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Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.012 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.012
§ 71.012. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and (a-2), a person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of a civil penalty assessment.

(a-1) Subject to Subsection (a-2), a person who violates a quarantine established under this subchapter against a pest or disease affecting pecans or pecan trees or violates a rule adopted under this subchapter for the protection of pecans or pecan trees is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $500 nor more than $20,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of a civil penalty assessment.

(a-2) For the first violation of a quarantine established under this subchapter against a pest or disease affecting pecans or pecan trees or a violation of a rule adopted under this subchapter for the protection of pecans or pecan trees, in lieu of a civil penalty, a registrant under Section 71.043 may remedy the violation by entering into a compliance agreement with the department and returning, treating, or destroying the article subject to the quarantine as directed by the department.

(b) On request of the department, the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred shall file suit to collect the penalty.

(c) A civil penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund. All civil penalties recovered in suits first instituted by a local government or governments under this section shall be equally divided between the State of Texas and the local government or governments with 50 percent of the recovery to be paid to the General Revenue Fund and the other 50 percent equally to the local government or governments first instituting the suit.

(d) The department is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent or abate a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter. On request of the department, the attorney general or the county or district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation is threatened or is occurring shall file suit for the injunctive relief. Venue is in the county in which the alleged violation is threatened or is occurring.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1202.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.151
§ 1202.151. BUILDING CODES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to complying with Subsection (b) or (c), as applicable, industrialized housing and buildings must be constructed to meet or exceed the requirements and standards of the National Electrical Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association, as that code existed on January 1, 1985.

(b) Industrialized housing and buildings erected or installed in a municipality must be constructed to meet or exceed the requirements and standards of whichever of the following two groups of codes is used by the municipality:

(1) the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, and Uniform Mechanical Code, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, as those codes existed on January 1, 1985; or

(2) the Standard Building Code, Standard Mechanical Code, Standard Plumbing Code, and Standard Gas Code, published by the Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc., as those codes existed on January 1, 1985.

(c) Industrialized housing and buildings erected or installed outside a municipality or in a municipality that does not use a building code group described by Subsection (b)(1) or (2) must be constructed to meet or exceed the requirements and standards of whichever of those building code groups is selected by the manufacturer of the housing or buildings.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.801 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.801
§ 1101.801. EFFECT OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION ON LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

Disciplinary action taken against a person under Section 1101.652 does not relieve the person from civil or criminal liability.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.103
§ 651.103. INVESTIGATORS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall employ one or more persons to investigate complaints received by the commission, including consumer interest complaints.
Tex. Government Code § 154.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 154 / Section 154.102
§ 154.102. APPLICATION FOR EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

If applicable, a person seeking certification must file an application for examination with the commission not later than the 30th day before the date fixed for the examination. The application must be accompanied by the required fee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.207 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.207
§ 2310.207. CIVIL ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a dealer or a distributor, supplier, or wholesaler of motor fuel violates Section 2310.201, 2310.2012, 2310.2013, 2310.2014, or 2310.2015, a person who purchased the motor fuel and sustained damages or who has a complaint about the product may bring an action against the dealer, distributor, supplier, or wholesaler.

(b) The action may be brought, without regard to the specific amount of damages, in the district court in any county in which:

(1) the dealer, distributor, supplier, or wholesaler transacts business; or

(2) the dealer resides.

(c) The court shall award to a motor fuel user who prevails in an action under this section:

(1) the amount of actual damages;

(2) equitable relief as determined by the court to be necessary to remedy the effects of the violation, including a declaratory judgment, permanent injunctive relief, and temporary injunctive relief; and

(3) court costs and attorney's fees that are reasonable in relation to the amount of work expended.

(d) In addition to the remedies provided under Subsection (c), on finding that the defendant wilfully or knowingly violated Section 2310.201, 2310.2012, or 2310.2013, the trier of fact shall award not more than three times the amount of actual damages.

(e) A violation of Section 2310.201, 2310.2012, 2310.2013, 2310.2014, or 2310.2015 also constitutes a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code.

(f) An action alleging a violation of Section 2310.201, 2310.2012, 2310.2013, 2310.2014, or 2310.2015 must be commenced and prosecuted not later than the second anniversary of the date on which the cause of action accrues.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0562 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0562
§ 42.0562. INFORMATION REGARDING CERTAIN GROUP DAY-CARE HOME AND FAMILY HOME EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall collect information regarding group day-care home and family home employees who have had a license, registration, or other occupational authorization revoked by a licensing authority.

(b) The commission shall collaborate with licensing authorities to determine the most efficient method for identifying group day-care home or family home employees who have had a license revoked by the licensing authority.

(c) In this section:

(1) "License" means a license, registration, certificate, permit, or other authorization issued by a licensing authority that a person must obtain to practice or engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.

(2) "Licensing authority" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency of the state that issues a license.
Tex. Family Code § 262.006 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.006
§ 262.006. LIVING CHILD AFTER ABORTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorized representative of the Department of Family and Protective Services may assume the care, control, and custody of a child born alive as the result of an abortion as defined by Chapter 161.

