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Tex. Occupations Code § 1958.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1958 / Section 1958.102
§ 1958.102. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) An owner or tenant, or a managing agent or employee of an owner or tenant, is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform mold assessment or mold remediation on property owned or leased by the owner or tenant. This exemption does not apply:

(1) if the managing agent or employee engages in the business of performing mold assessment or mold remediation for the public;

(2) if the mold remediation is performed in an area in which the mold contamination affects a total surface area of 25 contiguous square feet or more; or

(3) to a person who is exempt under Subsection (e).

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 493 (S.B. 1255), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform mold remediation in an area in which the mold contamination affects a total surface area for the project of less than 25 contiguous square feet.

(d) A person is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform mold assessment or mold remediation in a one-family or two-family dwelling that the person constructed or improved if the person performs the mold assessment or mold remediation at the same time the person performs the construction or improvement or at the same time the person performs repair work on the construction or improvement. This exemption does not apply if the person engages in the business of performing mold assessment or mold remediation for the public.

(e) An owner, or a managing agent or employee of an owner, is not required to be licensed under this chapter to perform mold assessment or mold remediation on a residential property owned by that person with fewer than 10 dwelling units. This exemption does not apply if the managing agent or employee engages in the business of performing mold assessment or mold remediation for the public.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.252
§ 2053.252. PLAN FOR PREMIUM DISCOUNT AND SURCHARGE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt a plan under which each insurance company writing workers' compensation insurance in this state shall:

(1) grant a premium discount to a small employer who qualifies for a discount under this subchapter; and

(2) assess a surcharge as provided by Section 2053.254.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 4.03 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 4 / Section 4.03
§ 4.03. COURTS OF APPEALS.
Status: in_force

The Courts of Appeals, other than the Court of Appeals for the Fifteenth Court of Appeals District, shall have appellate jurisdiction coextensive with the limits of their respective districts in all criminal cases except those in which the death penalty has been assessed. This article shall not be so construed as to embrace any case which has been appealed from any inferior court to the county court, the county criminal court, or county court at law, in which the fine imposed or affirmed by the county court, the county criminal court or county court at law does not exceed one hundred dollars, unless the sole issue is the constitutionality of the statute or ordinance on which the conviction is based.
Tex. Election Code § 172.057 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.057
§ 172.057. WITHDRAWN, DECEASED, OR INELIGIBLE CANDIDATE'S NAME OMITTED FROM GENERAL PRIMARY BALLOT.
Status: in_force

A candidate's name shall be omitted from the general primary election ballot if the candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible on or before the first day after the date of the regular filing deadline.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.159
§ 8801.159. TERM OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit issued under this chapter may be for a term not to exceed five years as set by the board.

(b) A permit does not become a vested right of the permit holder. The board may revoke or suspend a permit or amend its terms after notice and hearing when reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.112
§ 3904.112. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.148 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.148
§ 2306.148. UNDERWRITING STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall have the specific duty and power to adopt underwriting standards for:

(1) loans made or financed by the housing finance division; and

(2) housing tax credits allocated by the department.

(b) Underwriting standards adopted under Subsection (a)(2) and used to determine the feasibility of a proposed development must be consistent with criteria established under Section 2306.185.
Tex. Government Code § 419.902 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.902
§ 419.902. COORDINATION WITH FIREMEN'S TRAINING SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

The commission and the director of the Texas Engineering Extension Service of The Texas A&M University System shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to coordinate the responsibilities of the commission with the training provided by the firemen's training school operated under Section 86.16, Education Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.226 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.226
§ 61.226. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN ISLANDS AND PENINSULAS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to any island or peninsula that is not accessible by a public road or common carrier ferry facility as long as that condition continues.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.351 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.351
§ 356.351. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to real estate owned by an estate as a result of the foreclosure of a vendor's lien or mortgage belonging to the estate:

(1) by a judicial sale;

(2) by a foreclosure suit;

(3) through a sale under a deed of trust; or

(4) by acceptance of a deed in cancellation of a lien or mortgage owned by the estate.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.304 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.304
§ 54.304. ABANDONMENT OR CESSATION BY FACILITIES-BASED PROVIDER; EMERGENCY RESTORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, on its own motion or on the petition of an interested party, may institute an expedited proceeding under this section if the commission finds that:

(1) a holder of a certificate of operating authority or service provider certificate of operating authority is the predominant provider of basic local telecommunications service in a defined geographic area and the utility provides that service using the utility's own facilities;

(2) no other telecommunications utility has facilities sufficient to provide basic local telecommunications service in that defined geographic area; and

(3) the holder of the certificate of operating authority or service provider certificate of operating authority has:

(A) ceased providing basic local telecommunications service to the utility's customers in that defined geographic area; or

(B) abandoned the operation of the utility's facilities in the defined geographic area that are used to provide basic local telecommunications service.

