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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.002
§ 91.002. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who wilfully or with criminal negligence violates Section 91.101 of this code or a rule, order, or permit of the commission issued under that section commits an offense.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) of this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 a day for each day a violation is committed.

(c) Venue for prosecution of an alleged violation of this section is in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0303
§ 526.0303. COLLABORATION WITH OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall collaborate with the Office of Rural Affairs to ensure that this state is pursuing to the fullest extent possible federal grants, funding opportunities, and support programs available to rural hospitals as administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Office of Minority Health in the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 67.051 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.051
§ 67.051. INTELLIGENCE DATABASES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a criminal justice agency or juvenile justice agency shall compile criminal information into an intelligence database for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting the criminal activities of combinations, criminal street gangs, or foreign terrorist organizations.

(b) A law enforcement agency in a municipality with a population of 50,000 or more or in a county with a population of 100,000 or more shall compile and maintain in a local or regional intelligence database criminal information relating to a criminal street gang or a foreign terrorist organization as provided by Subsection (a). The agency must compile and maintain the information in accordance with the criminal intelligence systems operating policies established under 28 C.F.R. Section 23.1 et seq. and the submission criteria established under Article 67.054(b).

(c) Information described by this article may be compiled on paper, by computer, or in any other useful manner by a criminal justice agency, juvenile justice agency, or law enforcement agency.

(d) A local law enforcement agency described by Subsection (b) shall send to the department information the agency compiles and maintains under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 683.033 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 683 / Section 683.033
§ 683.033. UNAUTHORIZED STORAGE FEE; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person charges a storage fee for a period for which the fee is not authorized by Section 683.032.

(b) An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $1,000.
Tex. Insurance Code § 842.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 842 / Section 842.207
§ 842.207. CONTRACTS; REINSURANCE; OTHER AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a group hospital service corporation may:

(1) contract with another organization similar in character for joint participation through:

(A) a mutualization contract agreement;

(B) a reinsurance treaty; or

(C) another arrangement; and

(2) cede or accept risks from an insurer on all or part of a risk.

(b) Each document used for a purpose described by Subsection (a) must be filed with the department and approved by the commissioner for use in that purpose.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 79.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 79 / Section 79.002
§ 79.002. AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The department may follow procedures outlined in Section 12.027, Chapter 61, or Chapter 77 of this code in promulgating rules for harvest of any and all species of marine life subject to the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.A. Section 1801 et seq.). The commission may delegate to the director the duties, responsibilities, and authority provided by this chapter for taking immediate action as necessary to modify state coastal fisheries regulations in order to provide for consistency with federal regulations in the exclusive economic zone.
Tex. Finance Code § 94.352 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 94 / Section 94.352
§ 94.352. FORM OF SAVINGS BANK FACILITY.
Status: in_force

The finance commission by rule adopted under Section 93.002 may approve a new form of savings bank facility or authorize the commissioner to approve a new form of savings bank facility if the commissioner does not have a significant supervisory or regulatory concern regarding the proposed facility.
Tex. Education Code § 54.778 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.778
§ 54.778. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The fund and the operations of the board are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.103
§ 552.103. ANNUAL STATUS REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The inspector general shall prepare an annual status report of the inspector general's activities under this subchapter. The annual report may not contain personally identifiable information of an individual mentioned in the report.

(b) The annual status report must include information that is aggregated and disaggregated by individual state hospital regarding:

(1) the number and type of investigations conducted with the assistance of the inspector general;

(2) the number and type of investigations involving a state hospital employee;

(3) the relationship of an alleged victim to an alleged perpetrator, if any;

(4) the number of investigations conducted that involve the suicide, death, or hospitalization of an alleged victim; and

(5) the number of completed investigations in which commission of an alleged offense was confirmed or unsubstantiated or in which the investigation was inconclusive, and a description of the reason that allegations were unsubstantiated or the investigation was inconclusive.

(c) The inspector general shall submit the annual status report to the:

(1) executive commissioner;

(2) commissioner of state health services;

(3) commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services;

(4) State Health Services Council;

(5) Family and Protective Services Council;

(6) governor;

(7) lieutenant governor;

(8) speaker of the house of representatives;

(9) standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over state hospitals;

(10) state auditor; and

(11) comptroller.

(c) The inspector general shall submit the annual status report to the:

(1) executive commissioner;

(2) commissioner of state health services;

(3) commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services;

(4) State Health Services Council;

(5) governor;

(6) lieutenant governor;

(7) speaker of the house of representatives;

(8) standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over state hospitals;

(9) state auditor; and

(10) comptroller.

