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Tex. Agriculture Code § 102.168 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 102 / Section 102.168
§ 102.168. ENFORCEMENT BY CIVIL SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The state or, with the approval of the department, an administrative committee may sue a person who:

(1) wilfully exceeds any quota, allotment, or salable percentage fixed for the person under a license issued or rule adopted by the department;

(2) makes a shipment without first obtaining a required allotment or quota or qualifying to ship the person's salable percentage; or

(3) knowingly participates or aids in activities under Subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection.

(b) If successful in a suit under Subsection (a) of this section, the state or administrative committee is entitled to recover an amount equal to three times the current market value of the citrus fruit excess or the citrus fruit shipment, as applicable. Funds recovered in a suit under this section shall be used in the administration of the license involved in the suit.
Tex. Education Code § 54.504 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.504
§ 54.504. INCIDENTAL FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of an institution of higher education may fix the rate of incidental fees to be paid to an institution under its governance by students and prospective students and may make rules for the collection of the fees and for the distribution of the funds, such funds to be accounted for as other designated funds. The rate of an incidental fee must reasonably reflect the actual cost to the university of the materials or services for which the fee is collected. In fixing such rate, the governing board may consult with a student fee advisory committee which the governing board may establish if such student committee does not presently exist.

(b) The board shall publish in the general catalog of the university a description of the amount of each fee to be charged.

(c) In this section, "incidental fees" includes, without limitation, such fees as late registration fees, library fines, microfilming fees, thesis or doctoral manuscript reproduction or filing fees, bad check charges, application processing fees, and laboratory breakage charges, but does not include a fee for which a governing board makes a charge under the authority of any other provision of law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.558 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.558
§ 702.558.
Status: in_force

Sec. 702.558. CRIMINAL OFFENSE: NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SUBPOENA OR INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND. (a) A person commits an offense if, after receiving a subpoena or civil investigative demand issued under Section 17.61, Business & Commerce Code, the person intentionally falsifies or withholds relevant material, including a document or record, that is not privileged.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,000.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0008
§ 2270.0008. RELIANCE ON COMPANY RESPONSE.
Status: in_force

The comptroller in administering this chapter and an investing entity may rely on a company's response to a notice or communication made under this chapter without conducting any further investigation, research, or inquiry.
Tex. Insurance Code § 804.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 804 / Section 804.301
§ 804.301. PROCEDURE FOR SERVING SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

Process served by serving the secretary of state under Section 804.107 must be served by leaving two copies of the process at the office of the secretary of state during regular business hours with:

(1) the secretary of state; or

(2) an appointee of the secretary of state authorized to receive service.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.503 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.503
§ 1575.503. CONTESTED CASE.
Status: in_force

A proceeding under this subchapter is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 647.016 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 647 / Section 647.016
§ 647.016. PASSENGER PROTECTION FROM WEATHER.
Status: in_force

(a) If necessary to protect passengers from inclement weather, including rain, snow, or sleet, the passenger compartment must be equipped with a top that is at least 80 inches above the floor and with a means of closing the sides and ends. A tarpaulin or other removable protective device may be used if secured in place.

(b) The motor vehicle must have a safe method of protecting the passengers from cold or undue exposure. A motor vehicle may not have a heater that:

(1) conducts engine exhaust gases or engine compartment air into or through a space occupied by an individual;

(2) uses a flame that is not completely enclosed;

(3) might spill or leak fuel if the vehicle is tilted or overturned;

(4) uses heated or unheated air that comes from or through the engine compartment or from direct contact with any part of the exhaust system unless the heater ducts prevent contamination of the air from the exhaust or engine compartment gases; or

(5) is not securely fastened to the motor vehicle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3924.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3924 / Section 3924.007
§ 3924.007. 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 bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

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

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0303
§ 8512.0303. POWERS RELATED TO GROUNDWATER.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) conserve, preserve, and develop groundwater in the authority, subject to any applicable regulation by this state or any political subdivision, for all useful purposes; and

(2) use, distribute, and sell groundwater, in the authority, for all useful purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.310 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.310
§ 2269.310. FINAL CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

The design-build firm shall supply a set of construction documents for the completed project to the governmental entity at the conclusion of construction. The documents must note any changes made during construction.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 6.151 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 6 / Section 6.151
§ 6.151. MANNER OF VOTING OF INTERESTS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the title governing the domestic entity, voting of interests of a domestic entity must be conducted in the manner provided by the governing documents of the entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.206
§ 1103.206. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) any bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) any profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.105
§ 453.105. AGREEMENT WITH UTILITIES, CARRIERS.
Status: in_force

A transit department may agree with a public or private utility, communication system, common carrier, or transportation system for:

(1) the joint use of the property of the agreeing entities in the municipality; or

(2) the establishment of through routes, joint fares, or transfers of passengers.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.312 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.312
§ 200.312. LIABILITY OF TRUST MANAGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A trust manager of a real estate investment trust who votes for or assents to a distribution of assets made by the real estate investment trust to its shareholders during the liquidation of the real estate investment trust without the payment and discharge of or the making of adequate provision for the payment of all of the known debts, liabilities, and other obligations of the real estate investment trust is jointly and severally liable to the real estate investment trust for the value of the distributed assets to the extent the debts, liabilities, and other obligations are not paid and discharged.

