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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.004
§ 433.004. ADULTERATION.
Status: in_force

A carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or a meat food product is adulterated if:

(1) it bears or contains a poisonous or deleterious substance that may render it injurious to health unless:

(A) the substance is not an added substance; and

(B) the quantity of the substance in or on the article does not ordinarily render it injurious to health;

(2) it bears or contains, because of administration of a substance to a live animal or otherwise, an added poisonous or deleterious substance that the department has reason to believe makes the article unfit for human food, other than a:

(A) pesticide chemical in or on a raw agricultural commodity;

(B) food additive; or

(C) color additive;

(3) any part of it is a raw agricultural commodity that bears or contains a pesticide chemical that is unsafe under Section 408, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Section 346a);

(4) it bears or contains a food additive that is unsafe under Section 409, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Section 348) or a color additive that is unsafe for purposes of Section 721 of that Act (21 U.S.C. Section 379e);

(5) it is not adulterated under Subdivision (3) or (4), but use of the pesticide chemical, food additive, or color additive that the article bears or contains is prohibited by department rule in establishments at which inspection is maintained under Subchapter B;

(6) any part of it consists of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance or is for another reason unsound, unhealthy, unwholesome, or otherwise unfit for human food;

(7) it is prepared, packed, or held under unsanitary conditions that may have caused it to become contaminated with filth or rendered injurious to health;

(8) any part of it is the product of an animal, including an exotic animal, that has died in a manner other than slaughter;

(9) any part of its container is composed of a poisonous or deleterious substance that may render the contents injurious to health;

(10) it is intentionally subjected to radiation, unless the use of the radiation is in conformity with a regulation or exemption under Section 409, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Section 348);

(11) any part of a valuable constituent is omitted or abstracted from it, or a substance is substituted for all or part of it;

(12) damage or inferiority is concealed;

(13) a substance has been added to or mixed or packed with it in a manner that:

(A) increases its bulk or weight;

(B) reduces its quality or strength; or

(C) makes it appear better or of greater value than it is; or

(14) it is margarine containing animal fat and any part of the raw material used in it consists of a filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1151.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.206
§ 1151.206. COMPLAINT OF VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

A person may file a complaint with the department concerning a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the commission under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.0195 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.0195
§ 464.0195. RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

If the attorney general brings an action to enforce an administrative penalty assessed under Section 464.019 and the court orders the payment of the penalty, the attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in the investigation, initiation, or prosecution of the enforcement suit, including investigative costs, court costs, reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.134 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.134
§ 351.134. CONTRACTS; SUITS; PAYMENT OF JUDGMENT; INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into contracts as provided by this subchapter and shall execute those contracts in the name of the district.

(b) The district may, through its board, sue and be sued in any court of this state in the name of the district. Service of process may be made by serving the general manager. The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the creation of the district.

(c) A court of this state that renders a money judgment against the district may require the board to pay the judgment from the money of the district.

(d) The board may purchase insurance insuring the district and its employees against any liability incurred under this subchapter and may purchase insurance coverage to cover losses of district property.
Tex. Government Code § 152.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 152 / Section 152.105
§ 152.105. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the director and the staff of the office.
Tex. Government Code § 2401.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2401 / Section 2401.004
§ 2401.004. ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION; INTERVENTION IN PROCEEDING; PROHIBITED RECOVERY OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may bring an action for injunctive or declaratory relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity to enforce compliance with this chapter.

(b) This section may not be construed to deny, impair, or otherwise affect any authority of the attorney general or a governmental entity acting under other law to institute or intervene in an action.

(c) The attorney general may not recover expenses incurred in bringing, instituting, or intervening in an action described by this section.
Tex. Election Code § 16.092 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 16 / Section 16.092
§ 16.092. SWORN STATEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A voter desiring to challenge a registration must file with the registrar a sworn statement of the grounds for the challenge that:

(1) identifies the voter whose registration is being challenged; and

(2) states a specific qualification for registration that the challenged voter has not met based on the personal knowledge of the voter desiring to challenge the registration.
Tex. Local Government Code § 217.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 217 / Section 217.003
§ 217.003. DISORDERLY CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality may prevent and may punish a person engaging in:

(1) trespass or breach of the peace;

(2) assault, battery, fighting, or quarreling;

(3) use of abusive, obscene, profane, or insulting language; or

(4) other disorderly conduct.

(b) The governing body may suppress or prevent any riot, affray, noise, disturbance, or disorderly assembly in any public or private place in the municipality.

(c) The governing body may restrain or prohibit the firing of firecrackers or guns, the use of a bicycle or similar conveyance, the use of a firework or similar material, or any other amusement or practice tending to annoy persons passing on a street or sidewalk.

