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Tex. Local Government Code § 271.9051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.9051
§ 271.9051. CONSIDERATION OF LOCATION OF BIDDER'S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality that is authorized under this title to purchase real property or personal property that is not affixed to real property.

(b) In purchasing under this title any real property, personal property that is not affixed to real property, or services, if a municipality receives one or more competitive sealed bids from a bidder whose principal place of business is in the municipality and whose bid is within five percent of the lowest bid price received by the municipality from a bidder who is not a resident of the municipality, the municipality may enter into a contract for construction services in an amount of less than $100,000 or a contract for other purchases in an amount of less than $500,000 with:

(1) the lowest bidder; or

(2) the bidder whose principal place of business is in the municipality if the governing body of the municipality determines, in writing, that the local bidder offers the municipality the best combination of contract price and additional economic development opportunities for the municipality created by the contract award, including the employment of residents of the municipality and increased tax revenues to the municipality.

(c) This section does not prohibit a municipality from rejecting all bids.

(d) This section does not apply to the purchase of telecommunications services or information services, as those terms are defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 153.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8422.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8422 / Section 8422.105
§ 8422.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Election Code § 257.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 257 / Section 257.004
§ 257.004. RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS BEFORE GENERAL ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning on the 60th day before the date of the general election for state and county officers and continuing through the day of the election, a political party may not knowingly accept a contribution authorized by Section 253.104 or make an expenditure from the account required by Section 257.002.

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Government Code § 323.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 323 / Section 323.015
§ 323.015. COMPUTER SECURITY; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly gains access to information stored or maintained by a computer under the control of the council and the person is not authorized by the council to have access to that information.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly damages, destroys, deletes, or alters or impairs access to or use of information stored or maintained by a computer under the control of the council and the person is not authorized by the council to do so.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to an interruption of utility service or other service that causes the damage, destruction, deletion, or alteration of or impairment of access to or use of the information unless the interruption was intended to have that result.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.504
§ 801.504. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including an entity, commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.

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

(c) Venue for the prosecution of an offense under this section that consists of the violation of Section 801.251 is in a district court in Travis County or the county in which the offense occurred.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1214.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1214 / Section 1214.002
§ 1214.002. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a health benefit plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease;

(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment; or

(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury; or

(2) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefits so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1214.001.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0762 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0762
§ 61.0762. PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE STUDENT SUCCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) To enhance the success of students at institutions of higher education, the board by rule shall:

(1) develop higher education bridge programs in the subject areas of mathematics, science, social science, or English language arts to increase student success by reducing the need for developmental education;

(2) develop incentive programs for institutions of higher education that implement research-based, innovative developmental education initiatives;

(3) develop a pilot program to award grants to institutions of higher education for intensive programs designed to address the needs of students at risk of dropping out of college;

(4) develop professional development programs for faculty of institutions of higher education on college readiness standards and the implications of such standards on instruction; and

(5) develop other programs as determined by the board that support the participation and success goals in "Closing the Gaps," the state's master plan for higher education.

(b) The board may award a grant under Subsection (a)(3) to an institution of higher education only if at least 50 percent of the students served in the program:

(1) have a score on the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT) that is less than the national mean score for that test;

(2) have been awarded a grant under the federal Pell grant program;

(3) are at least 20 years of age on the date the student enrolls as a first-time freshman in the institution of higher education;

(4) have enrolled or will initially enroll as a part-time student; or

(5) meet any other requirements established by the board.
Tex. Estates Code § 1051.154 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.154
§ 1051.154. RETURN TO COURT.
Status: in_force

A citation or notice issued by a county clerk must be returned to the court from which the citation or notice was issued on the first Monday after the service is perfected.
Tex. Property Code § 74.101 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.101
§ 74.101. PROPERTY REPORT.
Status: repealed

(a) Each holder who on March 1 holds property to which this chapter applies shall file a report of that property on or before the following July 1. The comptroller may require the report to be in a particular format, including a format that can be read by a computer.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1208, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(c) The property report must include, if known by the holder:

(1) the name, social security number, driver's license or state identification number, e-mail address, and last known address of:

(A) each person who, from the records of the holder of the property, appears to be the owner of the property; or

(B) any person who is entitled to the property;

(2) the name and last known mailing or e-mail address of any person designated as a representative for notice under Section 72.1021 or 73.103;

(3) a description of the property, the identification number, if any, and, if appropriate, a balance of each account, except as provided by Subsection (d);

(4) the date that the property became payable, demandable, or returnable;

(5) the date of the last transaction with the owner concerning the property; and

(6) other information that the comptroller by rule requires to be disclosed as necessary for the administration of this chapter.

(d) Amounts due that individually are less than $25 may be reported in the aggregate without furnishing any of the information required by Subsection (c).