(b) A trust manager of a real estate investment trust who votes for or assents to the making of a loan to another trust manager or officer of the real estate investment trust or to the making of a loan secured by shares of the real estate investment trust is jointly and severally liable to the real estate investment trust for the loan amount until the loan is repaid.

(c) A trust manager is not jointly and severally liable under Subsection (a) if, in determining the amount available for the distribution, the trust manager, acting in good faith and with ordinary care:

(1) relied on information, opinions, reports, or statements in accordance with Section 3.102; or

(2) considered the assets of the real estate investment trust to be valued at least at book value.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0202
§ 3974.0202. APPOINTMENT BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the term of a director expires, the board shall recommend to the commission the appropriate number of persons to serve as successor directors and may recommend additional persons to serve as successor directors. The commission shall appoint as directors the appropriate number of persons from the persons recommended by the board.

(b) A person recommended by the board under Subsection (a) must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age;

(2) an owner of property in the district;

(3) an owner of stock, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;

(4) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that owns property in the district; or

(5) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4).
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.092 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.092
§ 62.092. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax assessor-collector for the county in which an abolished municipality is located shall assess and collect a tax ordered under Section 62.091.

(b) The tax assessor-collector shall pay the taxes collected to the receiver for the municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 825.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 825 / Section 825.005
§ 825.005. SALE OF FURS, SKINS, AND SPECIMENS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), all furs, skins, and specimens of value taken by hunters or trappers paid from state funds under this subchapter shall be sold under rules adopted by The Texas A&M University System. The proceeds of the sales shall be deposited to the credit of the fund established for predatory animal and rodent control.

(b) Any specimen taken under this subchapter may be presented free of charge to any state, county, or federal institution for scientific purposes.
Tex. Education Code § 54.632 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.632
§ 54.632. REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A prepaid tuition contract shall specify:

(1) the name of the person entitled to any refund if the contract is terminated;

(2) the terms under which a person is entitled to a refund; and

(3) the method by which the amount of the refund is calculated.

(b) The person named in the contract is entitled to a refund following termination of a prepaid tuition contract.

(c) The board shall determine the method by which the amount of the refund is calculated.

(d) The board shall comply with Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in imposing penalties for refunds and excess amounts payable under Sections 54.619(d) and (e).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 142.0021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 142 / Section 142.0021
§ 142.0021. OWNERSHIP OF EXOTIC WILDLIFE AND FOWL.
Status: in_force

A person may claim to be the owner of exotic livestock or exotic fowl under this chapter only if the animal is tagged, branded, banded, or marked in another conspicuous manner that can be read or identified from a long distance and that identifies the animal as being the property of the claimant.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 37.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 37 / Section 37.002
§ 37.002. SHORT TITLE, CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act.

(b) This chapter is remedial; its purpose is to settle and to afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other legal relations; and it is to be liberally construed and administered.

(c) This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it and to harmonize, as far as possible, with federal laws and regulations on the subject of declaratory judgments and decrees.
Tex. Property Code § 81.108 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.108
§ 81.108. PARTITION OF COMMON ELEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The ownership of the general and the limited common elements of a condominium regime may not be judicially partitioned or divided while they are suitable for a condominium regime.

(b) A person may not initiate an action for partition of the limited or general common elements of a condominium regime unless the mortgages on the property are paid or the consent of the mortgagees is obtained.

(c) An agreement contrary to this section is void.
Tex. Local Government Code § 293.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 293 / Section 293.003
§ 293.003. COUNTIES SUBJECT TO CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a county that:

(1) has a population of more than 600,000; and

(2) owns and uses, together with other structures, a courthouse that is more than 30 years old and that has not been completely renovated or remodeled during the preceding 30 years.
Tex. Government Code § 487.256 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.256
§ 487.256. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The department may seek, receive, and spend money received through an appropriation, grant, donation, or reimbursement from any public or private source to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.061
§ 284.061. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) To acquire property useful in connection with a project, a county may enter on any real property, water, or premises to make a survey, sounding, or examination.

(b) A county may acquire by eminent domain property to use in or useful for a project under this chapter.

(c) Except as provided by Section 284.0615, if applicable, the county is entitled to immediate possession of property subject to a condemnation proceeding brought by the county after:

(1) a tender of a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure the owner for damages; and

(2) the approval of the bond or security by the court.

