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Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.151 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.151
§ 1001.151. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund and the state highway fund.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), and unless otherwise dedicated by the Texas Constitution, the fund consists of:

(1) money appropriated by the legislature to the department;

(2) money allocated to pay fund accounting costs and related liabilities of the fund;

(3) gifts, grants, and donations received by the department;

(4) money required by law to be deposited to the fund;

(5) interest earned on money in the fund; and

(6) other revenue received by the department.

(c) Money appropriated to the department for Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority purposes and other revenue collected or received by the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority may not be deposited into the fund.
Tex. Election Code § 18.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 18 / Section 18.010
§ 18.010. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The registrar may not charge a fee for furnishing lists required to be furnished under this subchapter except as authorized by this section.

(b) The fee for each list furnished under Section 18.008 may not exceed the actual expense incurred in reproducing the list for the person requesting it and shall be uniform for each type of copy furnished.

(c) The registrar shall use fees collected under this section to defray expenses incurred in the preparation of the copy.
Tex. Family Code § 154.303 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.303
§ 154.303. STANDING TO SUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A suit provided by this subchapter may be filed only by:

(1) a parent of the child or another person having physical custody or guardianship of the child under a court order; or

(2) the child if the child:

(A) is 18 years of age or older;

(B) does not have a mental disability; and

(C) is determined by the court to be capable of managing the child's financial affairs.

(b) The parent, the child, if the child is 18 years of age or older, or other person may not transfer or assign the cause of action to any person, including a governmental or private entity or agency, except for an assignment made to the Title IV-D agency under Section 231.104 or in the provision of child support enforcement services under Section 159.307.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 120.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 120 / Section 120.002
§ 120.002. CERTIFICATION OF CLEAN ENERGY PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is the authority responsible for certifying whether a project has met the requirements for a clean energy project.

(b) An entity may apply to the commission for a certification that a project operated by the entity meets the requirements for a clean energy project. An entity may not submit an application under this section before September 1, 2018. The application must be accompanied by:

(1) a certificate from a qualified independent engineer that the project is operational and meets the standards provided by Sections 120.001(2)(A), (B), and (C); and

(2) a fee payable to the commission.

(c) The amount of the fee prescribed by Subsection (b)(2) is $50,000 unless the commission by rule determines that a fee in a greater amount is necessary to cover the commission's costs of processing an application.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.202
§ 2166.202. SELECTION OF PRIVATE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is responsible for selecting any private design professional retained for a project subject to this chapter.

(b) The commission, in consultation with the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners and the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, shall adopt by rule criteria to evaluate the competence and qualifications of a prospective private design professional.

(c) The commission shall select a private design professional in accordance with a rule adopted under this section and the ethical standards of the professional societies of architects and engineers.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.301
§ 154.301. PRESUMPTION OF ABANDONMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Money paid by a purchaser of a prepaid funeral benefits contract is personal property subject to presumption of abandonment and delivery to the comptroller under Title 6, Property Code. This subchapter controls in case of conflict with that title.

(b) Money paid by a purchaser of a prepaid funeral benefits contract and held in the name of the seller at a depository under Subchapter F is presumed abandoned if:

(1) the amount due the seller from the purchaser under the contract has been collected and:

(A) the seller has not known the existence and location of the purchaser or the beneficiary of the contract for the three preceding years;

(B) according to the knowledge and records of the seller, a claim to the money or contract has not been asserted or an act of ownership of the money or contract has not been exercised during the three preceding years;

(C) at least 60 years have elapsed since the date the purchaser executed the contract; and

(D) at least 90 years have elapsed since the date of birth of the beneficiary of the contract; or

(2) the amount due the seller from the purchaser under the contract has not been paid and during the three preceding years:

(A) the purchaser has not made a payment to the seller under the contract;

(B) the seller has not known the existence and location of the purchaser or the beneficiary of the contract; and

(C) according to the knowledge and records of the seller, a claim to the money or contract has not been asserted and an act of ownership of the money or contract has not been exercised.

(c) For purposes of Title 6, Property Code, the seller of the contract for which money is presumed abandoned under Subsection (b) is the holder of the money, and the purchaser or the beneficiary of the contract is the owner of the money.

(d) The presumption of abandonment provided by Subsection (b) does not apply to:

(1) money retained by the seller to cover selling expenses, service costs, and general overhead, as provided by Section 154.252; and

(2) earnings attributable to money paid by the purchaser under the contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.157
§ 1104.157. COMPENSATION OF APPRAISERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An appraisal management company shall:

(1) except in cases of breach of contract or substandard performance of services, pay an appraiser for the completion of an appraisal or valuation assignment not later than the 60th day after the date the appraiser provides the completed appraisal or valuation assignment to the company or its assignee; and

(2) compensate appraisers at a rate that is reasonable and customary for appraisals being performed in the market area of the property being appraised consistent with the presumptions under federal law.

