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Tex. Finance Code § 182.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.006
§ 182.006. ISSUANCE OF CHARTER.
Status: in_force

A state trust company may not engage in the trust business until it receives its charter from the banking commissioner. The banking commissioner may not deliver the charter until the state trust company has:

(1) received cash in at least the full amount of restricted capital from subscriptions for the issuance of shares or participation shares;

(2) elected or qualified the initial officers and directors or managers, as appropriate, named in the application for charter or other officers and directors or managers approved by the banking commissioner; and

(3) complied with all other requirements of this subtitle relating to the organization of the state trust company.
Tex. Transportation Code § 543.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 543 / Section 543.009
§ 543.009. COMPLIANCE WITH OR VIOLATION OF PROMISE TO APPEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may comply with a written promise to appear in court by an appearance by counsel.

(b) A person who wilfully violates a written promise to appear in court, given as provided by this subchapter, commits a misdemeanor regardless of the disposition of the charge on which the person was arrested.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.032
§ 391.032. REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL SIGNS IN INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may regulate the orderly and effective display of commercial signs consistent with the customary use of commercial signs in this state in an area in which the land use:

(1) is designated industrial or commercial under authority of law; and

(2) is not so designated but in which the land use is consistent with areas designated industrial or commercial in the manner provided by Section 391.031(c).

(b) The commission may agree with the secretary of the United States Department of Transportation to regulate the orderly and effective display of commercial signs in an area described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Education Code § 35.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 35 / Section 35.006
§ 35.006. REVIEW AND REPORTING OF CERTAIN LIBRARY MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than January 1 of every odd-numbered year, each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall:

(1) review the content of each library material in the catalog of a district or school library that is rated as sexually relevant material under Section 35.002(a) by the library material vendor;

(2) determine in accordance with the district's or school's policies regarding the approval, review, and reconsideration of school library materials whether to retain each library material reviewed under Subdivision (1) in the school library catalog; and

(3) either:

(A) post in a conspicuous place on the Internet website maintained by the district or school a report; or

(B) provide physical copies of the report at the central administrative building for the district or school.

(b) The report required under Subsection (a)(3) must include:

(1) the title of each library material reviewed under Subsection (a)(1);

(2) the district's or school's decision regarding the library material under Subsection (a)(2); and

(3) the school or campus where the library material is currently located.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.032 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.032
§ 383.032. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall give notice of the election by publishing a substantial copy of the election order once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the county in which the proposed district is located. The first publication must appear before the 14th day before the date set for the election.
Tex. Water Code § 36.158 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.158
§ 36.158. GRANTS.
Status: in_force

A district may make or accept grants, gratuities, advances, or loans in any form to or from any source approved by the board, including any governmental entity, and may enter into contracts, agreements, and covenants in connection with grants, gratuities, advances, or loans that the board considers appropriate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 146 / Section 146.015
§ 146.015. RULES; ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this chapter.

(b) The department shall enforce this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter and may issue orders to compel compliance.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.071 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.071
§ 402.071. REPRESENTATIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall establish qualifications for a representative and shall adopt rules establishing procedures for authorization of representatives.

(b) A representative may receive a fee for providing representation under this subtitle only if the representative is:

(1) an adjuster representing an insurance carrier; or

(2) licensed to practice law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1955.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1955 / Section 1955.102
§ 1955.102. PROBATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may place on probation a person whose certification or accreditation is suspended.

(b) The department may require a person whose certification or accreditation suspension is probated to:

(1) report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or

(3) continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.073 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.073
§ 622.073. TRANSPORTATION OF SPECIAL MOBILE EQUIPMENT; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person transports on a public road or highway a unit of special mobile equipment that is not marked as required by Section 622.072.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200.

(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $500, confinement in the county jail for a term of not less than 60 days or more than 180 days, or both the fine and the confinement if:

(1) the person committing the offense fails or refuses to exhibit, on demand of a peace officer, a document that contains:

(A) the name, address, and telephone number of the owner of the unit of special mobile equipment;

(B) the place of origin of the unit, including the address of and telephone number at that point and the date the unit was picked up;

(C) the destination of the unit, including the address or telephone number;

(D) a description of the unit being transported, including the manufacturer's serial number and other identification numbers;

(E) a description of the motor vehicle transporting the unit; and

(F) the name, address, and telephone number of the person operating the motor vehicle transporting the unit;

