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Tex. Agriculture Code § 50.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50 / Section 50.003
§ 50.003. FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any public or private source, in addition to other appropriations. The use of gifts and grants is subject to any limitations contained in the gift or grant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.059
§ 1025.059. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 1.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.002
§ 1.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.
Status: in_force

The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision of this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.0331 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0331
§ 501.0331. MOTOR NUMBER REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

A person may not apply to the county assessor-collector for the registration of a motor vehicle from which the original motor number has been removed, erased, or destroyed until the motor vehicle bears the motor number assigned by the department.
Tex. Family Code § 156.404 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 156 / Section 156.404
§ 156.404. NET RESOURCES OF NEW SPOUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may not add any portion of the net resources of a new spouse to the net resources of an obligor or obligee in order to calculate the amount of child support to be ordered in a suit for modification.

(b) The court may not subtract the needs of a new spouse, or of a dependent of a new spouse, from the net resources of the obligor or obligee in a suit for modification.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 254 / Section 254.053
§ 254.053. LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license under this chapter must submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department.

(b) Each application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee in an amount set by the executive commissioner by rule.

(c) The application must contain evidence that there is at least one physician and one nurse on the staff of the facility who are licensed by the appropriate state licensing board.

(d) The application must contain evidence that the facility meets the minimum standards and requirements specified in Section 254.151.

(e) The department shall issue a license if, after inspection and investigation, it finds that the applicant and the facility meet the requirements of this chapter and the standards adopted under this chapter.

(f) The license fee must be paid on renewal of the license. The term of a license issued under this chapter is two years.
Tex. Government Code § 2252.124 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.124
§ 2252.124. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

To qualify as a contractor claiming disadvantaged or historically underutilized business status under this subchapter:

(1) the general contractor will perform all of the estimating and contract administration functions with the employees of that contractor;

(2) subcontractors will perform all of their work of their trade with their own employees or, if the subcontractor uses an employee leasing firm for the purpose of providing salary and benefit administration, with employees who in all other respects are supervised and perform on the job as if they were employees of the subcontractor; and

(3) a prime contractor who intends to subcontract specific trades may do so if:

(A) the dollar value of the subcontracts does not exceed 75 percent of the original value of the contract; and

(B) all work in the trade of the prime contractor is accomplished by employees of that contractor or, if the prime contractor uses an employee leasing firm for the purpose of salary and benefit administration, with employees who in all other respects are supervised and perform on the job as if they were employees of the prime contractor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.001
§ 436.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Aquatic Life Act.
Tex. Government Code § 834.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 834 / Section 834.002
§ 834.002. APPLICATION FOR RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A member may apply for service retirement by filing an application for retirement with the board of trustees before the date the member wishes to retire.
Tex. Water Code § 59.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.001
§ 59.001. PURPOSE AND APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to authorize creation and operation of regional districts for water, sanitary sewer, drainage, and municipal solid waste disposal under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) This chapter applies only in counties with a population of at least 3.3 million or bordering a county with a population of at least 3.3 million.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.411 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.411
§ 21.411. NOTICE OF MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) Regular meetings of the board of directors of a corporation may be held with or without notice as prescribed by the corporation's bylaws.

(b) Special meetings of the board of directors shall be held with notice as prescribed by the bylaws.

(c) A notice of a board meeting is not required to specify the business to be transacted at the meeting or the purpose of the meeting, unless required by the bylaws.

(d) Notice of the date, time, place, or purpose of a regular or special meeting of the board of directors may be provided to a director by electronic transmission on consent of the director. The director may specify the form of electronic transmission to be used to communicate notice.

(e) Notice is considered provided under Subsection (d) when the notice is:

(1) transmitted to a facsimile number provided by the director for the purpose of receiving notice;

(2) transmitted to an electronic mail address provided by the director for the purpose of receiving notice;

(3) posted on an electronic network and a message is sent to the director at the address provided by the director for the purpose of alerting the director of a posting; or

(4) communicated to the director by any other form of electronic transmission consented to by the director.

(f) A director may revoke the director's consent to receive notice by electronic transmission by providing written notice to the corporation. The director's consent is considered revoked for purposes of Subsection (d) if the corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices, and the secretary, assistant secretary, or transfer agent of the corporation, or another person responsible for delivering notice on behalf of the corporation, knows that delivery of those two electronic transmissions was unsuccessful. Inadvertent failure to treat the unsuccessful transmissions as a revocation of the director's consent does not affect the validity of a meeting or other action.

