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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.0821 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.0821
§ 775.0821. ALTERNATIVE TO AUDIT OF DISTRICT IN LESS POPULOUS COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a district to which Section 775.082 applies that:

(1) did not have any outstanding bonds secured by ad valorem taxes or any outstanding liabilities secured by ad valorem taxes having a term of more than one year during the previous fiscal year;

(2) did not receive more than a total of $250,000 in gross receipts from operations, loans, taxes, or contributions during the previous fiscal year; and

(3) did not have a total of more than $250,000 in cash and temporary investments during the previous fiscal year.

(b) Instead of filing an audit report under Section 775.082, a district to which this section applies may file compiled financial statements with the commissioners court of each county in which any part of the district is located.

(c) The district must file with the compiled financial statements an affidavit signed by an authorized district representative attesting to the accuracy and authenticity of the statements.

(d) The provisions of Section 775.082 relating to deadlines for filing an audit and the procedures and penalties relating to the failure of a district to file an audit apply to the filing of compiled financial statements under this section.

(e) A district that files compiled financial statements in accordance with Subsection (b) and that maintains an Internet website shall have posted on the district's website the compiled financial statements for the most recent three years.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.204 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.204
§ 225.204. SECOND LIEUTENANT LLOYD "PETE" HUGHES MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 77 in Refugio County is designated as the Second Lieutenant Lloyd "Pete" Hughes Medal of Honor Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Second Lieutenant Lloyd "Pete" Hughes Medal of Honor Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.151
§ 1806.151. NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT OF SOLAR SALESPERSONS AUTHORIZED TO ENGAGE IN RESIDENTIAL SOLAR RETAIL.
Status: in_force

A solar retailer shall promptly notify the department in a manner prescribed by the department of:

(1) each solar salesperson authorized to engage in residential solar retail on behalf of the solar retailer; and

(2) any change in an authorization described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 542.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 542 / Section 542.003
§ 542.003.
Status: in_force

Sec. 542.003. CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM SAFE HARBOR: EXEMPLARY DAMAGES PROHIBITED. Notwithstanding any other law, in an action arising from a breach of system security, a person harmed as a result of the breach may not recover exemplary damages from a business entity to which this chapter applies if the entity demonstrates that at the time of the breach the entity implemented and maintained a cybersecurity program in compliance with Section 542.004.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.202
§ 3922.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3922.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.003
§ 1433.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a municipality only if the municipality:

(1) has the power to impose an ad valorem tax of not less than $1.50 on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the municipality; or

(2) is a home-rule municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.5542 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.5542
§ 2306.5542. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board of directors of the corporation that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 2306.554;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board of directors of the corporation the qualifications required by Section 2306.554;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Sections 2306.554 and 2306.5545;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board of directors.

(b) The validity of an action of the board of directors of the corporation is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the president of the corporation has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the president shall notify the presiding officer of the board of directors of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the president shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board of directors, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Government Code § 662.084 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.084
§ 662.084. ROSA PARKS DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) December 1 is Rosa Parks Day in honor of Rosa Louise McCauley Parks for her courageous act of refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus to protest segregation which helped launch the civil rights movement in the United States.

(b) Rosa Parks Day may be regularly observed by appropriate programs and activities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.206
§ 3910.206. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.155 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.155
§ 10.155. FILING OF CERTIFICATE OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a certificate of conversion is required to be filed, the certificate of conversion must be filed in accordance with Chapter 4. If the converted entity is a filing entity, the certificate of formation of the filing entity must also be filed with the certificate of conversion in accordance with Chapter 4. Except as provided by this section, the certificate must be filed with the secretary of state.

(b) If the converting entity is a domestic real estate investment trust, the certificate of conversion must be filed in accordance with Chapter 4 with the county clerk of the county in which the converting entity's principal place of business in this state is located.

