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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 47.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 47 / Section 47.02
§ 47.02. RESTORED ON TRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) On the trial of any criminal action for theft or any other offense involving the illegal acquisition of property, the court trying the case shall order the property to be restored to the person appearing by the proof to be the owner of the property.

(b) On written consent of the prosecuting attorney and following an order described by Subsection (a), any magistrate having jurisdiction in the county in which the property was alleged to have been stolen or, if the criminal action for theft or any other offense involving the illegal acquisition of property is pending in another county, the county in which the action is pending may hold a hearing to determine the right to possession of the property. If it is proved to the satisfaction of the magistrate that any person is a true owner of the property alleged to have been stolen, and the property is under the control of a peace officer, the magistrate may, by written order, direct the property to be restored to that person.

(c) The owner of the property is responsible for any transportation necessary to restore the property to the owner as ordered under this article.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.201 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.201
§ 101A.201. DEMENTIA PREVENTION AND RESEARCH FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter, "fund" means the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund established under Section 68, Article III, Texas Constitution. The fund is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund to be administered by the institute.

(b) The fund consists of:

(1) money transferred to the fund under Section 68, Article III, Texas Constitution;

(2) money the legislature appropriates, credits, or transfers to the fund; and

(3) gifts and grants, including grants from the federal government, and other donations received for the fund.

(c) The fund may only be used for the purposes authorized under Section 68, Article III, Texas Constitution, including:

(1) the award of grants for research on or prevention of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders and research facilities in this state to conduct that research;

(2) the purchase of, subject to the institute's approval, research facilities by or for a state agency or grant recipient; and

(3) the operation of the institute.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.302 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.302
§ 463.302.
Status: in_force

Sec. 463.302. INITIATING ORDER OR RESOLUTION: CONTENTS. To initiate the process of creating an authority, the board of directors described by Section 463.301 must adopt a resolution or order containing the designation of each time and place for holding public hearings on the proposal to create the authority.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.356 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.356
§ 2166.356. FINAL INSPECTION; FINAL PAYMENT; INSPECTION DURING GUARANTEE PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is responsible for directing final payment for work done on each project. If on final inspection of a project it determines that the plans, specifications, contract, or change orders for the project have not been fully complied with, the commission shall, until compliance has occurred or adjustments satisfactory to the commission have been made, refuse to direct final payment.

(b) Final inspection consists of an on-site inspection by the design professional, a commission representative, a using agency representative, and at least one representative of each contractor.

(c) The commission shall schedule the final inspection not later than the 10th day after the date the design professional notifies the commission that the contract has been performed according to the plans and specifications.

(d) On completion of the project, the commission shall release the project to the using agency.

(e) The commission is responsible for inspecting the project before the expiration of the guarantee period to observe defects that may appear not later than the first anniversary of the date the contract is completed. The commission shall give prompt written notice to the contractor of defects that are due to faulty materials or work. This subsection does not require the contractor to assume responsibility for or guarantee defects other than those due to faulty materials or work or failure on the contractor's part to adhere to the contract documents.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 754.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 754 / Section 754.018
§ 754.018. POWERS OF MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 754.014(h), if a municipality operates a program for the installation, maintenance, alteration, inspection, testing, or certification of equipment, this chapter shall not apply to the equipment in that municipality, provided that the standards of installation, maintenance, alteration, inspection, testing, and certification are at least equivalent to those contained in this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542A.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542A / Section 542A.001
§ 542A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agent" means an employee, agent, representative, or adjuster who performs any act on behalf of an insurer.

(2) "Claim" means a first-party claim that:

(A) is made by an insured under an insurance policy providing coverage for real property or improvements to real property;

(B) must be paid by the insurer directly to the insured; and

(C) arises from damage to or loss of covered property caused, wholly or partly, by forces of nature, including an earthquake or earth tremor, a wildfire, a flood, a tornado, lightning, a hurricane, hail, wind, a snowstorm, or a rainstorm.

(3) "Claimant" means a person making a claim.

(4) "Insurer" means a corporation, association, partnership, or individual, other than the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, engaged as a principal in the business of insurance and authorized or eligible to write property insurance in this state, including:

(A) an insurance company;

(B) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(C) a mutual insurance company;

(D) a capital stock insurance company;

(E) a county mutual insurance company;

(F) a farm mutual insurance company;

(G) a Lloyd's plan;

(H) an eligible surplus lines insurer; or

(I) the FAIR Plan Association, unless a claim-related dispute resolution procedure is available to policyholders under Chapter 2211.

(5) "Person" means a corporation, association, partnership, or other legal entity or individual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.105
§ 6904.105. BOARD RESOLUTIONS; VOTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall act through resolutions adopted by the board.

(b) All directors are entitled to vote.

