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Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.405 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.405
§ 1001.405. PRACTICE BY BUSINESS ENTITY; REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "business entity" includes a sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, corporation, or joint stock association.

(b) A business entity may not engage in the practice of engineering in this state unless:

(1) the business entity is registered with the board; and

(2) the practice is carried on only by engineers.

(c) A business entity may register under this section by filing an application with the board on a form provided by the board. In addition to any other information required by board rule, the application must list the name and address of each officer or director of the business entity and each engineer who engages in the practice of engineering on behalf of the business entity.

(d) The registration of a business entity issued under this section is valid for the term provided by board rule adopted under Section 1001.351 and may be renewed by the filing of an updated application under Subsection (c).

(e) A business entity may not represent to the public that it is engaged in the practice of engineering under any business name or use or cause to be used the term "engineer," "engineering," "engineering services," "engineering company," "engineering, inc.," "professional engineers," "licensed engineer," "registered engineer," "licensed professional engineer," "registered professional engineer," or "engineered," or any abbreviation or variation of those terms, or directly or indirectly use or cause to be used any of those terms in combination with other words, letters, signs, or symbols as a part of any sign, directory, listing, contract, document, pamphlet, stationery, advertisement, signature, or business name unless:

(1) the business entity is registered under this section;

(2) the business entity is actively engaged in the practice of engineering; and

(3) each service, work, or act performed by the business entity that is part of the practice of engineering is either personally performed by an engineer or directly supervised by an engineer who is a regular full-time employee of the business entity.

(f) This section does not prohibit an engineer from performing engineering services on a part-time basis.

(g) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the board by rule may provide that a business entity that has not previously registered with the board and that is engaged in the practice of engineering in violation of Subsection (b) is not subject to disciplinary action for the violation if the business entity registers with the board not later than the 30th day after the date the board gives written notice to the business entity of the registration requirement. This subsection does not apply to a business entity whose registration has expired.
Tex. Government Code § 413.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 413 / Section 413.018
§ 413.018. ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The policy council shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility. The executive director of the policy council shall also prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the policy council's programs and services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.055
§ 425.055. SUPPORTING MEMORANDUM FOR ACTUARIAL OPINION.
Status: in_force

(a) A memorandum shall be prepared to support each actuarial opinion required by Section 425.054 or 425.0545. The form and substance of each supporting memorandum must comply with the commissioner's rules for memorandums subject to Section 425.054, or the valuation manual for memorandums subject to Section 425.0545.

(b) The commissioner may engage an actuary or other financial specialist as defined by commissioner rule if:

(1) a life insurance company does not provide a supporting memorandum at the request of the commissioner in the time specified by rule; or

(2) the company provides a supporting memorandum, but the commissioner determines that the supporting memorandum does not meet the standards prescribed by rule or is otherwise unacceptable to the commissioner.

(c) The actuary or other financial specialist under Subsection (b) shall:

(1) review the actuarial opinion and the basis for the opinion; and

(2) prepare the supporting memorandum.

(d) A life insurance company is responsible for the expense of the actuary or other financial specialist under Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 411.096 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.096
§ 411.096.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.096. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: TEXAS RACING COMMISSION. (a) The Texas Racing Commission is entitled to obtain as provided by Subsection (a-1) criminal history record information that relates to:

(1) a person who:

(A) is an applicant for or the holder of a license or certificate under Chapter 2025, Occupations Code;

(B) is an owner or manager of an applicant or license holder described by Paragraph (A); or

(C) has an interest described under Chapter 2025, Occupations Code, in an entity described by that chapter;

(2) an applicant for employment at or current employee of:

(A) the Texas Racing Commission; or

(B) a place of employment within the racing industry of this state; or

(3) an applicant for employment at, current employee of, or person who contracts or may contract to provide goods or services with the Texas Racing Commission.

(a-1) Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the Texas Racing Commission is entitled to:

(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and

(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).

