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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.38 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.38
§ 17.38. RULES APPLICABLE TO ALL CASES OF BAIL.
Status: in_force

The rules in this Chapter respecting bail are applicable to all such undertakings when entered into in the course of a criminal action, whether before or after an indictment, in every case where authority is given to any court, judge, magistrate, or other officer, to require bail of a person accused of an offense, or of a witness in a criminal action.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.354 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.354
§ 162.354. BACKUP TAX; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A backup tax is imposed at the rate prescribed by Section 162.353 on:

(1) a person who obtains a refund of tax on compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas by claiming the fuel was used for an exempt purpose, but actually uses the fuel for a taxable purpose;

(2) a person who operates a motor vehicle on a public highway using compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas on which tax has not been paid;

(3) a person who sells compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas that is delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle, on which tax was not paid, and who knew or had reason to know that the fuel would be used for a taxable purpose; and

(4) a person who delivers into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle compressed natural gas or liquefied natural gas on which tax was not paid and who knew or had reason to know that the fuel would be used for a taxable purpose.

(b) If the person who operates a motor vehicle described by Subsection (a)(2) is not the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle, both the owner or lessee and the operator are liable for the tax.

(c) The tax imposed under Subsection (a)(3) is also imposed on the ultimate consumer.

(d) The tax imposed under Subsection (a)(4) is also imposed on the operator of the motor vehicle or the motor vehicle's owner or lessee.

(e) The tax liability imposed by this section is in addition to any penalty imposed under this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 209.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.001
§ 209.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Residential Property Owners Protection Act.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.656 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.656
§ 452.656. RESULT OF WITHDRAWAL ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes received on the measure in an election held under Section 452.655 favor the proposition, the authority continues in the unit of election.

(b) If less than a majority of the votes received on the measure in the election favor the proposition, the authority ceases in the unit of election on the day after the date of the canvass of the election.
Tex. Education Code § 61.033 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.033
§ 61.033. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of board rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The board shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7926.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926 / Section 7926.105
§ 7926.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.015 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.015
§ 115.015. TRANSFER UNDER TENDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who obtains a tender may not transport or deliver, or cause or permit to be transported or delivered, any more or any different commodity than that authorized by the tender.

(b) A connecting carrier or consignee who receives oil or a petroleum product from another transporter by pipeline, railway, boat, or barge under authority of shipping papers executed by the initial transporter that bear the date and serial number of a tender issued to that initial transporter is considered to receive the oil or petroleum product by authority of that tender if the commission order provides that a connecting carrier or consignee may rely on the shipping papers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.060
§ 6903.060. RESTRICTION ON ANNEXATION OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.
Status: in_force

(a) A railroad right-of-way may not be annexed to the district unless the right-of-way is contained in the limits of a municipality annexed at the same time or previously annexed to the district.

(b) A railroad right-of-way that is not in the defined limits of a municipality will not benefit from improvements, works, and facilities the district is authorized to construct.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.206
§ 1077.206. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the district bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 4003.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.105
§ 4003.105. RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and subject to Subsection (c), a registration of securities under Section 4003.104 may be renewed for additional periods of one year if the appropriate registration forms and renewal fees are received before the expiration date of the registration to be renewed.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), for renewal of the initial registration of securities described by Section 4003.104(b), the issuer or the issuer's agent may renew the registration by submitting the appropriate registration forms and renewal fees not later than two months after the end of the issuer's fiscal year.

(c) The same standards of fairness, justice, and equity prescribed by this subchapter for original approval of a registration apply to the renewal of the registration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.005
§ 3881.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Family Code § 160.105 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.105
§ 160.105. PROTECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.
Status: in_force

A proceeding under this chapter is subject to the other laws of this state governing the health, safety, privacy, and liberty of a child or any other individual who may be jeopardized by the disclosure of identifying information, including the person's address, telephone number, place of employment, and social security number and the name of the child's day-care facility and school.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 44A.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 44A / Section 44A.001
§ 44A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority.

(2) "Microenterprise" means a small business in which the owner operates the enterprise.

