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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.429 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.429
§ 361.429. HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop standards for household hazardous waste diversion programs such as collection facilities or waste collection days for municipalities, counties, or regions. The commission's waste management financial assistance program described in Section 363.092 shall be expanded to include matching grants for costs of planning and implementing approved household hazardous waste diversion programs, excluding costs of disposal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1108.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.110
§ 1108.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction contract that involves the expenditure of more than $10,000 may be made only after advertising in the manner provided by Chapter 252 and Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907A / Section 7907A.0402
§ 7907A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7907A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.003
§ 6903.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land in the district will benefit from the improvement to be acquired and constructed by the district.

(b) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries. The district, in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.16 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.16
§ 201.16. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any section of this subchapter except Section 201.09 or 201.13 of this code commits a misdemeanor which on conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year. Violations of Sections 201.09 and 201.13 are punishable in accordance with Section 1.05 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.386 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.386
§ 2155.386. PREPAYMENT FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS BY INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

An institution of higher education may pay for books and other published library materials before receiving them if reasonably necessary for the efficient operation of the institution's libraries.
Tex. Local Government Code § 572.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.055
§ 572.055. CONTENTS OF CONCURRENT ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

A concurrent ordinance creating a public utility agency under Section 572.052 or changing the public entities participating in an agency under Section 572.053 must, as adopted by each public entity:

(1) contain identical provisions;

(2) define the boundaries of the agency to include the territory within the boundaries of each participating public entity as the boundaries are changed periodically;

(3) designate the name of the agency; and

(4) designate the number, place, initial term, and manner of appointment of directors in accordance with Section 572.057.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.5045 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.5045
§ 901.5045. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) On determining that a license holder is engaged in or about to engage in an act of fraud or a violation of this chapter and that the license holder's continued practice constitutes an immediate threat to the public welfare, the board may issue an order suspending the license holder's license without notice or a hearing. The board shall immediately serve notice of the suspension on the license holder.

(b) The notice required by Subsection (a) must:

(1) be personally served on the license holder or be sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the license holder's last known address according the board's records;

(2) state the grounds for the suspension; and

(3) inform the license holder of the right to a hearing on the suspension order.

(c) A license holder whose license is suspended under this section is entitled to request a hearing on the suspension not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of notice of the suspension. Not later than the fifth day after the date a hearing is requested, the board shall issue a notice of hearing as provided by Section 901.509.

(d) The hearing shall be held not later than the fifth day after the date notice of hearing is issued, unless the parties agree to a later date. A hearing on a suspension order under this section is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code. If the hearing is before an administrative law judge, after the hearing, the administrative law judge shall recommend to the board whether to uphold, vacate, or modify the suspension order.

(e) A suspension order issued under this section remains in effect until further action is taken by the board. If the administrative law judge's recommendation under Subsection (d) is to vacate the order, the board shall determine whether to vacate the order not later than the second day after the date of the recommendation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.201
§ 1085.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose related to the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of improvements and equipping improvements for hospitals and the hospital system, as determined by the board.
Tex. Education Code § 45.307 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.307
§ 45.307. STATUS OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The program is separate from and does not create any claim to the credit enhancement program for school district bonds under Subchapter I.

(b) This subchapter does not create a debt of the state under the Texas Constitution or, except to the extent provided by this subchapter, create a payment obligation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2254.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.003
§ 2254.003. REFUND OR DISCOUNT BASED ON EXCESSIVE OR UNFAIRLY DISCRIMINATORY PREMIUM RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a rate for personal automobile insurance or residential property insurance filed on or after the effective date of Chapter 206, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003.

(b) Except as provided by Section 2254.004(c), if the commissioner determines that an insurer has charged a rate for personal automobile insurance or residential property insurance that is excessive or unfairly discriminatory, as described by Section 2251.051, the commissioner may:

(1) order the insurer to refund directly to each affected policyholder the portion of the premium, plus interest on that amount, that is excessive or unfairly discriminatory, if that portion of the premium is at least 7.5 percent of the total premium charged for the coverage; or

(2) if that portion of the premium is less than 7.5 percent of the total premium, order the insurer to provide, to each affected policyholder:

(A) who renews the policy, a future premium discount equal to the amount of the excessive or unfairly discriminatory portion of the premium, plus interest on that amount; and

(B) who does not renew or whose coverage is otherwise terminated, a refund in the amount described by Subdivision (1).

(c) The rate for interest assessed under Subsection (b) is the lesser of 18 percent or the sum of six percent and the prime rate for the calendar year in which the commissioner's order finding that the rate is excessive or unfairly discriminatory is issued. For purposes of this subsection, the prime rate is the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal for the first day of the calendar year that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. The period for the refund and interest begins on the date the department first provides the insurer with formal written notice that the insurer's filed rate is excessive or unfairly discriminatory, and interest continues to accrue until the refund is paid. An insurer may not be required to pay any interest penalty if the insurer prevails in an appeal of the commissioner's order under Subchapter D, Chapter 36.

