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Tex. Tax Code § 311.007 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.007
§ 311.007. CHANGING BOUNDARIES OR TERM OF EXISTING ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006, if applicable, the boundaries of an existing reinvestment zone may be reduced or enlarged by ordinance or resolution of the governing body of the municipality or by order or resolution of the governing body of the county that created the zone.

(b) The governing body of the municipality or county may enlarge an existing reinvestment zone to include an area described in a petition requesting that the area be included in the zone if the petition is submitted to the governing body of the municipality or county by the owners of property constituting at least 50 percent of the appraised value of the property in the area according to the most recent certified appraisal roll for the county in which the area is located. The composition of the board of directors of the zone continues to be governed by Section 311.009(a) or (b), whichever applied to the zone immediately before the enlargement of the zone, except that the membership of the board must conform to the requirements of the applicable subsection of Section 311.009 as applied to the zone after its enlargement. The provision of Section 311.006(b) relating to the amount of property used for residential purposes that may be included in the zone does not apply to the enlargement of a zone under this subsection.

(c) The governing body of the municipality or county that designated a reinvestment zone by ordinance or resolution or by order or resolution, respectively, may extend the term of all or a portion of the zone after notice and hearing in the manner provided for the designation of the zone. A taxing unit other than the municipality or county that designated the zone is not required to participate in the zone or portion of the zone for the extended term unless the taxing unit enters into a written agreement to do so.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2028.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2028 / Section 2028.251
§ 2028.251. ADMISSION FEES AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court may collect a fee not to exceed 15 cents as an admission fee to a racetrack located in the county.

(b) If the racetrack is located in a municipality, the governing body of the municipality may collect a fee not to exceed 15 cents as an admission fee to the racetrack.

(c) If the racetrack is not located in a municipality, the commissioners court may collect an additional fee not to exceed 15 cents as an admission fee to a racetrack located in the county for allocation among the municipalities in the county.

(d) If the racetrack is not located in a municipality, the commissioners court on request of the governing bodies of a majority of the municipalities in the county shall collect the additional fee. Allocation of the fees must be based on the population of the municipalities in the county.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.082 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.082
§ 46B.082. TRANSPORTATION OF DEFENDANT TO COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) On notification from the court under Article 46B.078, the sheriff of the county in which the court is located or the sheriff's deputy shall transport the defendant to the court.

(b) If before the 15th day after the date on which the court received notification under Article 46B.079(a), (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b-1) a defendant committed to a facility or jail-based competency restoration program or ordered to participate in an outpatient competency restoration program has not been transported to the court that issued the order under Article 46B.0711, 46B.072, or 46B.073, as applicable, the head of the facility or provider of the jail-based competency restoration program to which the defendant is committed or the provider of the outpatient competency restoration program in which the defendant is participating shall cause the defendant to be promptly transported to the court and placed in the custody of the sheriff of the county in which the court is located. The county in which the court is located shall reimburse the Health and Human Services Commission or program provider, as appropriate, for the mileage and per diem expenses of the personnel required to transport the defendant, calculated in accordance with rates provided in the General Appropriations Act for state employees.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.020 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.020
§ 52.020. RETURN OF PAYMENTS ON REJECTED APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller or commissioner shall return all amounts paid on rejected applications.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.161
§ 1021.161. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1021.160, the board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
Tex. Water Code § 15.007 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.007
§ 15.007. CONSIDERATIONS FOR CERTAIN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If financial assistance is provided under Subchapter C or J of this chapter, any waste treatment facility to be financed under the application must consider cost-effective methods of treatment such as rock reed, root zone, ponding, irrigation, or other nonconventional methods that may have been developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or the Tennessee Valley Authority.

(b) Before granting an application for financial assistance under Subchapter C or J of this chapter, the board must find that any waste treatment facility to be financed under the application will consider cost-effective innovative methods of treatment such as rock reed, root zone, ponding, irrigation, or other nonconventional methods that may have been developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Tex. Water Code § 53.103 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.103
§ 53.103. GOVERNMENTAL POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A district has the powers of government and authority to exercise the rights, privileges, and functions given to it by this chapter or by any other state law.
Tex. Government Code § 414.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 414 / Section 414.007
§ 414.007. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CRIME STOPPERS RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A record relating to a tip received under Section 414.0015(a) maintained by the council, a crime stoppers organization, a law enforcement agency, a school district, or an open-enrollment charter school, including the identity of the person who submitted the tip, is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552.
Tex. Education Code § 11.157 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.157
§ 11.157. CONTRACTS FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of an independent school district may contract with a public or private entity for that entity to provide educational services for the district.

