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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.405 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.405
§ 76.405. LICENSE BUYBACK PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall implement a license buyback program for licenses issued under this subchapter as part of the oyster license moratorium program established by this subchapter.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish criteria, using reasonable classifications, for the department's use in selecting licenses to be purchased. The department or executive director shall consult with the oyster license moratorium review board concerning establishment of the criteria.

(c) The department shall retire each license purchased under the license buyback program until the commission finds that management of the oyster fishery allows reissue of those licenses through auction or lottery.

(d) The department shall set aside an amount determined by commission rule that is at least 20 percent of the fees from licenses issued under this subchapter to be used only for the purpose of buying back commercial oyster boat licenses from willing license holders. That money shall be sent to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.

(e) The department may solicit and accept grants and donations of money or materials from private or public sources for the purpose of buying back licenses issued under this subchapter from willing license holders.

(f) Money to be used for the purpose of buying back licenses issued under this subchapter is not subject to Section 403.095, Government Code.

(g) The commission shall consider the social and economic viability of the oyster industry and input from the oyster license moratorium review board regarding the reissue of commercial oyster boat licenses through auction or lottery.
Tex. Water Code § 43.003 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 43 / Section 43.003
§ 43.003. COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The governor shall appoint a commissioner to represent this state on the commission established by Article IX of the compact.
Tex. Transportation Code § 750.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 750 / Section 750.001
§ 750.001. AUTHORITY OF STATE AGENCY OR STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO IMPOSE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS WITH RESPECT TO MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Energy source" means any fuel or power source used to power an engine.

(2) "Engine" means a machine for converting an energy source into mechanical force and motion, including an internal combustion engine or a generator.

(b) A state agency shall not:

(1) prohibit or otherwise restrict the sale or use of a motor vehicle based on the vehicle's energy source; or

(2) prohibit a person from owning a motor vehicle that is powered by an engine.

(c) The state's air quality state implementation plan shall not include a provision that restricts the ability of a person to purchase any motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle powered by an engine.
Tex. Election Code § 33.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 33 / Section 33.034
§ 33.034. INELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who holds an elective public office is ineligible to serve as a watcher in an election.

(b) For purposes of this section, a deputy or assistant serving under a public officer does not hold a public office.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.007
§ 432.007. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a license to an applicant who complies with Section 432.006 and who meets the minimum qualifications established by department rule.

(b) A license issued under this chapter expires two years after the date of issuance.

(c) A separate license is required for each salvage establishment.

(d) A license may not be transferred from one person to another or from one location to another.

(e) A salvage operator or salvage broker shall display the license in accordance with department rules.
Tex. Government Code § 478.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 478 / Section 478.0151
§ 478.0151. MAJOR EVENTS REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FUND.
Status: in_force

The major events reimbursement program fund is established outside the state treasury and is held in trust by the comptroller for administration of this subtitle.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.356 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.356
§ 57.356. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER; CREDITOR'S CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may not be construed to affect any security interest the supplier may have in the inventory of the dealer, and any repurchase of the dealer's inventory under this subchapter may not be subject to the claims of any secured or unsecured creditor of the supplier or any assignee of the supplier until the dealer has received full payment or credit, as applicable, under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000A / Section 8000A.0101
§ 8000A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Highland Park Municipal Utility District of Grayson County.
Tex. Property Code § 82.163 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.163
§ 82.163. DECLARANT'S OBLIGATION TO COMPLETE AND RESTORE.
Status: reserved

The declarant shall complete all improvements labeled "MUST BE BUILT" on plats or plans. The declarant is subject to liability for the prompt repair and restoration, to a condition compatible with the remainder of the condominium, of any portion of the condominium affected by the exercise of rights reserved pursuant to or created under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.305 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.305
§ 544.305. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

An insurer that violates this subchapter is subject, after notice and opportunity for hearing, to sanctions as provided by Chapters 82, 83, and 84.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0311
§ 8511.0311. PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) acquire land adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Nueces River or any of its tributaries for park and recreational purposes; and

