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Tex. Government Code § 2155.075 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.075
§ 2155.075. REQUIREMENT TO SPECIFY VALUE FACTORS IN REQUEST FOR BIDS OR PROPOSALS.
Status: in_force

(a) For a purchase made through competitive bidding, the comptroller or other state agency making the purchase must specify in the request for bids:

(1) the factors other than price that the comptroller or agency will consider in determining which bid offers the best value for the state; and

(2) the proposal criteria the comptroller or agency will use when considering the factors described by Subdivision (1).

(b) For a purchase made through competitive sealed proposals, the comptroller or other state agency making the purchase:

(1) must specify in the request for proposals the known factors other than price that the comptroller or agency will consider in determining which proposal offers the best value for the state; and

(2) may concurrently inform each vendor that made a proposal on the contract of any additional factors the comptroller or agency will consider in determining which proposal offers the best value for the state if the comptroller or other agency determines after opening the proposals that additional factors not covered under Subdivision (1) are relevant in determining which proposal offers the best value for the state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 565.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 565 / Section 565.051
§ 565.051. DISCIPLINE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

On a determination that a ground for discipline exists under Subchapter A, or that a violation of this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle has been committed by a license holder or applicant for a license or renewal of a license, the board may:

(1) suspend the person's license;

(2) revoke the person's license;

(3) restrict the person's license to prohibit the person from performing certain acts or from practicing pharmacy or operating a pharmacy in a particular manner for a term and under conditions determined by the board;

(4) impose an administrative penalty under Chapter 566;

(5) refuse to issue or renew the person's license;

(6) place the offender's license on probation and supervision by the board for a period determined by the board and impose a requirement that the license holder:

(A) report regularly to the board on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(B) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the board;

(C) continue or review professional education until the license holder attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the board in each area that is the basis of the probation; or

(D) pay the board a probation fee to defray the costs of monitoring the license holder during the period of probation;

(7) reprimand the person;

(8) retire the person's license as provided by board rule; or

(9) impose more than one of the sanctions listed in this subsection.
Tex. Election Code § 212.030 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.030
§ 212.030. AMENDMENT OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A petitioner may amend a recount petition to correct a defect.

(b) An amendment must be submitted to the recount coordinator not later than the deadline for submitting the petition or 5 p.m. of the second day after the date notice of the defect under Section 212.029 is received by the petitioner, whichever is later.

(c) On submission of an amendment, the recount coordinator shall enter on the amendment the date and hour it is submitted.

(d) If an amendment is timely, the recount coordinator shall promptly review the petition as amended.

(e) For purposes of this section, a correction of an improper deposit is considered an amendment of the petition.

(f) If the amendment does not correct each defect in the petition of which the petitioner was notified, the recount coordinator shall reject the amended petition. The recount coordinator shall promptly notify the petitioner of each remaining defect and shall enter on the amended petition a description of each defect and the date of notice. A petition may not be amended more than once under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 63.091 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.091
§ 63.091. POLLING PLACE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall designate the polling place or places in the election order. If more than one polling place is required, the board shall divide the district into election precincts, which may be changed from time to time.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.4391 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.4391
§ 11.4391. LATE APPLICATION FOR FREEPORT EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief appraiser shall accept and approve or deny an application for an exemption for freeport goods under Section 11.251 after the deadline for filing it has passed if it is filed on or before the later of:

(1) June 15; or

(2) if applicable, the 60th day after the date on which the chief appraiser delivers notice to the property owner under Section 22.22.

(b) If the application is approved, the property owner is liable to each taxing unit allowing the exemption for a penalty in an amount equal to the lesser of:

(1) 10 percent of the difference between the amount of tax imposed by the taxing unit on the inventory or property, a portion of which consists of freeport goods, and the amount that would otherwise have been imposed; or

(2) 10 percent of the amount of tax imposed by the taxing unit on the inventory or property, a portion of which consists of freeport goods.

(c) The chief appraiser shall make an entry on the appraisal records for the inventory or property indicating the property owner's liability for the penalty and shall deliver a written notice of imposition of the penalty, explaining the reason for its imposition, to the property owner.

