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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.505 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.505
§ 401.505. CERTIFIED LASER HAIR REMOVAL PROFESSIONAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a laser hair removal professional certificate must:

(1) be certified by a recognized certifying agency, including the Society for Clinical and Medical Hair Removal or another certification entity approved by the department;

(2) meet the requirements for a senior laser hair removal technician certificate under Section 401.506; and

(3) pass an examination required by the department.

(b) A certified laser hair removal professional acting under the protocol established with a consulting physician may perform laser hair removal without supervision.
Tex. Government Code § 845.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.110
§ 845.110. ADOPTING RATES AND TABLES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall adopt rates and tables that the board considers necessary for the retirement system after considering the results of the actuary's investigation of the mortality and service experience of the system's members and annuitants.

(b) Based on recommendations of the actuary, the board of trustees shall adopt rates and tables necessary to determine the supplemental death benefits contribution rates for each subdivision participating in the supplemental death benefits fund. The initial rates and tables become effective on the date that the fund and coverage become operative.

(c) On recommendation of the retirement system's actuary, the board of trustees by rule may adopt a mortality basis to be used in determining actuarial equivalents. A mortality basis adopted under this subsection may not be applied in a manner that would reduce a participant's monthly benefit that has accrued before the later of the date the mortality basis is adopted or the date the mortality basis is implemented.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.201 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.201
§ 171.201. INITIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 171.2022, a taxable entity on which the franchise tax is imposed shall file an initial report with the comptroller containing:

(1) financial information of the taxable entity necessary to compute the tax under this chapter;

(2) the name and address of:

(A) each officer, director, and manager of the taxable entity;

(B) for a limited partnership, each general partner;

(C) for a general partnership or limited liability partnership, each managing partner or, if there is not a managing partner, each partner; or

(D) for a trust, each trustee;

(3) the name and address of the agent of the taxable entity designated under Section 171.354; and

(4) other information required by the comptroller.

(b) The taxable entity shall file the report on or before the date the payment is due under Section 171.152(a).
Tex. Government Code § 24.248 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.248
§ 24.248.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.248. 147TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TRAVIS COUNTY). (a) The 147th Judicial District is composed of Travis County. The court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(b) The terms of the 147th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 85, Sec. 4, eff. May 14, 2007.

(d) Section 24.155, relating to the 53rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 147th District Court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8211.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8211 / Section 8211.004
§ 8211.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.
Tex. Election Code § 254.182 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.182
§ 254.182. DECLARATION OF INTENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) To be entitled to file reports under this subchapter, an opposed candidate or specific-purpose committee must file with the campaign treasurer appointment a written declaration of intent not to exceed $500 in political contributions or political expenditures in the election.

(b) The declaration of intent must contain a statement that the candidate or committee understands that if the $500 maximum for contributions and expenditures is exceeded, the candidate or committee is required to file reports under Subchapter C or E, as applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8843.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8843 / Section 8843.001
§ 8843.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.05
§ 5.05. RELATIONSHIP WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BUSINESS PROHIBITED.
Status: repealed

(a) A person may not be appointed to or serve on the commission, or hold an office under the commission, or be employed by the commission, if the person is employed by or has a financial interest in an alcoholic beverage business. For purposes of this subsection, a person has a financial interest in an alcoholic beverage business if:

(1) the person owns or controls, directly or indirectly, an ownership interest of:

(A) at least five percent in a single alcoholic beverage business, including the right to share in profits, proceeds, or capital gains; or

(B) at least five percent cumulative interest, including the right to share in profits, proceeds, or capital gains, in multiple alcoholic beverage businesses; or

(2) the person's spouse or child has an ownership interest described by Subdivision (1).

(a-1) A financial interest prohibited by Subsection (a) does not include an ownership interest under a retirement plan, a blind trust, or insurance coverage, or an ownership interest of less than five percent in a corporation.

(a-2) Notwithstanding any other law, a child of a commission employee may be employed by the holder of a license or permit issued under this code.

(a-3) The commission shall establish an agency policy requiring employees to disclose information regarding their children's employment by a holder of a license or permit issued under this code.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 415(b)(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.

(d) A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a commission employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of alcoholic beverages; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of alcoholic beverages.

(e) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of businesses or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
Tex. Government Code § 840.406 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.406
§ 840.406. PLAN QUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this subtitle shall be interpreted and administered in a manner that permits the retirement system's benefit plan to be considered a qualified plan under Section 401, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401). The board of trustees may adopt rules necessary to accomplish that purpose, and those rules are considered a part of the plan.

(b) The retirement system's benefit plan shall be considered the primary retirement plan for members of the retirement system in determining qualification status under Section 401(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401(a)).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7977.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7977 / Section 7977.102
§ 7977.102. 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. Insurance Code § 1153.161 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.161
§ 1153.161. INSURANCE MAY BE PROVIDED BY DEBTOR.
Status: in_force

If credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance is required as additional security for a debt, the debtor, on request to the creditor, may provide the required amount of insurance through:

(1) an existing insurance policy owned or controlled by the debtor; or

(2) an insurance policy obtained from an insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0401
§ 3918.0401. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution with the prior consent of the governing body of the city in accordance with the development agreement shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.606 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.606
§ 547.606. SAFETY GUARDS OR FLAPS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A road tractor, truck, trailer, truck-tractor in combination with a semitrailer, or semitrailer in combination with a towing vehicle that has at least four tires or at least two super single tires on the rearmost axle of the vehicle or the rearmost vehicle in the combination shall be equipped with safety guards or flaps that:

(1) are of a type prescribed by the department; and

(2) are located and suspended behind the rearmost wheels of the vehicle or the rearmost vehicle in the combination within eight inches of the surface of the highway.

