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Tex. Tax Code § 23.014 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.014
§ 23.014. EXCLUSION OF PROPERTY AS REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 23.24(b), in determining the market value of real property, the chief appraiser shall analyze the effect on that value of, and exclude from that value the value of, any:

(1) tangible personal property, including trade fixtures;

(2) intangible personal property;

(3) chicken coops or rabbit pens used for the noncommercial production of food for personal consumption; or

(4) other property that is not subject to appraisal as real property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.304
§ 3906.304. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS ALLOWED.
Status: in_force

The district and an overlapping taxing unit may enter into an interlocal agreement for the payment of all or a portion of the tax increment of the unit to the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.095 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.095
§ 18.095. SEIZURE OF CIRCUIT BOARD OF GAMBLING DEVICE, EQUIPMENT, OR PARAPHERNALIA.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, an officer directed under a search warrant to search for and seize a gambling device or equipment, altered gambling equipment, or gambling paraphernalia in the discretion of the officer may:

(1) seize only the programmable main circuit board of the device, equipment, or paraphernalia if that circuit board is designed as a subassembly or essential part of the device, equipment, or paraphernalia to provide the information necessary for the device, equipment, or paraphernalia to operate as a gambling device or equipment, altered gambling equipment, or gambling paraphernalia;

(2) carry the circuit board before the magistrate; and

(3) retain custody of the circuit board as the property seized pursuant to the warrant as required under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904 / Section 7904.152
§ 7904.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7904.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.006
§ 1027.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support or maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8376.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8376 / Section 8376.251
§ 8376.251. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP; CONTINUATION OF DISTRICT AFTER ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may continue to exist as a limited district after full-purpose annexation by a municipality if the district and the annexing municipality state the terms of the limited district's existence in a strategic partnership agreement under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.

(b) The strategic partnership agreement may provide for a term of any number of years. The limitation in Section 43.0751(g)(2), Local Government Code, on the length of the term does not apply to a limited district created under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 45.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.054
§ 45.054. ELIGIBILITY OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BONDS.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for approval by the commissioner, school district bonds must be issued under Subchapter A of this chapter or under Subchapter A, Chapter 1207, Government Code, to make a deposit under Subchapter B or C of that chapter, by an accredited school district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.053
§ 716.053. DELEGATION OF CREMATION AUTHORIZATION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorizing agent may delegate to a representative in writing the authority to execute a cremation authorization form.

(b) An authorizing agent's written delegation of authority must be notarized and include:

(1) the name and address of the authorizing agent and the relationship of the authorizing agent to the deceased person;

(2) the name and address of the representative; and

(3) an acknowledgment by the authorizing agent that the representative may serve as the authorizing agent and execute the cremation authorization form.

(c) A crematory establishment is not liable in a civil action for relying on a cremation authorization form executed by a representative of the authorizing agent to whom authority is delegated in accordance with this section.
Tex. Election Code § 254.162 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.162
§ 254.162. NOTICE OF CHANGE IN COMMITTEE STATUS.
Status: in_force

If a general-purpose committee changes its operation and becomes a specific-purpose committee, notice of the change in status shall be given to the commission as provided by Section 254.129 for a specific-purpose committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3851.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3851 / Section 3851.106
§ 3851.106. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The board may add or remove territory under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, and Section 54.016, Water Code, except that:

(1) the addition or removal of the territory must be approved by:

(A) the governing body of the city; and

(B) the owners of the territory being added or removed;

(2) a reference to a tax in Subchapter J, Chapter 49, or Section 54.016, Water Code, means an ad valorem tax; and

(3) territory may not be removed from the district if bonds or other obligations of the district payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes on the territory are outstanding.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.252
§ 1302.252. REQUIREMENT FOR AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION CONTRACTING COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) An air conditioning and refrigeration contracting company must employ full-time in each permanent office a license holder who holds an appropriate license assigned to that company.

(b) A company that does not employ a license holder as required by Subsection (a) at the time a contract for air conditioning and refrigeration contracting services is signed and at the time the services are performed may not collect a fee or otherwise enforce the contract.
Tex. Education Code § 54.534 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.534
§ 54.534. ARTS AND PERFORMANCE CENTER FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may levy an Arts and Performance Center fee, not to exceed $20 per student for each regular semester and $10 per student for each term of the summer session, for the sole purpose of financing, constructing, operating, maintaining, and improving an Arts and Performance Center for The University of Texas at Tyler; provided, however, that the fee may not be increased above the amount of $30 per student for each regular semester and $15 per student for each term of the summer session unless the increase is approved by a majority vote of those students participating in the general election. The fees herein authorized to be levied are in addition to any use or service fee now or hereafter authorized to be levied.

(b) Such fees shall be deposited to an account known as The University of Texas at Tyler Arts and Performance Center account and shall be placed under the control of and be subject to the order of the Arts and Performance Complex Advisory Committee. The committee shall annually submit to the president of The University of Texas at Tyler a complete and itemized budget to be accompanied by a full and complete report of all activities conducted during the past year and all expenditures made incident thereto. The president shall submit the budget to the board of regents as part of the institutional budget. The board of regents may subsequently make such changes in the budget as it deems necessary before approving the budget and shall levy the fees, within the limits herein fixed, in such amounts as will be sufficient to meet the budgetary needs of the Arts and Performance Center.

