FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Tex. Utilities Code § 186.008 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 186 / Section 186.008
§ 186.008. RAILROAD COMMISSION WEATHER EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(b) The commission shall analyze emergency operations plans developed by operators of facilities that produce, treat, process, pressurize, store, or transport natural gas and are included on the electricity supply chain map created under Section 38.203 and prepare a weather emergency preparedness report on weatherization preparedness of those facilities. In preparing the report, the commission shall:

(1) review any emergency operations plans on file with the commission;

(2) analyze and determine the ability of the electricity supply chain, as mapped under Section 38.203, to withstand extreme weather events in the upcoming year;

(3) consider the anticipated weather patterns for the upcoming year as forecasted by the National Weather Service or any similar state or national agency; and

(4) make recommendations on improving emergency operations plans and procedures in order to ensure the continuity of natural gas service for the electricity supply chain, as mapped under Section 38.203.

(c) The commission shall require an entity subject to this section to file an updated emergency operations plan if it finds that an emergency operations plan on file does not contain adequate information to determine whether the entity can provide adequate natural gas services.

(d) The commission may adopt rules relating to the implementation of the report described by Subsection (b).

(e) The commission shall submit the report described by Subsection (b) to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the members of the legislature not later than September 30 of each even-numbered year.

(f) The commission may submit additional weather emergency preparedness reports if the commission finds that significant changes to weatherization techniques have occurred or are necessary to protect consumers or vital services, or if there have been changes to statutes or rules relating to weatherization requirements. A report under this subsection must be submitted not later than:

(1) March 1 for a summer weather emergency preparedness report; and

(2) September 1 for a winter weather emergency preparedness report.

(g) The emergency operations plans submitted for a report described by Subsection (b) and any additional plans submitted under Subsection (f) are public information except for the portions of the plan considered confidential under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other state or federal law. If portions of a plan are designated as confidential, the plan shall be provided to the commission in a redacted form for public inspection with the confidential portions removed.
Tex. Family Code § 261.503 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.503
§ 261.503. TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER.
Status: in_force

If the court finds from the information contained in an application for a protective order that there is an immediate danger of abuse or neglect to the child, the court, without further notice to the respondent and without a hearing, may enter a temporary ex parte order for the protection of the child.
Tex. Government Code § 1471.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.024
§ 1471.024. DUTIES OF COUNTY TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The county treasurer is the custodian of:

(1) all money collected under this chapter; and

(2) all taxes collected to pay principal of and interest on bonds issued under this chapter.

(b) The county treasurer shall:

(1) deposit the money collected with the county depository in the same manner as other money of the county; and

(2) promptly pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as they become due from the money collected and deposited for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.111
§ 1109.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a hospital facility.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.157
§ 6002.157. EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which an examination is administered under this chapter, the state fire marshal shall send notice to each examinee of the results of the examination.

(b) If an examination is conducted, graded, or reviewed by a testing service, the state fire marshal shall send notice to each examinee of the results of the examination within two weeks after the date on which the state fire marshal receives the results from the testing service.

(c) If the notice of the examination results will be delayed for more than 90 days after the examination date, the state fire marshal shall send notice to the examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(d) The state fire marshal may require a testing service to notify an examinee of the results of the examinee's examination under this section.

(e) If requested in writing by an individual who fails the examination administered under this chapter, the state fire marshal shall send to the individual an analysis of the individual's performance on the examination.
Tex. Finance Code § 392.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 392 / Section 392.301
§ 392.301. THREATS OR COERCION.
Status: in_force

(a) In debt collection, a debt collector may not use threats, coercion, or attempts to coerce that employ any of the following practices:

(1) using or threatening to use violence or other criminal means to cause harm to a person or property of a person;

(2) accusing falsely or threatening to accuse falsely a person of fraud or any other crime;

(3) representing or threatening to represent to any person other than the consumer that a consumer is wilfully refusing to pay a nondisputed consumer debt when the debt is in dispute and the consumer has notified in writing the debt collector of the dispute;

(4) threatening to sell or assign to another the obligation of the consumer and falsely representing that the result of the sale or assignment would be that the consumer would lose a defense to the consumer debt or would be subject to illegal collection attempts;

(5) threatening that the debtor will be arrested for nonpayment of a consumer debt without proper court proceedings;

(6) threatening to file a charge, complaint, or criminal action against a debtor when the debtor has not violated a criminal law;

(7) threatening that nonpayment of a consumer debt will result in the seizure, repossession, or sale of the person's property without proper court proceedings; or

(8) threatening to take an action prohibited by law.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prevent a debt collector from:

(1) informing a debtor that the debtor may be arrested after proper court proceedings if the debtor has violated a criminal law of this state;

(2) threatening to institute civil lawsuits or other judicial proceedings to collect a consumer debt; or

(3) exercising or threatening to exercise a statutory or contractual right of seizure, repossession, or sale that does not require court proceedings.
Tex. Occupations Code § 502.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 502 / Section 502.301
§ 502.301. RENEWAL OF LICENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) A license issued under this chapter is subject to biennial renewal. The executive council shall adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(50), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(50), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(50), eff. September 1, 2019.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(50), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8385.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8385 / Section 8385.151
§ 8385.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8385.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.333 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.333
§ 370.333. VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF AUTHORITY GOVERNED BY GOVERNING BODY OF MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