(d) An annual status report submitted under this section is public information under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.104 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.104
§ 43.104. GROUNDS TO ISSUE PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The department may issue a permit to any person if the department finds that management of wildlife or exotic animals by the use of aircraft is necessary to protect or to aid in the administration or protection of land, water, wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human life, or crops and will not have a deleterious effect on indigenous species.
Tex. Water Code § 49.272 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.272
§ 49.272. REPORTS FURNISHED TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall furnish to any person who desires to bid on construction work, and who makes a request in writing, a copy of the engineer's report or plans and specifications showing the details of the work to be done. The board may charge for each copy of the engineer's report or plans and specifications an amount sufficient to cover the cost of making the copy.
Tex. Government Code § 2002.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.014
§ 2002.014. OMISSION OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may omit information from the Texas Register if:

(1) the secretary determines that publication of the information would be cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient;

(2) on application to the adopting state agency, the information is made available in printed or processed form by the agency; and

(3) the register contains a notice stating the general subject matter of the information and the manner in which a copy of it may be obtained.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.005
§ 1020.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954 / Section 7954.151
§ 7954.151. 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 7954.153.

(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. Business & Commerce Code § 2.202 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.202
§ 2.202.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.202. FINAL WRITTEN EXPRESSION: PAROL OR EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE. Terms with respect to which the confirmatory memoranda of the parties agree or which are otherwise set forth in a writing intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement with respect to such terms as are included therein may not be contradicted by evidence of any prior agreement or of a contemporaneous oral agreement but may be explained or supplemented

(1) by course of performance, course of dealing, or usage of trade (Section 1.303); and

(2) by evidence of consistent additional terms unless the court finds the writing to have been intended also as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.310 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.310
§ 11.310. PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 17.032, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if process in an action under this subchapter is returned not found, the attorney general shall publish notice on the public information Internet website maintained as required by Section 72.034, Government Code, and in a newspaper in the county in which the registered office of the filing entity in this state is located. The notice must contain:

(1) a statement of the pendency of the action;

(2) the title of the court;

(3) the title of the action; and

(4) the earliest date on which default judgment may be entered by the court.

(b) Notice under this section must be published on the public information Internet website for at least two consecutive weeks and in a newspaper at least once a week for two consecutive weeks. Notice may be published at any time after the citation has been returned.

(c) The attorney general may include in one published notice the name of each filing entity against which an action for involuntary winding up and termination is pending in the same court.

(d) Not later than the 10th day after the date notice under this section is first published, the attorney general shall send a copy of the notice to the filing entity at the filing entity's registered office in this state. A certificate from the attorney general regarding the sending of the notice is prima facie evidence that notice was sent under this section.

(e) Unless a filing entity has been served with citation, a default judgment may not be taken against the entity before the 31st day after the date the notice is first published.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.154
§ 604.154. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board shall establish for the renewal of a certificate uniform continuing education requirements of not less than 12 or more than 24 continuing education hours for each renewal period.

(b) The advisory board may adopt rules relating to meeting the continuing education requirements in a hardship situation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 229.901 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 229 / Section 229.901
§ 229.901. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE ANIMAL BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may not adopt, enforce, or maintain an ordinance or rule that restricts, regulates, limits, or otherwise impedes a business involving the breeding, care, treatment, or sale of animals or animal products, including a veterinary practice, or the business's transactions if the person operating that business holds a license for the business that is issued by the federal government or a state.

(b) Except as provided by this subsection, a municipality may not adopt, enforce, or maintain an ordinance or rule that restricts, regulates, limits, or otherwise impedes the retail sale of dogs or cats. A municipality may enforce or maintain an ordinance or rule adopted before April 1, 2023, that restricts, regulates, limits, or otherwise impedes the retail sale of dogs or cats until the state adopts statewide regulation for the retail sale of dogs or cats, as applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935 / Section 7935.003
§ 7935.003. 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.
Tex. Family Code § 233.022 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 233 / Section 233.022
§ 233.022. FORM TO REQUEST A COURT HEARING ON NONAGREED ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A court shall consider any responsive pleading that is intended as an objection to confirmation of a child support review order not agreed to by the parties, including a general denial, as a request for a court hearing.

(b) The Title IV-D agency shall:

(1) make available to each clerk of court copies of the form to request a court hearing on a nonagreed review order; and

(2) provide the form to request a court hearing to a party to the child support review proceeding on request of the party.

