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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.207
§ 3860.207. LIMIT ON PARKS AND RECREATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued to finance parks and recreational facilities may not exceed one percent of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Education Code § 11.304 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.304
§ 11.304.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.304. WRITE-IN VOTING: COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION. The procedures for write-in voting prescribed for an election for trustees of an independent school district under Section 11.056 apply to an election for trustees of a common school district operating under former Chapter 22 as that chapter existed on May 1, 1995.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.109 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.109
§ 3.109. PAYABLE TO BEARER OR TO ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A promise or order is payable to bearer if it:

(1) states that it is payable to bearer or to the order of bearer or otherwise indicates that the person in possession of the promise or order is entitled to payment;

(2) does not state a payee; or

(3) states that it is payable to or to the order of cash or otherwise indicates that it is not payable to an identified person.

(b) A promise or order that is not payable to bearer is payable to order if it is payable (i) to the order of an identified person, or (ii) to an identified person or order. A promise or order that is payable to order is payable to the identified person.

(c) An instrument payable to bearer may become payable to an identified person if it is specially indorsed pursuant to Section 3.205(a). An instrument payable to an identified person may become payable to bearer if it is indorsed in blank pursuant to Section 3.205(b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.105
§ 1028.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) accounting and control procedures for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.103
§ 3892.103. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0002
§ 544.0002. REFERENCE TO OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a reference in law or rule to the commission's office of investigations and enforcement means the office of inspector general.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 461A.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.101
§ 461A.101. LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

The department may designate and provide services through local behavioral health authorities as provided by Section 533.0356 and rules adopted by the executive commissioner.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.0592 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0592
§ 81.0592. CONSUMER INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall prepare information of consumer interest describing the regulatory functions of the commission and the procedures by which consumer complaints are filed with and resolved by the commission.

(b) The commission shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Family Code § 264.195 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.195
§ 264.195. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than January 1, 2027, the department shall submit a report to the legislature regarding the pilot program model developed under this subchapter. The department shall implement the pilot program only if the pilot program is sufficiently funded.(a) A person does not have a cause of action against a receiver appointed under this subchapter for an action taken within the scope of the receivership unless the cause of action arises from a breach of fiduciary duty or the gross negligence or intentional acts of the receiver.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), this section does not waive the sovereign immunity to suit and from liability of the department or a department employee acting in an official capacity.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.050 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.050
§ 42.050. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder may apply for renewal of a license in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and commission rules.

(b) The application for renewal of a license must be completed and decided on by the commission before the expiration of the license under which a facility is operating.

(c) The commission shall evaluate the application for renewal of a license to determine if all licensing requirements are met and whether the facility has been cited for repeated violations or has established a pattern of violations during the preceding five years. The evaluation may include a specified number of visits to the facility and must include a review of all required forms and records. If the commission determines the facility has repeated violations or an established pattern of violations, before the commission renews the license the commission may place restrictions, conditions, or additional requirements on the license to ensure the violations cease.

(c-1) The commission may not renew the license of a facility cited for a violation that is not corrected by the required compliance date unless the violation is pending an administrative review under commission rules or pending review as a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing the license renewal process for all licenses issued under this chapter. The rules must include:

(1) renewal periods;

(2) a process for staggered renewals;

(3) a process for resolving a late application for renewal;

(4) expiration dates; and

(5) conditions for renewal.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.156
§ 2201.156. EXAMINATION OF FINANCIAL CONDITION; DISSOLUTION OR DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A risk retention group not chartered in this state must submit to an examination by the commissioner to determine the group's financial condition if the commissioner of insurance of the jurisdiction in which the group is chartered and authorized to engage in business has not initiated an examination on or before the 60th day after the date the commissioner of this state requests an examination.

(b) The commissioner shall:

(1) coordinate the examination under Subsection (a) to avoid unjustified repetition; and

(2) conduct the examination in an expeditious manner under Sections 401.051, 401.052, 401.054-401.062, 401.103-401.106, 401.151, 401.152, 401.155, and 401.156 and Chapters 86 and 803 in accordance with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Financial Condition Examiner's Handbook.

(c) A risk retention group not chartered in this state that engages in business in this state must comply with an order issued in a voluntary dissolution proceeding or in a delinquency proceeding commenced by the commissioner or by a commissioner of another jurisdiction if, after an examination under this section, there is a finding that the group is financially impaired.

(b) A risk retention group not chartered in this state and the group's agents and representatives shall comply with Chapter 542.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.1605 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.1605
§ 1305.1605. JOURNEYMAN LINEMAN.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license as a journeyman lineman must:

(1) have at least:

(A) 7,000 hours of training in an apprenticeship program approved by the United States Department of Labor; or

(B) 3-1/2 years of experience as a journeyman lineman for an electric utility, electric cooperative, municipally owned utility, or electrical contractor in this state; and

(2) pass a journeyman lineman examination administered under this chapter.