(2) acquire, construct, and maintain park and recreational facilities on the land.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.902 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.902
§ 622.902. LENGTH EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

The length limitations provided by Sections 621.203 to 621.205 do not apply to:

(1) machinery used exclusively for drilling water wells, including machinery that is itself a unit or that is a unit mounted on a conventional vehicle or chassis;

(2) a vehicle owned or operated by a public, private, or volunteer fire department;

(3) a vehicle or combination of vehicles operated exclusively in the territory of a municipality or to a combination of vehicles operated by a municipality in a suburb adjoining the municipality in which the municipality has been using the equipment or similar equipment in connection with an established service to the suburb;

(4) a truck-tractor, truck-tractor combination, or truck-trailer combination exclusively transporting machinery, materials, and equipment used in the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities, including pipelines, that are used for the discovery, production, and processing of natural gas or petroleum;

(5) a drive-away saddlemount vehicle transporter combination or a drive-away saddlemount with fullmount vehicle transporter combination, as defined by 23 C.F.R. Part 658 or its successor, if:

(A) the overall length of the combination is not longer than 97 feet; and

(B) the combination does not have more than three saddlemounted vehicles if the combination does not include more than one fullmount vehicle;

(6) the combination of a tow truck and another vehicle or vehicle combination if:

(A) the other vehicle or vehicle combination cannot be normally or safely driven or was abandoned on a highway; and

(B) the tow truck is towing the other vehicle or vehicle combination directly to the nearest authorized place of repair, terminal, or destination of unloading;

(7) a vehicle or combination of vehicles used to transport a harvest machine that is used in farm custom harvesting operations on a farm if the overall length of the vehicle or combination is not longer than:

(A) 75 feet if the vehicle is traveling on a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways or the federal aid primary highway system; or

(B) 81-1/2 feet if the vehicle is not traveling on a highway that is part of the national system of interstate and defense highways or the federal aid primary highway system;

(8) a truck-tractor operated in combination with a semitrailer and trailer or semitrailer and semitrailer if:

(A) the combination is used to transport a harvest machine that is used in farm custom harvesting operations on a farm;

(B) the overall length of the combination, excluding the length of the truck-tractor, is not longer than 81-1/2 feet; and

(C) the combination is traveling on a highway that:

(i) is not part of the national system of interstate and defense highways or the federal aid primary highway system; and

(ii) is located in a county with a population of less than 300,000; or

(9) a towaway trailer transporter combination, as defined by 49 U.S.C. Section 31111, if the overall length of the combination is not longer than 82 feet.
Tex. Property Code § 56.043 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 56 / Section 56.043
§ 56.043. RETENTION OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A property owner who is served with a mineral subcontractor's notice may withhold payment to the contractor in the amount claimed until the debt on which the lien is based is settled or determined to be not owed. The owner is not liable to the subcontractor for more than the amount that the owner owes the original contractor when the notice is received.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.201
§ 3798.201. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.503 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.503
§ 603.503. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY.
Status: in_force

If the medical board determines that a violation occurred, the medical board shall give written notice of the violation to the person. The notice must:

(1) include a brief summary of the alleged violation;

(2) state the amount of the recommended administrative penalty; and

(3) inform the person of the person's right to a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8264.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8264 / Section 8264.003
§ 8264.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8264.023 before September 1, 2011:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2011, except that the district shall:

(A) pay any debts incurred;

(B) transfer to Grayson County any assets that remain after the payment of debts; and

(C) maintain the organization of the district until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2014.
Tex. Government Code § 487.159 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.159
§ 487.159. LOAN FORGIVENESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A loan recipient shall be forgiven the principal and interest of one year's loan for each year the recipient practices as a health care professional providing health care services in the sponsoring community, but only if the loan recipient practices as a health care professional providing health care services in the sponsoring community or in another qualified area under Subsection (b) for a minimum of two years.