(e) A holder of mineral proceeds under Chapter 75 that is regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas under Chapter 91, Natural Resources Code, shall include in the property report for the proceeds, in addition to the information listed in Subsection (c), the following information with respect to each well the production from which resulted in the proceeds:

(1) the lease, property, or well name;

(2) any lease, property, or well identification number used to identify the lease, property, or well; and

(3) the county in which the lease, property, or well is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3803.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3803 / Section 3803.051
§ 3803.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of 22 directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with 11 directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number of directors on the board, but only if it is in the best interest of the district to do so. The board may not:

(1) increase the number of directors to more than 30; or

(2) decrease the number of directors to fewer than nine.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.355 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.355
§ 171.355. SERVICE OF PROCESS ON SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Legal process may be served on a domestic corporation by serving it on the secretary of state if the process relates to the forfeiture of the corporation's charter or to the collection of a tax or penalty imposed by this chapter and:

(1) if the local agent of the corporation or if the officers named in the corporation's charter or annual report on file with the secretary of state do not reside or cannot be located in the county in which the corporation's principal office, as stated in the charter, is located; or

(2) if the principal office of the corporation is not maintained or cannot be located in the county in which the charter states that the office is located.

(b) Complete and valid service of process is made on a corporation through the secretary of state by delivering duplicate copies of the process to the secretary of state or the deputy secretary of state.

(c) On receipt of legal process under this section, the secretary of state promptly shall forward to the corporation by registered mail a copy of the process. The copy of the process shall be mailed to the address named in the corporation's charter as its principal place of business or to another place of business of the corporation as shown by the records in the secretary of state's office.

(d) The failure of the secretary of state to mail a copy of legal process to a corporation does not affect the validity of the service of process. It is competent and sufficient proof of the service of process that the secretary of state certifies under the state seal the receipt of the process.

(e) The secretary of state shall keep a record of each legal process served on the secretary under this section showing the date and time of the receipt of the process and the secretary's action on the process.

(f) This section is cumulative of other laws relating to service of process.
Tex. Government Code § 81.0242 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0242
§ 81.0242. PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

The state bar, in the manner provided by the supreme court, shall:

(1) promote and monitor participation of members of the state bar in elections under this chapter; and

(2) report statistics regarding that participation to the supreme court and the editor of the Texas Bar Journal for publication.
Tex. Estates Code § 1152.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.001
§ 1152.001. GUARDIAN TO SERVE PENDING APPEAL OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

Pending an appeal from an order or judgment appointing a guardian, the appointee shall continue to:

(1) act as guardian; and

(2) prosecute a pending suit in favor of the guardianship.
Tex. Education Code § 30B.007 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30B / Section 30B.007
§ 30B.007. FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule shall adopt procedures for reporting and verifying the attendance of a student enrolled in a hybrid course, virtual course, full-time hybrid program, or full-time virtual program provided by a school district or open-enrollment charter school under this chapter. The procedures must:

(1) provide a district or school with flexibility to provide instruction over the Internet, through synchronous or asynchronous delivery; and

(2) allow for the district or school to, without requiring in-person attendance or synchronous instruction at a specific time or location, receive the same amount of funding per student for a course or program described by this section that the district or school would receive per student for that course or program if the course or program was provided fully in person.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.213 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.213
§ 345.213. INCLUSION OF INSURANCE PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

A retail seller may include any type of insurance premium in the billing of its accounts if:

(1) a charge, other than the premium, is not made to the retail buyer in connection with that inclusion; and

(2) a charge is not made and a premium is not charged under a retail credit agreement when there is no monthly balance or the monthly balances are paid in full.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.131 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.131
§ 425.131.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.131. RISK CONTROL TRANSACTIONS: TRADING REQUIREMENTS. For purposes of Sections 425.124-425.132, each derivative instrument must be:

(1) traded on a securities exchange;

(2) entered into with, or guaranteed by, a business entity;

(3) issued or written by, or entered into with, the issuer of the underlying interest on which the derivative instrument is based; or

(4) in the case of futures, traded through a broker that is:

(A) registered as a futures commission merchant under the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. Section 1 et seq.); or

(B) exempt from that registration under 17 C.F.R. Section 30.10, adopted under the Commodity Exchange Act.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1363.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1363 / Section 1363.003
§ 1363.003. MINIMUM COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for screening medical procedures must provide to each individual enrolled in the plan who is 45 years of age or older and at normal risk for developing colon cancer coverage for expenses incurred in conducting a medically recognized screening examination for the detection of colorectal cancer.

(b) The minimum coverage required under this section must include:

(1) all colorectal cancer examinations, preventive services, and laboratory tests assigned a grade of "A" or "B" by the United States Preventive Services Task Force for average-risk individuals, including the services that may be assigned a grade of "A" or "B" in the future; and

(2) an initial colonoscopy or other medical test or procedure for colorectal cancer screening and a follow-up colonoscopy if the results of the initial colonoscopy, test, or procedure are abnormal.