(c) The clerk shall furnish the form to a party to the child support review proceeding on the request of the party.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.032 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.032
§ 361.032. INSPECTIONS; RIGHT OF ENTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may inspect and approve solid waste facilities used or proposed to be used to store, process, or dispose of solid waste.

(b) Agents or employees of the commission or local governments have the right to enter at any reasonable time public or private property in the governmental entity's jurisdiction, including a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, to inspect and investigate conditions concerning solid waste management and control.

(c) Agents or employees of the commission or commission contractors have the right to enter at any reasonable time public or private property to investigate or monitor the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance.

(d) Agents or employees of the commission or commission contractors may not enter private property with management in residence without notifying the management, or the person in charge at the time, of their presence and presenting proper credentials.

(e) Agents or employees of the commission or commission contractors acting under this section shall observe the establishment's rules on safety, internal security, and fire protection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9016.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9016 / Section 9016.151
§ 9016.151. 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 9016.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 51, 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. Property Code § 13.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 13 / Section 13.002
§ 13.002. EFFECT OF RECORDED INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

An instrument that is properly recorded in the proper county is:

(1) notice to all persons of the existence of the instrument; and

(2) subject to inspection by the public.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2028.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2028 / Section 2028.155
§ 2028.155. ALLOCATION OF PURSE IN GREYHOUND RACES.
Status: in_force

(a) The purse in a greyhound race may not be less than 4.7 percent of the total deposited in each pari-mutuel pool.

(b) Of the portion of a purse allocated to a greyhound:

(1) 35 percent shall be paid directly to the greyhound owner; and

(2) the balance shall be paid to the greyhound's contract kennel as provided by commission rules.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.022 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.022
§ 207.022. COMMISSION-APPROVED TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual may not be denied benefits because the individual is in training with the approval of the commission.

(b) An individual may not be denied benefits for a benefit period in which the individual is in training with the approval of the commission because of the provisions of Section 207.021 relating to the individual's:

(1) availability for work;

(2) active search for work; or

(3) refusal to apply for or refusal to accept suitable work.

(c) Approval of training must be obtained as required by rules adopted by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3839.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3839 / Section 3839.201
§ 3839.201. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may dissolve the district regardless of whether the district has debt. Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its debts. The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.
Tex. Water Code § 26.0491 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.0491
§ 26.0491. MODEL STANDARDS TO PREVENT DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER FROM SANITARY SEWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "separate sanitary sewer system" has the meaning assigned by Section 26.049.

(b) The commission shall adopt model standards for use by an operator of a separate sanitary sewer system that are designed to prevent the discharge of untreated wastewater from a separate sanitary sewer system as a result of blockage due to grease.

(c) The model standards shall include the following elements:

(1) a requirement that grease be completely removed from grease traps on a regular basis;

(2) a minimum schedule for cleaning of grease traps by a grease trap operator that is sufficient to prevent blockages in the collection system resulting from grease;

(3) an opportunity to receive an exception from the cleaning schedule;

(4) a requirement that new commercial and industrial facilities properly install and use grease traps;

(5) a requirement that, at a commercial or industrial facility where a grease trap has previously been installed, a grease trap be properly used;

(6) a requirement that alternative treatment methods be supported by scientific data determined by the commission to show that the method will prevent blockages in the collection system caused by grease and will not affect the performance of the system's treatment plant;

(7) a uniform manifest system; and

(8) a schedule of penalties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.204
§ 1092.204. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 84.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 84 / Section 84.001
§ 84.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the program established under this chapter is to enable and facilitate the purchase and donation of agricultural conservation easements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.151
§ 1007.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board shall prepare a budget that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed to meet the proposed budget.
Tex. Education Code § 21.0462 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0462
§ 21.0462. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATION AS SCHOOL COUNSELOR.
Status: in_force

The qualifications for certification as a school counselor may not include a requirement that a candidate for certification have experience as a classroom teacher.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.713 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.713
§ 452.713. APPROVAL OF SERVICE PLAN AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO ORDER ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not earlier than the 61st day after the date the interim executive committee approves a service plan and tax rate, the interim executive committee shall:

(1) modify the approved service plan and tax rate only as necessary to conform to the nonparticipation of municipalities or unincorporated areas in the service plan and approve the modified service plan and tax rate; and

(2) notify the commissioners court of each county included in whole or in part within the initial boundaries of the authority of the interim executive committee's intention to call a confirmation election.

(b) A changed service plan and rate of tax must be approved by the governing body of a contiguous municipality creating a subregional authority. Subsection (a) does not apply to an authority created by a contiguous municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.157
§ 1078.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.