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Tex. Transportation Code § 472.015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 472 / Section 472.015
§ 472.015. CONTRACTS FOR REMOVAL OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In contracting with a private business or businesses for the removal of personal property from the right-of-way or roadway of the state highway system, the department may:

(1) use a purchasing method described in Chapter 2156, Government Code;

(2) include the removal work in a contract entered into under Chapter 223; or

(3) select a business or businesses based on an evaluation of the experience of the business and the price and quality of the business's equipment and services.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14A.013 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14A / Section 14A.013
§ 14A.013. REVOCATION OF A CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may sue in the district court of the county in which a warehouse is situated to revoke the certificate of the warehouse.

(b) The person seeking revocation of the certificate shall provide the court with a written petition setting forth particular violations of the law, and the court shall conduct the trial with the same rules of process, procedure, and evidence used in civil cases.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.002 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.002
§ 63.002. MISSING CHILDREN AND MISSING PERSONS INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The missing children and missing persons information clearinghouse is established within the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The clearinghouse is under the administrative direction of the director of the department.

(c) The clearinghouse shall be used by all law enforcement agencies of the state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7B.101 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 7B / Section 7B.101
§ 7B.101. REQUEST FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER.
Status: in_force

A person may request the court to issue a protective order under Title 4, Family Code, for the protection of the person at any proceeding:

(1) in which the defendant appears in constitutional county court, statutory county court, or district court;

(2) that is related to an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, or Section 28.02, 28.03, or 28.08, Penal Code; and

(3) in which it is alleged that the defendant committed the offense because of bias or prejudice as described by Article 42.014.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.104 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.104
§ 76.104. LICENSE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e) of this section, the fee for a commercial oyster boat license is $350 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (f) of this section, the fee for a sport oyster boat license is $10 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (g) of this section, the fee for a commercial oyster fisherman's license is $100 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The definition for "resident" for this subsection is the same as the resident definition in Section 47.001 of this code.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (h) of this section, the fee for a commercial oyster boat captain's license is $25 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The definition for "resident" for this subsection is the same as the resident definition in Section 47.001 of this code.

(e) The fee for a commercial oyster boat license for a boat that is not numbered under Chapter 31 of this code or does not have a certificate of documentation issued by the United States Coast Guard that lists an address in Texas for the boat owner or other criteria established by the commission is $1,400 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(f) The fee for a sport oyster boat license for a boat that is not numbered under Chapter 31 of this code or does not have a certificate of documentation issued by the United States Coast Guard that lists an address in Texas for the boat owner or other criteria established by the commission is $40 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(g) The fee for a nonresident commercial oyster fisherman's license is $250 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The definition for "nonresident" for this subsection is the same as the nonresident definition in Section 47.001 of this code.

(h) The fee for a nonresident commercial oyster boat captain's license is $100 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The definition for "nonresident" for this subsection is the same as the nonresident definition in Section 47.001 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8140.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8140 / Section 8140.001
§ 8140.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" or "boards" means, as appropriate, the board of directors of one or all of the districts.

(2) "Director" means a member of a board.

(3) "District" or "districts" means, as appropriate, one or all of the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility Districts Nos. 5, 6, and 7.
Tex. Water Code § 60.461 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.461
§ 60.461.
Status: in_force

Sec. 60.461. CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES: CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AGENT. (a) A district may award a contract to a construction manager-agent for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility provided that the construction manager-agent and the district follow the procedures prescribed by this section.

(b) A district may, under the contract between the district and the construction manager-agent, require the construction manager-agent to provide administrative personnel, equipment necessary to perform duties under this section, and on-site management and other services specified in the contract. A construction manager-agent represents the district in a fiduciary capacity.

