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Tex. Water Code § 7.304 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.304
§ 7.304. SUSPENSION OF REGISTRATION OR REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENT ISSUED UNDER WASTE TIRE RECYCLING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Sections 7.303, 7.305, and 7.306, the commission may suspend a registration of or reimbursement payment to a waste tire processor, waste tire transporter, waste tire generator, waste tire recycling facility, or waste tire energy recovery facility, without notice or hearing, on the initiation of an enforcement proceeding under this chapter and while the proceeding is pending for a violation of Subchapter P, Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, or a rule adopted or order issued under that subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.1061 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.1061
§ 453.1061. PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may require that a license holder provide current information in a readily accessible and usable format regarding the license holder's place of employment as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.0021 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.0021
§ 162.0021. INTERFERENCE WITH PHYSICIAN'S PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A health organization certified under Section 162.001(b) may not interfere with, control, or otherwise direct a physician's professional judgment in violation of this subchapter or any other provision of law, including board rules.
Tex. Local Government Code § 193.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 193 / Section 193.001
§ 193.001. MANNER OF RECORDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall record instruments filed for recording in the order that they are filed. The clerk shall record each instrument with any acknowledgment, proof, affidavit, or certificate that is attached to it.

(b) The clerk shall note at the foot of the record the date and time that the instrument was filed for recording, but if the instrument was recorded electronically the clerk may note on the first page of the instrument the recording information, including the date and time.

(c) If an instrument that is filed for recording is acknowledged or proved in the manner prescribed by law for record, the clerk shall make a record of the names of the parties to the instrument in alphabetical order, the date of the instrument, the nature of the instrument, and the time that the instrument was filed. If required, the clerk shall give the person who files the instrument a receipt stating this information.

(d) The clerk shall certify under the clerk's signature and seal of office the date and time that the instrument is recorded and the specific location in the records at which the instrument is recorded. After recording the instrument, the clerk shall deliver the instrument to the person who is entitled to it.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909A / Section 7909A.0403
§ 7909A.0403. 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. Government Code § 488.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 488 / Section 488.003
§ 488.003. COALITION MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

The membership of the coalition may include any interested governmental or private for-profit or nonprofit institution, including:

(1) Baylor College of Medicine;

(2) Johnson Space Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;

(3) Memorial Hermann Health Care System;

(4) Rice University;

(5) St. Luke's Episcopal Health System/Texas Heart Institute;

(6) Texas Southern University;

(7) TIRR Systems;

(8) the University of Houston System;

(9) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center;

(10) The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; and

(11) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Tex. Water Code § 11.0237 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0237
§ 11.0237. WATER RIGHTS FOR INSTREAM FLOWS DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS OR BAY AND ESTUARY INFLOWS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not issue a new permit for instream flows dedicated to environmental needs or bay and estuary inflows. The commission may approve an application to amend an existing permit or certificate of adjudication to change the use to or add a use for instream flows dedicated to environmental needs or bay and estuary inflows.

(b) This section does not alter the commission's obligations under Section 11.042(a-1), (b), or (c), 11.046(b), 11.085(k)(2)(F), 11.134(b)(3)(D), 11.147, 11.1471, 11.1491, 11.150, 11.152, 16.058, 16.059, or 18.004.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 261.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 261 / Section 261.005
§ 261.005. DURATION OF PERFECTION AND NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The perfection and notice provided by the filing of a utility security instrument under Section 261.004 take effect on the date of filing and remain in effect without any renewal, refiling, or continuation statement until the interest granted as security is released by the filing of a termination statement, or a release of all or a part of the property, signed by the secured party.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 26.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.02
§ 26.02. PURPOSE OF ARRAIGNMENT.
Status: in_force

An arraignment takes place for the purpose of fixing his identity and hearing his plea.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910A / Section 7910A.0101
§ 7910A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 183.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.066 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.066
§ 61.066. DUTY OF COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the duty and responsibility of the commissioners court of any county located or bordering on the Gulf of Mexico to clean and maintain the condition of all public beaches located inside the county but outside the boundaries of any incorporated city located or bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and all public beaches owned by the county and located inside the boundaries of an incorporated city, town, or village.

(b) As part of the duty under this section to clean and maintain the condition of public beaches, a county shall:

(1) during reasonable daylight hours, as established and posted by the county, from Memorial Day to Labor Day, provide:

(A) occupied lifeguard towers or mobile lifeguard units on each side of each pier, jetty, or other structure that protrudes into the Gulf of Mexico that is located on a public beach described by Subsection (a); or

(B) a single occupied lifeguard tower or mobile lifeguard unit at each pier, jetty, or other structure that protrudes into the Gulf of Mexico that is located on a public beach described by Subsection (a) if the single tower provides an unobstructed view of both sides of the structure; and

(2) post within 100 yards of each side of each structure described by Subdivision (1) signs clearly describing the dangerous water conditions that may occur near the structure.

(c) A county may suspend or alter the duties imposed under Subsection (b) during dangerous weather conditions or emergency operations.

