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Tex. Transportation Code § 501.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.004
§ 501.004. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, this chapter applies to all motor vehicles, including a motor vehicle owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a farm trailer or farm semitrailer with a gross vehicle weight of not more than 34,000 pounds used only for the transportation of farm products if the products are not transported for hire;

(2) the filing or recording of a lien that is created only on an automobile accessory, including a tire, radio, or heater;

(3) a motor vehicle while it is owned or operated by the United States; or

(4) a new motor vehicle on loan to a political subdivision of the state for use only in a driver education course conducted by an entity exempt from licensure under Section 1001.002, Education Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.369 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.369
§ 43.369. DEER BREEDER DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "database" means a deer breeder database used by the department.

(b) The department in conjunction with the Texas Animal Health Commission, not later than June 1, 2010, shall develop and maintain a process for a database to be shared by both agencies. The database must include the reporting data required to be provided by each deer breeder:

(1) to the department under this subchapter; and

(2) to the Texas Animal Health Commission.

(c) To the extent possible, the department and the Texas Animal Health Commission shall share the database to eliminate the need for a deer breeder to submit duplicate reports to the two agencies.

(d) The Parks and Wildlife Commission and the Texas Animal Health Commission, by rule, shall provide incentives to deer breeders whose cooperation results in reduced costs and increased efficiency by offering:

(1) reduced fees for the deer breeder permit; and

(2) a permit with an extended duration.

(e) The Parks and Wildlife Commission and the Texas Animal Health Commission may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1204.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.151
§ 1204.151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "policy" means an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance, including a policy issued by a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8463.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8463 / Section 8463.153
§ 8463.153. 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. Insurance Code § 2210.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.151
§ 2210.151. ADOPTION OF PLAN OF OPERATION.
Status: in_force

With the advice of the board of directors, the commissioner by rule shall adopt the plan of operation to provide Texas windstorm and hail insurance in a catastrophe area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9056.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9056 / Section 9056.051
§ 9056.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Property Code § 76.104 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.104
§ 76.104. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PROPERTY REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this chapter, a property report filed with the treasurer of the holder is confidential until the second anniversary of the date the report is filed.

(b) Notwithstanding other law, the social security number of an owner that is reported to the treasurer of the holder is confidential.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1902.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1902 / Section 1902.251
§ 1902.251. INSTALLING AND REPAIRING PUMPS.
Status: in_force

An installer shall install or repair pumps under standards and procedures adopted by the commission with the advice of the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 362.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 362 / Section 362.018
§ 362.018. COST OF CERTAIN REQUIRED ALTERATIONS.
Status: in_force

The relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing of grade, or altering of construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telegraph or telephone property or facility, or pipeline made necessary by the actions of an issuer shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the issuer, who shall pay the cost of the required activity as necessary to provide comparable replacement, minus the net salvage value of any replaced facility. The issuer shall pay that amount from the proceeds of bonds issued to finance a system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.405 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.405
§ 541.405. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT ACTION.
Status: repealed

(a) A person aggrieved by the denial of a petition under Section 541.402 or the adoption, amendment, or repeal of or failure to adopt a rule under this subchapter may file a petition in a district court in Travis County for:

(1) a declaratory judgment on the validity or applicability of an adopted, amended, or repealed rule; or

(2) review of the denial of a petition under Section 541.402.

(b) The commissioner must be made a party to the action.

(c) An action of the commissioner under this subchapter in adopting, amending, repealing, or failing to adopt a rule or denying a petition may be invalidated only if the court finds that the action:

(1) violates a constitutional or state statutory provision;

(2) exceeds the commissioner's statutory authority;

(3) is arbitrary or capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion or unwarranted exercise of discretion;

(4) is so vague that it does not establish sufficiently definite standards to which conduct can be conformed;

(5) is made following unlawful procedure; or

(6) is clearly erroneous in view of the reliable, probative, and substantial evidence in the whole record as submitted.

(d) The court may issue an injunction in an action under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 791.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.013
§ 791.013. CONTRACT SUPERVISION AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To supervise the performance of an interlocal contract, the parties to the contract may:

(1) create an administrative agency;

(2) designate an existing local government; or

(3) contract with an organization that qualifies for exemption from federal income tax under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that provides services on behalf of political subdivisions or combinations of political subdivisions and derives more than 50 percent of its gross revenues from grants, funding, or other income from political subdivisions or combinations of subdivisions.

(b) The agency, designated local government, or organization described by Subsection (a)(3) may employ personnel, perform administrative activities, and provide administrative services necessary to perform the interlocal contract.

(c) All property that is held and used for a public purpose by the administrative agency or designated local government is exempt from or subject to taxation in the same manner as if the property were held and used by the participating political subdivisions.