(b) In a proceeding under this section, the commission may declare that an emergency exists and issue any order necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of affected customers of the utility and to expedite the restoration and continuation of basic local telecommunications service to those customers. An order issued by the commission under this subsection may include an order to:

(1) provide for a temporary arrangement for operation of the utility's facilities by an uncertificated entity that agrees to provide service;

(2) authorize one or more third parties to enter the premises of the abandoned facilities; or

(3) grant temporary waivers from quality of service requirements.

(c) The commission may designate a successor utility in accordance with Section 54.303 during a proceeding under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.053
§ 3872.053. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code, for directors of a municipal utility district. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.2515 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.2515
§ 2308.2515. APPLICATION OF PRIOR LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) If a change in law made by House Bill 3480, Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, would have the effect of invalidating an exemption granted under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Pub. L. No. 105-220), a local workforce development board may not operate under that change in law but, instead, shall operate under the law as it existed before the effective date of this Act.

(b) A change in law described by Subsection (a) of this section does not affect other related provisions or applications of a statute that can be given effect without that change in law, and to this end those other provisions and applications of the statute shall be given effect.
Tex. Election Code § 16.037 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.037
§ 16.037. REINSTATEMENT OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the registrar determines after cancellation of a registration that the registration should not have been canceled, the registrar shall reinstate it.

(b) If, after canceling a voter's registration under Section 16.032, the registrar receives a statement of residence executed by the voter under Section 63.0011 at an election held before the date the voter's registration was required to be canceled, the registrar shall reinstate the registration.

(c) On reinstatement of a registration, the registrar shall enter the date of and reason for the reinstatement on the voter's registration application and duplicate registration certificate, make any appropriate corrections in the registration records, and take any other action necessary to give effect to the reinstatement.

(d) A reinstatement of a registration takes effect immediately.
Tex. Education Code § 66.63 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.63
§ 66.63. CERTAIN BOARD ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the members of the board have the power to act for the board on a matter before the board. Two members of the board have the power to award leases issued on a form of lease previously approved by a majority of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected because it was taken when a ground for removal of a regent member of the board existed. A regent member continues to serve until removed under Section 66.62(g).
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.452 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.452
§ 502.452. LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF EXEMPT LICENSE PLATES; SEIZURE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not issue exempt license plates for a vehicle owned by the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state unless when application is made for registration of the vehicle, the person who under Section 502.453 has authority to certify to the department that the vehicle qualifies for registration under that section also certifies in writing to the department that there is printed on each side of the vehicle, in letters that are at least two inches high or in an emblem that is at least 100 square inches in size, the name of the agency, department, bureau, board, commission, or officer of the United States, this state, or the political subdivision of this state that has custody of the vehicle. The letters or emblem must be of a color sufficiently different from the body of the vehicle to be clearly legible from a distance of 100 feet.

(b) The department may not issue exempt license plates for a vehicle owned by a person other than the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state unless, when application is made for registration of the vehicle, the person who under Section 502.453 has authority to certify to the department that the vehicle qualifies for registration under that section also certifies in writing to the department that the name of the owner of the vehicle is printed on the vehicle in the manner prescribed by Subsection (a).

(c) A peace officer listed in Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, may seize a motor vehicle displaying exempt license plates if the vehicle is:

(1) operated on a public highway; and

(2) not identified in the manner prescribed by Subsection (a) or (b), unless the vehicle is covered by Subsection (f).

(d) A peace officer who seizes a motor vehicle under Subsection (c) may require that the vehicle be:

(1) moved to the nearest place of safety off the main-traveled part of the highway; or

(2) removed and placed in the nearest vehicle storage facility designated or maintained by the law enforcement agency that employs the peace officer.

(e) To obtain the release of the vehicle, in addition to any other requirement of law, the owner of a vehicle seized under Subsection (c) must:

(1) remedy the defect by identifying the vehicle as required by Subsection (a) or (b); or

(2) agree in writing with the law enforcement agency to provide evidence to that agency, before the 10th day after the date the vehicle is released, that the defect has been remedied by identifying the vehicle as required by Subsection (a) or (b).

(f) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a vehicle to which Section 502.451(f) applies.

(g) For purposes of this section, an exempt license plate is a license plate issued by the department that is plainly marked with the word "exempt."
Tex. Water Code § 55.023 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.023
§ 55.023. DISTRICT MAY INCLUDE CITIES, TOWNS, ETC.
Status: in_force

A district may include all or part of one or more cities, towns, villages, and municipal corporations, but no land may be included in more than one district at any one time.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0301
§ 3979.0301. 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. Transportation Code § 21.110 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.110
§ 21.110. AVIATION FACILITIES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM; BUDGET PREPARATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall consider the aviation facilities capital improvement program in preparing the department's biennial budget request to the legislature.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.351
§ 1501.351. MARKETING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each small employer health benefit plan issuer shall market a small employer health benefit plan to eligible small employers in this state through properly licensed agents.

(b) Each small employer purchasing a small employer health benefit plan must be given a summary, in a format prescribed by the commissioner, of the health benefit plans established by the commissioner under Subchapter F.

