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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 796.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 796 / Section 796.003
§ 796.003. TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A manufacturer of cigarettes shall ensure that tests on cigarettes are conducted:

(1) in accordance with Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes, E2187-04, by the American Society of Testing and Materials, as that standard existed on January 1, 2007;

(2) on 10 layers of filter paper; and

(3) in a complete test trial of 40 replica tests.

(b) Not more than 25 percent of the cigarettes tested in a test trial in accordance with this section may exhibit full-length burns.

(c) The performance standard required by this section shall only be applied to a complete test trial.

(d) A written certification shall be based on testing conducted by a laboratory that has been accredited pursuant to standard ISO/IEC 17025 of the International Organization for Standardization, or another comparable accreditation standard required by the state fire marshal.

(e) A laboratory testing in accordance with this section shall implement a quality control and quality assurance program to ensure that operator bias, systematic and nonsystematic methodological errors, and equipment-related problems do not affect the results of the testing. The program must include a procedure to determine the repeatability of the testing results. The repeatability value may not be greater than 0.19. For purposes of this subsection, "repeatability value" means the range of values within which the repeat results of cigarette test trials from a single laboratory will fall 95 percent of the time.

(f) The state fire marshal may adopt a subsequent ASTM Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes on finding that the subsequent method does not result in a change in the percentage of full-length burns exhibited by any tested cigarette when compared to the percentage of full-length burns the same cigarette would exhibit when tested in accordance with ASTM Standard E2187-04 and the performance standard in Subsection (b).

(g) A cigarette submitted for testing that uses lowered permeability bands in the cigarette paper to comply with the performance standard under this section must have at least two nominally identical bands on the paper surrounding the tobacco column and at least one complete band not less than 15 millimeters from the lighting end of the cigarette. A cigarette on which the bands are positioned by design must have at least two bands located not less than 15 millimeters from the lighting end and 10 millimeters from the filter end of the tobacco column or 10 millimeters from the labeled end of the tobacco column for nonfiltered cigarettes.

(h) This section does not require additional testing if a cigarette is tested in a manner that is consistent with this chapter for any other purpose.

(i) Testing performed or sponsored by the state fire marshal to determine a cigarette's compliance with the performance standard required under this section shall be conducted in accordance with this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.403 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.403
§ 621.403. UNLOADING VEHICLE IF GROSS WEIGHT EXCEEDED.
Status: in_force

(a) If the gross weight of a motor vehicle weighed under Section 621.402 is heavier than the weight equal to the maximum gross weight authorized by law for that vehicle plus a tolerance allowance equal to five percent of that maximum weight, the weight enforcement officer shall require the operator or owner of the vehicle to unload a part of the load necessary to decrease the gross weight of the vehicle to a gross weight that is not heavier than the weight equal to the vehicle's maximum gross weight plus the applicable tolerance allowance.

(b) The operator or owner of the vehicle immediately shall unload the vehicle to the extent necessary to reduce the gross weight as required by Subsection (a), and the vehicle may not be operated further over a public highway or road of this state until the gross weight has been reduced as required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 551.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.007
§ 551.007. PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a governmental body described by Sections 551.001(3)(B)-(L).

(b) A governmental body shall allow each member of the public who desires to address the body regarding an item on an agenda for an open meeting of the body to address the body regarding the item at the meeting before or during the body's consideration of the item.

(c) A governmental body may adopt reasonable rules regarding the public's right to address the body under this section, including rules that limit the total amount of time that a member of the public may address the body on a given item.

(d) This subsection applies only if a governmental body does not use simultaneous translation equipment in a manner that allows the body to hear the translated public testimony simultaneously. A rule adopted under Subsection (c) that limits the amount of time that a member of the public may address the governmental body must provide that a member of the public who addresses the body through a translator must be given at least twice the amount of time as a member of the public who does not require the assistance of a translator in order to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to address the body.

