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Tex. Penal Code § 32.61 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 32 / Section 32.61
§ 32.61. MALICIOUS SOLICITATION OF DISASTER VICTIM OR FOR DISASTER RESPONSE OR RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section 418.004, Government Code.

(2) "Disaster volunteer" means a person who provides or offers to provide a service at no cost to or at the direction of:

(A) a victim of a disaster; or

(B) a governmental entity engaged in disaster response or recovery.

(3) "Relative" has the meaning assigned by Section 20.01.

(4) "Victim of a disaster" means a person who has suffered harm as a result of a disaster.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to defraud or harm any person:

(1) solicits a donation from another person while inducing the other person to believe that the donation will be used for disaster response or recovery, regardless of the manner of solicitation;

(2) solicits donations on behalf of a donee with the intent to retain the donations instead of delivering the donations to the donee on whose behalf the donations were solicited;

(3) solicits payment from a victim of a disaster after:

(A) providing services to the victim that are related to disaster response or recovery, including debris removal or transportation; and

(B) inducing the victim to believe that:

(i) the person is a disaster volunteer; and

(ii) the services described by Paragraph (A) would be provided at no cost to the victim; or

(4) solicits payment from a victim of a disaster while inducing the victim to believe that the actor will search for or return to the victim a relative who is believed to be missing as a result of the disaster.

(c) An offense under Subsection (b)(1), (2), or (3) is:

(1) for a first offense, a felony of the third degree; or

(2) for a second or subsequent offense, a felony of the second degree.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), an offense under Subsection (b)(1), (2), or (3) is a felony of the first degree if the person fabricated a designation described by Subchapter L, Chapter 418, Government Code.

(e) An offense under Subsection (b)(4) is a felony of the first degree.

(f) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section or the other law, or both.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.255
§ 3899.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After the order under Section 3899.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9838 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9838
§ 61.9838. AMOUNT OF LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The total amount of loan repayment assistance paid by the board under this subchapter may not exceed the total amount of money available in the fund under Section 61.9837.

(b) Not more than 4,000 eligible persons may be provided loan repayment assistance under this subchapter in any school year.

(c) If in any year the amount of money available for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter is insufficient to provide loan repayment assistance to each eligible applicant or if there are more eligible applicants than the number authorized by this section, the board shall establish criteria to determine which eligible applicants will be provided repayment assistance as the board determines appropriate to further the purposes of this subchapter.

(d) Only available money in the mathematics and science teacher investment fund may be used for loan repayment assistance under this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 3.308 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.308
§ 3.308. RECORDING ORDER TO AFFECT REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

An order authorized by this subchapter affecting real property is not constructive notice to a good faith purchaser for value or to a creditor without actual notice unless the order is recorded in the deed records of the county in which the real property is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8081.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8081 / Section 8081.0502
§ 8081.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Water Code § 51.811 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.811
§ 51.811. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF DISSOLUTION BONDS.
Status: in_force

After the dissolution bonds are issued by the board and before they are put in circulation, the bonds, at the option of the board, shall either be submitted to and approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller as provided in Sections 51.416-51.418 of this code or be validated by suit as provided in Sections 51.423-51.431 of this code. The provisions of these sections of this code which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter are applicable to the dissolution bonds provided for in this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.012
§ 4005.012. PRIVATE LIMITED OFFERINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to the following sales made without any public solicitation or advertisement:

(1) the sale of a security by the issuer of the security if the total number of security holders of the issuer does not exceed 35 persons after the sale; or

(2) the sale by an issuer of the issuer's securities to not more than 15 persons during the 12-month period ending with the date of the sale if the persons purchased the securities for their own account and not for distribution.