(c) If the converted entity is a domestic real estate investment trust, the certificate of formation of the converted entity must also be filed with the certificate of conversion in accordance with Chapter 4 with the county clerk of the county in which the converted entity's principal place of business in this state is located.
Tex. Insurance Code § 402.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 402 / Section 402.051
§ 402.051. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS CONSIDERED MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, an acquisition, or the aggregate of a series of related acquisitions during a 30-day period, or a disposition, or the aggregate of a series of related dispositions during a 30-day period, is material if it:

(1) is not recurring;

(2) is not in the ordinary course of business; and

(3) involves more than five percent of the reporting insurer's or health maintenance organization's total admitted assets as reported in the insurer's or health maintenance organization's most recent statutory statement filed with the department.
Tex. Election Code § 127.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.010
§ 127.010. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall provide a standardized training program and materials for members of a counting station in the same manner it provides such a program under Subchapter F, Chapter 32.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.047 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.047
§ 91.047. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

Each license holder shall comply with all appropriate state and federal laws relating to reporting, sponsoring, filing, and maintaining benefit and welfare plans.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.223 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.223
§ 521.223. HARDSHIP LICENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may issue a license to a person who complies with the requirements of Subsection (b) if the department finds that:

(1) the failure to issue the license will result in an unusual economic hardship for the family of the applicant;

(2) the license is necessary because of the illness of a member of the applicant's family; or

(3) the license is necessary because the applicant is enrolled in a vocational education program and requires a driver's license to participate in the program.

(b) An applicant for a license under Subsection (a) must be 15 years of age or older and must:

(1) have passed a driver education course approved by the department, which may be a course approved under Chapter 1001, Education Code; and

(2) pass the examination required by Section 521.161.

(c) To be eligible to take the driver training course, the person must be at least 14 years of age.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121, Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.

(e) A person who is refused a driver's license under this section may appeal to the county court of the county in which the person resides. The court may try the matter on the request of the petitioner or respondent.

(f) In the manner provided by Subchapter N, the department shall suspend a license issued under this section if the holder of the license is convicted of two or more moving violations committed within a 12-month period.

(g) The department may issue a hardship license to a person who is subject to the registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, and is otherwise eligible for the license. A hardship license issued under this section must include a photograph of the person.
Tex. Government Code § 1205.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.104
§ 1205.104. FAILURE TO FILE BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall dismiss an opposing party or intervenor who does not file a required bond before the 11th day after the date of the entry of the order setting the amount of the bond.

(b) A dismissal under this section is a final judgment of the court, unless appealed under Section 1205.068.

(c) No court has further jurisdiction over any action to the extent that action involves any issue that was or could have been raised in the action under this chapter, other than an issue that may have been raised by an opposing party or intervenor who was not subject to the motion.
Tex. Government Code § 801.1061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.1061
§ 801.1061. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 801.103;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 801.103;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 801.1021;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Occupations Code § 55.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 55 / Section 55.004
§ 55.004. ALTERNATIVE LICENSING FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, MILITARY VETERANS, AND MILITARY SPOUSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency that issues a license shall issue the license to an applicant who is a military service member, military veteran, or military spouse and:

(1) holds a current license issued by another state that is similar in scope of practice to the license in this state and is in good standing with that state's licensing authority; or

(2) within the five years preceding the application date held the license in this state.

(b) The executive director of a state agency may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant described by Subsection (a) after reviewing the applicant's credentials.

(b-1) On receipt by a state agency of an application for a license in accordance with this section, the agency shall promptly issue a provisional license to the applicant while the agency processes the application or issue the license for which the applicant applied. A provisional license issued under this subsection expires on the earlier of:

(1) the date the agency approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for the license; or

(2) the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued.

(c) In addition to the rules adopted under Subsection (a), a state agency that issues a license may adopt rules that would establish alternate methods for a military service member, military veteran, or military spouse to demonstrate competency to meet the requirements for obtaining the license, including receiving appropriate credit for training, education, and clinical and professional experience.

(d) A state agency that issues a license that has a residency requirement for license eligibility may not adopt rules requiring documentation for an applicant who is a military service member, military veteran, or military spouse to establish residency for purposes of this section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.152 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 621 / Section 621.152
§ 621.152. RAINCHECK REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 621.153(a), if the response to an offer exceeds the number of gifts or major or minor prizes, as applicable, available at the sales location, the offeror, at the time of the visit or, if a sales presentation is required, at the conclusion of the sales presentation, shall tender to the recipient of the offer a raincheck for the gift or prize represented in the offer. Except as provided by Section 621.153(b), the offeror shall send that exact gift or prize to the recipient, without cost to the recipient, not later than the 14th day after the date the recipient visits the sales location or attends the sales presentation. The offeror shall obtain a return receipt from the shipper verifying that the gift or prize was delivered to the recipient.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 46.013 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 46 / Section 46.013
§ 46.013. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES; CIVIL PENALTIES; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other provisions of this chapter, a person violates this chapter if the person:

(1) uses, reproduces, or distributes the logo of the "Go Texan" Partner Program without registering with the department; or

(2) violates a rule adopted by the department under this chapter.