(d) An insurer may not claim a premium tax credit to which the insurer is otherwise entitled unless the insurer complies with Subsection (b).
Tex. Insurance Code § 4051.360 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4051 / Section 4051.360
§ 4051.360. REVISION OF TERMINATION PROVISIONS OF AGENT'S CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not prohibit an amendment of or addendum to an agent's contract providing that the contract may be terminated before the time required by this subchapter if the agent agrees in writing to the earlier termination.

(b) An insurer that proposes to revise the termination provisions of an agent's contract must first present the agent with a separate written impact statement that summarizes any effect that the proposed amendment or addendum would have on the agent's rights under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.206 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.206
§ 85.206. RETENTION OF LICENSE; PERMITTED ACTS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not:

(1) require the revocation of the license, registration, or certification of a health care worker who is infected with HIV or hepatitis B virus;

(2) prohibit a health care worker who is infected with HIV or hepatitis B virus and who adheres to universal precautions, as defined by this subchapter, from:

(A) performing procedures not identified as exposure-prone; or

(B) providing health care services in emergency situations;

(3) prohibit a health care worker who is infected with HIV and who adheres to universal precautions from providing health care services, including exposure-prone procedures, to persons who are infected with HIV; or

(4) require the testing of health care workers.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6001.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6001 / Section 6001.201
§ 6001.201. RENEWAL REQUIRED; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A renewal of a registration certificate or license issued under this chapter is valid for a period of two years. The license or registration fee for each year of the two-year period is payable on renewal.

(b) An apprentice permit expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance.

(c) The commissioner by rule may adopt a system under which registration certificates, licenses, and permits expire on various dates during the year. For the year in which an expiration date of a registration certificate, license, or permit is less than one year from its issuance or anniversary date, the fee shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each holder of a registration certificate, license, or permit pays only that portion of the renewal fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the registration certificate, license, or permit is valid. On each subsequent renewal, the total renewal fee is payable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 507.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 507 / Section 507.002
§ 507.002. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) the health and safety of persons living in this state may be improved by providing access to information regarding hazardous chemicals to which those persons may be exposed during emergency situations or as a result of proximity to the use of those chemicals; and

(2) many facility operators in this state have established suitable information programs for their communities and that access to the information is required of most facility operators under the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA).

(b) It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to ensure that accessibility to information regarding hazardous chemicals is provided to:

(1) fire departments responsible for dealing with chemical hazards during an emergency;

(2) local emergency planning committees and other emergency planning organizations; and

(3) the commission to make the information available to the public through specific procedures.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8074.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8074 / Section 8074.0302
§ 8074.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8024.0052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8024 / Section 8024.0052
§ 8024.0052. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes in the district.

(b) The improvements under Subsection (a) may include drainage or landscaping improvements and lights, signs, or signals that are incidental to the roads and turnpikes and the construction, maintenance, or operation of the roads and turnpikes.

(c) A project authorized by this section must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the city.

(d) On completion of a project authorized by this chapter, the district, with the consent of the city, may convey the project to the city if the conveyance is free of all district debt. If the city becomes the owner of a project, the city is responsible for all future maintenance and the district has no further responsibility for the project or its maintenance.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.21 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.21
§ 24.21. STATING BAIL IN SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

The court or magistrate issuing said subpoena may direct therein the amount of the bail to be required. The officer may fix the amount if not specified, and in either case, shall require sufficient security, to be approved by himself.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0602 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0602
§ 8513.0602. ELECTION FOR AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose an ad valorem tax within the maximum tax rate approved at the election for a purpose authorized by this subchapter if the tax is approved at an election held in the authority by a majority of the votes cast:

(1) throughout the authority; and

(2) in any three counties in the authority.

(b) The election must be ordered by ordinance of the board. The ordinance must include for each applicable county in the authority the polling places in that county where the election is to be held.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.110
§ 8815.110. ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may:

(1) acquire by purchase, gift, lease, contract, or any other legal means a water treatment or supply system, or any other works, plants, improvements, or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority, or any interest of the authority, inside or outside the authority's boundaries;

(2) design, finance, operate, maintain, or construct a water treatment or supply system or any other works, plants, improvements, or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority and provide water services inside or outside the authority's boundaries;

(3) lease or sell a water treatment or supply system or any other works, plants, improvements, or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of the authority that the authority constructs or acquires inside or outside the authority's boundaries;

(4) contract with any person to operate or maintain a water treatment or supply system the person owns; or

(5) acquire water rights under any law or permit.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the provisions of Chapter 49, Water Code, pertaining to competitive bidding apply to the authority.

