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Tex. Government Code § 403.608 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.608
§ 403.608. ECONOMIC BENEFIT STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant shall submit an economic benefit statement with the applicant's application.

(b) An economic benefit statement must include the following information for each year of the period that begins on the date the applicant projects construction of the proposed project that is the subject of the application will begin and ends on the 25th anniversary of the date the incentive period ends:

(1) an estimate of the number of total jobs that will be created by the project;

(2) an estimate of the total amount of capital investment that will be created by the project;

(3) an estimate of the increase in appraised value of property that will be attributable to the project;

(4) an estimate of the amount of ad valorem taxes that will be imposed by each taxing unit, including the applicable school district, on the property used as part of the project;

(5) an estimate of the amount of state taxes that will be paid in connection with the project; and

(6) an estimate of the associated economic benefits that may reasonably be attributed to the project, including:

(A) the impact on the gross revenues and employment levels of local businesses that provide goods or services in connection with the project or to the applicant's employees;

(B) the amount of state and local taxes that will be generated as a result of the indirect economic impact of the project, including all ad valorem taxes not otherwise estimated in Subdivision (4) that will be imposed on property placed into service as a result of the project;

(C) the development of complementary businesses or industries that locate in this state as a direct consequence of the project;

(D) the total impact of the project on the gross domestic product of this state;

(E) the total impact of the project on personal income in this state; and

(F) the total impact of the project on state and local taxes.

(c) An applicant may use standard economic estimation techniques, including economic multipliers, to create an economic benefit statement. An applicant must base each estimate required by Subsection (b) on reasonable projections of the economic and labor conditions of this state for the period for which the estimate is made.

(d) The comptroller shall establish criteria for the methodology to be used by an applicant to create an economic benefit statement.

(e) The comptroller may require an applicant to supplement or modify an economic benefit statement to ensure the accuracy of the estimates required to be included in the statement under Subsection (b).
Tex. Finance Code § 61.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 61 / Section 61.006
§ 61.006. DECISION OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A decision or order adverse to a party who has appeared and participated in a hearing must be in writing and include separately stated findings of fact and conclusions of law on the issues material to the decision or order. Findings of fact that are stated in statutory language must be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings.

(b) A decision or order entered after a hearing becomes final and appealable 15 days after the date it is entered unless a party files a motion for rehearing before that date. If the motion for rehearing is overruled, the decision or order becomes final and appealable on the date the order overruling the motion is entered.

(c) Each party to a hearing shall be promptly notified personally or by mail of a decision, order, or other action taken in respect to the subject matter of the hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00654 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00654
§ 30.00654.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.00654. JOINT COURT: JUDGES. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.2503 is presided over by a municipal judge or alternate municipal judge who is appointed by the governing bodies of the contracting municipalities for a two-year term.

(b) The judge of a joint municipal court of record may be removed from office by the governing bodies of the contracting municipalities at any time for incompetency, misconduct, malfeasance, or inability to perform the tasks of the office.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.079 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.079
§ 441.079. OTHER OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint or employ an engineer, attorney, or accountant. A person appointed or employed under this section is entitled to compensation provided by the district's budget.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.204 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.204
§ 58.204. COURT-ORDERED DISCLOSURE OF VICTIM INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A court may order the disclosure of a victim's name, address, and telephone number only if the court finds that the information is essential in the trial of the defendant for the offense or the identity of the victim is in issue.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.403 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.403
§ 1001.403. REFUND FOR DISCONTINUED COURSE.
Status: in_force

On the discontinuation of a course by a driver training provider that prevents a student from completing the course, all tuition and fees paid become refundable.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 329.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 329 / Section 329.003
§ 329.003. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may investigate a claim that a person violated this chapter.

(b) If the attorney general believes that a person is violating this chapter, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to restrain or enjoin the person from violating this chapter.

(c) The attorney general is entitled to recover all reasonable costs of bringing an action under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, and investigation costs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.302
§ 1951.302. CERTIFIED COMMERCIAL APPLICATOR'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The department must determine that an individual is competent to use or supervise the use of a restricted-use pesticide or state-limited-use pesticide covered by the individual's certified commercial applicator's license.
Tex. Estates Code § 252.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 252 / Section 252.101
§ 252.101. NOTIFICATION BY COUNTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

A county clerk shall notify each person named on the endorsement of the will wrapper that the will is on deposit in the clerk's office if:

(1) an affidavit is submitted to the clerk stating that the testator has died; or

(2) the clerk receives other notice or proof of the testator's death sufficient to convince the clerk that the testator has died.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0116 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0116
§ 43.0116. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ANNEX INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law and subject to Subsection (b), a municipality may annex all or part of the area located in an industrial district designated by the governing body of the municipality under Section 42.044 under the procedures prescribed by Subchapter C-1.

