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Tex. Water Code § 13.505 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.505
§ 13.505. RESTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "overcharge" means the amount, if any, a tenant is charged for submetered or nonsubmetered master metered utility service to the tenant's dwelling unit after a violation occurred relating to the assessment of a portion of utility costs in excess of the amount the tenant would have been charged under this subchapter.

(b) The utility commission has exclusive jurisdiction for violations under this subchapter.

(c) If an apartment house owner, condominium manager, manufactured home rental community owner, or other multiple use facility owner violates a rule of the utility commission regarding utility costs, the person claiming the violation may file a complaint with the utility commission. The utility commission and State Office of Administrative Hearings shall establish an online and telephone formal complaint and hearing system through which a person may file a complaint under this subchapter and may appear remotely for a hearing before the utility commission or the State Office of Administrative Hearings. If the utility commission determines that the owner or condominium manager overcharged a complaining tenant for water or wastewater service from the retail public utility, the utility commission shall require the owner or condominium manager, as applicable, to repay the complaining tenant the amount overcharged.

(d) Nothing in this section limits or impairs the utility commission's enforcement authority under Subchapter K. The utility commission may assess an administrative penalty under Section 13.4151 for a violation of this chapter or of any rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 81.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.152
§ 81.152. PROHIBITED ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

An advertisement for legal services may not:

(1) present the advertisement as a "medical alert," "health alert," "drug alert," "public service announcement," or substantially similar phrase that suggests to a reasonable viewer the advertisement is offering professional, medical, or government agency advice about medications or medical devices rather than legal services;

(2) display the logo of a federal or state government agency in a manner that suggests to a reasonable viewer the advertisement is presented by a federal or state government agency or by an entity approved by or affiliated with a federal or state government agency; or

(3) use the term "recall" when referring to a product that has not been recalled by a government agency or through an agreement between a manufacturer and government agency.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 34.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.003
§ 34.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner and the Texas Workforce Commission shall adopt all rules necessary for implementation of the state program, including rules regarding eligibility, work requirements, work exemptions, time limits, and related support services.

(b) The rules must be designed to result in a state program that is substantively identical to the financial assistance program authorized by Chapter 31, except to the extent that programmatic differences are appropriate because of the populations served by those programs and the sources of funding for those programs.

(c) The Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Workforce Commission shall form an interagency work group to develop the rules required under this section. The interagency work group shall provide for participation in development of the rules by representatives of local workforce development boards.
Tex. Utilities Code § 182.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 182 / Section 182.004
§ 182.004. PROOF OF AGE.
Status: in_force

A utility may require an individual requesting a delay under this subchapter to present reasonable proof that the individual is 60 years of age or older.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.020 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.020
§ 382.020. CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM FACILITIES THAT HANDLE CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, when it determines that the control of air pollution is necessary, shall adopt rules concerning the control of emissions of particulate matter from plants at which grain, seed, legumes, or vegetable fibers are handled, loaded, unloaded, dried, manufactured, or processed according to a formula derived from the process weight of the materials entering the process.

(b) A person affected by a rule adopted under this section may use:

(1) the process weight method to control and measure the emissions from the plant; or

(2) any other method selected by that person that the commission or the executive director, if authorized by the commission, finds will provide adequate emission control efficiency and measurement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.355 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.355
§ 453.355. REISSUANCE OF LICENSE; ISSUANCE OF LICENSE AFTER DENIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) On application by the person, the board may reissue a license to a person whose license has been revoked.

(b) An application to reinstate a revoked license:

(1) may not be made before the 180th day after the date the revocation order became final; and

(2) must be made in the manner and form the board requires.

(c) On application by the person, the board may issue a license to a person whose license application has been denied. The application may not be made before the first anniversary of the date of the denial.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.031
§ 775.031. DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: repealed

(a) A district is a political subdivision of the state. To perform the functions of the district and to provide emergency services, a district may:

(1) acquire, purchase, hold, lease, manage, occupy, and sell real and personal property or an interest in property;

(2) enter into and perform necessary contracts;

(3) appoint and employ necessary officers, agents, and employees;

(4) sue and be sued;

(5) impose and collect taxes as prescribed by this chapter;

(6) accept and receive donations;

(7) lease, own, maintain, operate, and provide emergency services vehicles and other necessary or proper apparatus, instrumentalities, equipment, and machinery to provide emergency services;

(8) construct, lease, own, and maintain real property, improvements, and fixtures necessary to house, repair, and maintain emergency services vehicles and equipment;

(9) contract with other entities, including other districts or municipalities, to make emergency services facilities and emergency services available to the district;

(10) contract with other entities, including other districts or municipalities, for reciprocal operation of services and facilities if the contracting parties find that reciprocal operation would be mutually beneficial and not detrimental to the district;

(11) borrow money; and

(12) perform other acts necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter.

