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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.452 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.452
§ 91.452. PROHIBITED ACTIVITY.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this subchapter, a person conducting oil and gas development or production operations, geothermal operations, or underground hydrocarbon storage operations may not use a saltwater disposal pit for storage or evaporation of oil field brines.
Tex. Occupations Code § 505.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.306
§ 505.306. PROHIBITED USE OF SPECIALTY AREA IDENTIFICATION OR TITLE.
Status: in_force

If the executive council establishes a specialty area of social work, a social worker may not use the specialty area identification or title designated by the executive council unless the person is recognized as qualified for the practice of the specialty area under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2352.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2352 / Section 2352.051
§ 2352.051. AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer or distributor contracting with a dealer may not sell or offer for sale, and a dealer may not purchase or offer to purchase, a new boat or a new boat motor unless the manufacturer or distributor and the dealer enter into an agreement that complies with this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.152 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.152
§ 21.152. CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION, INQUIRY, OR HEARING.
Status: in_force

A member of the commission, the director, or an officer or employee of the department who has been designated by the commission to hold an investigation, inquiry, or hearing may:

(1) administer an oath;

(2) certify an official act;

(3) issue a subpoena;

(4) order the attendance and testimony of a witness; or

(5) order the production of a paper, book, or document.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.251 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.251
§ 371.251. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF PAWNSHOP LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and opportunity for a hearing, the commissioner may revoke or suspend a pawnshop license if the commissioner finds that:

(1) the pawnbroker has not paid a fee or charge imposed by the commissioner under this chapter;

(2) the pawnbroker, knowingly or without exercising due care to prevent the violation, has violated this chapter or a rule adopted or an order issued under this chapter;

(3) a fact or condition exists that, if it had existed or had been known to exist at the time of the original license application, clearly would have justified refusal to issue the license;

(4) the pawnbroker has established an association with an unlicensed person who, with the knowledge of the pawnbroker, has violated this chapter;

(5) the pawnbroker has aided or conspired with a person to circumvent this chapter;

(6) the pawnbroker or a legal or beneficial owner of the pawnbroker has been convicted of a crime that the commissioner finds directly relates to the duties and responsibilities of the occupation of pawnbroker or would otherwise make the person unfit for a pawnshop license under Section 371.052;

(7) the financial responsibility, experience, character, or general fitness of the pawnbroker or its owners and managers do not command the confidence of the public or warrant the belief that the business will be operated lawfully, fairly, and within the purposes of this chapter; or

(8) the pawnbroker has not maintained the minimum net assets required by Section 371.072.

(b) The commissioner may:

(1) place on probation a person whose license is suspended; or

(2) reprimand a pawnbroker for violating this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.001
§ 1034.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Hall County Hospital District.
Tex. Insurance Code § 705.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 705 / Section 705.102
§ 705.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to any insurance policy issued or contracted for in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.007
§ 3877.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.129 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.129
§ 287.129. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for construction contracts under Section 287.077(a) or as provided by Sections 287.142 and 287.143, the district may not incur a debt payable from revenues of the district other than the revenues on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following fiscal year of the district.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in:

(1) bonds of the United States;

(2) certificates of indebtedness issued by the United States secretary of the treasury;

(3) bonds of this state or a county, municipality, or school district of this state; or

(4) shares or share accounts of savings and loan associations organized under the laws of this state or federal savings and loan associations domiciled in this state, if the shares or share accounts are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Education Code § 46.008 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 46 / Section 46.008
§ 46.008. STANDARDS.
Status: repealed

(a) The commissioner shall establish standards for adequacy of school facilities. The standards must include requirements related to space, educational adequacy, and construction quality. All new facilities constructed after September 1, 1998, must meet the standards to be eligible to be financed with state or local tax funds.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 698, Sec. 5, eff. December 31, 2009.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8125.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8125 / Section 8125.103
§ 8125.103. ROAD CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The district may contract for a road project in the same manner as provided by Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 24.215 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.215
§ 24.215.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.215. 113TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 113th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 113th District Court.
Tex. Estates Code § 1352.107 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1352 / Section 1352.107
§ 1352.107. ANNUAL ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

