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Tex. Tax Code § 181.002 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 181 / Section 181.002
§ 181.002. RATE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

The rate of the tax imposed by this chapter is $0.0275 for each 100 pounds or fraction of 100 pounds of taxable cement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.027
§ 433.027. INSPECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall hire inspectors of livestock that is subject to inspection under this chapter, and of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, meat food products, and sanitary conditions of establishments in which meat and meat food products are prepared. An inspector is an employee of the department and is under supervision of the chief officer in charge of inspection.

(b) The department shall designate at least one state inspector for each state representative district.

(c) The chief officer in charge of inspection is responsible for animal health as it relates to public health. The chief officer in charge of inspection must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state or must be eligible for such a license when employed and must obtain the license not later than two years after the date of employment.

(d) An inspector shall perform the duties provided by this chapter and department rules. An inspection or examination must be performed as provided by department rules.

(e) An inspector may not stamp, mark, tag, or label a carcass, part of a carcass, or a meat food product unless it has been inspected and found unadulterated.
Tex. Transportation Code § 542.2035 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 542 / Section 542.2035
§ 542.2035. LIMITATION ON MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may not implement or operate an automated traffic control system with respect to a highway or street under its jurisdiction for the purpose of enforcing compliance with posted speed limits. The attorney general shall enforce this subsection.

(b) In this section, "automated traffic control system" means a photographic device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or mechanical device designed to:

(1) record the speed of a motor vehicle; and

(2) obtain one or more photographs or other recorded images of:

(A) the vehicle;

(B) the license plate attached to the vehicle; or

(C) the operator of the vehicle.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 391.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 391 / Section 391.102
§ 391.102. GRANT APPLICATION REVIEW PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall review an application for a grant for a project authorized under this chapter according to dates specified in a request for grant applications. If the commission determines that an application is incomplete, the commission shall notify the applicant and provide an explanation of the information missing from the application. The commission shall evaluate the completed application according to the guidelines and criteria adopted under Section 391.003.

(b) To the extent possible, the commission shall coordinate project review and approval with any timing constraints related to project purchases or installations to be made by an applicant.

(c) The commission may deny a grant application for a project that does not meet the applicable criteria or that the commission determines is not made in good faith, is not credible, or is not in compliance with this chapter or the goals of this chapter.

(d) Subject to the availability of funding, the commission shall award a grant under this chapter in conjunction with the execution of a contract that obligates the commission to make the grant and the recipient to perform the actions described by the recipient's grant application. Subject to Section 391.204, the contract must incorporate provisions for recapturing grant money for noncompliance with grant requirements. Grant money recaptured under the contract provisions shall be deposited in the Texas emissions reduction plan fund and reallocated for other projects under this subchapter.

(e) An applicant may seek reimbursement for qualifying equipment installed after the effective date of this program.

(f) In reviewing a grant application under this chapter, the commission may:

(1) solicit review and comments from:

(A) the comptroller to assess:

(i) the financial stability of the applicant;

(ii) the economic benefits and job creation potential associated with the project; and

(iii) any other information related to the duties of that office;

(B) the Public Utility Commission of Texas to assess:

(i) the reliability of the proposed technology;

(ii) the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of electric transmission associated with the project; and

(iii) any other information related to the duties of that agency; and

(C) the Railroad Commission of Texas to assess:

(i) the availability and cost of the fuel involved with the project; and

(ii) any other information related to the duties of that agency; and

(2) consider the comments received under Subdivision (1) in the commission's grant award decision process.

(g) The commission may solicit review and comments from other state agencies or other entities with subject matter expertise applicable to the review of a grant application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8848.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8848 / Section 8848.052
§ 8848.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors are elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided by this section.

(b) One director is elected by the voters of the entire district. One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct.

(c) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:

(1) the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or

(2) that the person seeks to represent the district at large.

(d) When the boundaries of the county commissioners precincts are changed, each director in office on the effective date of the change or elected to a term of office beginning on or after the effective date of the change serves in the precinct to which the director was elected for the entire term to which the director was elected, even though the change in boundaries places the person's residence outside the precinct for which the person was elected.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.225 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.225
§ 232.225. REVISION OF PLAT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has subdivided land that is subject to the subdivision controls of the county in which the land is located may apply in writing to the commissioners court of the county for permission to revise the subdivision plat filed for record with the county clerk.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), after the application is filed with the commissioners court, the court shall publish a notice of the application in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice must include a statement of the time and place at which the court will meet to consider the application and to hear protests to the revision of the plat. The notice must be published at least three times during the period that begins on the 30th day and ends on the seventh day before the date of the meeting. If all or part of the subdivided tract has been sold to nondeveloper owners, the court shall also give notice to each of those owners by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, at the owner's address in the subdivided tract.

(c) If the commissioners court determines that the revision to the subdivision plat does not affect a public interest or public property of any type, including, but not limited to, a park, school, or road, the notice requirements under Subsection (b) do not apply to the application and the commissioners court shall:

(1) provide written notice of the application to the owners of the lots that are within 200 feet of the subdivision plat to be revised, as indicated in the most recent records of the central appraisal district of the county in which the lots are located; and

(2) if the county maintains an Internet website, post notice of the application continuously on the website for at least 30 days preceding the date of the meeting to consider the application until the day after the meeting.

