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Tex. Utilities Code § 12.060 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.060
§ 12.060.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.060. FORMER COMMISSIONER: LOBBYING RESTRICTED. A former member of the commission may not, before the first anniversary of the date the member ceases to be a member of the commission, engage in an activity before the commission that requires registration under Chapter 305, Government Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 172.101 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 172 / Section 172.101
§ 172.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Terms used in this chapter and defined by Chapter 171 have the meanings assigned by Chapter 171.

(b) In this chapter:

(1) "Certified historic structure" means a property in this state that is:

(A) listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places;

(B) designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark under Section 442.006, Government Code, or as a state archeological landmark under Chapter 191, Natural Resources Code; or

(C) certified by the commission as contributing to the historic significance of:

(i) a historic district listed in the National Register of Historic Places; or

(ii) a local district certified by the United States Department of the Interior in accordance with 36 C.F.R. Section 67.9.

(2) "Certified rehabilitation" means the rehabilitation of a certified historic structure that the commission has certified as meeting the United States secretary of the interior's Standards for Rehabilitation as defined in 36 C.F.R. Section 67.7.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Historical Commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119 / Section 119.105
§ 119.105. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The advisory council shall meet at the call of the presiding officer or at other times that the council determines are necessary or appropriate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.108
§ 2602.108. DEPOSIT OF FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The association may deposit fees and assessments it collects into the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company in accordance with procedures established by the comptroller. The comptroller shall account to the association for the deposited money separately from all other money.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.1097 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.1097
§ 2306.1097. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The council may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910A / Section 7910A.0104
§ 7910A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7910A.0103 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.
Tex. Government Code § 661.915 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.915
§ 661.915. APPLICABILITY TO JUNIOR COLLEGES.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a public junior college as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.003
§ 1046.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.262 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.262
§ 301.262. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001.

(b) The board shall issue a license to practice nursing to an applicant who:

(1) is licensed in good standing as a nurse in another state;

(2) is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more than one year before the application date for a license under this section;

(3) was, at the time of retiring from or otherwise leaving military service:

(A) serving on active duty; and

(B) authorized as a nurse to treat persons enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans;

(4) was honorably discharged from military service; and

(5) has passed the jurisprudence examination.

(c) The board may not issue a license under this section to an applicant who:

(1) holds a nursing license or a license to prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that:

(A) is currently under active investigation; or

(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or

(2) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under active investigation for the commission of:

(A) a felony; or

(B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
Tex. Education Code § 111.19 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.19
§ 111.19.
Status: in_force

Sec. 111.19. PERSONNEL: APPOINTMENTS, SALARIES, ETC. The board may appoint and remove the president, any faculty member, or other officer or employee of the university when, in its judgment, the interest of the university requires it. The board shall fix the respective salaries and duties of the officers and employees.
Tex. Education Code § 8.061 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 8 / Section 8.061
§ 8.061. DYSLEXIA SPECIALIST.
Status: in_force

Each regional education service center shall employ as a dyslexia specialist a person licensed as a dyslexia therapist under Chapter 403, Occupations Code, to provide school districts served by the center with support and resources that are necessary to assist students with dyslexia and the families of students with dyslexia.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.152 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.152
§ 225.152. TROOPER TOM NIPPER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Interstate Highway 35 in Bell County between mile marker 294 and mile marker 297 is designated as the Trooper Tom Nipper Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper Tom Nipper Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3842.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3842 / Section 3842.107
§ 3842.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND OTHER POWERS RELATED TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

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

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(b) The district has all of the powers of a municipality under Chapter 380, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.099 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.099
§ 2001.099. SUBMISSION OF DEPOSITION TO WITNESS; SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A deposition in a contested case shall be submitted to the witness for examination after the testimony is fully transcribed and shall be read to or by the witness.

(b) The witness and the parties may waive in writing the examination and reading of a deposition under Subsection (a).

(c) If the witness is a party to the contested case pending before the agency with an attorney of record, the deposition officer shall notify the attorney of record in writing by registered or certified mail that the deposition is ready for examination and reading at the office of the deposition officer and that if the witness does not appear and examine, read, and sign the deposition before the 21st day after the date on which the notice is mailed, the deposition shall be returned as provided by this subchapter for unsigned depositions.

(d) A witness must sign a deposition at least three days before the date of the hearing or the deposition shall be returned as an unsigned deposition as provided by this subchapter.

(e) The officer taking a deposition shall enter on the deposition:

(1) a change in form or substance that the witness desires to make; and

(2) a statement of the reasons given by the witness for making the change.