A guardian of the person executing a home equity loan on a minor ward's behalf must account for the transaction, including the expenditure of the loan proceeds, in the annual account required by Subchapter A, Chapter 1163.
Tex. Water Code § 11.405 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.405
§ 11.405. FAILURE TO PAY ASSESSED COSTS.
Status: in_force

If the costs and expenses assessed are not paid within the time prescribed by the court, the court after notice and hearing may withdraw or limit allocations of water to any party failing or refusing to pay his share until all costs and expenses assessed against him are paid in full.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 322.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 322 / Section 322.051
§ 322.051. CERTAIN RESTRAINTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not administer to a resident of a facility a restraint that:

(1) obstructs the resident's airway, including a procedure that places anything in, on, or over the resident's mouth or nose;

(2) impairs the resident's breathing by putting pressure on the torso; or

(3) interferes with the resident's ability to communicate.

(b) A person may use a prone or supine hold on the resident of a facility only if the person:

(1) limits the hold to no longer than the period specified by rules adopted under Section 322.052;

(2) uses the hold only as a last resort when other less restrictive interventions have proven to be ineffective; and

(3) uses the hold only when an observer, who is trained to identify the risks associated with positional, compression, or restraint asphyxiation and with prone and supine holds and who is not involved in the restraint, is ensuring the resident's breathing is not impaired.

(c) Small residential facilities and small residential service providers are exempt from Subsection (b)(3).
Tex. Family Code § 231.110 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.110
§ 231.110. AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The provision of services by the Title IV-D agency under this chapter or Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) does not authorize service on the agency of any legal notice that is required to be served on any party other than the agency.
Tex. Finance Code § 94.353 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 94 / Section 94.353
§ 94.353. RECORD OF CHARGES ON REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A savings bank shall keep a record of the status of taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, and other charges on all real and personal property owned by the savings bank.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968A / Section 7968A.0501
§ 7968A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 2167.0541 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2167 / Section 2167.0541
§ 2167.0541. USE OF PRIVATE FIRMS TO OBTAIN SPACE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may contract with one or more private brokerage or real estate firms to assist the commission in obtaining lease space for state agencies on behalf of the commission under this chapter.

(b) A private brokerage or real estate firm with which the commission contracts under Subsection (a) may assist the commission in leasing facilities under this chapter.

(c) The commission may establish a system of charges and billings to recover the costs of contracting with a private brokerage or real estate firm under Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.214 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.214
§ 462.214.
Status: in_force

Sec. 462.214. CERTAIN SHAREHOLDERS' CLAIMS: LIMIT. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the association's liability for shareholder derivative actions or other claims for economic loss incurred by a claimant in the claimant's capacity as a shareholder under an insurance policy placed in force on or after January 1, 1992, is limited to $300,000 for each policy, including defense costs, regardless of the number of claimants under each policy.
Tex. Election Code § 31.049 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.049
§ 31.049. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

A statute prescribing a criminal penalty against the county clerk or the clerk's deputies or other employees for conduct relating to duties or functions transferred to the county elections administrator applies to the administrator or to the administrator's deputies or employees as appropriate.
Tex. Water Code § 6.197 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.197
§ 6.197. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The executive administrator, with the approval of the board and on the board's behalf, may:

(1) acquire, apply for, register, secure, hold, protect, and renew under the laws of this state, another state, the United States, or any other nation:

(A) a patent for the invention or discovery of:

(i) any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;

(ii) any new use of a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method; or

(iii) any new and useful improvement on a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;

(B) a copyright for an original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which the work may be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device;

(C) a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark for a word, name, symbol, device, or slogan that the board uses to identify and distinguish the board's goods and services from other goods and services; or

(D) other evidence of protection or exclusivity issued for intellectual property;

