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Tex. Water Code § 7.147 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.147
§ 7.147. UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person discharges or allows the discharge of any waste or pollutant into any water in the state that causes or threatens to cause water pollution unless the waste or pollutant:

(1) is discharged in strict compliance with all required permits or with a valid and currently effective order issued or rule adopted by the appropriate regulatory agency; or

(2) consists of used oil and the concentration of used oil in the waste stream resulting from the discharge as it enters water in the state is less than 15 parts per million following the discharge and the person is authorized to discharge storm water under a general permit issued under Section 26.040.

(b) An offense under this section may be prosecuted without alleging or proving any culpable mental state.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(B) or Section 7.187(2)(D) or both.

(d) An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(C).
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.101
§ 2201.101. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a risk retention group that applies to be chartered in this state must:

(1) be chartered and authorized to engage in the business of insurance under Chapter 822, 861, 883, or 942; and

(2) comply with all the laws, rules, and requirements, including Chapter 804, applicable to insurers authorized to engage in business under those chapters and with Subchapter D to the extent those requirements do not limit the laws, rules, or requirements of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.205
§ 21.205. PLANS.
Status: in_force

The district may prepare and adopt plans for and may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, and extend inside and outside district boundaries any works, improvements, waste disposal, treatment, and other facilities, plants, pipelines, equipment, and appliances necessary to collect, transport, process, dispose of, and control domestic, industrial, and communal waterborne and solid waste in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.159
§ 3884.159. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due; and

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.
Tex. Estates Code § 505.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 505 / Section 505.001
§ 505.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "foreign corporate fiduciary" means a corporate fiduciary that does not have its main office or a branch office in this state.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.493 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.493
§ 11.493. SUPPLEMENTAL OR AMENDED DESIGNATION OF PREMISES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations imposed by Section 11.49 of this code on designating a portion of a building or premises where alcoholic beverages may be sold or served, a licensee or permittee may submit an amended or supplemental designation at the time of renewal of the license or permit or at any other time, provided the license or permit is not under suspension at the time the amended or supplemental designation is submitted.

(b) If the amended or supplemental designation is submitted with an application for renewal, there is no charge for processing the document. If the amended or supplemental designation is submitted at any other time, the commission may charge a fee for processing the document.
Tex. Education Code § 54.713 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.713
§ 54.713. POLICIES FOR PROMOTION AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt policies for promotion of the plan and the disclosure of plan information to savings trust account owners and beneficiaries in a manner consistent with this subchapter and the requirements of Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to ensure that:

(1) promotional material and plan information disclose that no money invested in the plan is insured by this state and that neither the principal deposited nor the investment returned is guaranteed by this state; and

(2) any fees imposed under this subchapter are disclosed in promotional material and plan information provided to the public and to account owners and beneficiaries.
Tex. Water Code § 49.465 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.465
§ 49.465. STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall establish standards for recreational facilities to be developed and maintained by a district and for the allocation of a district's funds for developing and maintaining recreational facilities in relation to a district's financial requirements for other purposes. To prevent duplication of recreational facilities provided by other governmental entities, rules adopted by the board under this section must require a district, before developing recreational facilities, to make findings that the size and location of the facilities have been established in consideration of municipal or county recreational facilities, whether existing or proposed, that serve or will serve the area in which the district is located.
Tex. Government Code § 1201.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.025
§ 1201.025. RATE OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) An interest rate on a public security that bears interest may be fixed, variable, floating, adjustable, or computed by another method.

(b) If an interest rate is not specified by the governing body of an issuer issuing a public security, the interest rate is determined by a formula or contractual arrangement for the periodic determination of the rate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.142 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.142
§ 431.142. AMENDMENT BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board at any time may file with the commission a written application requesting that the commission approve an amendment to the articles of incorporation.

(b) The application must specify the proposed amendment.

(c) The board shall amend the articles if the commission by resolution:

(1) determines that it is advisable to adopt the proposed amendment;

(2) authorizes the adoption of the amendment; and

(3) approves the form of the amendment.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.026 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.026
§ 101.026. INDIVIDUAL'S IMMUNITY PRESERVED.
Status: in_force

To the extent an employee has individual immunity from a tort claim for damages, it is not affected by this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 209.0064 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.0064
§ 209.0064. THIRD PARTY COLLECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "collection agent" means a debt collector, as defined by Section 803 of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1692a).

(b) A property owners' association may not hold an owner liable for fees of a collection agent retained by the association unless the association first provides written notice to the owner by certified mail that:

(1) specifies each delinquent amount and the total amount of the payment required to make the account current;

(2) if the association is subject to Section 209.0062 or the association's dedicatory instruments contain a requirement to offer a payment plan, describes the options the owner has to avoid having the account turned over to a collection agent, including information regarding availability of a payment plan through the association; and

(3) provides a period of at least 45 days for the owner to cure the delinquency before further collection action is taken.

