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Tex. Family Code § 231.205 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.205
§ 231.205. LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR AUTHORIZED FEES AND COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Title IV-D agency is liable for a fee or cost under this subchapter only to the extent that an express, specific appropriation is made to the agency exclusively for that purpose. To the extent that state funds are not available, the amount of costs and fees that are not reimbursed by the federal government and that represent the state share shall be paid by certified public expenditure by the county through the clerk of the court, sheriff, or constable. This section does not prohibit the agency from spending other funds appropriated for child support enforcement to provide the initial expenditures necessary to qualify for the federal share.

(b) The Title IV-D agency is liable for the payment of the federal share of reimbursement for fees and costs under this subchapter only to the extent that the federal share is received, and if an amount is paid by the agency and that amount is disallowed by the federal government or the federal share is not otherwise received, the clerk of the court, sheriff, or constable to whom the payment was made shall return the amount to the agency not later than the 30th day after the date on which notice is given by the agency.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.653 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.653
§ 42A.653. ADDITIONAL MONTHLY FINE FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge who grants community supervision to a defendant convicted of an offense under Section 21.08, 21.11, 22.011, 22.021, 25.02, 43.25, or 43.26, Penal Code, shall require as a condition of community supervision that the defendant pay to the defendant's supervision officer a community supervision fine of $5 each month during the period of community supervision.

(b) A fine imposed under this article is in addition to court costs or any other fee or fine imposed on the defendant.

(c) A community supervision and corrections department shall deposit a fine collected under this article to be sent to the comptroller as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 133, Local Government Code. The comptroller shall deposit the fine in the sexual assault program fund under Section 420.008, Government Code.

(d) If a community supervision and corrections department does not collect a fine imposed under this article, the department is not required to file any report required by the comptroller that relates to the collection of the fine.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.091 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.091
§ 113.091. LICENSE DENIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If an applicant fails to meet the requirements for original or renewal licensing set out in this chapter, the commission shall promptly send notice to the applicant specifying the reason for the applicant's failure to qualify for license and advising the applicant of the right to request a hearing.

(b) Within 30 days of the notice of denial, an applicant for license under this chapter who is denied a license may request a hearing to determine whether or not the applicant has complied in all respects with the licensing procedure applicable to each type of license sought. The applicant's request for hearing must be in writing and delivered to the commission.

(c) A hearing to determine an applicant's compliance with the licensing procedure applicable to each type of license sought must be scheduled within 30 days following receipt of a request under Subsection (b) of this section.

(d) If the record made at the hearing supports the applicant's claim, the commission shall enter an order in its records to that effect, noting each type of license to which the applicant is found entitled, and the commission shall have the license or licenses issued. If the applicant is found unqualified, the commission shall likewise enter an order in its records to that effect, and no license may be issued to the applicant.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 374 / Section 374.103
§ 374.103. FEE ON PURCHASE OF DRY CLEANING SOLVENT; DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Section 374.104(d), a fee of $20 per gallon is imposed on the purchase of the dry cleaning solvent perchloroethylene and $3 per gallon on the purchase of any other dry cleaning solvent by an owner of a dry cleaning facility. The person who distributes the solvent shall collect the fees and shall pay to the commission the amount due, in accordance with Subsection (a-1).

(a-1) A person who distributes dry cleaning solvent must register as a distributor with the commission. A registered distributor is entitled to withhold one percent of the amount of the fee imposed by Subsection (a) for the distributor's administrative expenses if the distributor pays the remaining amount to the commission not later than the date prescribed by the commission.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a dry cleaning facility designated as nonparticipating under Section 374.104.

(c) A person who distributes dry cleaning solvent may not sell the solvent for use in a dry cleaning facility unless the person first obtains and records the registration number of the owner of the facility.

(d) The commission shall adopt any procedures needed for the collection, administration, and enforcement of the fee imposed by this section and shall deposit all remitted fees to the credit of the fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.205
§ 1001.205.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1001.205. REDUCED FEES: ELDERLY, DISABLED, INACTIVE STATUS. (a) For purposes of this section, a person is disabled if the person has a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits the ability of the person to earn a living as an engineer or land surveyor, other than an impairment caused by a current addiction to the use of alcohol or an illegal drug or controlled substance.

(b) The board by rule may adopt reduced license fees and renewal fees for engineers and land surveyors who are:

(1) at least 65 years of age; or

(2) disabled and not actively engaged in the practice of engineering or land surveying.

(c) A person entitled to reduced fees under Subsection (b)(2) shall notify the board that the person has resumed the active practice of engineering or land surveying not later than the 15th day after the date the person resumes active practice.
Tex. Water Code § 51.704 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.704
§ 51.704. SUBSTITUTING LAND OF EQUAL ACREAGE AND VALUE.
Status: in_force

Land which can be irrigated in a practicable manner of at least equal acreage and equal value to the land being excluded must be added to the district simultaneously with the exclusion of the nonagricultural or nonirrigable land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3957.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3957 / Section 3957.003
§ 3957.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the county and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 51.315 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.315
§ 51.315. SPECIAL DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERKS FOR CERTAIN COURTS IN HARRIS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioners Court of Harris County may pay the salary of the special deputy district clerks that it considers necessary for the 177th, 178th, 179th, and 180th district courts.