(g) An affidavit of the secretary, assistant secretary, transfer agent, or other agent of a corporation stating that notice has been provided to a director of the corporation by electronic transmission is, in the absence of fraud, prima facie evidence that notice was provided under Subsections (d) and (e).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 67.253 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.253
§ 67.253. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Information relating to the identity of a specific offender or alleged offender may not be maintained in the gang resource system.
Tex. Local Government Code § 211.0073 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.0073
§ 211.0073. NOTICE SIGN REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN ZONING CHANGES IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day before the date the zoning commission of a home-rule municipality holds a hearing on a proposed change in zoning classification that does not apply to the whole municipality and until the date of a final determination on the proposed change by the governing body of the municipality, the zoning commission shall post a notice sign in accordance with this section on:

(1) the property affected by the change; or

(2) a public right-of-way for a change initiated by the municipality that affects multiple properties.

(b) The notice sign must be at least 24 inches long by 48 inches wide.

(c) The zoning commission may elect to provide, maintain, and pay for a notice sign under this section or require an applicant for a change in zoning classification to provide, maintain, and pay for the sign.

(d) Notice requirements prescribed under this section are in addition to notice required by Section 211.007.
Tex. Education Code § 12.1101 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1101
§ 12.1101. NOTIFICATION OF CHARTER APPLICATION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF CAMPUS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule shall adopt a procedure for providing notice to the following persons on receipt by the commissioner of an application for a charter for an open-enrollment charter school under Section 12.110 or of notice of the establishment of a campus as authorized under Section 12.101(b-4):

(1) the superintendent and the board of trustees of each school district from which the proposed open-enrollment charter school or campus is likely to draw students, as determined by the commissioner; and

(2) each member of the legislature that represents the geographic area to be served by the proposed school or campus, as determined by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.160
§ 1110.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1110.108(b) and Sections 1110.201-1110.207, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building fund reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 403.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 403 / Section 403.056
§ 403.056. NOTICES REQUIRED BY CREDITORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice to the independent executor required by Sections 403.052 and 403.055 must be contained in:

(1) a written instrument that complies with Section 355.004 and is sent by a qualified delivery method to the independent executor or the executor's attorney;

(2) a pleading filed in a lawsuit with respect to the claim; or

(3) a written instrument that complies with Section 355.004 or a pleading filed in the court in which the administration of the estate is pending.

(b) This section does not exempt a creditor who elects matured secured status from the filing requirements of Section 403.052, to the extent those requirements are applicable.
Tex. Local Government Code § 211.016 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.016
§ 211.016. ZONING REGULATION AFFECTING APPEARANCE OF BUILDINGS OR OPEN SPACE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a zoning regulation that affects:

(1) the exterior appearance of a single-family house, including the type and amount of building materials; or

(2) the landscaping of a single-family residential lot, including the type and amount of plants or landscaping materials.

(b) A zoning regulation adopted after the approval of a residential subdivision plat does not apply to that subdivision until the second anniversary of the later of:

(1) the date the plat was approved; or

(2) the date the municipality accepts the subdivision improvements offered for public dedication.

(c) This section does not prevent a municipality from adopting or enforcing applicable building codes or prohibiting the use of building materials that have been proven to be inherently dangerous.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.275 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.275
§ 6.275. RELEASE OF ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A county assessor-collector is not personally liable for the loss of public funds in the custody of the assessor-collector or the assessor-collector's office if a district court enters a declaratory judgment that the loss is due to a reason other than the negligence or misconduct of the assessor-collector.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.108 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.108
§ 174.108. OPEN DELIBERATIONS.
Status: in_force

A deliberation relating to collective bargaining between a public employer and an association, a deliberation by a quorum of an association authorized to bargain collectively, or a deliberation by a member of a public employer authorized to bargain collectively shall be open to the public and comply with state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8355.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8355 / Section 8355.102
§ 8355.102. 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. Government Code § 26.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.109
§ 26.109. BAILEY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Bailey County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 769.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 769 / Section 769.002
§ 769.002. CERTAIN SEXUALLY ORIENTED PERFORMANCES PROHIBITED ON PREMISES OF COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE; CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who controls the premises of a commercial enterprise may not allow a sexually oriented performance to be presented on the premises in the presence of an individual younger than 18 years of age.

(b) A person who violates this section is liable to this state for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation.

(c) The attorney general may bring an action to:

(1) recover the civil penalty imposed under this section; or

(2) obtain a temporary or permanent injunction to restrain the violation.

(d) An action under this section may be brought in a district court in:

(1) Travis County; or

(2) a county in which any part of the violation occurs.

