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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9046.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9046 / Section 9046.051
§ 9046.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 1431.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1431 / Section 1431.008
§ 1431.008. AD VALOREM TAXES AS SOURCE OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A governing body may not issue anticipation notes that are payable from bonds secured by an ad valorem tax unless the proposition authorizing the issuance of the bonds:

(1) is approved by a majority of the votes cast in an election held by the issuer; and

(2) states that anticipation notes may be issued.

(b) A governing body that pledges to the payment of anticipation notes an ad valorem tax to be imposed in a subsequent fiscal year shall impose the tax in the ordinance or order that authorizes the issuance of the notes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.109 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.109
§ 225.109. DEPUTY SERGEANT LANCE MCLEAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Loop 567 in Granbury between its intersection with U.S. Highway 377 and its intersection with Business Highway 377 is designated as the Deputy Sergeant Lance McLean Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Deputy Sergeant Lance McLean Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.303
§ 1704.303. BAIL BOND SURETY ACTIVITY; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to be licensed under this chapter may not execute a bail bond unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter.

(b) A person may not advertise as a bail bond surety in a county unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter by a bail bond board in that county. A person does not violate this subsection if the person places an advertisement that appears in more than one county and:

(1) the advertisement clearly indicates the county or counties in which the person holds a license issued under this chapter; and

(2) any local telephone number in the advertisement is a local number only for a county in which the person holds a license issued under this chapter.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Education Code § 56.143 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.143
§ 56.143. ELIGIBLE STUDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for a conditional grant under this subchapter, a student must:

(1) complete and file with the department, on forms prescribed by the department, a conditional grant application and a declaration of intent to become a member of an eligible profession and work for the department for the two academic years immediately following the date of the student's receipt of an eligible degree;

(2) enroll in an institution;

(3) be a Texas resident, as defined by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rule;

(4) be economically disadvantaged, as defined by department rule; and

(5) have complied with any other requirements adopted by the department under this subchapter.

(b) In determining who should receive a grant under this program, the department:

(1) shall give highest priority to students who demonstrate the greatest financial need; and

(2) may consider whether the applicant would be the first generation of the applicant's family to attend or graduate from an undergraduate program or from a graduate or professional program.
Tex. Estates Code § 451.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 451 / Section 451.002
§ 451.002. HEARING AND ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of an application under Section 451.001, the court may hear the application:

(1) promptly without notice; or

(2) at a time and with notice as required by the court.

(b) On the hearing of the application, if the court finds that the facts contained in the application are true and that the expenses of last illness, funeral charges, and expenses of the proceeding have been paid or secured, the court shall:

(1) make a family allowance; and

(2) if the entire assets of the estate, excluding homestead and exempt property, are exhausted by the family allowance made under Subdivision (1):

(A) assign to the surviving spouse, minor children, and adult incapacitated children the entire estate in the same manner and with the same effect as provided in Subchapter C, Chapter 353, for the making of a family allowance to the surviving spouse, minor children, and adult incapacitated children; and

(B) order that there shall be no administration of the estate.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.113 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.113
§ 49A.113. AUTHORITY TO DISINTER BODY.
Status: in_force

The medical examiner may cause a body to be disinterred for the purpose of an inquest if an inquest should have been conducted on the body before interment.
Tex. Government Code § 571.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.025
§ 571.025. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet at least once each calendar quarter and at other times at the call of the presiding officer.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.021
§ 2304.021. FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas housing rehabilitation loan fund is in the state treasury.

(b) The department may designate separate accounts in the fund and the purposes of the accounts.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.55 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.55
§ 17.55. PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

If damages or civil penalties are assessed against the seller of goods or services for advertisements or promotional material in a suit filed under Section 17.47, 17.48, 17.50, or 17.51 of this subchapter, the seller of the goods or services has a cause of action against a third party for the amount of damages or civil penalties assessed against the seller plus attorneys' fees on a showing that:

(1) the seller received the advertisements or promotional material from the third party;

(2) the seller's only action with regard to the advertisements or promotional material was to disseminate the material; and

(3) the seller has ceased disseminating the material.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.133 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.133
§ 167.133. MOVEMENT OF ANIMALS OR COMMODITIES INTO TEXAS FROM QUARANTINED AREA.
Status: in_force

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

(1) moves animals or, as owner, part owner, or caretaker, permits animals to be moved into this state in violation of Section 167.026(a); or

(2) moves animals or commodities into this state in violation of Section 167.026(b) or (c).

