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Tex. Government Code § 411.527 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.527
§ 411.527. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 20th day after the date the respondent receives the notice, the respondent may:

(1) accept the department's determination and recommended administrative penalty; or

(2) make a written request for a hearing on that determination.

(b) If the respondent accepts the department's determination, the commission by order may approve the determination and require the person to pay the recommended penalty.
Tex. Education Code § 38.059 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.059
§ 38.059. ASSISTANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may seek assistance in establishing and operating a school-based health center from any public health agency in the community. On request, a public health agency shall cooperate with a district and to the extent practicable, considering the resources of the agency, may provide assistance.

(b) A district and a public health agency may, by agreement, jointly establish, operate, and fund a school-based health center.
Tex. Transportation Code § 111.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 111 / Section 111.052
§ 111.052. INFORMATION SOLICITED BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall as often as necessary provide each railroad company a questionnaire designed to elicit all information concerning the railroad.

(b) A railroad company receiving a questionnaire under Subsection (a) shall properly fill out the questionnaire and answer each question fully and correctly. A railroad company that is unable to answer a question shall give satisfactory reason for the inability to answer.

(c) A railroad company shall return the completed questionnaire, sworn to by the proper officer of the company, to the department not later than the 30th day after the date the company received the questionnaire.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.506 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.506
§ 361.506. SOURCE REDUCTION AND WASTE MINIMIZATION ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to develop a source reduction and waste minimization plan for a facility under this subchapter shall submit to the commission an annual report and a current executive summary according to any schedule developed under Section 361.504.

(b) The annual report shall comply with rules adopted by the commission. The report shall detail the facility's progress in implementing the source reduction and waste minimization plan and include:

(1) an assessment of the progress toward the achievement of the facility source reduction goal and the facility waste minimization goal;

(2) a statement to include, for facilities subject to Section 361.504(a)(1), the amount of hazardous waste generated and, for facilities subject to Section 361.504(a)(3), the amount of the release of pollutants or contaminants designated under Section 361.503(b) in the year preceding the report, and a comparison of those amounts with the amounts generated or released in a base year selected by the commission; and

(3) any modification to the plan.

(c) The annual report may include:

(1) a discussion of the person's previous effort at the facility to reduce hazardous waste or the release of pollutants or contaminants through source reduction or waste minimization;

(2) a discussion of the effect changes in environmental regulations have had on the achievement of the source reduction and waste minimization goals;

(3) the effect that events the person could not control have had on the achievement of the source reduction and waste minimization goals; and

(4) a discussion of the operational decisions the person has made that have affected the achievement of the source reduction and waste minimization goals.

(d) The annual report shall contain a separate component addressing source reduction activities and a separate component addressing waste minimization activities.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.006 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.006
§ 66.006. POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL FISHING DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may possess a device designed to catch fish or other aquatic wildlife in or on the public water of this state where the use of the device is not permitted by this code or by a proclamation of the commission under this code unless the device is on board a vessel that is in public coastal water and is:

(1) in port; or

(2) in a marked channel and the vessel is going directly to or from public water in this state where the use of the device is permitted.

(b) No person may possess or use for the purpose of catching finfish a seine, strike net, gill net, or trammel net in or on the public water of this state unless the seine, strike net, gill net, or trammel net is equipped with floats at intervals of six feet or less and of sufficient buoyancy to maintain the seine, strike net, gill net, or trammel net in an upright position in the water so that the floats are visible on the surface of the water thereby avoiding a hazard to motorboat traffic.

(c)(1) No person may possess a seine, strike net, gill net, or trammel net on or within 500 yards of any public coastal water of this state where the use of the seine or net for the catching of fish is not permitted by this code or by a proclamation of the commission under this code.

(2) It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the seine, strike net, gill net, or trammel net was possessed within 500 yards of a public coastal water of this state for a lawful fishing activity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.304
§ 1038.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election to dissolve the district.
Tex. Government Code § 1502.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1502 / Section 1502.064
§ 1502.064. CREDIT AGREEMENT FOR RESERVE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may provide that in lieu of or in addition to providing a cash reserve, a credit agreement, as defined by Section 1371.001, may be used to provide the reserve.

