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Tex. Water Code § 7.142 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.142
§ 7.142. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO UNLAWFUL USE OF STATE WATER.
Status: in_force

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

(1) Section 11.081;

(2) Section 11.083;

(3) Section 11.084;

(4) Section 11.087;

(5) Section 11.088;

(6) Section 11.089;

(7) Section 11.090;

(8) Section 11.091;

(9) Section 11.092;

(10) Section 11.093;

(11) Section 11.094;

(12) Section 11.096; or

(13) Section 11.205.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(9), (a)(10), or (a)(13) is punishable under Section 7.187(a)(1)(A) or (2)(B) or both.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(4), (a)(6), (a)(7), or (a)(8) is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(C) or both.

(d) An offense under Subsection (a)(3) or (a)(11) is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(D) or both.

(e) An offense under Subsection (a)(5) is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(E) or both.

(f) Possession of state water when the right to its use has not been acquired according to Chapter 11 is prima facie evidence of a violation of Section 11.081.

(g) Possession or use of water on a person's land by a person not entitled to the water under this code is prima facie evidence of a violation of Section 11.083.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8120.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8120 / Section 8120.106
§ 8120.106. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8120.023 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8120.023.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by law to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.106
§ 1023.106. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The board may:

(1) acquire property, including facilities and equipment, for the district for use in the hospital system; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property as security for payment of the purchase price.

(c) The board may lease hospital facilities for the district to individuals, corporations, or other legal entities.

(d) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of property, including facilities or equipment, for the district. The board shall give notice of intent to sell land or buildings by publishing a notice of intent in a newspaper with general circulation in Eastland County not later than the 30th day before the date of sale.
Tex. Estates Code § 1157.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.003
§ 1157.003. INCLUSION OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IN CLAIM.
Status: in_force

If the instrument evidencing or supporting a claim provides for attorney's fees, the claimant may include as a part of the claim the portion of the attorney's fees the claimant has paid or contracted to pay to an attorney to prepare, present, and collect the claim.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.618 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.618
§ 547.618. EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN AUTOMATED MOTOR VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "automated motor vehicle" and "automated driving system" have the meanings assigned by Section 545.451.

(b) An automated motor vehicle that is designed to be operated exclusively by the automated driving system for all trips is not subject to motor vehicle equipment laws or regulations of this state that:

(1) relate to or support motor vehicle operation by a human driver; and

(2) are not relevant for an automated driving system.

(c) If a vehicle safety inspection is required under this code for the operation of a vehicle described by Subsection (b), the vehicle shall automatically be considered to pass the inspection with respect to any equipment:

(1) the requirements from which the vehicle is exempt under Subsection (b); or

(2) the inspection of which is not required under Section 548.051.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.102 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.102
§ 140B.102. CIVIL FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) All property, real or personal, including money, used in the course of, intended for use in the course of, derived from, or realized through conduct constituting an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, Penal Code, is subject to civil forfeiture to the state under this chapter.

(b) An investigative agency, on behalf of this state, may bring a civil action for forfeiture:

(1) in the district court for the judicial district in which real or personal tangible property described by Subsection (a) is located;

(2) in a district court in this state regarding intangible property described by Subsection (a); and

(3) in the county in which real or personal tangible property described by Subsection (a) was seized.

(c) On entry of a final judgment of forfeiture in favor of the state, the title of the state to the forfeited property shall relate back:

(1) in the case of real property or a beneficial interest:

(A) to the date of filing of a lien notice under Chapter 68, Property Code, in the official records of the county where the real property or beneficial trust is located;

(B) if no lien notice is filed, to the date of the filing of any notice of lis pendens under Section 68.056(a), Property Code, in the official records of the county where the real property or beneficial interest is located; or

(C) if no lien notice or notice of lis pendens is filed, to the date of recording of the final judgment of forfeiture in the official records of the county where the real property or beneficial interest is located; or

(2) in the case of personal property, to the date the personal property was seized by the investigative agency.

(d) For purposes of this section, a beneficial interest is considered to be located where real property owned by the trustee is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.255
§ 3897.255. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Occupations Code § 452.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 452 / Section 452.153
§ 452.153. LIMITATION ON EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AUTHORITY.
Status: repealed

(a) The executive council may not exercise discretionary authority in the review of an applicant's qualifications for a license.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 1.08, eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.032 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.032
§ 240.032. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY; ADOPTION OF ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county, any part of which is located within 57 miles of a major astronomical observatory at the McDonald Observatory, shall adopt orders regulating the installation and use of outdoor lighting in any unincorporated territory of the county.

