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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.360 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.360
§ 22.360. FAILURE TO FILE REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic or foreign corporation that fails to file a report under Sections 22.357 and 22.359 when the report is due forfeits the corporation's right to conduct affairs in this state.

(b) The forfeiture takes effect, without judicial action, when the secretary of state enters on the record of the corporation kept in the office of the secretary of state:

(1) the words "right to conduct affairs forfeited"; and

(2) the date of forfeiture.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.163 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.163
§ 327.163. SEAL.
Status: in_force

A zoo board shall adopt a seal for the zoo board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9039.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9039 / Section 9039.201
§ 9039.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.0551 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.0551
§ 8801.0551. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

A majority of the membership of the board constitutes a quorum for any meeting, and a concurrence of a majority of the entire membership of the board is sufficient for transacting any district business.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.156 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.156
§ 122.156. RULES TO ADDRESS CERTAIN PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The rules adopted under this subchapter must specify in detail the procedures that:

(1) a credit union must follow to obtain commissioner approval of a merger or consolidation; and

(2) the commissioner must follow in approving or disapproving the merger or consolidation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8326.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8326 / Section 8326.052
§ 8326.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8326.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8326.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8326.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.203
§ 3906.203. ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an assessment on property in the district to pay the cost or the cost of maintenance of any authorized district improvement in the manner provided for:

(1) a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or

(2) a municipality or county under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed; and

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes.

(c) The lien of an assessment against property runs with the land. The portion of an assessment payment obligation that has not yet come due is not eliminated by the foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien, and any purchaser of property in a foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien takes the property subject to the assessment payment obligations that have not yet come due and to the lien and terms of the lien's payment under the applicable assessment ordinance or order.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7967A.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7967A / Section 7967A.0205
§ 7967A.0205. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for a road project authorized by Section 7967A.0202.
Tex. Transportation Code § 706.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 706 / Section 706.011
§ 706.011. LIABILITY OF STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) An action for damages may not be brought against the state or a political subdivision based on an act or omission under this chapter, including the denial of renewal of a driver's license.

(b) The state or a political subdivision may not be held liable in damages based on an act or omission under this chapter, including the denial of renewal of a driver's license.
Tex. Water Code § 152.254 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.254
§ 152.254. INVESTMENT OF MONEY IN HEDGING TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board of directors of a river authority may determine and designate the amount of money to be invested in a hedging transaction.

(b) The board of directors of the river authority by formal policy shall regulate the investment of money in hedging contracts. An investment may be made only for hedging purposes. The policy must provide restrictions and procedures for making an investment that a person of ordinary prudence, discretion, and intelligence, exercising the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing, would follow in the management of the person's own affairs, not in regard to speculation but in regard to the permanent disposition of the person's money, considering:

(1) the probable income; and

(2) the probable safety of the person's capital.
Tex. Education Code § 21.462 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.462
§ 21.462. RESOURCES REGARDING STUDENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

The agency, in coordination with the Health and Human Services Commission, shall establish and maintain an Internet website to provide resources for school district or open-enrollment charter school employees regarding working with students with mental health conditions or who engage in substance abuse. The agency must include on the Internet website information about:

(1) grief-informed and trauma-informed practices;

(2) building skills related to managing emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and responsible decision-making;

(3) positive behavior interventions and supports; and

(4) a safe and supportive school climate.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.174 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.174
§ 161.174. USE OF FUND TO PAY PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

The principal of and interest on bonds issued by the board shall be paid from money in the fund as provided by the constitutional provision authorizing the bonds.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 302.002 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 302 / Section 302.002
§ 302.002. DURATION OF PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

A professional association continues:

(1) for all purposes as a separate entity independent of the association's members until:

(A) the expiration of the period of duration stated in the certificate of formation; or

(B) the association is wound up and terminated in the manner provided by the certificate of formation or, if the certificate of formation does not provide a manner for winding up and termination, by a two-thirds vote of the association's members; and

(2) in existence notwithstanding:

(A) the death, insanity, incompetency, felony conviction, resignation, withdrawal, transfer of ownership interest, or expulsion of a member other than the last surviving member of the association;

(B) the admission of a new member or the transfer of ownership interest to a new or existing member; or

(C) the occurrence of an event that would require the winding up of a partnership under state law or similar circumstances.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0527 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0527
§ 40.0527. PUBLIC AWARENESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the availability of funds, the executive commissioner by rule shall develop and the department shall implement a statewide public awareness campaign designed to educate the public regarding the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons and persons with disabilities.