(e) A governmental body may not prohibit public criticism of the governmental body, including criticism of any act, omission, policy, procedure, program, or service. This subsection does not apply to public criticism that is otherwise prohibited by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 156.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 156 / Section 156.008
§ 156.008. PRACTICING MEDICINE WITHOUT REGISTRATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Practicing medicine after the expiration of the 30-day grace period under Section 156.004 following expiration of a registration permit that has not been renewed for the current registration period as provided by this subchapter has the same effect as, and is subject to all penalties of, practicing medicine without a license.

(b) In a prosecution for the unlawful practice of medicine, the receipt showing payment of the registration fee required by this chapter does not constitute evidence that the receipt holder is lawfully entitled to practice medicine.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9037.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9037 / Section 9037.104
§ 9037.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 9037.103 unless:

(1) the proposed road project complies with applicable municipal or county subdivision ordinances or regulations; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 484.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 484 / Section 484.004
§ 484.004. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution or liability under this chapter that:

(1) the abusable synthetic substance was approved for use, sale, or distribution by the United States Food and Drug Administration or other state or federal regulatory agency with authority to approve the substance's use, sale, or distribution; and

(2) the abusable synthetic substance was lawfully produced, distributed, sold, or offered for sale by the person who is the subject of the criminal or civil action.
Tex. Election Code § 82.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 82 / Section 82.005
§ 82.005. ELIGIBILITY FOR EARLY VOTING BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
Status: in_force

Any qualified voter is eligible for early voting by personal appearance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.251
§ 1952.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Garage customer" means a person or organization other than:

(A) the named insured under a garage insurance policy;

(B) an employee, director, officer, shareholder, partner, or agent of the named insured; or

(C) a resident of the same household as:

(i) the named insured; or

(ii) an employee, director, officer, shareholder, partner, or agent of the named insured.

(2) "Garage insurance" means automobile insurance as defined by Article 5.01 issued to a named insured who is engaged in the business of selling, servicing, or repairing motor vehicles as defined by commissioner rule or order.
Tex. Government Code § 24.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.404
§ 24.404.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.404. 226TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 226th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County.

(b) The 226th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1997, 74th Leg., ch. 497, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

(d) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to all the district courts in Bexar County. To the extent that this subchapter is inconsistent with those provisions, Section 24.139 prevails.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.051
§ 286.051. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A majority of the members of the board voting must concur in a matter relating to the business of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.205
§ 1057.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board's presiding officer shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Family Code § 159.713 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.713
§ 159.713. RECORD IN ORIGINAL LANGUAGE; ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
Status: in_force

A record filed with a tribunal of this state under this subchapter must be in the original language and, if not in English, must be accompanied by an English translation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.114 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.114
§ 501.114. ASSIGNMENT OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) A lienholder may assign a lien recorded under Section 501.113 without making any filing or giving any notice under this chapter. The lien assigned remains valid and perfected and retains its priority, securing the obligation assigned to the assignee, against transferees from and creditors of the debtor, including lien creditors, as defined by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) An assignee or assignor may, but need not to retain the validity, perfection, and priority of the lien assigned, as evidence of the assignment of a lien recorded under Section 501.113:

(1) apply to the county assessor-collector for the assignee to be named as lienholder on the title; and

(2) notify the debtor of the assignment.

(c) Failure to make application under Subsection (b) or notify a debtor of an assignment does not create a cause of action against the recorded lienholder, the assignor, or the assignee or affect the continuation of the perfected status of the assigned lien in favor of the assignee against transferees from and creditors of the debtor, including lien creditors, as defined by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code.

(d) An application under Subsection (b) must be acknowledged by the assignee.

(e) On receipt of the completed application and fee, the department may:

(1) amend the department's records to substitute the assignee for the recorded lienholder; and

(2) issue a new title as provided by this chapter.

(f) The issuance of a title under Subsection (e) is recordation of the assignment.

(g) Regardless of whether application is made for the assignee to be named as lienholder on the title, the time of the recordation of a lien assigned under this section is considered to be the time the lien was initially recorded under Section 501.113.