(b) On the request of the director of the George Observatory or the Stephen F. Austin State University Observatory, the commissioners court of a county, any part of which is located within five miles of a major astronomical observatory at the George Observatory or the Stephen F. Austin State University Observatory, may adopt orders regulating the installation and use of outdoor lighting in any unincorporated territory of the county.

(b-1) This subsection applies only to a county with a population of more than one million that has at least five United States military bases and to any county adjacent to that county that is within five miles of a United States Army installation, base, or camp. On the request of a United States military installation, base, or camp commanding officer, the commissioners court of a county subject to this subsection may adopt orders regulating the installation and use of outdoor lighting within five miles of the installation, base, or camp in any unincorporated territory of the county.

(c) The orders must be designed to protect against the use of outdoor lighting in a way that interferes with scientific astronomical research of the observatory or military and training activities of the military installation, base, or camp. In the orders, the commissioners court may:

(1) require that a permit be obtained from the county before the installation and use of certain types of outdoor lighting in a regulated area;

(2) establish a fee in an amount to cover the costs of administrating the order for the issuance of the permit;

(3) prohibit the use of a type of outdoor lighting that is incompatible with the effective use of the observatory or military installation, base, or camp;

(4) establish requirements for the shielding of outdoor lighting; and

(5) regulate the times during which certain types of outdoor lighting may be used.

(d) The commissioners court may apply more stringent standards for areas in which the use of outdoor lighting has a greater impact on observatory or military installation, base, or camp activities.

(e) The commissioners court may adopt an order under this subchapter only after conducting a public hearing on the proposed order. The court shall give at least two weeks' public notice of the hearing.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.053
§ 541.053. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A controller shall establish a process for a consumer to appeal the controller's refusal to take action on a request within a reasonable period of time after the consumer's receipt of the decision under Section 541.052(c).

(b) The appeal process must be conspicuously available and similar to the process for initiating action to exercise consumer rights by submitting a request under Section 541.051.

(c) A controller shall inform the consumer in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to an appeal under this section not later than the 60th day after the date of receipt of the appeal, including a written explanation of the reason or reasons for the decision.

(d) If the controller denies an appeal, the controller shall provide the consumer with the online mechanism described by Section 541.152 through which the consumer may contact the attorney general to submit a complaint.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8354.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8354 / Section 8354.201
§ 8354.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8354.203.

(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. Water Code § 32.051 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.051
§ 32.051. PERMIT FROM COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

A person may not operate a subsurface area drip dispersal system without first obtaining a permit from the commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.109 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.109
§ 1575.109. USE OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

To provide benefits to participants in the group program, the trustee may contract directly with a health care provider, including a health maintenance organization, a preferred provider organization, a carrier, an administrator, and any other qualified vendor.
Tex. Penal Code § 20.01 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 20 / Section 20.01
§ 20.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Restrain" means to restrict a person's movements without consent, so as to interfere substantially with the person's liberty, by moving the person from one place to another or by confining the person. Restraint is "without consent" if it is accomplished by:

(A) force, intimidation, or deception; or

(B) any means, including acquiescence of the victim, if:

(i) the victim is a child who is less than 14 years of age or an incompetent person and the parent, guardian, or person or institution acting in loco parentis has not acquiesced in the movement or confinement; or

(ii) the victim is a child who is 14 years of age or older and younger than 17 years of age, the victim is taken outside of the state and outside a 120-mile radius from the victim's residence, and the parent, guardian, or person or institution acting in loco parentis has not acquiesced in the movement.

(2) "Abduct" means to restrain a person with intent to prevent his liberation by:

(A) secreting or holding him in a place where he is not likely to be found; or

(B) using or threatening to use deadly force.

(3) "Relative" means a parent or stepparent, ancestor, sibling, or uncle or aunt, including an adoptive relative of the same degree through marriage or adoption.

(4) "Person" means an individual or a corporation, association, limited liability company, or other entity or organization governed by the Business Organizations Code.

(5) Notwithstanding Section 1.07, "individual" means a human being who has been born and is alive.

(6) "Agricultural land" has the meaning assigned by Section 75.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(7) "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01.