(d) Subject to the reimbursement requirements of Section 373.102, a county has full easements and rights-of-way through, across, under, and over any property owned by this state that are necessary or convenient to construct, acquire, or efficiently operate a project under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3869.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3869 / Section 3869.160
§ 3869.160. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE PROJECTS, IMPOSE TAXES, OR BORROW MONEY, INCLUDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may undertake projects, issue bonds, impose taxes, or borrow money, the district and the city must negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted project development agreement regarding the development plans and rules for:

(1) the development and operation of the district; and

(2) the financing of improvement projects.

(b) The agreement must:

(1) describe each project the district intends to undertake;

(2) include a financing plan specifying how each project will be financed; and

(3) provide a procedure and rules for amending the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997A / Section 7997A.0201
§ 7997A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7997A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.351 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.351
§ 1030.351. PETITION TO EXPAND DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Registered voters of a defined territory composed of all territory within Frio County that does not include the territory of the district may file a petition with the board secretary requesting inclusion of the territory in the district.

(b) The petition must be signed by at least 50 registered voters of the territory or a majority of those voters, whichever is less.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1072
§ 25.1072. HAYS COUNTY AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Hays County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases and proceedings.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(45), eff. January 1, 2012.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(45), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) The county clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law, except that the district clerk serves as clerk of the court in family law cases and proceedings. The district clerk shall establish a separate docket for a county court at law.

(f) If a family law case or proceeding is tried before a jury, the jury shall be composed of 12 members.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(45), eff. January 1, 2012.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(45), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) Section 25.0005(b) does not apply to a county court at law in Hays County.

(j) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Tex. Occupations Code § 566.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 566 / Section 566.052
§ 566.052. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the board that a person is engaging in an act or practice that constitutes the practice of pharmacy without a license or registration under this subtitle, the board, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.

(b) A violation of an order issued under this section constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty under Subchapter A.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0304
§ 540.0304. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each Medicaid managed care organization, in consultation with the organization's provider advisory group required by contract, shall develop and implement a process for conducting an annual review of the organization's prior authorization requirements. The annual review process does not apply to a prior authorization requirement prescribed by or implemented under Subchapter F, Chapter 549, for the vendor drug program.

(b) In conducting an annual review, a Medicaid managed care organization must:

(1) solicit, receive, and consider input from providers in the organization's provider network; and

(2) ensure that each prior authorization requirement is based on accurate, up-to-date, evidence-based, and peer-reviewed clinical criteria that, as appropriate, distinguish between categories of recipients for whom prior authorization requests are submitted, including age categories.

(c) A Medicaid managed care organization may not impose a prior authorization requirement, other than a prior authorization requirement prescribed by or implemented under Subchapter F, Chapter 549, for the vendor drug program, unless the organization reviewed the requirement during the most recent annual review.

(d) The commission shall periodically review each Medicaid managed care organization to ensure the organization's compliance with this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.019 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.019
§ 1956.019. STUDY ON EFFECT OF REGULATIONS ON INCIDENTS OF THEFT OF COPPER OR BRASS MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) At least once every three years, the department shall conduct a study on:

(1) the effect that the implementation of Subchapter C-2 and similar laws has had on the incidents of theft of copper or brass material; and

(2) the manner and extent to which metal recycling entities are coordinating and cooperating with law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to assist in preventing and prosecuting that theft.

(b) The department shall make available on the department's publicly accessible Internet website a written report on the study conducted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Estates Code § 2001.231 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.231
§ 2001.231. CUSTODIAN COMPLIANCE AND IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than 60 days after receipt of the information required under Subchapter C, D, E, F, or G, a custodian shall comply with a request under this chapter from a fiduciary or designated recipient to disclose digital assets or terminate an account. If the custodian fails to comply, the fiduciary or designated recipient may apply to the court for an order directing compliance.

(b) An order under Subsection (a) directing compliance must contain a finding that compliance is not in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 2702.

(c) A custodian may notify the user that a request for disclosure or to terminate an account was made under this chapter.

(d) A custodian may deny a request under this chapter from a fiduciary or designated recipient for disclosure of digital assets or to terminate an account if the custodian is aware of any lawful access to the account following the receipt of the request.

(e) This chapter does not limit a custodian's ability to obtain or require a fiduciary or designated recipient requesting disclosure or termination under this chapter to obtain a court order that:

(1) specifies that an account belongs to the ward or principal;

(2) specifies that there is sufficient consent from the ward or principal to support the requested disclosure; and

(3) contains a finding required by a law other than this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.045 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.045
§ 225.045. SERGEANT JOE PARKS, JR.
Status: in_force

MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. Farm-to-Market Road 457, from mile marker #648 to #677, located in the County of Matagorda, is now named Sergeant Joe Parks, Jr. Memorial Highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.001
§ 9015.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means the Alice Water Authority.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(3) "City" means the City of Alice.

(4) "Corpus Christi" means the City of Corpus Christi.

(5) "Director" means a member of the board.

(6) "Nueces district" means the Lower Nueces Water Supply District.