(c) An agent shall offer and explain to a small employer on inquiry and request by the employer each health benefit plan established by the commissioner under Subchapter F.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.565 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.565
§ 17.565. LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

All actions brought under this subchapter must be commenced within two years after the date on which the false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice occurred or within two years after the consumer discovered or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered the occurrence of the false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice. The period of limitation provided in this section may be extended for a period of 180 days if the plaintiff proves that failure timely to commence the action was caused by the defendant's knowingly engaging in conduct solely calculated to induce the plaintiff to refrain from or postpone the commencement of the action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.109
§ 1008.109. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an interlocal agreement with another political subdivision to operate the district.
Tex. Education Code § 130A.101 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130A / Section 130A.101
§ 130A.101. PERFORMANCE TIER.
Status: in_force

(a) A junior college district is entitled to performance tier funding for a state fiscal biennium in an amount equal to the sum of the amounts determined under Subsection (b) for each measurable outcome described by Subsection (c).

(b) The amount of performance tier funding for each measurable outcome described by Subsection (c) is equal to the product of:

(1) the sum of:

(A) the number of times that outcome was achieved by the junior college district, determined as provided by coordinating board rule; and

(B) for an outcome described by Subsection (c)(1) or (2), the sum of the applicable student weights established by coordinating board rule for the students who achieved the outcome at the junior college district as determined under Paragraph (A) of this subdivision; and

(2) the amount set by the General Appropriations Act or other legislative appropriation for the outcome.

(c) The measurable outcomes considered for purposes of performance tier funding are:

(1) the number of credentials of value awarded, as determined by the coordinating board based on analyses of wages and costs associated with the credential, including degrees, certificates, and other credentials from credit and non-credit programs that equip students for continued learning and greater earnings in the state economy, with an additional weight for placement of students who earn that credential in a high-demand occupation, as defined by coordinating board rule, or an appropriate proxy determined by the coordinating board based on available data;

(2) the number of students who earn at least 15 semester credit hours or the equivalent at the junior college district and:

(A) subsequently transfer to:

(i) a general academic teaching institution, as that term is defined by Section 61.003; or

(ii) a private or independent institution of higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003, that offers four-year degree programs; or

(B) are enrolled in a structured co-enrollment program, as authorized by coordinating board rule; and

(3) the number of students who complete a sequence of at least 15 semester credit hours or the equivalent for dual credit or dual enrollment courses, as defined by coordinating board rule, that apply toward academic or workforce program requirements at the postsecondary level.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.160
§ 1078.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section and Sections 1078.112, 1078.201, 1078.204, and 1078.205, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.264 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.264
§ 131.264. FORM OF NOTICES AND ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notices and orders issued under Sections 131.261 through 131.263 of this code shall set forth with reasonable specificity:

(1) the nature of the violation and the remedial action required;

(2) the period of time established for abatement; and

(3) a reasonable description of the portion of the surface mining and reclamation operation to which the notice or order applies.

(b) Each notice or order issued under this section shall be given promptly to the permittee or his agent by the commission.

(c) Notices and orders shall be in writing and shall be signed by the commission or its authorized representative.

(d) A notice or order issued under Sections 131.261 through 131.263 of this code may be modified, vacated, or terminated by the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0201
§ 25.0201. BOSQUE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Bosque County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Bosque County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.106
§ 9055.106. VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

The president has the same right to vote as any other director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3983.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3983 / Section 3983.0504
§ 3983.0504. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) This section applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 815.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.202
§ 815.202. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees, by a majority vote of all members, shall appoint a person other than a member of the board to serve at the board's will as executive director.

(b) The executive director is not a member of the board of trustees.

(c) To be eligible to serve as the executive director, a person must:

(1) be a citizen of the United States and have been a resident of the state for the three years immediately preceding the person's appointment; and

(2) have executive ability and experience to carry out the duties of the office.

(d) The executive director shall recommend to the board of trustees actuarial and other services required to transact the business of the retirement system.

(e) Annually, the executive director shall prepare an itemized budget showing the amount required to pay the retirement system's expenses for the following fiscal year and shall submit the budget to the board of trustees for review and adoption.

(f) Subject to Section 815.3016, the board of trustees may specifically delegate any right, power, or duty imposed or conferred on the executive director by law to another employee of the retirement system. If not so specifically delegated and subject to Section 815.3016, the executive director may delegate to another employee of the retirement system any right, power, or duty assigned to the executive director.
Tex. Government Code § 571.1221 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.1221
§ 571.1221. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT FILED AT DIRECTION OR URGING OF NONRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

At any stage of a proceeding under this subchapter, the commission shall dismiss the complaint if the commission determines that the complaint was filed at the direction or urging of a person who is not a resident of this state.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0564 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0564
§ 40.0564. DEPARTMENT FUNDS.
Status: in_force

All money paid to the department under this chapter is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 346.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 346 / Section 346.101
§ 346.101. MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A revolving credit account may provide for interest on an account at an annual rate that does not exceed the greater of:

(1) 18 percent a year; or

(2) the applicable alternative rate ceiling under Chapter 303.

(b) A revolving credit account may provide for interest computed under a method other than the average daily balance method if the amount of interest computed under that method does not exceed the amount of interest computed under the average daily balance method.