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Tex. Transportation Code § 621.510 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.510
§ 621.510. PERMIT VOID.
Status: in_force

A permit issued under this chapter is void on the failure of the owner or the owner's representative to comply with a rule of the board or with a condition placed on the permit by the department.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.157
§ 2166.157. ACCOUNTING FOR PROJECT ANALYSIS EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

When the legislature approves a project and appropriates money for its construction, the engineering, architectural, and other planning expenses necessary to make a project analysis are the first charge against the project for which the analysis was made.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.17 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.17
§ 17.17. WHEN SURRENDER IS MADE DURING TERM.
Status: in_force

If a surrender of the accused be made during a term of the court to which he has bound himself to appear, the sheriff shall take him before the court; and if he is willing to give other bail, the court shall forthwith require him to do so. If he fails or refuses to give bail, the court shall make an order that he be committed to jail until the bail is given, and this shall be a sufficient commitment without any written order to the sheriff.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.651 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.651
§ 452.651. WITHDRAWAL OF UNIT OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a unit of election may order an election to withdraw the unit from an authority. An election ordered under this subsection for a unit of election located in an authority consisting of one subregion governed by a subregional board created under Subchapter O may not be held if the governing body rescinds the order and notice of the election before the 45th day before election day. The governing body shall promptly give notice of the rescission in the same manner as the notice of election given under Section 452.655.

(b) On the determination by a governing body of a unit of election that a petition for withdrawal under this chapter is valid, the governing body shall order an election to withdraw the unit of election from the authority.

(c) An election to withdraw may not be ordered, and a petition for an election to withdraw may not be accepted for filing, more frequently than once during each period of 12 months preceding the anniversary of the date of the election confirming the authority. If the unit of election is located in an authority consisting of one subregion governed by a subregional board created under Subchapter O, an election for withdrawal of the unit of election under this section may not be ordered, and a petition for withdrawal may not be accepted, more frequently than once during 1996 and during each sixth calendar year after that year.
Tex. Family Code § 85.024 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 85 / Section 85.024
§ 85.024. ENFORCEMENT OF COUNSELING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person found to have engaged in family violence who is ordered to attend a program or counseling under Section 85.022(a)(1), (2), or (3) shall file with the court an affidavit before the 60th day after the date the order was rendered stating either that the person has begun the program or counseling or that a program or counseling is not available within a reasonable distance from the person's residence. A person who files an affidavit that the person has begun the program or counseling shall file with the court before the date the protective order expires a statement that the person completed the program or counseling not later than the 30th day before the expiration date of the protective order or the 30th day before the first anniversary of the date the protective order was issued, whichever date is earlier. An affidavit under this subsection must be accompanied by a letter, notice, or certificate from the program or counselor that verifies the person's completion of the program or counseling. A person who fails to comply with this subsection may be punished for contempt of court under Section 21.002, Government Code.

(b) A protective order under Section 85.022 must specifically advise the person subject to the order of the requirement of this section and the possible punishment if the person fails to comply with the requirement.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 101.673 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 101 / Section 101.673
§ 101.673. USE OF AMERICAN VITICULTURAL AREA, COUNTY, OR VINEYARD ON WINE LABEL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "American viticultural area" has the meaning assigned by 27 C.F.R. Section 4.25.

(b) A wine that is otherwise entitled under federal law to an appellation of origin indicating the wine's origin is an American viticultural area or county located in this state may use that appellation only if the wine is 100 percent by volume fermented juice of grapes or other fruit grown in this state.

(c) A wine that is otherwise entitled under federal law to use the name of a specific vineyard in this state on the wine's label may use the name of the vineyard on the label only if the wine is 100 percent by volume fermented juice of grapes or other fruit grown in this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.307 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.307
§ 504.307.
Status: in_force

Sec. 504.307. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the department's order becomes final, the person shall:

(1) pay the administrative penalty;

(2) pay the penalty and file a petition for judicial review contesting the fact of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both; or

(3) without paying the penalty, file a petition for judicial review contesting the fact of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) Within the 30-day period, a person who acts under Subsection (a)(3) may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving to the court a supersedeas bond approved by the court that:

(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) is effective until judicial review of the order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) giving a copy of the affidavit to the department by certified mail.

(c) If the department receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (b)(2), the department may file with the court a contest to the affidavit not later than the fifth day after the date the copy is received.

(d) The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and to give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Water Code § 56.032 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.032
§ 56.032.
Status: in_force

Sec. 56.032. AUTHORIZING EXISTING DISTRICTS TO OPERATE UNDER ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 59, OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION. (a) Any existing district may be authorized to operate under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution without change of name or impairment of obligations.

(b) To operate under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, the board must adopt a resolution proposing the change and schedule a hearing on the resolution. The hearing must be held not earlier than the 30th day but not later than the 60th day after the date the resolution is adopted. The board shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing on the resolution by posting a copy of the resolution for at least the 20 days preceding the date of the hearing in five public places in the county. One of the copies shall be posted on the courthouse door and the other copies shall be posted within the boundaries of the district. Following the hearing, the board may adopt a resolution authorizing the district to operate under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.