(b) The Texas Racing Commission may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (a-1)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the Texas Racing Commission under Subsection (a-1)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order, with the written consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information, or as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) The Texas Racing Commission is not prohibited from disclosing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (a-1)(2) in a criminal proceeding or in a hearing conducted by the Texas Racing Commission or the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(d) The Texas Racing Commission shall destroy criminal history record information that is obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.612 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.612
§ 242.612. VIOLATION OF PERMITS TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to renew a permit or shall reprimand a permit holder for a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter. In addition, the department may suspend a permit in an emergency or rescind training program approval.

(b) Except as provided by Section 242.613, the procedure by which the department takes a disciplinary action and the procedure by which a disciplinary action is appealed are governed by the department's rules for a formal hearing and by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) The department may place on probation a person whose permit is suspended. If a permit suspension is probated, the department may require the person:

(1) to report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;

(2) to limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or

(3) to continue or review professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7894.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7894 / Section 7894.0302
§ 7894.0302. 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. Government Code § 481.656 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.656
§ 481.656. DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: repealed

(a) The executive committee shall:

(1) advise and provide input to the office regarding the comprehensive statewide strategic plan to further the purposes of:

(A) the consortium as established under Section 481.652; and

(B) the executive committee under this section; and

(2) solicit recommendations from consortium members on funding and research opportunities related to semiconductor research, design, commercialization, and manufacturing.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4850), Sec. 11(1), eff. September 1, 2025.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.086 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.086
§ 441.086. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3847.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3847 / Section 3847.053
§ 3847.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8045.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8045 / Section 8045.0101
§ 8045.0101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 379.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9078.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9078 / Section 9078.0103
§ 9078.0103. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.

(b) The district is not required to conduct a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 374.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 374 / Section 374.152
§ 374.152. INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT OF RELEASE; EMERGENCY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a release or a potential release poses a threat to human health or to the environment, the commission shall:

(1) investigate and assess the extent of the resulting contamination; and

(2) take necessary or appropriate emergency action to ensure that human health or safety is not threatened by the release or the potential release.

(b) Emergency action under Subsection (a)(2) may include the treatment, restoration, or replacement of drinking water supplies.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.189 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.189
§ 225.189. DELL ROSS CLAIBORNE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 62 in the municipal limits of Seminole is designated as the Dell Ross Claiborne Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Dell Ross Claiborne Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.265 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.265
§ 13A.265. MONEY LAUNDERING.
Status: in_force

Money laundering may be prosecuted in:

(1) any county in which the offense was committed; or

(2) if the prosecution is based on an offense classified as a felony under the Tax Code, any county in which venue is proper under the Tax Code for the offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.152
§ 1082.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.156
§ 3926.156. DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) After the district's board is organized, but before the district may undertake any improvement project, issue bonds, levy assessments or fees, or borrow money, the district, the city, and the owner of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax rolls of the central appraisal district of the county must negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted development and operating agreement, including any limitations imposed by the city.

(b) An agreement authorized by this section is not effective until its terms and execution are approved by the board, the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution, and the owner described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Family Code § 6.711 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.711
§ 6.711. FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit for dissolution of a marriage in which the court has rendered a judgment dividing the estate of the parties, on request by a party, the court shall state in writing its findings of fact and conclusions of law, including the characterization and value of all assets, liabilities, claims, and offsets on which disputed evidence has been presented.

(b) A request for findings of fact and conclusions of law under this section must conform to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(c) The findings of fact and conclusions of law required by this section are in addition to any other findings or conclusions required or authorized by law.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.057 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.057
§ 152.057. SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may conduct an examination or investigation of a money services licensee or authorized delegate or otherwise take independent action authorized by this chapter or by a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter as reasonably necessary or appropriate to administer and enforce this chapter, regulations implementing this chapter, and other applicable law, including the Bank Secrecy Act and the Patriot Act.

(b) The commissioner may:

(1) conduct an examination on-site or off-site as the commissioner may reasonably require;

(2) conduct an examination in conjunction with an examination conducted by representatives of other state agencies or agencies of another state or of the federal government;

(3) accept the examination report of another state agency or an agency of another state or of the federal government, or a report prepared by an independent accounting firm; and

(4) summon and examine under oath a key individual or employee of a money services licensee or authorized delegate and require the person to produce records regarding a matter related to the condition and business of the licensee or authorized delegate.