(2) contract with a person for the reproduction, public performance, display, advertising, marketing, lease, licensing, sale, use, or other distribution of the board's intellectual property;

(3) obtain under a contract described by Subdivision (2) a royalty, license right, or other appropriate means of securing reasonable compensation or thing of nonmonetary value for the exercise of rights with respect to the board's intellectual property;

(4) waive, increase, or reduce the amount of compensation or thing of nonmonetary value secured by a contract under Subdivision (3) if the executive administrator, with the approval of the board, determines that the waiver, increase, or reduction will:

(A) further a goal or mission of the board; and

(B) result in a net benefit to this state; and

(5) enforce rules adopted to implement this section.
Tex. Election Code § 212.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.006
§ 212.006. WITHDRAWAL OF RECOUNT PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A recount petitioner may withdraw the petition for the recount by submitting a request to withdraw the petition to the recount coordinator. On receipt of the request, the recount coordinator shall immediately inform, by the most expeditious means possible, all parties who are entitled to receive notice of the recount under Section 212.032 that the request has been submitted and the recount canceled.

(b) After a recount petition has been withdrawn, the petitioner may not petition again for a recount of that election.

(c) The request for the withdrawal of a recount petition must be sworn to by the person requesting the withdrawal. The request must contain:

(1) the identity of the office or measure for which the recount was requested;

(2) the reason for the withdrawal;

(3) a statement acknowledging that once the petition is withdrawn, the petitioner may not petition again for a recount of that election;

(4) a statement acknowledging that the results of the canvass are official;

(5) a statement acknowledging that money properly expended toward the holding of the recount before the request was submitted will be subtracted from the amount of the deposit that is refunded;

(6) the signature of:

(A) the person requesting the withdrawal; or

(B) an agent of the person requesting the withdrawal; and

(7) the printed name, address, and telephone number of the person requesting the withdrawal.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.108
§ 2308.108. CAB CARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a cab card for each tow truck issued a permit. The cab card must:

(1) show the permit number of the certificate issued under Section 2308.106(b);

(2) show the type of permit issued;

(3) show the vehicle unit number;

(4) show the vehicle identification number; and

(5) contain a statement that the vehicle has been issued a permit under this subchapter.

(b) The department shall issue a cab card when the department issues or renews a permit under this subchapter.

(c) A permit holder must keep the cab card in the cab of each permitted tow truck.

(d) The department may order a permit holder to surrender a cab card if the permit is suspended or revoked under this chapter.

(e) If the department determines that the cab card system described by Subsections (a) through (c) is not an efficient means of enforcing this subchapter, the executive director by rule may adopt an alternative method that is accessible by law enforcement personnel in the field and provides for the enforcement of the permit requirements of this subchapter.

(f) A cab card or a permit issued under the alternative method described in Subsection (e) must be valid for the same duration as a certificate issued under Section 2308.106.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.055
§ 1039.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Transportation Code § 541.401 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 541 / Section 541.401
§ 541.401. MISCELLANEOUS TERMS.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle:

(1) "Daytime" means the period beginning one-half hour before sunrise and ending one-half hour after sunset.

(2) "Explosive" means a chemical compound or mechanical mixture that:

(A) is commonly intended for use or used to produce an explosion; and

(B) contains ingredients, which may include oxidizing or combustive units, in packing, proportions, or quantities that, if ignited by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonator, could suddenly generate highly heated gases that could damage surrounding objects or destroy life or limb.

(3) "Flammable liquid" means a liquid that has a flash point of not more than 70 degrees Fahrenheit as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device.

(4) "Gross vehicle weight" means the weight of a vehicle and the weight of its load.

(5) "Nighttime" means the period beginning one-half hour after sunset and ending one-half hour before sunrise.

(6) "Park" or "parking" means to stand an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than temporarily while loading or unloading merchandise or passengers.

(7) "Personal injury" means an injury to any part of the human body and that requires treatment.

(8) "Right-of-way" means the right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian that is approaching from a direction, at a speed, and within a proximity that could cause a collision unless one grants precedence to the other.

