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Tex. Property Code § 94.255 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.255
§ 94.255. INVALID COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a tenant files or prosecutes a suit for retaliatory action based on a complaint asserted under Section 94.251(a)(3), and a government building or housing inspector or utility company representative visits the manufactured home community and determines in writing that a violation of a building or housing code does not exist or that a utility problem does not exist, there is a rebuttable presumption that the tenant acted in bad faith.

(b) If a tenant files or prosecutes a suit under this subchapter in bad faith, the landlord may recover possession of the leased premises and may recover from the tenant a civil penalty of one month's rent plus $500, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees. If the tenant's rent payment to the landlord is subsidized in whole or in part by a governmental entity, the civil penalty granted under this subsection shall reflect the fair market rent of the leased premises plus $500.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.212
§ 3879.212. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3879.209.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or sales and use tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of district bonds may be included in one single proposition to be voted on at the election or the bonds may be submitted in several propositions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3808.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3808 / Section 3808.054
§ 3808.054. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section:

(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and

(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of directors.

(b) Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file an affidavit with the board secretary declaring the interest. Another affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes.

(c) After the affidavit is filed, the director may participate in a discussion or vote on that action if:

(1) a majority of the directors have a similar interest in the same entity; or

(2) all other similar business or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.

(d) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in a discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that same public entity.

(e) For purposes of this section, a director has a substantial interest in a charitable entity in the same manner that a person would have a substantial interest in a business entity under Section 171.002, Local Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.309 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.309
§ 1951.309. FEE FOR INITIAL OR RENEWAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an initial or renewal structural pest control business license or for an initial or renewal endorsement of license under Section 1951.306 must submit with the person's application a fee in an amount established by department rule for:

(1) a license or endorsement; and

(2) a license for each technician the applicant employs.

(b) An applicant for an initial or renewal certified applicator's license must deliver with the person's application a fee in an amount established by department rule for:

(1) a license; and

(2) a license for each technician the applicant employs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.152
§ 1035.152. ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY; PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex one or more tracts of territory in accordance with the method provided by this subchapter.

(b) A registered voter who resides in a defined territory may file a petition with the board requesting inclusion of the territory in the district. The territory:

(1) must be contiguous to the district's boundaries or to territory to be annexed under this subchapter; and

(2) may not be located in the boundaries of another district or a district for which the legislature has enacted enabling legislation.

(c) The petition must:

(1) describe the territory to be annexed; and

(2) be signed by the lesser of:

(A) at least 100 registered voters who reside in that territory; or

(B) a majority of the registered voters.

(d) The board may act simultaneously on several petitions for annexation. If more than one petition requests annexation of the same territory, the board must act on the first petition filed.

(e) The board may not amend a petition.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46 / Section 46.04
§ 46.04.
Status: in_force

Art. 46.04. TRANSPORTATION TO A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY OR RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY
Tex. Occupations Code § 558.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 558 / Section 558.201
§ 558.201. DUPLICATING LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

Except as expressly provided under this subtitle, a person may not in any manner duplicate a license to practice pharmacy or a license renewal certificate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.044
§ 242.044. UNANNOUNCED INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall annually conduct at least one unannounced inspection of each institution.

(b) For at least one unannounced annual inspection of an institution, the commission shall invite at least one person as a citizen advocate from:

(1) the AARP;

(2) the Texas Senior Citizen Association;

(3) the department's Certified Long-term Care Ombudsman; or

(4) another statewide organization for the elderly.

(c) In order to ensure continuous compliance, the department shall randomly select a sufficient percentage of institutions for unannounced inspections to be conducted between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. Those inspections must be cursory to avoid to the greatest extent feasible any disruption of the residents.

(d) The department may require additional inspections.
Tex. Government Code § 2271.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2271 / Section 2271.002
§ 2271.002. PROVISION REQUIRED IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a contract that:

(1) is between a governmental entity and a company with 10 or more full-time employees; and

(2) has a value of $100,000 or more that is to be paid wholly or partly from public funds of the governmental entity.

(b) A governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it:

(1) does not boycott Israel; and

(2) will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.018 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.018
§ 12.018. ACCEPTANCE AND DISPOSITION OF GIFTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may accept a gift or donation from any person for the purpose of funding any program or function of the department relating to wildlife conservation.

(b) A gift or donation other than money accepted under this section may be auctioned off or used as a prize in conjunction with a fund-raising program or event. All proceeds of the auction or fund-raising program or event shall be used by the department for the purposes described by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.201
§ 9601.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district by resolution may authorize the issuance of bonds payable from and secured by revenue or any other available source of district money to carry out a power conferred by this chapter. Bonds issued by the district are not a direct obligation of any member.

(b) The bonds must be issued in the manner and under the terms of the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(c) Bonds may be issued by the district without an election.

