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Tex. Government Code § 317.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 317 / Section 317.003
§ 317.003. TIME AND SCOPE OF PROPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor or Legislative Budget Board may make a proposal at any time except during a regular or special session of the legislature. A proposal may apply to an appropriation that has been made for any specified fiscal year that has not ended at the time the proposal is made.

(b) Except as provided by Section 317.005(f), a proposal may provide for the withholding of appropriations made from funds dedicated by statute to a specific state agency or for a specific purpose and may provide for the transfer of appropriations made from statutorily dedicated funds to an agency or for a purpose not authorized by the statute. Funds dedicated by the Texas Constitution are subject to being withheld under this chapter but are not subject to transfer except to another state agency entitled to receive appropriations from the funds under the terms of the constitution. Federal funds appropriated by the legislature are subject to being withheld under this chapter but may not be transferred except as permitted by federal law.

(c) The governor's authority to make proposals is independent of any authority to control expenditures of state agencies that is granted the governor under other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017 / Section 8017.0304
§ 8017.0304. 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. Government Code § 2054.515 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.515
§ 2054.515. AGENCY DATA GOVERNANCE ASSESSMENT AND REPORT.
Status: repealed

(a) At least once every two years, each state agency shall conduct an assessment of the agency's data governance program with participation from the agency's data management officer, if applicable, and in accordance with requirements established by department rule.

(a-1) Not later than June 1 of each even-numbered year, each state agency shall report the results of the assessment conducted under Subsection (a) to:

(1) the department; and

(2) on request, the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1074 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2025.

(c) The department by rule shall establish the requirements for the assessment and report required by this section.

(d) The report and all documentation related to the assessment and report are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552. The state agency or department may redact or withhold the information as confidential under Chapter 552 without requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G, Chapter 552.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.156
§ 1076.156. PROJECTS AND PURCHASES EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT OR TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:

(1) a district project or any part of the project; or

(2) a district purchase.
Tex. Election Code § 146.081 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 146 / Section 146.081
§ 146.081. CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST.
Status: in_force

In a special election to fill a vacancy in the legislature, a write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3812.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3812 / Section 3812.157
§ 3812.157. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXES, IMPACT FEES, AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not impose a tax, impact fee, or assessment on a residential property, multiunit residential property, or condominium.

(b) The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, equipment, or facilities of a person that provides to the public cable television, gas, light, power, telephone, sewage, or water service.
Tex. Occupations Code § 560.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 560 / Section 560.051
§ 560.051. LICENSE CLASSIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each applicant for a pharmacy license shall apply for a license in one or more of the following classifications:

(1) Class A;

(2) Class B;

(3) Class C;

(4) Class D;

(5) Class E; or

(6) another classification established by the board under Section 560.053.

(b) A Class A pharmacy license or community pharmacy license authorizes a pharmacy to dispense a drug or device to the public under a prescription drug order.

(c) A Class B pharmacy license or nuclear pharmacy license authorizes a pharmacy to dispense a radioactive drug or device for administration to an ultimate user.

(d) A Class C pharmacy license or institutional pharmacy license may be issued to a pharmacy located in:

(1) an inpatient facility, including a hospital, licensed under Chapter 241 or 577, Health and Safety Code;

(2) a hospital maintained or operated by the state;

(3) a hospice inpatient facility licensed under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code; or

(4) an ambulatory surgical center licensed under Chapter 243, Health and Safety Code.

(e) A Class D pharmacy license or clinic pharmacy license authorizes a pharmacy to dispense a limited type of drug or device under a prescription drug order.

(f) A Class E pharmacy license or nonresident pharmacy license may be issued to a pharmacy located in another state whose primary business is to:

(1) dispense a prescription drug or device under a prescription drug order and deliver the drug or device to a patient, including a patient in this state, by United States mail, common carrier, or delivery service;

(2) process a prescription drug order for a patient, including a patient in this state; or

(3) perform another pharmaceutical service, as defined by board rule.

(g) The board may determine the classification under which a pharmacy may be licensed.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.14 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.14
§ 11.14. TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY NOT PRODUCING INCOME.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of all tangible personal property, other than manufactured homes, that the person owns and that is not held or used for production of income. This subsection does not exempt from taxation a structure that a person owns which is substantially affixed to real estate and is used or occupied as a residential dwelling.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Manufactured home" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.432.

(2) "Structure" does not include a vehicle that:

(A) is a trailer-type unit designed primarily for use as temporary living quarters in connection with recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use;

(B) is built on a single chassis mounted on wheels;

(C) has a gross trailer area in the set-up mode of 400 square feet or less; and

(D) is certified by the manufacturer as complying with American National Standards Institute Standard A119.5.