(b) The department shall file a suit and request an emergency order under this chapter.

(c) A child for whom possession is assumed under this section need not be delivered to the court except on the order of the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7204.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7204 / Section 7204.005
§ 7204.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

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

(3) the legality or operation of the district or the board of directors of the district.
Tex. Penal Code § 32.44 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 32 / Section 32.44
§ 32.44. RIGGING PUBLICLY EXHIBITED CONTEST.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to affect the outcome (including the score) of a publicly exhibited contest:

(1) he offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit on, or threatens harm to:

(A) a participant in the contest to induce him not to use his best efforts; or

(B) an official or other person associated with the contest; or

(2) he tampers with a person, animal, or thing in a manner contrary to the rules of the contest.

(b) A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit the conferring of which is an offense under Subsection (a).

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 317.156 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.156
§ 317.156. ESCROW AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds from revenue refunding bonds that are deposited as provided by Section 317.155(b) shall be held under an escrow agreement so that the proceeds will be available to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds to be refunded as each becomes due.

(b) The escrow agreement may provide that the proceeds may, until needed to pay principal and interest, be invested in direct obligations of the United States.

(c) Interest earned on an investment described by Subsection (b) shall be considered revenue of the facility.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0154
§ 544.0154. MONITORING OF CERTAIN FEDERAL DATABASES.
Status: in_force

The office of inspector general shall routinely check appropriate federal databases, including databases referenced in 42 C.F.R. Section 455.436, to ensure that a person excluded by the federal government from participating in Medicaid or Medicare is not participating as a Medicaid provider.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.1555 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.1555
§ 201.1555. FRAUD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall strictly and vigorously enforce the provisions of this chapter prohibiting fraud.

(b) The board shall adopt rules to prevent fraud in the practice of chiropractic, including rules relating to:

(1) the filing of workers' compensation and insurance claims; and

(2) records required to be maintained in connection with the practice of chiropractic.
Tex. Education Code § 39.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.001
§ 39.001. RULES; ACTION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this chapter.

(b) In adopting a rule under this chapter, the commissioner shall solicit input statewide from persons who would likely be affected by the proposed rule, including school district boards of trustees, administrators and teachers employed by school districts, parents of students enrolled in school districts, and other interested stakeholders.

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school must bring an action for declaratory judgment under Section 2001.038, Government Code, challenging the validity or applicability of a rule adopted under this chapter or Chapter 39A not later than nine months after the date the rule is adopted.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 30.013 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 30 / Section 30.013
§ 30.013. CONFIDENTIAL IDENTITY IN ACTIONS INVOLVING SEXUAL ABUSE OF A MINOR.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section:

(1) "Confidential identity" means:

(A) the use of a pseudonym; and

(B) the absence of any other identifying information, including address, telephone number, and social security number.

(2) "Plaintiff" means:

(A) an individual younger than 18 years of age seeking recovery of damages or other relief; and

(B) the parents or legal guardian of the individual.

(b) This section applies only to a civil action against a defendant in which a plaintiff seeks recovery of damages or other relief based on conduct described as a felony in the following sections of the Penal Code:

(1) Section 22.011 (sexual assault); or

(2) Section 22.021 (aggravated sexual assault).

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section, in an action to which this section applies, the court shall:

(1) make it known to the plaintiff as early as possible in the proceedings of the action that the plaintiff may use a confidential identity in relation to the action;

(2) allow a plaintiff to use a confidential identity in all petitions, filings, and other documents presented to the court;

(3) use the confidential identity in all of the court's proceedings and records relating to the action, including any appellate proceedings; and

(4) maintain the records relating to the action in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the plaintiff.

(d) In a suit to which this section applies, only the following persons are entitled to know the true identifying information about the plaintiff:

(1) the judge;

(2) a party to the action;

(3) the attorney representing a party to the action; and

(4) a person authorized by a written order of a court specific to that person.

(e) The court shall order that a person entitled to know the true identifying information under Subsection (d) may not divulge that information to anyone without a written order of the court. A court shall hold a person who violates the order in contempt.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 12.10(8), eff. December 4, 2025.

(g) A plaintiff is not required to use a confidential identity as provided by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8198.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8198 / Section 8198.002
§ 8198.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Harris County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52(b)(3), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3960.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3960 / Section 3960.102
§ 3960.102. 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. Occupations Code § 801.601 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.601
§ 801.601. REGISTRATION OF VETERINARY MEDICAL FACILITIES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Veterinary medicine, including veterinary medicine practiced remotely by electronic means, shall be practiced only in or from a veterinary medical facility that is registered with the board or that is exempted by rule from the registration requirement. Unless exempted by this section or by board rule adopted pursuant to this section, every individual facility must be registered with the board.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a facility maintained or operated by the federal government.

(c) A mobile facility affiliated with a registered veterinary medical facility is exempt from separate registration if identified in the application for registration filed pursuant to this subchapter.