(c) Before or concurrently with selecting a construction manager-agent, the district shall select or designate an engineer or architect who shall prepare the construction documents for the project and who has full responsibility for complying with Chapter 1001 or 1051, Occupations Code, as applicable. If the engineer or architect is not a full-time employee of the district, the district shall select the engineer or architect as provided by Section 2254.004, Government Code. The district's engineer or architect may not serve, alone or in combination with another person, as the construction manager-agent unless the engineer or architect is hired to serve as the construction manager-agent under a separate or concurrent procurement conducted in accordance with this subchapter. This subsection does not prohibit the district's engineer or architect from providing customary construction phase services under the engineer's or architect's original professional service agreement in accordance with applicable laws.

(d) A district shall select a construction manager-agent on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications in the same manner as provided for the selection of engineers or architects under Section 2254.004, Government Code.

(e) A district contracting with a construction manager-agent shall procure, in accordance with applicable law, and in any manner authorized by this chapter, a general contractor, trade contractors, or subcontractors who will serve as the prime contractor for their specific portion of the work.

(f) The district or the construction manager-agent shall procure in accordance with Section 2254.004, Government Code, and in any manner authorized by this chapter, all of the testing of construction materials, the inspection services, and the verification testing services necessary for acceptance of the facility by the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.002
§ 172.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district is a public body and a political subdivision of this state exercising public and essential governmental functions.

(b) A district, in the exercise of powers under this chapter, is performing only governmental functions and is a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 121.014 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 121 / Section 121.014
§ 121.014. ACTION FOR DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

A person injured by the failure, refusal, or neglect of an officer to comply with a provision of this chapter has a cause of action against the officer to recover damages resulting from the failure, refusal, or neglect of the officer.
Tex. Water Code § 15.319 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.319
§ 15.319. COSTS DEFINED.
Status: in_force

With reference to the sale of a state facility, "direct cost of acquisition" means the principal amount the board has paid plus the amounts the board has agreed to pay under obligations not transferred to the purchaser for a facility up to the date of sale, but does not include the board's cost of operating and maintaining the facility from the date of acquisition to the date of the sale or transfer of the facility.
Tex. Water Code § 36.0161 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.0161
§ 36.0161. METHOD FOR APPOINTING TEMPORARY DIRECTORS FOR DISTRICT IN PRIORITY GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) If a district in a priority groundwater management area is:

(1) contained within one county, the county commissioners court of that county shall appoint five temporary directors for the district;

(2) contained within two counties, the county commissioners court of each county shall appoint at least one temporary director, with the appointments of the three remaining directors to be apportioned as provided by Subsection (b);

(3) contained within three counties, the county commissioners court of each county shall appoint at least one temporary director, with the appointments of the two remaining directors to be apportioned as provided by Subsection (b);

(4) contained within four counties, the county commissioners court of each county shall appoint at least one temporary director, with the appointment of the remaining director to be apportioned as provided by Subsection (b); or

(5) contained within five or more counties, the county commissioners court of each county shall appoint one temporary director.

(b)(1) In this subsection, "estimated groundwater use" means the estimate of groundwater use in acre-feet developed by the commission under Subsection (c) for the area of a county that is within the district.

(2) The apportionment of appointments under Subsection (a) shall be made by the commission so as to reflect, as closely as possible, the proportion each county's estimated groundwater use bears to the sum of the estimated groundwater use for the district as determined under Subsection (c). The commission shall by rule determine the method it will use to implement this subdivision.

(c) If a district for which temporary directors are to be appointed is contained within two, three, or four counties, the commission shall develop an estimate of annual groundwater use in acre-feet for each county area within the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.058 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.058
§ 42.058. COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR ADVERTISING RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a license holder or registration holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices or to prevent a violation of this chapter.

