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Tex. Agriculture Code § 55.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 55 / Section 55.003
§ 55.003. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements prescribed by the general corporation laws of the state, the articles of incorporation of an association formed under this chapter must state that the association may not obtain loans for, make loans to, purchase notes from, or discount notes for a person who is not a member of the association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.301
§ 1073.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the district voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by a number of district residents equal to at least 15 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(d) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(e) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8048.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8048 / Section 8048.0501
§ 8048.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8343.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8343 / Section 8343.104
§ 8343.104. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8343.102; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.209 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.209
§ 1509.209. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may sell bonds issued under this subchapter in the manner and on the terms provided by the bond authorization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6613.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6613 / Section 6613.051
§ 6613.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board consists of three directors.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 510.008 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 510 / Section 510.008
§ 510.008. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A data broker that violates Section 510.004 or 510.005 is liable to this state for a civil penalty as prescribed by this section.

(b) A civil penalty imposed against a data broker under this section:

(1) subject to Subdivision (2), may not be in an amount less than the total of:

(A) $100 for each day the entity is in violation of Section 510.004 or 510.005; and

(B) the amount of unpaid registration fees for each year the entity failed to register in violation of Section 510.005; and

(2) may not exceed $10,000 assessed against the same data broker in a 12-month period.

(c) The attorney general may bring an action to recover a civil penalty imposed under this section. The attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in bringing the action.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01548 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01548
§ 30.01548.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.01548. JOINT COURTS: JURISDICTION. (a) The jurisdiction of a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.01546 is the combined jurisdiction of the municipal courts of the contracting municipalities.

(b) An appeal from a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.01546 is to the county criminal court of the county in which the offense occurred. If that county does not have a county criminal court, appeal is to the county court of law of the county.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.203
§ 347.203. CONSUMER'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN REQUIRED INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If at any time the consumer fails to obtain the required insurance, the creditor may:

(1) treat the failure as a default; or

(2) purchase the required insurance and add to the unpaid balance of the credit transaction the premium of the insurance and interest, at the interest rate or time price differential applicable to the transaction on the date the insurance is purchased.

(b) The insurance purchased under Subsection (a) may be in an amount up to but not in excess of the prepayment amount under Section 347.155 if the balance were prepaid on the date that the insurance is purchased.

(c) If insurance is purchased under Subsection (a), the creditor shall notify the consumer that:

(1) the insurance has been purchased under this section; and

(2) the premium for the insurance and interest on the premium have been added to the unpaid balance.

(d) The creditor may determine the period and number of installments in which the consumer is to pay the premium and interest, including payment of the total amount on the date of the last installment, payment in equal increments added to each of the remaining installments, or payment in a lesser number of installments or in unequal increments.
Tex. Education Code § 132.302 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.302
§ 132.302. HEARING.
Status: in_force

Except as agreed by the parties with prior written approval of the commission, a hearing under this subchapter must be held not earlier than the fifth day or later than the 30th day after the date of service of the statement and notice required under Section 132.301.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 125.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 125 / Section 125.001
§ 125.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Common nuisance" is a nuisance described by Section 125.0015.

(1-a) "Computer network" means the interconnection of two or more computers or computer systems by satellite, microwave, line, or other communication medium with the capability to transmit information between the computers.

(2) "Public nuisance" is a nuisance described by Section 125.062 or 125.063.

(3) "Multiunit residential property" means improved real property with at least three dwelling units, including an apartment building, condominium, hotel, or motel. The term does not include a single-family home or duplex.

(4) "Web address" means a website operating on the Internet.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.056 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.056
§ 61.056. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A public hospital or hospital district may arrange to provide health care services through a local health department, a publicly owned facility, or a contract with a private provider regardless of the provider's location, or through the purchase of insurance for eligible residents.

(b) The public hospital or hospital district may affiliate with other public hospitals or hospital districts or with a governmental entity to provide regional administration and delivery of health care services.

(c) A hospital district created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003, may affiliate with any public or private entity to provide regional administration and delivery of health care services. The regional affiliation, in accordance with the affiliation agreement, shall use money contributed by an affiliated governmental entity to provide health care services to an eligible resident of that governmental entity.