(d) Sections 49.181-49.186, Water Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.058
§ 2054.058. COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

The board may create committees and subcommittees.
Tex. Water Code § 57.017 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.017
§ 57.017. HEARING PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine all issues with respect to the creation of the district and all issues involved in proceedings with respect to the district after it has been created.

(b) The commissioners court may adjourn the hearing from day to day and from time to time.

(c) The commissioners court may make all incidental orders deemed proper with respect to the matters before it.
Tex. Government Code § 2267.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2267 / Section 2267.060
§ 2267.060. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The contracting person and the responsible governmental entity may use any funding resources that are available to the parties, including:

(1) accessing any designated trust funds; and

(2) borrowing or accepting grants from any state infrastructure bank.

(b) The responsible governmental entity may take any action to obtain federal, state, or local assistance for a qualifying project that serves the public purpose of this chapter and may enter into any contracts required to receive the assistance.

(c) If the responsible governmental entity is a state agency, any money received from the state or federal government or any agency or instrumentality of the state or federal government is subject to appropriation by the legislature.

(d) The responsible governmental entity may determine that it serves the public purpose of this chapter for all or part of the costs of a qualifying project to be directly or indirectly paid from the proceeds of a grant or loan made by the local, state, or federal government or any agency or instrumentality of the government.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 828.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 828 / Section 828.014
§ 828.014. ANIMAL FRIENDLY ACCOUNT; DEDICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The animal friendly account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of:

(1) money deposited to the credit of the account under former Section 502.291, Transportation Code, and under Section 504.605, Transportation Code; and

(2) gifts, grants, donations, and legislative appropriations.

(b) The Department of State Health Services administers the account.

(b-1) The Department of State Health Services may spend money credited to the account or money deposited to the associated trust fund account created under Section 504.6012, Transportation Code, only to:

(1) make grants to eligible organizations that sterilize animals owned by the general public at minimal or no cost; and

(2) defray the cost of administering the account.

(c) The Department of State Health Services may accept gifts, donations, and grants from any source for the benefit of the account. The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule shall establish guidelines for spending money described by Subsection (b-1).

(d) In this section "eligible organization" means:

(1) a releasing agency;

(2) an organization that is qualified as a charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code, that has as its primary purpose:

(A) animal welfare; or

(B) sterilizing animals owned by the general public at minimal or no cost; or

(3) a local nonprofit veterinary medical association that has an established program for sterilizing animals owned by the general public at minimal or no cost.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.337 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.337
§ 151.337. SALES BY OR TO INDIAN TRIBES.
Status: in_force

(a) A taxable item sold, leased, or rented to, or stored, used, or consumed by, a tribal council or a business owned by a tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe, the Tigua Indian Tribe, or the Texas Band of Kickapoo Indians is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter.

(b) A taxable item sold, leased, or rented by a tribal council or a business owned by a tribal council of the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribe, the Tigua Indian Tribe, or the Texas Band of Kickapoo Indians is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if the item is:

(1) made by a member of the Indian tribe;

(2) a cultural artifact of the Indian tribe; and

(3) sold at a location within the boundaries of a reservation or of trust land held by such an Indian tribe.

(c) The storage, use, or consumption of a taxable item acquired in a transaction exempted by Subsection (b) of this section is exempted from the use tax imposed by Subchapter D of this chapter until the item is resold or subsequently transferred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.154
§ 3861.154. CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 283.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 283 / Section 283.203
§ 283.203. SOURCE OF REPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond authorized by this chapter may be paid only from the revenues received from the operation of the project.

(b) The bond is not a debt of the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.002
§ 7201.002. NATURE OF CORPORATION AND DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation is a water supply corporation in Hidalgo and Starr Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and operating in accordance with Chapter 67, Water Code.

(b) The district is:

(1) a special utility district in Hidalgo and Starr Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and operating in accordance with Chapters 49 and 65, Water Code;

(2) a retail public utility as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code; and

(3) the successor in interest to the corporation.

(c) The corporation shall be dissolved and succeeded without interruption by the district as provided by Subchapter A1.
Tex. Education Code § 110.30 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 110 / Section 110.30
§ 110.30. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Board of regents" means the board of regents of the Texas Tech University System.

(2) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.201 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.201
§ 382.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Affected county" means a county with a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program established under Section 548.301, Transportation Code.

(2) "Commercial vehicle" means a vehicle that is owned or leased in the regular course of business of a commercial or business entity.

(3) "Fleet vehicle" means a motor vehicle operated as one of a group that consists of more than 10 motor vehicles and that is owned and operated by a public or commercial entity or by a private entity other than a single household.

(4) "Participating county" means an affected county in which the commissioners court by resolution has chosen to implement a low-income vehicle repair assistance, retrofit, and accelerated vehicle retirement program authorized by Section 382.209.