(c) An owner is not liable for fees of a collection agent retained by the property owners' association if:

(1) the obligation for payment by the association to the association's collection agent for fees or costs associated with a collection action is in any way dependent or contingent on amounts recovered; or

(2) the payment agreement between the association and the association's collection agent does not require payment by the association of all fees to a collection agent for the action undertaken by the collection agent.

(d) The agreement between the property owners' association and the association's collection agent may not prohibit the owner from contacting the association board or the association's managing agent regarding the owner's delinquency.

(e) A property owners' association may not sell or otherwise transfer any interest in the association's accounts receivables for a purpose other than as collateral for a loan.
Tex. Utilities Code § 123.022 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 123 / Section 123.022
§ 123.022. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Agriculture energy user" means a person who purchases or uses natural gas for fuel for an irrigation well.

(2) "Corporation" means a domestic or foreign corporation or association, and each lessee, assignee, trustee, receiver, or other successor in interest of the corporation or association, that has any of the powers or privileges of a corporation not possessed by an individual or partnership.

(3) "Person" includes an individual, a partnership of two or more persons having a joint or common interest, a mutual or cooperative association, and a corporation.

(4) "Supplier" means a person who furnishes natural gas to an agriculture energy user.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.083 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.083
§ 67.083. PILOT LIABILITY LIMITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A pilot providing pilot services is not liable for more than $1,000 for damage or loss caused by the pilot's error, omission, fault, or neglect in the performance of the pilot services, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) damage or loss that arises because of the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the pilot;

(2) liability for exemplary damages for gross negligence of the pilot and for which no other person is jointly or severally liable; or

(3) an act or omission relating to the ownership and operation of a pilot boat unless the pilot boat is directly involved in pilot services other than the transportation of pilots.

(c) This section does not exempt a vessel or its owner or operator from liability for damage or loss caused by the vessel to a person or property on the grounds that:

(1) the vessel was piloted by a pilot; or

(2) the damage or loss was caused by the error, omission, fault, or neglect of a pilot.

(d) In an action brought against a pilot for an act or omission for which liability is limited as provided by this section and in which other claims are made or anticipated with respect to the same act or omission, the court shall dismiss the proceedings as to the pilot to the extent the pleadings allege pilot liability that exceeds $1,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8093.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8093 / Section 8093.0204
§ 8093.0204. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Local Government Code § 306.017 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 306 / Section 306.017
§ 306.017. RECORDS; AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall keep a complete record of all meetings and proceedings and shall maintain the records of the board in a secure manner. Records are the property of the board and are subject to inspection by the governing body of the municipality at reasonable times.

(b) The board may contract with the governing body to have the municipality keep and maintain its records.

(c) All financial transactions and records of the board shall be audited annually by independent auditors selected by the board.

(d) The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of the board is subject to the requirements of Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and rules adopted under that subtitle.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 128.016 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 128 / Section 128.016
§ 128.016. FILING AND MARKING IN OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The notice of claim of lien shall be filed and marked in the office of the secretary of state in the same manner as a financing statement is filed and marked under Section 9.519, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) The uniform fee for filing and indexing and for stamping a copy furnished by the secured party is the same as the fee assessed under Section 9.525, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 150.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 150 / Section 150.001
§ 150.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Fresh meat" means a quarter, half, or whole carcass of beef, pork, or mutton or a cut or other part of the carcass that has not been canned, cooked, or otherwise processed.

(2) "Ground meat" includes fresh meat subsequently ground or commingled.

(3) "Imported fresh meat" means fresh meat imported from a foreign nation. The term includes ground meat any part of which is fresh meat imported from a foreign nation.

(4) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.

(5) "Retail store" means a grocery store, butcher shop, delicatessen, or other place where fresh meat is sold at retail for consumption off premises.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0306
§ 3918.0306. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, in coordination with the city, may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs with the prior consent of the governing body of the city in accordance with the development agreement to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that Chapter 380, Local Government Code, and Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provide to a municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.208
§ 5007.208. FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY PORT COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A port commissioner shall file the financial statement required of state officers under Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code, with:

(1) the authority; and

(2) the Texas Ethics Commission.

(b) Subchapter B, Chapter 572, Government Code:

(1) applies to a port commissioner subject to this section as if the port commissioner were a state officer; and

(2) governs the contents of, timeliness of filing, public inspection of, and civil and criminal penalties relating to a statement filed under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.007
§ 3941.007. 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. Natural Resources Code § 161.236 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.236
§ 161.236. NUMBER OF TRACTS PURCHASED.
Status: in_force

The board may promulgate rules to determine the number of tracts of land that a veteran may purchase under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 825.508 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.508
§ 825.508. POWERS OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person entitled to payment of an annuity or other benefits administered by the retirement system may direct the retirement system to treat as the authorized representative of the person concerning the disposition of the benefits an attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney that complies with Subsection (b).