(c) For an enrollee in a managed care plan as defined by Section 1451.151, the plan may impose a cost-sharing requirement for coverage described by this section only if the enrollee obtains the covered benefit or service outside the plan's network.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 751.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 751 / Section 751.013
§ 751.013. INSPECTION FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court may establish and collect a fee for an inspection performed under Section 751.012. The fee may not exceed the amount necessary to defray the costs of performing the inspections. The fee shall be deposited into the general fund of the county.

(b) A commissioners court may use money collected under this section to reimburse the county department or, if a state agency performs the inspection on behalf of the county, the state agency, the cost of performing the inspection.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.006
§ 21.006. ELECTION OF ENTIRE GOVERNING BODY UPON APPORTIONMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that is divided into districts, wards, or other areas from which members of its governing body are elected shall elect all members of the municipality's governing body following each apportionment on the first uniform election date that allows sufficient time to comply with any requirements of law.

(b) If members of the governing body of a municipality described by Subsection (a) serve staggered terms, the municipality shall adopt an equitable process to determine which members of the governing body serve shorter terms to accommodate an election following apportionment that accounts for the remaining time in each member's term and whether the term of any member elected from a particular district, ward, or area was previously shortened under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.202
§ 1020.202. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing shall be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers that individually or collectively have general circulation in the district.

(c) Any property taxpayer of the district is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing in accordance with the rules of decorum and procedures prescribed by the board.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interest of the taxpayers and that the law warrants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.160
§ 1115.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 1115.107(c) and by Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.045 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.045
§ 132.045. SANITATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Eggs shall be handled under reasonably sanitary conditions in compliance with the rules of the department.

(b) After being received from the producer, shell eggs intended for human consumption shall be handled in a manner that prevents undue deterioration.

(c) Eggs in the possession of a person engaged in the sale of eggs are presumed to be intended for human consumption unless the eggs are:

(1) denatured; or

(2) labeled in accordance with a specific intended use other than human consumption.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.109
§ 6904.109. PERSONAL LIABILITY OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

A director is not personally liable for any bond issued or contract executed by the district.
Tex. Family Code § 2.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.002
§ 2.002. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 2.006, each person applying for a license must:

(1) appear before the county clerk;

(2) submit the person's proof of identity and age as provided by Section 2.005(b);

(3) provide the information applicable to that person for which spaces are provided in the application for a marriage license;

(4) mark the appropriate boxes provided in the application; and

(5) take the oath printed on the application and sign the application before the county clerk.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9080.0004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9080 / Section 9080.0004
§ 9080.0004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 189, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The district includes all land and property in the district's territory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.155
§ 3892.155. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES TO OTHER TAXING UNIT.
Status: in_force

If the district's acquisition of property for a parking facility that is leased to or operated by a private entity results in the removal from a taxing unit's tax rolls of real property otherwise subject to ad valorem taxation, the district shall pay to the taxing unit in which the property is located, on or before January 1 of each year, as a payment in lieu of taxes, an amount equal to the ad valorem taxes that otherwise would have been imposed for the preceding tax year on that real property by the taxing unit, without including the value of any improvements constructed on the property.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.405 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.405
§ 152.405. CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS FOR MONEY SERVICES LICENSEE OR AUTHORIZED DELEGATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue an order to cease and desist if the commissioner finds that:

(1) an action, violation, or condition listed in Section 152.403 or 152.404 exists with respect to a money services licensee or authorized delegate; and

(2) a cease and desist order is necessary to protect the interests of the money services licensee, the purchasers of the licensee's money services, or the public.

(b) A cease and desist order may require a money services licensee or authorized delegate to cease and desist from the action or violation or to take affirmative action to correct any condition resulting from or contributing to the action or violation, and the requirements of the order may apply to a key individual of the licensee or authorized delegate.

(c) The cease and desist order is subject to Section 152.409, unless the order is issued as an emergency order. The commissioner may issue an emergency cease and desist order in accordance with Section 152.410 if the commissioner finds that the factors identified in Section 152.410(b) exist.
Tex. Government Code § 24.532 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.532
§ 24.532.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.532. 387TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FORT BEND COUNTY). (a) The 387th Judicial District is composed of Fort Bend County.

(b) The 387th District Court shall give preference to family law matters.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.010 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.010
§ 86.010. REMOVAL AND REPLANTING OF OYSTERS AND OYSTER BEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may remove oysters and oyster beds and replant them in other natural or artificial reefs if the commission finds that the removal and replanting will benefit the growth and propagation or the betterment of oysters and oyster beds or fishing conditions.

(b) The removal and replanting of oysters and oyster beds shall be at the expense of the person holding a permit or of an applicant for a permit and not the state.

(c) Before authorizing the removal and replanting of oysters or oyster beds the commission shall give notice to interested parties and hold a hearing on the subject.