(d) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to a county adjacent to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million that contains a municipality adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico with a population of less than 1,000.
Tex. Government Code § 81.075 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.075
§ 81.075. DISPOSITION OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief disciplinary counsel shall review and investigate each grievance classified as a complaint to determine whether there is just cause, as defined by the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure.

(b) After the chief disciplinary counsel reviews and investigates a complaint:

(1) if the counsel finds there is no just cause, the counsel shall place the complaint on a dismissal docket; or

(2) if the counsel finds just cause:

(A) the respondent attorney may request a trial in a district court on the complaint in accordance with the procedures adopted by the supreme court; or

(B) the counsel shall place the complaint on a hearing docket if the respondent attorney does not request a trial in a district court.

(c) A panel of a district grievance committee shall consider each complaint placed on the dismissal docket at a closed hearing without the complainant or the respondent attorney present. The panel may:

(1) approve the dismissal of the complaint and refer the complaint to the voluntary mediation and dispute resolution procedure established under Section 81.072(e); or

(2) deny the dismissal of the complaint and place the complaint on a hearing docket.

(d) A panel of a district grievance committee shall conduct a hearing on each complaint placed on the hearing docket. The commission and the respondent attorney are parties to the hearing, and the chief disciplinary counsel presents the complainant's case at the hearing. Each party may seek and the panel may issue a subpoena to compel attendance and production of records before the panel. Each party may conduct limited discovery in general accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure as prescribed by rules of the supreme court.

(e) After conducting a hearing under Subsection (d), the panel of the district grievance committee may:

(1) dismiss the complaint and refer it to the voluntary mediation and dispute resolution procedure established under Section 81.072(e);

(2) find that the respondent attorney suffers from a disability and forward that finding to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals for referral to a district disability committee; or

(3) find that professional misconduct occurred and impose sanctions.

(f) If the panel of a district grievance committee finds an attorney knowingly made a false declaration on an application for a place on the ballot as a candidate for judicial office under Section 141.0311, Election Code, the committee shall impose a public sanction against the respondent attorney.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1785 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1785
§ 55.1785. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of the University of North Texas System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip property and facilities, including roads and related infrastructure, for projects to be financed through the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board for the following institutions or entities, not to exceed the following aggregate principal amounts for the projects specified, as follows:

(1) the University of North Texas System, $56 million for renovation of college of law buildings;

(2) the University of North Texas, $70 million for construction and renovation of college of visual arts and design facilities;

(3) the University of North Texas at Dallas, $63 million for construction of a student learning and success center; and

(4) the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, $80 million for construction of an interdisciplinary research building.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of bonds authorized by this section all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of the University of North Texas System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of the University of North Texas System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its duties and purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7805.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7805 / Section 7805.001
§ 7805.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Irving Flood Control District Section III of Dallas County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.206
§ 2051.206. MULTIYEAR CONTRACT FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a multiyear professional sports services contract negotiated by a registered athlete agent.

(b) A registered athlete agent may not collect during a 12-month period a fee that exceeds the amount an athlete will receive during that same 12-month period under the professional sports services contract negotiated by the athlete agent.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.520 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.520
§ 154.520. COUNTERFEIT STAMPS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) prints, engraves, makes, duplicates, issues, sells, or circulates counterfeit stamps;

(2) possesses, with intent to use, sell, circulate, or pass, a counterfeit stamp;

(3) uses or consents to the use of a counterfeit stamp in the sale or offering for sale of cigarettes; or

(4) places or causes to be placed a counterfeit stamp on an individual package of cigarettes.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than 2 years nor more than 20 years.

(c) Venue of a prosecution under this section is in Travis County.
Tex. Estates Code § 1301.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.056
§ 1301.056. CONTENTS OF ORDER CREATING TRUST.
Status: in_force

An order creating a management trust must:

(1) direct any person or entity holding property that belongs to the person for whom the trust is created or to which that person is entitled to deliver all or part of that property to a person or corporate fiduciary appointed as trustee of the trust; and

(2) include terms and limitations placed on the trust.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.080 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.080
§ 623.080. CONTENTS OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a permit under this subchapter must include:

(1) the name of the applicant;

(2) the date of issuance;

(3) the signature of the director of the department;

(4) a statement of the kind of equipment to be transported over the highway, the weight and dimensions of the equipment, and the kind and weight of each commodity to be transported; and

(5) a statement of any condition on which the permit is issued.

(b) A permit issued under Section 623.071(a) or (b) must also state:

(1) each highway over which the equipment is to be transported, if the permit is for a single trip; or

(2) the region or area, as required by rule, over which the equipment is to be operated, if the permit is for other than a single trip.
Tex. Election Code § 201.029 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 201 / Section 201.029
§ 201.029. DECLINATION OF OFFICER-ELECT.
Status: in_force

If an officer-elect declines to qualify for the office before assuming office for the term for which elected, a vacancy in the term occurs on the date the declination is delivered to the appropriate authority.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.53 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.53
§ 33.53. ORDER OF SALE; PAYMENT BEFORE SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) If judgment in a suit to collect a delinquent tax is for foreclosure of a tax lien, the court shall order the property sold in satisfaction of the amount of the judgment.

