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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.004 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 65 / Section 65.004
§ 65.004. DETERMINATION REGARDING PRIMARY REGISTRATION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), for each person subject to registration under this chapter, the department shall determine which local law enforcement authority serves as the person's registration authority based on the municipality or county in which the person resides.

(b) If a person resides, works, or attends school in a county with a centralized registration authority, the centralized registration authority serves as the person's registration authority, regardless of whether the person resides, works, or attends school in any municipality located in that county.

(c) The department shall notify each person subject to registration under this chapter of the person's primary registration authority in a timely manner.
Tex. Education Code § 88.603 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.603
§ 88.603. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The center shall carry out a program of research, education, and technology transfer to support the state's role in the inland waterway and port system in Texas.
Tex. Government Code § 35.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 35 / Section 35.102
§ 35.102. BIENNIAL REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall make a biennial report to the legislature. In the report, the commission shall recommend the proper salaries to be paid by the state for all justices and judges of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, the courts of appeals, and the district courts.

(b) In recommending the proper salaries for all justices and judges of the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, the courts of appeals, and the district courts, the commission shall consider the following factors:

(1) the skill and experience required of the particular judgeship at issue;

(2) the value of compensable service performed by justices and judges, as determined by reference to judicial compensation in other states and the federal government;

(3) the value of comparable service performed in the private sector, including private judging, arbitration, and mediation;

(4) the compensation of attorneys in the private sector;

(5) the cost of living and changes in the cost of living;

(6) the compensation from the state presently received by other public officials in the state, including:

(A) state constitutional officeholders;

(B) deans, presidents, and chancellors of the public university systems; and

(C) city attorneys in major metropolitan areas for which that information is readily available;

(7) other factors that are normally or traditionally taken into consideration in the determination of judicial compensation; and

(8) most importantly, the level of overall compensation adequate to attract the most highly qualified individuals in the state, from a diversity of life and professional experiences, to serve in the judiciary without unreasonable economic hardship and with judicial independence unaffected by financial concerns.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.101
§ 7952.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.053
§ 6903.053. PETITION FOR ANNEXATION; BOARD FINDINGS AND RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may annex territory under this subchapter if a petition requesting annexation is signed by 50 registered voters of the territory to be annexed who own taxable property in that territory, or a majority of the registered voters of that territory who own taxable property in that territory, and is filed with the board. The petition must describe the territory to be annexed by metes and bounds, or otherwise, except that if the territory is the same as that contained in a municipality, the petition is sufficient if it states that the territory to be annexed is the territory contained in the municipality.

(b) If the board determines that the petition complies with Subsection (a), that the annexation would be in the interest of the district, and that the district will be able to supply water to the territory, the board shall adopt a resolution:

(1) stating the conditions, if any, under which the territory may be annexed to the district; and

(2) requesting the commissioners court to annex the territory to the district.

(c) A certified copy of the resolution and petition shall be filed with the commissioners court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379B.0045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379B / Section 379B.0045
§ 379B.0045. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority or an authority whose subject property is within the territorial limits of a municipality may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property in the base property or in an area surrounding the base only in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(b) Before the authority initiates an eminent domain proceeding to acquire property, the board must:

(1) adopt a master development and redevelopment plan for the property in the base property or in an area surrounding the base and incorporate and approve the plan as part of the master plan of the municipality in which the base property is located; and

(2) find, after conducting a public hearing, that:

(A) notice of the hearing was published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality in which the base property is located not later than the 15th day before the date of the hearing;

(B) the property lies in a redevelopment project designated under Section 379B.009; and

(C) the use of eminent domain is necessary to acquire the property to carry out the essential objectives of the master development and redevelopment plan as approved by the municipality.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.361 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.361
§ 104.361. PURPOSE; RAILROAD COMMISSION DUTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to reduce the cost that customers would otherwise experience because of extraordinary costs that gas utilities incurred to secure gas supply and provide service during Winter Storm Uri, and to restore gas utility systems after that event, by providing securitization financing for gas utilities to recover those costs. The securitization financing mechanism authorized by this subchapter will:

(1) provide rate relief to customers by extending the period during which the costs described by this subsection are recovered from customers; and

(2) support the financial strength and stability of gas utility companies.

(b) The railroad commission shall ensure that securitization provides tangible and quantifiable benefits to customers, greater than would have been achieved absent the issuance of customer rate relief bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 24.480 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.480
§ 24.480.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.480. 334TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 334th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 334th District Court shall give preference to civil matters.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.048 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.048
§ 201.048. SERVICE FOR INDIAN TRIBE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 201.063 and 201.067, in this subtitle, "employment" includes service performed in the employ of an Indian tribe if the services are excluded from the definition of employment under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3301 et seq.), as amended, solely because of Section 3306(c)(7) of that Act.
Tex. Transportation Code § 24.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 24 / Section 24.005
§ 24.005. AIRCRAFT LICENSURE AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

A person may not navigate an aircraft in this state, whether for commercial, pleasure, or noncommercial purposes, unless the aircraft is licensed and registered in the manner provided by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3850.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3850 / Section 3850.054
§ 3850.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining whether a quorum of the board is present, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1795 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1795
§ 55.1795. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of the University of North Texas System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip property and facilities, including roads and related infrastructure, for projects to be financed through the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board for the following institutions, not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts for the projects specified, as follows:

(1) the University of North Texas, $113,400,000 for construction of a science and technology research building;

(2) the University of North Texas at Dallas, $100,000,000 for construction of a science building; and

(3) the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, $59,897,111 for campus space optimization and realignment.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of bonds authorized by this section all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of the University of North Texas System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of the University of North Texas System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.