(c) The governing body of a taxing unit, by resolution or order, depending upon the method prescribed by law for official action by that governing body, may provide for taxation of tangible personal property exempted under Subsection (a). If a taxing unit provides for taxation of tangible personal property as provided by this subsection, the exemption prescribed by Subsection (a) does not apply to that unit.

(d) The central appraisal district for the county shall determine the cost of appraising tangible personal property required by a taxing unit under the provisions of Subsection (c) and shall assess those costs to the taxing unit or taxing units which provide for the taxation of tangible personal property.

(e) A political subdivision choosing to tax property otherwise made exempt by this section, pursuant to Article VIII, Section 1(e), of the Texas Constitution, may not do so until the governing body of the political subdivision has held a public hearing on the matter, after having given notice of the hearing at the times and in the manner required by this subsection, and has found that the action will be in the public interest of all the residents of that political subdivision. At the hearing, all interested persons are entitled to speak and present evidence for or against taxing the property. Not later than the 30th day prior to the date of a hearing held under this subsection, notice of the hearing must be:

(1) published in a newspaper having general circulation in the political subdivision and in a section of the newspaper other than the advertisement section;

(2) not less than one-half of one page in size; and

(3) republished on not less than three separate days during the period beginning with the 10th day prior to the hearing and ending with the actual date of the hearing.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 243.004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 243 / Section 243.004
§ 243.004. NOTIFICATION AND DUTY TO FURNISH INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) When a juvenile court commits a child to the department, the court shall forward to the department a certified copy of the order of commitment.

(b) The court, the probation officer, the prosecuting and police authorities, the school authorities, and other public officials shall make available to the department all pertinent information in their possession regarding the case.

(c) If requested by the department, the reports required by this section shall be made on forms furnished by the department or according to an outline furnished by the department.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.304 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.304
§ 48.304. STATISTICS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency that operates, licenses, certifies, or registers a facility in which elderly persons or persons with disabilities are located shall compile and maintain statistics on the incidence of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of elderly persons or persons with disabilities that occurs in the facilities. A state agency is not required to compile and maintain statistics on the incidence of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual with a disability described under Section 48.252.

(b) The agency shall make the statistics available to the commission on request.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.551 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.551
§ 21.551. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "racial and ethnic group" means Caucasian American, African American, or Hispanic American.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.212
§ 3892.212. POWERS OF MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS AND DESIGNATED PROPERTY; TAXES; BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers of a municipal utility district under Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, including the power to:

(1) implement a plan;

(2) issue bonds; and

(3) impose a tax in a defined area established under that subchapter.

(b) The district may exercise the powers described by Subsection (a) regardless of whether the district is composed of the minimum number of acres provided by Section 54.801, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.123 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.123
§ 303.123. NOTICE AND APPEAL OF DISAPPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the secretary of state does not approve a document required by this chapter to be approved by the secretary of state, the secretary of state, not later than the 10th day after the date the document is delivered to the secretary of state, shall give written notice of the disapproval to the person who delivered the document. The notice must state the reasons for the disapproval.

(b) The person may appeal the disapproval to a district court of Travis County by filing with the clerk of the court a petition including a copy of the disapproved document and a copy of the disapproval notice.

(c) The court shall try the matter de novo and either sustain the secretary of state's action or direct the secretary of state to take action the court considers proper.
Tex. Water Code § 15.701 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.701
§ 15.701. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Deposit" means the placement of a water right or the right to use water in the water bank for transfer.

(2) "Depositor" means a person who deposits or has on deposit a water right in the water bank or trust.

(3) "Person" includes but is not limited to any individual, corporation, organization, government, or governmental subdivision or agency, including the board, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity.

(4) "Transfer" means the conveyance of a water right or the right to use water under a water right in any of the following manners:

(A) the conveyance of legal title to a water right; or

(B) a contract or option contract to allow use of a water right.

(5) "Trust" means the Texas Water Trust.

(6) "Water bank" or "bank" means the Texas Water Bank.

(7) "Water right" means a right acquired or authorized under the laws of this state to impound, divert, or use state water, underground water, or water from any source to the extent authorized by law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 145.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 145 / Section 145.009
§ 145.009. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal officer or a candidate for a municipal office filled by election commits an offense if the officer or candidate knowingly fails to file a financial statement as required by this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the officer or candidate did not receive copies of the financial statement form required to be delivered to the officer or candidate by this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 135.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 135 / Section 135.151
§ 135.151. MAINTENANCE OF FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county treasurer shall maintain in the county treasury a fund or account to which money is allocated under Section 135.101, 135.102, or 135.103, to the extent that the fund or account is not required by other law. Money in an account maintained under this section may be used only for the purposes provided by this subchapter.