(b) A district located wholly within a county with a population of more than 3.3 million may not provide fire prevention or fire-fighting services unless the district:

(1) was originally a rural fire prevention district and was converted to an emergency services district under this chapter or former Section 794.100; or

(2) is created after September 1, 2003.

(b-1) A district that was formerly a rural fire prevention district that is not otherwise prohibited by statute from providing fire prevention or fire-fighting services may provide those services.

(c) A district may contract with the state or a political subdivision for law enforcement services or for enforcement of the district's fire code. A district may commission a peace officer or employ a person who holds a permanent peace officer license issued under Section 1701.307, Occupations Code, as a peace officer.

(d) A district is not required to perform all the functions authorized by this chapter. A district may be created to provide limited services.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 298 (S.B. 1794), Sec. 7(3), eff. March 1, 2024.
Tex. Water Code § 58.797 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.797
§ 58.797. MAXIMUM AMOUNT, INTEREST RATE, AND MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The maximum amount of bonds to be voted on and issued shall not be more than the total amount of the approved valid, enforceable indebtedness and the estimate of expenses, exclusive of the estimated cost of collection of taxes. The maximum amount of bonds, exclusive of interest and expenses of collection, to be issued for fees and expenses of dissolution of the district shall not be more than an amount equal to $2 times the number of acres in the district. The bonds shall mature serially over a period of not more than seven years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.251
§ 1017.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.052
§ 22.052. BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government may pay wholly or partly from the proceeds of the sale of bonds the cost of planning, acquiring, establishing, constructing, improving, or equipping an airport or air navigation facility or the site of an air navigation facility or acquiring or eliminating airport hazards.

(b) For a purpose described by Subsection (a), a local government, in the manner provided by Subtitles A, C, D, and E, Title 9, Government Code, may:

(1) issue any form of secured or unsecured bonds, including general or special obligation bonds, revenue bonds, or refunding bonds; and

(2) impose taxes to provide for the interest and sinking funds of any bonds issued.

(c) In a suit, action, or proceeding involving the security, validity, or enforceability of a bond issued by a local government that states on its face that it was issued under this chapter and for a purpose authorized to be accomplished by this chapter, the bond is considered to have been issued under this chapter for that purpose.

(d) If the principal and interest of a bond issued by a local government under this chapter is payable solely from the revenue of an airport or air navigation facility, the bond must state so on its face.
Tex. Government Code § 493.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 493 / Section 493.012
§ 493.012. HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board and the department each shall make a good faith effort to assist historically underutilized businesses to receive at least 30 percent of the total value of:

(1) each construction contract awarded for construction, purchase of supplies, materials, services, and equipment that the board and the department expect to make; and

(2) contracts awarded for operation, maintenance, or management.

(b) The board and the department each shall annually report to the legislature and the governor on the level of historically underutilized business participation in board and department contracts. The report shall include:

(1) names and locations of the historically underutilized businesses participating in contracts;

(2) types of services conducted by the historically underutilized businesses participating in contracts;

(3) a description of the type of recruitment strategy used to attract historically underutilized businesses; and

(4) recommendations for the improvement of historically underutilized business opportunities with the board and the department.

(c) In this section, "historically underutilized business" means:

(1) a business entity formed for the purpose of making a profit of which at least 51 percent is owned by one or more persons who are socially disadvantaged because of their identification as members of certain groups, including women, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans, who have suffered the effects of discriminatory practices or similar insidious circumstances over which they have no control; or

(2) a corporation formed for the purpose of making a profit in which at least 51 percent of all classes of the shares of stock or other equitable securities is owned by one or more persons described by Subdivision (1). Those persons must have proportionate interest in the control, operation, and management of the corporation's affairs.
Tex. Transportation Code § 314.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 314 / Section 314.012
§ 314.012. RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A governing body that determines to proceed under this chapter shall declare its determination by resolution that may:

(1) state the nature, extent, and limits of the improvement to be made; and

(2) describe the real property proposed to be condemned by:

(A) the lot or block number;

(B) the number of front feet;

(C) the name of the owner; or

(D) any other description that substantially identifies the property.

(b) A mistake or omission in the resolution does not invalidate it.