(d) During a regular term of the commissioners court, the court shall adopt an order to permit the revision of the subdivision plat if it is shown to the court that:

(1) the revision will not interfere with the established rights of any owner of a part of the subdivided land; or

(2) each owner whose rights may be interfered with has agreed to the revision.

(e) If the commissioners court permits a person to revise a subdivision plat, the person may make the revision by filing for record with the county clerk a revised plat or part of a plat that indicates the changes made to the original plat.

(f) The commissioners court may impose a fee for filing an application under this section. The amount of the fee must be based on the cost of processing the application, including publishing the notices required under Subsection (b) or (c).
Tex. Transportation Code § 365.042 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 365 / Section 365.042
§ 365.042. FINES AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

A district may impose fines and penalties as provided by Chapter 284 as if the district were a county to which that chapter applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982 / Section 7982.252
§ 7982.252. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0402
§ 8511.0402. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates an authority rule or order is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $1,000 for each day of violation.

(b) The authority may sue to recover the penalty in a district court in the county in which the violation occurred. A penalty shall be paid to the authority.

(c) The authority may sue for injunctive relief in a district court in the county in which a violation of a rule or order occurred or is threatened.

(d) The authority may sue for injunctive relief and a penalty in the same proceeding.
Tex. Local Government Code § 54.019 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 54 / Section 54.019
§ 54.019. IMPRISONMENT; CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not subject to personal attachment or imprisonment for the failure to pay a civil penalty assessed under this subchapter.

(b) This subchapter does not affect the power of a court to imprison a person for contempt of valid court orders or the availability of remedies or procedures for the collection of a judgment assessing civil penalties. The remedies under Section 31.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, are preserved.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.006
§ 501.006. ALIAS TITLE.
Status: in_force

On receipt of a verified request approved by the executive administrator of a law enforcement agency, the department may issue a title in the form requested by the executive administrator for a vehicle in an alias for the law enforcement agency's use in a covert criminal investigation.
Tex. Tax Code § 311.01005 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.01005
§ 311.01005. COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSPORTATION OR TRANSIT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Bus rapid transit project" means a mass transportation facility designed to give preferential treatment to buses on a roadway in order to reduce bus travel time, improve service reliability, increase the convenience of users, and increase bus ridership, including:

(A) a fixed guideway, high occupancy vehicle lane, bus way, or bus lane;

(B) a transit center or station;

(C) a maintenance facility; and

(D) other real property associated with a bus rapid transit operation.

(2) "Rail transportation project" means a passenger rail facility, including:

(A) tracks;

(B) a rail line;

(C) a depot;

(D) a maintenance facility; and

(E) other real property associated with a passenger rail operation.

(b) This section does not affect the power of the board of directors of a reinvestment zone or the governing body of the municipality that creates a reinvestment zone to enter into an agreement under Section 311.010(b) to dedicate, pledge, or otherwise provide for the use of revenue in the tax increment fund to pay the costs of acquiring, constructing, operating, or maintaining property located in the zone or to acquire or reimburse acquisition costs of real property outside the zone for right-of-way or easements necessary to construct public rights-of-way or infrastructure that benefits the zone.

(c) An agreement under Section 311.010(b) may dedicate, pledge, or otherwise provide for the use of revenue in the tax increment fund to pay the costs of acquiring land, or the development rights or a conservation easement in land, located outside the reinvestment zone, if:

(1) the zone is or will be served by a rail transportation project or bus rapid transit project;

(2) the land or the development rights or conservation easement in the land is acquired for the purpose of preserving the land in its natural or undeveloped condition; and

(3) the land is located in the county in which the zone is located.

(d) The board of directors of a reinvestment zone, if all of the members of the board are appointed by the municipality that creates the zone, or the governing body of the municipality that creates a reinvestment zone may enter into an agreement described by Subsection (c) only if:

(1) the board or the governing body determines that the acquisition of the land, or the development rights or conservation easement in the land, located outside the zone benefits or will benefit the zone by facilitating the preservation of regional open space in order to balance the regional effects of urban development promoted by the rail transportation project or bus rapid transit project; and

(2) the municipality that creates the reinvestment zone and the county in which the zone is located pay the same portion of their tax increment into the tax increment fund for the zone.

(e) Property acquired under Subsection (c) may not be acquired through condemnation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.306 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.306
§ 81.306. SHARPS INJURY LOG.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require that information concerning exposure incidents be recorded in a written or electronic sharps injury log to be maintained by a governmental unit. This information must be reported to the department and must include:

(1) the date and time of the exposure incident;

(2) the type and brand of sharp involved in the exposure incident; and

(3) a description of the exposure incident, including:

(A) the job classification or title of the exposed employee;

(B) the department or work area where the exposure incident occurred;

(C) the procedure that the exposed employee was performing at the time of the incident;

(D) how the incident occurred;

(E) the employee's body part that was involved in the exposure incident; and

(F) whether the sharp had engineered sharps injury protection and, if so, whether the protective mechanism was activated and whether the injury occurred before, during, or after the activation of the protective mechanism.

