to provide medical staffing services to a health care organization or other entity in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 411.388 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.388
§ 411.388. CONTENT OF SILVER ALERT.
Status: in_force

The alert must include:

(1) all appropriate information that is provided by the local law enforcement agency and that may lead to the safe recovery of the missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease; and

(2) a statement instructing any person with information related to the missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease to contact a local law enforcement agency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 828.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 828 / Section 828.002
§ 828.002. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 828.013, a releasing agency may not release a dog or cat for adoption unless the animal has been sterilized or the release is made to a new owner who signs an agreement to have the animal sterilized.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.004
§ 355.004. AFFIDAVIT AUTHENTICATING CLAIM FOR MONEY IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 355.005, a claim for money against an estate must be supported by an affidavit that states:

(1) that the claim is just;

(2) that all legal offsets, payments, and credits known to the affiant have been allowed; and

(3) if the claim is not founded on a written instrument or account, the facts on which the claim is founded.

(b) A photostatic copy of an exhibit or voucher necessary to prove a claim may be offered with and attached to the claim instead of attaching the original.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.0035 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0035
§ 31.0035. TRANSITIONAL CHILD-CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Workforce Commission shall provide necessary transitional child-care services, in accordance with Texas Workforce Commission rules and federal law, to a person who was receiving financial assistance under this chapter but is no longer eligible to receive the assistance because:

(1) the person's household income has increased; or

(2) the person has exhausted the person's benefits under Section 31.0065.

(b) Except as provided by Section 31.012(c), the Texas Workforce Commission may provide the child-care services only until the earlier of:

(1) the end of the applicable period prescribed by Section 31.0065 for the provision of transitional benefits; or

(2) the first anniversary of the date on which the person becomes ineligible for financial assistance because of increased household income.

(c) The Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall adopt a system of copayments in order to have a person who receives child-care services under this section contribute an amount toward the cost of the services according to the person's ability to pay.

(d) The Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall provide for sanctions for a person who is financially able to contribute the amount required by Subsection (c) but fails to pay.
Tex. Transportation Code § 224.1542 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 224 / Section 224.1542
§ 224.1542. POLICE AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

A restriction imposed on a restricted lane under this subchapter does not apply to a police vehicle or an authorized emergency vehicle as defined by Section 541.201.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.055 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.055
§ 49A.055. ALTERNATE OFFICIALS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT INQUESTS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the justice of the peace of the precinct in which the body or body part was found is not available to conduct an inquest, a person required to give notice under Article 49A.054 shall notify the nearest available justice of the peace of the county in which the body or body part was found, and that justice of the peace shall conduct the inquest.

(b) If each justice of the peace of the county in which the body or body part was found is not available to conduct an inquest, a person required to give notice under Article 49A.054 shall notify the county judge of that county, and the county judge shall initiate the inquest. Subject to Subsection (d), the county judge may exercise any power and perform any duty otherwise granted or imposed under this subchapter to or on the justice of the peace of the county in which the body or body part was found.

(c) This subsection applies only if each justice of the peace of the county in which the body or body part was found and the county judge of that county are not available to conduct an inquest. A person required to give notice under Article 49A.054 may ask the justice of the peace of the precinct in which the body or body part was found or the county judge of that precinct's county to request a justice of the peace of another county described by Article 49A.051 to initiate the inquest. All expenses related to the inquest must be paid as provided by this chapter.

(d) A person who initiates an inquest under Subsection (b) or (c) shall, not later than the fifth day after the date the inquest is initiated, transfer all information obtained by the person and related to the inquest to the justice of the peace of the precinct in which the body or body part was found for final disposition of the matter.

(e) A person commits an offense if the person is required by this article to give notice and intentionally or knowingly fails to give the notice. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Education Code § 30.102 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30 / Section 30.102
§ 30.102. ALLOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is entitled to receive the state available school fund apportionment based on the average daily attendance in the department's educational programs of students who are at least three years of age and not older than 21 years of age.