(c) If the commissioner accepts a report under Subsection (b)(3), the report is considered for all purposes an official report of the commissioner.

(d) A money services licensee or authorized delegate shall provide, and the commissioner shall have full and complete access to, all records the commissioner may reasonably require to conduct a complete examination. Records must be provided at the location and in the format specified by the commissioner, provided the commissioner may use multistate record production standards and examination procedures when those standards will reasonably achieve the requirements of this section.

(e) Unless otherwise directed by the commissioner, a money services licensee shall pay all costs reasonably incurred in connection with an examination of the licensee or an authorized delegate of the licensee.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.0111 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.0111
§ 201.0111. APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Appointments to the state board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Labor Code § 503.063 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 503 / Section 503.063
§ 503.063. CERTIFIED COPIES OF DIVISION DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall furnish a certified copy of an order, award, decision, or paper on file in the division's office to a person entitled to the copy on written request and payment of the fee for the copy. The fee is the same as that charged for similar services by the secretary of state's office.

(b) The system or the institution may obtain certified copies under this section without charge.

(c) A fee or salary may not be paid to an employee of the division for making a copy under Subsection (a) that exceeds the fee charged for the copy.
Tex. Labor Code § 305.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 305 / Section 305.001
§ 305.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Texas Career Opportunity Grant Program is to help ensure a qualified workforce to meet the needs of this state by reducing the financial barriers to postsecondary career education and training for economically disadvantaged Texans.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11001.009 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11001 / Section 11001.009
§ 11001.009. INSPECTIONS, SAMPLING, AND TESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The City of Bastrop or Bastrop County may:

(1) perform reasonable inspections, gather and test samples, and perform other testing; or

(2) require the district or the contractor for the work to perform reasonable inspections, gather and test samples, and perform other testing.

(b) The district may include the cost of inspecting, sampling, and testing in the bid specifications. If the district includes the costs in the bid specifications, the costs are allowable charges for spending road money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.206
§ 1058.206. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings and improvements for hospital purposes; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system, including district facilities.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner and in accordance with the procedures and requirements prescribed by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 102.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.001
§ 102.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Sex offender" means a person who has been convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication for an offense for which a person is subject to registration under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(2) "Sexually oriented business" has the meaning assigned by Section 243.002, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.208
§ 1095.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3931.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3931 / Section 3931.006
§ 3931.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Family Code § 154.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.003
§ 154.003. MANNER OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The court may order that child support be paid by:

(1) periodic payments;

(2) a lump-sum payment;

(3) an annuity purchase;

(4) the setting aside of property to be administered for the support of the child as specified in the order;

(5) pension, retirement, or other employee benefits in accordance with an enforceable qualified domestic relations order or similar order under Subchapter J, Chapter 157; or

(6) any combination of periodic payments, lump-sum payments, annuity purchases, or setting aside of property.
Tex. Education Code § 56.0852 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.0852
§ 56.0852. PROGRAM NAME.
Status: in_force

The student financial assistance program authorized by this subchapter is the Texas Working Off-Campus: Reinforcing Knowledge and Skills (WORKS) Internship Program.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 73.024 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 73 / Section 73.024
§ 73.024. APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW, OPEN RECORDS LAW, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE LAW TO ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The advisory committee is subject to the requirements of the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code, the open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code, and Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 158.056 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 158 / Section 158.056
§ 158.056. APPROVAL OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall approve an application for registration under this chapter on the applicant's payment of the required fees and the commissioner's approval of the surety bond.
Tex. Water Code § 63.036 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.036
§ 63.036. CONDUCT OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court shall create and define, by order, the voting precincts in the district and shall name convenient polling places in the precincts. It shall appoint the judges and other necessary election officials and shall hold the election at the earliest legal time.
Tex. Election Code § 43.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 43 / Section 43.005
§ 43.005.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.005. DESIGNATION OF LOCATION: CERTAIN SPECIAL ELECTIONS. The authority establishing election precincts under Section 42.062 shall designate the location of the polling place for each precinct.