(2) the person committing the offense exhibits a false or forged document purporting to contain the information described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) on inspection by the peace officer, the peace officer determines that the identification number of the unit of special mobile equipment has been removed, covered, or altered.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c)(3), a peace officer has probable cause to inspect a unit of special mobile equipment to determine the identification numbers of the unit if:

(1) the person operating the motor vehicle transporting the unit fails or refuses to exhibit on demand a document described by Subsection (c)(1); or

(2) the unit is not marked as required by Section 622.072.
Tex. Government Code § 411.091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.091
§ 411.091.
Status: repealed

Sec. 411.091. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION. (a) The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that the commission believes is necessary for the enforcement or administration of the Alcoholic Beverage Code.

(b) Criminal history record information obtained by the commission under Subsection (a) may be used only for the enforcement and administration of the Alcoholic Beverage Code.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.753, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Tex. Property Code § 53.153 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.153
§ 53.153. DEFENSE OF ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an affidavit claiming a mechanic's lien is filed by a person other than the original contractor, the original contractor shall defend at his own expense a suit brought on the claim.

(b) If the suit results in judgment on the lien against the owner or the owner's property, the owner is entitled to deduct the amount of the judgment and costs from any amount due the original contractor. If the owner has settled with the original contractor in full, the owner is entitled to recover from the original contractor any amount paid for which the original contractor was originally liable.
Tex. Local Government Code § 391.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 391 / Section 391.002
§ 391.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Governmental unit" means a county, municipality, authority, district, or other political subdivision of the state.

(2) "Commission" means a regional planning commission, council of governments, or similar regional planning agency created under this chapter.

(3) "Region" means a geographic area consisting of a county or two or more adjoining counties that have, in any combination:

(A) common problems of transportation, water supply, drainage, or land use;

(B) similar, common, or interrelated forms of urban development or concentration; or

(C) special problems of agriculture, forestry, conservation, or other matters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8342.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8342 / Section 8342.004
§ 8342.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8342.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has:

(1) consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district; and

(2) entered into a development agreement with the majority owner of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(b) If a development agreement required under Subsection (a)(2) has not been entered into before September 1, 2010:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2010, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Hood County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2013.
Tex. Family Code § 15.111 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.111
§ 15.111. INFORMED CONSENT.
Status: in_force

Before a prospective party signs a collaborative family law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer must:

(1) assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer reasonably believes relate to whether a collaborative family law process is appropriate for the prospective party's matter;

(2) provide the prospective party with information that the lawyer reasonably believes is sufficient for the prospective party to make an informed decision about the material benefits and risks of a collaborative family law process as compared to the material benefits and risks of other reasonably available alternatives for resolving the proposed collaborative matter, including litigation, mediation, arbitration, or expert evaluation; and

(3) advise the prospective party that:

(A) after signing an agreement, if a party initiates a proceeding or seeks tribunal intervention in a pending proceeding related to the collaborative family law matter, the collaborative family law process terminates;

(B) participation in a collaborative family law process is voluntary and any party has the right to terminate unilaterally a collaborative family law process with or without cause; and

(C) the collaborative lawyer and any lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may not appear before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative family law matter, except as authorized by Section 15.106(d), 15.107, or 15.108(c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901A / Section 7901A.0403
§ 7901A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.055
§ 1083.055. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall execute a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The district shall pay for a director's bond.

(c) Each director's bond and constitutional oath or affirmation of office shall be deposited with the district's depository bank for safekeeping.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.207 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.207
§ 21.207. DISPOSITION OF SHARES HAVING PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The transferee or successor of a share that has been transferred or otherwise disposed of by a shareholder of a corporation whose preemptive right to acquire shares in the corporation has been violated does not acquire the preemptive right, or any right or claim based on the violation, unless the previous shareholder has assigned the preemptive right to the transferee or successor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9075.0060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9075 / Section 9075.0060
§ 9075.0060. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

For the benefit of the defined area, the district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8417.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8417 / Section 8417.151
§ 8417.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8417.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.210
§ 3916.210. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 552.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.003
§ 552.003. LOCAL PREEMPTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter supersedes and preempts any ordinance, resolution, rule, or other regulation adopted by a political subdivision regarding the use of artificial intelligence systems.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 697.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 697 / Section 697.008
§ 697.008. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person that violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty in an amount of $1,000 for each violation.