(d) In lieu of financing a project described by Subsection (a) for an institution of higher education, entity, or university system, the board may finance in the manner prescribed by that subsection an alternative project for deferred maintenance, infrastructure, or construction at the same institution, entity, or system in an amount not to exceed the total of the amount authorized for the project and any unspent amount from projects authorized for the institution, entity, or system under this chapter. The board shall notify the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of an alternative project financed as provided by this subsection.

(e) For financing of an alternative project as provided by Subsection (d) in an amount that exceeds $25 million, the board must receive prior written approval from the governor and Legislative Budget Board. A request for approval of financing of an alternative project is considered approved unless the governor or the Legislative Budget Board issues a written disapproval not later than the 30th business day after the date of the receipt of the request.
Tex. Insurance Code § 224.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 224 / Section 224.002
§ 224.002. TAX IMPOSED; RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) An annual tax is imposed on each reciprocal or interinsurance exchange that:

(1) does not file an election to be subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 221 in accordance with Section 224.003; or

(2) withdraws that election.

(b) The rate of the tax is 1.7 percent of the reciprocal or interinsurance exchange's gross premium receipts.

(c) A reciprocal or interinsurance exchange that is subject to the tax imposed by this chapter is not subject to the tax imposed by Chapter 221.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (b), Chapter 221 applies to the imposition, computation, and administration of the tax imposed by this chapter in the same manner that Chapter 221 applies to the tax imposed by that chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 301.108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 301 / Section 301.108
§ 301.108.
Status: in_force

Sec. 301.108. CIVIL PENALTY: APPEAL AND PROHIBITED CONTINUANCE. (a) The Fifteenth Court of Appeals has exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction over a matter arising out of or related to a proceeding under this subchapter.

(b) Section 30.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, does not apply to a proceeding under this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.286 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.286
§ 161.286. PURCHASE PREFERENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The property acquired by the board becomes a part of the fund, but the veteran who has selected the land has a preference right to purchase the land from the board.

(b) To be entitled to the preference right, the veteran shall agree in writing before the board purchases the land to purchase the land from the board for the price paid for it.

(c) If the veteran fails or refuses to exercise the preference right, the land may be sold by the board in the same manner provided for the sale of land forfeited under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.028 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.028
§ 437.028. PROHIBITED RESTRICTIONS ON PACKAGING, UTENSILS, AND STRAWS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the department, a county, a municipality, or a public health district may not restrict the type or quantity of packaging, utensils, or straws a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, roadside food vendor, or temporary food service establishment provides to customers.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.161 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.161
§ 153.161. LIABILITY OF GENERAL PARTNER FOR DEBT INCURRED AFTER EVENT OF WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided by a written partnership agreement and subject to the liability created under Section 153.162, a general partner who ceases to be a general partner under Section 153.155 is not personally liable in the partner's capacity as a general partner for partnership debt incurred after that partner ceases to be a general partner unless the applicable creditor at the time the debt was incurred reasonably believed that the partner remained a general partner.

(b) A creditor of the partnership has reason to believe that a partner remains a general partner if:

(1) the creditor had no knowledge or notice of the general partner's withdrawal and:

(A) was a creditor of the partnership at the time of the general partner's withdrawal; or

(B) had extended credit to the partnership within two years before the date of withdrawal; or

(2) the creditor had known that the partner was a general partner in the partnership before the general partner's withdrawal and had no knowledge or notice of the withdrawal and the general partner's withdrawal had not been advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in each place at which the partnership business was regularly conducted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8884.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8884 / Section 8884.002
§ 8884.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Lampasas County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.154
§ 361.154. COUNTY LICENSING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 361.151 and 361.152, a county may require and issue licenses authorizing and governing the operation and maintenance of facilities used to process, store, or dispose of solid waste, other than hazardous waste, in an area not in the territorial limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality.

(b) If a county exercises licensing authority, it shall adopt and enforce rules for the management of solid waste. The rules must be:

(1) compatible with and not less stringent than those of the commission; and

(2) approved by the commission.

(c) Sections 361.155-361.161 apply if a county exercises licensing authority under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.451 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.451
§ 451.451. FINANCIAL AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of an authority shall have an annual audit of the affairs of the authority prepared by an independent certified public accountant or a firm of independent certified public accountants.

(b) The audit is open to public inspection.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.207 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.207
§ 284.207. ATTENDANCE ON HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The peace officer or toll road agent who alleges a violation is not required to attend the hearing.