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class C misdemeanor for each animal moved or permitted to be moved unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) of this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor. A person commits a separate offense under that subsection for the movement of each animal, each animal product, or each shipment of another commodity.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.213 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.213
§ 225.213.
Status: in_force

Sec. 225.213. U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT ROGELIO MARTINEZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of Interstate Highway 10 in Culberson County between mile marker 150 and mile marker 155 is designated as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Estates Code § 123.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 123 / Section 123.055
§ 123.055. LIABILITY OF FORMER SPOUSE FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS, BENEFITS, OR PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A divorced individual's former spouse or any relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual who, not for value, receives a payment, benefit, or property to which the former spouse or the relative of the former spouse who is not a relative of the divorced individual is not entitled as a result of Sections 123.052(a) and (b):

(1) shall return the payment, benefit, or property to the person who is entitled to the payment, benefit, or property under this subchapter; or

(2) is personally liable to the person described by Subdivision (1) for the amount of the payment or the value of the benefit or property received, as applicable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.058
§ 1131.058. VETERANS' LAND BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A group life insurance policy may be issued to the Veterans' Land Board to insure persons purchasing land under the Veterans' Land Program as provided by Subchapter I, Chapter 161, Natural Resources Code.

(b) The Veterans' Land Board is the policyholder under a policy to which this section applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.007
§ 3904.007. 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. Transportation Code § 551A.057 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.057
§ 551A.057. AGRICULTURAL OR UTILITY OPERATION ON HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator of an unregistered off-highway vehicle may operate the vehicle on a highway that is not an interstate or limited-access highway if:

(1) the transportation is in connection with:

(A) the production, cultivation, care, harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing, handling, shipping, marketing, selling, or use of agricultural products, as defined by Section 52.002, Agriculture Code; or

(B) utility work performed by a utility;

(2) the operator attaches to the back of the vehicle a triangular orange flag that is at least six feet above ground level;

(3) the vehicle's headlights and taillights are illuminated;

(4) the operation of the vehicle occurs in the daytime; and

(5) the operation of the vehicle does not exceed a distance of 25 miles from the point of origin to the destination.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 551A.052, an off-highway vehicle operated under this section is not required to display a license plate.

(c) Provisions of this code regarding helmet and eye protection use, safety certification, and other vehicular restrictions do not apply to the operation of an off-highway vehicle under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9027.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9027 / Section 9027.004
§ 9027.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.106 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.106
§ 251.106. PAYMENTS TO CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

Each time a notification center receives a call from an excavator under Section 251.151, the notification center shall pay the corporation five cents. The corporation shall waive this charge for the remainder of any year in which the corporation receives $250,000 under this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.503 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.503
§ 353.503. INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

On the filing of an application and payment of the required fees, the commissioner shall conduct an investigation to determine whether to issue the license.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 119.005 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 119 / Section 119.005
§ 119.005. SALE OF CARBON DIOXIDE FOR BENEFICIAL USE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may sell, for enhanced oil recovery or other beneficial use, carbon dioxide that is:

(1) captured by a clean coal project; and

(2) not injected for permanent storage in a geologic formation.

(b) The commission shall deposit any proceeds from the sale of carbon dioxide under this section to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Government Code § 26.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.017
§ 26.017. APPOINTMENT OF ACTING COUNTY JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the suspension of a constitutional county judge by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct under Section 1-a, Article V, Texas Constitution, the commissioners court may appoint a resident of the county to fill the office until the next term of that office or until the suspension ends, whichever event occurs first.

(b) The commissioners court shall compensate the acting judge by the day, week, or month in an amount equal to the compensation of the regular judge. For budget amendment purposes under Chapter 111, Local Government Code, this requirement shall constitute an emergency.
Tex. Tax Code § 31.075 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 31 / Section 31.075
§ 31.075. TAX RECEIPT.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of a property owner or a property owner's agent, the collector for a taxing unit shall issue a receipt showing the taxable value and the amount of tax imposed by the unit on the property in one or more tax years for which the information is requested, the tax rate for each of those tax years, and the amount of tax paid in each of those years. The receipt must describe the property in the manner prescribed by the comptroller. If the amount of the tax for the current year has not been calculated when the request is made, the collector shall on request issue to the property owner or agent a statement indicating that taxes for the current year have not been calculated.

(b) In any judicial proceeding, including a suit to collect delinquent taxes under Chapter 33 of this code, a tax receipt issued under this section that states that a tax has been paid constitutes prima facie evidence that the tax has been paid as stated by the receipt.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.044 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.044
§ 413.044. SANCTIONS ON DESIGNATED DOCTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to or in lieu of an administrative penalty under Section 415.021 or a sanction imposed under Section 415.023, the commissioner may impose sanctions against a person who serves as a designated doctor under Chapter 408 who, after an evaluation conducted under Section 413.002(b), is determined by the division to be out of compliance with this subtitle or with rules adopted by the commissioner relating to:

(1) medical policies, fee guidelines, and impairment ratings; or

(2) the quality of decisions made under Section 408.0041 or Section 408.122.

(b) Sanctions imposed under Subsection (a) may include:

(1) revocation of certification for a designated doctor on the division list of designated doctors; or

(2) restrictions on the reviews made by the person as a designated doctor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.357 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.357
§ 1301.357.
Status: repealed

Sec. 1301.357. ENDORSEMENT: WATER SUPPLY PROTECTION SPECIALIST. (a) A person licensed under this chapter may not act as a water supply protection specialist unless the person holds an endorsement issued under this section.

