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Tex. Education Code § 62.024 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.024
§ 62.024. AMOUNT OF ALLOCATION INCREASED.
Status: in_force

In accordance with Section 17(a), Article VII, Texas Constitution, for each state fiscal year beginning with the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2026, the amount of the annual constitutional appropriation under that subsection is increased to $590,625,000.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 466.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 466 / Section 466.002
§ 466.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Approved narcotic drug" means a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for maintenance or detoxification of a person physiologically addicted to the opiate class of drugs.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(91), eff. April 2, 2015.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(91), eff. April 2, 2015.

(4) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of state health services.

(5) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(5-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(6) "Facility" includes a medical office, an outpatient clinic, a general or special hospital, a community mental health center, and any other location in which a structured narcotic dependency program is conducted.

(7) "Narcotic drug" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 481 (Texas Controlled Substances Act).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.107
§ 1080.107. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in real, personal, or mixed property located in district territory if the interest is necessary for the district to exercise a power or duty conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court; or

(2) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Insurance Code § 404.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 404 / Section 404.002
§ 404.002. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a person or organization engaged in the business of insurance without regard to whether the person or organization is listed in Section 404.001, unless another statute specifically cites this subchapter and exempts the person or organization from this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 43.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.156
§ 43.156.
Status: repealed

Sec. 43.156. 132ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of the 132nd Judicial District elect a district attorney.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 , Sec. 2.08(b), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Tax Code § 204.009 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 204 / Section 204.009
§ 204.009. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who makes or subscribes any application, report, or other document and submits it to the commission to form the basis for an application for a tax credit under this chapter knowing that the application, report, or other document is false or untrue in a material fact may be subject to the penalties imposed by Chapters 85 and 91, Natural Resources Code.

(b) Upon notice from the commission that the certification for a new field discovery has been revoked, the tax credit may not be applied to oil or gas production sold after the date of notification. Any person who violates this subsection is liable to the state for a civil penalty if the person applies or attempts to apply the tax credit allowed by this chapter after the certification for new field discovery is revoked. The amount of the penalty may not exceed the sum of:

(1) $10,000; and

(2) the difference between the amount of taxes paid or attempted to be paid and the amount of taxes due.

(c) The attorney general may recover a penalty under Subsection (b) in a suit brought on behalf of the state. Venue for the suit is in Travis County.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.104 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.104
§ 172.104. RULES OF EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

The power of the arbitration tribunal under Section 172.103(b) includes the power to determine the admissibility, relevance, materiality, and weight of any evidence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.173 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.173
§ 1004.173. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District and the creation of the Runnels County Hospital District, providing for the imposition of an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed ____ cents (insert any rate not to exceed 75 cents) on each $100 valuation of taxable property in Runnels County, and providing for the transfer to and assumption by the Runnels County Hospital District of all outstanding bonds and other obligations issued for hospital purposes by the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District, Runnels County, and any part of a municipality located in Runnels County, and the transfer of the existing Ballinger Memorial Hospital District's assets to the Runnels County Hospital District."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.070 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.070
§ 462.070. MOTION FOR MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The court that entered an order directing a patient to participate in outpatient care or services may set a hearing to determine if the order should be modified to specifically require inpatient treatment. The court may set the hearing on its own motion, at the request of the person responsible for the care or treatment, or at the request of any other interested person.

(b) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the patient if a hearing is held. The patient shall be given notice of the matters to be considered at the hearing. The notice must comply with the requirements of Section 462.063 for notice before a hearing on court-ordered treatment.

(c) The hearing shall be held before the court, without a jury, and as prescribed by Section 462.067. The patient shall be represented by an attorney and receive proper notice.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.003
§ 17.003. SUIT AGAINST NONRESIDENT OR TRANSIENT PROPERTY OWNER.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of establishing title to property, settling a lien or encumbrance on property, or determining an estate, interest, lien, or encumbrance, a person who claims an interest in the property may sue another person who claims an adverse interest or a lien or encumbrance but resides outside this state, resides in an unknown place, or is a transient. The plaintiff is not required to have actual possession of the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.107
§ 3940.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.051
§ 441.051. CIRCUMSTANCES CONSTITUTING INSOLVENCY OR DELINQUENCY.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the circumstances in which an insurer is considered insolvent, delinquent, or threatened with delinquency include circumstances in which the insurer:

(1) has required surplus, capital, or capital stock that is impaired to an extent prohibited by law;

(2) continues to write new business when the insurer does not have the surplus, capital, or capital stock that is required by law to write new business;

(3) conducts the insurer's business fraudulently; or

(4) attempts to dissolve or liquidate without first having made provisions satisfactory to the commissioner for liabilities arising from insurance policies issued by the insurer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.352
§ 603.352. LICENSE HOLDER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A person licensed under this chapter shall keep the medical board informed of any change in the license holder's address.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.060
§ 1010.060. DUTIES OF MANAGER.
Status: in_force

The district may delegate to the manager the power to:

(1) manage and operate the district hospital or hospital system or a portion of the district hospital or hospital system; and

(2) employ and discharge employees or appoint and remove doctors from the staff.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.117
§ 3916.117. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT; COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

The board may employ and establish the terms of employment and compensation of an executive director or general manager and any other district employees the board considers necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.256
§ 3897.256. IMPACT FEES; EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an impact fee on property in the district, including an impact fee on residential or commercial property, only in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, for a municipality or county.