(e) The attorney general shall deposit a civil penalty collected under this section in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(f) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in bringing an action under this section, including court costs, attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019A / Section 8019A.0201
§ 8019A.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 8019A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 661.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 661 / Section 661.004
§ 661.004. NO NEGATIVE INFERENCE OR PRESUMPTION CREATED.
Status: in_force

With respect to currency alteration other than the introduction of the euro, this chapter does not create any negative inference or negative presumption regarding the validity or enforceability of a contract, security, or instrument denominated wholly or partly in a currency affected by the alteration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.059
§ 1103.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The board may appoint an assistant administrator.

(c) The district administrator and any assistant administrator serve at the will of the board and receive the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $10,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's duties; and

(2) contains any other condition the board requires.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.056
§ 1501.056. PRIVATE PURCHASING COOPERATIVES AND HEALTH GROUP COOPERATIVES.
Status: repealed

(a) Two or more small or large employers may form a private purchasing cooperative to purchase small or large employer health benefit plans. Subject to Subsection (d), a person may form a health group cooperative to purchase employer health benefit plans. A cooperative must be organized as a nonprofit corporation and has the rights and duties provided by the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

(b) On receipt of a certificate of incorporation or certificate of authority from the secretary of state, the cooperative shall file written notice of the receipt of the certificate and a copy of the cooperative's organizational documents with the commissioner.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 42 , Sec. 3.01(5), eff. September 1, 2015.

(d) A health benefit plan issuer may not form, or be a member of, a health group cooperative. A health benefit plan issuer may associate with a sponsoring entity, such as a business association, chamber of commerce, or other organization representing employers or serving an analogous function, to assist the sponsoring entity in forming a health group cooperative.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.503 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.503
§ 1951.503. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant or license holder may appeal from an order or other action of the commissioner under this chapter by bringing an action in a district court of Travis County.

(b) Notice of appeal must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner issues the order.

(c) The hearing in district court is under the substantial evidence rule.
Tex. Government Code § 24.180 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.180
§ 24.180.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.180. 78TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). (a) The 78th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County.

(b) The terms of the 78th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December.

(c) Section 24.132, relating to the 30th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 78th District Court.
Tex. Tax Code § 1.045 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 1 / Section 1.045
§ 1.045. REFERENCE TO CERTAIN TERMS IN LAW.
Status: in_force

Unless the context indicates otherwise:

(1) a reference in law to a taxing unit's effective maintenance and operations rate is a reference to the taxing unit's no-new-revenue maintenance and operations rate, as defined by Chapter 26;

(2) a reference in law to a taxing unit's effective tax rate is a reference to the taxing unit's no-new-revenue tax rate, as defined by Chapter 26; and

(3) a reference in law to a taxing unit's rollback tax rate is a reference to the taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate, as defined by Chapter 26.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.00111 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.00111
§ 214.00111. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO PRESERVE SUBSTANDARD BUILDING AS HISTORIC PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality that is designated as a certified local government by the state historic preservation officer as provided by 16 U.S.C.A. Section 470 et seq.

(b) This section does not apply to an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling.

(c) Before a notice is sent or a hearing is conducted under Section 214.001, the historic preservation board of a municipality may review a building described by Section 214.001(a) to determine whether the building can be rehabilitated and designated:

(1) on the National Register of Historic Places;

(2) as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; or

(3) as historic property through a municipal historic designation.

(d) If a municipal historic preservation board reviews a building, the board shall submit a written report to the municipality indicating the results of the review conducted under this section before a public hearing is conducted under Section 214.001.

(e) If the municipal historic preservation board report determines that the building may not be rehabilitated and designated as historic property, the municipality may proceed as provided by Section 214.001.

(f) If the municipal historic preservation board report determines that the building may be rehabilitated and designated as historic property, the municipality may not permit the building to be demolished for at least 90 days after the date the report is submitted. During this 90-day period, the municipality shall notify the owner and attempt to identify a feasible alternative use for the building or locate an alternative purchaser to rehabilitate and maintain the building. If the municipality is not able to locate the owner or if the owner does not respond within the 90-day period, the municipality may appoint a receiver as provided by Section 214.003.

(g) The municipality may require the building to be demolished as provided by Section 214.001 after the expiration of the 90-day period if the municipality is not able to:

(1) identify a feasible alternative use for the building;

(2) locate an alternative purchaser to rehabilitate and maintain the building; or

(3) appoint a receiver for the building as provided by Section 214.003.

(h) An owner of a building described by Section 214.001(a) is not liable for penalties related to the building that accrue during the 90-day period provided for disposition of historic property under this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.207 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.207
§ 131.207. FORFEITURE OF OPERATOR'S PERFORMANCE BOND.
Status: in_force

On issuance of a final order revoking an operator's permit for failure to comply with an order of the commission to take action as required by this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, the operator's performance bond shall be forfeited if it is determined that forfeiture is necessary to reclaim land disturbed by the operator's surface mining operation.