(d) An administrative agency created under this section may acquire, apply for, register, secure, hold, protect, and renew under the laws of this state, another state, the United States, or any other nation:

(1) a patent for the invention or discovery of:

(A) any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;

(B) any new use of a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method; or

(C) any new and useful improvement on a known process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, art, or method;

(2) a copyright of an original work of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which the work may be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or device;

(3) a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark for a word, name, symbol, device, or slogan that the agency uses to identify and distinguish the agency's goods and services from other goods and services; and

(4) other evidence of protection of exclusivity issued for intellectual property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.022
§ 142.022. EXEMPTIONS FOR NURSING STUDENTS AND MEDICATION AIDE TRAINEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 142.021 and 142.029 do not apply to:

(1) a graduate nurse holding a temporary permit issued by the Texas Board of Nursing;

(2) a student enrolled in an accredited school of nursing or program for the education of registered nurses who is administering medications as part of the student's clinical experience;

(3) a graduate vocational nurse holding a temporary permit issued by the Texas Board of Nursing;

(4) a student enrolled in an accredited school of vocational nursing or program for the education of vocational nurses who is administering medications as part of the student's clinical experience; or

(5) a trainee in a medication aide training program approved by the department under Section 142.024 who is administering medications as part of the trainee's clinical experience.

(b) The administration of medications by persons exempted under Subdivisions (1) through (4) of Subsection (a) is governed by the terms of the memorandum of understanding executed by the department and the Texas Board of Nursing.
Tex. Election Code § 15.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 15 / Section 15.004
§ 15.004. REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A voter whose registration certificate is lost or destroyed may obtain a replacement certificate by:

(1) delivering a written or electronic notice of the loss or destruction to the registrar; or

(2) telephoning the registrar to request a replacement.

(b) A replacement certificate requested electronically under Subsection (a)(1) or by telephone under Subsection (a)(2) may be sent only to the mailing address on the voter's registration records.

(c) Subject to Subsection (b), not later than the 30th day after the date the registrar receives the notice or request, the registrar shall deliver to the voter a replacement certificate containing:

(1) the registration number and other information on the lost or destroyed certificate; and

(2) a notation that the certificate is a replacement.

(d) The registrar shall retain a written or electronic notice submitted under Subsection (a)(1) on file with the voter's registration application. If the voter requests a replacement registration certificate by telephone under Subsection (a)(2), the registrar shall make a written record of the request and keep the record on file with the voter's registration application.
Tex. Water Code § 11.121 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.121
§ 11.121. PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Sections 11.1405, 11.142, 11.1421, 11.1422, and 18.003, no person may appropriate any state water or begin construction of any work designed for the storage, taking, or diversion of water without first obtaining a permit from the commission to make the appropriation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.004
§ 2026.004. RACING LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, Section 2026.005, or Section 2025.103, a racetrack association may not conduct horse racing or greyhound racing at any place other than the place designated in the license.

(b) If the racetrack or enclosure designated in the license becomes unsuitable for racing because of fire, flood, or other catastrophe, the affected racetrack association, with the prior approval of the commission, may conduct a race meeting or any remaining portion of a meeting temporarily at any other racetrack if the other racetrack license holder:

(1) is licensed by the commission to conduct the same type of racing as may be conducted by the affected racetrack association; and

(2) consents to the usage.
Tex. Government Code § 411.283 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.283
§ 411.283. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may appoint and assign duties to department personnel to serve as paid support staff for the museum.

(b) The support staff may consist of a historian, a librarian, and other personnel as needed to administer the museum.

(c) The department may spend funds to hire support staff.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.071
§ 69.071. RECOVERY OF COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A pilot who offers pilot services to a vessel required under this chapter to obtain pilot services and whose services are refused is entitled to recover from the consignee the pilotage rate for the services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.102
§ 214.102. SEIZURE AND SALE OF PROPERTY TO RECOVER EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A municipality may foreclose a lien on property under this subchapter in a proceeding relating to the property brought under Subchapter E, Chapter 33, Tax Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.131 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.131
§ 43.131. IMMUNITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual listed in Subsection (c) of this article and the governmental entity that the individual serves as an officer or employee are not liable for damages arising from an act or failure to act by the individual or governmental entity in connection with a community service program or work program established under this chapter if the act or failure to act:

(1) was performed pursuant to a court order or was otherwise performed in an official capacity; and

(2) was not performed with conscious indifference for the safety of others.

(b) Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, does not apply to a claim based on an act or a failure to act of an individual listed in Subsection (c) of this article or a governmental entity the officer serves as an officer or employee if the act or failure to act is in connection with a program described by Subsection (a) of this article.

(c) This article applies to:

(1) a director or employee of a community supervision and corrections department or a community corrections facility;

(2) a sheriff or employee of a sheriff's department;

(3) a county judge, county commissioner, or county employee;

(4) an officer or employee of a state agency; or

(5) an officer or employee of a political subdivision other than a county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.1051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.1051
§ 1301.1051. COMPLETION OF AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The insurer must complete an audit under Section 1301.105 on or before the 180th day after the date the clean claim is received by the insurer, and any additional payment due a preferred provider or any refund due the insurer shall be made not later than the 30th day after the completion of the audit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1151.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.152
§ 1151.152. ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for registration, an applicant must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) reside in this state;

(3) be of good moral character;

(4) be a graduate of an accredited high school or establish high school graduation equivalency; and

(5) be actively engaged in appraisal, assessment, or collection.
Tex. Government Code § 2252.910 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.910
§ 2252.910.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2252.910. VOIDABLE CONTRACT PROVISION: EXPERIENCE MODIFIER. (a) In this section:

(1) "Contract" means a contract awarded by a governmental entity that is:

(A) a construction contract, as defined by Section 272.0001, Business & Commerce Code; or

(B) a contract for constructing, altering, or repairing a public building or carrying out or completing any public work.

