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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.029 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.029
§ 17.029. REVIEW OF BAIL DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies only to a bail decision:

(1) regarding a defendant charged with or arrested for an offense punishable as a felony; and

(2) that was made under Article 17.028 by the magistrate of a court that does not have jurisdiction to try the offense with which the defendant is charged.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a district judge in any county in which the offense for which the person was arrested will be tried or in any county in which the charge for that offense will be filed has jurisdiction to modify a bail decision to which this article applies, regardless of whether the defendant has been previously indicted or an information has been previously filed for the offense for which the defendant was arrested.

(c) The local administrative judge for each county shall establish a procedure for the district clerk to notify each district judge in the county that the district clerk received a request to review a bail decision under this article.

(d) A district judge must review a bail decision as soon as practicable but not later than the next business day after the date a request to review the bail decision is filed with the district clerk by an attorney representing the state.

(e) A district judge reviewing a bail decision under this article shall comply with Article 17.09 and shall consider the facts presented and the rules established by Article 17.15(a) in setting the defendant's bail.

(f) If a district judge modifies a bail decision under this article to increase the amount of bail or to require additional conditions of bail for a defendant who is not in custody, the judge shall:

(1) issue a summons for the defendant to appear before the judge; and

(2) give the defendant a reasonable opportunity to appear before issuing a warrant for the defendant's arrest.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.125 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.125
§ 60.125. ASSESSMENT TO FINANCE A PROJECT OR SERVICE.
Status: in_force

If the board determines the total cost of an assessment to finance a project or service, the board shall impose the assessment against each parcel of land or against the agricultural product against which an assessment may be imposed in the district. The board may impose an annual assessment for a service. The amount of an annual assessment may vary from year to year, but may not exceed the amount necessary to pay the costs and debts of a project to be financed by the assessment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 791 / Section 791.015
§ 791.015. EXIT LIGHTS; GUIDE SIGNS.
Status: in_force

(a) At least one red light must be installed and maintained in good condition at each exit to a fire escape in a building subject to Section 791.002. An exit light must be painted with the words "fire escape exit."

(b) One guide sign must be installed and maintained in good condition at each hallway intersection. An additional guide sign must be provided for every 25 lineal feet of hallway leading to a fire escape. A guide sign must be painted with the words "fire escape" and with an arrow or hand pointing to the nearest fire escape exit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.021
§ 382.021. SAMPLING METHODS AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may prescribe the sampling methods and procedures to be used in determining violations of and compliance with the commission's rules, variances, and orders, including:

(1) ambient air sampling;

(2) stack-sampling;

(3) visual observation; or

(4) any other sampling method or procedure generally recognized in the field of air pollution control.

(b) The commission may prescribe new sampling methods and procedures if:

(1) in the commission's judgment, existing methods or procedures are not adequate to meet the needs and objectives of the commission's rules, variances, and orders; and

(2) the scientific applicability of the new methods or procedures can be satisfactorily demonstrated to the commission.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0303 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0303
§ 39.0303. SECURE ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person intentionally discloses the contents of any portion of a secure assessment instrument developed or administered under this subchapter, including the answer to any item in the assessment instrument; and

(2) the disclosure affects or is likely to affect the individual performance of one or more students on the assessment instrument.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.063 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.063
§ 134.063. NOTICE OF APPROVAL OR DENIAL.
Status: in_force

The commission shall notify the applicant and any objector that the permit application has been approved or denied:

(1) within the time provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code, if a public hearing is held under Section 134.062; or

(2) not later than the 45th day after the date of the last publication of notice of application if a public hearing is not held.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8300.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8300 / Section 8300.151
§ 8300.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenues or contract payments from any lawful sources other than ad valorem taxation.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8189.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8189 / Section 8189.002
§ 8189.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Denton County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 72.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.028
§ 72.028. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the office may request, accept, and administer gifts, grants, and donations from any source to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The office may not request, accept, or administer a gift, grant, or donation from a law firm, an attorney, an employee of a law firm or attorney, or the spouse of an attorney or of an employee of a law firm or an attorney.

(c) In this section, "law firm" means a partnership, limited liability partnership, or professional corporation organized for the private practice of law.
Tex. Property Code § 21.047 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.047
§ 21.047. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS AND FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) Special commissioners may adjudge the costs of an eminent domain proceeding against any party. If the commissioners award greater damages than the condemnor offered to pay before the proceedings began or if the decision of the commissioners is appealed and a court awards greater damages than the commissioners awarded, the condemnor shall pay all costs. If the commissioners' award or the court's determination of the damages is less than or equal to the amount the condemnor offered before proceedings began, the property owner shall pay the costs.

(b) A condemnor shall pay the initial cost of serving a property owner with notice of a condemnation proceeding. If the property owner is ordered to pay the costs of the proceeding, the condemnor may recover the expense of notice from the property owner as part of the costs.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(i), eff. January 1, 2022.