(c) Any district operating under the provisions of this section is governed and controlled by the laws under which it was organized.

(d) Limitations imposed by Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution and this chapter on debts to be incurred and taxes to be levied are not applicable to districts operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0502
§ 8515.0502. BORROWING MONEY.
Status: in_force

The authority may borrow money by any method or procedure provided by this chapter or general law for a corporate purpose or combination of corporate purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 487.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.156
§ 487.156. COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to sponsor a student under this subchapter, a community must:

(1) be located in a qualified area in this state; and

(2) provide evidence of community sponsorship of the student.

(b) Community sponsorship consists of:

(1) a commitment to pay for a percentage of the student's postsecondary educational expenses, including tuition, fees, educational materials, and living expenses; and

(2) a commitment to employ the student on a full-time basis as a health care professional on the student's completion of the academic program and licensure or certification in the health care profession for which the student is sponsored.

(c) The department shall determine the percentage of educational expenses communities are required to provide under this section.

(d) Community financial support may be satisfied wholly or partly by a grant, a scholarship, or private foundation support.
Tex. Occupations Code § 505.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.106
§ 505.106. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

Each board member is entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in traveling to and from the business of the board at the rates provided in the General Appropriations Act for state employees. A member may not receive actual or necessary expenses except for travel to and from meetings.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.0171 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0171
§ 61.0171. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF LINE OF VEGETATION DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may, by order, suspend action on conducting a line of vegetation determination for a period of up to three years from the date the order is issued if the commissioner determines that the line of vegetation was obliterated as a result of a meteorological event. For the duration of the order, the public beach shall extend to a line 200 feet inland from the line of mean low tide as established by a licensed state land surveyor.

(b) An order issued under this section shall be:

(1) posted on the land office's Internet website;

(2) published by the land office as a miscellaneous document in the Texas Register; and

(3) filed for record by the land office in the real property records of the county in which the area of beach subject to the order is located.

(c) Issuance of an order under this section is purely within the discretion of the commissioner. This section does not create:

(1) a duty on the part of the commissioner to issue an order related to the line of vegetation; or

(2) a private cause of action for:

(A) issuance of an order under this section; or

(B) failure to issue an order under this section.

(d) Chapter 2007, Government Code, does not apply to an order issued under this section.

(e) If the commissioner issues an order under this section, a limitations period established by statute, under common law, or in equity that may be asserted or claimed in any action under this chapter is suspended and does not run against this state, the public, or private land owners for the period the order is in effect.

(f) Following the expiration of an order issued under this section, the commissioner shall make a determination regarding the line of vegetation in accordance with Sections 61.016 and 61.017 and taking into consideration the effect of the meteorological event on the location of the public beach easement.

(g) The commissioner may consult with the Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas at Austin or a licensed state land surveyor and consider other relevant factors when making a determination under Subsection (f) regarding the annual erosion rate for the area of beach subject to the order issued under this section.

(h) The line of vegetation, as determined by the commissioner under Subsection (f), shall constitute the landward boundary of the area subject to public easement until the line of vegetation moves landward due to a subsequent meteorological event, erosion, or public use, or until a final court adjudication establishes the line in another place.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.103
§ 363.103. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president and vice president. The board shall appoint a secretary. The secretary need not be a director. The person who performs the duties of auditor for the political subdivision shall serve as treasurer for the district.

(b) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(c) A vacancy in a board office shall be filled for the unexpired term by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 105.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 105 / Section 105.002
§ 105.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) In conjunction with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and in such a way as to avoid duplication of effort, the council shall establish a comprehensive health professions resource center for the collection and analysis of educational and employment trends for health professions in this state.

(b) In conjunction with the nursing advisory committee formed under Section 104A.007, to avoid duplication of effort, and to the extent funding is available through fees collected under Section 301.155(c), Occupations Code, the council shall establish a nursing resource section within the center for the collection and analysis of educational and employment trends for nurses in this state.

(c) If the nursing resource section established under Subsection (b) is funded from surcharges collected under Section 301.155(c), Occupations Code, the council shall provide the Texas Board of Nursing with an annual accounting of the money received from the board. The council may expend a reasonable amount of the money to pay administrative costs of maintaining the nursing resource section.
Tex. Government Code § 401.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 401 / Section 401.103
§ 401.103. VETERANS HEALTH ISSUES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor or the governor's designee may negotiate with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and any other appropriate federal agency on matters relating to improving the delivery of health care services to veterans in this state, including:

(1) establishing a veterans hospital in the Rio Grande Valley region of the state; and

(2) ensuring the prompt payment of claims submitted by community health care providers to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for health care services provided to veterans by those providers.

(b) The governor, in consultation with the board of regents of The University of Texas System, may identify shared resources and collaborative opportunities that may be used by the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to provide quality health care services to residents of the Rio Grande Valley.