(9) "Stand" or "standing" means to halt an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, other than temporarily while receiving or discharging passengers.

(10) "Stop" or "stopping" means:

(A) when required, to completely cease movement; and

(B) when prohibited, to halt, including momentarily halting, an occupied or unoccupied vehicle, unless necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or to comply with the directions of a police officer or a traffic-control sign or signal.
Tex. Government Code § 840.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.103
§ 840.103. COLLECTION OF STATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) During each fiscal year, the state shall contribute to the retirement system an amount equal to a percentage of the aggregate state compensation of all contributing members of the retirement system for that year, as provided by Subsection (b)(1).

(b) Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, the retirement system shall certify to the Legislative Budget Board and to the budget division of the governor's office for review:

(1) an actuarial valuation of the retirement system to determine the percentage of annual payroll required from the state to finance fully the retirement system as provided by Section 840.106;

(2) an estimate of the amount necessary to pay the state's contribution under Subdivision (1) for the following biennium; and

(3) as a separate item, an estimate of the amount, in addition to anticipated receipts from membership fees, required to administer the retirement system for the following biennium.

(c) The amount certified under Subsection (b)(2) shall be included in the budget of the state that the governor submits to the legislature. The legislature may appropriate money to pay administrative costs of the retirement system.

(d) Before September 1 of each year, the retirement system shall certify to the state comptroller of public accounts an estimate of the amount necessary to pay the state's contribution under Subsection (a) for the following fiscal year.

(e) All money allocated and appropriated by the state to the retirement system for benefits provided by the retirement system shall be paid, based on the annual estimate of the retirement system, in monthly installments to the retirement system. The money required for state contributions shall be from money appropriated to pay the compensation of the member for whose benefit the contribution or fee is paid. If the total of the estimated required payments is not equal to the total of the actual payments required for a fiscal year, the retirement system shall certify to the state comptroller of public accounts at the end of that year the amount required for necessary adjustments, and the comptroller shall make the required adjustments.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.155
§ 1701.155. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may accept grants or gifts from private individuals, foundations, or the federal government.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.025
§ 61.025. COUNTY AGREEMENT WITH MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a municipality that has a population of less than 15,000, that owns, operates, or leases a hospital, and that has made a transfer agreement before August 31, 1989, by the adoption of an ordinance, resolution, or order by the commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality.

(b) The transfer agreement may transfer partial responsibility to the county under which the municipal hospital continues to provide health care services to eligible residents of the municipality, but the county agrees to assume the hospital's responsibility to reimburse other providers who provide:

(1) mandatory inpatient or outpatient services to eligible residents that the municipal hospital cannot provide; or

(2) emergency services to eligible residents.

(c) The hospital is a public hospital for the purposes of this chapter, but it does not have a responsibility to provide reimbursement for services it cannot provide or for emergency services provided in another facility.

(d) Expenditures made by the county under Subsection (b) may be credited toward eligibility for state assistance under this subchapter if the person who received the health care services meets the eligibility standards established under Section 61.052 and would have been eligible for assistance under the county program if the person had not resided in a public hospital's service area.

(e) The agreement to transfer partial responsibility to a county under this section must take effect on a September 1 that occurs not later than two years after the date on which the county and municipality agree to the transfer. A county and municipality may not revoke or amend an agreement made under this section, except that the county may revoke or amend the agreement if a hospital district is created after the effective date of the agreement and the boundaries of the district cover all or part of the county.

(f) The county, the hospital, and any other entity in the county that provides services under this chapter shall adopt coordinated application and eligibility verification procedures. In establishing the coordinated procedures, the county and other entities shall focus on facilitating the efficient and timely referral of residents to the proper entity in the county. In addition, the procedures must comply with the requirements of Sections 61.024 and 61.053. Expenditures made by a county in establishing the coordinated procedures prescribed by this section may not be credited toward eligibility for state assistance under this subchapter.