(b) This section does not apply to a truck-tractor operated alone or a pole trailer.

(c) In this section, "super single tire" means a wide-base, single tire that may be used in place of two standard tires on the same axle.
Tex. Tax Code § 182.022 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 182 / Section 182.022
§ 182.022. IMPOSITION AND RATE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax is imposed on each utility company that makes a sale to an ultimate consumer in an incorporated city or town having a population of more than 1,000, according to the last federal census next preceding the filing of the report.

(b) The tax rates are:

(1) .581 percent of the gross receipts from business done in an incorporated city or town having a population of more than 1,000 but less than 2,500, according to the last federal census next preceding the filing of the report;

(2) 1.07 percent of the gross receipts from business done in an incorporated city or town having a population of 2,500 or more but less than 10,000, according to the last federal census next preceding the filing of the report; and

(3) 1.997 percent of the gross receipts from business done in an incorporated city or town having a population of 10,000 or more, according to the last federal census next preceding the filing of the report.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a tax under this chapter may not be imposed on gross receipts from the sale of electricity generated by an advanced clean energy project, as defined by Section 382.003, Health and Safety Code.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a tax under this chapter may not be imposed on the gross receipts from the sale of electricity to a public school district customer.
Tex. Estates Code § 1054.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.055
§ 1054.055. COMPENSATION AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A guardian ad litem is entitled to reasonable compensation for services provided in the amount set by the court, to be taxed as costs in the proceeding.

(b) The fees and expenses of a guardian ad litem appointed under Section 1104.354(1) are costs of the litigation proceeding that made the appointment necessary.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.091 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.091
§ 171.091. MODIFYING OR CORRECTING AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) On application, the court shall modify or correct an award if:

(1) the award contains:

(A) an evident miscalculation of numbers; or

(B) an evident mistake in the description of a person, thing, or property referred to in the award;

(2) the arbitrators have made an award with respect to a matter not submitted to them and the award may be corrected without affecting the merits of the decision made with respect to the issues that were submitted; or

(3) the form of the award is imperfect in a manner not affecting the merits of the controversy.

(b) A party must make an application under this section not later than the 90th day after the date of delivery of a copy of the award to the applicant.

(c) If the application is granted, the court shall modify or correct the award to effect its intent and shall confirm the award as modified or corrected. If the application is not granted, the court shall confirm the award.

(d) An application to modify or correct an award may be joined in the alternative with an application to vacate the award.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8434.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8434 / Section 8434.003
§ 8434.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3874.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3874 / Section 3874.003
§ 3874.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6908.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6908 / Section 6908.152
§ 6908.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 6908.151, 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 § 9046.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9046 / Section 9046.101
§ 9046.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 9046.053.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8002A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002A / Section 8002A.0502
§ 8002A.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.020 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 203 / Section 203.020
§ 203.020. REPORT OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each employee of the department or of a department contractor who becomes aware of conduct constituting a criminal offense engaged in by another employee of the department or by a department contractor against a person receiving services from the department or a department contractor shall report the conduct to a local law enforcement agency not later than the 48th hour after the hour the employee becomes aware of the conduct.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person is required to make a report under Subsection (a) and knowingly fails to make the report.

(c) An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor, except that the offense is a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor intended to hinder an investigation of or conceal the criminal conduct described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.155
§ 284.155. TIME OF INSTALLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A network provider shall begin the installation for which a permit is granted not later than six months after final approval and shall diligently pursue the installation to completion.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the municipality may place a longer time limit on completion or grant reasonable extensions of time as requested by the network provider.
Tex. Transportation Code § 647.018 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 647 / Section 647.018
§ 647.018. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

A carrier is considered to be in compliance with this chapter if the carrier holds a certificate of compliance with the United States Department of Transportation regulations governing transportation of migrant agricultural workers in interstate commerce.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.04
§ 11.04. MUST DISPLAY PERMIT.
Status: in_force

All permits shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at all times on the licensed premises.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.063 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.063
§ 1954.063. COMPLAINTS; RAPID RESPONSE TASK FORCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall investigate any complaint involving the control and abatement of asbestos.

(b) The department shall maintain a rapid response task force to investigate each complaint received by the department regarding:

(1) possible health hazards to workers or the public; or

(2) contamination of the environment.

(c) The rapid response task force shall investigate a complaint not later than 48 hours after the time of the complaint to the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9001.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9001 / Section 9001.103
§ 9001.103. CONTRACTS WITH CITY OF CELINA.
Status: in_force

The district shall use its best efforts to acquire water, sewer, and other powers permitted by law and, if successful, to enter into a contract with the City of Celina to provide water, sewer, and other services to the city.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7916.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7916 / Section 7916.154
§ 7916.154. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7916.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(c) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(d) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.252
§ 1029.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 495.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 495 / Section 495.025
§ 495.025. CERTAIN COMMISSARY CONTRACTS; TASTE TESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purchase of commissary food goods, the department may conduct a taste test as consideration for a bid award only if, to conduct the test, the department contracts with a private marketing vendor, a university, or another independent organization that is experienced in food product evaluation and taste tests.

(b) In awarding a bid for commissary food goods for which a taste test is conducted, the department may use the taste test results as not more than 30 percent of the criteria used for the bid award.

(c) A contract into which the department enters under Subsection (a) must require the vendor, university, or other organization, at the expense of the vendor, university, or organization, to annually re-conduct the taste test to ensure that the product meets the original specifications of the request for proposal that resulted in the department entering a contract for the tested product.
Tex. Local Government Code § 179.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 179 / Section 179.053
§ 179.053. LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A first responder shall maintain liability insurance coverage in an amount of at least $1 million if:

(1) the first responder carries a handgun while on duty; and

(2) the handgun is not an essential part of the first responder's duties.