(b) The department may use mass communications media, the Internet, publications, or other means of public education in conducting the campaign.

(c) A public awareness strategy implemented for the program must include:

(1) the provision of information on the incidence and types of reports of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons or persons with disabilities; and

(2) practices that can reduce the incidences of abuse, neglect, and exploitation of elderly persons or persons with disabilities in this state.

(d) The department shall enlist the support and assistance of civic, philanthropic, and public service organizations in the performance of the duties imposed under this section.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.104 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74 / Section 74.104
§ 74.104. DUTY OF PHYSICIAN OR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

Before a patient or a person authorized to consent for a patient gives consent to any medical care or surgical procedure that appears on the disclosure panel's list requiring disclosure, the physician or health care provider shall disclose to the patient or person authorized to consent for the patient the risks and hazards involved in that kind of care or procedure. A physician or health care provider shall be considered to have complied with the requirements of this section if disclosure is made as provided in Section 74.105.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.053
§ 1058.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for election to the board, a person must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) have been a resident of the district for at least two years; and

(3) be a qualified voter of the district.

(b) An elective or appointed officer of this state or a political subdivision, including Upton County, is not qualified for election to the board.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.053 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.053
§ 66.053. ACCESS TO BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, a deputy commissioner, or an examiner or auditor of the commissioner shall be given free access to:

(1) the books and records of an association;

(2) the books and records of a subsidiary or savings and loan holding company of an association relating to the association's business; and

(3) the books and records kept by an officer, agent, or employee of the association, subsidiary, or savings and loan holding company relating to the association's business.
Tex. Government Code § 508.1555 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.1555
§ 508.1555. PROCEDURE FOR THE EARLY RELEASE FROM SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN RELEASEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A parole officer annually shall identify the releasees under the parole officer's supervision who are eligible for early release from supervision under Section 508.155(c). A releasee is eligible for early release if:

(1) the releasee has been under supervision for at least one-half of the time that remained on the releasee's sentence when the releasee was released from imprisonment;

(2) during the preceding two-year period, the releasee has not committed any violation of the rules or conditions of release;

(3) during the period of supervision the releasee's parole or release to mandatory supervision has not been revoked; and

(4) the division determines:

(A) that the releasee has made a good faith effort to comply with any restitution order imposed on the releasee by a court; and

(B) that allowing the releasee to serve the remainder of the releasee's sentence without supervision and reporting is in the best interest of society.

(b) After identifying any releasees who are eligible for early release under Subsection (a), the parole officer shall review the eligible releasees, including any releasees the parole officer has previously declined to recommend for early release, to determine if a recommendation for early release from supervision is appropriate. In conducting the review and determining recommendations, the parole officer shall consider whether the releasee:

(1) has a low risk of recidivism as determined by an assessment developed by the department; and

(2) has made a good faith effort to comply with the conditions of release.

(c) A parole officer shall forward to the parole supervisor at the regional level any recommendations for early release the parole officer makes under Subsection (b). If the parole supervisor approves the recommendation, the division shall allow a releasee to serve the remainder of the releasee's sentence without supervision and without being required to report as authorized by Section 508.155.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.086 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.086
§ 161.086. VENDOR ASSISTED SALES REQUIRED; VENDING MACHINES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a retailer or other person may not:

(1) offer cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products for sale in a manner that permits a customer direct access to the cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products; or

(2) install or maintain a vending machine containing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) a facility or business that is not open to persons younger than 21 years of age at any time;

(2) that part of a facility or business that is a humidor or other enclosure designed to store cigars in a climate-controlled environment and that is not open to persons younger than 21 years of age at any time; or

(3) a premises for which a person holds a package store permit issued under the Alcoholic Beverage Code and that is not open to persons younger than 21 years of age at any time.