(b) Information regarding which recommendations under Section 81.305(a) were adopted by the governmental entity shall be included in the log.

(c) All information and materials obtained or compiled by the department in connection with a report under this section are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for their release by the department. The department shall make available, in aggregate form, the information described in Section 81.305(b) and this section, provided that the name and other information identifying the facility is deleted and the information is provided according to public health regions established by the executive commissioner.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.704 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.704
§ 12.704. DUTIES OF LICENSE DEPUTIES.
Status: in_force

A license deputy shall:

(1) complete and keep for the use of the department a designated copy or other record of the sale of each license, stamp, permit, or tag issued;

(2) keep a record of each license, stamp, permit, or tag issued, showing:

(A) the identification of the purchaser;

(B) the serial number of the item sold;

(C) the date of issuance; and

(D) any other information required by the department; and

(3) perform any other function required by the license deputy's agreement with the department.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.2011 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.2011
§ 251.2011. WARNING LETTER AND SAFETY TRAINING COURSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors of the corporation shall establish a procedure to ensure that the board verifies that an excavator has violated Section 251.151, 251.152, or 251.159 before giving the excavator a warning letter and requiring the excavator to attend a safety training course under Section 251.201.

(b) The board shall solicit and consider advice and recommendations from excavators in establishing or approving a safety training course that an excavator may be required to attend under Section 251.201.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1003.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.003
§ 1003.003. REVIEW OF ACTION ON ROUTINE MATTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person directly or indirectly affected by an action of the board or the department on a routine matter taken under the summary procedure adopted under Section 1003.002 is entitled to a review of the action under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) The person must apply to the board not later than the 60th day after the date of the action to be entitled to the review.

(c) The timely filing of the application for review immediately stays the action pending a hearing on the merits.

(d) The board may adopt rules relating to an application for review under this section and consideration of the application.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.086 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.086
§ 247.086. ARBITRATOR DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The arbitrator shall:

(1) protect the interests of the department and the facility;

(2) ensure that all relevant evidence has been disclosed to the arbitrator, department, and facility; and

(3) render an order consistent with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.045 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.045
§ 152.045. COLLECTION OF TAX ON GROSS RENTAL RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as inconsistent with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter, an owner of a motor vehicle subject to the tax on gross rental receipts shall report and pay the tax to the comptroller in the same manner as the Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax is reported and paid by retailers under Chapter 151 of this code.

(b) The owner shall add the tax to the rental charge, and when added, the tax is:

(1) a part of the rental charge;

(2) a debt owed to the motor vehicle owner by the person renting the vehicle; and

(3) recoverable at law in the same manner as the rental charge.

(c) The comptroller may proceed against a person renting a motor vehicle for any unpaid gross rental receipts tax.

(d) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the owner of a motor vehicle subject to the tax on gross rental receipts who is required to file a report as provided by this chapter and who fails to timely file the report shall pay a penalty of $50. The penalty provided by this subsection is assessed without regard to whether the taxpayer subsequently files the report or whether any taxes were due from the taxpayer for the reporting period under the required report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3869.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3869 / Section 3869.153
§ 3869.153. IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS; EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an impact fee or assessment included in a project development agreement entered into under Section 3869.160 on property in the district, including an impact fee or assessment on residential or commercial property, only in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for a municipality, county, or district, according to the benefit received by the property.

(b) An impact fee for residential property must be for the limited purpose of providing capital funding for:

(1) public water and wastewater facilities;

(2) drainage and storm water facilities; and

(3) streets and alleys.

(c) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district are:

(1) a first and prior lien against the property assessed; and

(2) superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes.

(d) The lien of an assessment against property runs with the land. That portion of an assessment payment obligation that has not yet come due is not eliminated by the foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien, and any purchaser of property in a foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien takes the property subject to the assessment payment obligations that have not yet come due and to the lien and terms of payment under the assessment ordinance or order.

(e) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.

(f) The district may not impose an impact fee on the property, including equipment and facilities, of a public utility provider in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.0315 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.0315
§ 775.0315. LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a district located wholly in a county with a population of 2.1 million or more in which two or more cities with a population of 350,000 or more are located.

(b) A district may employ or contract with private legal counsel to represent the district on any legal matter. If the district does not employ or contract with private legal counsel on a legal matter, the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney, as appropriate, with the duty to represent the county in civil matters shall represent the district.

(c) A district that receives legal services from a county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney may employ additional private legal counsel on the board's determination that additional counsel is advisable. A district that contracts or employs private legal counsel under Subsection (b) may request and receive additional legal services from the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney, as appropriate, with the duty to represent the county in civil matters on the board's determination that additional counsel is necessary.

(d) If the district receives legal services from a county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney, the district shall contribute money to be credited to the county's general fund account for the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney, as appropriate, in amounts sufficient to pay all additional salaries and expenses incurred by that officer in performing the duties required by the district.