(b) A school district under contract with an open-enrollment charter school to jointly operate a campus or campus program during the 2017-2018 school year and under any renewal of that contract during the 2018-2019 school year is eligible to receive funding under former Section 42.2511 for each student or the portion of each student's school day under the direction of the open-enrollment charter school. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, a school district is eligible to receive funding under Section 48.252 on the renewal of a contract described by this section. The commissioner may adopt rules to determine the portion of funding a school district is entitled to under this subsection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2008.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2008 / Section 2008.001
§ 2008.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to an insurer described by Section 2251.003(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.102
§ 8501.102. TERMS.
Status: in_force

Directors are appointed for staggered terms of four years with four or five of the directors' terms expiring every two years as appropriate.
Tex. Education Code § 54.630 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.630
§ 54.630. PROMISE OR GUARANTEE OF ADMISSION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter is not a promise or guarantee that a beneficiary will be:

(1) admitted to any institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education;

(2) admitted to a particular institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education;

(3) allowed to continue enrollment at an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education after admission; or

(4) graduated from an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.513 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.513
§ 56B.513. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

A proceeding under this subchapter is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.51 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.51
§ 49.51. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 748 (H.B. 881), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.

(2) "Parent" has the meaning assigned by Section 160.102(11), Family Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 271.011 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 271 / Section 271.011
§ 271.011.
Status: in_force

Sec. 271.011. EXCEPTION: OTHER STATUTE SPECIFYING GOVERNING LAW. Sections 271.004-271.007 do not apply to the determination of the law that governs an issue that another statute of this state or a statute of the United States provides is governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.453 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.453
§ 1001.453. DISTRIBUTION OF WRITTEN INFORMATION ON DRIVING SAFETY PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not distribute within 500 feet of a court with jurisdiction over an offense to which Subchapter H, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure, applies written information that advertises a driving safety provider.

(b) The department may revoke the license of a driving safety provider if the provider or the provider's agent, employee, or representative violates this section.

(c) This section does not apply to distribution of information:

(1) by a court; or

(2) to a court to advise the court of the availability of the course or to obtain approval of the course.

(d) Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, and Section 51.353, Occupations Code, do not apply to a violation of this section or a rule adopted under this section.

(e) Section 51.352, Occupations Code, and Sections 1001.455(a)(6) and 1001.554 of this code do not apply to a violation of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.109
§ 1028.109. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission, telegraph, or telephone line, conduit, pole, or facility, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Finance Code § 94.052 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 94 / Section 94.052
§ 94.052. CONSUMER LOANS.
Status: in_force

In the case of a consumer loan:

(1) a savings bank may charge a borrower the reasonable value of services rendered in connection with making the loan; and

(2) an expense charged a borrower must be:

(A) necessary and proper for the protection of the lender; and

(B) actually incurred in connection with making the loan.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.202 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.202
§ 327.202. ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

A zoo board by rule may adopt accounting and control procedures for the zoo board, subject to the supervision of the county commissioners court under Section 327.162.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 23.065 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 23 / Section 23.065
§ 23.065. VOTING BY SHAREHOLDER OR MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) Each shareholder of a corporation has one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share held by the shareholder.

(b) Each member of a corporation has one vote in person or by proxy.

(c) A member with a loan limit that exceeds $1,000 has one additional vote, in person or by proxy, for each additional $1,000 the member may have outstanding on loans to the corporation at any one time as determined under Section 23.068.
Tex. Property Code § 113.083 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.083
§ 113.083. APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) On the death, resignation, incapacity, or removal of a sole or surviving trustee, a successor trustee shall be selected according to the method, if any, prescribed in the trust instrument. If for any reason a successor is not selected under the terms of the trust instrument, a court may and on petition of any interested person shall appoint a successor in whom the trust shall vest.

(b) If a vacancy occurs in the number of trustees originally appointed under a valid charitable trust agreement and the trust agreement does not provide for filling the vacancy, the remaining trustees may fill the vacancy by majority vote.
Tex. Election Code § 252.013 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 252 / Section 252.013
§ 252.013. TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT ON VACATING POSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a campaign treasurer resigns or otherwise vacates the position, the appointment is terminated at the time the vacancy occurs.

(b) A campaign treasurer who vacates the treasurer's position shall immediately notify the appointing authority in writing of the vacancy.

(c) If the campaign treasurer of a specific-purpose political committee required to file its campaign treasurer appointment with the commission or of a general-purpose political committee resigns or otherwise vacates the position, the campaign treasurer shall immediately file written notification of the vacancy with the commission.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.007
§ 548.007. CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The department may execute any contract or instrument that is necessary or convenient to exercise its powers or perform its duties in implementing a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program under Section 382.302, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.204
§ 772.204. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a county with a population of more than 1.5 million in which an emergency communication district was created under Chapter 7, Acts of the 68th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1984, before January 1, 1988.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.1115 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.1115
§ 2306.1115. REGIONAL ALLOCATION FORMULA.
Status: in_force

(a) To allocate housing funds under Section 2306.111(d), the department shall develop a formula that:

(1) includes as a factor the need for housing assistance and the availability of housing resources in an urban area or rural area;

(2) provides for allocations that are consistent with applicable federal and state requirements and limitations; and

(3) includes other factors determined by the department to be relevant to the equitable distribution of housing funds under Section 2306.111(d).

