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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.257
§ 3901.257. ABOLITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter without an election.

(b) The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition of the tax.

(c) If the board abolishes the tax, the board shall notify the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.

(d) If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be held under Section 3901.252 before the district may subsequently impose the tax.

(e) This section does not apply to a decrease in the sales and use tax authorized under Section 3901.254(c)(2).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.095 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.095
§ 191.095. PERMIT FOR LANDMARK ON PRIVATE LAND.
Status: in_force

All sites or items of archeological, scientific, or historical interest located on private land in the State of Texas in areas designated as landmarks, as provided in Section 191.094 of this code, and landmarks under Section 191.092 of this code, may not be taken, altered, damaged, destroyed, salvaged, or excavated without a permit from the committee or in violation of the terms of the permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4014.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4014 / Section 4014.0106
§ 4014.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; or

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992A / Section 7992A.0102
§ 7992A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 7.302 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.302
§ 7.302. GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a permit or exemption issued by the commission under:

(1) Section 18.005 of this code;

(2) Chapter 26, 27, 28, or 31 of this code;

(3) Subchapter C or R, Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code;

(4) Subchapter D, Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code;

(5) Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code; or

(6) a rule adopted under any of those provisions.

(b) After notice and hearing, the commission may revoke, suspend, or revoke and reissue a permit or exemption on any of the following grounds:

(1) violating any term or condition of the permit, and revocation, suspension, or revocation and reissuance is necessary in order to maintain the quality of water or the quality of air in the state, or to otherwise protect human health and the environment consistent with the objectives of the statutes or rules within the commission's jurisdiction;

(2) having a record of environmental violations in the preceding five years at the permitted or exempted site;

(3) causing a discharge, release, or emission contravening a pollution control standard set by the commission or contravening the intent of a statute or rule described in Subsection (a);

(4) including a material mistake in a federal operating permit issued under Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, or making an inaccurate statement in establishing an emissions standard or other term or condition of a federal operating permit;

(5) misrepresenting or failing to disclose fully all relevant facts in obtaining the permit or misrepresenting to the commission any relevant fact at any time;

(6) a permit holder being indebted to the state for fees, payment of penalties, or taxes imposed by the statutes or rules within the commission's jurisdiction;

(7) a permit holder failing to ensure that the management of the permitted facility conforms or will conform to the statutes and rules within the commission's jurisdiction;

(8) the permit is subject to cancellation or suspension under Section 26.084;

(9) abandoning the permit or operations under the permit; or

(10) the commission finds that a change in conditions requires elimination of the discharge authorized by the permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8301.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8301 / Section 8301.0304
§ 8301.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Property Code § 74.206 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.206
§ 74.206. ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may advertise or otherwise promote the unclaimed property program in any available media to further the purposes of this title and to provide effective and efficient notice to reported owners.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.179 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.179
§ 55.179. INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may prescribe the information that must be posted on a pay telephone.

(b) A commission rule may not require a provider or an affiliate of a provider to police compliance by another provider with the commission's rules.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.852 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.852
§ 2306.852. PROPERTY OWNER RESTRICTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this subchapter, a property owner to whom this subchapter applies may not sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of a multifamily housing development described by Section 2306.851(a) or take any other action if that action will cause the disruption or discontinuance of:

(1) the development's federal insurance or assistance; or

(2) the provision of low income housing assistance to residents of the development.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.055 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.055
§ 56B.055. MENTAL OR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; AUTOPSY.
Status: in_force

(a) For good cause shown, an order for a mental or physical examination or an autopsy as provided by Article 56B.054(e)(2) may be made on notice to the individual to be examined and, if applicable, to each person who has appeared at a hearing under Article 56B.056.

(b) An order under Subsection (a) must:

(1) specify the time, place, manner, conditions, and scope of the examination or autopsy;

(2) specify the person who is to perform the examination or autopsy; and

(3) require the person performing the examination or autopsy to file with the attorney general a detailed written report of the examination or autopsy.

(c) A report must set out the findings of the person performing the examination or autopsy, including:

(1) the results of any test performed; and

(2) any diagnosis, prognosis, or other conclusion or report of an earlier examination of the same condition.

(d) On request of the individual examined, the attorney general shall provide to the individual a copy of the report. If the victim is deceased, the attorney general on request shall provide to the claimant a copy of the report.