(b) A credit agreement obtained to provide a reserve must be submitted to the attorney general for examination and approval. After approval by the attorney general, the credit agreement is incontestable in any court or other forum for any reason and is a valid and binding obligation of the municipality in accordance with its terms for all purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8247.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8247 / Section 8247.104
§ 8247.104. FIREFIGHTING AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish, operate, and maintain, or contract with another political subdivision for the joint operation of, a fire department to perform all firefighting and emergency medical services in the district in accordance with Subchapter L, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may issue bonds or impose a mandatory fee, with voter approval, for financing a fire plan approved in accordance with Section 49.351, Water Code, including the construction and purchase of necessary buildings, facilities, land, and equipment and the provision of an adequate water supply.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.012
§ 551A.012. PURPOSE OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the off-highway vehicle operator education and certification program is to make available courses in basic training and safety skills relating to the operation of off-highway vehicles and to issue safety certificates to operators who successfully complete the educational program requirements or pass a test established under the program.
Tex. Education Code § 73.301 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.301
§ 73.301. COMPOSITION, LOCATION.
Status: in_force

The University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston is composed of The University of Texas Dental School at Houston, The University of Texas Dental Science Institute at Houston, The University of Texas School of Dental Hygiene at Houston, The University of Texas Postgraduate School of Dentistry at Houston, and other institutions and activities assigned to it from time to time. It is located in the Texas Medical Center.
Tex. Labor Code § 209.062 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 209 / Section 209.062
§ 209.062. MAXIMUM TOTAL EXTENDED BENEFIT AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

The total extended benefit amount payable to an eligible individual for the individual's eligibility period is 50 percent of the total amount of regular benefits that were payable to the individual under this subtitle in the individual's applicable benefit year.
Tex. Government Code § 466.258 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.258
§ 466.258. REQUIRED AGE VERIFICATION OF TICKET PURCHASER; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed sales agent or an employee of a sales agent shall use an age verification process prescribed by commission rule to verify the age of each ticket purchaser at the point of sale.

(b) A person who violates Subsection (a) commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 49.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 49 / Section 49.002
§ 49.002. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), no person may take, capture, or possess, or attempt to take or capture, any native raptors unless the person has obtained a permit issued by the department.

(b) A nonresident may temporarily possess in this state or transport through this state any raptor if the person is authorized by state and federal permits to possess the raptor in the person's state of residence or has been issued a permit under Chapter 43.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.303
§ 2261.303. OVERSIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The state auditor's office shall oversee and enforce this subchapter.

(b) The state auditor's office may collaborate with the Texas Ethics Commission to ensure compliance with this subchapter and transparency of oversight and enforcement actions.

(c) The Texas Rangers division of the Department of Public Safety shall investigate any alleged criminal offense related to a violation of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.057
§ 3896.057. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS; REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director is not entitled to compensation for service on the board but is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a director.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.214 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.214
§ 1201.214. DOCUMENT OF TITLE; CERTIFICATE OF ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Effective September 1, 2003, all outstanding documents of title or certificates of attachment are considered to be statements of ownership.

(b) An owner or lienholder may provide to the department a document of title or certificate of attachment and any additional information required by the department and request that the department issue a statement of ownership to replace the document of title or certificate of attachment. The department shall mail to the owner or lienholder a copy of the statement of ownership issued under this subsection.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.0646 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.0646
§ 341.0646. CHILD WATER SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Body of water" means an artificial or natural body of water, including a swimming pool, lake, or river, typically used for recreational swimming, bathing, or play. The term does not include a wading pool.

(2) "Child" means an individual younger than 12 years of age.

(3) "Organized water activity" means an activity an organization conducts in which a participant will enter or travel on a body of water as part of the activity.

(4) "Wading pool" means a pool, including a pool that contains a public interactive water feature and fountain as defined by department rule, with a maximum water depth of not more than 18 inches.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a youth camp licensed under Chapter 141;

(2) a residential child-care facility as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code; or

(3) a residential boarding school that allows an employee, a family member of an employee, or a guest of an employee to use a body of water at the school for recreational purposes.

(c) An organization, including a day camp, youth camp, school, preschool, kindergarten, nursery school, child-care facility as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code, or any other facility providing child-care services licensed by the Health and Human Services Commission that authorizes a child to engage in an organized water activity shall:

(1) require the child's parent or legal guardian to affirm in writing whether the child is able to swim or is at risk of injury or death when swimming or otherwise accessing a body of water; and

(2) except as provided by Subsection (d):

(A) provide to each child who is unable to swim or is at risk of injury or death when swimming or otherwise entering a body of water a properly fitted and fastened Type I, II, or III United States Coast Guard approved personal flotation device or a device the executive commissioner determines is equivalent; and

(B) ensure the child is wearing the personal flotation device and the device is properly fitted and fastened for the child.

(d) The organization is not required to provide a child with a flotation device or ensure the child is wearing the device under Subsection (c)(2) if:

(1) the child is actively participating in swim instruction or a competition; and

(2) the organization ensures each child participating in the instruction or a competition is closely supervised during the instruction or competition.

(e) An organization licensed or otherwise regulated by this state that violates this section or rules adopted under this section is subject to disciplinary action, including the imposition of an administrative penalty, by any state regulatory agency with the power to impose disciplinary action on that organization as if the organization violated the agency's licensing or other regulatory laws or rules.