(c) The affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum present is necessary to adopt a resolution.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 510.009 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 510 / Section 510.009
§ 510.009. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

A violation of Section 510.007 by a data broker constitutes a deceptive trade practice in addition to the practices described by Subchapter E, Chapter 17, and is actionable under that subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 751.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 751 / Section 751.051
§ 751.051. PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL MARKET CONDUCT DATABASES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall collect and report market data to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' market information systems, including the complaint database system, the examination tracking system, the regulatory information retrieval system, or other successor systems of that association, as determined by the commissioner.

(b) Information collected and maintained by the department shall be compiled in a manner that meets the requirements of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 188.032 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 188 / Section 188.032
§ 188.032. COPIES OF NOTICES OF CLAIM OF LIEN AND OTHER NOTICES; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may obtain a copy of any notice of claim of an animal feed lien filed.

(b) The fee for a copy of a notice of claim of lien obtained under Subsection (a) is in the amount provided by Section 405.031, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.152
§ 3938.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.1075 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.1075
§ 2306.1075. FEES.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of the department may set and collect from each applicant any fees the board considers reasonable and necessary to cover the expenses of administering the program.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.2043 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.2043
§ 1001.2043. REQUIREMENTS FOR PARENT-TAUGHT DRIVER EDUCATION PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a parent-taught driver education provider license may be issued, the department must determine that the applicant has:

(1) an adequate method by which a person completing a parent-taught driver education course under Section 1001.112 using the provider's course materials may submit proof of:

(A) completion of the course; or

(B) passage of an examination administered by the provider under Section 1001.112(e);

(2) hired or contracted with only driver education instructors, if the provider elects to hire or contract with an instructor to assist with driver education; and

(3) adequate testing and security measures to validate a student's active participation in a driver education course conducted using course materials provided remotely through the Internet.

(b) Except as specifically provided by this chapter, a parent-taught driver education provider that provides driver education course materials remotely through the Internet is not subject to any course or curriculum requirements established by the commission or department for online driver education providers.
Tex. Election Code § 18.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 18 / Section 18.002
§ 18.002. SUPPLEMENTAL LIST OF REGISTERED VOTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) For each election held in the county in a voting year, on request of the authority responsible for procuring election supplies, the registrar shall prepare and furnish to the authority a certified list supplementing each original list furnished to the authority. The list must contain the name of each voter whose registration will be effective on election day but whose name does not appear on the original list.

(b) For a runoff election, as an alternative to the list required by Subsection (a), the registrar may furnish for each county election precinct wholly or partly in the territory covered by the runoff a certified list containing the name of each voter whose registration will be effective on runoff election day but whose name does not appear on the original list or on a list furnished under Subsection (a) for the main election.

(c) An additional copy of each list shall be furnished for use in early voting and as needed in order to ensure all voters eligible to vote in an election appear correctly on the original list.

(d) In this code, "supplemental list of registered voters" means a list prepared under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0302
§ 5010.0302. POWERS REGARDING WHARVES, DOCKS, AND OTHER FACILITIES; RESTRICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to facilities or aids of a type or kind used or engaged in competition with tugs, barges, salvage operations, or shipbuilding or ship repair operations.

(b) The district may:

(1) acquire, take over, construct, maintain, repair, operate, develop, and regulate wharves, docks, warehouses, grain elevators, dumping facilities, belt railways, lands, intermodal, and other facilities or aids consistent with or necessary to the operation or development of ports or waterways in the district; and

(2) construct, extend, improve, repair, maintain, and reconstruct, cause to be constructed, extended, improved, repaired, maintained, and reconstructed, and own, use, and operate any facility of any kind necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, and functions granted by this chapter.

(c) The district may issue bonds for a purpose described by Subsection (b)(1) or to acquire necessary or proper lands, rights-of-way, dumping grounds, extensions or improvements of belt railway lines, or construction or improvements of wharves, docks, or other facilities or aids to navigation. The district may secure the obligations by liens on properties acquired, constructed, or improved and may pledge available revenue as additional security.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8397.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8397 / Section 8397.101
§ 8397.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.301 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.301
§ 2.301. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS OF PARTIES.
Status: in_force

The obligation of the seller is to transfer and deliver and that of the buyer is to accept and pay in accordance with the contract.
Tex. Water Code § 13.4132 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.4132
§ 13.4132. OPERATION OF UTILITY THAT DISCONTINUES OPERATION OR IS REFERRED FOR APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) The utility commission or the commission, after providing to the utility notice and an opportunity to be heard by the commissioners at a utility commission or commission meeting, may authorize a willing person, municipally owned utility, county, water supply or sewer service corporation, public utility agency, or district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to temporarily manage and operate a utility if the utility:

(1) has discontinued or abandoned operations or the provision of services;

(2) has been or is being referred to the attorney general for the appointment of a receiver under Section 13.412; or

(3) provides retail water or sewer utility service through fewer than 10,000 taps or connections and violates a final order of the commission by failing to:

(A) provide system capacity that is greater than the required raw water or groundwater production rate or the anticipated daily demand of the system;

(B) provide a minimum pressure of 35 pounds per square inch throughout the distribution system under normal operating conditions; or

(C) maintain accurate or properly calibrated testing equipment or other means of monitoring the effectiveness of a chemical treatment or pathogen inactivation or removal process.