(b) Rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices may not include a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;

(2) restricts the use of a license holder's or registration holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license holder or registration holder; or

(4) restricts the license holder's or registration holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Insurance Code § 861.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 861 / Section 861.201
§ 861.201. KINDS OF INSURANCE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) A general casualty company may:

(1) insure a person against:

(A) bodily injury, disability, or death that results from an accident; or

(B) disability that results from disease;

(2) insure against loss or damage that results from an accident or injury sustained by an employee or other person, for which accident or injury the insured is liable;

(3) insure against loss or damage that results from an accident to or injury sustained by a person, for which loss the insured is liable, other than employers liability insurance under Subdivision (2);

(4) insure against loss or damage by burglary, theft, or housebreaking;

(5) insure glass against breakage;

(6) insure a steam boiler, elevator, electrical device, or engine and any machinery or appliance used or operated in connection with a steam boiler, elevator, electrical device, or engine;

(7) insure against loss or damage from injury to a person or property that results accidentally from an item described by Subdivision (6);

(8) insure against loss or damage by water to goods or premises that arises from the breakage or leakage of a sprinkler or water pipe;

(9) insure against loss that:

(A) results from accidental damage to an automobile; or

(B) is caused accidentally by an automobile;

(10) insure a person, association, or corporation against loss or damage that results from giving or extending credit;

(11) insure against loss that results from the nonpayment of the principal of or interest on a bond, mortgage, or other evidence of indebtedness;

(12) write marine insurance, which may include insurance against the hazards and perils incident to war; or

(13) insure against any other casualty or insurance risk, other than fire or life insurance, specified in the company's articles of incorporation that:

(A) may be lawfully made the subject of insurance; and

(B) is not otherwise provided for by this chapter.

(b) A general casualty company may engage in one or more of the activities specified by Subsection (a).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.297 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.297
§ 52.297. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES FROM USE OF SURFACE.
Status: in_force

(a) Leases issued under Subchapter B of this chapter for unsold surveyed or unsurveyed school land, other than land included in islands, saltwater lakes, bays, inlets, marshes, and reefs owned by the state in tidewater limits and other than that portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of the state, must include a provision requiring the compensation for damages from the use of the surface in prospecting for, exploring, developing, or producing the leased minerals.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall set the procedure for receiving compensation for damages to the surface of land dedicated to the permanent school fund.

(c) Money collected for surface damages shall be deposited in a special fund account in the State Treasury to be used for conservation, reclamation, or construction of permanent improvements on land that belongs to the permanent school fund.

(d) The special fund account must be an interest-bearing account, and the interest received on the account shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the permanent school fund.

(e) Money collected under this section and designated for the construction of permanent improvements as provided by this section must be used not later than two years after the date on which the money is collected.

(f) Any money that remains in the special fund account for longer than two years shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the permanent school fund.

(g) The compensation for damages under this section is in addition to any bonus, rental, royalty, or other payment required by the lease.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.157
§ 1501.157. USE OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality shall use the proceeds from the sale of certificates of indebtedness issued under this subchapter for a purpose authorized by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.431 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.431
§ 2306.431. APPROVAL OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued by the department and the appropriate proceedings authorizing the bonds' issuance shall be submitted to the attorney general for examination.

(b) The attorney general shall approve the bonds if the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized as provided by this chapter.

(c) Any bonds submitted by the department to the attorney general under this section must include a certification by the board that home mortgage loans made using the proceeds of the bonds do not include a mandatory arbitration requirement.
Tex. Government Code § 74.0981 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.0981
§ 74.0981. COURT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall hold an annual leadership conference to provide information to presiding judges of administrative regions, local administrative judges, and court administrators related to:

(1) court budgets and operational funding;

(2) court activity statistics and case-level information on the amount and character of the business transacted by the state trial courts;

(3) the duties of a local administrative judge; and

(4) other matters related to court administration.
Tex. Government Code § 26.336 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.336
§ 26.336. WALKER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The County Court of Walker County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court and juvenile jurisdiction as provided by Section 26.042(b) but has no other civil or criminal jurisdiction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.043 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.043
§ 394.043. WIND LOAD PRESSURE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An on-premise or off-premise sign must be designed to resist wind loads as follows:

(b) Under this section, the height of a sign is measured above the average level of the ground adjacent to the structure.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.063 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.063
§ 622.063. CONFORMITY WITH GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO VEHICLE SIZE AND WEIGHT.
Status: in_force