(d) The tax assessor for a taxing unit that taxes the inventory or property shall add the amount of the penalty to the property owner's tax bill, and the tax collector for the unit shall collect the penalty at the time and in the manner the collector collects the tax. The amount of the penalty constitutes a lien against the inventory or property against which the penalty is imposed, as if it were a tax, and accrues penalty and interest in the same manner as a delinquent tax.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1108.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.051
§ 1108.051. EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN INSURANCE AND ANNUITY BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 1108.053, this section applies to any benefits, including the cash value and proceeds of an insurance policy, to be provided to an insured or beneficiary under:

(1) an insurance policy or annuity contract issued by a life, health, or accident insurance company, including a mutual company or fraternal benefit society; or

(2) an annuity or benefit plan used by an employer or individual.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, insurance or annuity benefits described by Subsection (a):

(1) inure exclusively to the benefit of the person for whose use and benefit the insurance or annuity is designated in the policy or contract; and

(2) are fully exempt from:

(A) garnishment, attachment, execution, or other seizure;

(B) seizure, appropriation, or application by any legal or equitable process or by operation of law to pay a debt or other liability of an insured or of a beneficiary, either before or after the benefits are provided; and

(C) a demand in a bankruptcy proceeding of the insured or beneficiary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.155
§ 1001.155. REQUIRED REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature regarding the grant activities of the program and grant recipients, including the results and outcomes of grants provided under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.205
§ 7803.205. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS DURING CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may set aside part of the bond proceeds to:

(1) pay interest on the bonds during the period of construction of improvements or facilities; and

(2) create reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), the period of construction may not exceed two years.
Tex. Education Code § 111.146 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.146
§ 111.146. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The board may employ personnel for the institute as necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3826.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3826 / Section 3826.101
§ 3826.101. POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district has all powers provided by the general laws on road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, and conservation and reclamation districts and municipal management districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including:

(1) Chapters 257 and 441, Transportation Code;

(2) Chapter 375, Local Government Code; and

(3) Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.0324 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0324
§ 31.0324. ASSIGNMENT OF PROTECTIVE PAYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "protective payee" means a person who:

(1) is interested in or concerned with the welfare of a child or relative of a child receiving financial assistance; and

(2) acts for the recipient of financial assistance in receiving or managing the financial assistance payment.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall develop and the commission shall implement a process that provides for the grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, or brother of a child receiving financial assistance under this chapter to serve as a protective payee to:

(1) receive and use the assistance on behalf of the child; and

(2) apply for financial assistance and be interviewed instead of the child's parent at any subsequent review of eligibility required by the commission.

(c) The commission shall limit the use of the process established by Subsection (b) to situations in which the commission determines the parent is not using the assistance for the child's needs as required by Section 31.0355(a), and the executive commissioner shall establish by rule the circumstances under which the grandparent, aunt, uncle, sister, or brother may be removed as a protective payee.

(d) To serve as a protective payee of a child receiving financial assistance under this chapter, a person described by Subsection (b) must be at least 25 years of age.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.157
§ 1301.157. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.

(b) The board shall elect a secretary from its membership.
Tex. Education Code § 130.0851 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.0851
§ 130.0851. TUITION EXEMPTION FOR DISTRICT EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The governing board of a junior college district may exempt a district employee who enrolls in courses offered by the district from the payment of all or part of the tuition or fees charged to a student at a junior college by the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.206
§ 347.206. REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURANCE CHARGE IN CREDIT TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

Insurance required by or included in a credit transaction must be written:

(1) at lawful rates;

(2) in accordance with the Insurance Code; and

(3) by a company authorized to do business in this state.
Tex. Penal Code § 37.082 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 37 / Section 37.082
§ 37.082. MISREPRESENTING CHILD AS FAMILY MEMBER AT PORT OF ENTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Child" means a person younger than 18 years of age.

(2) "Family member" means a person who is related to another person by consanguinity or affinity.

(3) "Port of entry" means a place designated by executive order of the president of the United States, by order of the United States secretary of the treasury, or by act of the United States Congress at which a customs officer is authorized to enforce customs laws.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person, with intent to commit an offense under Section 20A.02, knowingly misrepresents a child as a family member of the person to a peace officer or federal special investigator at a port of entry.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
Tex. Local Government Code § 130.906 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.906
§ 130.906. NATIONAL FOREST RECEIPTS ALLOCATED FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ROADS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county in which a national forest is located and that receives funds from the federal government under 16 U.S.C. Section 500 shall allocate 50 percent of the funds to the school districts of the county in proportion to the area encompassed by each district and shall either allocate the remaining 50 percent for the benefit of the public roads in the county or transfer that amount to the school districts.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 164.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 164 / Section 164.013
§ 164.013. INVESTMENT SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

The bonds and any interest coupons are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code, and may be issued registrable as to principal or as to both principal and interest or may be made redeemable before maturity at the option of the authority or may contain a mandatory redemption provision.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.505 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.505
§ 1302.505. ISSUANCE AND TERM OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration to an applicant who:

(1) submits a verified application;

(2) meets the requirements of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter; and

(3) pays the required fees.

(b) A registration issued under this subchapter is valid for one year from the date of issuance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.205 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.205
§ 552.205. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF ESSENTIAL CAREGIVER VISITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state hospital may petition the commission to suspend in-person essential caregiver visits for not more than seven days if in-person visitation poses a serious community health risk. The commission may deny the hospital's request to suspend in-person essential caregiver visitation if the commission determines that in-person visitation does not pose a serious community health risk.