(b) If the department finds that a sponsoring community is not in need of the student's services and that the community is willing to forgive repayment of the principal balance and interest of the student's loan, the department by rule may provide for the principal balance and interest of the student's loan to be forgiven if the student provides services in another qualified area in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.115
§ 8845.115. PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS.
Status: in_force

A court of this state that renders a money judgment against the district may require the board to pay the judgment from money in the district depository that is not dedicated to the payment of any indebtedness of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8204.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8204 / Section 8204.104
§ 8204.104. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "recreational facilities" has the meaning assigned by Section 49.462, Water Code.

(b) The district may develop and maintain recreational facilities.

(c) The district may not, for the development or maintenance of a recreational facility, acquire by condemnation land, an easement, or other property inside or outside the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.303 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.303
§ 348.303. PAYMENT BY BUYER.
Status: in_force

Unless a retail buyer has notice of the assignment or negotiation of the buyer's retail installment contract or an outstanding balance under the contract, a payment by the buyer to the most recent holder known to the buyer is binding on all subsequent holders.
Tex. Insurance Code § 481.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 481 / Section 481.001
§ 481.001. DEPOSIT WITH COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer organized and engaged in business under this code that is required by another state, country, or province as a condition of engaging in an insurance business in that state, country, or province to make or maintain a deposit with an officer of any state, country, or province may, at the insurer's discretion, voluntarily deposit with the comptroller cash or securities in an amount that is sufficient to satisfy the conditions of the other state, country, or province.

(b) Any securities deposited must be approved by the commissioner as being of a type and character in which the insurer is authorized by law to invest.
Tex. Estates Code § 111.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 111 / Section 111.101
§ 111.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Contracting third party" has the meaning assigned by Section 111.051.

(2) "Deceased party" means a deceased:

(A) party to a multiple-party account governed by Chapter 113;

(B) owner of property subject to a possible nontestamentary transfer as described by Section 111.051(1); or

(C) insured under an insurance contract.
Tex. Water Code § 5.403 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.403
§ 5.403. RENEWAL PERIOD FOR CONSOLIDATED PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The renewal period for a consolidated permit issued under this subchapter is the shortest term set by any state or federal statute or rule governing one or more of the authorizations sought in the consolidated permit.
Tex. Government Code § 508.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.052
§ 508.052. COMPUTERS; OFFICE SPACE; OTHER EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by interagency contract may provide to the board necessary computer equipment and computer access to all computerized records and physical access to all printed records in the custody of the department that are related to the duties and functions of the board.

(b) The department by interagency contract may provide to the board necessary and appropriate:

(1) office space at locations designated by the presiding officer of the board; and

(2) utilities and communications equipment.
Tex. Estates Code § 51.203 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 51 / Section 51.203
§ 51.203. SERVICE OF NOTICE OF INTENTION TO TAKE DEPOSITIONS IN CERTAIN MATTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a will is to be probated, or in another probate matter in which there is no opposing party or attorney of record on whom to serve notice and copies of interrogatories, service may be made by posting notice of the intention to take depositions for a period of 10 days as provided by Section 51.053 governing a posting of notice.

(b) When notice by posting under Subsection (a) is filed with the county clerk, a copy of the interrogatories must also be filed.

(c) At the expiration of the 10-day period prescribed by Subsection (a):

(1) the depositions for which the notice was posted may be taken; and

(2) the judge may file cross-interrogatories if no person appears.
Tex. Education Code § 61.087 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.087
§ 61.087. MATCHING SCHOLARSHIPS TO RETAIN STUDENTS IN TEXAS.
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall adopt rules that allow a public or private or independent institution of higher education to use any funds appropriated to the institution or that the institution may use for the award of scholarships or grants to match, in whole or in part, any nonathletic scholarship or grant offer, including an offer of the payment of tuition, fees, room and board, or a stipend, received by a graduate of a Texas public or private high school from an out-of-state institution of higher education. The rules shall provide for verifying that an out-of-state institution has made a nonathletic scholarship or grant offer to a student and the amount of the offer. The board may adopt any other rule necessary to implement this section.

