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Tex. Election Code § 171.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.001
§ 171.001. STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

A state executive committee is established as provided by this subchapter for each political party holding a primary election in this state.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.005 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.005
§ 61.005. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Wildlife resources" means all wild animals, wild birds, and aquatic animal life.

(2) "Depletion" means the reduction of a species below its immediate recuperative potential by any cause.

(3) "Waste" means the failure to provide for the regulated harvest of surplus wildlife resources when that harvest would allow, promote, or optimize a healthy and self-sustaining population of a species.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.151 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.151
§ 53.151. UNREASONABLE OR VIOLATIVE EXISTING RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission, on its own motion or on complaint by an affected person, after reasonable notice and hearing, finds that the existing rates of a public utility for a service are unreasonable or in violation of law, the commission shall:

(1) enter an order establishing the just and reasonable rates to be observed thereafter, including maximum or minimum rates; and

(2) serve a copy of the order on the utility.

(b) The rates established under Subsection (a) constitute the legal rates of the public utility until changed as provided by this title.

(c) This section does not apply to a company electing under Chapter 58 or Chapter 59 except as otherwise provided by those chapters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9027.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9027 / Section 9027.104
§ 9027.104. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified appraisal roll for Galveston County, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

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

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

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

(f) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order dividing the district with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of Galveston County.

(g) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 49.102, Water Code.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Family Code § 152.312 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.312
§ 152.312. FEES, COURT COSTS, AND EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including communication expenses, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees, costs, or expenses are sought establishes that the award would be clearly inappropriate. The court may order the fees, costs, expenses, and any postjudgment interest to be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt.

(b) The court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against a state unless authorized by law other than this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 41.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.106
§ 41.106. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A prosecuting attorney shall fix the salaries of his assistant prosecuting attorneys, investigators, secretaries, and other office personnel, subject to the approval of the commissioners court of the county or counties composing the district.

(b) In addition to their salaries, assistant prosecuting attorneys and investigators may be allowed actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties, not to exceed the amount fixed by the prosecuting attorney and approved by the commissioners court of the county or counties composing the district. The county may pay claims for travel expenses from the general fund, the officers' salary fund, or any other available funds of the county.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 67.102 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.102
§ 67.102. CRIMINAL INFORMATION RELATING TO CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 58, Family Code, criminal information relating to a child associated with a combination, criminal street gang, or foreign terrorist organization may be compiled and released under this chapter regardless of the age of the child.

(b) A criminal justice agency or juvenile justice agency may release information maintained under this chapter to an attorney representing a child who is a party to a proceeding under Title 3, Family Code, if the juvenile court determines the information:

(1) is material to the proceeding; and

(2) is not privileged under law.

(c) An attorney may use information received under this article only for a child's defense in a proceeding under Title 3, Family Code.

(d) The governing body of a county or municipality served by a law enforcement agency described by Article 67.051(b) may adopt a policy to notify the parent or guardian of a child of the agency's observations relating to the child's association with a criminal street gang or foreign terrorist organization.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.026
§ 154.026. TRANSFER OF SALARY FUND SURPLUS TO GENERAL FUND.
Status: in_force

After the end of a fiscal year, the commissioners court by order may transfer to the general fund of the county any money remaining in a salary fund if all claims against the salary fund incurred for the fiscal year have been paid.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.363 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.363
§ 801.363. DELEGATION AND SUPERVISION OF ANIMAL CARE TASKS.
Status: in_force

(a) Decisions relating to the diagnosis, treatment, management, and future disposition of an animal patient must be made by a supervising veterinarian.

(b) A supervising veterinarian shall determine the appropriate level of supervision and protocol for a task that is delegated to a licensed veterinary technician, certified veterinary assistant, or veterinary assistant. In determining the appropriate level of supervision, the veterinarian must consider the level of training and experience of the person to whom the task is delegated.

(c) According to the judgment of the supervising veterinarian, a veterinarian may delegate greater responsibility to a licensed veterinary technician than to a certified veterinary assistant or a veterinary assistant. A veterinarian may provide greater supervision for a task performed by a certified veterinary assistant or a veterinary assistant than for the same task performed by a licensed veterinary technician.

