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Tex. Tax Code § 311.004 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.004
§ 311.004. CONTENTS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE ORDINANCE OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The ordinance or order designating an area as a reinvestment zone must:

(1) describe the boundaries of the zone with sufficient definiteness to identify with ordinary and reasonable certainty the territory included in the zone;

(2) create a board of directors for the zone and specify the number of directors of the board as provided by Section 311.009 or 311.0091, as applicable;

(3) provide that the zone take effect immediately upon passage of the ordinance or order;

(4) provide a date for termination of the zone;

(5) assign a name to the zone for identification, with the first zone created by a municipality or county designated as "Reinvestment Zone Number One, City (or Town, as applicable) of (name of municipality)," or "Reinvestment Zone Number One, (name of county) County," as applicable, and subsequently created zones assigned names in the same form numbered consecutively in the order of their creation;

(6) establish a tax increment fund for the zone; and

(7) contain findings that:

(A) improvements in the zone will significantly enhance the value of all the taxable real property in the zone and will be of general benefit to the municipality or county; and

(B) the area meets the requirements of Section 311.005.

(b) For purposes of complying with Subsection (a)(7)(A), the ordinance or order is not required to identify the specific parcels of real property to be enhanced in value.

(c) To designate a reinvestment zone under Section 311.005(a)(4), the governing body of a municipality or county must specify in the ordinance or order that the reinvestment zone is designated under that section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.161 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.161
§ 21.161. AMOUNT OF CONSIDERATION FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) Consideration to be received by a corporation for the issuance of shares with par value may not be less than the par value of the shares.

(b) The part of the surplus of a corporation that is transferred to stated capital on the issuance of shares as a share distribution is considered to be the consideration for the issuance of those shares.

(c) The consideration received by a corporation for the issuance of shares on the conversion or exchange of its indebtedness or shares is:

(1) the principal of, and accrued interest on, the indebtedness exchanged or converted, or the stated capital on the issuance of the shares;

(2) the part of surplus, if any, transferred to stated capital on the issuance of the shares; and

(3) any additional consideration paid to the corporation on the issuance of the shares.

(d) The consideration received by a corporation for the issuance of shares on the exercise of rights or options is:

(1) any consideration received by the corporation for the rights or options; and

(2) any consideration received by the corporation for the issuance of shares on the exercise of the rights or options.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 642.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 642 / Section 642.002
§ 642.002. COMMERCIAL RECORDING OR AUDIOVISUAL WORK.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, a recording or audiovisual work is considered to be a commercial recording or audiovisual work if the owner, assignee, authorized agent, or licensee of the recording or work disseminates or intends to disseminate the recording or work for sale, rental, or performance or exhibition to the public, including under license, regardless of whether the person who disseminates the recording or work seeks commercial advantage or private financial gain from the dissemination.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.0625 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0625
§ 111.0625. ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the comptroller by rule shall require a taxpayer who paid $100,000 or more during the preceding fiscal year in a category of payments required under this title to transfer payments in that category by means of electronic funds transfer in accordance with Section 404.095, Government Code, if the comptroller reasonably anticipates the person will pay at least that amount during the current fiscal year.

(b) The comptroller by rule shall require a taxpayer who paid $10,000 or more during the preceding fiscal year in the category of payments described by this subsection to transfer payments in that category by means of electronic funds transfer in accordance with Section 404.095, Government Code, if the comptroller reasonably anticipates the person will pay at least that amount during the current fiscal year. This subsection applies only to:

(1) state and local sales and use taxes;

(2) direct payment sales taxes;

(3) gas severance taxes;

(4) oil severance taxes;

(5) franchise taxes;

(6) gasoline taxes;

(7) diesel fuel taxes;

(8) hotel occupancy taxes;

(9) insurance premium taxes;

(10) mixed beverage gross receipts taxes;

(11) motor vehicle rental taxes; and

(12) telecommunications infrastructure fund assessments.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if the comptroller determines that the action is necessary to protect the state's interest or the interests of taxpayers, the comptroller by rule may:

(1) apply the requirements of Subsection (b) to a category of payments not listed in Subsection (b); or

(2) remove the requirements of Subsection (b) from a category of payments listed in Subsection (b).

(d) A rule adopted under Subsection (b) or (c) must provide for a waiver from the requirements of that subsection for a taxpayer who cannot comply because of hardship, impracticality, or other reason.

(e) The comptroller by rule may specify the types of electronic funds transfers a person must use to comply with this section. The rule may require a taxpayer to use different types of transfers for different payment amounts.
Tex. Water Code § 13.086 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.086
§ 13.086. FAIR WHOLESALE RATES FOR WHOLESALE WATER SALES TO A WATER DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that makes a wholesale sale of water to a special district created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and that operates under Title 4 or under Chapter 36 shall determine the rates for that sale on the same basis as for other similarly situated wholesale purchasers of the municipality's water.

(b) This section does not apply to a sale of water under a contract executed before the effective date of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.004
§ 1027.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Fisher County, Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7925.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7925 / Section 7925.203
§ 7925.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.001
§ 601.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Medical Radiologic Technologist Certification Act.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.141 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.141
§ 21.141. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Employer" means a person who:

(A) employs one or more employees; or

(B) acts directly in the interests of an employer in relation to an employee.