(5) "Retrofit" means to equip, or the equipping of, an engine or an exhaust or fuel system with new, emissions-reducing parts or equipment designed to reduce air emissions and improve air quality, after the manufacture of the original engine or exhaust or fuel system, so long as the parts or equipment allow the vehicle to meet or exceed state and federal air emissions reduction standards.

(6) "Retrofit equipment" means emissions-reducing equipment designed to reduce air emissions and improve air quality that is installed after the manufacture of the original engine or exhaust or fuel system.

(7) "Vehicle" includes a fleet vehicle.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 554.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 554 / Section 554.002
§ 554.002. COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The council is composed of seven members as follows:

(1) three members of the public appointed by the governor;

(2) two members of the public appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(3) two members of the public appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) Members of the council serve staggered four-year terms, with the terms of three or four members expiring every two years.

(c) The governor shall appoint a chair from among the members, and the council shall elect a vice chair from its membership.

(d) The council may establish an advisory board composed of individuals from the public who possess expertise directly related to the council's functions, including technical, ethical, regulatory, and other relevant areas.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.6041 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.6041
§ 1201.6041. DIRECT CONSUMER COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Instead of requiring a consumer to apply for compensation under the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program under Subchapter I, the director may order a manufacturer, retailer, broker, or installer, as applicable, to pay a refund directly to a consumer who sustains actual damages resulting from an unsatisfied claim against a licensed manufacturer, retailer, broker, or installer if the unsatisfied claim results from a violation of:

(1) this chapter;

(2) a rule adopted by the director;

(3) the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5401 et seq.);

(4) a rule or regulation of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or

(5) Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) For purposes of this section, the refund of a consumer's actual damages is determined according to Section 1201.405.

(c) The director shall prepare information for notifying consumers of the director's option to order a direct refund under this section, shall post the information on the department's Internet website, and shall make printed copies available on request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.203
§ 6903.203. NOTICE OF RULE PROVIDING PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district adopts a rule that provides a penalty, the district must publish a substantive statement of the rule and the penalty once a week for two consecutive weeks in Eastland County.

(b) The statement must be as condensed as possible so that the act prohibited by the rule can be easily understood.

(c) The statement may include notice of any number of rules.

(d) The notice must state that:

(1) a person who violates the rule is subject to a penalty; and

(2) the rule is on file in the principal office of the district, where it may be read by any interested person.

(e) A rule takes effect five days after the date of the second publication of the statement under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.351 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.351
§ 2269.351. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Civil works project" means:

(A) roads, streets, bridges, utilities, water supply projects, water plants, wastewater plants, water distribution and wastewater conveyance facilities, desalination projects, wharves, docks, airport runways and taxiways, storm drainage and flood control projects, or transit projects;

(B) types of projects or facilities related to those described by Paragraph (A) and associated with civil engineering construction; and

(C) buildings or structures that are incidental to projects or facilities that are described by Paragraphs (A) and (B) and that are primarily civil engineering construction projects.

(2) "Design-build firm" means a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity or team that includes an engineer and a construction contractor qualified to engage in civil works construction in Texas.

(3) "Design criteria package" means a set of documents that:

(A) provides sufficient information to convey the intent, goals, criteria, and objectives of the civil works project; and

(B) permits a design-build firm to:

(i) assess the scope of work and the risk involved; and

(ii) submit a proposal on the project.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.401 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.401
§ 21.401. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.

(2) "Family health history" means a history taken by a physician or genetic professional to ascertain genetic or medical information about an individual's family.

(3) "Genetic characteristic" means a scientifically or medically identifiable genetic or chromosomal variation, composition, or alteration that:

(A) is scientifically or medically believed to:

(i) predispose an individual to a disease, disorder, or syndrome; or

(ii) be associated with a statistically significant increased risk of developing a disease, disorder, or syndrome; and

(B) may or may not be associated with any symptom of an ongoing disease, disorder, or syndrome affecting an individual on the date the genetic information is obtained regarding the individual.

(4) "Genetic information" means information that is:

(A) obtained from or based on a scientific or medical determination of the presence or absence in an individual of a genetic characteristic; or

(B) derived from the results of a genetic test performed on, or a family health history obtained from, an individual.

(5) "Genetic test" means a presymptomatic laboratory test of an individual's genes, gene products, or chromosomes that:

(A) analyzes the individual's DNA, RNA, proteins, or chromosomes; and

(B) is performed to identify any genetic variation, composition, or alteration that is associated with the individual's having a statistically increased risk of:

(i) developing a clinically recognized disease, disorder, or syndrome; or

(ii) being a carrier of a clinically recognized disease, disorder, or syndrome.

The term does not include a blood test, cholesterol test, urine test, or other physical test used for a purpose other than determining a genetic or chromosomal variation, composition, or alteration in a specific individual.

(6) "RNA" means ribonucleic acid.