(b) On application by a taxing unit that is a party to the judgment, the district clerk shall prepare an order to an officer authorized to conduct execution sales ordering the sale of the property. If more than one parcel of property is included in the judgment, the taxing unit may specify particular parcels to be sold. A taxing unit may request more than one order of sale as necessary to collect all amounts due under the judgment.

(c) An order of sale:

(1) shall be returned to the district clerk as unexecuted if not executed before the 181st day after the date the order is issued; and

(2) may be accompanied by a copy of the judgment and a bill of costs attached to the order and incorporate the terms of the judgment or bill of costs by reference.

(d) A judgment or a bill of costs attached to the order of sale is not required to be certified.

(e) If the owner pays the amount of the judgment before the property is sold, the taxing unit shall:

(1) release the tax lien held by the taxing unit on the property; and

(2) file for record with the clerk of the court in which the judgment was rendered a release of the lien.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.426 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.426
§ 23.426. TEMPORARY CESSATION OF AGRICULTURAL USE DUE TO QUARANTINE FOR TICKS.
Status: in_force

(a) The entitlement of an individual to have land the individual owns designated for agricultural use under this subchapter does not end because the individual ceases exclusively or continuously using the land for agriculture as an occupation or a business venture for profit for the period prescribed by Subsection (b) if the land:

(1) is subject to a temporary quarantine established at any time during the tax year by the Texas Animal Health Commission for the purpose of regulating the handling of livestock and eradicating ticks or exposure to ticks under Chapter 167, Agriculture Code; and

(2) otherwise continues to qualify for the designation under Section 23.42.

(b) Subsection (a) applies to land eligible for appraisal under this subchapter only during the period that begins on the date the land is designated as a tick eradication area and that ends on the date the land is released from quarantine by the Texas Animal Health Commission.

(c) The owner of land to which this section applies must, not later than the 30th day after the date the land is designated as a tick eradication area, notify in writing the chief appraiser for each appraisal district in which the land is located that the land is located in a tick eradication area.

(d) The owner of land to which this section applies must, not later than the 30th day after the date the land is released from quarantine by the Texas Animal Health Commission, notify in writing the chief appraiser for each appraisal district in which the land is located that the land has been released from quarantine by the Texas Animal Health Commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.307 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.307
§ 1601.307. DUTIES OF COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory committee of a system shall cooperate and work with the governing board of the system in coordinating and correlating the administration of the uniform program among the various components, units, and agencies of the system.

(b) Members of the advisory committee shall cooperate and work with the governing board of the system as advisors in the development, implementation, coordination, and administration of the uniform program among the various components, units, and agencies of the system.

(c) The advisory committee shall provide a channel for open communication of ideas and suggestions regarding coverages, eligibility, claims, procedures, bidding, administration, and any other aspect of employee plan benefits.
Tex. Government Code § 2170.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2170 / Section 2170.053
§ 2170.053. SHARING OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) To avoid waste of state money and personnel, telecommunications services shall be provided on an integrated or shared basis, or both, to the extent feasible and advisable, among entities authorized to use the consolidated telecommunications system under this chapter.

(b) Sharing or integrated use does not constitute the resale or carriage of services and does not subject the system to regulation or reporting under Title 2, Utilities Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.161 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.161
§ 555.161. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The department may impose appropriate sanctions under this chapter on a director of a center who knowingly:

(1) refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;

(2) refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the center because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;

(3) allows the removal of a resident from the center because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident; or

(4) violates another provision of this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 763.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 763 / Section 763.003
§ 763.003. TRAINING COURSE APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall:

(1) approve training courses on human trafficking prevention, including at least one course available without charge; and

(2) post a list of the approved training courses on the commission's Internet website.

(b) The executive commissioner shall update the list of approved training courses described by Subsection (a) as necessary and consider for approval training courses conducted by health care facilities.
Tex. Estates Code § 455.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 455 / Section 455.001
§ 455.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "public probate administrator" means the public probate administrator appointed under Section 25.00251, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.001
§ 1015.001. 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 Fairfield Hospital District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.252
§ 1058.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board shall impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.084 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.084
§ 61.084. RELEASE OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) A lien under this subchapter may be released in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 113, Tax Code, for a state tax lien.

(b) If the liability secured by the lien is fully paid, the commission shall mail a release of lien to the employer.

(c) The employer is responsible for filing a release of lien with the appropriate county clerk and paying the county clerk's fee for recording the release.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2052.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.003
§ 2052.003. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Section 51.401 does not apply to this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 660.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.011
§ 660.011. TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED TO ATTEND FUNERAL.
Status: in_force

As additional compensation to a state employee, a state agency may reimburse the employee for or pay a travel expense the employee incurs while attending the funeral of an individual who was a state employee, a board member, or a member of the legislature if:

(1) the agency determines that the employee's attendance at the funeral is appropriate under the circumstances; and

(2) the expense is paid or reimbursed only to the extent it could have been paid or reimbursed had it been incurred while conducting official state business.