(b) For the purpose of determining the number of persons under Subsection (a)(2), the following persons are not included:

(1) a purchaser of a security in a transaction exempt under another provision of this subchapter;

(2) a purchaser of a security exempt under Subchapter B; and

(3) a purchaser of a security that is part of an offering registered under Subchapter A, B, or C, Chapter 4003.
Tex. Government Code § 552.129 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.129
§ 552.129. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A record created during a motor vehicle emissions inspection under Subchapter F, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, that relates to an individual vehicle or owner of an individual vehicle is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.159
§ 1034.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1034.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to:

(1) place a part of district money on time deposit; or

(2) purchase certificates of deposit.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.703 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.703
§ 2054.703. COST ANALYSIS REPORT.
Status: in_force

The division shall prepare a cost analysis report for each project completed under Section 2054.702 that includes:

(1) a summary of the time, money, and resources saved by using a generative artificial intelligence technology compared to the time, money, and resources that would have been required using traditional systems to perform equivalent tasks; and

(2) a concise overview focused on information demonstrating the cost and time efficiencies achieved by using generative artificial intelligence technology for the project.(a) The department by rule shall develop minimum risk management and governance standards for the development, procurement, deployment, and use of heightened scrutiny artificial intelligence systems by a state agency or local government.

(b) The minimum standards must be consistent with the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0) published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and must:

(1) establish accountability measures, such as required reports describing the use of, limitations of, and safeguards for the heightened scrutiny artificial intelligence system;

(2) require the assessment and documentation of the heightened scrutiny artificial intelligence system's known security risks, performance metrics, and transparency measures:

(A) before deploying the system; and

(B) at the time any material change is made to:

(i) the system;

(ii) the state or local data used by the system; or

(iii) the intended use of the system;

(3) provide to local governments resources that advise on managing, procuring, and deploying a heightened scrutiny artificial intelligence system, including data protection measures and employee training; and

(4) establish guidelines for:

(A) risk management frameworks, acceptable use policies, and training employees; and

(B) mitigating the risk of unlawful harm by contractually requiring vendors to implement risk management frameworks when deploying heightened scrutiny artificial intelligence systems on behalf of state agencies or local governments.

(c) State agencies and local governments shall adopt the standards developed under Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 32.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 32 / Section 32.303
§ 32.303. AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCE.
Status: in_force

A commissioners court may pay the judges of the district courts in the county an automobile allowance in an amount set by the commissioners court for automobile expenses incurred in performing official duties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.067 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.067
§ 712.067. BOND IN LIEU OF PRECONSTRUCTION TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) In lieu of establishing the preconstruction trust required by Section 712.063, a corporation may execute and submit a bond issued by a surety company authorized to do business in this state and reasonably acceptable to the commissioner. The bond must be payable to the commissioner and conditioned on the faithful performance of the contracts for sale of undeveloped mausoleum spaces.

(b) The amount of the bond must equal or exceed 120 percent of the cost of construction of the related mausoleum or mausoleum section. The cost of construction of the mausoleum or mausoleum section must be based on:

(1) estimates of the design architect and two or more bids for the construction from qualified contractors authorized to do business in this state;

(2) the actual cost of construction set forth in an executed contract with a qualified contractor authorized to do business in this state; or

(3) if the corporation intends to construct the mausoleum or mausoleum section itself, an amount equal to 120 percent of the estimated cost of construction, including direct and allocated labor and material costs.

(c) At any time before beginning construction of the mausoleum or mausoleum section in which undeveloped mausoleum spaces are being sold, a corporation that has submitted a performance bond may establish a preconstruction trust that meets the requirements of Section 712.063. On acceptance of the substituted preconstruction trust by the commissioner, the corporation may terminate and withdraw the previously submitted performance bond.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 301.003 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 301 / Section 301.003
§ 301.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this title:

(1) "Licensed mental health professional" means a person, other than a physician, who is licensed by the state to engage in the practice of psychology or psychiatric nursing or to provide professional therapy or counseling services.

(2) "Professional association" means an association, as distinguished from either a partnership or a corporation, that is:

(A) formed for the purpose of providing the professional service rendered by a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, doctor of podiatry, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, veterinarian, or licensed mental health professional; and

(B) governed as a professional entity under this title.