(b) A person who violates this chapter:

(1) forfeits the person's ability to use the logo of the "Go Texan" Partner Program; and

(2) is ineligible for a grant of funds under this chapter.

(c) The department may assess an administrative penalty as provided by Section 12.020 against a person who violates this chapter.

(d) A person who violates this chapter is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation. Each day that a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of a civil penalty assessed under this chapter.

(e) At the request of the department, the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred shall file suit to collect the civil penalty.

(f) A civil penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(g) At the request of the department, the attorney general or the county or district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation is threatened to occur or is occurring shall file suit for the appropriate injunctive relief to prevent or abate a violation of this chapter. Venue for an action brought under this subsection is in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.004
§ 8806.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Coke County, Texas.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.0202 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0202
§ 12.0202. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

If the department proposes to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a person's license, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings. Proceedings for a disciplinary action are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code. Rules of practice adopted by the department under Section 2001.004, Government Code, applicable to the proceedings for a disciplinary action may not conflict with rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9085.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9085 / Section 9085.0101
§ 9085.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Waller County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3.
Tex. Property Code § 27.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.006
§ 27.006. CAUSATION.
Status: in_force

In an action to recover damages resulting from a construction defect, the claimant must prove that:

(1) the construction defect existed at the time of completion of the construction, alteration, or repair; and

(2) the damages were proximately caused by the construction defect.
Tex. Property Code § 121.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 121 / Section 121.005
§ 121.005. ACCUMULATION OF INCOME.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any law limiting the time during which trust income may be accumulated, the income of a pension trust may be accumulated under the terms of the trust for as long as is necessary to accomplish the purposes of the trust.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.008 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.008
§ 204.008. TIME BENEFITS ARE PAID.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this chapter, benefits are paid at the time the claim for the benefits is certified by the commission to the comptroller for payment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.5515 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.5515
§ 651.5515. PENALTY GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall adopt guidelines that define and summarize the violations that occur under this subchapter to assist the commission in maintaining consistency in determining the amount of an administrative penalty assessed under Section 651.552. Using those guidelines and the summary, the commission shall establish and maintain a chart that lists:

(1) the most common violations;

(2) the penalty amounts assessed for those violations; and

(3) the factors used to grade each type of violation before determining the penalty amount under Section 651.552.

(b) The commission shall consider using focus groups to obtain business and consumer input to match appropriate penalties to violations before proposing the rules under this section.

(c) The commission shall post the guidelines on the commission's Internet site.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3823.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3823 / Section 3823.105
§ 3823.105. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value greater than $25,000.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.36 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.36
§ 38.36. EVIDENCE IN PROSECUTIONS FOR MURDER.
Status: in_force

(a) In all prosecutions for murder, the state or the defendant shall be permitted to offer testimony as to all relevant facts and circumstances surrounding the killing and the previous relationship existing between the accused and the deceased, together with all relevant facts and circumstances going to show the condition of the mind of the accused at the time of the offense.

(b) In a prosecution for murder, if a defendant raises as a defense a justification provided by Section 9.31, 9.32, or 9.33, Penal Code, the defendant, in order to establish the defendant's reasonable belief that use of force or deadly force was immediately necessary, shall be permitted to offer:

(1) relevant evidence that the defendant had been the victim of acts of family violence committed by the deceased, as family violence is defined by Section 71.004, Family Code; and

(2) relevant expert testimony regarding the condition of the mind of the defendant at the time of the offense, including those relevant facts and circumstances relating to family violence that are the basis of the expert's opinion.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.152
§ 2306.152. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

The board shall have the specific duty and power to establish eligibility criteria for participation in the housing finance division's programs for individuals and families of low and very low income and families of moderate income.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1049.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.005
§ 1049.005. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.011
§ 52.011. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A marketing association may be incorporated to engage in any activity connected with:

(1) the production, cultivation, and care of citrus groves;

(2) the harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning, storing, handling, shipping, marketing, selling, or use of agricultural products of its members;

(3) the manufacturing or marketing of by-products of its members' agricultural products;

(4) the manufacturing, selling, or supplying to its members of machinery, equipment, or supplies; or

(5) the financing of any of the activities authorized by this section.

(b) The activities authorized by Subsection (a) of this section may extend to nonmembers, to the production, cultivation, and care of lands owned or cultivated by nonmembers, and to products of nonmembers as limited by Section 52.012 of this code.