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Tex. Transportation Code § 314.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 314 / Section 314.051
§ 314.051. REASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An error in a proceeding under this chapter, the description of property, or the name of the owner does not invalidate an assessment, and an assessment is in effect against the property and the owner of the property.

(b) A governing body that is advised of an error shall correct the error.

(c) At the request of an interested party, the governing body shall, after notice and hearing that comply with this chapter, reassess an owner or property erroneously assessed in accordance with special benefits as provided by this chapter as to original assessments. The governing body may set the terms of payment of a reassessment and may issue assignable certificates evidencing the reassessment in the same manner as for an original assessment.

(d) The governing body may not make a reassessment later than six years after the date of the ordinance making the original assessment. If the reassessment is contested in an action at law, the time consumed in the action is not included in computing the six years.

(e) In making a reassessment, the governing body is not required to repeat an action relating to the original assessment, except as required by Subsection (c).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.065 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.065
§ 148.065. FAILURE TO FILE BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required by Section 148.042 of this code to file a bond commits an offense if the person engages in business as a slaughterer without filing bond in accordance with that section.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $200.
Tex. Government Code § 76.0051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 76 / Section 76.0051
§ 76.0051. AUTHORIZATION TO CARRY WEAPON.
Status: in_force

An officer is authorized to carry a weapon while engaged in the actual discharge of the officer's duties only if:

(1) the officer possesses a certificate of firearms proficiency issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement under Section 1701.257, Occupations Code; and

(2) the director of the department agrees to the authorization.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.102
§ 505.102. CONTRACT WITH OTHER PRIVATE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A Type B corporation may contract with another private corporation to:

(1) carry out an industrial development program or objective; or

(2) assist with the development or operation of an economic development program or objective consistent with the purposes and duties specified by this subtitle.
Tex. Education Code § 96.701 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 96 / Section 96.701
§ 96.701. LAMAR UNIVERSITY.
Status: in_force

Lamar University is a coeducational institution of higher education located in the city of Beaumont. The university is under the management and control of the board of regents, Texas State University System.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.053
§ 1153.053. DISAPPROVAL OF FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date an insurer files a form under Section 1153.051, the commissioner shall disapprove the form if:

(1) the benefits provided are not reasonable in relation to the premium charge; or

(2) the form contains a provision that:

(A) is unjust, unfair, inequitable, misleading, or deceptive;

(B) encourages misrepresentation of the coverage; or

(C) is contrary to this code or a rule adopted under this code.

(b) The commissioner shall specify in the notice of disapproval of a form the reason for the disapproval and state that, if the insurer delivers to the commissioner a written request for a hearing on the disapproval of the form, the hearing will be granted not later than the 20th day after the date of the request.
Tex. Education Code § 61.958 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.958
§ 61.958. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of this subchapter, including a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment assistance that an attorney may receive in one year.

(b) The board shall distribute a copy of the rules adopted under this section and pertinent information in this subchapter to:

(1) each school of law authorized by the board to award a degree described by Section 61.954(a);

(2) any appropriate state agency; and

(3) any appropriate professional association.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 103.012 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 103 / Section 103.012
§ 103.012. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may assess an administrative penalty against a person who:

(1) violates this chapter, a rule, standard, or order adopted under this chapter, or a term of a license issued under this chapter;

(2) makes a false statement of a material fact that the person knows or should know is false:

(A) on an application for issuance or renewal of a license or in an attachment to the application; or

(B) with respect to a matter under investigation by the commission;

(3) refuses to allow a representative of the commission to inspect:

(A) a book, record, or file required to be maintained by a day activity and health services facility; or

(B) any portion of the premises of a day activity and health services facility;

(4) wilfully interferes with the work of a representative of the commission or the enforcement of this chapter;

(5) wilfully interferes with a representative of the commission preserving evidence of a violation of this chapter, a rule, standard, or order adopted under this chapter, or a term of a license issued under this chapter;

(6) fails to pay a penalty assessed under this chapter not later than the 30th day after the date the assessment of the penalty becomes final; or

(7) fails to notify the commission of a change of ownership before the effective date of the change of ownership.

(b) Except as provided by Section 103.013(c), the penalty may not exceed $500 for each violation.

(c) Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation.

(d) The executive commissioner shall establish gradations of penalties in accordance with the relative seriousness of the violation.

(e) In determining the amount of a penalty, the commission shall consider any matter that justice may require, including:

(1) the gradations of penalties established under Subsection (d);

(2) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the prohibited act and the hazard or potential hazard created by the act to the health or safety of the public;

(3) the history of previous violations;

(4) the deterrence of future violations; and

(5) the efforts to correct the violation.

(f) A penalty assessed under Subsection (a)(6) is in addition to the penalty previously assessed and not timely paid.