(d) A satellite office or mobile facility may not be operated without a supervising veterinarian.
Tex. Transportation Code § 314.050 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 314 / Section 314.050
§ 314.050. SUIT ON CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

In a suit to enforce a certificate issued under Section 314.048, the recitals of the certificate are sufficient to allege the proceedings of the governing body in making the improvements, the assessment for the improvements, and all prerequisites to the assessment. The allegations contained in the recitals need not be stated in the pleadings.
Tex. Water Code § 54.235 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.235
§ 54.235. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

Any district created by general law or special act of the legislature in existence for at least 10 years which lies within a county that borders on the Gulf of Mexico and that has a population of 190,000 and which has the powers of this chapter and which also has or is authorized to acquire road utility district powers pursuant to Section 54.234, of this code, may contract with the county within which it is located with respect to the ownership, maintenance, and operation of any facilities or improvements which such district is authorized or may be authorized to acquire by purchase, gift, lease, or otherwise, except by condemnation, any and all property or interests in property, whether real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, located inside or outside such county, that are found to be necessary for such improvements or facilities. Such county may enter into contracts with such districts as permitted by this section for any term of years not exceeding 40 for the management and operation of any or all of such property and interests in property on such terms as the commissioners court of such county deems appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.061
§ 1084.061. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The board may appoint an assistant administrator.

(c) The district administrator and any assistant administrator serve at the will of the board and are entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's duties; and

(2) contains other conditions the board may require.

(e) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Family Code § 159.613 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.613
§ 159.613. JURISDICTION TO MODIFY CHILD SUPPORT ORDER OF ANOTHER STATE WHEN INDIVIDUAL PARTIES RESIDE IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.

(b) A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of Subchapters B and C, this subchapter, and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. Subchapters D, E, F, H, and I do not apply.
Tex. Government Code § 431.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 431 / Section 431.113
§ 431.113. DUTY OF COMMANDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a call under this subchapter, a commanding officer immediately shall order the called forces under the officer's command to parade at the time and place appointed and shall notify the governor of the action.

(b) After the forces have appeared at the appointed place, the commanding officer shall obey and execute the general instructions of the civil authorities charged by law with the suppression of riot or tumult or the preservation of public peace. The instructions must be in writing, except that if written instructions are impracticable the instructions must be given verbally in the presence of two or more credible witnesses. The commanding officer is solely responsible for determining the kind and extent of force to be used and the method of implementing the instructions.
Tex. Transportation Code § 71.155 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 71 / Section 71.155
§ 71.155. UNAUTHORIZED PILOT LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A person, other than a pilot, who provides pilot services to a vessel under way or otherwise moving for which a pilot is required out of or into a port, channel, or waterway under the exclusive jurisdiction of the pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County is liable to any pilot authorized to provide pilot services in the port, channel, or waterway for a payment of twice the current rate that would be charged under the pilot's schedule of pilotage rates for the pilot services.
Tex. Education Code § 80.07 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 80 / Section 80.07
§ 80.07. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may solicit, accept, and administer, on terms and conditions acceptable to the board, gifts, grants, or donations of any kind and from any source for use by the university.
Tex. Government Code § 402.044 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.044
§ 402.044. QUESTIONS RELATING TO BONDS.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall advise the proper legal authorities in regard to the issuance of bonds that by law require the attorney general's approval.
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.005
§ 181.005. AUTHORITY TO LAY AND MAINTAIN LINES.
Status: in_force

(a) A gas corporation has the right to lay and maintain lines over, along, under, and across a public road, an interurban railroad, a street railroad, a canal or stream, or a municipal street or alley and over, under, and across a railroad or a railroad right-of-way only if:

(1) the pipeline complies with:

(A) all safety regulations adopted by the Railroad Commission of Texas and all federal regulations relating to pipeline facilities and pipelines; and

(B) all rules adopted by the Texas Department of Transportation or the Railroad Commission of Texas and all federal regulations regarding the accommodation of utility facilities on a right-of-way, including regulations relating to the horizontal or vertical placement of the pipeline; and

(2) the owner or operator of the pipeline ensures that the public right-of-way and any associated facility are promptly restored to their former condition of usefulness after the installation or maintenance of the pipeline.

(b) The right granted by Subsection (a) relating to the use of a municipal street or alley is subject to the payment of charges in accordance with Section 121.2025 of this code and Sections 182.025 and 182.026, Tax Code.

(c) In determining the route of a pipeline within a municipality, a gas corporation shall consider using existing easements and public rights-of-way, including streets, roads, highways, and utility rights-of-way. In deciding whether to use a public easement or right-of-way, the gas corporation shall consider whether:

(1) the use is economically practicable;

(2) adequate space exists; and

(3) the use will violate, or cause the violation of any pipeline safety regulations.