(b) A state hospital may request an extension from the commission to suspend in-person essential caregiver visitation for more than seven days. The commission may not approve an extension for a period that exceeds seven days, and the hospital must separately request each extension.

(c) A state hospital may not suspend in-person essential caregiver visitation in any year for more than 14 consecutive days or 45 days total.
Tex. Tax Code § 34.22 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 34 / Section 34.22
§ 34.22. EVIDENCE OF TITLE TO REDEEM REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person asserting ownership of real property sold for taxes is entitled to redeem the property if he had title to the property or he was in possession of the property in person or by tenant either at the time suit to foreclose the tax lien on the property was instituted or at the time the property was sold. A defect in the chain of title to the property does not defeat an offer to redeem.

(b) A person who establishes title to real property that is superior to the title of one who has previously redeemed the property is entitled to redeem the property during the redemption period by paying the amounts provided by law to the person who previously redeemed the property.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.151 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.151
§ 22.151. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The Nimitz State Park, located near Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, is under the jurisdiction of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.105
§ 3946.105. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Education Code § 12.262 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.262
§ 12.262. ACCOUNTABILITY; REVOCATION OF CHARTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, in cooperation with the advisory committee established under Section 12.254, shall develop and adopt an accountability framework that establishes standards by which to measure the performance of an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner shall include in the accountability framework adopted under Subsection (a) performance domains that measure:

(1) academic growth;

(2) career readiness;

(3) one-year post-graduation and longitudinal postsecondary outcomes;

(4) longitudinal wage and career growth; and

(5) operational performance.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt a separate accountability framework for an adult education program located in a correctional facility, as that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(d) Each year, the commissioner shall evaluate the performance of an adult education program operated under a charter granted under this subchapter based on the applicable accountability framework adopted under this section.

(e) The commissioner may revoke a charter to operate an adult education program granted under this subchapter if the charter's adult education program fails to meet the minimum performance standards established by commissioner rule on the applicable accountability framework adopted under this section for three consecutive school years after the second year of operation.

(f) The commissioner, in cooperation with the advisory committee established under Section 12.254, shall review and, if necessary, revise each accountability framework adopted under this section at least once every three years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0208
§ 5010.0208. DELEGATION.
Status: in_force

The board may authorize the executive director or another person to perform any act on behalf of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910 / Section 7910.153
§ 7910.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8375.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8375 / Section 8375.005
§ 8375.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, or improvement of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.1125 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.1125
§ 361.1125. IMMEDIATE REMEDIATION OR REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE AT SCRAP TIRE SITE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Scrap tire" has the meaning assigned by Section 361.112.

(2) "Scrap tire site" includes any site at which more than 500 scrap tires are located.

(b) If the executive director after investigation finds that there exists a release or threat of release of a hazardous substance at a scrap tire site and immediate action is appropriate to protect human health and the environment, the commission may, with money available from money appropriated to the commission, undertake immediate remedial or removal action at the scrap tire site to achieve the necessary protection.

(c) The reasonable expenses of immediate remedial or removal action by the commission under this section are recoverable from the persons described in Section 361.271, and the state may bring an action to recover the commission's reasonable expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8495.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8495 / Section 8495.101
§ 8495.101. 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. Election Code § 276.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 276 / Section 276.010
§ 276.010. UNLAWFUL BUYING AND SELLING OF BALLOTING MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person buys, offers to buy, sells, or offers to sell an official ballot, official ballot envelope, official carrier envelope, signed application for an early voting mail ballot, or any other original election record.

(b) This section does not apply to a person who executes a written contract for the procurement of election supplies necessary to conduct an election under Section 51.003.

(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony unless a voter sells a ballot, ballot envelope, or carrier envelope that has been provided to the voter by government, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 188.017 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 188 / Section 188.017
§ 188.017. TIME OF WRITTEN NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The lien claimant shall provide written notice of the claim of lien to the lien debtor not later than the 10th day after the date the notice of claim of lien is filed with the office of the secretary of state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3894.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3894 / Section 3894.159
§ 3894.159. BOND MATURITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds may mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.052 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.052
§ 342.052. ISSUANCE OF MORE THAN ONE LICENSE FOR A PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue more than one license to a person on compliance with this chapter for each license.

(b) A person who is required to hold a license under this chapter must hold a separate license for each office at which loans are made, negotiated, serviced, held, or collected under this chapter.

(c) A license is not required under this chapter for a place of business:

(1) devoted to accounting or other recordkeeping; and

(2) at which loans are not made, negotiated, serviced, held, or collected under this chapter or Chapter 346.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.107 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.107
§ 431.107. INCOME OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government creating a local government corporation is entitled at any time to receive any income earned by the local government corporation that is not needed to pay the corporation's expenses or obligations.

(b) The earnings of a local government corporation may not benefit a private interest.