(g) The commission shall develop and use a system to record and track the scope and severity of each violation of this chapter or a rule, standard, or order adopted under this chapter for the purpose of assessing an administrative penalty for the violation or taking some other enforcement action against the appropriate facility to deter future violations. The system:

(1) must be comparable to the system used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to categorize the scope and severity of violations for nursing homes; and

(2) may be modified, as appropriate, to reflect changes in industry practice or changes made to the system used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9013.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9013 / Section 9013.004
§ 9013.004. APPLICABILITY OF WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in this chapter, general laws pertaining to water control and improvement districts govern the district.
Tex. Government Code § 442.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.113
§ 442.113. TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION RETAIL OPERATIONS FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Historical Commission retail operations fund is a special fund established outside the state treasury as a fund to be held and administered by the comptroller as directed by the commission to provide support for commission retail operations under Section 442.112. The fund may include revenue from commission retail operations and earned revenue from operating receipts but may not include appropriated money.

(a-1) Appropriated money may be used to provide financial support for and grow retail operations.

(b) Interest and income from assets of the fund shall be credited to and deposited in the fund.

(c) Money in the fund may be spent without appropriation and be used only to benefit state historic sites and to support the commission's retail operations, including to pay personnel salaries, acquire capital improvements, contract for necessary services, and purchase inventory, advertising, fixtures, computer software, and other goods necessary to support the retail operations.

(d) The commission's retail operations are considered an auxiliary enterprise for purposes of Section 2155.141.
Tex. Election Code § 83.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 83 / Section 83.032
§ 83.032. DEPUTY FOR COUNTY CLERK OR CITY SECRETARY.
Status: in_force

(a) In an election in which a county clerk or a city secretary is the early voting clerk, the county clerk or city secretary by written order may appoint one or more of that officer's permanent deputies as deputy early voting clerks. The clerk or secretary may appoint temporary deputies to serve as deputy early voting clerks in accordance with the law applicable to the appointment of deputies generally.

(b) For a temporary deputy to be eligible for appointment as a deputy early voting clerk under this section, the temporary deputy must meet the requirements for eligibility for service as a presiding election judge, except that:

(1) an appointee is not required to be a qualified voter of any particular territory other than the county, in the case of an appointment by a county clerk, or the city, in the case of an appointment by a city secretary;

(2) in an election in which the early voting clerk is a candidate, an appointee's status as an employee of the clerk does not make the appointee ineligible for appointment as a deputy early voting clerk; and

(3) an appointee who is a permanent employee of the county or city, as applicable, and a qualified voter of any territory is not required to be a qualified voter of the county or city, as applicable.
Tex. Education Code § 66.74 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.74
§ 66.74. LEASE EXTENSION OR SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) At the expiration of the primary term of a lease, if production of oil or gas has not been obtained on the leased premises, but drilling operations are being conducted in good faith and in a good and workmanlike manner, the lessee may apply in writing to extend the lease for a period of 30 days. The application shall be filed with the board of regents on or before the expiration of the primary term.

(b) The applicant shall submit with the application a fee in an amount set by the board of not less than $7.50 for each acre in the lease requested to be extended.

(c) If the commissioner determines that the conditions of this section have been met, the commissioner, or a designee appointed by the commissioner, shall execute a written extension as provided by this section.

(d) As long as drilling operations are being conducted in good faith and in a good and workmanlike manner, additional extensions of 30 days each may be granted up to an aggregate of 360 days. The lessee must submit a written application and payment on or before the last day of the extended primary term. The payment for each additional 30-day extension shall be in an amount set by the board of not less than $7.50 for each acre in the lease.

(e) The board may elect to suspend a lease and all of the conditions and covenants contained in the lease if there is a legitimate dispute regarding the validity of the lease. The board may rescind the suspension at any time, in which event the lease shall resume as of the date the suspension is rescinded and shall continue for the remainder of the period specified in the lease as the primary term, or, if the primary term ended prior to the suspension, the lessee shall have 60 days to commence production or drilling and reworking operations.
Tex. Education Code § 73.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.053
§ 73.053. TRANSFER OF DIVISION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The board may transfer the division of continuing education from The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston to The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. After the transfer, all appropriations, assets, funds, property, and equipment owned or held by the division of continuing education shall be owned, held, and controlled by The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4022.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4022 / Section 4022.0504
§ 4022.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or

(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992 / Section 7992.151
§ 7992.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1956 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1956
§ 54.1956. NOT GUILTY PLEA ENTERED OR DENIAL OF ALLEGED CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) On entry of a not guilty plea for a violation of Section 25.093, Education Code, the magistrate shall refer the case back to the referring court for all further pretrial proceedings and a full trial on the merits before the court or a jury.

(b) On denial by a child of truant conduct, as defined by Section 65.003(a), Family Code, the magistrate shall refer the case to the appropriate truancy court for adjudication.
Tex. Finance Code § 392.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 392 / Section 392.102
§ 392.102. CLAIM AGAINST BOND.
Status: in_force

A person who claims against a bond for a violation of this chapter may maintain an action against the third-party debt collector or credit bureau and against the surety. The aggregate liability of the surety to all persons damaged by a violation of this chapter may not exceed the amount of the bond.
Tex. Water Code § 51.023 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.023
§ 51.023.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.023. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: RECORD ON APPEAL; NOTICE OF APPEAL. (a) On completion of an appeal as provided in Section 51.022 of this code, the clerk of the commissioners court shall, within 10 days, prepare a certified transcript of all orders entered by the commissioners court and transmit them with all original documents, processes, and returns on processes to the clerk of the district court to which the appeal is taken.