(b) An impact fee for residential property must be for the limited purpose of providing capital funding for:

(1) public water and wastewater facilities;

(2) drainage and storm water facilities; and

(3) streets and alleys.

(c) The district may not impose an impact fee on the property, including equipment and facilities, of a public utility provider in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.252
§ 402.252. SUPERVISION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a temporary training permit must be accompanied by the statement of a person licensed to fit and dispense hearing instruments under this chapter or Chapter 401, other than a person licensed under Section 401.311 or 401.312.

(b) The statement must be on a form prescribed by the department and state that:

(1) the person will supervise the applicant in all work done by the applicant under the temporary training permit;

(2) the person will notify the department not later than the 10th day after the date of the applicant's termination of supervision by the person; and

(3) if the person is licensed under Chapter 401, the person will comply with all provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter that relate to the supervision and training of a temporary training permit holder.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 1.109 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 1 / Section 1.109
§ 1.109. PREEMPTION.
Status: in_force

Unless expressly authorized by another statute, a municipality or county may not adopt, enforce, or maintain an ordinance, order, or rule regulating conduct in a field of regulation that is occupied by a provision of this code. An ordinance, order, or rule that violates this section is void, unenforceable, and inconsistent with this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.020 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.020
§ 364.020. DEPOSIT OF CERTAIN FOOD WASTE FOR COMPOSTING IN CERTAIN COUNTIES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Commercial food waste composting ordinance" means a municipal ordinance that requires a multifamily residential property, a business holding a food permit, or another business owner to divert food waste from disposal in a landfill.

(2) "Composting facility" means a facility that composts source-separated yard trimmings, clean wood material, vegetative material, paper, manure, meat, fish, dead animal carcasses, dairy materials, or meat and vegetable oils and greases from a municipal, commercial, or institutional source.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person may not deposit at a composting facility located in a county that does not contain a municipality with a commercial food waste composting ordinance food waste that is:

(1) collected for composting in a municipality that has a commercial food waste composting ordinance; and

(2) subject to such an ordinance.

(c) A person is liable for a civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation of Subsection (b).

(d) The attorney general may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.

(e) This section does not apply to:

(1) an agricultural operation as defined by Section 251.002, Agriculture Code;

(2) a composting facility located in a county described by Subsection (b) if the commissioners court of the county by resolution or order authorizes the deposit of food waste subject to a commercial food waste composting ordinance at the facility; or

(3) a composting facility that:

(A) is authorized to operate under a valid notification issued by the commission on or before January 1, 2025; and

(B) accepted food waste described by Subsection (b) before January 1, 2025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7926.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926 / Section 7926.152
§ 7926.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7926.151, 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. Agriculture Code § 12.0175 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0175
§ 12.0175.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.0175. "GO-TEXAN" PROGRAM. (a) The department by rule shall establish the "GO-TEXAN" program to promote and encourage the development and expansion of markets for Texas agricultural products and other products grown, processed, or produced in the state.

(b) The department may charge a membership fee, as provided by department rule, for each participant in the "GO-TEXAN" program.

(c) The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer the "GO-TEXAN" program established under this section, including rules:

(1) governing the use of any registered logo of the department;

(2) providing membership eligibility requirements and grounds for denial of membership;

(3) establishing membership categories or tiers; and

(4) specifying membership benefits.

(d) The department may revoke or cancel a certificate of registration or license issued under the "GO-TEXAN" program established under this section if a participant fails to comply with a rule adopted by the department.

(e) In this section, "Texas agricultural product" means an agricultural, apicultural, horticultural, silvicultural, viticultural, or vegetable product, either in its natural or processed state, that has been produced, processed, or otherwise had value added to the product in this state, including:

(1) feed for use by livestock or poultry;

(2) fish or other aquatic species;

(3) livestock, a livestock product, or a livestock by-product;

(4) planting seed;

(5) poultry, a poultry product, or a poultry by-product; or

(6) wildlife processed for food or by-products.
Tex. Tax Code § 181.102 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 181 / Section 181.102
§ 181.102. TAX LIEN.
Status: in_force