(b) A journeyman lineman license is not required for:

(1) a person performing work exempt under Section 1305.003(a)(5); or

(2) a person who:

(A) is performing journeyman lineman work;

(B) possesses a journeyman electrician license; and

(C) is employed by an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.008 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.008
§ 213.008. ELECTION OF COLLECTION REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

An action taken under this chapter is not an election by the commission to pursue a particular remedy or action under this chapter to the exclusion of another remedy or action under this subtitle or under another law of this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.366 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.366
§ 1101.366.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1101.366. INACTIVE LICENSE: BROKER. (a) The commission may place on inactive status the license of a broker if the broker:

(1) is not acting as a broker;

(2) is not sponsoring a sales agent; and

(3) submits a written application to the commission before the expiration date of the broker's license.

(b) The commission may place on inactive status the license of a broker whose license has expired if the broker applies for inactive status on a form prescribed by the commission not later than six months after the expiration date of the broker's license.

(c) A broker applying for inactive status shall terminate the broker's association with each sales agent sponsored by the broker by giving written notice to each sales agent before the 30th day preceding the date the broker applies for inactive status.

(d) A broker on inactive status:

(1) may not perform any activity regulated under this chapter; and

(2) must pay renewal fees.

(e) The commission shall maintain a list of each broker whose license is on inactive status.

(f) The commission shall remove a broker's license from inactive status if the broker:

(1) submits an application to the commission;

(2) pays the required fee; and

(3) submits proof of attending continuing education as specified by Section 1101.455 during the two years preceding the date the application under Subdivision (1) is filed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8185.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8185 / Section 8185.052
§ 8185.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8087.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8087 / Section 8087.0305
§ 8087.0305. ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After an order under Section 8087.0303 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Family Code § 54.048 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.048
§ 54.048. RESTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A juvenile court, in a disposition hearing under Section 54.04, may order restitution to be made by the child and the child's parents.

(b) This section applies without regard to whether the petition in the case contains a plea for restitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.161 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.161
§ 214.161. MUNICIPALITY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality with a population of more than 1.18 million located primarily in a county with a population of 2.5 million or more.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.022 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.022
§ 213.022. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO FILE REPORT.
Status: in_force

An employer who does not file a report of wages paid or contributions due as required by this subtitle or commission rule shall pay to the commission a penalty in the amount equal to:

(1) $15, if the completed report is filed not later than the 15th day after the report's due date;

(2) $30 plus one-twentieth of one percent of wages that the employer failed to report, if the completed report is filed after the 15th day after the report's due date but during the first month after the report's due date;

(3) the sum of the amount computed under Subdivision (2) and the amount equal to $30 plus one-tenth of one percent of wages that the employer failed to report, if the completed report is filed during the second month after the report's due date; or

(4) the sum of the amount computed under Subdivision (3) and the amount equal to $30 plus one-fifth of one percent of wages that the employer failed to report, if the completed report is filed during the third month after the report's due date.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.2025 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.2025
§ 205.2025. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The acupuncture board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The acupuncture board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The acupuncture board shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The acupuncture board may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.037 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.037
§ 11.037. STATE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The state land and water conservation account is a separate account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The department may deposit in the state land and water conservation account any revenue received from the federal government or any other source for the purpose of administering programs authorized under Sections 13.301 through 13.311 of this code.

(c) The state land and water conservation account may be used for paying the cost of planning, acquisition, operation, and development of outdoor recreation and conservation resources of the state and the administrative expenses incident to the projects or programs authorized under Sections 13.301 through 13.311 of this code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 56.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 56 / Section 56.005
§ 56.005. INVESTMENT OF CAPITAL.
Status: in_force

At all times, an agricultural finance corporation shall have one-half or more of its paid-in capital invested in obligations of the United States, this state, or political subdivisions or incorporated cities of this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 155.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 155 / Section 155.208
§ 155.208. LIABILITY OF SPONSORING PHYSICIAN.
Status: in_force

A sponsoring physician who enters into a supervising practice agreement with a physician graduate retains legal responsibility for a physician graduate's patient care activities, including the provision of care and treatment to a patient in a health care facility.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 244.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 244 / Section 244.006
§ 244.006. INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may inspect a birthing center at reasonable times as necessary to assure compliance with this chapter.