(c) The Arts and Performance Complex Advisory Committee is established to advise the administration of The University of Texas at Tyler on the level and expenditure of fees collected under this section. The administration may also ask the advisory committee to advise the administration on the type, level, and expenditure of voluntary fees for student services collected under this subchapter. The committee is composed of nine members. Four members of the advisory committee must be student members enrolled in not less than six semester hours at the university. Student members shall be selected by the student government of the university and shall serve for a one-year term. The remaining members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by the president of the university and shall be generally representative of the university community. Each nonstudent member serves for a term of two years. The University of Texas at Tyler may adopt such other rules as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.0012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.0012
§ 822.0012. ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an incorporated municipality that has a population of more than 1,000 and that is the county seat of a county with a population of 1,380 or more but less than 1,600.

(b) Notwithstanding the definition in Section 822.001(1), for purposes of this subchapter the police department of a municipality described by Subsection (a) is the animal control authority for the municipality in all areas in which a dog is kept and that are subject to the authority of the police department.
Tex. Utilities Code § 35.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 35 / Section 35.005
§ 35.005. AUTHORITY TO ORDER TRANSMISSION SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may require an electric utility to provide transmission service at wholesale to another electric utility, a qualifying facility, an exempt wholesale generator, or a power marketer and may determine whether terms for the transmission service are reasonable.

(b) The commission may require transmission service at wholesale, including the construction or enlargement of a facility.

(c) The commission may not issue a decision or rule relating to transmission service that is contrary to an applicable decision, rule, or policy statement of a federal regulatory agency having jurisdiction.

(d) This subsection applies only to a facility in the ERCOT power region for which a loan or grant is provided under Subchapter A, Chapter 34. The independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region shall work with electric utilities to ensure that each facility in the ERCOT power region for which a loan or grant is provided is fully interconnected in the region not later than the date the facility is ready for commercial operation. The independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region shall give priority to interconnecting each facility for which a loan or grant is provided except that the organization shall prioritize transmission projects that the organization has formally designated as critical for reliability over a facility for which a loan or grant is provided. An electric utility that enters into an interconnection agreement for a facility for which a loan or grant is provided shall give priority to interconnecting the facility and complete construction of any other facilities necessary to interconnect the facility not later than the date the facility is ready for commercial operation except that the utility shall prioritize transmission projects that the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region has formally designated as critical for reliability over a facility for which a loan or grant is provided.

(e) If the commission receives an application under Chapter 37 for a certificate of convenience and necessity related to facilities necessary to interconnect a facility to which Subsection (d) applies and does not approve the application before the 90th day after the date the commission received the application, the deadline established by Subsection (d) is extended one day for each day after the 90th day in which the commission does not approve the application.

(f) The commission may extend the deadline established by Subsection (d) after notice, hearing, and a determination on a showing of good cause that fully interconnecting the facility before the deadline is not feasible.

(g) In this subsection, "Texas backup power package" has the meaning assigned by Section 34.0201. The commission by rule shall adopt procedures to expedite an electric utility interconnection request for a Texas backup power package for which a loan or grant is awarded under Chapter 34.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.302
§ 2303.302. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) violates the licensing requirements of this chapter; or

(2) employs an individual who does not hold an appropriate license required by this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.113
§ 1508.113. NOTICE TO GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FORECLOSURE OR OTHER ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless written notice is given to the governing body of the municipality in accordance with this section that there is a default in payment of any installment of principal of or interest on an obligation issued under this subchapter or another violation of the terms of the pledge or loan:

(1) a collection fee may not accrue;

(2) a foreclosure proceeding may not be initiated in a court or through a trustee; and

(3) an option to mature any part of an obligation because of the default may not be exercised.

(b) A notice under Subsection (a) must be sent by prepaid registered mail to each member of the governing body of the municipality, addressed to the member at the post office in the municipality.

(c) An action described by Subsection (a) may not be taken:

(1) before the 91st day after the date the notice is mailed; or

(2) if the default that gave rise to the action is cured within the time described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.005
§ 501.005. CONFLICTS WITH BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE.
Status: in_force

Chapters 1-9, Business & Commerce Code, control over a conflicting provision of this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7C.005 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 7C / Section 7C.005
§ 7C.005. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person serves or enforces or attempts to serve or enforce an extreme risk protective order against a person in this state, unless the order was issued under the laws of this state.

(b) An offense under this article is a state jail felony.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.153
§ 2054.153. MEMBERSHIP IN TEXAS PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "association" means the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association.

(b) The company is:

(1) a member of and protected by the association; and

(2) subject to assessment under Chapter 462.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the company is liable only for an assessment by the association regarding a claim with a date of injury occurring on or after January 1, 2000, and the association, with respect to an insolvency of the company, is liable only for a claim with a date of injury occurring on or after that date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.064
§ 8801.064. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall name one or more banks to serve as depository for district money.