(3) "Urban area" means an area inside the boundaries of a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.115
§ 8878.115. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The authority may accept a gift or grant from money collected by the Fort Bend Subsidence District or applicable subsidence district to fund the construction, maintenance, or operation of a water treatment or supply system.
Tex. Education Code § 51.162 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.162
§ 51.162. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The association may accept gifts, grants, or donations of real or personal property from any individual, group, association, or corporation. It may accept grants from the United States government subject to the limitations or conditions provided by law.
Tex. Water Code § 58.463 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.463
§ 58.463. TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time the bonds are voted, the board shall levy a tax on all property inside the district subject to district taxation in a sufficient amount to redeem and discharge the bonds at maturity.

(b) The board annually shall levy or have assessed and collected taxes on all property inside the district in a sufficient amount to pay installments and interest as they become due.

(c) If a contract is made with the United States, the board annually shall levy taxes on property inside the district in a sufficient amount to pay installments and interest as they become due.

(d) The board may issue the bonds in serial form or payable in installments, and the tax levy shall be sufficient if it provides an amount sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds, the proportionate amount of the principal of the next maturing bond, and the expenses of assessing and collecting the taxes for that year.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.755 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.755
§ 201.755. NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government sponsor may submit notice to the department proposing that the local government sponsor prepare the environmental review document for a highway project.

(b) The notice must include:

(1) the project scope prepared under Section 201.754; and

(2) a request for classification of the project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.342 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.342
§ 361.342. COST RECOVERY BY APPEALING OR CONTESTING PARTY.
Status: in_force

If the court finds that an administrative order referred to by Section 361.341 is frivolous, unreasonable, or without foundation with respect to a party named by the order, the party appealing or contesting the order is entitled to recover from the state its reasonable:

(1) attorney's fees;

(2) costs to prepare and provide witnesses; and

(3) costs of studies, analyses, engineering reports, tests, or other projects the court finds were necessary to prepare the party's case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8382.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8382 / Section 8382.107
§ 8382.107. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.201
§ 3818.201. NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board may finance a service or improvement project under this chapter with assessments after:

(1) notice of a hearing has been given as required by Section 3818.202; and

(2) the board holds a public hearing on the advisability of the service or improvement and the proposed assessments.
Tex. Government Code § 485.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485 / Section 485.004
§ 485.004. PROMOTION; DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall promote the development of the music industry in the state by informing members of that industry and the public about the resources available in the state for music production.

(b) The office shall promote the development of the film, television, and multimedia industries in this state by informing members of those industries and the public of the resources available in this state for film, television, and multimedia production.

(c) State agencies and political subdivisions of this state shall cooperate with the office to the greatest extent possible to fully implement the goal of promoting the development of the music, film, television, and multimedia industries in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.113
§ 1016.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory and other services as to the hospital or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Government Code § 662.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.041
§ 662.041. SAM RAYBURN DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) January 6 is Sam Rayburn Day in memory of that great Texas and American statesman, Sam Rayburn.

(b) Sam Rayburn Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate programs in the public schools and other places to commemorate the birthday of Sam Rayburn.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.145 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.145
§ 1473.145. PROVISIONS FOR OPERATION OF PARKING FACILITY.
Status: in_force

The bond order or trust indenture may prescribe systems, methods, routines, or procedures for the operation of the parking facility.
Tex. Local Government Code § 561.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 561 / Section 561.009
§ 561.009. REFERENDUM ON FLOOD CONTROL TAX AND PROJECTS FUNDED.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may order a referendum on the question of whether:

(1) flood control taxes should be increased;

(2) flood control taxes should be decreased; or

(3) an existing or proposed flood control project should receive funding.

(b) The ballot for a referendum under this section shall be printed to permit voting for or against one or more of the following propositions:

(1) "Whether the flood control tax imposed under Section 1-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, should be increased by (state amount of increase as a percentage or as a specific amount)";

(2) "Whether the flood control tax imposed under Section 1-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, should be decreased by (state amount of decrease as a percentage or as a specific amount)"; or

(3) "Whether the following flood control projects should receive funds generated by the flood control tax imposed under Section 1-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution (list any flood control projects designated by the commissioners court as available for funding)."

(c) If a majority of votes cast in the referendum approve an increase in the flood control tax, the flood control tax is increased. If a majority of votes cast in the referendum approve a decrease in the flood control tax, the flood control tax is decreased. A flood control project for which a majority of the votes cast at the referendum do not approve funding may not receive funds from revenue generated by the flood control tax.
Tex. Government Code § 2007.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2007 / Section 2007.002
§ 2007.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Governmental entity" means:

(A) a board, commission, council, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that is created by constitution or statute, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(B) a political subdivision of this state.