(b) In adopting rules under this section, the board may not require an institution to match a scholarship or grant offer.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(19), eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.201 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.201
§ 43.201. ARCHERY STAMP REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), no person may hunt deer, turkey, or javelina (collared peccary) during an open archery season provided by law or by the proclamations of the commission and during which season only crossbows, longbows, recurved bows, and compound bows may be used unless the person has acquired an archery hunting stamp issued to the person by the department. The commission by rule may prescribe requirements relating to possessing a stamp required by this subchapter. In a county that does not permit hunting with a firearm, a hunter may use a crossbow only if the hunter is a person with upper limb disabilities and has an archery hunting stamp.

(b) The stamp shall be issued in the form and manner prescribed by the department and, except as provided by Subsection (d), must be signed on its face by the person using the stamp for the stamp to be valid for hunting purposes.

(c) The commission by regulation may exempt a person from the stamp requirement of this section.

(d) The commission by rule may prescribe alternate requirements for identifying the purchaser of a stamp issued in an automated manner.

(e) A stamp issued under this subchapter is valid for hunting 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.
Tex. Education Code § 56.131 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.131
§ 56.131. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of higher education shall execute bonds issued under this subchapter in the name of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8844.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8844 / Section 8844.152
§ 8844.152. RECLAMATION.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) reclaim land in the district; and

(2) construct works, facilities, and improvements necessary to accomplish that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7502.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7502 / Section 7502.103
§ 7502.103. AWARD OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may award a contract for more than $25,000 for the construction of water system improvements or the purchase of materials and machinery only after publishing notice of the proposed construction or purchase contract in a newspaper of general circulation in Comanche County.

(b) Notice under Subsection (a) must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks, with the first publication occurring at least 14 days before the date sealed bids are opened.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 147.0101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 147 / Section 147.0101
§ 147.0101. FINAL SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may revoke or suspend a permit holder's permit if the comptroller finds, after notice and hearing as provided by this section, that the permit holder violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) If the comptroller intends to suspend or revoke a permit, the comptroller shall provide the permit holder with written notice that includes a statement:

(1) of the reason for the intended revocation or suspension;

(2) that the permit holder is entitled to a hearing by the comptroller on the proposed suspension or revocation; and

(3) of the date, time, and place of the hearing.

(c) The comptroller shall deliver the written notice by personal service or by mail to the permit holder's mailing address as it appears in the comptroller's records. Service by mail is complete when the notice is deposited with the United States Postal Service.

(d) The comptroller shall give the permit holder notice before the 10th day before the final hearing.

(e) A permit holder may appeal the comptroller's decision to a district court in Travis County not later than the 30th day after the date the comptroller's decision becomes final.

(f) A person whose permit is suspended or revoked may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute e-cigarettes from the place of business to which the permit applied until a new permit is granted or the suspension is removed.
Tex. Water Code § 51.163 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.163
§ 51.163. ASSESSMENTS FOR CONTRACTS WITH THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

The board shall levy annually sufficient assessments to collect the money required to pay all the district's obligations in full when due regardless of any delinquency in payment of assessments by any tract of land. If collections in any year are insufficient to pay the obligations of the district, the levy shall be increased sufficiently the following year to cover the deficit.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.061
§ 361.061. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may contract with a private vendor or a county to provide for the financing, design, construction, leasing, operation, purchase, maintenance, or management of a jail, detention center, work camp, or related facility.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.064
§ 1372.064.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1372.064. PRIORITY 2 CARRYFORWARD CLASSIFICATION. The priority 2 carryforward classification applies to an issuer of bonds approved by the voters of a political subdivision of this state if:

(1) the bonds will be private activity bonds for which an allocation will be required for the bonds to be tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code; or

(2) the excess private use of a governmental bond will require allocation so that the bond may retain its tax exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code.