(f) After the deposition officer has entered any change and a statement of reasons for the change on the deposition under Subsection (e), the witness shall sign the deposition unless:

(1) the parties present at the taking of the deposition by stipulation waive the signing;

(2) the witness is ill;

(3) the witness cannot be found; or

(4) the witness refuses to sign.

(g) If a deposition is not signed by the witness, the officer shall sign it and state on the record the fact of the witness's waiver, illness, absence, or refusal to sign and the reason given, if any, for failure to sign. The deposition may then be used as though signed by the witness.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46C.159 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46C / Section 46C.159
§ 46C.159. PROCEEDINGS REGARDING NONDANGEROUS ACQUITTED PERSON.
Status: in_force

If the court finds that the offense of which the person was acquitted did not involve conduct that caused serious bodily injury to another person, placed another person in imminent danger of serious bodily injury, or consisted of a threat of serious bodily injury to another person through the use of a deadly weapon, the court shall proceed under Subchapter E.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7887.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7887 / Section 7887.0401
§ 7887.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7887.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.001
§ 115.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Commission order" includes a rule or order adopted by the commission under the oil and gas conservation statutes of this state, including this title and Subtitle B, Title 3, Utilities Code.

(3) "Gas" includes natural gas, bradenhead gas, casinghead gas, or gas produced from an oil or gas well.

(4) "Manifest" includes a document issued by a shipper that covers oil or a petroleum product transported by motor vehicle.

(5) "Oil" includes crude petroleum oil:

(A) in its natural state as produced; or

(B) from which only the basic sediment and water have been removed.

(6) "Person" includes an individual, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, or representative.

(7) "Petroleum product" includes:

(A) refined crude oil;

(B) crude tops;

(C) topped crude;

(D) processed crude petroleum;

(E) residue from crude petroleum;

(F) cracking stock;

(G) uncracked fuel oil;

(H) fuel oil;

(I) treated crude oil;

(J) residuum;

(K) gas oil;

(L) casinghead gasoline;

(M) natural gas gasoline;

(N) naphtha;

(O) distillate;

(P) gasoline;

(Q) kerosene;

(R) benzine;

(S) wash oil;

(T) waste oil;

(U) blended gasoline;

(V) lubricating oil;

(W) blends or mixtures of petroleum; or

(X) any other liquid petroleum product or byproduct derived from crude petroleum oil or gas.

(8) "Shipping papers" includes:

(A) a bill of lading that covers oil or a petroleum product transported by railway;

(B) a manifest; or

(C) a document that covers oil or a petroleum product transported by pipeline, boat, or barge.

(9) "Tender" means a permit or certificate of clearance for the transportation of oil or a petroleum product that is approved and issued or registered under the authority of the commission.

(10) "Unlawful gas" includes gas produced or transported in violation of a law of this state or commission order.

(11) "Unlawful petroleum product" includes a petroleum product:

(A) any part of which was processed or derived in whole or in part from:

(i) unlawful oil;

(ii) a product of unlawful oil; or

(iii) unlawful gas; or

(B) transported in violation of a law of this state or commission order.
Tex. Government Code § 1205.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.001
§ 1205.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Issuer" means an agency, authority, board, body politic, commission, department, district, instrumentality, municipality or other political subdivision, or public corporation of this state. The term includes a state-supported institution of higher education and any other type of political or governmental entity of this state.

(2) "Public security" means an interest-bearing obligation, including a bond, bond anticipation note, certificate, note, warrant, or other evidence of indebtedness, regardless of whether the obligation is:

(A) general or special;

(B) negotiable;

(C) in bearer or registered form;

(D) in temporary or permanent form;

(E) issued with interest coupons; or

(F) to be repaid from taxes, revenue, both taxes and revenue, or in another manner.

(3) "Public security authorization" means an action or proceeding by an issuer taken, made, or proposed to be taken or made in connection with or affecting a public security.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3960.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3960 / Section 3960.007
§ 3960.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 31A.002 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 31A / Section 31A.002
§ 31A.002. COURT REQUIRED TO CHANGE VENUE IN CERTAIN SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES.
Status: in_force

In a sexual assault case, a district court shall order a change of venue when necessary to secure a speedy trial.
Tex. Local Government Code § 42.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.043
§ 42.043. REQUIREMENTS APPLYING TO PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition under Section 42.041 or 42.042 must:

(1) be written;

(2) request that the area be annexed or that the services be made available, as appropriate;

(3) be signed in ink or indelible pencil by the appropriate voters and landowners;

(4) be signed, in the case of a person signing as a voter, as the person's name appears on the most recent official list of registered voters;

(5) contain, in the case of a person signing as a voter, a note made by the person stating the person's residence address and the precinct number and voter registration number that appear on the person's voter registration certificate;

(6) contain, in the case of a person signing as a landowner, a note made by the person opposite the person's name stating the approximate total acreage that the person owns in the area to be annexed or serviced;

(7) describe the area to be annexed or serviced and have a plat of the area attached; and

(8) be presented to the secretary or clerk of the municipality.