(8) "Special investigator" includes an agent of the United States Department of Homeland Security.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0321 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0321
§ 8513.0321. SALE, LEASE, MORTGAGE, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF AUTHORITY PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may not:

(1) mortgage or otherwise encumber authority property of any kind, or any interest in authority property; or

(2) acquire any property or interest in property subject to a mortgage or conditional sale.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prevent pledging authority revenue or income of any kind, except an ad valorem tax imposed by the authority under Section 8513.0601.

(c) This chapter does not authorize the sale, lease, or other disposition of authority property of any kind, or an interest in authority property, by the authority or a receiver of any authority property unless authorized under this chapter or applicable general law.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the authority may sell or otherwise dispose of authority property of any kind, or an interest in authority property, if the board, by the affirmative vote of a majority of members of the board present at a regular or special meeting, determines that the property or interest is not convenient to the business of the authority and is surplus.

(e) The board shall publish notice of a proposed sale once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties where the property or interest is located if:

(1) the appraised value of the property or interest exceeds $5,000; and

(2) the property or interest is not partial or total consideration in a transaction for the exchange of property.

(f) Authority property is exempt from forced sale. The sale of authority property under a judgment rendered in a suit is prohibited.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922A / Section 7922A.0402
§ 7922A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7922A.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. Government Code § 487.558 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.558
§ 487.558. PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The permanent endowment fund for the rural communities health care investment program is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund.

(b) The fund is composed of:

(1) money transferred to the fund at the direction of the legislature;

(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund;

(3) the returns received from investment of money in the fund; and

(4) amounts recovered under Section 487.555(e).
Tex. Tax Code § 23.0101 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.0101
§ 23.0101. CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATE APPRAISAL METHODS.
Status: in_force

In determining the market value of property, the chief appraiser shall consider the cost, income, and market data comparison methods of appraisal and use the most appropriate method.
Tex. Education Code § 37.119 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.119
§ 37.119. CERTAIN PRIVATE PROVIDER ACCESS TO SCHOOL SAFETY TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Accredited private school" means a private school accredited by an organization recognized by the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission or the agency.

(2) "Child-care facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code.

(3) "Organization providing out-of-school-time care" includes a faith-based organization, a before-school or after-school program, a summer camp, a Texas 4-H or other agricultural program, and a youth sports organization.

(b) From money available for the purpose, a school district may make available at no cost school safety training courses, including active shooter training courses, approved under Section 25.0815 and determined to be appropriate by the district's school safety and security committee established under Section 37.109, to employees of accredited private schools located in the district or child-care facilities or other organizations providing out-of-school-time care to children younger than 18 years of age who reside in the district.

(c) The agency may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source to pay the cost of offering a school safety training course under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 283.057 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 283 / Section 283.057
§ 283.057. INDEMNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Certificated telecommunications providers shall indemnify and hold the municipality and its officers and employees harmless against any and all claims, lawsuits, judgments, costs, liens, losses, expenses, fees (including reasonable attorney's fees and costs of defense), proceedings, actions, demands, causes of action, liability, and suits of any kind and nature, including personal or bodily injury (including death), property damage, or other harm for which recovery of damages is sought that is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be caused solely by the negligent act, error, or omission of the certificated telecommunications provider, any agent, officer, director, representative, employee, affiliate, or subcontractor of the certificated telecommunications provider, or their respective officers, agents, employees, directors, or representatives, while installing, repairing, or maintaining facilities in a public right-of-way. The indemnity provided by this subsection does not apply to any liability resulting from the negligence of the municipality, its officers, employees, contractors, or subcontractors. If a certificated telecommunications provider and the municipality are found jointly liable by a court of competent jurisdiction, liability shall be apportioned comparatively in accordance with the laws of this state without, however, waiving any governmental immunity available to the municipality under state law and without waiving any defenses of the parties under state law. This section is solely for the benefit of the municipality and certificated telecommunications provider and does not create or grant any rights, contractual or otherwise, to any other person or entity.

(b) A certificated telecommunications provider or municipality shall promptly advise the other in writing of any known claim or demand against the certificated telecommunications provider or the municipality related to or arising out of the certificated telecommunications provider's activities in a public right-of-way.

(c) Municipalities with franchise agreements or ordinances applicable to certificated telecommunications providers in effect under a general-use ordinance adopted before January 12, 1999, and after July 1, 1998, and having 1.3 million access lines or more within the municipality on September 1, 1999, may continue to enforce the indemnity provision contained in those franchise agreements or ordinances until the earlier of the date the franchise agreements or ordinances expire or December 31, 2003. A certificated telecommunications provider providing access lines in a municipality described by this subsection is also subject to the indemnity provided by this section.