(c) The governor may request the assistance of the Department of State Health Services, the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Veterans Commission, or any other state agency, department, or office in performing an action under this section. The agency, department, or office shall provide the requested assistance.
Tex. Government Code § 437.232 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.232
§ 437.232. CONFIDENTIALITY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "military personnel information" means a service member's name, Department of Defense identification number, home address, rank, official title, pay rate or grade, state active duty orders, deployment locations, military duty addresses, awards and decorations, length of military service, and medical records.

(b) A service member's military personnel information is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.036
§ 61.036. DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR PURPOSES OF STATE ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may not credit an expenditure made to assist an eligible county resident toward eligibility for state assistance under this subchapter unless the county complies with the department's application, documentation, and verification procedures.

(b) Except as provided by Section 61.023(b), a county may not credit an expenditure for an applicant toward eligibility for state assistance if the applicant does not meet the department's eligibility standards.

(c) Regardless of the application, documentation, and verification procedures or eligibility standards established under Subchapter A, a county may credit an expenditure for an eligible resident toward eligibility for state assistance if the eligible resident received the health care services at:

(1) a hospital maintained or operated by a state agency that has a contract with the county to provide health care services;

(2) a federally qualified health center delivering federally qualified health center services, as those terms are defined in 42 U.S.C. Sections 1396d(l)(2)(A) and (B), that has a contract with the county to provide health care services; or

(3) a hospital or other health care provider if the eligible resident is an inmate of a county jail or another county correctional facility.

(d) Regardless of the application, documentation, and verification procedures or eligibility standards established under Subchapter A, a county may credit an intergovernmental transfer to the state toward eligibility for state assistance if the transfer was made to provide health care services as part of the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver issued under 42 U.S.C. Section 1315.

(e) A county may credit toward eligibility for state assistance intergovernmental transfers made under Subsection (d) that in the aggregate do not exceed four percent of the county's general revenue levy in any state fiscal year, provided:

(1) the commissioners court determines that the expenditure fulfills the county's obligations to provide indigent health care under this chapter;

(2) the commissioners court determines that the amount of care available through participation in the waiver is sufficient in type and amount to meet the requirements of this chapter; and

(3) the county receives periodic reports from health care providers that receive supplemental or incentive payments under the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program waiver that document the number and types of services provided to persons who are eligible to receive services under this chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 37.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 37 / Section 37.008
§ 37.008. COURT REFUSAL TO RENDER.
Status: in_force

The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree if the judgment or decree would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.004
§ 221.004. ADOPTION OF ALTERNATE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that a procedure under this chapter violates the federal or state constitution, a development corporation by resolution may provide an alternate procedure that conforms to the constitution.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.108 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.108
§ 171.108. DEDUCTION OF COST OF CLEAN COAL PROJECT FROM MARGIN APPORTIONED TO THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "clean coal project" has the meaning assigned by Section 5.001, Water Code.

(b) A taxable entity may deduct from its apportioned margin 10 percent of the amortized cost of equipment:

(1) that is used in a clean coal project;

(2) that is acquired by the taxable entity for use in generation of electricity, production of process steam, or industrial production;

(3) that the taxable entity uses in this state; and

(4) the cost of which is amortized in accordance with Subsection (c).

(c) The amortization of the cost of capital used in a clean coal project must:

(1) be for a period of at least 60 months;

(2) provide for equal monthly amounts;

(3) begin in the month during which the equipment is placed in service in this state; and

(4) cover only a period during which the equipment is used in this state.

(d) A taxable entity that makes a deduction under this section shall file with the comptroller an amortization schedule showing the period for which the deduction is to be made. On the request of the comptroller, the taxable entity shall file with the comptroller proof of the cost of the equipment or proof of the equipment's operation in this state.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.47 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.47
§ 33.47. TAX RECORDS AS EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit to collect a delinquent tax, the taxing unit's current tax roll and delinquent tax roll or certified copies of the entries showing the property and the amount of the tax and penalties imposed and interest accrued constitute prima facie evidence that each person charged with a duty relating to the imposition of the tax has complied with all requirements of law and that the amount of tax alleged to be delinquent against the property and the amount of penalties and interest due on that tax as listed are the correct amounts.

(b) If the description of a property in the tax roll or delinquent tax roll is insufficient to identify the property, the records of the appraisal office are admissible to identify the property.

(c) In a suit to collect a tax, a tax receipt issued under Section 31.075 of this code, or an electronic replica of the receipt, that states that a tax has been paid is prima facie evidence that the tax has been paid as stated by the receipt or electronic replica.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.002
§ 262.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means a hospital authority created under this chapter.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of an authority.

(3) "Bond" includes a note.

(4) "Bond resolution" means the resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.

(5) "Governing body" means the governing body of a municipality.

(6) "Hospital" means a hospital project as defined by Section 223.002.

(7) "Trust indenture" means the mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument pledging revenues of, or creating a mortgage lien on, properties to secure revenue bonds issued by an authority.

(8) "Trustee" means the trustee under a trust indenture.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.203
§ 3503.203. APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

If bonds issued by the authority recite that they are secured by a pledge of payments under a contract, a copy of the contract and the proceedings relating to the contract may be submitted to the attorney general along with the bonds. If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized and the contract was entered into in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds and the contract.