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Tex. Water Code § 5.555 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.555
§ 5.555. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director, in accordance with procedures provided by commission rule, shall file with the chief clerk of the commission a response to each relevant and material public comment on the preliminary decision filed during the public comment period.

(a-1) With respect to a permit application filed with the commission for a project to construct or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal or a renewal of that permit, the executive director shall provide each response required by Subsection (a) not later than the 120th day after the close of the public comment period.

(b) The chief clerk of the commission shall transmit the executive director's decision, the executive director's response to public comments, and instructions for requesting that the commission reconsider the executive director's decision or hold a contested case hearing to:

(1) the applicant;

(2) any person who submitted comments during the public comment period; and

(3) any person who requested to be on the mailing list for the permit action.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.123 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.123
§ 841.123. REVIEW OF UNAUTHORIZED PETITION FOR RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the committed person files a petition for release without the office's authorization, the person shall serve the petition on the court, the attorney representing the state, and the office.

(b) The judge shall review and issue a ruling on a petition for release filed by the committed person without the office's authorization not later than the 60th day after the date of filing of the petition.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the judge shall deny without a hearing a petition for release filed without the office's authorization if:

(1) the judge determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner's behavioral abnormality has not changed to the extent that the petitioner is no longer likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence; or

(2) the petitioner has filed the petition for release before the 180th day after the date an order was entered under Subchapter D or F or a previous order was entered under this section.

(d) The judge is not required to deny a petition under Subsection (c)(2) if the judge determines by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner's behavioral abnormality has changed to the extent that the petitioner is no longer likely to engage in a predatory act of sexual violence.
Tex. Government Code § 24.617 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.617
§ 24.617.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.617. 309TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 309th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 472.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 472 / Section 472.014
§ 472.014. DEPARTMENT NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department and its officers and employees are not liable for:

(1) any damage to personal property resulting from its removal or disposal by the department unless the removal or disposal is carried out recklessly or in a grossly negligent manner; or

(2) any damage resulting from the failure to exercise authority granted under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 6.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 6 / Section 6.004
§ 6.004. SALE OF LIVESTOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) A common carrier may sell at public auction livestock that is unclaimed for 48 hours after arrival at its destination if the carrier gives five days' notice of the sale.

(b) The notice must contain the same information and be given in the same manner as the notice described by Sections 6.002(b) and (c).

(c) The common carrier shall dispose of proceeds of the sale in the same manner as provided by Section 6.003. In addition to the deductions allowed under that section, the carrier may deduct reasonable expenses for the keeping, feeding, and watering of the livestock from its arrival until its sale.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.252 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.252
§ 1158.252. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

An application for the sale of real estate must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) describe:

(A) the real estate sought to be sold; or

(B) the interest in or part of the real estate sought to be sold; and

(3) be accompanied by an exhibit, verified by an affidavit, showing fully and in detail:

(A) the estate's condition;

(B) the charges and claims that have been approved or established by suit or that have been rejected and may be established later;

(C) the amount of each claim described by Paragraph (B);

(D) the estate property remaining on hand that is liable for the payment of the claims described by Paragraph (B); and

(E) any other facts showing the necessity for or advisability of the sale.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7960A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7960A / Section 7960A.0101
§ 7960A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 219.
Tex. Government Code § 838.1035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 838 / Section 838.1035
§ 838.1035.
Status: repealed

Sec. 838.1035. SERVICE IN EXCESS OF 20 YEARS. (a) Subject to the limitation on the amount of a retirement annuity under Section 839.102(d), an eligible member may establish service credit in the retirement system for service in excess of 20 years performed before September 1, 2005.

(b) A member eligible to establish credit under Subsection (a) is one who elects to make contributions under Section 840.1025.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308, Sec. 41(4), eff. September 1, 2009.

(d) A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system a contribution computed for each month of qualifying service claimed at the rate of six percent of the member's current monthly state salary.

(e) The board of trustees may adopt rules to administer this section.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.3501 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.3501
§ 151.3501. LABOR TO RESTORE, REPAIR, OR REMODEL HISTORIC SITES.
Status: in_force

(a) Labor to restore, repair, or remodel an improvement to real property is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if:

(1) the amount of the charge for labor is separately itemized; and

(2) the restoration, repair, or remodeling is performed on an improvement to real property listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

(b) The exemption provided by this section does not apply to tangible personal property transferred by the service provider to the purchaser as part of the service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8851.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8851 / Section 8851.053
§ 8851.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in November of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Finance Code § 157.0022 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 157 / Section 157.0022
§ 157.0022. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending receives a signed written complaint from a person concerning a mortgage banker, the commissioner shall notify the representative designated by the mortgage banker under Section 157.003(b) in writing of the complaint and provide a copy of the complaint to the representative.