A vehicle or combination of vehicles to which this subchapter applies shall conform to the length, width, height, and weight requirements of Chapter 621.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.0275 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.0275
§ 271.0275. SAFETY RECORD OF BIDDER CONSIDERED.
Status: in_force

In determining who is a responsible bidder, the governmental entity may take into account the safety record of the bidder, of the firm, corporation, partnership, or institution represented by the bidder, or of anyone acting for such a firm, corporation, partnership, or institution if:

(1) the governing body of the governmental entity has adopted a written definition and criteria for accurately determining the safety record of a bidder;

(2) the governing body has given notice to prospective bidders in the bid specifications that the safety record of a bidder may be considered in determining the responsibility of the bidder; and

(3) the determinations are not arbitrary and capricious.
Tex. Local Government Code § 218.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 218 / Section 218.003
§ 218.003. NO EFFECT ON OTHER RESTRICTIONS AND RULES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect the authority of a municipality to:

(1) apply the municipality's regulations on short-term rental units to a mixed-use residential or multifamily residential development;

(2) adopt or enforce water quality protection regulations to implement or comply with water quality requirements under state or federal law, including Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code;

(3) adopt or enforce a density bonus program or other voluntary program that allows for site development standards that are less restrictive than the standards described by this chapter; or

(4) apply the following regulations that are generally applicable to other developments in the municipality:

(A) except as otherwise provided by this chapter:

(i) sewer and water access requirements; or

(ii) building codes;

(B) stormwater mitigation requirements; or

(C) regulations related to historic preservation, including protecting historic landmarks or property in the boundaries of a local historic district.
Tex. Water Code § 36.123 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.123
§ 36.123. RIGHT TO ENTER LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The directors, engineers, attorneys, agents, operators, and employees of a district or water supply corporation may go on any land to inspect, make surveys, or perform tests to determine the condition, value, and usability of the property, with reference to the proposed location of works, improvements, plants, facilities, equipment, or appliances. The cost of restoration shall be borne by the district or the water supply corporation.

(b) District employees and agents are entitled to enter any public or private property within the boundaries of the district or adjacent to any reservoir or other property owned by the district at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspecting and investigating conditions relating to the quality of water in the state or the compliance with any rule, regulation, permit, or other order of the district. District employees or agents acting under this authority who enter private property shall observe the establishment's rules and regulations concerning safety, internal security, and fire protection and shall notify any occupant or management of their presence and shall exhibit proper credentials.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.104
§ 3929.104. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.08 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.08
§ 35.08. WHEN CHALLENGE IS SUSTAINED.
Status: in_force

The array of jurors summoned shall be discharged if the challenge be sustained, and the court shall order other jurors to be summoned in their stead, and direct that the officer who summoned those so discharged, and on account of whose misconduct the challenge has been sustained shall not summon any other jurors in the case.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.102
§ 483.102. PRESCRIPTION OF OPIOID ANTAGONIST; STANDING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A prescriber may, directly or by standing order, prescribe an opioid antagonist to:

(1) a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related drug overdose; or

(2) a family member, friend, or other person in a position to assist a person described by Subdivision (1).

(b) A prescription issued under this section is considered as issued for a legitimate medical purpose in the usual course of professional practice.

(c) A prescriber who, acting in good faith with reasonable care, prescribes or does not prescribe an opioid antagonist is not subject to any criminal or civil liability or any professional disciplinary action for:

(1) prescribing or failing to prescribe the opioid antagonist; or

(2) if the prescriber chooses to prescribe an opioid antagonist, any outcome resulting from the eventual administration of the opioid antagonist.
Tex. Utilities Code § 103.023 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 103 / Section 103.023
§ 103.023. MUNICIPAL STANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality has standing in each case before the railroad commission that relates to a gas utility's rates and services in the municipality.

(b) A municipality's standing is subject to the right of the railroad commission to consolidate that municipality with another party on an issue of common interest.