(b) District money must be deposited as received with the depository bank and must remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a portion of the district's money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit or other authorized investments.

(c) To the extent that money in the depository is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured as provided by Chapter 2257, Government Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 52.051 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 52 / Section 52.051
§ 52.051. PENALIZING EMPLOYEE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer may not discharge, discipline, or penalize in any manner an employee because the employee complies with a valid subpoena to appear in a civil, criminal, legislative, or administrative proceeding.

(b) If the subpoena to which a violation of Subsection (a) applies is issued by a court, the employer violating Subsection (a) may be found in contempt by the court issuing the subpoena.

(c) If the subpoena to which a violation of Subsection (a) applies is issued by a legislative committee or a state agency, the employer violating Subsection (a) is subject to the authority of the committee or agency to impose a monetary penalty, not to exceed $500, on a person who violates an order of the committee or agency.

(d) An employee discharged in violation of this section is entitled to return to the same employment that the employee had at the time the employee was subpoenaed if the employee, as soon as practical after release from compliance with the subpoena, gives the employer actual notice that the employee intends to return.

(e) An employee injured because of the violation of this section by an employer may recover:

(1) damages in an amount that does not exceed six months' compensation at the rate at which the employee was compensated when the subpoena was issued; and

(2) reasonable attorney's fees.

(f) It is a defense to an action by an employee under this section for reemployment that reemployment is impossible or unreasonable because of a change in the employer's circumstances while the employee complied with the subpoena.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.060 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.060
§ 112.060. CREDIT OR REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) If a suit under this subchapter results in a final determination that all or part of the money paid under protest was unlawfully demanded by the public official and belongs to the taxpayer, the comptroller shall credit the proper amount, with the pro rata interest earned on that amount, against any other amount finally determined to be due to the state from the taxpayer according to information in the custody of the comptroller and shall refund the remainder by the issuance of a refund warrant.

(b) A refund warrant shall be written and signed by the comptroller.

(c) Each refund warrant shall be drawn against the accounts or funds to which the amounts paid under protest are allocated by law. If there are not sufficient funds in an account or fund to pay a refund required to be paid under Subsection (a), the comptroller shall draw the warrant against the General Revenue Fund or other account or fund from which refunds may be made, as the comptroller determines appropriate.

(d) The comptroller shall issue each refund warrant and shall deliver it to the person entitled to receive it.

(e) The comptroller may not refund an amount of tax to a taxpayer or person who collects taxes from another person unless the taxpayer or person refunds all the taxes to the person from whom the taxes were collected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.001
§ 1095.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Shackelford County Hospital District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8083.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8083 / Section 8083.0302
§ 8083.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.063 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.063
§ 463.063. FARE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may employ or contract for persons to serve as fare enforcement officers to enforce the payment of fares for use of the public transportation system by:

(1) requesting and inspecting evidence showing payment of the appropriate fare from a person using the public transportation system; and

(2) issuing a citation to a person described by Section 463.062(d).

(b) Before commencing duties as a fare enforcement officer, a person must complete at least eight hours of training approved by the authority that is appropriate to the duties required of a fare enforcement officer.

(c) While performing duties, a fare enforcement officer shall:

(1) wear a distinctive uniform, badge, or insignia that identifies the person as a fare enforcement officer; and

(2) work under the direction of the authority's chief executive officer.

(d) A fare enforcement officer may:

(1) request evidence showing payment of the appropriate fare from passengers of the public transportation system or evidence showing exemption from the payment requirement;

(2) request personal identification or other documentation designated by the authority from a passenger who does not produce evidence showing payment of the appropriate fare on request by the officer;

(3) instruct a passenger to immediately leave the public transportation system if the passenger does not possess evidence showing payment or exemption from payment of the appropriate fare; or

(4) file a complaint in the appropriate court that charges the person with an offense under Section 463.062(d).

(e) A fare enforcement officer may not carry a weapon while performing duties under this section unless the officer is a certified peace officer.

(f) A fare enforcement officer who is not a certified peace officer is not a peace officer and has no authority to enforce a criminal law, except as provided by this section.
Tex. Water Code § 67.0054 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 67 / Section 67.0054
§ 67.0054. ELECTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A member or shareholder may vote:

(1) in person at the annual meeting;

(2) by mailing a completed ballot to the office of the independent election auditor selected under Section 67.007(d) or to the corporation's main office, which ballot must be received by the corporation not later than noon on the business day before the date of the annual meeting; or

(3) by delivering a completed ballot to the office of the independent election auditor or to the corporation's main office not later than noon on the business day before the date of the annual meeting.

(b) The independent election auditor shall receive and count the ballots before the annual meeting is adjourned.

(c) For each director's position, the candidate who receives the highest number of votes or who is the subject of a resolution described by Section 67.0055 is elected.

(d) If two or more candidates for the same position tie for the highest number of votes for that position, those candidates shall draw lots to determine who is elected.

(e) The independent election auditor shall provide the board with a written report of the election results.

(f) The board may adopt necessary rules or bylaws to implement this section, including rules or bylaws to ensure the fairness, integrity, and openness of the voting process.

(g) This section applies only to a corporation that provides retail water or sewer service.