(b) The signatures to the petition need not be appended to one paper.

(c) Before the petition is circulated among the voters and landowners, notice of the petition must be given by posting a copy of the petition for 10 days in three public places in the area to be annexed or serviced and by publishing the notice once, in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area, before the 15th day before the date the petition is first circulated. Proof of posting and publication must be made by attaching to the petition presented to the secretary or clerk:

(1) the affidavit of any voter who signed the petition, stating the places and dates of the posting;

(2) the affidavit of the publisher of the newspaper in which the notice was published, stating the name of the newspaper and the issue and date of publication; and

(3) the affidavit of at least three voters who signed the petition, if there are that many, stating the total number of voters residing in the area and the approximate total acreage in the area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1107.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.105
§ 1107.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.

(b) The district shall pay the salaries and expenses necessarily incurred by the board or by an officer or agent of the board in performing a duty prescribed or required by this chapter.

(c) An officer, employee, or agent of the board shall perform any function or service prescribed by the board under this section or Section 1107.152.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.046 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.046
§ 162.046. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide by resolution for issuance of refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds issued under this chapter together with accrued interest on the bonds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.453
§ 801.453. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) On a determination by a committee described by Section 801.408(c) that a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter occurred, the committee may issue a report to the board stating:

(1) the facts on which the determination is based; and

(2) the committee's recommendation on the imposition of an administrative penalty, including a recommendation on the amount of the penalty.

(b) Not later than the 14th day after the date the report is issued, the executive director shall give written notice of the committee's report to the person on whom the penalty may be imposed. The notice may be given by certified mail.

(c) The notice given under this section must:

(1) include a notice of each alleged violation;

(2) state the amount of any recommended 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. Local Government Code § 43.1055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.1055
§ 43.1055. ANNEXATION OF ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY ON REQUEST OR WITHOUT OBJECTION OF OWNER OR MAINTAINING POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may by ordinance annex under the procedures prescribed by Subchapter C-1:

(1) a road right-of-way on request of the owner of the right-of-way or the governing body of the political subdivision that maintains the right-of-way; or

(2) a road right-of-way described by Subsection (b).

(b) A municipality may annex a road right-of-way provided that the right-of-way:

(1) is contiguous to the municipality's boundary or to an area being simultaneously annexed by the municipality;

(2) either:

(A) is parallel to the boundary of the municipality or to an area being simultaneously annexed by the municipality; or

(B) connects the boundary of the municipality to an area being simultaneously annexed by the municipality or to another point on the boundary of the municipality; and

(3) does not result in the municipality's boundaries surrounding any area that was not already in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction immediately before the annexation of the right-of-way.

(c) A municipality may annex a right-of-way under this section only if:

(1) the owner of the right-of-way or the governing body of the political subdivision that maintains the right-of-way requests the annexation of the right-of-way in writing; or

(2) both:

(A) the municipality provides written notice of the annexation to the owner of the right-of-way or the governing body of the political subdivision that maintains the right-of-way not later than the 61st day before the date of the proposed annexation; and

(B) the owner of the right-of-way or the governing body of the political subdivision that maintains the right-of-way does not submit a written objection to the municipality before the date of the proposed annexation.

(d) If a right-of-way proposed to be annexed under this section is owned or maintained by a governmental body, then that governmental body may specify, by notifying the municipality in writing, the location at which a municipality must deliver notice under Subsection (c).

(e) Section 43.054 does not apply to the annexation of a right-of-way under this section.

(f) Notwithstanding Section 42.021, the annexation of a road right-of-way described by Subsection (b)(2)(B) does not expand the annexing municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.304 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.304
§ 623.304. MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The port authority shall make payments to the Texas Department of Transportation to provide funds for the maintenance of state highways subject to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0106
§ 3918.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.052
§ 372.052. VEHICLES USED BY NONPROFIT DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

A toll project entity may not require a vehicle registered under Section 502.454 to pay a toll for the use of a toll project.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.002
§ 152.002. PURPOSE; CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) protect the interests of purchasers of money services and the public;

(2) preserve and protect the safety and soundness of money services businesses; and

(3) protect against drug trafficking, terrorist funding, money laundering, structuring, or related financial crimes.

(b) In applying and construing this chapter, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact laws substantially similar to this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.151
§ 3834.151. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.253
§ 1046.253. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies unless the board elects to have taxes assessed and collected under Section 1046.254.

(b) The tax assessor-collector of Jackson County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district.