(3) "Professional corporation" means a corporation that is:

(A) formed for the purpose of providing a professional service, other than the practice of medicine by physicians, surgeons, or other doctors of medicine, that by law a corporation governed by Title 2 is prohibited from rendering; and

(B) governed as a professional entity under this title.

(4) "Professional entity" means a professional association, professional corporation, or professional limited liability company.

(5) "Professional individual," with respect to a professional entity, means an individual who is licensed to provide in this state or another jurisdiction the same professional service as is rendered by that professional entity.

(6) "Professional limited liability company" means a limited liability company formed for the purpose of providing a professional service and governed as a professional entity under this title.

(7) "Professional organization," with respect to a professional corporation or a professional limited liability company, means a person other than an individual, whether nonprofit, for-profit, domestic, or foreign and including a nonprofit corporation or nonprofit association, that renders the same professional service as the professional corporation or professional limited liability company only through owners, members, managerial officials, employees, or agents, each of whom is a professional individual or professional organization.

(8) "Professional service" means any type of service that requires, as a condition precedent to the rendering of the service, the obtaining of a license in this state, including the personal service rendered by an architect, attorney, certified public accountant, dentist, physician, public accountant, or veterinarian.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.0052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.0052
§ 141.0052. PROHIBITED LICENSURE OF YOUTH CAMPS WITHIN FLOODPLAIN; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall not issue or renew a youth camp license for a youth camp that operates one or more cabins located within a floodplain.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department may issue or renew a license to a youth camp described by Subsection (a) only if:

(1) each cabin location within a floodplain is a result of the cabin's proximity to a lake, pond, or other still body of water that:

(A) is not connected to a stream, river, or other watercourse; or

(B) is dammed; or

(2) each cabin is at least 1,000 feet from a floodway.
Tex. Government Code § 508.118 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.118
§ 508.118. HALFWAY HOUSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The division, in conjunction with the institutional division, shall use halfway houses to divert from housing in regular units of the institutional division suitable low-risk inmates and other inmates who would benefit from a smoother transition from incarceration to supervised release.

(b) Before transferring an inmate to a halfway house, the division shall send to the director of the halfway house all information relating to the inmate that the division determines will aid the halfway house in helping the inmate make a transition from the institutional division to supervised release.

(c) The division is responsible for supervising an inmate:

(1) for whom a presumptive parole date has been established; and

(2) who is transferred into a preparole residence in a halfway house under Subchapter A, Chapter 499.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.151
§ 3905.151. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or an improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement is filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county; or

(2) at least 25 owners of land in the district, if more than 25 persons own property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6904.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6904 / Section 6904.003
§ 6904.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and taxable property in the city of Hillsboro will benefit from the works and improvements of the district.

(b) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state for the improvement of their property and industries. The district, in carrying out the purposes of this chapter, will be performing an essential public function under the constitution.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.205 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.205
§ 18A.205. CERTAIN EVIDENCE NOT ADMISSIBLE.
Status: in_force

The state may not use as evidence in a criminal proceeding information gained through the use of an interception device installed under this subchapter if authorization for the device is not sought or is sought but not obtained.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1953.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1953 / Section 1953.102
§ 1953.102. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to receive a certificate of registration as a professional sanitarian, a person must:

(1) hold at least a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university that includes at least 30 semester hours in basic or applied science;

(2) complete any additional training in the basic sciences or public health the department determines necessary to effectively serve as a professional sanitarian; and

(3) have at least two years of full-time experience in sanitation.