(d) The governing body may restrain or prohibit the ringing of bells, blowing of horns, hawking of goods, or any other noise, practice, or performance directed to persons on a street or sidewalk by an auctioneer or other person for the purpose of business, amusement, or otherwise.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8270.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8270 / Section 8270.251
§ 8270.251. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds payable from taxes or revenue to provide money for any purpose of this chapter, including the acquisition of land.

(b) The district must issue bonds in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, except that the district may issue bonds payable solely from net revenue by resolution or order of the board without an election.

(c) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be payable from all or any designated part of the revenue of district property and facilities or under a specific contract, as provided in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 524.064 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 524 / Section 524.064
§ 524.064. ACCOUNTANT.
Status: in_force

The department may employ an accountant with experience in federal tax law and the purchase of group health coverage as necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.255
§ 887.255. LIFE INSURANCE BENEFIT REDUCTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An association may, with the commissioner's approval, issue an insurance certificate that provides for:

(1) reduced benefits if the insured:

(A) dies or is injured while engaged in:

(i) military, naval, or aerial service or aerial flight during peace or war; or

(ii) a hazardous occupation specified in the certificate;

(B) dies by the insured's own hand, regardless of whether the insured was sane or insane; or

(C) dies or is injured by mob violence or legal execution; or

(2) reduced or excluded benefits for sickness from certain causes specified in the certificate.

(b) The front page of an insurance certificate must call attention to any reduction or exclusion of benefits provided by the certificate. The circumstances or conditions under which the reduction or exclusion applies must be stated plainly in the certificate.

(c) If an insurance certificate that provides natural death benefits contains a provision for reducing the greatest death benefit provided by the certificate for a specified insured for a reason other than a reason specified by Subsection (a):

(1) the reduced death benefit for the insured must at all times when the reduction is in effect equal or exceed 120 percent of the total premium paid on that certificate by the insured; and

(2) the reduction must end before the fifth anniversary of the date the certificate is issued.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to a life insurance certificate on which the reduction of the death benefit does not apply at the time of the death of the specified insured.

(e) If a life insurance certificate provides for an increase of the initial amount of the death benefit for a specified insured one or more times during the first five years of the certificate, the amount of the death benefit for the insured must at all times during the period of the increasing benefit equal at least 120 percent of the premiums paid on that certificate by the insured during the period of the increase.

(f) Subsection (e) does not apply to a life insurance certificate that has been in force for more than five years from the date the certificate was issued.

(g) Subsections (c)-(f) do not apply to a family group life insurance certificate described by Section 887.402.

(h) This section does not apply to health and accident insurance policies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8377.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8377 / Section 8377.052
§ 8377.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8377.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8377.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8377.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.106
§ 463.106.
Status: in_force

Sec. 463.106. PURCHASES: COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and as otherwise provided by this chapter, an authority may not award a contract for construction, services, or property, other than real property, except through the solicitation of competitive sealed bids or proposals ensuring full and open competition.

(b) The authority shall describe in a solicitation each factor to be used to evaluate a bid or proposal and give the factor's relative importance.

(c) The executive committee may authorize the negotiation of a contract without competitive sealed bids or proposals if:

(1) the aggregate amount involved in the contract is $50,000 or less;

(2) the contract is for construction for which not more than one bid or proposal is received;

(3) the contract is for services or property for which there is only one source or for which it is otherwise impracticable to obtain competition;

(4) the contract is to respond to an emergency for which the public exigency does not permit the delay incident to the competitive process;

(5) the contract is for personal or professional services or services for which competitive bidding is precluded by law; or

(6) the contract, without regard to form and which may include bonds, notes, loan agreements, or other obligations, is for the purpose of borrowing money or is a part of a transaction relating to the borrowing of money, including:

(A) a credit support agreement, such as a line or letter of credit or other debt guaranty;

(B) a bond, note, debt sale or purchase, trustee, paying agent, remarketing agent, indexing agent, or similar agreement;

(C) an agreement with a securities dealer, broker, or underwriter; and

(D) any other contract or agreement considered by the executive committee to be appropriate or necessary in support of the authority's financing activities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8224.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8224 / Section 8224.003
§ 8224.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.451 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.451
§ 62.451. AUTHORITY TO MERGE.
Status: in_force

One or more corporations organized under a law of this state may merge into an association that owns all of the corporations' capital stock if:

(1) the board of directors of the association and each corporation by a majority vote adopt the plan of merger; and

(2) the secretary of state and the commissioner approve the merger.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.154
§ 3816.154. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3816.159, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:

(1) maintain and operate the district and the improvements constructed or acquired by the district; or

(2) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.018
§ 221.018. RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A development corporation may authorize, execute, and file restated articles of incorporation by following the procedure to amend articles of incorporation, including obtaining authorization from the sponsoring entity's governing body.