(b) An appraiser who is aggrieved under this section may file a complaint with the board against the appraisal management company if the matter remains unresolved after the appraiser completes the company's dispute resolution process under Section 1104.162.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8484.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8484 / Section 8484.001
§ 8484.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Kendall County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.126 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.126
§ 31.126. VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Venue for an alleged violation or offense under the provisions of this chapter is in the justice court, county court, or municipal court having jurisdiction where the violation or offense was committed.

(b) For an offense under the provisions of this chapter, there is a presumption that the offense was committed in the justice precinct and county where the dam containing the body of water is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.114
§ 1070.114. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services for the hospital, ancillary health care, or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.052 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.052
§ 122.052. MEETINGS OF MEMBERS; VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of a credit union shall hold an annual or special meeting at the time and place and in the manner provided by the bylaws.

(b) In determining a question requiring action by the members, each member may cast only one vote, regardless of the number of shares the member holds.

(c) The board may authorize voting by mail or by electronic means. Mail and electronic balloting shall be conducted in accordance with commission rules.

(d) A member that is not an organization may not vote by proxy. A member that is an organization may be represented by and vote through a designated representative who is authorized, in writing, by the organization's governing body to represent the organization.

(e) The credit union's bylaws may establish a minimum age requirement to vote.
Tex. Transportation Code § 66.018 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 66 / Section 66.018
§ 66.018. UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In all its duties, including rulemaking, the board may not sanction discriminatory practices or discriminate against a pilot or pilot applicant because of race, religion, sex, ethnic origin, or national origin.

(b) A person seeking a remedy for a violation of this section must bring suit in a district court in Harris County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 158.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 158 / Section 158.013
§ 158.013. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who on August 30, 1971, was an employee of an eligible county under this subchapter may not be required to take a competitive examination or perform any other act to maintain the position held on that date.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) assistant district attorneys, investigators, or other employees of a district or criminal district attorney, except as provided by Section 158.007;

(2) the official shorthand reporter of a court; or

(3) an elected or appointed officer under the constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.144 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.144
§ 623.144. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not operate a vehicle permitted under this subchapter on a public highway unless the vehicle is registered under Chapter 502 for the maximum gross weight applicable to the vehicle under Section 621.101 or has distinguishing license plates as provided by Section 502.146 if applicable to the vehicle.

(b) The department may not issue distinguishing license plates to a vehicle described by Section 502.146(b)(3) unless the applicant complies with the requirements of that subsection.
Tex. Transportation Code § 314.041 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 314 / Section 314.041
§ 314.041. ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the governing body may by resolution order an assessment to pay all or part of the costs of making an improvement as described by Section 314.011(b), with reasonable attorney's fees and the costs incurred in making the assessment, against the owner and property if the property is:

(1) adjacent to or in the vicinity of an improvement; and

(2) specially benefited by the improvement.

(b) In its resolution, the governing body may designate:

(1) the property to be assessed; or

(2) a district containing property to be assessed.

(c) The governing body may apportion the costs of the assessment among the owners of the property assessed.

(d) In making an assessment, the governing body may not include the cost of property purchased but not actually used for making the improvement.

(e) An assessment may not be made against:

(1) property or its owner in excess of the special benefit to the property in the enhanced value of the property resulting from the improvement; or

(2) property that is exempt from execution.

(f) The owner of property exempt from assessment under Subsection (e)(2):

(1) shall be assessed an amount equal to the amount the assessment would have been if the property were not exempt; and

(2) is personally liable for the assessment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.352
§ 203.352. PRENATAL AND CERTAIN MEDICAL CARE ENCOURAGED.
Status: in_force

A midwife shall encourage a client to seek:

(1) prenatal care; and

(2) medical care through consultation or referral, as specified by commission rules, if the midwife determines that the pregnancy, labor, delivery, postpartum period, or newborn period of a woman or newborn may not be classified as normal for purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.053 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.053
§ 62.053. COST OF MEALS OR LODGING.
Status: in_force

In computing the wage paid to an employee, an employer may include the reasonable cost to the employer of furnishing meals, lodging, or both to the employee if:

(1) meals or lodging customarily are furnished by the employer to employees; and

(2) the cost of the meals and lodging are separately stated and identified in the earnings statement furnished to the employee under Section 62.003.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.253 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.253
§ 92.253. ACTION BY COMMISSIONER ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 10th day after the date an application to convert is received, the commissioner shall:

(1) consent by written order to the conversion; or

(2) set a hearing on whether the conversion complies with rules adopted under Section 92.251.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.459 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.459
§ 1051.459. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

Judicial review of the order of the board imposing an administrative penalty is under the substantial evidence rule and is instituted by filing a petition with a district court in Travis County, as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8487.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8487 / Section 8487.202
§ 8487.202. 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. Local Government Code § 212.0093 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0093
§ 212.0093.
Status: in_force

Sec. 212.0093. APPROVAL PROCEDURE: APPLICANT RESPONSE TO CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL. After the conditional approval or disapproval of a plat under Section 212.0091, the applicant may submit to the municipal authority or governing body that conditionally approved or disapproved the plat a written response that satisfies each condition for the conditional approval or remedies each reason for disapproval provided. The municipal authority or governing body may not establish a deadline for an applicant to submit the response.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0307
§ 3975.0307. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Section 49.216, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 411.558 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.558
§ 411.558. INFRASTRUCTURE LIAISON OFFICER PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall operate a program to train volunteers from public and private organizations to:

(1) collect or receive intelligence information related to threats to critical infrastructure; and

(2) properly identify threats to critical infrastructure and report those threats to the department.