(2) "Sexual harassment" means an unwelcome sexual advance, a request for a sexual favor, or any other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature if:

(A) submission to the advance, request, or conduct is made a term or condition of an individual's employment, either explicitly or implicitly;

(B) submission to or rejection of the advance, request, or conduct by an individual is used as the basis for a decision affecting the individual's employment;

(C) the advance, request, or conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance; or

(D) the advance, request, or conduct has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 886.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 886 / Section 886.101
§ 886.101. GENERAL POWERS OF ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

A local mutual aid association is a body corporate that may sue and be sued in its own name and exercise the other powers and functions specifically granted in this chapter, but not otherwise.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.305 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.305
§ 151.305. COIN-OPERATED MACHINE SALES.
Status: in_force

(a) The following tangible personal property sold through a coin-operated bulk vending machine for a total consideration of 50 cents or less is exempt from the taxes imposed by this chapter:

(1) food or candy, other than beverages;

(2) chewing gum; or

(3) toys and other items designed primarily to be used or played with by children.

(b) In this section, "bulk vending machine" means a vending machine that contains unsorted items and that dispenses at random an item or approximately equal quantities of items to the customer without selection of a particular item or type of item by the customer.
Tex. Utilities Code § 57.021 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 57 / Section 57.021
§ 57.021. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Distance learning" means an instruction, learning, or training resource, including video, data, voice, or electronic information, that is:

(A) used by an educational institution predominantly for instruction, learning, or training; and

(B) transmitted from a site to one or more other sites by a telecommunications service.

(2) "Educational institution" includes:

(A) an accredited primary or secondary school;

(B) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(C) a private institution of higher education accredited by a recognized accrediting agency as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(D) the Texas Education Agency and its successors and assigns;

(E) a regional education service center established and operated in accordance with Chapter 8, Education Code; or

(F) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and its successors and assigns.

(3) "Library" means:

(A) a public library or regional library system as defined by Section 441.122, Government Code; or

(B) a library operated by an institution of higher education or a school district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2703.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2703 / Section 2703.201
§ 2703.201. HEARING REQUIRED FOR FIXING PREMIUM RATE.
Status: in_force

Before a premium rate may be fixed and a premium charged, the department must provide reasonable notice and a hearing must be afforded to title insurance companies, title insurance agents, and the public.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.135 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.135
§ 751.135. PREVIOUS DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL REVOKED.
Status: in_force

The execution of a durable power of attorney does not revoke a durable power of attorney previously executed by the principal unless the subsequent power of attorney provides that the previous power of attorney is revoked or that all other durable powers of attorney are revoked.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2401.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2401 / Section 2401.251
§ 2401.251. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A transportation service provider who knowingly violates this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $100 or more than $500 for each violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.101
§ 9015.101. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five directors who serve staggered two-year terms expiring January 1.
Tex. Labor Code § 317.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 317 / Section 317.005
§ 317.005. PROVIDER APPROVAL; LIST OF APPROVED PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than November 15 of each year, the commission shall publish a list of providers approved by the commission to participate in the program during the next calendar year.

(b) An approved provider maintains approval to participate in the program during a subsequent calendar year without reapplying to the commission unless the provider is removed from the approved provider list as provided by Section 317.008.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.052 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.052
§ 345.052. CONTENTS OF CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A retail installment contract must contain:

(1) the name of the retail seller and the name of the retail buyer;

(2) the place of business of the retail seller;

(3) the residence or other address of the retail buyer as specified by the retail buyer;

(4) the cash price;

(5) the amount of the retail buyer's down payment, specifying the amount paid in money and the amount allowed for goods traded in; and

(6) each itemized charge.

(b) A charge for insurance authorized under Subchapter E may be disclosed as provided by that subchapter.

(c) A retail installment contract must reasonably identify the goods sold or services furnished under the contract. Multiple items of goods or services may be described in a separate writing in detail sufficient to identify them.

(d) The contract must contain substantially the following notice printed or typed in at least 10-point type that is bold-faced, capitalized, or underlined or otherwise conspicuously set out from the surrounding written material:
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.0021 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.0021
§ 502.0021. RULES AND FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may adopt rules to administer this chapter.

(b) The department shall post forms on the Internet and provide each county assessor-collector with a sufficient supply of any necessary forms on request.
Tex. Government Code § 54.874 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.874
§ 54.874. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A magistrate has the same judicial immunity as a district judge.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.081 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.081
§ 47.081. LICENSE BUYBACK.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may implement a license buyback program for licenses issued under this subchapter as part of the finfish license management program established by this subchapter.

(b) The commission by rule may establish criteria, using reasonable classifications, by which the department selects licenses to be purchased. The commission may delegate to the executive director, for purposes of this section only, the authority to develop the criteria through rulemaking procedures, but the commission by order must finally adopt the rules establishing the criteria. The commission or executive director must consult with the finfish license management review board concerning establishment of the criteria.