(h) Notwithstanding Subsections (a)-(g) and procedures that may be conducted under those subsections, the assignment of a lien does not affect the procedures applicable to the foreclosure of a worker's lien under Chapter 70, Property Code, or the rights of the holder of a worker's lien. Notice given to the last known lienholder of record, as provided by that chapter, is adequate to allow foreclosure under that chapter.

(i) Notwithstanding Subsections (a)-(g) and the procedures that may be conducted under those subsections, the assignment of a lien does not affect the procedures applicable to the release of a holder's lien under Section 348.408, Finance Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.201
§ 1104.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Declaration" means a written declaration of a person that:

(A) designates another person to serve as a guardian of the person or estate of the declarant; and

(B) satisfies the requirements of this subdivision and Sections 1104.202, 1104.203, 1104.204, 1104.205, 1104.207, 1104.210, 1104.211, and 1104.212.

(2) "Self-proving affidavit" means an affidavit the form and content of which substantially comply with the requirements of Section 1104.204.

(3) "Self-proving declaration" includes a self-proving affidavit that is attached or annexed to a declaration.
Tex. Local Government Code § 159.032 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 159 / Section 159.032
§ 159.032. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "County officer" means a sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county clerk, district clerk, county treasurer, county auditor, or county purchasing agent. The term does not include a county officer as defined by Section 159.002.

(2) "Precinct officer" means a constable.

(3) "County judicial officer" means a justice of the peace or a master, magistrate, or referee appointed by a justice of the peace.

(4) "County employee" does not include a person covered by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
Tex. Family Code § 85.061 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 85 / Section 85.061
§ 85.061. DISMISSAL OF APPLICATION PROHIBITED; SUBSEQUENTLY FILED SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.
Status: in_force

If an application for a protective order is pending, a court may not dismiss the application or delay a hearing on the application on the grounds that a suit for dissolution of marriage or suit affecting the parent-child relationship is filed after the date the application was filed.
Tex. Family Code § 160.509 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.509
§ 160.509. DECEASED INDIVIDUAL.
Status: in_force

For good cause shown, the court may order genetic testing of a deceased individual.
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.305 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.305
§ 911.305. EXAMINATION OF COMPANY.
Status: in_force

The department shall examine each farm mutual insurance company as often as the department determines necessary.
Tex. Election Code § 215.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 215 / Section 215.006
§ 215.006. MAINTAINING RECORD OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A recount supervisor shall maintain records of the assessable recount costs incurred in the supervisor's jurisdiction.

(b) If more than one person requests a recount of precincts in a recount supervisor's jurisdiction, the records must be maintained to enable a determination of the costs attributable to each person.

(c) If more than one person requests a recount of precincts that are recounted at the same stage, the recount supervisor may record the costs attributable to each person on the basis of an estimate, taking into account the number of precincts requested by each person, the number of votes cast in each precinct, or any other relevant factor.
Tex. Water Code § 51.129 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.129
§ 51.129. PUBLICATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall publish once a week for two consecutive weeks a substantive statement of the rules or regulations and the penalty for their violation in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the area in which the property of the district is located.

(b) The substantive statement shall be as condensed as is possible to intelligently explain the purpose to be accomplished or the act forbidden by the rule or regulation.

(c) The notice must advise that breach of the regulations will subject the violator to a penalty and that the full text of the regulation is on file in the principal office of the district where it may be read by any interested person.

(d) Any number of regulations may be included in one notice.
Tex. Local Government Code § 159.035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 159 / Section 159.035
§ 159.035. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a report is determined to be late, the person responsible for filing the report is civilly liable to the county for $100. The county attorney or the district or criminal district attorney with civil jurisdiction may not initiate suit for the penalty until the 10th day after the date a notice concerning the late report is mailed to the person. If the report is filed and the penalty is paid before the 10th day after the date of the mailing, the authority with whom the report is filed shall notify the county attorney or the district or criminal district attorney, and the civil suit under this section may not be initiated.