(b) The commissioner may request documentary and other evidence considered by the commissioner as necessary to effectively evaluate the complaint, including correspondence, loan documents, and disclosures. A mortgage banker shall promptly provide any evidence requested by the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner may require the mortgage banker to resolve the complaint or to provide the commissioner with a response to the complaint. The commissioner may direct the mortgage banker in writing to take specific action to resolve the complaint.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.102 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.102
§ 1001.102. ALCOHOL AWARENESS INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall require that information relating to alcohol awareness and the effect of alcohol on the effective operation of a motor vehicle be included in the curriculum of any driver education course or driving safety course.

(b) In developing rules under this section, the commission shall consult with the Department of Public Safety.
Tex. Election Code § 232.043 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 232 / Section 232.043
§ 232.043. WRITE-IN VOTES IN NEW ELECTION.
Status: in_force

A write-in vote in a new election ordered by a court in an election contest may not be counted unless write-in votes were received by the candidate in the contested election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0303
§ 3984.0303. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may develop or finance recreational facilities as authorized by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and any other law that applies to the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.101
§ 154.101. PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A person must hold a permit issued under this subchapter to:

(1) sell prepaid funeral benefits, or accept money for prepaid funeral benefits, in this state under any contract; or

(2) solicit an individual's designation of prepaid funeral benefits to be provided out of a fund, investment, security, or contract, including a contract or policy of insurance authorized, and sold under a license issued, by the Texas Department of Insurance, to be created or purchased by that individual at the suggestion or solicitation of the seller.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.010 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.010
§ 16.010. MISAPPROPRIATION OF TRADE SECRETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must bring suit for misappropriation of trade secrets not later than three years after the misappropriation is discovered or by the exercise of reasonable diligence should have been discovered.

(b) A misappropriation of trade secrets that continues over time is a single cause of action and the limitations period described by Subsection (a) begins running without regard to whether the misappropriation is a single or continuing act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 243.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 243 / Section 243.013
§ 243.013. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 243.003(a).

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate offense.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.066 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.066
§ 375.066. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled by the remaining members of the board for the unexpired term.
Tex. Government Code § 665.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 665 / Section 665.051
§ 665.051. INDIVIDUALS SUBJECT TO REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

Only the following individuals are subject to removal from office by address under this subchapter:

(1) a justice of the supreme court;

(2) a judge of the court of criminal appeals;

(3) a justice of a court of appeals;

(4) a judge of a district court;

(5) a judge of a criminal district court;

(6) the commissioner of agriculture;

(7) the commissioner of insurance; and

(8) the banking commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0101
§ 2270.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Business operations" means engaging in commerce in any form in Iran, including by acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce.

(2) "Military equipment" means weapons, arms, military supplies, and equipment that readily may be used for military purposes, including radar systems and military-grade transport vehicles.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.252
§ 1065.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.155
§ 8801.155. PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A well owner must obtain a permit from the board before:

(1) drilling, equipping, or completing the well;

(2) substantially altering the size of the well or a well pump; or

(3) operating the well.

(b) A well must have a valid permit if it is operational.

(c) A well owner commits a violation if the well owner does not obtain a permit as required by Subsection (a). A violation occurs on the first day the drilling, alteration, or operation begins. Each day that a violation continues is a separate violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.104
§ 1031.104. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the district, including district facilities.

(b) On approval by the board, the rules may be published in booklet form at district expense and made available to any taxpayer on request.
Tex. Government Code § 662.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.053
§ 662.053. VOLUNTEERS FOR DEMOCRACY DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The second Tuesday in January of each year is Volunteers for Democracy Day in honor of the precinct chairs and other election volunteers who make valuable contributions to the nation's democratic system.

(b) Volunteers for Democracy Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies.
Tex. Election Code § 212.083 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.083
§ 212.083. DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PETITION.
Status: in_force

The deadline for submitting a recount petition under this subchapter is 2 p.m. of the second day after the date of the local canvass.
Tex. Family Code § 231.105 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.105
§ 231.105. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF PAYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Child support payments for the benefit of a child whose support rights have been assigned to the Title IV-D agency under Section 231.104 shall be made payable to the Title IV-D agency and transmitted to the state disbursement unit as provided by Chapter 234.

(b) If a court has ordered support payments to be made to an applicant for or recipient of financial assistance or to an applicant for or recipient of Title IV-D services, the Title IV-D agency shall, on providing notice to the obligee and the obligor, direct the obligor or other payor to make support payments payable to the Title IV-D agency and to transmit the payments to the state disbursement unit. The Title IV-D agency shall file a copy of the notice with the court ordering the payments and with the child support registry. The notice must include:

(1) a statement that the child is an applicant for or recipient of financial assistance, or a child other than a recipient child for whom Title IV-D services are provided;

(2) the name of the child and the caretaker for whom support has been ordered by the court;

(3) the style and cause number of the case in which support was ordered; and

(4) instructions for the payment of ordered support to the agency.

