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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.302 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.302
§ 131.302. ACCESS TO PROPERTY AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Members and employees of the commission, on proper identification, may enter public or private property to inspect and investigate conditions associated with any uranium exploration activity and related to the quality of water in the state, to inspect and investigate conditions related to the development of rules, orders, or permits issuable by the commission under this subchapter, to monitor compliance with any rule, order, or permit issued by the commission under this subchapter, or to examine and copy, during reasonable working hours, any records required to be maintained under any rule, order, or permit issued by the commission under this subchapter. Members or employees acting under the authority of this section who enter an establishment on public or private property shall observe the establishment's safety, internal security, and fire protection rules.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.101
§ 393.101. REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before conducting business in this state, a credit services organization shall register with the secretary of state by filing a statement that:

(1) contains the name and address of:

(A) the organization; and

(B) each person who directly or indirectly owns or controls at least 10 percent of the outstanding shares of stock in the organization; and

(2) fully discloses any litigation or unresolved complaint relating to the operation of the organization filed with a governmental authority of this state or contains a notarized statement that there has been no litigation or unresolved complaint of that type.

(b) The organization shall keep a copy of the registration statement in its files.

(c) The secretary of state may not require an organization to provide information other than information contained in the registration statement.

(d) A registration certificate expires on the first anniversary of its date of issuance. A registered credit services organization may renew a registration certificate by filing a renewal application, in the form prescribed by the secretary of state, and paying the renewal fee.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.302 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.302
§ 152.302. REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to money received for money transmission that is:

(1) subject to the federal requirements for remittance transfers under 12 C.F.R. Part 1005, Subpart B; or

(2) under a written agreement between a money transmission licensee and a payee to process payments for goods or services provided by the payee.

(b) A money transmission licensee shall refund any and all money received for money transmission services to the sender not later than the 10th day after the date of receipt of the sender's written request for a refund unless:

(1) the money has been forwarded not later than the 10th day after the date on which the money was received for transmission;

(2) instructions have been given committing an equivalent amount of money to the person designated by the sender not later than the 10th day after the date on which the money was received for transmission;

(3) an agreement between the licensee and the sender instructs the licensee to forward the money at a time that is later than the 10th day after the date on which the money was received for transmission;

(4) the refund is requested for a transaction that the licensee has not completed based on a reasonable belief or a reasonable basis to believe that a crime or violation of law, rule, or regulation has occurred, is occurring, or may occur; or

(5) the refund request does not enable a money transmission licensee to identify:

(A) the sender's name and address or telephone number; or

(B) the particular transaction to be refunded in the event the sender has multiple transactions outstanding.

(c) If funds have not yet been forwarded in accordance with the terms of an agreement between a money transmission licensee and a sender under Subsection (b)(3), the licensee shall issue a refund in accordance with the other provisions of this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.205
§ 884.205. IMPAIRMENT OF CAPITAL STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) If, when computing the liabilities of a stipulated premium company under this chapter, one-third or more of the company's capital stock becomes impaired, the company shall correct the impairment not later than the 60th day after the date the company becomes subject to this subsection by:

(1) reducing the company's capital stock;

(2) adjusting the premium rate if permitted by policy contract; or

(3) both reducing capital stock and adjusting the premium rate.

(b) If, when computing a stipulated premium company's reserve liability under this chapter, 50 percent or more of the company's capital stock becomes impaired, the commissioner may apply to a court for the appointment of a receiver to wind up the affairs of the company.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.003
§ 431.003. ARTICLE MISBRANDED BECAUSE OF MISLEADING LABELING OR ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling or advertising is misleading, then in determining whether the labeling or advertising is misleading, there shall be taken into account, among other things, not only representations made or suggested by statement, word, design, device, sound, or any combination of these, but also the extent to which the labeling or advertising fails to reveal facts material in the light of such representations or material with respect to consequences which may result from the use of the article to which the labeling or advertising relates under the conditions of use prescribed in the labeling or advertising thereof, or under such conditions of use as are customary or usual.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.108 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.108
§ 334.108. NOTICE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

Each bill or other receipt for a rental subject to the tax imposed under this subchapter must contain a statement in a conspicuous location stating: "_______ (insert name of taxing municipality or county) requires that an additional tax of ____ percent (insert rate of tax) be imposed on each motor vehicle rental for the purpose of financing ______ (describe approved venue project)."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7951A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7951A / Section 7951A.0104
§ 7951A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7951A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.258 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.258
§ 2602.258. CERTAIN MONEY AUTHORIZED FOR USE IN PAYING COVERED CLAIM; LIMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Money from assessments or guaranty fees is liable only for the difference between the amount of covered claims and the amount of assets marshalled by a receiver or conservator for payment to holders of covered claims.