(d) If a court hearing a suit under this chapter determines that a condemnor did not make a bona fide offer to acquire the property from the property owner voluntarily as required by Section 21.0113, the court shall abate the suit, order the condemnor to make a bona fide offer, and order the condemnor to pay:

(1) all costs as provided by Subsection (a); and

(2) any reasonable attorney's fees and other professional fees incurred by the property owner that are directly related to the violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7887.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7887 / Section 7887.0302
§ 7887.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.1522 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.1522
§ 373A.1522. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ZONE.
Status: in_force

The zone designated by the ordinance adopted under Section 373A.1521 takes effect on the date designated by the municipality in the ordinance adopted under Section 373A.1521.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.051 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.051
§ 140B.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Civil investigative demand" means any demand issued by the attorney general or a local prosecutor under this subchapter.

(2) "Documentary material" means the original or a copy of any paper, contract, agreement, book, booklet, brochure, pamphlet, catalog, magazine, notice, announcement, circular, bulletin, instruction, minutes, agenda, study, analysis, report, graph, map, chart, table, schedule, note, letter, telegram, telephone recordings, or data compilations stored in or accessible through computer or other information retrieval systems, together with instructions and all other materials necessary to use or interpret the data compilations, and any product of discovery.

(3) "Product of discovery" means:

(A) the original or a copy of a deposition, interrogatory, document, thing, result of inspection of land or other property, examination, or admission that is obtained by any method of discovery in a judicial or administrative proceeding of an adversarial nature;

(B) a digest, analysis, selection, compilation, or derivation of any item listed in Paragraph (A); and

(C) an index, instruction, or other aid or means of access to any item listed in Paragraph (A).

(4) "Racketeering investigation" means any inquiry conducted by the attorney general or a local prosecutor for the purpose of ascertaining whether any person is or has been engaged in or is actively preparing to engage in activities that may constitute a racketeering violation.

(5) "Racketeering violation" means conduct constituting an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, Penal Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.048 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.048
§ 341.048. CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not cause, suffer, allow, or permit a violation of this subchapter or a rule or order adopted under this subchapter.

(b) A person who causes, suffers, allows, or permits a violation under this subchapter shall be assessed a civil penalty of not less than $50 and not more than $5,000 for each violation. Each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation.

(c) If it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or threatens to violate a provision under this subchapter, the commission, a county, or a municipality may institute a civil suit in a district court for:

(1) injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation or threat of violation;

(2) the assessment and recovery of a civil penalty; or

(3) both injunctive relief and a civil penalty.

(d) The commission is a necessary and indispensable party in a suit brought by a county or municipality under this section.

(e) On the commission's request, the attorney general shall institute a suit in the name of the state for injunctive relief, to recover a civil penalty, or for both injunctive relief and civil penalty.

(f) The suit may be brought in:

(1) Travis County;

(2) the county in which the defendant resides; or

(3) the county in which the violation or threat of violation occurs.

(g) In a suit under this section to enjoin a violation or threat of violation of this subchapter, the court shall grant the state, county, or municipality, without bond or other undertaking, any injunction that the facts may warrant including temporary restraining orders, temporary injunctions after notice and hearing, and permanent injunctions.

(h) Civil penalties recovered in a suit brought under this section by a county or municipality shall be equally divided between:

(1) the state; and

(2) the county or municipality that first brought the suit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3837.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3837 / Section 3837.055
§ 3837.055. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining whether a quorum of the board is present, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification; or

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.108
§ 174.108. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint an executive committee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 342.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 342 / Section 342.105
§ 342.105. FERRY OPERATION BETWEEN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who holds a license to operate a ferry between two counties has the same rights and duties as a person licensed to operate a ferry exclusively in one county.

(b) A commissioners court other than the commissioners court that issues the license may not impose a tax or license fee on a ferry that operates between two counties.
Tex. Government Code § 865.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.007
§ 865.007. ADMINISTERING SYSTEM ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state board shall administer all assets of the pension system. The state board is the trustee of the pension system's assets.

(b) The state board may acquire, hold, manage, purchase, sell, assign, trade, transfer, and dispose of any security, evidence of debt, or other investment in which the pension system's assets may be invested.

(c) The state board or the executive director may accept on behalf of the pension system gifts of money or other property from any public or private source. Money received under this subsection shall be deposited into the fund.
Tex. Water Code § 55.241 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.241
§ 55.241. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The powers granted to the district and its board under this subchapter are for the purpose of helping the district to maintain the purity of district water, to protect the preservation and use of the water, to protect the lives of persons who desire to go on, over, or across the water, and to insure the safety of persons using the water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.052
§ 1042.052. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each appointed director shall qualify for office by executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The district shall pay for a director's bond.

(c) Each director's bond and constitutional oath or affirmation of office shall be deposited with the district's depository for safekeeping.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3924.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3924 / Section 3924.206
§ 3924.206. 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. Occupations Code § 351.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.306
§ 351.306. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may renew without examination the expired license of a person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding application.

(b) The person must pay to the board a fee that is equal to the amount of the renewal fee set by the board under Section 351.152.
Tex. Water Code § 55.357 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.357
§ 55.357. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS BY TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Under the direction of the board, the assessor and collector of taxes, or other person designated by the board, shall collect all assessments imposed under Section 55.354(a) for maintenance and operating expenses made under the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) The assessor and collector of taxes shall give bond in an amount determined by the board, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the assessor and collector and accounting for all money collected.