(e) A physician or psychologist performing an examination or autopsy under this article shall be compensated from money appropriated for the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7999A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7999A / Section 7999A.0303
§ 7999A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.132 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.132
§ 751.132. TERMINATION OF AGENT'S AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An agent's authority under a durable power of attorney terminates when:

(1) the principal revokes the authority;

(2) the agent dies, becomes incapacitated, is no longer qualified, or resigns;

(3) the agent's marriage to the principal is dissolved by court decree of divorce or annulment or is declared void by a court, unless the power of attorney otherwise provides; or

(4) the power of attorney terminates.

(b) Unless the durable power of attorney otherwise provides, an agent's authority may be exercised until the agent's authority terminates under Subsection (a), notwithstanding a lapse of time since the execution of the power of attorney.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1811.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1811 / Section 1811.204
§ 1811.204. INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may:

(1) investigate a complaint or allegation of specific violations by a person, including an insurer or agent, who has allegedly engaged in an act or practice prohibited by Subchapter B; and

(2) enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(b) If the commissioner has reason to believe that a person, including an insurer or agent, is performing an act in violation of Subchapter B, the person shall immediately provide to the commissioner, on written request of the commissioner, information relating to that act.
Tex. Utilities Code § 43.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 43 / Section 43.003
§ 43.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Broadband service" means retail Internet service provided by a commercial Internet service provider with the capability of providing a download speed of at least 25 megabits per second and an upload speed of at least 3 megabits per second.

(2) "Internet service provider" means a commercial entity that provides Internet services to end-use customers on a retail basis.

(3) "Electric delivery system" means the power lines and related transmission and distribution facilities constructed to deliver electric energy to the electric utility's customers.

(4) "Electric utility" includes an electric utility and a transmission and distribution utility as defined in Section 31.002(6) or (19).

(5) "Middle mile broadband service" means the provision of excess fiber capacity on an electric utility's electric delivery system or other facilities to an Internet service provider to provide broadband service. The term does not include provision of Internet service to end-use customers on a retail basis.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 67.0011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 67 / Section 67.0011
§ 67.0011. EXEMPTION OF CRAYFISH.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to crayfish, other than in public water.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.082
§ 711.082. ADMINISTRATION; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall administer Subchapter C relating to cemetery brokers.

(b) The commission may adopt reasonable rules concerning:

(1) fees to defray the cost of administering Subchapter C;

(2) the retention and inspection of records relating to the sale or resale of the exclusive right of sepulture in a plot;

(3) changes in the management or control of a cemetery broker's business; and

(4) any other matter relating to the enforcement and administration of Subchapter C.

(c) A fee set by the commission may not produce unnecessary fund balances.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.361 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.361
§ 545.361. SPECIAL SPEED LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator of a moped or a motorcycle equipped with a motor that has an engine piston displacement of 250 cubic centimeters or less may not drive at a speed of more than 35 miles per hour during the time specified by Section 547.302(a) unless the motorcycle or moped is equipped with a headlamp or lamps that reveal a person or vehicle 300 feet ahead.

(b) An operator of a vehicle equipped with solid rubber or cushion tires may not drive at a speed of more than 10 miles per hour.

(c) An operator driving over a bridge or other elevated structure that is a part of a highway may not drive at a speed of more than the maximum speed that can be maintained with safety to the bridge or structure, when signs are posted as provided by this section.

(d) An operator of self-propelled machinery designed or adapted for applying plant food materials or agricultural chemicals and not designed or adapted for the sole purpose of transporting the materials or chemicals may not drive at a speed of more than 30 miles per hour unless the machinery is registered under Chapter 502.

(e) The Texas Transportation Commission, for a state highway, the Texas Turnpike Authority, for any part of a turnpike constructed and maintained by the authority, and a local authority for a highway under the jurisdiction of the local authority, may investigate a bridge or other elevated structure that is a part of a highway. If after conducting the investigation the commission, turnpike authority, or local authority finds that the structure cannot safely withstand vehicles traveling at a speed otherwise permissible under this subtitle, the commission, turnpike authority, or local authority shall:

(1) determine and declare the maximum speed of vehicles that the structure can safely withstand; and

(2) post and maintain signs before each end of the structure stating the maximum speed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 163.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 163 / Section 163.001
§ 163.001. PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop a model public health education program suitable for school-age children and shall make the program available to any person on request. The program should emphasize:

(1) that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the most effective protection against unwanted teenage pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) when transmitted sexually;

(2) that abstinence from sexual intercourse outside of lawful marriage is the expected societal standard for school-age unmarried persons; and

(3) the physical, emotional, and psychological dangers of substance abuse, including the risk of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) through the sharing of needles during intravenous drug usage.