(2) "Contract solicitation" means a request for bids, proposals, qualifications, offers, or other responses from potential contractors under a contract.

(3) "Experience modifier" means a factor expressed as a value that:

(A) is assigned to an employer seeking to purchase a workers' compensation insurance policy in this state;

(B) affects the premium amount for the policy; and

(C) is based on the employer's past loss experience.

(4) "Governmental entity" means:

(A) a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created by the state constitution or a state statute, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(B) a political subdivision of this state, including a municipality, county, or special purpose district.

(b) With respect to a contract:

(1) an offer to contract may not contain a term requiring a person to have a specified experience modifier in order to accept the offer; and

(2) a contract solicitation may not require a person to have a specified experience modifier in order to submit a response to the contract solicitation.

(c) A contract or an agreement collateral to or affecting a contract may not require the contractor to have a specified experience modifier.

(d) A contract solicitation, an offer, a contract, or an agreement collateral to or affecting a contract that violates Subsection (b) or (c) is voidable as against public policy.
Tex. Government Code § 62.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.015
§ 62.015. SELECTION OF JURY PANEL.
Status: in_force

(a) On the day that jurors appear for jury service in a justice, county, or district court, the judge, if jury trials have been set, shall select from the names on the jury lists a sufficient number of qualified jurors to serve on the jury panel.

(b) If the court at any time does not have a sufficient number of prospective jurors present whose names are on the jury lists and who are not excused by the judge from jury service, the judge shall order the clerk, sheriff, or constable to summon additional prospective jurors to provide the requisite number of jurors for the panel. The names of additional jurors to be summoned by the clerk, sheriff, or constable to fill a jury panel shall be drawn from the jury wheel under orders of the judge. Additional jurors summoned to fill a jury panel shall be discharged when their services are no longer required.

(c) The judge may order all or part of a panel of jurors to stand adjourned from jury service until a subsequent date in the term, but a juror may not be paid for the time that he stands adjourned from jury service.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 105.051 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 105 / Section 105.051
§ 105.051. SALE OF MALT BEVERAGES BY DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSEE.
Status: in_force

The holder of a general or branch distributor's license may sell, offer for sale, or deliver malt beverages 24 hours a day Monday through Saturday and between midnight and 1 a.m. and between noon and midnight on Sunday.
Tex. Transportation Code § 724.062 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 724 / Section 724.062
§ 724.062. ADMISSIBILITY OF REFUSAL OF REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL TEST.
Status: in_force

The fact that a person's request to have an additional analysis under Section 724.019 is refused by the officer or another person acting for or on behalf of the state, that the person was not provided a reasonable opportunity to contact a person specified by Section 724.019(a) to take the specimen, or that reasonable access was not allowed to the arrested person may be introduced into evidence at the person's trial.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929 / Section 7929.052
§ 7929.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7929.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7929.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7929.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.106
§ 353.106. TIME PRICE DIFFERENTIAL FOR OTHER CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A retail installment contract that is payable other than in substantially equal successive monthly installments or the first installment of which is not payable one month from the date of the contract may provide for a time price differential that does not exceed an amount that, having due regard for the schedule of payments, provides the same effective return as if the contract were payable in substantially equal successive monthly installments beginning one month from the date of the contract.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.105
§ 2308.105. LOCAL SERVICE INTEGRATION.
Status: in_force

The governor, with the council and the local workforce development boards, shall:

(1) identify specific barriers to integrated service delivery at the local level;

(2) request waivers from federal and state regulations; and

(3) advocate changes in federal and state laws to promote local service integration.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.009 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.009
§ 62.009. IMMUNITY FOR RELEASE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, a penal institution, a local law enforcement authority, or an authority for campus security may release to the public information regarding a person required to register under this chapter only if the information is public information under this chapter.

(b) An individual, agency, entity, or authority is not liable under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or any other law for damages arising from conduct authorized by Subsection (a).

(c) For purposes of determining liability, the release or withholding of information by an appointed or elected officer of an agency, entity, or authority is a discretionary act.

(d) A private primary or secondary school, public or private institution of higher education, or administrator of a private primary or secondary school or public or private institution of higher education may release to the public information regarding a person required to register under this chapter only if the information is public information under this chapter and is released to the administrator under Article 62.005, 62.053, 62.054, 62.055, or 62.153. A private primary or secondary school, public or private institution of higher education, or administrator of a private primary or secondary school or public or private institution of higher education is not liable under any law for damages arising from conduct authorized by this subsection.