(f) The executive commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3909.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3909 / Section 3909.102
§ 3909.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.204
§ 1041.204. MATURITY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Government Code § 508.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.036
§ 508.036. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer shall:

(1) develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the board administrator, parole commissioners, and the staff of the board;

(2) establish caseloads and required work hours for members of the board and parole commissioners;

(3) update parole guidelines, assign precedential value to previous decisions of the board relating to the granting of parole and the revocation of parole or mandatory supervision, and develop policies to ensure that members of the board and parole commissioners use guidelines and previous decisions of the board and parole commissioners in making decisions under this chapter;

(4) require members of the board and parole commissioners to file activity reports that provide information on release decisions made by members of the board and parole commissioners, the workload and hours worked of the members of the board and parole commissioners, and the use of parole guidelines by members of the board and parole commissioners; and

(5) report at least annually to the governor and the legislature on the activities of the board and parole commissioners, parole release decisions, and the use of parole guidelines by the board and parole commissioners.

(b) The board shall:

(1) adopt rules relating to the decision-making processes used by the board and parole panels;

(2) prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies;

(3) comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility; and

(4) develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board, with the exception of an individual parole determination or clemency recommendation.

(c) The board administrator shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the board's programs and services.

(d) The board, in performing its duties, is subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, and the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001. This subsection does not affect the provisions of Section 2001.223 exempting hearings and interviews conducted by the board or the division from Section 2001.038 and Subchapters C-H, Chapter 2001.

(e) The board, in accordance with the rules and procedures of the Legislative Budget Board, shall prepare, approve, and submit a legislative appropriations request that is separate from the legislative appropriations request for the department and is used to develop the board's budget structure. The board shall maintain the board's legislative appropriations request and budget structure separately from those of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9301.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9301 / Section 9301.006
§ 9301.006. GOVERNING LAW; POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by Chapters 49 and 55, Water Code.

(b) The district has the rights, powers, privileges, duties, and functions of a water improvement district under the Texas Constitution and general law, including Chapters 49 and 55, Water Code.
Tex. Property Code § 212.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 212 / Section 212.003
§ 212.003. PROCEDURE FOR SUCCESSIVE EXTENSIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Restrictions may be extended under this chapter by the written consent of the owners of a majority of the lots in the subdivision, without respect to the number of lots owned by a particular owner.

(b) Consent for the purposes of this section may be reflected by an owner's signature on a petition or written ballot.

(c) Petitions, written ballots, or both may be distributed to the owners of lots in the subdivision by any method, including one or both of the following methods:

(1) by door-to-door circulation; or

(2) at a meeting of the owners of lots in the subdivision called for the purpose of voting on the proposed extension.

(d) The required signatures must be obtained during the same extension period. The petitions, written ballots, or both, as applicable, must be filed for record in the county in which the subdivision is located before the earlier of:

(1) the first anniversary of the date on which the first signature is obtained; or

(2) the expiration of the extension period during which the signatures are collected.

(e) Restrictions may be extended under this chapter only once during each unexpired extension period.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.258 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.258
§ 56B.258. PROOF REQUIRED FOR PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

To receive a payment under this subchapter, a peace officer must provide to the attorney general:

(1) proof that the injury:

(A) was sustained in the performance of the applicant's duties as a peace officer; and

(B) is a total disability resulting in permanent incapacity for work; and

(2) any other information or evidence the attorney general requires.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.006 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.006
§ 71.006. RECEIVING BIDS AND AWARDING LEASE.
Status: in_force

On the date specified in the notice, the governing body of the political subdivision shall receive and consider bids submitted for leasing all or part of the land that was advertised for lease, and the governing body may award the lease to the highest and best bidder who submits a bid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8208.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8208 / Section 8208.151
§ 8208.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued under Section 8208.201.
Tex. Water Code § 16.356 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.356
§ 16.356. USE OF REVENUE FROM OPERATION OF WATER SUPPLY OR SEWER SERVICE PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision that receives financial assistance from the economically distressed areas program under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, may not use any revenue received from fees collected from a water supply or sewer service constructed in whole or in part from funds from the economically distressed areas program account for purposes other than utility purposes. The annual financial statement prepared by a municipality under Section 103.001, Local Government Code, must include a specific report on compliance with this section.

(b) At the request of the board or on the attorney general's own initiative, the attorney general may file suit to enjoin an actual or threatened violation of this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.356 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.356
§ 502.356. AUTOMATED REGISTRATION AND TITLING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other registration fees for a license plate or set of license plates or other device used as the registration insignia, the board by rule shall adopt a fee of not less than 50 cents and not more than $1. The fee shall be collected and deposited into a subaccount in the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.

(b) The department may use money collected under this section to provide for or enhance the automation of and the necessary infrastructure for:

(1) on-premises and off-premises registration and permitting, including permitting under Subtitle E;

(2) services related to the titling of vehicles; and

(3) licensing and enforcement procedures.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8366.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8366 / Section 8366.103
§ 8366.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.