(b) The attorney general, at the request of the department, may sue to collect the civil penalty. The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in collecting the civil penalty, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigation costs, witness fees, and disposition expenses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.151 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.151
§ 21.151. INVESTIGATION, INQUIRY, OR HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may conduct an investigation, inquiry, or hearing concerning a matter covered by this chapter or a rule or order of the department.

(b) The hearing shall be open to the public.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 22.0253 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.0253
§ 22.0253. PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL TAX REFUND OFFSET PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The commission shall participate in the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program (FTROP) to attempt to recover benefits granted by the commission in error under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. The commission shall submit as many claims that meet program criteria as possible for offset against income tax returns.
Tex. Property Code § 54.023 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 54 / Section 54.023
§ 54.023. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect a statute exempting property from forced sale.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0323 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0323
§ 40.0323. COORDINATION REGARDING RECRUITMENT FOR AND CURRICULUM OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the availability of funds, the department and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board jointly shall develop strategies to:

(1) promote certificate or degree programs in the fields of social work and psychology to individuals enrolled in or admitted to institutions of higher education in this state; and

(2) ensure that persons receiving a certificate or degree, including a graduate degree, in social work or psychology from an institution of higher education in this state have the knowledge and skills regarding protective services that are provided directly to elderly persons or persons with disabilities and necessary for successful employment by the adult protective services division of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8325.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8325 / Section 8325.103
§ 8325.103. 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. Transportation Code § 201.8035 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.8035
§ 201.8035. INSPECTION OF COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL BRIDGES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department inspects a bridge under the jurisdiction of a county or a municipality and determines that the bridge qualifies for a lower load rating under 23 C.F.R. Part 650, Subpart C, than is currently permitted, the department shall notify the commissioners court of the county or the governing body of the municipality.

(b) A commissioners court or governing body that is notified under Subsection (a) shall post notices on the road or highway approaching the bridge that state the maximum load permitted on the bridge. The notices must be posted at locations that enable affected drivers to detour to avoid the restricted bridge.

(c) The department may post a notice required under Subsection (b) for a bridge under the jurisdiction of a county or a municipality if the department is required or authorized under federal law to post the notice. The notice must be posted in accordance with federal law.
Tex. Water Code § 7.303 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.303
§ 7.303. GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE, CERTIFICATE, OR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a license, certificate, or registration issued:

(1) by the commission under:

(A) Section 26.0301;

(B) Chapter 37;

(C) Section 361.0861, 361.092, or 361.112, Health and Safety Code;

(D) Chapter 366, 371, or 401, Health and Safety Code; or

(E) Chapter 1903, Occupations Code;

(2) by a county under Subchapter E, Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code; or

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

(b) After notice and hearing, the commission may suspend or revoke a license, certificate, or registration the commission or a county has issued, place on probation a person whose license, certificate, or registration has been suspended, reprimand the holder of a license, certificate, or registration, or refuse to renew or reissue a license, certificate, or registration on any of the following grounds:

(1) having a record of environmental violations in the preceding five years;

(2) committing fraud or deceit in obtaining the license, certificate, or registration;

(3) demonstrating gross negligence, incompetency, or misconduct while acting as holder of a license, certificate, or registration;

(4) making an intentional misstatement or misrepresentation of fact in information required to be maintained or submitted to the commission by the holder of the license, certificate, or registration;

(5) failing to keep and transmit records as required by a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted under such a statute;

(6) being indebted to the state for a fee, payment of a penalty, or a tax imposed by a statute within the commission's jurisdiction or a rule adopted under such a statute;

(7) with respect to a license or registration issued under Section 26.0301 or Chapter 37, violating a discharge permit of a sewage treatment plant, unless:

(A) the holder of the license or registration is unable to properly operate the sewage treatment or collection facility due to the refusal of the permit holder to authorize necessary expenditures to operate the sewage treatment or collection facility properly; or

(B) failure of the sewage treatment or collection facility to comply with its discharge permit results from faulty design of the facility;

(8) with respect to a license or registration issued under Chapter 37 of this code or Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code, violating either chapter or a rule adopted under either chapter; or

(9) with respect to a license issued under Subchapter E, Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code, violating that chapter or another applicable law or a commission rule governing the processing, storage, or disposal of solid waste.
Tex. Penal Code § 12.21 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.21
§ 12.21. CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
Status: in_force

An individual adjudged guilty of a Class A misdemeanor shall be punished by:

(1) a fine not to exceed $4,000;

(2) confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year; or

(3) both such fine and confinement.