The state has a prior lien for a tax or interest on a tax imposed by this chapter that is delinquent or for a penalty imposed by this chapter. The lien is on the property used in the business of distributing, selling, or using cement by the person on whom the tax is imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.259 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.259
§ 56B.259. HEARING.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may approve the application without a hearing or may conduct a hearing under Article 56B.056.
Tex. Property Code § 21.045 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.045
§ 21.045. TITLE ACQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Except where otherwise expressly provided by law, the interest acquired by a condemnor under this chapter does not include the fee simple title to real property, either public or private. An interest acquired by a condemnor is not lost by the forfeiture or expiration of the condemnor's charter and is subject to an extension of the charter or the grant of a new charter without a new condemnation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8051.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8051 / Section 8051.0201
§ 8051.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8051.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Penal Code § 33A.05 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 33A / Section 33A.05
§ 33A.05. PUBLICATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence publishes a telecommunications access device or counterfeit telecommunications access device that is designed to be used to commit an offense under Section 33A.04.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.253
§ 3838.253. AUTHORIZATION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax to serve the purposes of the district at an election in which a majority of the voters of the district voting in the election approve the adoption of the tax.

(b) The board by order may call an election to adopt a sales and use tax. The election may be held with any other district election.

(c) The district shall provide notice of the election and shall hold the election in the manner prescribed by Section 3838.208.

(d) The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Adoption of a one-half of one percent district sales and use tax in the Pearland Municipal Management District No. 1."
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.253
§ 1071.253. SURVEYOR-IN-TRAINING CERTIFICATE.
Status: repealed

(a) An applicant for a surveyor-in-training certificate must:

(1) have earned a bachelor of science degree in surveying from an accredited institution of higher education;

(2) have:

(A) earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education that included at least 32 semester hours in a combination of courses acceptable to the board in:

(i) land surveying;

(ii) civil engineering;

(iii) mathematics;

(iv) photogrammetry;

(v) forestry;

(vi) land law; or

(vii) the physical sciences; and

(B) completed at least one year of experience acceptable to the board in delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a registered professional land surveyor actively engaged in professional surveying;

(3) have:

(A) earned an associate degree in surveying from an accredited institution of higher education; and

(B) completed at least two years of experience acceptable to the board in delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a registered professional land surveyor actively engaged in professional surveying;

(4) have:

(A) successfully completed a course of instruction consisting of 32 semester hours in land surveying or the equivalent number of semester hours in board-approved courses related to surveying; and

(B) completed at least two years of experience acceptable to the board in delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a registered professional land surveyor actively engaged in professional surveying; or

(5) have:

(A) graduated from an accredited high school;

(B) completed at least four years of experience acceptable to the board in delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a registered professional land surveyor actively engaged in professional surveying; and

(C) provided evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is self-educated in professional surveying.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 812 (S.B. 1259), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) On proof that an applicant meets the qualifications prescribed by Subsection (a) and has passed the fundamentals of surveying examination prescribed by the board under Section 1071.256, the board shall issue a surveyor-in-training certificate to the applicant. The certificate is valid for eight years.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.104 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.104
§ 122.104. TERM; RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A license is valid for one year and may be renewed as provided by this section.

(b) The department shall renew a license if the license holder:

(1) is not ineligible to hold the license under Section 122.102;

(2) submits to the department the license renewal fee; and

(3) does not owe any outstanding fee described by Section 122.052.
Tex. Water Code § 11.1351 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1351
§ 11.1351. PERMIT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

In granting an application, the commission may direct that stream flow restrictions and other conditions and restrictions be placed in the permit being issued to protect the priority of senior water rights.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1304.160 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1304 / Section 1304.160
§ 1304.160. LIMITATIONS ON PROVIDER NAME.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider may not use a name that:

(1) includes "insurance," "casualty," "surety," or "mutual" or any other word descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business; or

(2) is deceptively similar to the name or description of an insurance or surety corporation or to the name of any other provider.

(b) A provider may include in its name "guaranty" or a similar word.

(c) This section does not apply to a provider that, before September 1, 1999, included a word prohibited under this section in its name. A provider described by this subsection must include in each service contract a statement substantially similar to the following: "This agreement is not an insurance contract."
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.525 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.525
§ 2A.525. LESSOR'S RIGHT TO POSSESSION OF GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a lessor discovers the lessee to be insolvent, the lessor may refuse to deliver the goods.

(b) After a default by the lessee under the lease contract of the type described by Section 2A.523(a) or (c)(1) or, if agreed, after other default by the lessee, the lessor has the right to take possession of the goods. If the lease contract so provides, the lessor may require the lessee to assemble the goods and make them available to the lessor at a place to be designated by the lessor which is reasonably convenient to both parties. Without removal, the lessor may render unusable any goods employed in trade or business, and may dispose of goods on the lessee's premises (Section 2A.527).

(c) The lessor may proceed under Subsection (b) without judicial process if that can be done without breach of the peace or the lessor may proceed by action.