(b) Course materials and instruction relating to sexual education or sexually transmitted diseases should be age appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8327.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8327 / Section 8327.201
§ 8327.201. 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. Government Code § 2176.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2176 / Section 2176.152
§ 2176.152. PROCESSING UNITED STATES MAIL IN CAPITOL COMPLEX.
Status: in_force

United States mail may be delivered to and from the post office located in the Capitol Complex on agreement between the comptroller and the affected agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.057
§ 1114.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer.

(b) The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person.

(c) Each officer of the board serves a one-year term.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Education Code § 130.207 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.207
§ 130.207. VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the Vernon Regional Junior College District includes the territory within Wilbarger, Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Haskell, King, Knox, Throckmorton, and Wichita counties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.402
§ 1001.402. DUTY TO IMPOSE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The ordinance authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds may pledge the proceeds of an annual ad valorem tax for the payment of the district's operation and maintenance expenses.

(b) If the annual ad valorem tax is pledged, the governing body shall, during each year during which the bonds are outstanding, compute a tax rate sufficient to pay the operation and maintenance expenses. The tax rate shall be based on the most recent certified appraisal roll of the district.

(c) The ad valorem tax shall be imposed on all taxable property in the district for each year the bonds are outstanding. The tax shall be assessed and collected each year and used for the purpose prescribed by this section to the extent required.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4051.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4051 / Section 4051.051
§ 4051.051. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is required to hold a general property and casualty license if the person acts as:

(1) an agent who writes property and casualty insurance for an insurer authorized to engage in the business of property and casualty insurance in this state; or

(2) an agent who writes any other kind of insurance as required by the commissioner for the protection of the insurance consumers of this state.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person is not required to hold a general property and casualty license to engage in an activity described by Subsection (a) if the person:

(1) holds a license under this chapter as a personal lines property and casualty agent; and

(2) limits activities described by Subsection (a) to those activities authorized under the scope of the person's license.
Tex. Insurance Code § 201.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 201 / Section 201.054
§ 201.054. INFORMATION SHARING; FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall comply with each reasonable request from the comptroller relating to the sharing of information gathered or compiled in connection with functions the comptroller performs under this code or another insurance law of this state.

(b) The department shall maintain a record of the federal identification number of each entity subject to regulation under this code or another insurance law of this state and shall include the appropriate number in any communication to or information shared with the comptroller relating to that entity.
Tex. Family Code § 263.103 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.103
§ 263.103.
Status: in_force

Sec. 263.103. ORIGINAL SERVICE PLAN: SIGNING AND TAKING EFFECT. (a) The original service plan shall be developed jointly by the child's parents and a representative of the department, including informing the parents of their rights in connection with the service plan process. If a parent is not able or willing to participate in the development of the service plan, it should be so noted in the plan.

(a-1) Before the original service plan is signed, the child's parents and the representative of the department shall discuss each term and condition of the plan.

(b) The child's parents and the person preparing the original service plan shall sign the plan, and the department shall give each parent a copy of the service plan.

(c) If the department determines that the child's parents are unable or unwilling to participate in the development of the original service plan or sign the plan, the department may file the plan without the parents' signatures.

(d) The original service plan takes effect when:

(1) the child's parents and the appropriate representative of the department sign the plan; or

(2) the court issues an order giving effect to the plan without the parents' signatures.

(e) The original service plan is in effect until amended by the court or as provided under Section 263.104.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.059 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.059
§ 85.059. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Each person who produces, stores, transports, refines, reclaims, treats, markets, or processes oil or gas or the products of either shall keep in this state accurate records of the amount of oil or gas which such person produced, stored, transported, refined, reclaimed, treated, marketed, or processed and of the source from which the person produced, obtained, or received the oil or gas or the products of either and the disposition made of them.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.116 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.116
§ 1451.116. SELECTION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST.
Status: in_force

An insured may select a marriage and family therapist to provide the services scheduled in the health insurance policy that are within the scope of the therapist's license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8492.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8492 / Section 8492.104
§ 8492.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 106.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 106 / Section 106.01
§ 106.01. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this code, "minor" means a person under 21 years of age.
Tex. Property Code § 54.048 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 54 / Section 54.048
§ 54.048. TENANT MAY REPLEVY.
Status: in_force

At any time before judgment in a suit for unpaid rent, the tenant may replevy any of the property that has been seized, if the property has not been claimed or sold, by posting a bond in an amount approved by the court, payable to the landlord, and conditioned that if the landlord prevails in the suit, the amount of the judgment rendered and any costs assessed against the tenant shall be first satisfied, to the extent possible, out of the bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.307
§ 1067.307. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the vice president-secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the vice president-secretary to transmit the money to the county tax assessor-collector.