(c) The authority may contract, according to terms and conditions the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous, with a person outside the authority's boundaries:

(1) to allow the person to be included in a groundwater reduction plan adopted or implemented wholly or partly by the authority or in a groundwater reduction plan in which the authority participates;

(2) to sell water to the person; or

(3) to sell the person available excess capacity or additional capacity of the authority's water treatment or supply system.

(d) The authority by rule may require that the plans and specifications of water lines to be constructed within the authority that are designed or intended to serve more than one member district or more than one person owning or holding a well permit issued by the subsidence district be approved by the authority before the commencement of construction of the water lines.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.4035 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.4035
§ 548.4035. ENTRY ONTO PREMISES.
Status: in_force

(a) A member, employee, or agent of the department may enter an inspection station during normal business hours to conduct an investigation, inspection, or audit of the inspection station or an inspector to determine whether the inspection station or inspector is in compliance with:

(1) this chapter;

(2) department rules under this chapter; or

(3) Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code.

(b) A member, employee, or agent of the department who enters an inspection station for a purpose described by Subsection (a):

(1) shall notify the manager or person in charge of the inspection station of the presence of the member, employee, or agent;

(2) shall present the manager or person in charge of the inspection station with proper credentials identifying the member, employee, or agent as a member, employee, or agent of the department; and

(3) is entitled to have access to emissions testing equipment, inspection records, and any required inspection station certificate or inspector certificate.

(c) A member, employee, or agent of the department who enters an inspection station to conduct an investigation, inspection, or audit under Subsection (a) must observe the inspection station's rules relating to safety, security, and fire protection.

(d) Subsection (b) does not prohibit the department from conducting an undercover investigation or a covert audit of an inspection station.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8147.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8147 / Section 8147.151
§ 8147.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 8147.201(c), the district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any lawful source other than ad valorem taxation.

(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 a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 30.07 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 30 / Section 30.07
§ 30.07. JUSTICE DISQUALIFIED.
Status: in_force

If a justice of the peace be disqualified from sitting in any criminal action pending before him, he shall transfer the same to any justice of the peace in the county who is not disqualified to try the case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.101
§ 6904.101. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of at least five directors. The directors occupy numbered places on the board.

(b) For each municipality annexed to the district under Section 6904.052, two places are added to the board, except that the number of directors may not exceed 11.

(c) Not more than five directors may reside in the corporate limits of the city of Hillsboro.
Tex. Estates Code § 256.202 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 256 / Section 256.202
§ 256.202. CUSTODY OF PROBATED WILL.
Status: in_force

An original will, or a paper copy of a will proved under Section 256.156, and the probate of the will shall be deposited in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the will was probated. The will and probate of the will shall remain in that office except during a time the will and the probate of the will are removed for inspection to another place on an order of the court where the will was probated. If that court orders the original will to be removed to another place for inspection:

(1) the person removing the will shall give a receipt for the will;

(2) the court clerk shall make and retain a copy of the will; and

(3) the will shall be delivered back to the office of the county clerk of the county in which the will was probated after the inspection is completed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8468.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8468 / Section 8468.002
§ 8468.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2153.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.103
§ 2153.103. POLICY FORMS.
Status: in_force

An insurer that writes group automobile insurance shall use policy forms:

(1) prescribed by the commissioner and authorized for use by Section 2301.052(b); or

(2) filed and in effect as provided by Section 2301.052(a).
Tex. Estates Code § 404.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 404 / Section 404.003
§ 404.003. REMOVAL OF INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR WITHOUT NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The probate court, on the court's own motion or on the motion of any interested person, and without notice, may remove an independent executor appointed under this subtitle when:

(1) the independent executor cannot be served with notice or other processes because:

(A) the independent executor's whereabouts are unknown;

(B) the independent executor is eluding service; or

(C) the independent executor is a nonresident of this state without a designated resident agent; or

(2) sufficient grounds appear to support a belief that the independent executor has misapplied or embezzled, or is about to misapply or embezzle, all or part of the property committed to the independent executor's care.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.064 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.064
§ 371.064. LICENSE FEE; EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day before the date the license expires, a pawnbroker shall pay to the commissioner for each license held a fee in an amount determined as provided by Section 14.107.

(b) If the fee for a license is not paid before the 16th day after the date on which written notice of delinquency of payment has been given to the pawnbroker by the commissioner, the license expires on that day.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8225.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8225 / Section 8225.002
§ 8225.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district in Fort Bend County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district, to the extent authorized by Section 8225.052 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, has road powers.