(d) A public hospital or hospital district may provide or arrange to provide health care services for eligible residents through the purchase of health coverage or other health benefits, including benefits described by Chapter 75. For purposes of this subsection, the board of directors or managers of the hospital or district have the powers and duties provided to the commissioners court of a county under Chapter 75.

(d) A hospital district created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003, may provide or arrange to provide health care services for eligible residents through the purchase of health coverage or other health benefits, including benefits described by Chapter 75. For purposes of this subsection, the board of managers of the district has the powers and duties provided to the commissioners court of a county under Chapter 75.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.254
§ 3893.254. GOVERNING CONSOLIDATED DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After two districts are consolidated, they become one district and are governed as one district.

(b) During the period before the terms and conditions of the agreement under Section 3893.252 take effect, the officers of each district shall continue to act jointly as officers of the original districts to settle the affairs of their respective districts.

(c) If one of the districts consolidated into one district under this subchapter had powers at the time the districts were consolidated that the other district being consolidated did not have, the consolidated district may exercise within the original boundaries of each district only the powers that belonged to that original district. In territory annexed into a consolidated district, the district may exercise any of the powers of the original districts.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4101.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4101 / Section 4101.004
§ 4101.004. RECIPROCITY.
Status: in_force

The department may waive any license requirement imposed under this chapter for an applicant who holds a valid license from another state if the state has license requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements for a license issued under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 61.791 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.791
§ 61.791. ENGINEERING SUMMER PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish and administer, using funds appropriated for that purpose, a one-week summer program to take place on the campus of each general academic teaching institution or private or independent institution of higher education that offers an engineering degree program. The summer program must be designed for middle and high school students and to expose those students to math, science, and engineering concepts that a student in an engineering degree program may encounter.

(b) The board by rule shall establish the requirements for admission to a summer program established under this section. In adopting rules under this subsection, the board must consider the demographics of the state and adopt rules that encourage the program to enroll students in the program that reflect the demographics of the state. The governing board of each institution to which this section applies shall cooperate with the board in administering this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.155
§ 3913.155. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax authorized or approved by the district voters or a required payment for service provided by the district, including water and sewer services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0102
§ 7816.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district established under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3806.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3806 / Section 3806.156
§ 3806.156. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceeding.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may correct, add to, or delete assessments from its assessment rolls after notice and hearing as provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1804.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1804 / Section 1804.055
§ 1804.055. SOLICITOR REGISTRATION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A registration statement under Section 1804.054 must be accompanied by:

(1) a $500 registration fee; and

(2) a bond required under Section 1804.102.

(b) A registration statement issued under this section takes effect on the date the secretary of state issues a certificate and is valid for one year. A registration statement may be renewed annually by filing a renewal registration statement and paying the registration fee required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 461A.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.106
§ 461A.106. COMPULSIVE GAMBLING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a program for:

(1) public education, research, and training regarding problem or compulsive gambling; and

(2) the treatment and prevention of problem or compulsive gambling.

(b) The department's program under Subsection (a) must include:

(1) establishing and maintaining a list of Internet sites and toll-free "800" telephone numbers of nonprofit entities that provide crisis counseling and referral services to families experiencing difficulty as a result of problem or compulsive gambling;

(2) promoting public awareness regarding the recognition and prevention of problem or compulsive gambling;

(3) facilitating, through in-service training and other means, the availability of effective assistance programs for problem or compulsive gamblers; and

(4) conducting studies to identify adults and juveniles in this state who are, or who are at risk of becoming, problem or compulsive gamblers.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 261.054 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 261 / Section 261.054
§ 261.054. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The office is subject to review under Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act), but is not abolished under that chapter. The office shall be reviewed during the periods in which the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or its successor agency is reviewed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.451 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.451
§ 501.451. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a corporation the creation of which was authorized by a unit wholly or partly located in the Hurricane Ike disaster area, as defined by Section 704, Heartland Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-343).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8287.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8287 / Section 8287.004
§ 8287.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 635, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0592 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0592
§ 25.0592. DALLAS COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Dallas County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in civil cases regardless of the amount in controversy.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(25), eff. January 1, 2012.