(b) An account or fund maintained under this section in a county treasury may be administered by or at the direction of the county commissioners court.
Tex. Election Code § 273.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 273 / Section 273.004
§ 273.004. EXAMINATION OF IMPOUNDED RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The examination of impounded election records shall be conducted in the same manner as a court of inquiry.

(b) Impounded election records must be examined in the presence of the district judge ordering the impoundment or a grand jury, as provided by the judge's order.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.302
§ 228.302. DECERTIFICATION OF CERTIFIED CAPITAL COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) A material violation of Section 228.105, 228.106, 228.107, 228.151, 228.152, 228.153, 228.154, 228.155, 228.156, 228.202, or 228.204 is grounds for decertification of a certified capital company.

(b) If the comptroller determines that a certified capital company is not in compliance with a law listed in Subsection (a), the comptroller shall notify the company's officers in writing that the company may be subject to decertification after the 120th day after the date the notice is mailed unless the company:

(1) corrects the deficiencies; and

(2) returns to compliance with the law.

(c) The comptroller may decertify a certified capital company, after opportunity for hearing, if the comptroller finds that the company is not in compliance with a law listed in Subsection (a) at the end of the period established by Subsection (b).

(c-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the comptroller may decertify a certified capital company if the comptroller receives a request in writing from the certified capital company stating that the certified capital company has made qualified investments in an amount cumulatively equal to 100 percent of the company's certified capital.

(d) Decertification under this section is effective on receipt of notice of decertification by the certified capital company.

(e) The comptroller shall notify any appropriate state agency of a decertification of a certified capital company.
Tex. Election Code § 251.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 251 / Section 251.033
§ 251.033. NOTIFICATION OF DEADLINE FOR FILING REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall notify each person responsible for filing a report with the commission under Subchapters C through F, Chapter 254, of the deadline for filing a report, except that notice of the deadline is not required for a political committee involved in an election other than a primary election or the general election for state and county officers. Notification under this subsection may be sent by electronic mail.

(b) If the commission is unable to notify a person of a deadline after two attempts, the commission is not required to make any further attempts to notify the person of that deadline or any future deadlines until the person has notified the commission of the person's current address or electronic mail address.

(c) Chapter 552, Government Code, does not apply to a notification under this section sent by electronic mail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8418.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8418 / Section 8418.101
§ 8418.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 8418.053.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) 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 § 7901A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901A / Section 7901A.0106
§ 7901A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting 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 the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Tax Code § 25.10 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 25 / Section 25.10
§ 25.10. STANDING TIMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, standing timber may be listed together with the land on which it is located in the name of the owner of the land.

(b) If a person who is not entitled to exemption owns standing timber on exempt land, the timber shall be listed separately in the name of the owner of the timber.

(c) When a person other than the owner of standing timber owns the land on which the timber is located, the land and the timber shall be listed separately in the name of the owner of each if either owner files with the chief appraiser before May 1 a written request for separate taxation on a form furnished for that purpose together with proof of separate ownership. A qualification for separate taxation of timber expires at the end of the tax year.

(d) Within 30 days after an owner of land or timber qualifies for separate taxation, the chief appraiser shall deliver a written notice of the qualification to the other owner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956 / Section 7956.102
§ 7956.102. 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. Health and Safety Code § 101.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101 / Section 101.001
§ 101.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Alzheimer's disease and related disorders support group" means a local, state, or national organization that:

(A) is established to provide support services to aid persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and their caregivers;

(B) encourages research into the cause, prevention, treatment, and care of persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders; and

(C) is dedicated to the development of essential services for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and their caregivers.

(2) "Council" means the Texas Council on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders.

(3) "Primary family caregiver" means an individual who is a relative of a person with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders, who has or has had a major responsibility for care and supervision of the person, and who is not a professional health care provider paid to care for the person.
Tex. Transportation Code § 282.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 282 / Section 282.002
§ 282.002. GRANT OF FRANCHISE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may grant to a person a franchise for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a toll underpass or tunnel under a body of water and any necessary approach to the underpass or tunnel.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.501 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.501
§ 401.501. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

A violation of Section 401.301 is a deceptive trade practice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.003
§ 3908.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services provided in the district.