(a-1) For the purposes of this section, a reference to a person includes a municipally owned utility, county, water supply or sewer service corporation, public utility agency, or district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The utility commission or the commission may appoint a person under this section by emergency order, and notice of the action is adequate if the notice is mailed or hand-delivered to the last known address of the utility's headquarters.

(b-1) Notwithstanding Section 5.505, the term of an emergency order issued under this section by the utility commission or the commission may not exceed 360 days. The emergency order may be renewed:

(1) once for a period not to exceed 360 days; or

(2) if the utility is undergoing a sale, transfer, merger, consolidation, or acquisition required to be reported to the utility commission under Section 13.301, for a reasonable time until the sale, transfer, merger, consolidation, or acquisition is complete.

(c) A person appointed under this section has the powers and duties necessary to ensure the continued operation of the utility and the provision of continuous and adequate services to customers, including the power and duty to:

(1) read meters;

(2) bill for utility services;

(3) collect revenues;

(4) disburse funds;

(5) access all system components; and

(6) request rate increases.

(d) This section does not affect the authority of the utility commission or the commission to pursue an enforcement claim against a utility or an affiliated interest.
Tex. Education Code § 56.164 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.164
§ 56.164. TUITION CHARGED CERTAIN NONRESIDENT LOAN RECIPIENTS.
Status: in_force

If a loan recipient is a resident of another state that has a program that is similar to the program under this subchapter and the loan recipient enrolls at an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003 of this code, the institution may charge the loan recipient only the tuition required for resident students under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, of this code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.405 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.405
§ 623.405. ROUTE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit issued under this subchapter does not authorize the operation of a truck-tractor and semitrailer combination on:

(1) the national system of interstate and defense highways; or

(2) load-restricted roads or bridges, including a road or bridge for which a maximum weight and load limit has been established and posted by the Texas Department of Transportation under Section 621.102 or the commissioners court of a county under Section 621.301.

(b) Subject to Section 623.406, a permit issued under this subchapter authorizes the operation of a truck-tractor and semitrailer combination only on highways and roads approved by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0001
§ 525.0001. POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The commission and the executive commissioner have all the powers and duties necessary to administer Chapter 531 and revised provisions derived from Chapter 531, as that chapter existed March 31, 2025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0603 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0603
§ 3962.0603. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters voting at an election held under Section 3962.0602 approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area or designated property and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific area or property.

(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8196.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8196 / Section 8196.101
§ 8196.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8196.151.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.244 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.244
§ 85.244. CONDITIONS FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

No temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction, or other form of injunctive relief may be granted against the commission, its members, agents, and representatives to restrain it or them from enforcing any rule or order adopted by the commission under the oil and gas conservation laws of this state or from enforcing any of these laws unless notice is given to the commission and a hearing is held as provided in this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.118 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.118
§ 33.118. SINGLE PERMIT.
Status: in_force

If the activity for which the easement is sought requires the littoral owner to seek one or more permits from any other agency or department of state government, the board may agree with the agency or department to issue a single document incorporating all rights and privileges of the applicant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.104
§ 1023.104. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing:

(1) the operation of the hospital and hospital system; and

(2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees.
Tex. Government Code § 26.186 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.186
§ 26.186. GILLESPIE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Gillespie County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil and criminal matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.

(b) The terms of the county court begin on the first Mondays in January, May, August, and November and continue for six weeks or until the court has disposed of its business. The commissioners court may change the court terms under Section 26.002.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.257
§ 3906.257. BOND MATURITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds may mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.157
§ 3828.157. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 26.04, 26.042, 26.05, 26.07, and 26.075, Tax Code, do not apply to a tax imposed under Section 3828.153 or 3828.156.
Tex. Education Code § 38.022 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.022
§ 38.022. SCHOOL VISITORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may require a person who enters property under the district's control to display the person's driver's license, another form of identification containing the person's photograph issued by a governmental entity, or, if applicable, the person's district employee or student identification card. The person must provide the identification on request.

(a-1) A school district may eject a person from district property if:

(1) the person refuses or fails to provide on request identification described by Subsection (a); and

(2) it reasonably appears that the person has no legitimate reason to be on district property.

(b) A school district may establish an electronic database for the purpose of storing information concerning visitors to district campuses. Information stored in the electronic database may be used only for the purpose of school district security and may not be sold or otherwise disseminated to a third party for any purpose.

(c) A school district may verify whether a visitor to a district campus is a sex offender registered with the computerized central database maintained by the Department of Public Safety as provided by Article 62.005, Code of Criminal Procedure, or any other database accessible by the district.

(d) The board of trustees of a school district shall adopt a policy regarding the action to be taken by the administration of a school campus when a visitor is identified as a sex offender.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079 / Section 8079.0303
§ 8079.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.