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Tex. Tax Code § 302.001 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 302 / Section 302.001
§ 302.001. PROPERTY TAXES AUTHORIZED; PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A Type A general-law municipality may levy property taxes for current expenses, for the construction or purchase of public buildings, water works, sewers, and other permanent improvements in the municipality, including municipal schools and school sites, and for the construction and improvement of municipal roads, streets, and bridges in the municipality.

(b) A Type B general-law municipality may levy property taxes at an annual rate not to exceed 25 cents for each $100 of property valuation.

(c) A home-rule municipality may levy special or general property taxes for lawful purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9008.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9008 / Section 9008.004
§ 9008.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

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

(2) the right of the district to impose ad valorem taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Property Code § 5.024 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.024
§ 5.024. ENCUMBRANCES.
Status: in_force

"Encumbrance" includes a tax, an assessment, and a lien on real property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0603 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0603
§ 3973.0603. SALES AND USE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the date the results are declared of an election held under Section 3973.0602, at which the voters approved imposition of the tax authorized by this subchapter, the board shall determine and adopt by resolution or order the initial rate of the tax, which must be in one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(b) After the election held under Section 3973.0602, the board may increase or decrease the rate of the tax by one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(c) The initial rate of the tax or any rate resulting from subsequent increases or decreases may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the maximum rate authorized by the district voters at the election held under Section 3973.0602; or

(2) a rate that, when added to the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district, would result in the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 111.153 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.153
§ 111.153. COURSES AND DEGREES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees and may adopt rules for the operation, control, and management of the college as necessary for conducting a college of medicine of the first class.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.309 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.309
§ 11.309. RULES RELATING TO CHECK VERIFICATION ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "check verification entity" and "financial institution" have the meanings assigned by Section 523.052, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) The finance commission shall adopt rules:

(1) requiring a check verification entity to register with the banking commissioner:

(A) at the intervals the finance commission determines, but not less frequently than annually; and

(B) by providing to the banking commissioner the information that the finance commission determines is necessary to enable a financial institution or a check verification entity to comply with the requirements of Section 523.052, Business & Commerce Code;

(2) authorizing the banking commissioner to charge a check verification entity a reasonable annual fee, not to exceed $100, to register with the commissioner; and

(3) requiring the banking commissioner to establish an electronic notification system, through secure e-mail or another secure system, to be used by a financial institution to notify check verification entities as required by Section 523.052, Business & Commerce Code.

(c) The finance commission may not impose a duty on the banking commissioner under Subsection (b)(3) to verify the validity or completeness of information transmitted through the electronic notification system.

(d) The banking commissioner may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from public and private entities to establish and maintain the secure notification system.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 93.007 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 93 / Section 93.007
§ 93.007. RELATIONSHIP TO INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A heavy equipment loss damage waiver is not insurance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6003.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6003 / Section 6003.054
§ 6003.054. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER, STATE FIRE MARSHAL, AND DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may delegate authority to exercise all or part of the commissioner's functions, powers, and duties under this chapter, including the issuance of licenses and registration certificates, to the state fire marshal. The state fire marshal shall implement the rules adopted by the commissioner for the protection and preservation of life and property in controlling:

(1) the registration of an individual or an organization engaged in the business of planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing fire protection sprinkler systems; and

(2) the requirements for the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of fire protection sprinkler systems by:

(A) determining the criteria and qualifications for registration certificate and license holders;

(B) evaluating the qualifications of an applicant for a registration certificate to engage in the business of planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing fire protection sprinkler systems;

(C) conducting examinations and evaluating the qualifications of a license applicant; and

(D) issuing registration certificates and licenses to qualified applicants.

(b) The commissioner shall establish a procedure for reporting and processing complaints relating to the business of planning, selling, installing, maintaining, or servicing fire protection sprinkler systems in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.043
§ 822.043. REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An animal control authority for the area in which the dog is kept shall annually register a dangerous dog if the owner:

(1) presents proof of:

(A) liability insurance or financial responsibility, as required by Section 822.042;

(B) current rabies vaccination of the dangerous dog; and

(C) the secure enclosure in which the dangerous dog will be kept; and

(2) pays an annual registration fee of $50.

(b) The animal control authority shall provide to the owner registering a dangerous dog a registration tag. The owner must place the tag on the dog's collar.

(c) If an owner of a registered dangerous dog sells or moves the dog to a new address, the owner, not later than the 14th day after the date of the sale or move, shall notify the animal control authority for the area in which the new address is located. On presentation by the current owner of the dangerous dog's prior registration tag and payment of a fee of $25, the animal control authority shall issue a new registration tag to be placed on the dangerous dog's collar.

