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Tex. Water Code § 55.043 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.043
§ 55.043.
Status: in_force

Sec. 55.043. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT: FINDINGS. (a) If the commission finds that the plan of water conservation, irrigation, and use presented in the petition is practicable and would be a public utility, the commission shall enter the findings in its records and shall send a certified copy of the findings to the commissioners court in each county in which part of the proposed district is located. The commission shall also inform each commissioners court of a date set by the commission on which an election shall be held in the area of the proposed district to determine whether the district will be created and to elect five directors for the district.

(b) If the commission finds that creation of the district is not practicable, that it would not serve a beneficial purpose, and that it would not be possible to accomplish through its creation the purposes proposed, the commission shall enter its findings in its records and shall dismiss the petition.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.551 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.551
§ 342.551. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: repealed

(a) The Finance Commission of Texas may adopt rules to enforce this chapter.

(b) The commissioner shall recommend proposed rules to the Finance Commission of Texas.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 159 (S.B. 1371), Sec. 34(1), eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.453
§ 453.453. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person found by a court to have violated this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $200 for each day the violation continues.

(b) A civil penalty may be recovered in a suit brought by the attorney general, a district attorney, a county attorney, or any other person.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.2043 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.2043
§ 156.2043.
Status: repealed

Sec. 156.2043. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE: AUXILIARY MORTGAGE LOAN ACTIVITY COMPANY. (a) To be issued an auxiliary mortgage loan activity company license, an applicant must:

(1) submit a completed application together with the payment of applicable fees through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry;

(2) designate control persons for the company through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry;

(3) designate an individual licensed as a residential mortgage loan originator under Chapter 157 as the company's qualifying individual; and

(4) not be in violation of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or any order previously issued by the commissioner to the applicant.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 160, Sec. 87(5), eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.0028 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.0028
§ 151.0028.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.0028. "AMUSEMENT SERVICES". (a) "Amusement services" means the provision of amusement, entertainment, or recreation, but does not include the provision of educational or health services if prescribed by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts for the primary purpose of education or health maintenance or improvement.

(b) "Amusement services" includes membership in a private club or organization that provides entertainment, recreational, sports, dining, or social facilities to its members.

(c) "Amusement services" does not include services provided through coin-operated machines that are operated by the consumer.
Tex. Government Code § 3106.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3106 / Section 3106.002
§ 3106.002. PEACE OFFICERS' STAR OF TEXAS AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The Peace Officers' Star of Texas Award shall be awarded to:

(1) each peace officer who is seriously injured in the line of duty;

(2) the surviving next of kin of each peace officer who is killed or sustains a fatal injury in the line of duty;

(3) each federal law enforcement officer or special agent who is seriously injured while performing duties in this state to assist a state or local law enforcement agency; and

(4) the surviving next of kin of each federal law enforcement officer or special agent who is killed or sustains a fatal injury while performing duties in this state to assist a state or local law enforcement agency.

(b) The Peace Officers' Star of Texas Award Advisory Committee shall advise the governor on the issuance, design, and presentation of the Peace Officers' Star of Texas Award.

(c) The committee consists of three current or retired peace officers appointed by the governor who have each served with distinction during a lengthy career as a peace officer.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.308 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.308
§ 66.308. HEARING ON CLAIM; APPEAL OF ADVERSE DETERMINATION OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A claimant may appeal an adverse determination of a claim by filing suit on the claim in a district court of Travis County within three months after the date on which notice is mailed under Section 66.307.

(b) The determination on a claim becomes final and is not subject to review if suit is not filed in accordance with Subsection (a).

(c) Review by a district court under Subsection (a) is by trial de novo.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.277 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.277
§ 1001.277. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an applicant for renewal of a license or registration as an engineer, licensed state land surveyor, or registered professional land surveyor.

(b) An applicant renewing a license shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history check of the applicant as provided by Section 1001.272.

(c) The board may not renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (b).

(d) A license holder is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of the license if the license holder has previously submitted fingerprints under:

(1) Section 1001.272 for the initial issuance of the license; or

(2) this section as part of a prior license renewal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9018.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9018 / Section 9018.053
§ 9018.053. PETITION TO CHANGE BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition for:

(1) annexation of territory must be signed by a majority of the landowners of the territory; and

(2) exclusion of territory must be signed by all of the landowners of the territory sought to be excluded from the district.