(c) On receipt of a copy of the notice under Subsection (b), the clerk of the court shall file the notice in the appropriate case file.
Tex. Government Code § 663.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 663 / Section 663.104
§ 663.104. ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

To establish a child care facility, the commission shall:

(1) acquire necessary real and personal property, including mobile and prefabricated buildings; or

(2) build, renovate, repair, or equip a building, including constructing or placing a new building on real property the state owns.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5002.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5002 / Section 5002.202
§ 5002.202. MUNICIPAL CONSENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Municipal consent is not required for the district to exercise a power or duty under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8236.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8236 / Section 8236.006
§ 8236.006. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON BROOKSHIRE-KATY DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF WALLER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect the powers of the Brookshire-Katy Drainage District of Waller County.
Tex. Government Code § 71.037 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 71 / Section 71.037
§ 71.037. SPECIALTY COURT BEST PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

The council shall review and as appropriate approve recommendations made by the Specialty Courts Advisory Council under Section 772.0061(b)(2).
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.1003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.1003
§ 501.1003. SALVAGE DEALER RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a salvage vehicle dealer acquires ownership of a nonrepairable motor vehicle or salvage motor vehicle for the purpose of dismantling, scrapping, or destroying the motor vehicle, the dealer shall, before the 31st day after the date the dealer acquires the motor vehicle, submit to the department a report stating that the motor vehicle will be dismantled, scrapped, or destroyed. The dealer shall:

(1) make the report in a manner prescribed by the department; and

(2) submit with the report a properly assigned manufacturer's certificate of origin, regular certificate of title, nonrepairable vehicle title, salvage vehicle title, or comparable out-of-state ownership document for the motor vehicle.

(b) After receiving the report and title or document, the department shall issue the salvage vehicle dealer a receipt for the manufacturer's certificate of origin, regular certificate of title, nonrepairable vehicle title, salvage vehicle title, or comparable out-of-state ownership document.

(c) The department shall adopt rules to notify the salvage dealer if the vehicle was not issued a printed title, but has a record of title in the department's titling system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7222.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7222 / Section 7222.0103
§ 7222.0103. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation and initial directors' election held before September 1, 2022:

(1) the district is dissolved on September 1, 2022, except that the district shall:

(A) pay any debts incurred;

(B) transfer to Caldwell or Hays County, as appropriate, any assets of the district that remain after the payment of debts; and

(C) maintain the organization of the district until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2023.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.005
§ 162.005. ANTI-RETALIATION POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) A health organization certified under Section 162.001(b) shall develop, implement, and comply with an anti-retaliation policy for physicians under which the health organization may not terminate, demote, retaliate against, discipline, discriminate against, or otherwise penalize a physician for:

(1) filing in good faith a complaint under Section 162.004;

(2) cooperating in good faith with an investigation or proceeding of the board relating to a complaint filed under Section 162.004; or

(3) communicating to a patient in good faith what the physician reasonably believes to be the physician's best, independent medical judgment.

(b) On a determination that a health organization certified under Section 162.001(b) has failed to develop, implement, or comply with a policy described by Subsection (a), the board may take any action allowed under this subtitle or board rule applicable to a health organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3842.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3842 / Section 3842.104
§ 3842.104. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified provider, including Harris County or the City of Nassau Bay, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Election Code § 274.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 274 / Section 274.003
§ 274.003. CERTIFYING AMENDMENT FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) For each proposed constitutional amendment, the secretary of state shall certify in writing for placement on the ballot:

(1) the wording of the proposition submitting the amendment; and

(2) the proposition's number.

(b) Not later than the 68th day before election day, the secretary of state shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared in each county.

(c) In conjunction with the certification required under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall include appropriate ballot translation language, as applicable, for each language certified statewide or for a specific county by the director of the census under 42 U.S.C. Section 1973aa-1a.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2155.011 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.011
§ 2155.011. LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The service may employ an attorney to represent a CIPBM in a liability action for which insurance coverage is provided under this chapter.

(b) The attorney general may not provide the services described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.152
§ 651.152. OTHER REQUIRED CONTENTS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the items required by Section 651.151, a premium finance agreement must contain the following, as applicable:

(1) the finance charge expressed as an annual percentage rate, using the term "annual percentage rate";

(2) the number of installments required under the agreement;

(3) the amount of each installment expressed in dollars;

(4) the due date or period of each installment;

(5) the amount or method of computing the amount of any default or delinquency charge that is payable in the event of late payment; and

(6) the method of computing any unearned portion of the finance charge in the event of prepayment of the obligation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8452.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8452 / Section 8452.003
§ 8452.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.