(d) The board may by rule provide exemptions to the registration requirement for facilities if it determines that imposing or enforcing the requirement:

(1) is not cost-effective for the board;

(2) is not feasible with current board resources or standards; or

(3) will not substantially benefit or protect consumers.
Tex. Transportation Code § 203.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 203 / Section 203.051
§ 203.051. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may acquire by purchase, on terms and conditions the commission considers proper or by the exercise of eminent domain, in the name of the state:

(1) an interest in real property;

(2) any property rights, including:

(A) a right of ingress or egress; and

(B) a reservation right in real property that restricts or prohibits for not more than seven years the:

(i) addition of a new improvement on the real property;

(ii) addition to or modification of an existing improvement on the real property; or

(iii) subdivision of the real property; and

(3) timber, earth, stone, gravel, or other material.

(b) Chapter 21, Property Code, applies to an acquisition by eminent domain.

(c) The department may condemn the fee or a lesser interest in the property.

(d) The department shall, in a statement or petition in condemnation, exclude from the interest to be condemned all the oil, gas, and sulphur that can be removed from beneath the real property. This exclusion shall be made without providing the owner of the oil, gas, or sulphur any right of ingress or egress to or from the surface of the land to explore, develop, drill, or mine the real property.

(e) Subsection (a) does not authorize the commission to condemn property that is used and dedicated for cemetery purposes under Subtitle C, Title 8, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Education Code § 29.154 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.154
§ 29.154. EVALUATION OF PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of human services, shall monitor and evaluate prekindergarten programs as to their developmental appropriateness. The commissioners shall also evaluate the potential for coordination on a statewide basis of prekindergarten programs with government-funded early childhood care and education programs such as child care administered under Chapter 44, Human Resources Code, and federal Head Start programs. That evaluation shall use recommendations contained in the report to the 71st Legislature required by Chapter 717, Acts of the 70th Legislature, Regular Session, 1987. For the purpose of providing cost-effective care for children during the full workday with developmentally appropriate curriculum, the commissioners shall investigate the use of existing child-care program sites as prekindergarten sites. Following the evaluation required by this section, the commissioners, in cooperation with school districts and other program administrators, shall integrate programs, staff, and program sites for prekindergarten, child-care, and federal Head Start programs to the greatest extent possible.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.112 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.112
§ 601.112. RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE BY OUT-OF-STATE PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who held a certificate in this state, moved to another state, and currently holds a certificate or license and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application may obtain a new certificate without reexamination.

(b) The person must pay to the advisory board a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the certificate.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 73.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 73 / Section 73.006
§ 73.006. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(63), eff. April 2, 2015.

(b) The members of the advisory committee are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of advisory committee duties, including reimbursement for child care.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(63), eff. April 2, 2015.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(63), eff. April 2, 2015.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.110
§ 1020.110. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 52.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 52 / Section 52.004
§ 52.004. ALTERNATE RECORDKEEPING.
Status: in_force

Instead of maintaining the record books described by Sections 52.001, 52.002, and 52.003, the county clerk may maintain the information described by those sections relating to a person's or estate's probate proceedings:

(1) on a computer file;

(2) on microfilm;

(3) in the form of a digitized optical image; or

(4) in another similar form of data compilation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2352.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2352 / Section 2352.052
§ 2352.052. TERMS OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement under this chapter must include:

(1) the dealer's territory and dealership locations;

(2) the length of the agreement, which must be not less than three years;

(3) performance standards or marketing standards, if any;

(4) working capital, inventory, facility, equipment, or tool standards, including mutually agreed minimum product stocking requirements, if any;

(5) provisions for termination or nonrenewal of the agreement and the designation of a successor dealer in the event of the dealer's death or disability;

(6) the obligations of the manufacturer, distributor, and dealer in the preparation and delivery of and warranty service on new boats and new boat motors;

(7) the obligations of the manufacturer, distributor, and dealer on termination of the agreement, including inventory of new boats and new boat motors, parts inventory, equipment, furnishings, special tools, and required signs;

(8) mutually agreed standards for maintenance of:

(A) a dedicated or self-funded line of credit, if any; and

(B) a trade-in line of credit or self-funded trade-in line of credit, if any; and

(9) dispute resolution procedures.

(b) At the end of the first year of an agreement, a dealer and manufacturer shall evaluate the dealer's progress in meeting the agreement's performance standards, marketing standards, and line of credit standards, to determine whether to enter into a new three-year agreement.

(c) If the dealer and manufacturer enter into a new agreement, the initial agreement is void. If the dealer and manufacturer do not enter into a new agreement, the dealer and manufacturer are bound by the terms and conditions of the initial agreement.

(d) Notwithstanding the terms of a dealer agreement, a dealer agreement and any transaction subject to this chapter must comply with the requirements of this chapter.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), an initial agreement between a dealer and a manufacturer may have a term of less than three years. An extension or renewal of the initial agreement or a subsequent agreement under this chapter between the same dealer and manufacturer must be for a term of not less than three years.