(b) A penalty paid under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the county.
Tex. Penal Code § 38.112 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 38 / Section 38.112
§ 38.112. TAMPERING WITH ELECTRONIC MONITORING DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is required to submit to electronic monitoring of the person's location as part of an electronic monitoring program under Article 42.035, Code of Criminal Procedure, or as a condition of community supervision, parole, mandatory supervision, or release on bail commits an offense if the person knowingly removes or disables, or causes or conspires or cooperates with another person to remove or disable, a tracking device that the person is required to wear to enable the electronic monitoring of the person's location.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony, except that the offense is a felony of the third degree if the person is in the super-intensive supervision program described by Section 508.317(d), Government Code.

(c) This section does not apply to the removal or disabling of a tracking device by a health care provider, as defined by Section 161.201, Health and Safety Code, due to medical necessity.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.557 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.557
§ 62.557. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant may appeal the commissioner's denial of an application or the commissioner's order affirming the denial only after a final order is entered. The commissioner is defendant in the appeal.

(b) A party to the action may appeal the court's decision. The appeal is returnable to the appellate court at once and has precedence in that court over any cause of a different character pending in that court.

(c) The commissioner is not required to give an appeal bond in a cause arising under this subchapter.

(d) Filing an appeal under this section does not stay an order of the commissioner that is adverse to the applicant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8412.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8412 / Section 8412.002
§ 8412.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Brazoria County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.052
§ 1901.052. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to enforce this chapter, including rules governing:

(1) license applications;

(2) qualifications of applicants;

(3) standards of conduct for drillers, including standards for marking well drilling rigs and equipment; and

(4) procedures and practices before the department.

(b) The commission may not adopt a rule under this chapter that:

(1) regulates the installation or repair of well pumps and equipment by:

(A) a person on property the person owns or controls for the person's own use;

(B) an employee of a person described by Paragraph (A); or

(C) a person who is not hired or compensated and who acts on behalf of a person described by Paragraph (A); or

(2) requires a person who owns or controls property or possesses a well to complete, repair, or retrofit the well to any standard other than a standard in effect at the time the well was originally completed unless the well is found to be a threat to public health and safety or to water quality.
Tex. Transportation Code § 706.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 706 / Section 706.010
§ 706.010. USE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED BY VENDOR.
Status: in_force

Information collected under this chapter by a vendor may not be used by a person other than the department, the political subdivision, or a vendor as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.143 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.143
§ 155.143. SEIZURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller with or without process may seize:

(1) tobacco products taxed under this chapter that are possessed or controlled by a person for the purpose of selling or removing the tobacco products in violation of this chapter;

(2) tobacco products that are removed, deposited, or concealed by a person intending to avoid payment of taxes imposed by this chapter;

(3) an automobile, truck, boat, conveyance, or other type of vehicle used to remove or transport tobacco products by a person intending to avoid payment of taxes imposed by this chapter; and

(4) equipment, paraphernalia, or other tangible personal property used by a person intending to avoid payment of taxes imposed by this chapter found in the place where the tobacco products are found.

(b) An item seized under this section is forfeited to the state and remains in the custody of the comptroller for disposition as provided by this chapter. The seized item is not subject to replevin.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.007 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.007
§ 406.007. TERMINATION OF COVERAGE BY EMPLOYER; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer who terminates workers' compensation insurance coverage obtained under this subtitle shall file a written notice with the division not later than the 10th day after the date on which the employer notified the insurance carrier to terminate the coverage. The notice must include a statement certifying the date that notice was provided or will be provided to affected employees under Section 406.005.

(b) The notice required under this section shall be filed with the division in accordance with Section 406.009.

(c) Termination of coverage takes effect on the later of:

(1) the 30th day after the date of filing of notice with the division under Subsection (a); or

(2) the cancellation date of the policy.

(d) The coverage shall be extended until the date on which the termination of coverage takes effect, and the employer is obligated for premiums due for that period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8348.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8348 / Section 8348.203
§ 8348.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3842.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3842 / Section 3842.152
§ 3842.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.