(d) An owner of a registered dangerous dog shall notify the office in which the dangerous dog was registered of any attacks the dangerous dog makes on people.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.005
§ 1017.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The state may not become obligated for the support or maintenance of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.207
§ 3833.207. HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

The district may conduct hearings and take testimony and proof, under oath or affirmation, at public hearings, on any matter necessary to implement a district purpose.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.80 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.80
§ 61.80. HEARING FOR CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The commission or administrator, on the motion of either, may set a date for a hearing to determine if a license should be cancelled or suspended. The commission or administrator shall set a hearing on the petition of the mayor or chief of police of the city or town in which the licensed premises are located or of the county judge, sheriff, or county attorney of the county in which the licensed premises are located. The commission or administrator shall notify the licensee of the hearing and of his right to appear and show cause why his license should not be cancelled or suspended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.001
§ 3813.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Old Town Spring Improvement District.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.031
§ 2001.031. INFORMAL CONFERENCES AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may use an informal conference or consultation to obtain the opinions and advice of interested persons about contemplated rulemaking.

(b) A state agency may appoint committees of experts or interested persons or representatives of the public to advise the agency about contemplated rulemaking.

(c) The power of a committee appointed under this section is advisory only.
Tex. Government Code § 572.0291 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 572 / Section 572.0291
§ 572.0291. ELECTRONIC FILING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a financial statement filed with the commission must be filed by computer diskette, modem, or other means of electronic transfer, using computer software provided by the commission or computer software that meets commission specifications for a standard file format.

(b) An individual who was appointed to office and who is required to file a financial statement with the commission under this subchapter may file the financial statement by certified mail. The filing by mail must be in compliance with Section 572.029.
Tex. Water Code § 63.379 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.379
§ 63.379. CANVASS OF VOTE; ENTRY OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The election judges shall certify the election returns to the commission, and the commission shall canvass the returns.

(b) If a majority of the electors voting at the election favor annexation and assumption of the pro rata part of the bonded debt of the district, the commission shall enter an order in its minutes annexing the territory, and from and after the entry of the order, the annexed territory shall be a part of the district with all the rights, benefits, and burdens of property originally situated in the district.

(c) If a majority of the electors voting at the election favor annexation and the proposition to assume the bonded debt fails to carry, the commission shall enter an order in its minutes annexing the territory to the district, and from and after the entry of the order, the annexed territory shall be a part of the district with the exception of the assumption of the outstanding bonded indebtedness. The annexed territory shall be subject to a tax for maintenance and operation and shall be liable for all other bonded indebtedness and other indebtedness thereafter legally imposed by the district.

(d) After an order of annexation has been entered in the minutes of the commission, a certified copy of the order shall be prepared by the secretary of the commission and shall include the boundaries of the territory annexed. The secretary shall record the order or have it recorded in the real estate records of the county or counties in which the territory is located.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.152
§ 1477.152. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE OBLIGATIONS AND IMPOSE TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) The county may issue time warrants and bonds of the county for a purchase under Section 1477.151 and may impose taxes for the payment of those time warrants or bonds. The county shall deposit the taxes in the general fund of the county.

(b) The time warrants or bonds must be authorized by a majority of the qualified voters voting at an election held for that purpose by the commissioners court.

(c) The county must issue the time warrants or bonds and impose taxes in compliance with Subtitles A and C.
Tex. Government Code § 508.182 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.182
§ 508.182. PAROLE SUPERVISION FEE; ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that a releasee pay to the division for each month during which the releasee is under parole supervision:

(1) a parole supervision fee of $10; and

(2) an administrative fee of $8.

(b) A fee under this section applies to an inmate released in another state who is required as a condition of the inmate's release to report to a parole officer or supervisor in this state for parole supervision.

(c) On the request of the releasee, a parole panel may allow the releasee to defer one or more payments under this section. The releasee remains responsible for payment of the fee and shall pay the amount of the deferred payment not later than the second anniversary of the date the payment becomes due.

(d) The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall adopt rules relating to the method of payment required of the releasee.

(e) The division shall remit fees collected under this section to the comptroller. The comptroller shall deposit the fees collected under:

(1) Subsection (a)(1) in the general revenue fund; and

(2) Subsection (a)(2) in the compensation to victims of crime fund.

(f) In a parole or mandatory supervision revocation hearing under Section 508.281 at which it is alleged only that the releasee failed to make a payment under this section, it is an affirmative defense to revocation that the releasee is unable to pay the amount as ordered by a parole panel. The releasee must prove the affirmative defense by a preponderance of the evidence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.051
§ 1088.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of six directors elected as follows:

(1) one director elected from each commissioners precinct of Reagan County; and

(2) two directors elected from the district at large.

(b) A redistricting or other change in the boundaries of the commissioners precincts of Reagan County does not affect the service or term of a director in office when the change occurs. The change in the commissioners precincts applies to each election of directors occurring after the change takes effect as the terms of directors then in office expire.

(c) Directors serve staggered three-year terms.