(c) The comptroller or a peace officer may, with or without a warrant, seize, seal, or disable a vending machine installed or maintained in violation of this section. Property seized under this subsection must be seized in accordance with, and is subject to forfeiture to the state in accordance with, Subchapter H, Chapter 154, Tax Code, and Subchapter E, Chapter 155, Tax Code.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.678 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.678
§ 504.678. FAMILY FIRST LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Family First." The department shall design the plates in consultation with a representative of the Family First nonprofit organization.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money deposited to that account may be used only by the Texas Education Agency to make grants to a nonprofit organization with chapters operating in schools in this state whose primary purpose is promoting the importance of fatherhood.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.353 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.353
§ 702.353. EXEMPTION FROM ESCROW REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate holder is not required to deposit prepayments in an escrow account under Section 702.352 if:

(1) the certificate holder has operated at least one health spa in the state for not less than two years before the date the certificate holder first sells a membership in the health spa that is the subject of the exemption; and

(2) except as provided by Subsection (b):

(A) litigation has not been initiated against the certificate holder by a member of a health spa owned or operated by the certificate holder relating to the closing of the health spa or the failure of the health spa to open; and

(B) a member of a health spa has not filed a complaint with a governmental authority in this state against the certificate holder, or an owner, officer, or director of a health spa owned or operated by the certificate holder, relating to the closing of the health spa or the failure of the health spa to open.

(b) The initiation of litigation or filing of a complaint against a certificate holder, or an owner, officer, or director of a health spa owned or operated by the certificate holder, does not preclude the certificate holder from claiming an exemption under Subsection (a) if the basis of the litigation or complaint is that the certificate holder's health spa closed:

(1) as a result of a natural disaster and the closing did not exceed one month; or

(2) to relocate the health spa to a location not more than 10 miles from its location preceding the relocation and the closing did not exceed one month.

(c) The number of exemptions that a certificate holder may claim under Subsection (a) during a two-year period may not exceed twice the number of health spas operated by the certificate holder on the first day of that two-year period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.156
§ 1028.156. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.
Tex. Government Code § 840A.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840A / Section 840A.103
§ 840A.103. ANNUAL INTEREST ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

Each fiscal year, the retirement system shall deposit for a member subject to this chapter an amount equal to four percent of the member's accumulated account balance deposited into the member's individual account in the retirement system.
Tex. Government Code § 501.142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.142
§ 501.142. ADMINISTRATION; PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The committee may hire a managed health care administrator, who may employ personnel necessary for the administration of the committee's duties. The committee shall pay necessary costs for its operation, including costs of hiring the managed health care administrator and other personnel, from funds appropriated by the legislature to the department for correctional health care.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.022
§ 501.022. MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a motor vehicle registered in this state:

(1) except as provided by Section 501.029, shall apply for title to the vehicle; and

(2) may not operate or permit the operation of the vehicle on a public highway until the owner:

(A) applies for title and registration for the vehicle; or

(B) obtains a receipt evidencing title for registration purposes only under Section 501.029.

(b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle registered in this state on a public highway if the person knows or has reason to believe that the owner has not applied for a title for the vehicle.

(c) The owner of a motor vehicle that is required to be titled and registered in this state must obtain a title to the vehicle before selling or disposing of the vehicle.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to a motor vehicle operated on a public highway in this state with a dealer's license plate attached to the vehicle as provided by Chapter 503.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.003
§ 204.003. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not required to hold a license issued under this chapter to practice as:

(1) a technician, assistant, or employee of a physician who performs delegated tasks but does not act as a physician assistant or represent that the person is a physician assistant; or

(2) any other licensed health care worker acting within the scope of that person's license if the person:

(A) does not use the title "physician assistant" or the initials "P.A."; or

(B) is not represented or designated as a physician assistant.

(b) This chapter does not limit the employment arrangement of a physician assistant licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3870.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3870 / Section 3870.157
§ 3870.157. HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.

(b) For purposes of this section, a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district and a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the county's officers or governing body is a reference to the board.

(c) Except as inconsistent with this section, Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this section, including the collection of the tax, subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 352.002(b) and (c), Tax Code.

(d) The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; and

(3) provide a service.

(e) The district may examine and receive information related to the imposition of hotel occupancy taxes to the same extent as if the district were a county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11004.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11004 / Section 11004.114
§ 11004.114. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 11004.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.003
§ 2054.003. OPERATION AS DOMESTIC MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) The company operates as a domestic mutual insurance company under Chapter 883. The company is subject to that chapter, but is not subject to Chapter 826.

(b) The company:

(1) has the legal rights of a mutual insurance company operating under Chapter 883 and of an individual in this state; and

(2) may bring a suit in the company's own name without any procedural prerequisites to the exercise of that power.

(c) The company is not a state agency or executive agency or a governmental entity for any purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.061 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.061
§ 61.061. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this subchapter to allocate responsibility for cleaning the beaches of this state and to preserve and protect local initiative in the maintenance and administration of beaches.