(d) The Texas Department of Transportation may require the owner or operator of a pipeline to relocate the pipeline:

(1) at the expense of the owner or operator of the pipeline, if the pipeline is located on a right-of-way of the state highway system;

(2) at the expense of this state, if the pipeline is located on property in which the owner or operator of the pipeline has a private interest; or

(3) in accordance with Section 203.092, Transportation Code, at the expense of this state, if the pipeline is owned or operated by a gas utility as defined by Section 181.021 of this code or a common carrier as defined by Chapter 111, Natural Resources Code.

(e) Rules adopted by the Texas Department of Transportation regarding horizontal and vertical placement of pipelines must be reasonable and, for rights-of-way of the state highway system, must provide an appeals process through the Texas Department of Transportation.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 607.054 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 607 / Section 607.054
§ 607.054. REPORT TO DEPARTMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may accept a report of a suspected skimmer from any interested person, including:

(1) a law enforcement agency;

(2) a financial institution;

(3) a credit card or debit card issuer;

(4) a service technician or service company;

(5) a member of the public; and

(6) a payment card network.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 12(4), eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Property Code § 5.071 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.071
§ 5.071. SELLER'S DISCLOSURE OF FINANCING TERMS.
Status: in_force

Before an executory contract is signed by the purchaser, the seller shall provide to the purchaser a written statement that specifies:

(1) the purchase price of the property;

(2) the interest rate charged under the contract;

(3) the dollar amount, or an estimate of the dollar amount if the interest rate is variable, of the interest charged for the term of the contract;

(4) the total amount of principal and interest to be paid under the contract;

(5) the late charge, if any, that may be assessed under the contract; and

(6) the fact that the seller may not charge a prepayment penalty or any similar fee if the purchaser elects to pay the entire amount due under the contract before the scheduled payment date under the contract.
Tex. Local Government Code § 87.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 87 / Section 87.014
§ 87.014.
Status: in_force

Sec. 87.014. GROUNDS: FAILURE TO GIVE BOND. A county officer who is required by law to give an official bond may be removed under this subchapter if the officer:

(1) fails to execute the bond within the time prescribed by law; or

(2) does not give a new bond, or an additional bond or security, if required by law to do so.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8222.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8222 / Section 8222.103
§ 8222.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section.

(b) The district shall employ, or contract with, a licensed engineer to certify whether a proposed road project meets the criteria for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of:

(1) a county in whose jurisdiction the proposed road project is located; or

(2) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the proposed road project is located.

(c) The district may finance, construct, or acquire a road that has been certified by the licensed engineer as a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road, or any improvements in aid of the certified road.

(d) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, ordinances, or orders of:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; and

(2) each county in which the road project is located if the road project is not located in the corporate limits of a municipality.

(e) The district may, with the consent of the municipality or county, convey a completed road project to:

(1) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; or

(2) a county in which the road project is located.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.308 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.308
§ 96.308. HEARING ON CLAIM; APPEAL OF ADVERSE DETERMINATION OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A claimant may appeal an adverse determination of a claim by filing suit on the claim in a district court of Travis County within three months after the date on which notice is mailed under Section 96.307.

(b) The determination on a claim becomes final on the expiration of the period prescribed by Subsection (a) if suit is not filed in accordance with that subsection.

(c) Review by a district court under Subsection (a) is by trial de novo.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 1 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 1
§ 1. OFFICE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of this article, the commissioners court of any county having a population of more than 2.5 million shall establish and maintain the office of medical examiner, and the commissioners court of any county may establish and provide for the maintenance of the office of medical examiner. Population shall be according to the last preceding federal census.

Sec. 1-a. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT; JOINT OFFICE. (a) The commissioners courts of two or more counties may enter into an agreement to create a medical examiners district and to jointly operate and maintain the office of medical examiner of the district. The district must include the entire area of all counties involved. The counties within the district must, when taken together, form a continuous area.

(b) There may be only one medical examiner in a medical examiners district, although he may employ, within the district, necessary staff personnel. When a county becomes a part of a medical examiners district, the effect is the same within the county as if the office of medical examiner had been established in that county alone. The district medical examiner has all the powers and duties within the district that a medical examiner who serves in a single county has within that county.

(c) The commissioners court of any county which has become a part of a medical examiners district may withdraw the county from the district, but twelve months' notice of withdrawal must be given to the commissioners courts of all other counties in the district.
Tex. Family Code § 231.014 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.014
§ 231.014. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The director of the Title IV-D agency shall provide to the employees of the Title IV-D agency, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for employment under this title, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8049.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8049 / Section 8049.0101
§ 8049.0101. 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 Liberty Grand Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8146.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8146 / Section 8146.202
§ 8146.202. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8421.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8421 / Section 8421.101
§ 8421.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.