(b) In an ancillary receivership in this state, money from assessments is liable only for the difference between the amount of covered claims and the amount of assets marshalled by receivers in other states for payment of covered claims in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8111.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8111 / Section 8111.109
§ 8111.109. ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

A municipality may annex the original district, or a new district that is created as a result of a division of the district under Section 8111.102 or 8111.103, only after:

(1) the district has installed at least 90 percent of all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary to:

(A) provide service to the proposed development in the district;

(B) accomplish the purposes for which the district was created; and

(C) exercise the powers provided by general law and this chapter; or

(2) at least 10 years have elapsed since the creation of the district was confirmed at an election held under Section 8111.023.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.085 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.085
§ 11.085. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The liability under other law of a governing entity that receives notice of a proposed application of aquatic herbicide is not affected by the requirements of this subchapter.

(b) Notice by a governing entity to an individual under Section 11.084(f)(2) does not constitute authorization by that entity for the application of the herbicide.

(c) This subchapter does not relieve an individual who applies aquatic herbicide to a public body of surface water of the obligation to comply with all applicable federal, state, or local laws, rules, ordinances, or orders relating to the application of the herbicide in the body of water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8398.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8398 / Section 8398.003
§ 8398.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.305 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.305
§ 545.305. AUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer listed under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a license and weight inspector of the department may remove or require the operator or a person in charge of a vehicle to move a vehicle from a highway if the vehicle:

(1) is unattended on a bridge, viaduct, or causeway or in a tube or tunnel and the vehicle is obstructing traffic;

(2) is unlawfully parked and blocking the entrance to a private driveway;

(3) has been reported as stolen;

(4) is identified as having been stolen in a warrant issued on the filing of a complaint;

(5) is unattended and the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the vehicle has been abandoned for longer than 48 hours;

(6) is disabled so that normal operation is impossible or impractical and the owner or person in charge of the vehicle is:

(A) incapacitated and unable to provide for the vehicle's removal or custody; or

(B) not in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle;

(7) is disabled so that normal operation is impossible or impractical and the owner or person in charge of the vehicle does not designate a particular towing or storage company;

(8) is operated by a person:

(A) an officer arrests for an alleged offense and the officer is required by law to take the person into custody; or

(B) in violation of Section 521.021, 521.457, 601.191, or 729.002; or

(9) is, in the opinion of the officer, a hazard, interferes with a normal function of a governmental agency, or because of a catastrophe, emergency, or unusual circumstance is imperiled.

(b) An officer acting under Subsection (a) may require that the vehicle be taken to:

(1) the nearest garage or other place of safety;

(2) a garage designated or maintained by the governmental agency that employs the officer; or

(3) a position off the paved or main traveled part of the highway.

(c) A law enforcement agency other than the department that removes an abandoned vehicle in an unincorporated area shall notify the sheriff.

(d) The owner of a vehicle that is removed or stored under this section is liable for all reasonable towing and storage fees incurred.

(e) In this section:

(1) "Towing company" means an individual, corporation, partnership, or other association engaged in the business of towing vehicles on a highway for compensation or with the expectation of compensation for the towing or storage of the vehicles and includes the owner, operator, employee, or agent of a towing company.

(2) "Storage company" means an individual, corporation, partnership, or other association engaged in the business of storing or repairing vehicles for compensation or with the expectation of compensation for the storage or repair of vehicles and includes the owner, operator, employee, or agent of a storage company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8825.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8825 / Section 8825.105
§ 8825.105. PERMIT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may impose a reasonable fee on each well that is not exempt from regulation by the district and for which a permit is issued by the district.

(b) The fee may be based on:

(1) the size of column pipe used by the well; or

(2) the actual, authorized, or anticipated amount of water to be withdrawn from the well.

(c) The fee may not exceed:

(1) $1 for each acre-foot payable annually for water used for agricultural use; or

(2) 17 cents for each thousand gallons for water used for any other purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.253
§ 1095.253. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies unless the board elects to have taxes assessed and collected under Section 1095.254.