(b) The system must honor a power of attorney executed in accordance with Subchapters A and B, Chapter 752, Estates Code.

(c) If the power of attorney is revoked, the retirement system is not liable for payments made to or actions taken at the request of the attorney-in-fact before the date the system receives written notice that the power of attorney has been revoked.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1210.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1210 / Section 1210.001
§ 1210.001. NOTICE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A policy, contract, or certificate of insurance that insures against loss resulting from sickness or accidental bodily injury and that is subject to an increase in the premium at time of renewal or to nonrenewal on the insured attaining a certain age may not be delivered, issued, or used in this state unless the document contains on the first page above the policy provisions a printed notice in 10-point type that states that the policy, contract, or certificate is subject to either or both conditions.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0705 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0705
§ 32.0705. EXTERNAL AUDITS OF CERTAIN MEDICAID CONTRACTORS BASED ON RISK.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Medicaid contractor" means an entity that:

(1) is not a health and human services agency as defined by Section 521.0001, Government Code; and

(2) under a contract with the commission or otherwise on behalf of the commission, performs one or more administrative services in relation to the commission's operation of Medicaid, such as claims processing, utilization review, client enrollment, provider enrollment, quality monitoring, or payment of claims.

(b) The commission shall contract with an independent auditor to perform annual independent external financial and performance audits of any Medicaid contractor used in the commission's operation of Medicaid. The commission regularly shall review the Medicaid contracts and ensure that:

(1) the frequency and extent of audits of a Medicaid contractor under this section are based on the amount of risk to the state involved in the administrative services being performed by the contractor;

(2) audit procedures related to financial audits and performance audits are used consistently in audits under this section; and

(3) to the extent possible, audits under this section are completed in a timely manner.

(c) If another state agency succeeds to the commission's operation of a part of Medicaid for which the commission used a Medicaid contractor, the successor agency shall comply with this section with regard to the Medicaid contractor, including the requirement to contract with an independent auditor to perform the external financial and performance audits required by this section.

(d) An audit required by this section must be completed before the end of the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year for which the audit is performed.
Tex. Election Code § 141.068 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 141 / Section 141.068
§ 141.068. DUTY OF LOCAL AUTHORITY TO VERIFY SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of the secretary of state, a voter registrar shall verify the voter registration status of a signer of a petition filed with the secretary who the petition indicates is registered or has been accepted for registration in the county served by the registrar.

(b) On request of the secretary of state, a county clerk shall ascertain from the records in the clerk's custody whether a signer of a petition filed with the secretary is shown to have voted in a particular election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.066 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.066
§ 142.066. ELECTION TO REPEAL AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date a meet and confer agreement is ratified by the governing body of the municipality and the recognized police officers association, a petition calling for the repeal of the agreement signed by a number of registered voters residing in the municipality equal to at least 10 percent of the votes cast at the most recent general election held in the municipality may be presented to the person charged with ordering an election under Section 3.004, Election Code.

(b) If a petition is presented under Subsection (a), the governing body of the municipality shall:

(1) repeal the meet and confer agreement; or

(2) certify that it is not repealing the agreement and call an election to determine whether to repeal the agreement.

(c) An election called under Subsection (b)(2) may be held as part of the next regularly scheduled general election for the municipality. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Repeal the meet and confer agreement ratified on _____ (date agreement was ratified) by the __________ (name of the governing body of the municipality) and the police officers employed by the City of __________ (name of municipality) concerning wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, and other terms of employment."

(d) If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the repeal of the agreement, the agreement is void.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.258 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.258
§ 153.258. SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A subscription to purchase a partnership interest in a limited partnership in the process of being formed is irrevocable to the extent provided by the terms of the subscription if:

(1) the subscription is in writing and signed by the subscriber; and

(2) the subscription states that it is irrevocable.

(b) A written subscription entered into after the limited partnership is formed is a contract between the subscriber and the partnership.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.101
§ 604.101. CERTIFICATE OR TEMPORARY PERMIT REQUIRED; SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not represent that the person is able to practice respiratory care or that the person is a respiratory care practitioner unless the person holds a certificate or temporary permit issued under this chapter.

(b) A person may not practice respiratory care other than under the direction of a qualified medical director or other physician licensed by the medical board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.054
§ 1005.054. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the secretary of the board a petition requesting that the person's name be printed on the ballot.

(b) The petition must be signed by at least 10 registered voters of the district.

(c) The application must be filed at least 31 days before the date of the election.