(b) If a birthing center's failure to comply with this chapter creates a serious threat to the health and safety of the public, the department may appoint a monitor for the center to ensure compliance with this chapter. The birthing center shall be liable for the cost of the monitor.
Tex. Government Code § 556.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 556 / Section 556.008
§ 556.008. COMPENSATION PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

A state agency may not use appropriated money to compensate a state officer or employee who violates Section 556.004(a), (b), or (c) or Section 556.005 or 556.006(a), or who is subject to termination under Section 556.007.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6603.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6603 / Section 6603.052
§ 6603.052. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

A candidate for supervisor must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) own land subject to taxation in the district; and

(3) reside in the area from which the candidate seeks election.
Tex. Tax Code § 1.07 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 1 / Section 1.07
§ 1.07. DELIVERY OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) An official or agency required by this title to deliver a notice to a property owner may deliver the notice by regular first-class mail, with postage prepaid, unless this section or another provision of this title requires or authorizes a different method of delivery.

(b) The official or agency shall address the notice to the property owner, the person designated under Section 1.111(f) to receive the notice for the property owner, if that section applies, or, if appropriate, the property owner's agent at the agent's address according to the most recent record in the possession of the official or agency. However, if a property owner files a written request with the appraisal district that notices be sent to a particular address, the official or agency shall send the notice to the address stated in the request.

(c) A notice permitted to be delivered by first-class mail by this section is presumed delivered when it is deposited in the mail. This presumption is rebuttable when evidence of failure to receive notice is provided.

(d) A notice required by Section 11.43(q), 11.45(d), 23.44(d), 23.46(c) or (f), 23.54(e), 23.541(c), 23.55(e), 23.551(a), 23.57(d), 23.76(e), 23.79(d), or 23.85(d) must be sent by certified mail. A notice required by Section 25.23(c) pertaining to property that was not on the appraisal roll in a prior year because it was omitted from the roll must be sent by certified mail.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.371 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.371
§ 2306.371. BOARD AUTHORIZATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued by the department must be authorized by board resolution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 362.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 362 / Section 362.016
§ 362.016. PAYMENT OF CONTRACT FROM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) A public agency that has taxing power and that, when it enters into a contract under Section 362.014, is using its general funds, including tax revenue, to pay all or part of the cost of providing solid waste collection, transportation, and disposal services may agree that the payments under the contract are an obligation against the public agency's taxing power.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person is not entitled to demand payment from taxes during any period unless the contracting person is willing and able to receive and dispose of solid waste during the period as provided by the contract.

(c) A public agency that has taxing power may hold an election substantially in accordance with Chapter 1251, Government Code, applicable to issuance of bonds by a municipality to determine whether a contract may be an obligation secured by the taxing power of the public agency to an extent not permitted by Subsection (b). If it is determined by a favorable vote at the election that the public agency is authorized to levy an ad valorem tax to make all or part of the payments under the contract, and that the payments are to be made unconditionally regardless of whether the contracting person is willing and able to receive and dispose of solid waste as provided by the contract, the contract is an obligation secured by the public agency's taxing power to the extent provided. The ballot proposition at the election must plainly state that ad valorem tax funds may be used to make contract payments if the contractor cannot receive or dispose of solid waste because of mechanical failure of the facility financed by the bonds or for other reasons.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.027 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.027
§ 22.027. PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) "Person" includes a natural person and a corporation.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this code, the definition of "person" assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code, does not apply to any provision in this code.
Tex. Government Code § 411.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.041
§ 411.041. COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The administrative division of the department consists of the bureaus of identification and records, communications, intelligence, and training. The director, with the advice and consent of the commission, shall employ chiefs, experts, operators, instructors, and assistants as necessary for the operation of this division and its bureaus.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.635 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.635
§ 504.635. EL PASO MISSION VALLEY LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue El Paso Mission Valley specialty license plates. The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the Socorro Mission Restoration Effort.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the El Paso Mission Restoration account in the state treasury. Money in the account may be used only by the Texas Historical Commission in making grants to be used for the purpose of the preservation and rehabilitation of the Socorro, San Elizario, and Ysleta Missions.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.007
§ 534.007. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES BY FORMER OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A former officer or employee of a community center who ceases service or employment with the center may not represent any person or receive compensation for services rendered on behalf of any person regarding a particular matter in which the former officer or employee participated during the period of employment, either through personal involvement or because the case or proceeding was a matter within the officer's or employee's official responsibility.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a former employee who is compensated on the last date of service or employment below the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for salary group 17, Schedule A, or salary group 9, Schedule B, of the position classification salary schedule; or

(2) a former officer or employee who is employed by a state agency or another community center.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a proceeding related to policy development that was concluded before the officer's or employee's service or employment ceased.

(d) A former officer or employee of a community center commits an offense if the former officer or employee violates this section. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) In this section:

(1) "Participated" means to have taken action as an officer or employee through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, giving advice, investigation, or similar action.

(2) "Particular matter" means a specific investigation, application, request for a ruling or determination, proceeding related to the development of policy, contract, claim, charge, accusation, arrest, or judicial or other proceeding.