(b) The board shall issue an endorsement as a water supply protection specialist to a person who:

(1) is licensed under this chapter as a master plumber or journeyman plumber;

(2) applies to the board on a form prescribed by the board;

(3) pays a fee set by the board;

(4) presents evidence satisfactory to the board of successful completion of a certification program approved by the board for water supply protection specialists; and

(5) passes an examination required by the board.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 137 (H.B. 636), Sec. 32(5), eff. May 26, 2021.

(d) A person who holds an endorsement under this section may represent to the public that the person is a water supply protection specialist.

(e) A person is not required to hold a water supply protection specialist endorsement if the person is employed by:

(1) a political subdivision; or

(2) an electric utility as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8280.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8280 / Section 8280.051
§ 8280.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Water Code § 29.041 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.041
§ 29.041. HAULING WITHOUT PERMIT.
Status: in_force

No hauler may haul or dispose of oil and gas waste off the lease, unit, or other oil or gas property where it is generated unless the hauler has a permit issued under this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.08 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.08
§ 49.08. INFORMATION LEADING TO AN INQUEST.
Status: in_force

A justice of the peace conducting an inquest may act on information the justice receives from any credible person or on facts within his knowledge.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.104
§ 441.104. PROHIBITED ACTS DURING SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

During supervision, the commissioner may prohibit the insurer from taking any of the following actions without the prior approval of the commissioner or supervisor:

(1) disposing of, conveying, or encumbering any of the insurer's assets or business in force;

(2) withdrawing money from the insurer's bank accounts;

(3) lending or investing the insurer's money;

(4) transferring the insurer's property;

(5) incurring a debt, obligation, or liability;

(6) merging or consolidating with another company;

(7) entering into a new reinsurance contract or treaty;

(8) terminating, surrendering, forfeiting, converting, or lapsing an insurance policy, except for nonpayment of premiums due; or

(9) releasing, paying, or refunding premium deposits, accrued cash or loan values, unearned premiums, or other reserves on an insurance policy.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.6201 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.6201
§ 504.6201. CANCER OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY ORIGIN AWARENESS LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates to raise awareness of cancer of unknown primary origin. The license plates must include the words "A Fine Cause for Unknown Cancer." The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the Orange Grove Family Career and Community Leaders of America.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the cancer prevention and research fund established by Section 102.201, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0401 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0401
§ 152.0401. CASS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Cass County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the judge of the County Court at Law of Cass County, and the district judges in Cass County.

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

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $600 nor more than $1,800 for the added duties imposed on them. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) The juvenile board shall provide each juvenile probation officer with transportation or an automobile allowance for use of a personal automobile on official business.

(e) The juvenile board shall pay the salaries of juvenile probation personnel and other expenses required to provide adequate services to children from the juvenile board fund to the extent of the state aid received in the fund. The commissioners court shall pay the other salaries and expenses essential to provide adequate services to children in an amount set by the juvenile board.

(f) The commissioners court shall pay the expenses of the juvenile probation officers that are certified as necessary by the juvenile board chairman from the general fund and in the amount set by the juvenile board.

(g) The board may accept state aid and grants or gifts from other political subdivisions of the state or associations for the sole purpose of financing adequate and effective probation programs. A municipality may grant and allocate money to the county or to the juvenile board to support and maintain juvenile programs if the municipality's governing body approves the expenditure. Funds received under this subsection shall be administered and kept separately from other county funds.

(h) This section does not prohibit a program of local enrichment of juvenile services funded by any source.

(i) Sections 152.0004 and 152.0009 do not apply to the juvenile board of Cass County.
Tex. Education Code § 54.529 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.529
§ 54.529. STUDENT UNION FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may levy a student union fee not to exceed $150 per student for each regular semester and not to exceed $75 per student for each term of the summer session, for the sole purpose of financing, constructing, operating, maintaining, and improving the Student Union Building for The University of Texas at Arlington. The fee may not be increased above an amount previously levied unless the increase is approved by a majority vote of those students participating in a general election held at the university for that purpose. The ballot proposition for such an election must clearly state the amount of the proposed fee increase and describe the reason for the proposed fee increase. The fees herein authorized to be levied are in addition to any use or service fee now or hereafter authorized to be levied.

(b) Such fees shall be deposited to an account known as "The University of Texas at Arlington Student Union Fee Account" and shall be placed under the control of and subject to the order of the Student Union Advisory Committee. The committee shall annually submit to the president of The University of Texas at Arlington a complete and itemized budget to be accompanied by a full and complete report of all activities conducted during the past year and all expenditures made incident thereto. The president shall submit the budget to the board of regents as part of the institutional budget. The board of regents shall make such changes in the budget as it deems necessary before approving the budget, and shall then levy the fees, within the limits herein fixed, in such amounts as will be sufficient to meet the budgetary needs of the student union building.