(c) Passage of the resolution is conclusive evidence of the public use and necessity of the proposed improvement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9086.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9086 / Section 9086.0306
§ 9086.0306. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code; or

(2) a road project authorized by Section 9086.0303.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.002
§ 1012.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

The district is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties prescribed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.109
§ 3908.109. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Local Government Code § 362.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 362 / Section 362.002
§ 362.002. LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A county, municipality, or joint airport may, by resolution or order of its governing body, provide for, or authorize its chief administrative officer, chief of police, or marshal to provide for, its regularly employed law enforcement officers to assist another county, municipality, or joint airport. This assistance may be provided only when the mayor or other officer authorized to declare a state of civil emergency in the other county, municipality, or joint airport considers additional law enforcement officers necessary to protect health, life, and property in the county, municipality, or joint airport because of disaster, riot, threat of concealed explosives, or unlawful assembly characterized by force and violence or the threat of force and violence by three or more persons acting together or without lawful authority.

(b) A county, municipality, or joint airport may, by resolution or order of its governing body, enter into an agreement with a municipality, joint airport, or county to form a mutual aid law enforcement task force to cooperate in criminal investigations and law enforcement. Peace officers employed by counties, municipalities, or joint airports covered by the agreement have only the additional investigative authority throughout the region as set forth in the agreement. The agreement must provide for the compensation of peace officers involved in the activities of the task force.

(c) A law enforcement officer employed by a county, municipality, or joint airport that is covered by the agreement may make an arrest outside the county, municipality, or joint airport in which the officer is employed but within the area covered by the agreement. The law enforcement agencies of the area where the arrest is made shall be notified of the arrest without delay, and the notified agency shall make available the notice of the arrest in the same manner as if the arrest were made by a member of that agency.
Tex. Election Code § 253.101 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.101
§ 253.101. UNLAWFUL CONTRIBUTION OR EXPENDITURE BY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A political committee assisted by a corporation or labor organization under Section 253.100 may not make a political contribution or political expenditure in whole or part from money that is known by a member or officer of the political committee to be dues, fees, or other money required as a condition of employment or condition of membership in a labor organization.

(a-1) Subsection (a) does not prohibit a political committee from making a political contribution or political expenditure wholly or partly from a campaign contribution made by a corporation or labor organization to the political committee under Section 253.096 or 253.097.

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4051.352 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4051 / Section 4051.352
§ 4051.352. SUSPENSION OF AGENT'S CONTRACT; OTHER DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter, "suspension," with regard to an agent's contract, means the temporary cessation of business relations between an insurer and an agent and refusal by the insurer to accept insurance contracts submitted by the agent. The term does not include a situation in which business is suspended immediately after a natural disaster.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt reasonable rules to provide definitions necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9072.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9072 / Section 9072.001
§ 9072.001. 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 Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.0041 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.0041
§ 223.0041. AWARD OF CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 223.005, all bids received and not rejected by the department shall be tabulated and forwarded to the commission.

(b) The commission may accept or reject the bids. Except as provided in Subsection (c), if the bids are accepted, the commission shall award the contract to the lowest bidder, subject to Section 223.045.

(c) For a maintenance contract involving an amount less than $300,000, if the lowest bidder withdraws its bid prior to contract award or fails to execute the contract, the director may recommend to the commission that the contract be awarded to the second lowest bidder. The commission may award the maintenance contract to the second lowest bidder if the second lowest bidder agrees to accept the unit bid prices of the lowest bidder. The commission shall adopt rules governing the conditions under which the department will allow the withdrawal of the bid of the lowest bidder and consider awarding a maintenance contract to the second lowest bidder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6604.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6604 / Section 6604.104
§ 6604.104. GENERAL RECLAMATION AND DRAINAGE POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) devise plans and construct works to reclaim land in the district;

(2) provide drainage facilities for reclamation and drainage of the overflowed land and other land in the district that needs drainage;

(3) acquire or construct outside the district properties or facilities that in the judgment of the commissioners court are necessary to facilitate drainage and reclamation of land in the district;

(4) remove natural or artificial obstructions from streams or watercourses; and

(5) clean, straighten, widen, or maintain streams, watercourses, or drainage ditches.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.007
§ 3860.007. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 443.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 443 / Section 443.051
§ 443.051. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules and procedures necessary to administer and enforce this chapter. Rules and procedures adopted under this section must be consistent with:

(1) an approved state plan submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture under Chapter 121, Agriculture Code; and

(2) 7 U.S.C. Chapter 38, Subchapter VII, and federal regulations adopted under that subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0108
§ 3972.0108. ENFORCEABILITY OF MUNICIPAL CONSENT AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any agreement between the district and a municipality related to the municipality's consent to the creation of the district is valid and enforceable.

(b) On the issuance of bonds by the district, the district is considered to have waived sovereign immunity to suit by a municipality for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of an agreement described by this section.