(b) The restated articles of incorporation must restate the entire text of the articles of incorporation as amended or supplemented by all previous certificates of amendment. The restated articles of incorporation may also contain further amendments to the articles of incorporation.

(c) Unless the restated articles of incorporation include amendments that were not previously in the articles of incorporation and previous certificates of amendment, the introductory paragraph of the restated articles of amendment must contain a statement that the instrument accurately copies the articles of incorporation and all amendments that are in effect on the date of the filing without further changes, except that the number of directors then constituting the board of directors and those directors' names and addresses may be inserted in place of the similar information concerning the initial board of directors, and the incorporators' names and addresses may be omitted.

(d) If the restated articles of incorporation contain further amendments not included in the articles of incorporation and previous certificates of amendment, the instrument containing the restated articles of incorporation must:

(1) include for each further amendment a statement that the amendment has been made in conformity with this chapter;

(2) include the statements required by this chapter to be contained in articles of amendment, except that the full text of the amendment need not be included except in the restated articles of incorporation as amended;

(3) contain a statement that the instrument accurately copies the articles of incorporation and all previous amendments in effect on the date of the filing, as further amended by the restated articles of incorporation, and that the instrument does not contain any other change, except that the number of directors then constituting the board of directors and those directors' names and addresses may be inserted in place of the similar information concerning the initial board of directors, and the incorporators' names and addresses may be omitted; and

(4) restate the entire text of the articles of incorporation as amended and supplemented by all previous certificates of amendment and as further amended by the restated articles of incorporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.005
§ 3908.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.122 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.122
§ 348.122. REINSTATEMENT OF CONTRACT AFTER DEMAND FOR PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

After a demand for payment in full under a retail installment contract, the retail buyer and holder of the contract may:

(1) agree to reinstate the contract; and

(2) amend the contract as provided by Section 348.113.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.009 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.009
§ 76.009. EXAMINATION AND SURVEY OF LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of an application for a location, the department shall examine the proposed location as soon as practicable by any efficient means.

(b) If the location is subject to certification, the department shall have the location surveyed by a competent surveyor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.191 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.191
§ 225.191. TROOPER MOISES SANCHEZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Interstate Highway 69C in Hidalgo County between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1925 and its intersection with Trenton Road is designated as the Trooper Moises Sanchez Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper Moises Sanchez Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.057
§ 1122.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in matters relating to district business. In the event of a tie vote among the directors, the county judge of Hidalgo County may cast the deciding vote.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8122.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8122 / Section 8122.101
§ 8122.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, 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 § 30.00147 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00147
§ 30.00147. PERFECTING APPEAL.
Status: repealed

(a) A defendant, as a condition of perfecting an appeal to the appellate court, must file an appeal bond, unless the defendant is in custody. An appeal may be perfected by timely filing with the municipal court clerk an appeal bond that meets the requirements of Subchapter A. It is not necessary to file a notice of appeal. If the defendant is in custody, the appeal is perfected when notice of appeal is given as provided by Article 44.13, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.40(6), eff. January 1, 2020.

(c) The appeal bond must be filed not later than the 10th day after overruling of the motion or amended motion for new trial, or if there is no motion or amended motion for new trial, not later than the 10th day after the rendition of the judgment of conviction.

(d) For good cause shown, not later than the 100th day after the date of rendition of the judgment of conviction, the appellate court or the court of appeals may permit the filing of an appeal bond or the giving of notice of appeal in the municipal court of record even though the time limits set under this section have expired.

(e) Except for the limitation contained in Subsection (d), the appellate court may, for good cause shown, extend any time limits set in this subchapter for the appellate process.

(f) In a case in which an appellant or the prosecutor files a motion in the appellate court, the opposite party shall be given an opportunity to answer the motion under time limits and conditions set by the appellate court rules.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.40(6), eff. January 1, 2020.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1 / Section 1.003
§ 1.003. REFERENCE IN LAW TO STATUTE REVISED BY CODE.
Status: in_force

A reference in a law to a statute or a part of a statute revised by this code is considered to be a reference to the part of this code that revises that statute or part of that statute.
Tex. Occupations Code § 60.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 60 / Section 60.001
§ 60.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Licensing authority" means a state agency, county, or municipality that is authorized to issue an occupational license.

(2) "Occupational license" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other form of authorization required by statute, ordinance, order, or rule that must be obtained by an individual to engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.
Tex. Government Code § 438.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 438 / Section 438.206
§ 438.206. OTHER INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The advisory committee may investigate additional matters at its own discretion on a majority vote of the committee.