(d) An election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8266.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8266 / Section 8266.103
§ 8266.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Transportation Code § 550.024 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 550 / Section 550.024
§ 550.024. DUTY ON STRIKING UNATTENDED VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The operator of a vehicle that collides with and damages an unattended vehicle shall immediately stop and:

(1) locate the operator or owner of the unattended vehicle and give that person the name and address of the operator and the owner of the vehicle that struck the unattended vehicle; or

(2) leave in a conspicuous place in, or securely attach in a plainly visible way to, the unattended vehicle a written notice giving the name and address of the operator and the owner of the vehicle that struck the unattended vehicle and a statement of the circumstances of the collision.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a). An offense under this section is:

(1) a Class C misdemeanor, if the damage to all vehicles involved is less than $200; or

(2) a Class B misdemeanor, if the damage to all vehicles involved is $200 or more.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.116 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.116
§ 76.116. OYSTERS FROM RESTRICTED AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) There is no open season for taking oysters from areas closed by the Department of State Health Services.

(b) The department may authorize by permit the transplanting of oysters from restricted areas or other areas designated by the department to private oyster leases.

(c) A person removing oysters from a restricted area or other area designated by the department without a permit shall replace the oysters in the beds from which they were taken as directed by authorized employees of the department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.106
§ 102.106. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) The oversight committee shall adopt conflict-of-interest rules, based on standards applicable to members of scientific review committees of the National Institutes of Health, to govern members of the oversight committee, the program integration committee, the research and prevention programs committees, and institute employees.

(b) An institute employee, oversight committee member, program integration committee member, or research and prevention programs committee member shall recuse himself or herself, as provided by Section 102.1061(a), (b), or (c) as applicable, if the employee or member, or a person who is related to the employee or member within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity, has a professional or financial interest in an entity receiving or applying to receive money from the institute.

(c) A person has a professional interest in an entity receiving or applying to receive money from the institute if the person:

(1) is a member of the board of directors, another governing board, or any committee of the entity, or of a foundation or similar organization affiliated with the entity, during the same grant cycle;

(2) serves as an elected or appointed officer of the entity or of a foundation or similar organization affiliated with the entity;

(3) is an employee of or is negotiating future employment with the entity or with a foundation or similar organization affiliated with the entity;

(4) represents the entity or a foundation or similar organization affiliated with the entity;

(5) is a professional associate of a primary member of the entity's research or prevention program team;

(6) is, or within the preceding six years has been, a student, postdoctoral associate, or part of a laboratory research group for a primary member of the entity's research or prevention program team;

(7) is engaged or is actively planning to be engaged in collaboration with a primary member of the entity's research or prevention program team; or

(8) has long-standing scientific differences or disagreements with a primary member of the entity's research or prevention program team, and those differences:

(A) are known to the professional community; and

(B) could be perceived as affecting objectivity.

(d) A person has a financial interest in an entity receiving or applying to receive money from the institute if the person:

(1) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, an ownership interest, including sharing in profits, proceeds, or capital gains, in an entity receiving or applying to receive money from the institute or in a foundation or similar organization affiliated with the entity; or

(2) could reasonably foresee that an action taken by the institute, a research and prevention programs committee, the program integration committee, or the oversight committee could result in a financial benefit to the person.

(e) Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the oversight committee to adopt additional conflict-of-interest standards.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8204.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8204 / Section 8204.253
§ 8204.253. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day after the date of an election in favor of the division of the district, the board shall:

(1) appoint itself as the board of one of the new districts; and

(2) appoint five directors for each of the other new districts.

(b) Directors appointed under Subsection (a)(1) serve the staggered terms to which they were elected in the original district. Directors appointed under Subsection (a)(2) serve until the election for directors under Subsection (c).

(c) On the uniform election date in May of the first even-numbered year after the year in which the directors are appointed, the appointed board shall hold an election to elect five directors in each district for which directors were appointed under Subsection (a)(2). The directors shall draw lots to determine which two shall serve until the next regularly scheduled election of directors and which three shall serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors.
Tex. Tax Code § 311.019 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.019
§ 311.019. CENTRAL REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall maintain a central registry of:

(1) reinvestment zones designated under this chapter;

(2) project plans and reinvestment zone financing plans adopted under this chapter; and

(3) annual reports submitted under Section 311.016.

(b) A municipality or county that designates a reinvestment zone or approves a project plan or reinvestment zone financing plan under this chapter shall deliver to the comptroller before April 1 of the year following the year in which the zone is designated or the plan is approved a report containing:

(1) a general description of each zone, including:

(A) the size of the zone;

(B) the types of property located in the zone;

(C) the duration of the zone; and

(D) the guidelines and criteria established for the zone under Section 311.005;

(2) a copy of each project plan or reinvestment zone financing plan adopted; and

(3) any other information required by the comptroller to administer this section and Subchapter F, Chapter 111.

(c) A municipality or county that amends or modifies a project plan or reinvestment zone financing plan adopted under this chapter shall deliver a copy of the amendment or modification to the comptroller before April 1 of the year following the year in which the plan was amended or modified.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.069 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.069
§ 171.069. EXEMPTION--MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

A marketing association incorporated under Chapter 52, Agriculture Code, is exempted from the franchise tax.