(b) The petition must be filed with the board secretary.
Tex. Finance Code § 93.011 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 93 / Section 93.011
§ 93.011. EMERGENCY CLOSING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the officers of a savings bank determine that an emergency that affects or may affect the savings bank's offices or operations exists or is impending, the officers, as reasonable, may determine:

(1) not to conduct the involved operations or open the offices on any business or banking day; or

(2) if the savings bank is open, to close the offices or the involved operations for the duration of the emergency.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a closed office or operation may remain closed until the officers determine that the emergency has ended and for any additional time reasonably required to reopen.

(c) A savings bank that closes an office or operation under this section shall notify the commissioner of its action by any means available and as promptly as conditions permit. An office or operation may not be closed for more than 48 consecutive hours, excluding other legal holidays, without the commissioner's approval.

(d) In this section, "emergency" means a condition or occurrence that physically interferes with the conduct of normal business at the offices of a savings bank or of a particular savings bank operation or that poses an imminent or existing threat to the safety or security of persons, property, or both. The term includes a condition or occurrence arising from:

(1) fire, flood, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, wind, rain, or snowstorm;

(2) labor dispute and strike;

(3) power failure;

(4) transportation failure;

(5) interruption of communication facilities;

(6) shortage of fuel, housing, food, transportation, or labor;

(7) robbery or burglary;

(8) actual or threatened enemy attack;

(9) epidemic or other catastrophe;

(10) riot or civil commotion; or

(11) any other actual or threatened unlawful or violent act.
Tex. Estates Code § 121.152 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 121 / Section 121.152
§ 121.152. DISTRIBUTION OF PROPERTY OWNED BY JOINT OWNERS.
Status: in_force

If property, including community property with a right of survivorship, is owned so that one of two joint owners is entitled to the whole of the property on the death of the other, but neither survives the other by 120 hours, one-half of the property shall be distributed as if one joint owner had survived, and the other one-half shall be distributed as if the other joint owner had survived. If there are more than two joint owners and all of the joint owners die within a period of less than 120 hours, the property shall be divided into as many equal portions as there are joint owners and the portions shall be distributed respectively to those who would have taken if each joint owner survived.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.181 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.181
§ 2306.181. TARGETING BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The department may target the proceeds from housing bonds issued by it to a geographic area or areas of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8325.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8325 / Section 8325.001
§ 8325.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Lake Weatherford Municipal Utility District No. 2.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.255 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.255
§ 643.255. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general, at the request of the department, may petition a district court for appropriate injunctive relief to prevent or abate a violation of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.

(b) Venue in a suit for injunctive relief under this section is in Travis County.

(c) On application for injunctive relief and a finding that a person is violating or has violated this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter, the court shall grant the appropriate relief without bond.

(d) The attorney general and the department may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 256.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 256 / Section 256.052
§ 256.052. ADOPTION OF SPECIAL ROAD TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) At an election held under this section, a county or political subdivision or defined district of a county may adopt the additional ad valorem tax not to exceed 15 cents on the $100 valuation of property provided by Section 9, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, for the further maintenance of the county roads.

(b) On a petition signed by a majority of the registered voters of a political subdivision or other specified portion of a county, the commissioners court of the county by order shall declare the political subdivision or specified portion of the county to be a defined district and shall record the order in the court's minutes. The petition must define by metes and bounds the territory requested to be included in the proposed defined district.

(c) The commissioners court shall order an election to adopt the tax if it receives a petition requesting the election that is signed by:

(1) at least 200 registered voters of the county, if the petition requests an election to approve a tax for the county; or

(2) at least 50 registered voters of the political subdivision or defined district, if the petition requests an election to approve a tax for a political subdivision or defined district.

(d) The commissioners court shall set the rate of the tax in the election order. The court shall order the election to be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Election Code, that occurs after the 20th day after the date the election is ordered.

(e) The county judge shall issue an election proclamation.

(f) The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Adopting a road tax."

(g) If a majority of the votes received in the election favor adoption of the tax, the commissioners court shall impose the tax in the amount specified in the order for the election in the same manner as it imposes other taxes. If the election is held in time, in the year of the election the court shall impose the tax at the same time as other county taxes. Otherwise, the court may impose the tax at any time before the tax roll is made out. If a greater rate is not imposed for a year, the court may lower the rate for the next year without a petition for that action.

(h) A petition calling for an election to adopt a tax under this section may not be granted on or before the first anniversary of the date of an election held under this section at which the voters do not approve the adoption of the tax.

(i) This section does not authorize the issuance of bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 169.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 169 / Section 169.006
§ 169.006. SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL OF COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) To encourage participation in a first offender solicitation of prostitution prevention program established under this chapter, the judge or magistrate administering the program may suspend any requirement that, as a condition of community supervision, a participant in the program work a specified number of hours at a community service project.