(b) A classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time school counselor certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, or full-time school nurse employed by the department is entitled to receive as a minimum salary the monthly salary specified by Section 21.402. A classroom teacher, full-time librarian, full-time school counselor, or full-time school nurse may be paid, from funds appropriated to the department, a salary in excess of the minimum specified by that section, but the salary may not exceed the rate of pay for a similar position in the public schools of an adjacent school district.

(c) The commissioner, with the assistance of the comptroller, shall determine the amount that the department would have received from the available school fund if Chapter 28, Acts of the 68th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1984, had not transferred statutorily dedicated taxes from the available school fund to the foundation school fund. That amount, minus any amount the schools do receive from the available school fund, shall be set apart as a separate account in the foundation school fund and appropriated to the department for educational purposes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.087 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.087
§ 522.087. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO DISQUALIFICATION.
Status: repealed

(a) A person is automatically disqualified under Section 522.081(a)(1)(B), Section 522.081(b)(2), or Section 522.081(d)(2). An appeal may not be taken from the disqualification.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 466 (H.B. 4804), Sec. 4(2), eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) A disqualification imposed under Section 522.081(a) must run consecutively to any other disqualification that is then currently in effect.

(d) A disqualification imposed under Section 522.081(a)(1)(B) or 522.081(b)(2) or (d)(2) takes effect on the 10th day after the date the department issues the order of disqualification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.006
§ 3937.006. 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. Tax Code § 162.1275 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.1275
§ 162.1275. REFUND FOR CERTAIN METROPOLITAN RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a metropolitan rapid transit authority operating under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, that is a party to a contract governed by Section 34.008, Education Code, is entitled to a refund of taxes paid under this subchapter for gasoline used to provide services under the contract and may file a refund claim with the comptroller for the amount of those taxes.

(b) The refund claim under Subsection (a) must contain information regarding:

(1) vehicle mileage;

(2) hours of service provided;

(3) fuel consumed;

(4) the total number of student passengers per route; and

(5) the total number of non-student passengers per route.

(c) If in any month of a school year the number of non-student passengers is greater than five percent of the total passengers for any single route under a contract governed by Section 34.008, Education Code, the metropolitan rapid transit authority is not entitled to a refund of taxes paid under this subchapter for the route for that month.

(d) A metropolitan rapid transit authority that requests a refund under this section shall maintain all supporting documentation relating to the refund until the sixth anniversary of the date of the request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0305
§ 3793.0305. RETAIL WATER AND SEWER SERVICES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not provide retail water or sewer services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.061
§ 846.061. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may notify the attorney general of a violation of this chapter, and the attorney general may apply to a district court in Travis County for leave to file suit in the nature of quo warranto or for injunctive relief or both.

(b) The attorney general may seek and the court may order:

(1) restitution for victims of an act declared to be unlawful under this chapter;

(2) assessment of a fine under this code; and

(3) recovery of reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.042 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.042
§ 132.042. GRADING AND CLASSIFICATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Eggs offered for sale shall be:

(1) classified as Texas eggs or shipped eggs, as applicable; and

(2) graded and weighed according to:

(A) consumer grade and weight classes, if the eggs are offered for sale to consumers; or

(B) wholesale grade and weight classes, if the eggs are offered for sale at wholesale.
Tex. Government Code § 443.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.028
§ 443.028. CHAPEL.
Status: in_force

The board may establish and maintain a chapel in the Capitol.
Tex. Water Code § 63.334 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.334
§ 63.334. ASSESSMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The assessments shall be paid to the assessor and collector and shall be kept by him in a separate fund known as the "Assessment Fund."

(b) Payments out of the fund shall be made to retire the bonds, notes, debentures, or other evidences of debt of the district on vouchers drawn by the commission each year on the maturity of the indebtedness.

(c) The vouchers shall be signed by at least two members of the commission.