(b) The failure of a person charged with an offense to appear at the hearing is considered an admission of liability for the violation.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.553 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.553
§ 153.553. EXECUTION OF FILINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a filing instrument required by this code to be filed by a limited partnership with the secretary of state must be signed by at least one general partner.

(a-1) The following certificates shall be executed as follows:

(1) an initial certificate of formation must be signed as provided in Section 3.004(b)(1);

(2) a certificate of amendment or restated certificate of formation containing amendments must be signed by at least one general partner and by each other general partner designated in the certificate of amendment or the restated certificate of formation as a new general partner, unless signed and filed by a person under Section 153.052(b) or (c), but the certificate of amendment or the restated certificate of formation need not be signed by a withdrawing general partner;

(3) a certificate of termination must be signed by all general partners participating in the winding up of the limited partnership's business or, if no general partners are winding up the limited partnership's business, by all nonpartner liquidators or, if the limited partners are winding up the limited partnership's business, by a majority-in-interest of the limited partners;

(4) a certificate of merger filed on behalf of a domestic limited partnership must be signed by at least one general partner and by each other general partner designated as a new general partner by any amendment to the certificate of formation of the limited partnership being made by the certificate of merger, but the certificate of merger need not be signed by a withdrawing general partner;

(5) a certificate of conversion or exchange filed on behalf of a domestic limited partnership must be signed by at least one general partner; and

(6) a certificate filed under Subchapter G, Chapter 10, must be signed by the person designated by the court.

(b) Any person may sign a certificate or partnership agreement or amendment or restated certificate by an attorney in fact. A power of attorney relating to the signing of a certificate or partnership agreement or amendment or restated certificate by an attorney in fact:

(1) is not required to be sworn to, verified, or acknowledged;

(2) is not required to be filed with the secretary of state; and

(3) shall be retained with the partnership records under Sections 153.551 and 153.552.

(c) The execution of a certificate by a general partner or the execution of a written statement by a person under Section 153.106(2) is an oath or affirmation, under a penalty of perjury, that, to the best of the executing party's knowledge and belief, the facts stated in the certificate or statement are true.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 289.107 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 289 / Section 289.107
§ 289.107. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

Each district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state as a governmental agency.
Tex. Property Code § 21.0113 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0113
§ 21.0113. BONA FIDE OFFER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An entity with eminent domain authority that wants to acquire real property for a public use must make a bona fide offer to acquire the property from the property owner voluntarily.

(b) An entity with eminent domain authority has made a bona fide offer if:

(1) an initial offer is made in writing to a property owner that includes:

(A) a copy of the landowner's bill of rights statement prescribed by Section 402.031, Government Code, including the addendum prescribed by Section 402.031(c-1), Government Code, if applicable;

(B) a statement, in bold print and a larger font than the other portions of the offer, indicating whether the compensation being offered includes:

(i) damages to the remainder, if any, of the property owner's remaining property; or

(ii) an appraisal of the property, including damages to the remainder, if any, prepared by a certified appraiser certified to practice as a certified general appraiser under Chapter 1103, Occupations Code;

(C) an instrument of conveyance, provided that if the entity is a private entity as defined by Section 21.0114(a), the instrument must comply with Section 21.0114, as applicable, unless:

(i) the entity has previously provided an instrument complying with Section 21.0114;

(ii) the property owner desires to use an instrument different than one complying with Section 21.0114 and consents in writing to use a different instrument; or

(iii) the property owner provided the entity with the instrument prior to the issuance of the initial offer; and

(D) the name and telephone number of a representative of the entity who is:

(i) an employee of the entity;

(ii) an employee of an affiliate providing services on behalf of the entity;

(iii) a legal representative of the entity; or

(iv) if the entity does not have employees, an individual designated to represent the day-to-day operations of the entity;

(2) a final offer is made in writing to the property owner;

(3) the final offer is made on or after the 30th day after the date on which the entity makes a written initial offer to the property owner;

(4) before making a final offer, the entity obtains a written appraisal from a certified appraiser of the value of the property being acquired and the damages, if any, to any of the property owner's remaining property;

(5) the final offer is equal to or greater than the amount of the written appraisal obtained by the entity;

(6) the following items are included with the final offer or have been previously provided to the owner by the entity:

(A) a copy of the written appraisal;

(B) a copy of the deed, easement, or other instrument conveying the property sought to be acquired; and

(C) the landowner's bill of rights statement prescribed by Section 21.0112; and

(7) the entity provides the property owner with at least 14 days to respond to the final offer and the property owner does not agree to the terms of the final offer within that period.
Tex. Local Government Code § 119.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 119 / Section 119.014
§ 119.014. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The requirements of Section 119.012 shall apply to cancellation of, or any change to the terms or conditions of, a contractual obligation to indemnify for liability for the acts or omissions of a county or its officers and employees provided to any county through any intergovernmental risk-sharing pool or insurance coverage.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.033 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.033
§ 2310.033. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the board serve staggered six-year terms.

(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term.