(b) The tax assessor-collector of Shackelford County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.004
§ 651.004. REGULATION OF CREMATORY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall regulate crematory services as provided by this chapter and Chapter 716, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The commission may not regulate crematory services that occur after burial or inurnment unless the services relate to the care and treatment of the remains in an urn, casket, or outer enclosure.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01892 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01892
§ 30.01892. JUDGE.
Status: in_force

Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 108.755 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 108 / Section 108.755
§ 108.755. CERTAIN GOVERNMENTALLY OWNED FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 108.75 does not restrict or govern the promotion, sponsorship, or advertising of an entertainment event, or the promotion or advertising of an alcoholic beverage brand or product, at a facility that is:

(1) owned by a municipality or county that is financed with public securities, the interest on which is exempt from federal income taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or

(2) part of an approved venue project, including the venue and related infrastructure, as those terms are defined by Section 334.001, Local Government Code.

(b) Financial arrangements, including profit sharing, between a concessionaire operating at a facility described by Subsection (a) and a person operating the concession facilities under a contract with the license or permit holder or the municipality or county do not constitute and are not evidence of subterfuge ownership prohibited by Section 109.53.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3891.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3891 / Section 3891.151
§ 3891.151. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3891.158, the district may impose an annual operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8410.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8410 / Section 8410.001
§ 8410.001. 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 Quail Creek Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8809.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8809 / Section 8809.055
§ 8809.055. NOTICE OF MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board must publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the fifth day before the date the board is scheduled to meet.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3957.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3957 / Section 3957.251
§ 3957.251. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8371.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8371 / Section 8371.004
§ 8371.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 679, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Property Code § 74.201 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.201
§ 74.201. REQUIRED NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 74.202, the comptroller may use one or more methods as necessary to provide the most efficient and effective notice to each reported owner in the calendar year immediately following the year in which the report required by Section 74.101 is filed. The notice must be provided:

(1) in the county of the property owner's last known address; or

(2) in the county in which the holder has its principal place of business or its registered office for service in this state, if the property owner's last address is unknown.

(b) The notice must state that the reported property is presumed abandoned and subject to this chapter and must contain:

(1) the name and city of last known address of the reported owner;

(2) a statement that, by inquiry, any person possessing a legal or beneficial interest in the reported property may obtain information concerning the amount and description of the property; and

(3) a statement that the person may present proof of the claim and establish the person's right to receive the property.

(c) Deleted by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

(d) The comptroller may offer for sale space for suitable advertisements in a notice published under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.306
§ 1101.306. RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district in accordance with Section 1101.305, the board shall order the board secretary to return to each district taxpayer the pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(b) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the board secretary to transmit the money to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Estates Code § 33.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 33 / Section 33.053
§ 33.053. PROBATE PROCEEDINGS IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

If probate proceedings involving the same estate are commenced in more than one county, each proceeding commenced in a county other than the county in which a proceeding was first commenced is stayed until the court in which the proceeding was first commenced makes a final determination of venue.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.1535 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.1535
§ 603.1535. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with Chapter 53, except to the extent the requirements of this chapter are stricter than the requirements of Chapter 53.

(b) In rules under this section, the medical board shall list the specific offenses for which a conviction would constitute grounds for the medical board to take action under Section 53.021.
Tex. Transportation Code § 542.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 542 / Section 542.301
§ 542.301. GENERAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person performs an act prohibited or fails to perform an act required by this subtitle.

(b) Except as otherwise provided, an offense under this subtitle is a misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.154
§ 1024.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8358.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8358 / Section 8358.105
§ 8358.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) For purposes of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district is a city service district for the limited purpose of establishing consent conditions.
Tex. Government Code § 481.401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.401
§ 481.401. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Capital access loan" means a loan that is entitled to be secured by the fund.

(2) "Financial institution" includes a bank, trust company, banking association, savings and loan association, mortgage company, investment bank, credit union, or nontraditional financial institution.

(3) "Fund" means the original capital access fund.

(4) "Loan" includes a line of credit.

(5) "Medium-sized business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity that:

(A) is domiciled in this state or has at least 51 percent of its employees located in this state;

(B) is formed to make a profit; and

(C) employs 100 or more but fewer than 500 full-time employees.

(6) "Nonprofit organization" means a private, nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation, association, or organization listed in Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that is domiciled in this state or has at least 51 percent of its members located in this state.

(6-a) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 1515), Sec. 16(2), eff. September 1, 2023.

(7) "Participating financial institution" means a financial institution participating in a program.

(8) "Program" means an access to capital program established by the bank under this subchapter.

(9) "Reserve account" means an account established in a participating financial institution on approval of the bank in which money is deposited to serve as a source of additional revenue to reimburse the financial institution for losses on loans enrolled in a program.

(10) "Small business" means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity that:

(A) is domiciled in this state or has at least 51 percent of its employees located in this state;

(B) is formed to make a profit;

(C) is independently owned and operated; and

(D) employs fewer than 100 full-time employees.