(b) The commission by rule may establish other qualifications for registration.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.155 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.155
§ 92.155. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as the finance commission by rule provides, a director or officer may not:

(1) receive directly or indirectly a commission on or benefit from a loan made by the savings bank;

(2) pay for services rendered to a borrower from the savings bank in connection with a loan;

(3) direct or require a borrower on a mortgage to negotiate an insurance policy on the mortgage property through a particular insurance company;

(4) attempt to divert to a particular insurance broker the business of borrowers from the savings bank;

(5) refuse to accept an insurance policy on the mortgaged property because the policy was not negotiated through a particular insurance broker;

(6) become an obligor, including an endorser, surety, or guarantor, on a loan made by the savings bank;

(7) borrow or use, individually or as agent or partner of another, directly or indirectly, money of the savings bank;

(8) become the owner of real property on which the savings bank holds a mortgage unless the loan is fully secured by:

(A) a first-lien mortgage on property that:

(i) is to be occupied as the director's or officer's primary residence; and

(ii) is specifically approved in writing by the board; or

(B) a deposit maintained by the officer or director with the savings bank; or

(9) engage in any other activity the finance commission by rule prohibits.

(b) Except as the finance commission by rule provides, a savings bank may not make a loan to a corporation in which:

(1) a director or officer of the savings bank holds stock, options, or warrants to purchase stock in the amount of five percent or more of the outstanding stock; or

(2) the directors of the savings bank together hold stock, options, or warrants to purchase stock in the amount of five percent or more of the outstanding stock.

(c) A deposit with a banking corporation is a loan for purposes of this section.

(d) This section does not prohibit a savings bank from:

(1) making a loan to a religious corporation, club, or other membership corporation of which one or more directors or officers are members but in which they have no financial interest; or

(2) making a loan to or purchasing a guaranteed mortgage from a stock corporation if:

(A) a director does not own more than 15 percent of the corporation's capital stock; and

(B) the total amount of the corporation's capital stock owned by all directors of the savings bank is less than 25 percent.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2151.1012 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.1012
§ 2151.1012. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR CERTAIN OTHER AMUSEMENT RIDES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a Class B amusement ride that:

(1) is mechanically inflated using a continuous airflow device; and

(2) provides a surface for bouncing and jumping or creates an enclosed space for the purpose of amusement.

(b) A person may not operate an amusement ride described by Subsection (a) unless the person has a combined single limit insurance policy currently in effect written by an insurance company authorized to conduct business in this state or by a surplus lines insurer, as defined by Chapter 981, Insurance Code, or has an independently procured policy subject to Chapter 101, Insurance Code, insuring the owner or operator against liability arising out of the use of the amusement ride in an amount of not less than $1 million per occurrence.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.803 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.803
§ 152.803. NAME.
Status: in_force

The name of a limited liability partnership must comply with Section 5.063.
Tex. Government Code § 825.409 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.409
§ 825.409. EMPLOYER PICKUP OF MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each employer shall pick up the employee contribution required of each of its employees by Section 825.403 for all compensation earned after December 31, 1987. Employers shall pay to the retirement system the picked-up contributions from the same source of funds that is used in paying earnings to the employees. Such payments shall be in lieu of contributions by the employees. An employer shall pick up these contributions by a corresponding reduction in the cash salary of the employees, by an offset against a future salary increase, or by a combination of a salary reduction and offset against a future salary increase. Employees do not have the option of choosing to receive the contributed amounts directly instead of having them paid by the employer to the retirement system.

(b) Contributions picked up as provided by Subsection (a) shall be treated as employer contributions in determining tax treatment of the amounts under the United States Internal Revenue Code; however, each employer shall continue to withhold federal income taxes on these picked-up contributions until the Internal Revenue Service determines or the federal courts rule that pursuant to Section 414(h) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 414) these picked-up contributions may not be included as gross income of the employee until such time as they are distributed or made available.

(c) Employee contributions picked up as provided by Subsection (a) shall be transmitted to the retirement system in the manner required by Section 825.403. Employee contributions picked up by an employer and credited to the employee's account shall be treated for all other purposes as if the amount were a part of the member's annual compensation and had been deducted pursuant to Section 825.403(a).