(b) A municipality that proposes to annex an area located in an industrial district subject to a contract described by Section 42.044(c) may initiate the annexation only:

(1) on or after the date the contract expires, including any period renewing or extending the contract; or

(2) as provided by the contract.
Tex. Education Code § 87.883 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.883
§ 87.883. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board of regents may solicit, accept, and administer gifts and grants for the use and benefit of the university.
Tex. Insurance Code § 40.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 40 / Section 40.054
§ 40.054. WITNESSES AND CROSS-EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The testimony of a witness, other than an expert witness, may be presented either orally by the witness at the hearing or by affidavit.

(b) Each party is entitled to cross-examine each witness called to testify by another party to the proceeding. The attendance of a witness providing testimony by affidavit is required if a party files a written request that the witness appear for cross-examination.

(c) If a witness providing testimony by affidavit fails to appear for cross-examination after the filing of a written request that the witness appear, the administrative law judge shall exclude the affidavit from evidence and may not consider the affidavit for any purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0102
§ 4007.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Jones Avenue Municipal Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945 / Section 7945.052
§ 7945.052. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.154
§ 1047.154. PAYMENT VOUCHERS.
Status: in_force

A voucher for the payment of district money shall be signed by at least two directors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.031
§ 242.031. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person or governmental unit, acting severally or jointly with any other person or governmental unit, may not establish, conduct, or maintain an institution in this state without a license issued under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.011 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.011
§ 4055.011. AUTHORITY OF EMPLOYEE OF SPECIALTY LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

An employee of a specialty license holder may act as an agent with respect to the kinds of insurance the license holder is authorized to offer under this chapter only if the employee:

(1) is trained under Section 4055.012 to act individually on behalf of the license holder;

(2) acts on behalf of and under the supervision of the license holder; and

(3) is not compensated based primarily on the amount of insurance sold by the employee under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1434.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1434 / Section 1434.101
§ 1434.101. DONATION OF PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or municipality may donate to a general academic teaching institution a permanent improvement acquired, constructed, or improved by the county, by the municipality, or by the county and the municipality jointly.

(b) The donation is not subject to any law of this state governing the disposition of property owned by a county or municipality.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1351.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1351 / Section 1351.004
§ 1351.004. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a group policy of accident and health insurance that provides coverage only for:

(A) a specified disease or diseases;

(B) vision care;

(C) dental care;

(D) hospital indemnity;

(E) prescription drugs; or

(F) other limited benefits;

(2) a blanket insurance policy, as described by Chapter 1251;

(3) a short-term travel insurance policy;

(4) an accident-only insurance policy;

(5) a hospital indemnity insurance policy;

(6) a limited or specified disease insurance policy;

(7) an insurance policy or contract issued under a right of conversion; or

(8) an insurance policy or contract designed for issuance to a person eligible for Medicare coverage.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.302 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.302
§ 3.302. HOLDER IN DUE COURSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (c) and Section 3.106(d), "holder in due course" means the holder of an instrument if:

(1) the instrument when issued or negotiated to the holder does not bear such apparent evidence of forgery or alteration or is not otherwise so irregular or incomplete as to call into question its authenticity; and

(2) the holder took the instrument:

(A) for value;

(B) in good faith;

(C) without notice that the instrument is overdue or has been dishonored or that there is an uncured default with respect to payment of another instrument issued as part of the same series;

(D) without notice that the instrument contains an unauthorized signature or has been altered;

(E) without notice of any claim to the instrument described in Section 3.306; and

(F) without notice that any party has a defense or claim in recoupment described in Section 3.305(a).

(b) Notice of discharge of a party, other than discharge in an insolvency proceeding, is not notice of a defense under Subsection (a), but discharge is effective against a person who became a holder in due course with notice of the discharge. Public filing or recording of a document does not of itself constitute notice of a defense, claim in recoupment, or claim to the instrument.

(c) Except to the extent a transferor or predecessor in interest has rights as a holder in due course, a person does not acquire rights of a holder in due course of an instrument taken:

(1) by legal process or by purchase in an execution, bankruptcy, or creditor's sale or similar proceeding;

(2) by purchase as part of a bulk transaction not in ordinary course of business of the transferor; or

(3) as the successor in interest to an estate or other organization.

(d) If, under Section 3.303(a)(1), the promise of performance that is the consideration for an instrument has been partially performed, the holder may assert rights as a holder in due course of the instrument only to the fraction of the amount payable under the instrument equal to the value of the partial performance divided by the value of the promised performance.

(e) If (i) the person entitled to enforce an instrument has only a security interest in the instrument, and (ii) the person obliged to pay the instrument has a defense, claim in recoupment, or claim to the instrument that may be asserted against the person who granted the security interest, the person entitled to enforce the instrument may assert rights as a holder in due course only to an amount payable under the instrument that, at the time of enforcement of the instrument, does not exceed the amount of the unpaid obligation secured.

(f) To be effective, notice must be received at a time and in a manner that gives a reasonable opportunity to act on it.