(b) The department shall use information contained in its annual state low income housing plan and other appropriate data to develop the formula under this section.
Tex. Estates Code § 1101.100 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.100
§ 1101.100. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Advanced practice registered nurse" has the meaning assigned by Section 301.152, Occupations Code.

(2) "Physician" means an individual licensed by the Texas Medical Board to practice medicine in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8055.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8055 / Section 8055.0304
§ 8055.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.3181 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.3181
§ 151.3181. DIVERGENT USE OF PROPERTY USED IN MANUFACTURING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Divergent use" means the use of property in a manner or for a purpose other than the manner or purpose that qualified the sale, lease, rental, use, or other consumption of the property for exemption under Section 151.318.

(2) "Property" means tangible personal property regardless of whether the tangible personal property is permanently affixed to or incorporated into realty after its purchase.

(b) Divergent use of property exempted under Section 151.318 will not result in sales and use tax being due on the property if the divergent use occurs after the fourth anniversary of the date the property is purchased.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), divergent use of property exempted under Section 151.318 that occurs during any month before the fourth anniversary of the date the property is purchased results in sales and use tax being due for that month. The amount of the sales and use tax due for a month is equal to 1/48 of the purchase price of the property multiplied by the percentage of divergent use during that month multiplied by the sales and use tax rate applicable at the time of purchase.

(d) Divergent use of property exempted under Section 151.318 that occurs during a month before the fourth anniversary of the date the property is purchased does not result in sales and use tax being due for that month if the percentage of divergent use during that month does not exceed five percent of the total use of the property that month.

(e) The amount of divergent use during a month is:

(1) the total time the property operates for a divergent use during a month, measured in hours; or

(2) the total output of the property during divergent use during a month, measured in a manner applicable to that property.

(f) The total use of property is:

(1) the total time the property operates during a month, measured in hours; or

(2) the total output of the property during a month, measured in a manner applicable to that property.

(g) The percentage of divergent use for a month is determined by:

(1) dividing the amount of divergent use determined under Subsection (e)(1) by the amount of total use of the property determined under Subsection (f)(1); or

(2) dividing the amount of divergent use determined under Subsection (e)(2) by the amount of total use of the property determined under Subsection (f)(2).

(h) The use of "pharmaceutical biotechnology cleanrooms and equipment," as that term is defined by Section 151.318(q-1), to manufacture, process, or fabricate a pharmaceutical biotechnology product that is not sold is not a divergent use if the use occurs during the certification process by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.207
§ 1451.207. PROHIBITED CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee benefit plan or health insurance policy may not:

(1) interfere with or prevent an individual who is a party to or beneficiary of the plan or policy from selecting a dentist of the individual's choice to provide a dental care service the plan or policy offers if the dentist selected is licensed in this state to provide the service;

(2) deny a dentist the right to participate as a contracting provider under the plan or policy if the dentist is licensed to provide the dental care services the plan or policy offers;

(3) authorize a person to regulate, interfere with, or intervene in the provision of dental care services a dentist provides a patient, including diagnosis, if the dentist practices within the scope of the dentist's license;

(4) require a dentist to make or obtain a dental x-ray or other diagnostic aid in providing dental care services; or

(5) deduct the amount of an overpayment of a claim from a payment or reimbursement for a dental care service provided by a dentist who did not receive the overpayment.

(b) Subsection (a)(4) does not prohibit a request for an existing dental x-ray or other existing diagnostic aid for a determination of benefits payable under an employee benefit plan or health insurance policy.

(c) This section does not prohibit the predetermination of benefits for dental care expenses before the attending dentist provides treatment. In this subsection, "predetermination" means an estimate by the patient's employee benefit plan or health insurance policy provider or issuer of:

(1) the patient's eligibility under the plan or policy for benefits or covered services;

(2) the amount of the patient's deductible, copayment, or coinsurance related to benefits or covered services; and

(3) the maximum benefit limits for benefits or covered services.
Tex. Water Code § 29.047 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.047
§ 29.047. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person violates the provisions of this chapter or a rule, order, license, permit, or certificate issued under this chapter, the person may be assessed a civil penalty by the railroad commission.

(b) The penalty may not exceed $10,000 a day for each violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessments.

(c) In determining the amount of the penalty, the railroad commission shall consider the permittee's history of previous violations of this chapter, the seriousness of the violation, any hazard to the health or safety of the public, and the demonstrated good faith of the permittee or person charged.
Tex. Property Code § 141.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.001
§ 141.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Uniform Transfers to Minors Act.