In addition to the requirements of Section 370.331, an authority governed under Section 370.2511 may not be dissolved unless:

(1) the dissolution is approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members of the governing body;

(2) all debts, obligations, and liabilities of the authority have been paid and discharged or adequate provision has been made for the payment of all debts, obligations, and liabilities;

(3) there are no suits pending against the authority, or adequate provision has been made for the satisfaction of any judgment, order, or decree that may be entered against it in any pending suit; and

(4) the authority has commitments from other governmental entities to assume jurisdiction of all authority transportation facilities.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.260 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.260
§ 13A.260. FRAUDULENT USE OR POSSESSION OF IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

An offense under Section 32.51, Penal Code, may be prosecuted in:

(1) any county in which the offense was committed; or

(2) the county in which the victim resides.
Tex. Education Code § 29.314 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.314
§ 29.314. TRANSITION INTO GENERAL EDUCATION CLASS.
Status: in_force

In addition to satisfying requirements of the admission, review, and dismissal committee and to satisfying requirements under state and federal law for vocational training, each school district shall develop and implement a transition plan for the transition of a student who is deaf or hard of hearing into a general education class if the student is to be transferred from a special class or center or nonpublic, nonsectarian school into a general education class in a public school for any part of the school day. The transition plan must provide for activities:

(1) to integrate the student into the general education program and specify the nature of each activity and the time spent on the activity each day; and

(2) to support the transition of the student from the special education program into the general education program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.003
§ 22.003. INTERPRETATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be interpreted to make uniform as far as possible the laws and regulations of this state, other states, and the United States relating to local governmental airports.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.332 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.332
§ 1702.332. TELEMATICS SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "telematics service" means:

(1) a service that:

(A) is provided to owners, operators, and occupants of consumer vehicles or commercial fleet vehicles through the remote access of in-vehicle data that may rely on global positioning system satellite data to fix the exact location of the vehicle, including:

(i) location-specific emergency and roadside vehicle breakdown assistance;

(ii) automatic collision notification;

(iii) real-time traffic and navigation information;

(iv) remote vehicle diagnostics; and

(v) stolen vehicle recovery;

(B) is enabled through the two-way communication of voice or data, often with an interactive voice response technology interface, between a service subscriber's vehicle and a telematics company's response center; and

(C) is provided to:

(i) enhance vehicle service, safety, and convenience while driving for vehicle owners;

(ii) enable automakers and automobile dealerships to achieve greater service and customer management efficiencies and to increase customer retention; and

(iii) enable fleet operators to remotely manage their vehicles and other mobile assets; and

(2) a related service provided to consumers, automakers, automobile dealerships, and commercial fleet operators by a telematics company as part of the emerging technology industry that delivers telematics services on a national basis to service subscribers.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, this chapter does not apply to a person who provides a telematics service in this state.

(c) To qualify for the exemption provided by Subsection (b), a telematics service provider shall establish business practices and procedures that are at least as stringent as the guidelines established by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International regarding the communication of information from telematics service providers to public safety agencies.

(d) The commission may adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, including rules to determine whether a telematics service provider is complying with Subsection (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0210
§ 8515.0210. SEPARATION OF POLICY-MAKING AND MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the board's policy-making responsibilities and the general manager's and staff's management responsibilities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.015
§ 68.015. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The board has exclusive jurisdiction over the piloting of vessels in Brazoria County ports, including intermediate stops and landing places for vessels on navigable streams wholly or partially located in the board's jurisdiction.
Tex. Local Government Code § 51.074 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 51 / Section 51.074
§ 51.074. PERPETUAL SUCCESSION.
Status: in_force

The municipality may act in perpetual succession as a body politic.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.101
§ 2304.101. STANDARDS FOR CONTRACTORS AND CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt standards for:

(1) the selection of contractors to perform housing rehabilitation under this chapter;

(2) housing rehabilitation contracts between borrowers and contractors; and

(3) materials and fixtures used in performing housing rehabilitation under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.051
§ 885.051. FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY DEFINED.
Status: in_force

A corporation, society, order, or voluntary association is a fraternal benefit society if it:

(1) has a lodge system and a representative form of government or limits its membership to a secret fraternity that has a lodge system and a representative form of government;

(2) is organized and operated solely for the mutual benefit of its members and their beneficiaries and not for profit;

(3) does not have capital stock; and

(4) provides for the payment of benefits in accordance with Section 885.301.
Tex. Government Code § 511.0097 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.0097
§ 511.0097. FIRE SPRINKLER HEAD INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of a sheriff, the commission shall inspect a facility to determine whether there are areas in the facility in which fire sprinkler heads should not be placed as a fire prevention measure. In making a decision under this section, the commission shall consider:

(1) the numbers and types of inmates having access to the area;

(2) the likelihood that an inmate will attempt to vandalize the fire sprinkler system or commit suicide by hanging from a sprinkler head; and

(3) the suitability of other types of fire prevention and smoke dispersal devices available for use in the area.