(b) The clerk of the court shall appoint a deputy district clerk under this section.

(c) A deputy district clerk serves at the will of the appointing clerk.

(d) A deputy district clerk is entitled to a salary from the county paid monthly from the general funds of the county. The salary may not exceed the compensation allowed by law to other deputy district clerks.
Tex. Estates Code § 152.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 152 / Section 152.002
§ 152.002. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency intervention application must be sworn and must contain:

(1) the applicant's name, address, and interest;

(2) facts showing an immediate necessity for the issuance of an emergency intervention order under Subchapter B;

(3) the decedent's date of death, place of death, and residential address on the date of death;

(4) the name and address of the funeral home holding the decedent's remains or paid by the applicant for the decedent's funeral and burial; and

(5) the names of any known or ascertainable heirs and devisees of the decedent.

(b) In addition to the information required under Subsection (a), if emergency intervention is requested to obtain funds needed for the payment or reimbursement of the decedent's funeral and burial expenses, the application must also contain:

(1) the reason any known or ascertainable heirs and devisees of the decedent:

(A) cannot be contacted; or

(B) have refused to assist in the decedent's burial;

(2) a description of necessary funeral and burial procedures and a statement from the funeral home that contains a detailed and itemized description of the cost of those procedures;

(3) the name and address of an individual, entity, or financial institution, including an employer, in possession of any funds of or due to the decedent, and related account numbers and balances, if known by the applicant; and

(4) if applicable, the amount paid by the applicant for the funeral and burial procedures described by Subdivision (2).

(c) In addition to the information required under Subsection (a), if emergency intervention is requested to gain access to accommodations rented by a decedent that at the time of the decedent's death contain the decedent's personal property, the application must also contain:

(1) the reason any known or ascertainable heirs and devisees of the decedent:

(A) cannot be contacted; or

(B) have refused to assist in the protection of the decedent's personal property;

(2) the type and location of the decedent's personal property and the name of the person in possession of the property; and

(3) the name and address of the owner or manager of the accommodations and a statement regarding whether access to the accommodations is necessary.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.109
§ 1477.109. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3885.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3885 / Section 3885.054
§ 3885.054. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

A director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district records.
Tex. Local Government Code § 562.016 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 562 / Section 562.016
§ 562.016. COUNTY WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may acquire, own, finance, operate, or contract for the operation of, a water or sewer utility system to serve an unincorporated area of the county in the same manner and under the same regulations as a municipality under Chapter 552. The county must comply with all provisions of Chapter 13, Water Code, that apply to a municipality. However, a county with a population of 2.5 million or more and any adjoining county may, with the municipality's approval, serve an area within a municipality.

(b) To finance the water or sewer utility system, a county may issue bonds payable solely from the revenue generated by the water or sewer utility system. A bond issued under this section is not a debt of the county but is only a charge on the revenues pledged and is not considered in determining the ability of the county to issue bonds for any other purpose authorized by law. This subsection does not authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a water or sewer utility system. However, a county with a population of 2.5 million or more and any adjoining county may issue general obligation bonds with the approval of qualified voters.

(c) A county may acquire any interest in property necessary to operate a system authorized by this section through any means available to the county, including eminent domain. A county may not use eminent domain under this subsection to acquire property in a municipality. Provided, however, a county with a population of 2.5 million or more and any adjoining county may, with the municipality's approval, use the power of eminent domain under this subsection to acquire property within a municipality.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.155
§ 2310.155. SERVICE TECHNICIAN LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Unless exempt from the licensing requirement, an individual may not perform or offer to perform device maintenance activities unless the individual holds a service technician license issued by the department under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.059 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.059
§ 451.059. EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) An eminent domain proceeding by an authority is initiated by the adoption by the board of a resolution that:

(1) describes the property interest to be acquired by the authority;

(2) declares the public necessity for and interest in the acquisition; and

(3) states that the acquisition is necessary and proper for the construction, extension, improvement, or development of the transit authority system.

(b) At least 30 days before the date of the adoption of a resolution under Subsection (a), the board shall hold a public hearing on the question of the acquisition. The hearing must be held at a place convenient to the residents of the area where the property to be acquired is located.

(c) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is located at least once each week for two weeks before the date of the hearing.

(d) A resolution adopted under this section is conclusive evidence of the public necessity for the acquisition described in the resolution and that the property interest is necessary for public use.

(e) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 21, Property Code, applies to an eminent domain proceeding by an authority.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.116 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.116
§ 77.116. LENGTH AND ENGINE LIMITS; VESSEL UPGRADE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a vessel licensed as a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat may not:

(1) have an engine that is rated by the manufacturer of the engine at more than 400 horsepower; or

(2) exceed 60 feet in length.

(b) A vessel licensed as a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat may not be lengthened or have the engine horsepower increased more than once after September 1, 1995.

(c) A vessel may not be lengthened by more than 15 percent of the vessel's length.