(b) The division may set reasonable eligibility requirements for the program.The commission may adopt rules to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.353 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.353
§ 351.353. INITIAL EXAMINATION OF PATIENT.
Status: in_force

To ensure adequate examination of a patient for whom an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist signs or causes to be signed an ophthalmic lens prescription, in the initial examination of the patient the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist shall make and record, if possible, the following findings concerning the patient's condition:

(1) case history, consisting of ocular, physical, occupational, and other pertinent information;

(2) visual acuity;

(3) the results of a biomicroscopy examination, including an examination of lids, cornea, and sclera;

(4) the results of an internal ophthalmoscopic examination, including an examination of media and fundus;

(5) the results of a static retinoscopy, O.D., O.S., or autorefractor;

(6) subjective findings, far point and near point;

(7) assessment of binocular function;

(8) amplitude or range of accommodation;

(9) tonometry; and

(10) angle of vision, to right and to left.
Tex. Water Code § 35.019 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 35 / Section 35.019
§ 35.019. WATER AVAILABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county in a priority groundwater management area may adopt water availability requirements in an area where platting is required if the court determines that the requirements are necessary to prevent current or projected water use in the county from exceeding the safe sustainable yield of the county's water supply.

(b) The commissioners court of a county in a priority groundwater management area may:

(1) require a person seeking approval of a plat required by Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government Code, to show:

(A) compliance with the water availability requirements adopted by the court under this section; and

(B) that an adequate supply of water of sufficient quantity and quality is available to supply the number of lots proposed for the platted area;

(2) adopt standards or formulas to determine whether an adequate water supply exists for the platted area; and

(3) adopt procedures for submitting the information necessary to determine whether an adequate water supply exists for the platted area.

(c) The water availability requirements established by a commissioners court under this section may require that:

(1) a person seeking approval of a plat or attempting to sell a lot in a subdivision:

(A) notify a purchaser of a lot in the subdivision if an approved water supply for the subdivision does not exist; or

(B) if the person attempts to build a water supply system to serve one or more lots within the subdivision:

(i) comply with federal, state, and local law; and

(ii) establish an entity to construct and operate the system; or

(2) a planned or operating water supply system serving one or more lots within a subdivision be built and operated in compliance with federal, state, and local laws and rules related to public drinking water.
Tex. Education Code § 70.03 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 70 / Section 70.03
§ 70.03. COURSES AND DEGREES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered at leading American universities and may award those degrees. It is the intent of the legislature that those degrees include bachelor's, master's, and doctor's degrees, and their equivalents.

(b) No department, school, or degree program shall be instituted except with the prior approval of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, or its successor.

(c) Initial programs and departments shall be limited to those which existed in the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies on September 1, 1969. Approval of these programs, their expansion, and initiation of other programs shall be recommended by the board of regents and approved by the coordinating board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.856 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.856
§ 1131.856. PAST DUE PREMIUM.
Status: in_force

(a) A policy may provide that the continuation of coverage is contingent on payment of any premium that:

(1) is unpaid on the date the work stoppage begins; and

(2) became due before the date the work stoppage begins.

(b) A premium described by Subsection (a) must be paid before the date the next premium becomes due under the policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9206.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9206 / Section 9206.151
§ 9206.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds or other obligations issued under Section 9206.201.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.112 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.112
§ 345.112. AGREEMENT BALANCE STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) At the end of each statement period of a retail charge agreement in which an unpaid balance exists, the retail seller shall provide to the retail buyer a statement of the unpaid balance.

(b) The statement must set out that the retail buyer at any time may pay all or any part of the unpaid balance.

(c) In this section, "statement period" means a monthly period, which is not required to be a calendar month. The term may include a regular period, other than a monthly period, to which the retail charge agreement parties agree in writing.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.104
§ 1509.104. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may issue revenue bonds for a purpose authorized by Section 1509.103.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9082.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9082 / Section 9082.0403
§ 9082.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.002
§ 1022.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

The district is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 101A.152 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.152
§ 101A.152. OPTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a statewide Options for Independent Living program to help elderly persons remain at home despite limited self-care capacities and to prevent institutionalization.

(b) The Options for Independent Living program shall provide short-term support services to elderly persons for the purposes of:

(1) restoring functional capacities after illness or hospitalization; and

(2) educating and preparing elderly persons and their caregivers to provide self-care.