(c) The assessor and collector of taxes shall keep an account of all money collected and shall deposit the money as collected in the district depository. The assessor and collector shall file with the secretary of the board a statement of all money collected once each month.

(d) The assessor and collector shall use duplicate receipt books, give a receipt for each collection made, and retain in the book a copy of each receipt, which shall be kept as a record of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2256.0204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2256 / Section 2256.0204
§ 2256.0204.
Status: repealed

Sec. 2256.0204. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. (a) In this section, "corporate bond" means a senior secured debt obligation issued by a domestic business entity and rated not lower than "AA-" or the equivalent by a nationally recognized investment rating firm. The term does not include a debt obligation that:

(1) on conversion, would result in the holder becoming a stockholder or shareholder in the entity, or any affiliate or subsidiary of the entity, that issued the debt obligation; or

(2) is an unsecured debt obligation.

(b) This section applies only to an independent school district that qualifies as an issuer as defined by Section 1371.001.

(c) In addition to authorized investments permitted by this subchapter, an independent school district subject to this section may purchase, sell, and invest its funds and funds under its control in corporate bonds that, at the time of purchase, are rated by a nationally recognized investment rating firm "AA-" or the equivalent and have a stated final maturity that is not later than the third anniversary of the date the corporate bonds were purchased.

(d) An independent school district subject to this section is not authorized by this section to:

(1) invest in the aggregate more than 15 percent of its monthly average fund balance, excluding bond proceeds, reserves, and other funds held for the payment of debt service, in corporate bonds; or

(2) invest more than 25 percent of the funds invested in corporate bonds in any one domestic business entity, including subsidiaries and affiliates of the entity.

(e) An independent school district subject to this section may purchase, sell, and invest its funds and funds under its control in corporate bonds if the governing body of the district:

(1) amends its investment policy to authorize corporate bonds as an eligible investment;

(2) adopts procedures to provide for:

(A) monitoring rating changes in corporate bonds acquired with public funds; and

(B) liquidating the investment in corporate bonds; and

(3) identifies the funds eligible to be invested in corporate bonds.

(f) The investment officer of an independent school district, acting on behalf of the district, shall sell corporate bonds in which the district has invested its funds not later than the seventh day after the date a nationally recognized investment rating firm:

(1) issues a release that places the corporate bonds or the domestic business entity that issued the corporate bonds on negative credit watch or the equivalent, if the corporate bonds are rated "AA-" or the equivalent at the time the release is issued; or

(2) changes the rating on the corporate bonds to a rating lower than "AA-" or the equivalent.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1133 (H.B. 2706), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 107.09 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 107 / Section 107.09
§ 107.09. SINGLE INVOICE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

If the holder of a general or branch distributor's license also holds a wholesaler's or general class B wholesaler's permit, a written statement or invoice required as evidence of the sale of malt beverages or liquor may be on the same business form that is designed to reflect the sale of both liquor and malt beverages, if all information required by this code to be shown on a statement or invoice is reflected on the form and all other records required by this code are maintained.
Tex. Government Code § 3100.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3100 / Section 3100.058
§ 3100.058. DISPLAY WITH OTHER FLAG ON CROSSED FLAGSTAFFS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the state flag is displayed with another flag, other than the flag of the United States, against a wall on crossed flagstaffs, the state flag should:

(1) be, from the perspective of an observer, to the left of the other flag; and

(2) have its flagstaff in front of the flagstaff of the other flag.

(b) If the state flag and the flag of the United States are displayed against a wall on crossed flagstaffs, the state flag should:

(1) be, from the perspective of an observer, to the right of the flag of the United States; and

(2) have its flagstaff behind the flagstaff of the United States flag.
Tex. Government Code § 4001.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.151
§ 4001.151. PROSECUTION UNDER CERTAIN OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Nothing in Chapter 269 (S.B. 294), Acts of the 55th Legislature, Regular Session, 1957 (Article 581-1 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), limits the liability of a person or company, or of its officers or agents, imposed by law as of August 22, 1957, so as to prevent the prosecution of the person or company, or of its officers or agents, for violating another statute.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.103 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.103
§ 33.103. INTERESTS WHICH MAY BE GRANTED BY THE BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may grant the following interests in coastal public land for the indicated purposes:

(1) leases for public purposes;

(2) easements for purposes connected with:

(A) ownership of littoral property; or

(B) the operation of a facility operated by an existing channel and dock corporation that was issued articles of incorporation under Chapters 13 and 14, Title 32, Revised Statutes;

(3) permits authorizing limited continued use of previously unauthorized structures on coastal public land not connected with ownership of littoral property;

(4) channel easements to the holder of any surface or mineral interest in coastal public land for purposes necessary or appropriate to the use of the interests; and

(5) subject to Section 33.001(g), any other interest in coastal public land for any purpose if the board determines that the grant is in the best interest of the state.

(b) The board may not grant any interest in land within 2,500 feet of a military base unless the commissioner or the commissioner's designee, after consultation with appropriate military authorities, determines that the grant will not adversely affect the mission of the military base.