(d) The license for a vessel that on September 1, 1995, is licensed as a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat and exceeds the length or horsepower limit set by Subsection (a) may be renewed, but the vessel may not be lengthened or have the horsepower of the vessel increased. If the vessel is replaced, the replacement vessel must meet the engine and length requirements described in Subsection (a).

(e) For purposes of this section, vessel length shall be determined according to United States Coast Guard specifications in effect on September 1, 1995.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.056 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.056
§ 140B.056. COMPLIANCE WITH DEMAND.
Status: in_force

(a) A person on whom a civil investigative demand is served under this subchapter shall comply with the terms of the demand unless otherwise provided by court order.

(b) The time for compliance with the demand wholly or partly does not run during the pendency of any petition filed under Section 140B.055, provided that the petitioner shall comply with any portions of the demand not sought to be modified or set aside.
Tex. Education Code § 61.655 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.655
§ 61.655. PURPOSE; ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A scholarship program or loan repayment program established under this subchapter shall be established and administered in a manner that the board determines best promotes the health care and educational needs of this state.

(b) The board may establish multiple categories of persons to receive scholarships and loan repayments. The board may include faculty from professional nursing programs with master's degrees or doctorates among the categories of persons authorized to receive loan repayments.

(c) Each year funds are available, the board shall establish the categories of persons eligible to receive scholarships and loan repayments and the criteria for selecting persons to be assisted under each category. The criteria:

(1) must include that the person be enrolled in, or have outstanding student loans for education received at, as applicable to the program:

(A) an institution of higher education;

(B) a private or independent institution of higher education; or

(C) a nonprofit college or university described by Section 61.651(1)(C); and

(2) may include:

(A) scholastic ability and performance;

(B) financial need;

(C) the geographical area in which the person is likely to practice;

(D) whether the person receives Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or participates in another public welfare program;

(E) employment by a state agency;

(F) employment on a nursing school faculty or a person's intention to seek employment on a nursing school faculty;

(G) whether the person is practicing in a geographical area, a practice setting, or an area of practice with an acute nursing shortage or is likely to practice in such an area;

(H) the type of certificate or academic degree held or pursued; or

(I) any additional factors the board considers relevant to promoting the health care and educational needs of the state.
Tex. Education Code § 18.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 18 / Section 18.006
§ 18.006. ACCOUNTABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall develop and implement a system of accountability consistent with Chapters 39 and 39A, where appropriate, to be used in assigning an annual performance rating to Job Corps diploma programs comparable to the ratings assigned to school districts under Section 39.054. The commissioner may develop and implement a system of distinction designations consistent with Subchapter G, Chapter 39, where appropriate, to be used in assigning distinction designations to Job Corps diploma programs comparable to the distinction designations assigned to campuses under Subchapter G, Chapter 39.

(b) In addition to other factors determined to be appropriate by the commissioner, the accountability system must include consideration of:

(1) student performance on the end-of-course assessment instruments required by Section 39.023(c); and

(2) dropout rates, including dropout rates and diploma program completion rates for the grade levels served by the diploma program.
Tex. Penal Code § 42.072 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 42 / Section 42.072
§ 42.072. STALKING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, on more than one occasion and pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct that is directed at a specific other person, knowingly engages in conduct that:

(1) constitutes an offense under Section 42.07, or that the actor knows or reasonably should know the other person will regard as threatening:

(A) bodily injury or death for the other person; or

(B) that an offense will be committed against:

(i) a member of the other person's family or household;

(ii) an individual with whom the other person has a dating relationship; or

(iii) the other person's property;

(2) causes the other person, a member of the other person's family or household, or an individual with whom the other person has a dating relationship:

(A) to be placed in fear of bodily injury or death or in fear that an offense will be committed against the other person, a member of the other person's family or household, or an individual with whom the other person has a dating relationship, or the other person's property; or

(B) to feel harassed, terrified, intimidated, annoyed, alarmed, abused, tormented, embarrassed, or offended; and

(3) would cause a reasonable person under circumstances similar to the circumstances of the other person to:

(A) fear bodily injury or death for the person;

(B) fear that an offense will be committed against a member of the person's family or household or an individual with whom the person has a dating relationship;

(C) fear that an offense will be committed against the person's property; or

(D) feel harassed, terrified, intimidated, annoyed, alarmed, abused, tormented, embarrassed, or offended.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree if the actor has previously been convicted of an offense under this section or of an offense under any of the following laws that contains elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense under this section:

(1) the laws of another state;

(2) the laws of a federally recognized Indian tribe;

(3) the laws of a territory of the United States; or

(4) federal law.

(c) For purposes of this section, a trier of fact may find that different types of conduct described by Subsection (a), if engaged in on more than one occasion, constitute conduct that is engaged in pursuant to the same scheme or course of conduct.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Dating relationship," "family," "household," and "member of a household" have the meanings assigned by Chapter 71, Family Code.

(2) "Property" includes a pet, companion animal, or assistance animal, as defined by Section 121.002, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3942.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3942 / Section 3942.0503
§ 3942.0503. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.