(c) The commission must retire each license purchased under the license buyback program until the commission finds that management of the finfish fishery allows reissue of those licenses through auction or lottery.

(d) The department shall set aside at least 20 percent of the fees from licenses issued and license transfers approved under this subchapter. That money shall be sent to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the commercial license buyback subaccount in the game, fish, and water safety account.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1724), Sec. 5(1), eff. September 1, 2017.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1724), Sec. 5(1), eff. September 1, 2017.

(g) The commission shall consider the social and economic viability of the finfish industry and input from the finfish license management review board regarding the reissue of finfish licenses through auction or lottery.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8138.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8138 / Section 8138.004
§ 8138.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2.02 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2.02 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; or

(3) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 952.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 952 / Section 952.152
§ 952.152. LAWYER PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

A lawyer who is licensed and in good standing in this state and who maintains an office in the geographical area served by a lawyer referral service may receive referrals of potential clients from the service if the lawyer:

(1) complies with Section 952.155; and

(2) pays a reasonable registration and membership fee not to exceed the amount set by state bar rules.
Tex. Water Code § 54.810 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.810
§ 54.810. LIMITATION ON OTHER BOND AUTHORIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

If the voters of the designated area authorize the issuance of bonds for a particular purpose, a district may not issue bonds from any other authorization for the same purposes, and only revenue and taxes from the designated area may be used to retire the bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.153
§ 1508.153. EMPLOYEE ENROLLMENT; WAITING PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) A qualifying health benefit plan must provide employees with an initial enrollment period that is 31 days or longer, and annually at least one open enrollment period that is 31 days or longer. The commissioner by rule may require an additional open enrollment period if the commissioner determines that the additional open enrollment period is necessary to achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(b) A small employer may establish a waiting period for employees during which an employee is not eligible for coverage under a qualifying health benefit plan. The last day of a waiting period established under this subsection may not be later than the 90th day after the date on which the employee begins employment with the small employer.

(c) A health benefit plan issuer may not deny coverage under a qualifying health benefit plan to a new employee of a small employer that purchased the qualifying health benefit plan if the health benefit plan issuer receives an application for coverage from the employee not later than the 31st day after the latter of:

(1) the first day of the employee's employment; or

(2) the first day after the expiration of a waiting period established under Subsection (b).

(d) Subject to Subsection (e), a health benefit plan issuer may deny coverage under a qualifying health benefit plan to an employee of a small employer who applies for coverage after the period described by Subsection (c).

(e) A health benefit plan issuer that denies an employee coverage under Subsection (d):

(1) may only deny the employee coverage until the next open enrollment period; and

(2) may subject the enrollee to a one-year preexisting condition provision, as described by Section 1508.102, if the period during which the preexisting condition provision applies does not exceed 18 months from the date of the initial application for coverage under the qualifying health benefit plan.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.202
§ 823.202. CONSIDERATION FOR ACQUISITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A statement required under Section 823.154 must contain:

(1) the source, nature, and amount of consideration for the acquisition of control;

(2) a description of any transaction from which the consideration for the acquisition of control is obtained; and

(3) the identity of each person providing the consideration.

(b) On request of the person filing the statement, the identity of a commercial lender who in the ordinary course of business provides consideration for the acquisition is confidential.
Tex. Education Code § 51.7761 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.7761
§ 51.7761. AGREEMENT WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "public work contract" means a contract for constructing, altering, or repairing a public building or carrying out or completing any public work.

(b) An institution awarding a public work contract funded with state money, including the issuance of debt guaranteed by this state, may not:

(1) prohibit, require, discourage, or encourage a person bidding on the public work contract, including a contractor or subcontractor, from entering into or adhering to an agreement with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project; or

(2) discriminate against a person described by Subdivision (1) based on the person's involvement in the agreement, including the person's:

(A) status or lack of status as a party to the agreement; or

(B) willingness or refusal to enter into the agreement.

(c) This section may not be construed to:

(1) prohibit activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.), including entering into an agreement with a collective bargaining organization relating to the project; or

(2) permit conduct prohibited under the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.210 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.210
§ 401.210. TRANSFER COSTS OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Low-level radioactive waste and land and buildings transferred to the state or to the federal government under this chapter shall be transferred to the state or to the federal government without cost, other than administrative and legal costs incurred in making the transfer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8350.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8350 / Section 8350.106
§ 8350.106. 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 8350.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 121.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 121 / Section 121.001
§ 121.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Consumer" means an individual seeking a referral to a senior living community.

(2) "Referral agency" means an entity that provides referrals of senior living communities to consumers for a fee collected from a consumer or community. The term does not include:

(A) a senior living community or its employees; or

(B) a resident, resident's family member, or patron of a senior living community who refers a consumer to the community regardless of any discount or other remuneration the community pays to that individual.

(3) "Senior living community" means an adult foster care facility, life care facility, assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247, Health and Safety Code, retirement home, memory care facility, retirement village, home for the aging, or other facility that provides shelter, food, social activities, or other personal services specifically for elderly individuals.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8356.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8356 / Section 8356.005
§ 8356.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.