(b) If the commission determines that fire sprinkler heads should not be placed in a particular area within a facility, neither a county fire marshal nor a municipal officer charged with enforcing ordinances related to fire safety may require the sheriff to install sprinkler heads in that area.
Tex. Family Code § 2.007 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.007
§ 2.007. AFFIDAVIT OF ABSENT APPLICANT.
Status: in_force

The affidavit of an absent applicant must include:

(1) the absent applicant's full name, including the maiden surname of a female applicant, address, date of birth, place of birth, including city, county, and state, citizenship, and social security number, if any;

(2) a declaration that the absent applicant has not been divorced within the last 30 days;

(3) a declaration that the absent applicant is:

(A) not presently married; or

(B) married to the other applicant and they wish to marry again;

(4) a declaration that the other applicant is not presently married and is not related to the absent applicant as:

(A) an ancestor or descendant, by blood or adoption;

(B) a brother or sister, of the whole or half blood or by adoption;

(C) a parent's brother or sister, of the whole or half blood or by adoption;

(D) a son or daughter of a brother or sister, of the whole or half blood or by adoption;

(E) a current or former stepchild or stepparent; or

(F) a son or daughter of a parent's brother or sister, of the whole or half blood or by adoption;

(5) a declaration that the absent applicant desires to marry and the name, age, and address of the person to whom the absent applicant desires to be married;

(6) the approximate date on which the marriage is to occur;

(7) the reason the absent applicant is unable to appear personally before the county clerk for the issuance of the license; and

(8) the appointment of any adult, other than the other applicant, to act as proxy for the purpose of participating in the ceremony, if the absent applicant is:

(A) a member of the armed forces of the United States stationed in another country in support of combat or another military operation; and

(B) unable to attend the ceremony.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 164.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 164 / Section 164.001
§ 164.001. PURPOSE AND POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature declares that it is the policy of the state to provide financial assistance to veterans of the state in recognition of their service to this state and the United States and to honor veterans with a final resting place and with lasting memorials that commemorate their service.

(b) The legislature declares that existing mechanisms for implementing the policy stated in Subsection (a) of this section may be enhanced by adoption of this chapter and implementation of the financial assistance programs authorized by this chapter.

(c) The legislature finds that this chapter and the financial assistance programs authorized by this chapter are in furtherance of a public purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.342 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.342
§ 521.342.
Status: in_force

Sec. 521.342. PERSON UNDER 21 YEARS OF AGE. (a) Except as provided by Section 521.344, the license of a person who was under 21 years of age at the time of the offense, other than an offense classified as a misdemeanor punishable by fine only, is automatically suspended on conviction of:

(1) an offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, or 49.07, Penal Code, committed as a result of the introduction of alcohol into the body;

(2) an offense under the Alcoholic Beverage Code, other than an offense to which Section 106.071 of that code applies, involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, transportation, or use of an alcoholic beverage;

(3) a misdemeanor offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, for which Subchapter P does not require the automatic suspension of the license;

(4) an offense under Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, transportation, or use of a dangerous drug; or

(5) an offense under Chapter 485, Health and Safety Code, involving the manufacture, delivery, possession, transportation, or use of an abusable volatile chemical.

(b) The department shall suspend for one year the license of a person who is under 21 years of age and is convicted of an offense under Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, regardless of whether the person is required to attend an educational program under Article 42A.403, Code of Criminal Procedure, that is designed to rehabilitate persons who have operated motor vehicles while intoxicated, unless the person is placed under community supervision under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, and is required as a condition of the community supervision to not operate a motor vehicle unless the vehicle is equipped with the device described by Article 42A.408 of that chapter. If the person is required to attend such a program and does not complete the program before the end of the person's suspension, the department shall suspend the person's license or continue the suspension, as appropriate, until the department receives proof that the person has successfully completed the program. On the person's successful completion of the program, the person's instructor shall give notice to the department and to the community supervision and corrections department in the manner provided by Article 42A.406(b), Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) A person whose license is suspended under Subsection (a) remains eligible to receive an occupational driver's license under Subchapter L. Suspension under Subsection (a) is not a suspension for physical or mental disability or impairment for purposes of eligibility to apply for an occupational driver's license under Subchapter L.
Tex. Tax Code § 183.024 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 183 / Section 183.024
§ 183.024. FAILURE TO PAY TAX OR FILE REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A permittee who fails to file a report as required by this subchapter or who fails to pay a tax imposed by this subchapter when due shall pay five percent of the amount due as a penalty, and if the permittee fails to file the report or pay the tax within 30 days after the day the tax or report is due, the permittee shall pay an additional five percent of the amount due as an additional penalty.

(b) The minimum penalty under Subsection (a) is $1.

(c) A delinquent tax draws interest beginning 60 days from the due date.

(d) In addition to any other penalty authorized by this section, a permittee who fails to file a report as required by this subchapter shall pay a penalty of $50. The penalty provided by this subsection is assessed without regard to whether the permittee subsequently files the report or whether any taxes were due from the permittee for the reporting period under the required report.