(2) "Owner" means a person with legal or equitable title to affected private real property at the time a taking occurs.

(3) "Market value" means the price a willing buyer would pay a willing seller after considering all factors in the marketplace that influence the price of private real property.

(4) "Private real property" means an interest in real property recognized by common law, including a groundwater or surface water right of any kind, that is not owned by the federal government, this state, or a political subdivision of this state.

(5) "Taking" means:

(A) a governmental action that affects private real property, in whole or in part or temporarily or permanently, in a manner that requires the governmental entity to compensate the private real property owner as provided by the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution or Section 17 or 19, Article I, Texas Constitution; or

(B) a governmental action that:

(i) affects an owner's private real property that is the subject of the governmental action, in whole or in part or temporarily or permanently, in a manner that restricts or limits the owner's right to the property that would otherwise exist in the absence of the governmental action; and

(ii) is the producing cause of a reduction of at least 25 percent in the market value of the affected private real property, determined by comparing the market value of the property as if the governmental action is not in effect and the market value of the property determined as if the governmental action is in effect.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.2475 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.2475
§ 521.2475. IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On January 1 of each year, the department shall issue an evaluation of each ignition interlock device approved under Section 521.247 using guidelines established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, including:

(1) whether the device provides accurate detection of alveolar air;

(2) the moving retest abilities of the device;

(3) the use of tamper-proof blood alcohol content level software by the device;

(4) the anticircumvention design of the device;

(5) the recalibration requirements of the device; and

(6) the breath action required by the operator.

(b) The department shall assess the cost of preparing the evaluation equally against each manufacturer of an approved device.
Tex. Government Code § 482.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.404
§ 482.404. CODE OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt a code of conduct applicable to each board member and commission employee.

(b) The code of conduct at a minimum must include provisions prohibiting the member, the employee, or the member's or employee's spouse from:

(1) accepting or soliciting any gift, favor, or service that could reasonably influence the member or employee in the discharge of official duties or that the member, employee, or spouse of the member or employee knows or should know is being offered with the intent to influence the member's or employee's official conduct;

(2) accepting employment or engaging in any business or professional activity that would reasonably require or induce the member or employee to disclose confidential information acquired in the member's or employee's official position;

(3) accepting other employment or compensation that could reasonably impair the member's or employee's independent judgment in the performance of official duties;

(4) making personal investments or having a financial interest that could reasonably create a substantial conflict between the member's or employee's private interest and the member's or employee's official duties;

(5) intentionally or knowingly soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept any benefit for exercising the member's official powers or performing the member's or employee's official duties in favor of another;

(6) leasing, directly or indirectly, any property, capital equipment, employee, or service to any entity that receives a grant from the commission;

(7) submitting a grant application for funding by the board;

(8) serving on the board of directors of an organization established with a grant from the commission; or

(9) serving on the board of directors of a grant recipient.
Tex. Finance Code § 346.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 346 / Section 346.002
§ 346.002. AVERAGE DAILY BALANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The average daily balance of a revolving credit account is computed by:

(1) adding all of the ending balances in the account during each day of a billing cycle; and

(2) dividing the total under Subdivision (1) by the number of days in the billing cycle.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a day's ending balance is computed by:

(1) adding the previous day's ending balance and the amount of each loan, lease of goods, or purchase of goods or services posted to the account on the day for which the ending balance is being computed; and

(2) subtracting from the result under Subdivision (1) each credit or payment posted to the account on the day for which the ending balance is being computed.

(c) A day's ending balance may not include interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.105
§ 8104.105. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president, vice president, secretary, and any other officers the board considers necessary at the board's first meeting:

(1) in September of each year; or

(2) after the annual vacancies are filled as provided by this subchapter and the newly appointed directors are qualified.

(b) When the president is absent or fails or declines to act, the vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all power this chapter or general law gives the president.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.154 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.154
§ 162.154. FILING OF ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Articles of amendment shall be filed with the secretary of state in the same manner as the original articles of incorporation.

(b) The secretary of state shall charge and collect a fee of $25 for filing articles of amendment.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.04
§ 5.04. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The governor shall designate a member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.