(c) If a civil cause or proceeding that could have been filed in a civil district court of Dallas County is filed in a county court at law in Dallas County and the county court at law does not have subject matter jurisdiction over the cause or proceeding, the filing, docketing, or assignment of the cause or proceeding in or to a county court at law is considered a clerical error, and that clerical error shall be corrected by a judgment or order nunc pro tunc. The cause or proceeding is considered filed, docketed, or assigned to the district court of the local administrative judge in the first instance rather than to a county court at law in Dallas County. The judge of a county court at law in Dallas County who acts in the cause or proceeding is considered assigned to the district court of the local administrative judge for that purpose and has all the powers of the judge of that district court under the assignment.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 31.004, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a judgment or determination of fact or law in a proceeding in a county court at law in Dallas County is res judicata and constitutes a basis for collateral estoppel in a proceeding in any other court, except for appeals from other tribunals.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(f) A bond is not required of a judge of a county court at law.

(g) A judge of a county court at law shall be paid an annual salary that is not less than $1,000 less than the total annual salary, including supplements, received by a district judge in the county. The salary shall be paid out of the county treasury by the commissioners court.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(25), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(25), eff. January 1, 2012.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(25), eff. January 1, 2012.

(k) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(25), eff. January 1, 2012.

(l) Sections 25.0006 and 25.0007(b) do not apply to a county court at law in Dallas County.
Tex. Government Code § 441.221 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.221
§ 441.221. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

(2) "Institution of higher education" includes:

(A) an institution of higher education and a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; and

(B) a work college, as defined by 20 U.S.C. Section 1087-58.

(3) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit corporation established under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) that provides extensive library services and collections in the fields of clinical medicine and the history of medicine.

(4) "Public library" has the meaning assigned by Section 441.122.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.017 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 42 / Section 42.017
§ 42.017. DUPLICATE LICENSE AND TAGS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person licensed to hunt under the provisions of this chapter loses the license or tags or if the license or tags are destroyed, the person may apply to the department for and receive a duplicate license or tags.

(b) The application for a duplicate license or tags is in the form of an affidavit and must contain a statement of fact concerning the loss or destruction of the license or tags and a statement of the number of birds or animals, if any, killed under the authority of the lost or destroyed license or tags. The commission by regulation may prescribe additional requirements for the issuance of a duplicate license or tag under this section.

(c) A duplicate license entitling the holder to hunt any bird or animal shall be clearly marked to indicate those birds or animals previously killed under the authority of the lost or destroyed license or tags and to prevent the killing of more birds or animals than allowed for the year.

(d) The fee for a duplicate license or tags is $5 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
Tex. Occupations Code § 403.0511 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0511
§ 403.0511. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 203.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 203 / Section 203.004
§ 203.004. LIMITATION ON CONTROL OF DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) An interstate merger transaction is not permitted if, on consummation of the transaction, the resulting bank, including all depository institution affiliates of the resulting bank, would control 20 percent or more of the total amount of deposits in this state held by all depository institutions in this state.

(b) The commissioner may request and the applicant shall provide supplemental information to the commissioner to aid in a determination under this section, including information that is more current than or in addition to information in the most recently available summary of deposits, reports of condition, or similar reports filed with or produced by state or federal authorities.
Tex. Government Code § 406.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.004
§ 406.004. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each person appointed and commissioned as a notary public shall be at least 18 years of age and a resident of the State of Texas and must not have been convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude.

(b) If the secretary of state discovers, at any time, that an applicant to be a notary public or a commissioned notary public is not eligible to serve as a notary public, the secretary of state shall:

(1) reject the notary application; or

(2) revoke the notary commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8129.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8129 / Section 8129.052
§ 8129.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379A.015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379A / Section 379A.015
§ 379A.015. PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality that creates the corporation shall undertake a performance review and assessment of the corporation once every five years. Based on the performance review and assessment, the governing body of the municipality shall issue a finding of whether the corporation is satisfying the objectives set forth in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7896.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7896 / Section 7896.0201
§ 7896.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7896.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.