(b) All persons shall be charged with notice of the appeal without notice or service of notice. No person who failed to appear by petition, in person, or by attorney in the commissioners court may be permitted to intervene in the district court trial.
Tex. Education Code § 37.084 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.084
§ 37.084. INTERAGENCY SHARING OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district superintendent or the superintendent's designee shall disclose information contained in a student's educational records to a juvenile service provider as required by Section 58.0051, Family Code.

(b) The commissioner may enter into an interagency agreement to share educational information for research and analytical purposes with the:

(1) Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and

(2) Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(c) This section does not require or authorize release of student-level information except in conformity with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g), as amended.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.152 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.152
§ 174.152. IMPASSE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter, an impasse in the collective bargaining process is considered to have occurred if the parties do not settle in writing each issue in dispute before the 61st day after the date on which the collective bargaining process begins.

(b) The period specified in Subsection (a) may be extended by written agreement of the parties. An extension must be for a definite period not to exceed 15 days.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969A / Section 7969A.0402
§ 7969A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7969A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.114
§ 1013.114. JOINT ADMINISTRATION OR DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) To provide joint administration or delivery of health care services, the district may contract with, affiliate with, or enter into another arrangement with:

(1) a managed care system;

(2) a preferred provider organization;

(3) a health maintenance organization;

(4) another provider of an alternative health care or delivery system; or

(5) a private hospital.

(b) The district may spend district money to establish and maintain a partnership, corporation, or other entity involved in the delivery of health care services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.001
§ 1041.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Higgins-Lipscomb Hospital District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8824.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8824 / Section 8824.151
§ 8824.151. DISTRICT REVENUE AND FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) To accomplish the regulatory goals of the district, pay the maintenance and operating costs of the district, and pay any bonds or notes issued by the district, the district may:

(1) impose ad valorem taxes at a rate not to exceed three cents on each $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property in the district;

(2) assess production fees as authorized by Section 36.205, Water Code;

(3) solicit and accept grants from any public or private source;

(4) assess an export fee on water exported from the district in an amount not to exceed 150 percent of the maximum wholesale water rate charged by the City of Houston; and

(5) assess other fees authorized under Chapter 36, Water Code.

(b) In determining a tax rate under Subsection (a)(1), the board shall take into consideration the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Government Code § 571.076 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.076
§ 571.076. CONTRACT FOR ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The commission may contract with persons to administer and carry out this chapter and rules, standards, and orders adopted under this chapter, excluding any enforcement authority.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.103
§ 356.103. SALE AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
Status: in_force

Unless the court directs otherwise, before estate personal property is sold at public auction, notice must be:

(1) issued by the personal representative of the estate; and

(2) posted in the manner notice is posted for original proceedings in probate.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.122 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.122
§ 2001.122. HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CHILD ABUSE VICTIM.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies:

(1) to a proceeding held under this chapter or a judicial review of a final decision under this chapter, whether by trial de novo or under the substantial evidence rule, in which an issue is the abuse of a child 12 years of age or younger; and

(2) only to a statement that describes an alleged incident of child abuse that:

(A) was made by the child who is the alleged victim of the incident; and

(B) was made to the first individual 18 years of age or older, other than the individual accused of abuse, to whom the child made a statement about the incident.

(b) A statement that meets the requirements of Subsection (a)(2) is not inadmissible as hearsay if:

(1) on or before the seventh day before the date on which the proceeding or hearing begins, the party intending to offer the statement:

(A) notifies each other party of the party's intention to do so;

(B) provides each other party with the name of the witness through whom it intends to offer the statement; and

(C) provides each other party with a written summary of the statement;

(2) the presiding official conducting the proceeding finds that the statement is reliable based on the time, content, and circumstances of the statement; and

(3) the child who is the alleged victim testifies or is available to testify at the hearing in court, at the proceeding, or in any other manner provided by law.

(c) The finding required by Subsection (b)(2) shall be made in a hearing conducted outside the presence of the jury, if the hearing is before a jury.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 113.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 113 / Section 113.007
§ 113.007. NO NEW OR ADDITIONAL WATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not grant any user of water any new or additional rights to water or any new or additional priority to water rights. This chapter does not confer any rights inconsistent with the terms of the contract that is the subject of a dispute under Section 113.002.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 143.075 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 143 / Section 143.075
§ 143.075. SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS TO ADOPT SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, if this subchapter is not adopted at an election, no other election for that purpose may be held in the county or area in which the election was held within one year after the date of the election.

(b) If adoption of this subchapter is defeated at a countywide election, this section does not prohibit another election on the proposition from being held immediately thereafter for an area within the county. If adoption of this subchapter is defeated at an election in an area within a county, no other election covering that area may be held except an election in the same area, which must be held at least one year after the prior election.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.505 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.505
§ 51.505.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.505. IMPROVEMENTS: REAL PROPERTY OF PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND. Any improvement constructed with money disbursed under this subchapter is the real property of the permanent school fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.101
§ 3799.101. 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.