(g) This section is subject to any law limiting status as a holder in due course in particular classes of transactions.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.077 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.077
§ 303.077. PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a security interest granted by:

(1) a corporation as security for its bonds;

(2) a credit agreement pledged as security for the obligations of the corporation on the bonds; or

(3) a credit agreement issued or entered into in connection with the bonds.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 9.109(d), Business & Commerce Code, and without any other filing, a security interest is perfected until payment of the bonds and credit agreement, with the effect specified by Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code, when the bonds are registered by the comptroller and the proceedings authorizing the bonds are filed with the comptroller.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.716 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.716
§ 452.716.
Status: in_force

Sec. 452.716. CONDUCT OF ELECTION: SEPARATE TABULATIONS. (a) A confirmation election shall be conducted so that the votes are separately tabulated and canvassed in each participating unit of election in the authority.

(b) The executive committee shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election separately with respect to each unit of election.

(c) The governing body of a contiguous municipality shall canvass the returns of the confirmation election ordered by the municipality to create an authority and declare the results of the election.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.059 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.059
§ 201.059. CREDITS FOR QUALIFYING LOW-PRODUCING WELLS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section:

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

(2) "Mcf" means 1,000 cubic feet of gas as measured in accordance with Section 91.052, Natural Resources Code.

(3) "Qualifying low-producing well" means a gas well whose production during a three-month period is no more than 90 mcf per day, excluding gas flared pursuant to the rules of the commission. For purposes of qualifying a gas well, production per well per day is determined by computing the average daily production from the well using the greater of the monthly production from the well as reported in the monthly well production reports made to the commission and the monthly production from the well as reported in the producer's reports made to the comptroller under Section 201.203, including any amendments to those reports.

(b) Each month, the comptroller shall certify the average taxable price of gas, adjusted to 2005 dollars, during the previous three months based on various price indices available to producers, including prices reported by Henry Hub, Houston Ship Channel, Mississippi Barge Transport, New York Mercantile Exchange, or other spot prices, as applicable. The comptroller shall publish certifications under this subsection in the Texas Register.

(c) An operator of a qualifying low-producing well is entitled to a 25 percent credit on the tax otherwise due on gas produced and saved from that well during a month if the average taxable price of gas certified by the comptroller under Subsection (b) for the previous three-month period is more than $3 per mcf but not more than $3.50 per mcf.

(d) An operator of a qualifying low-producing well is entitled to a 50 percent credit on the tax otherwise due on gas produced and saved from that well during a month if the average taxable price of gas certified by the comptroller under Subsection (b) for the previous three-month period is more than $2.50 per mcf but not more than $3 per mcf.

(e) An operator of a qualifying low-producing well is entitled to a 100 percent credit on the tax otherwise due on gas produced and saved from that well during a month if the average taxable price of gas certified by the comptroller under Subsection (b) for the previous three-month period is not more than $2.50 per mcf.

(f) If the tax is paid on gas at the full rate provided by Section 201.052, the person paying the tax is entitled to a credit against taxes imposed by this chapter or Chapter 202 on the amount overpaid. To receive the credit, the person must apply to the comptroller for the credit not later than the expiration of the applicable period for filing a tax refund under Section 111.104.

(g) This section expires September 1, 2007.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 911, Sec. 4, eff. January 1, 2008.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8265.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8265 / Section 8265.004
§ 8265.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 3.02 of the article creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 3.02 of the article creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 104.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 104 / Section 104.004
§ 104.004. DEFENSE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall defend a public servant or estate listed in Section 104.001 in a cause of action covered by this chapter.

(b) The attorney general may settle or compromise the portion of a lawsuit that may result in state liability under this chapter.

(c) It is not a conflict of interest for the attorney general to defend a person under this chapter and also to prosecute a legal action against that person as required or authorized by law if different assistant attorneys general are assigned the responsibility for each action.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.557 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.557
§ 901.557. COLLECTION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

If the person does not pay the administrative penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the board may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the penalty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8438.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8438 / Section 8438.104
§ 8438.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Education Code § 51.904 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.904
§ 51.904. STREET CLOSING.
Status: in_force

The governing board of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 in a county having a population of more than 3 million may vacate, abandon, and close a street or alley running through the campus if the institution:

(1) owns all of the real property abutting the street or alley;

(2) owns 20 or more acres of real property at the campus where the street or alley is located;

(3) before the 45th day preceding the date the street or alley is to close, provides to the governing body of the political subdivision owning, controlling, or maintaining the street or alley written notice of the institution's intent to close the street or alley; and

(4) for each utility line or facility in the affected street or alley that is owned by a governing body described by Subdivision (3) or a franchised utility company:

(A) grants an easement of sufficient size and configuration and with appropriate rights to enable the continued use, operation, and maintenance of the line or facility; or

(B) moves the line or facility to another location:

(i) on the approval of the appropriate governing body and franchised utility company; and

(ii) at the sole expense of the institution.The governing body of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 in a county having a population in excess of 3.3 million may vacate, abandon, and close a street or alley running through the campus if the institution owns all of the real property abutting the street or alley and if the institution owns 20 or more acres of real property at the campus where the street or alley is located.