(b) On a participant's successful completion of a first offender solicitation of prostitution prevention program, a judge or magistrate may excuse the participant from any condition of community supervision previously suspended under Subsection (a).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.163 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.163
§ 45A.163. JURY CHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge shall charge the jury.

(b) The charge may be made orally or in writing, except that the charge shall be made in writing if required by other law.
Tex. Water Code § 56.295 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.295
§ 56.295. RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The returns of the election shall be made and the votes canvassed as provided in this chapter.

(b) If the proposition carries, the board shall declare the result and enter it in its minutes substantially as follows:

"__________ and __________ others having petitioned for the dissolution of __________ County Drainage District No. ___; an election having been held in the district on __________; and a two-thirds majority of the votes cast in the election having favored dissolution of the district; now, therefore, the board of directors declares that __________ Drainage District No. ___ is dissolved."

(c) If the proposition fails to carry, another election for the same purpose may not be held for at least two years after the results of the election are declared.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8310.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8310 / Section 8310.106
§ 8310.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8310.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 951.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 951 / Section 951.004
§ 951.004. SUPPLEMENTARY BYLAWS; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors may adopt supplementary bylaws as necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.

(b) The state bar may:

(1) adopt rules regulating the participation of a state bar member in group legal services programs; and

(2) require periodic reporting on that participation.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.308 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.308
§ 92.308. LOCAL FILING OF CONVERSION ORDER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The savings bank shall file a copy of the order of conversion in each county in which the financial institution that converted owned real property at the time the conversion took effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8278.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8278 / Section 8278.204
§ 8278.204. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) By order or resolution adopted by the board, the district may issue tax or revenue refunding bonds or tax-revenue refunding bonds to refund revenue bonds or tax-revenue bonds, whether original bonds or refunding bonds, previously issued by the district.

(b) The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(c) Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the district, in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in the place or places where the bonds to be refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued if an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds to be refunded to their maturity dates, or to their option dates if according to their terms the bonds have been called for payment before maturity, has been deposited in the place or places where the bonds to be refunded are payable, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.112
§ 3937.112. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

If the territory of the district is located in the corporate boundaries or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not exercise a power granted to the district after the date the district was created unless the governing body of the municipality by resolution consents to the district's exercise of the power.
Tex. Water Code § 58.793 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.793
§ 58.793. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE PLANT.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of Subchapter G of Chapter 50 of this code, if a district has not within 10 years from the date of its creation commenced and completed the construction of a plant and improvements to carry out the purposes of its creation in accordance with the plans adopted by the district, the board may enter a resolution in its minutes to dissolve the district under the provisions of Sections 58.794-58.828 of this code. After compliance with these provisions, a vote of the electors of the district, and the payment of its valid, enforceable indebtedness, the district may be dissolved.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922 / Section 7922.104
§ 7922.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.072 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.072
§ 89.072. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

The department shall recommend to the Commission on Jail Standards and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice rules to carry out this chapter, including rules describing:

(1) the types of screening tests and diagnostic evaluations and the scope of the professional examinations that may be used to meet the requirements of this chapter;

(2) the categories of employees, volunteers, or inmates who must have a screening test under this chapter;

(3) the form and content of the certificate required under Subchapter B for employees and volunteers;

(4) the deadlines for filing a certificate;

(5) the transfer of employee or volunteer certificates and inmate records between facilities;

(6) the frequency of screening tests for employees, volunteers, and inmates;

(7) the criteria for requiring an additional screening test or a diagnostic evaluation or examination; and

(8) the reporting of a screening test or an evaluation or examination result to the appropriate health authority or to the department.
Tex. Local Government Code § 235.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 235 / Section 235.043
§ 235.043. PROHIBITED REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not authorize the commissioners court to regulate the transfer, ownership, possession, or transportation of bows and arrows and does not authorize the court to require the registration of bows and arrows.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959 / Section 7959.103
§ 7959.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 322.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 322 / Section 322.010
§ 322.010. INSPECTIONS AND HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board or an employee under the direction of the board may inspect the property, equipment, and facilities of a state department or agency for which an appropriation is to be made and may inspect all accounts and general and local funds.

(b) An inspection performed under Subsection (a) may be made either before or after an estimate required under Section 322.007 has been submitted.

(c) The board may hold hearings to consider the estimates required under Section 322.007 and any information gathered under Subsection (a).