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Tex. Transportation Code § 257.024 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.024
§ 257.024. EXCLUDING REAL PROPERTY FROM ROAD DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the commissioners court orders an election to authorize bonds for a road district, the commissioners court, on its own motion or on receipt of a written petition from a property owner seeking to exclude the property owner's real property from the district, may hold a hearing on the question of excluding specified real property from the district.

(b) If the commissioners court determines that a hearing should be held, the court shall give notice of the time and place of the hearing in the manner provided for notice of a hearing for the creation of a road district.

(c) The court shall exclude real property from the district if:

(1) the retention of the real property in the district's taxing jurisdiction would:

(A) be arbitrary and unnecessary to protect the public welfare;

(B) impair the value of the real property; and

(C) arbitrarily impose a confiscatory burden on the real property;

(2) the retention of the real property in the district and the extension to it of the benefits, service, or protection of the district's roads would create an undue and uneconomical burden on the remainder of the district; or

(3) the real property cannot be benefited by the district's proposed improvements.

(d) If, after considering the engineering information and other evidence presented at the hearing, the commissioners court determines that a ground for exclusion of the real property exists, the court shall enter an order:

(1) excluding the real property from the road district; and

(2) redefining the boundaries of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.107
§ 3899.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 301.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 301 / Section 301.105
§ 301.105. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

In accordance with the procedure provided by this subchapter, a person who accepts a political contribution or makes a political expenditure in violation of this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000. For purposes of this section, each contribution accepted and each expenditure made in violation of this subchapter is a separate violation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.035 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.035
§ 501.035. TITLE FOR FORMER MILITARY VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall issue a title for a former military vehicle if all requirements for issuance of a title are met.

(b) In this section, "former military vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.103
§ 1018.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 506.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.005
§ 506.005. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

A person who violates Section 506.003 is liable to the individual who is the subject of the covered information for statutory damages in an amount of not less than $25 or more than $500 for each violation, not to exceed a total amount of $150,000.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 101A.156 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.156
§ 101A.156. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall administer the Options for Independent Living program through grants to area agencies on aging.

(b) Area agencies on aging shall maintain their service provision levels in effect on September 1, 1989, independent of the Options for Independent Living program. Funds made available under this program may not be used to supplant service funds for services provided on September 1, 1989.

(c) An area agency on aging that receives funds under this section shall ensure the availability of the services for which the funds were granted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.064
§ 1014.064. RETIREMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with this state or the federal government to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of the district's employees.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.04
§ 201.04. TAX ON VINOUS LIQUOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax is imposed on the first sale of vinous liquor that does not contain over 14 percent of alcohol by volume at the rate of 20.4 cents per gallon.

(b) A tax is imposed on vinous liquor that contains more than 14 percent of alcohol by volume at the rate of 40.8 cents per gallon.

(c) A tax is imposed on artificially carbonated and natural sparkling vinous liquor at the rate of 51.6 cents per gallon.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.041 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.041
§ 71.041. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Florist" means a person who maintains, grows, raises, or buys and offers for sale or lease for profit florist items.

(2) "Florist item" means a cut flower, potted plant, blooming plant, inside foliage plant, bedding plant, corsage flower, cut foliage, floral decoration, or live decorative material.

(3) "Nursery product" includes a tree, shrub, vine, cutting, graft, scion, grass, bulb, or bud that is grown for, kept for, or is capable of, propagation and distribution for sale or lease.

(4) "Nursery grower" means a person who grows more than 50 percent of the nursery products or florist items that the person either sells or leases, regardless of the variety sold, leased, or grown.

(5) "Nursery stock weather protection unit" means a plant cover consisting of a series of removable, portable metal hoops, covered by nonreusable plastic sheeting, shade cloth, or other similar removable material, used exclusively for protecting nursery products from weather elements. A nursery stock weather protection unit is an implement of husbandry for all purposes, including Article VIII, Section 19a, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 74.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.101
§ 74.101. COURT COORDINATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The local administrative judge and each district or statutory county court judge may establish a court coordinator system and appoint a court coordinator for his court to improve justice and expedite the processing of cases through the courts.

(b) Each court coordinator serves at the pleasure of the judge who appointed him.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9032.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9032 / Section 9032.108
§ 9032.108. ABSENCE OR INACTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

When the board president is absent or fails or declines to act, the board vice president shall perform all duties and exercise all power this chapter gives the president.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.102
§ 3901.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using 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 under Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) An improvement project described by Subsection (a) may be located inside or outside the district.
Tex. Family Code § 107.308 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.308
§ 107.308. FUNDING OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A program is entitled to receive money for personnel costs and expenses incurred in amounts set by the commissioners court and paid out of the appropriate county fund or jointly fixed by the commissioners courts and proportionately paid out of each appropriate county fund if the program serves more than one county.

(b) An attorney appointed under the program is entitled to reasonable fees as provided by Section 107.015.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 261.053 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 261 / Section 261.053
§ 261.053. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not serve as independent ombudsman or as an assistant to the independent ombudsman if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the department;

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, any interest in a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the department; or

(3) uses or receives any amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the department.

(b) A person may not serve as independent ombudsman or as an assistant to the independent ombudsman if the person or the person's spouse is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the department.

(c) A person may not serve as independent ombudsman or as an assistant to the independent ombudsman if the person or the person's spouse is an officer, employee, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of criminal or juvenile justice.

(d) For the purposes of this section, a Texas trade association is a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8027.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8027 / Section 8027.0201
§ 8027.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8027.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.055 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.055
§ 41.055. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

The board shall fill any vacancy on the board by appointment for the unexpired term.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.122 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.122
§ 152.122. ALLOCATION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall deposit the funds received under Section 152.121 of this code as follows:

(1) 1/4 to the credit of the foundation school fund; and

(2) the remaining funds to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.074 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.074
§ 501.074. PURCHASING.
Status: in_force

A corporation may use the reverse auction procedure defined by Section 2155.062(d), Government Code, for purchasing.
Tex. Property Code § 24B.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 24B / Section 24B.003
§ 24B.003. VERIFICATION OF COMPLAINT; SERVICE OF NOTICE TO IMMEDIATELY VACATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A sheriff or constable who receives a complaint under Section 24B.002 shall verify that the complainant is:

(1) the record owner of the property that is the subject of the complaint or the owner's agent; and

(2) otherwise entitled to the relief sought in the complaint.

(b) On verifying the complaint under Subsection (a), the sheriff or constable shall without delay:

(1) serve notice to immediately vacate on the person occupying the dwelling without the owner's consent; and

(2) put the owner in possession of the dwelling.

(c) Service of notice to immediately vacate may be accomplished by:

(1) hand delivery to an occupant of the dwelling; or

(2) affixing the notice to the front door or entrance of the dwelling.

(d) A sheriff or constable serving notice to immediately vacate under this section shall attempt to verify the identity of each person occupying the dwelling and note each identity on the return of service.

(e) A sheriff or constable serving notice to immediately vacate under this section may arrest any person found in the dwelling for an outstanding warrant or for trespass or any other offense for which probable cause exists.

(f) A sheriff or constable who serves a notice to immediately vacate under this section is entitled to receive from the complainant a fee in an amount equal to the amount the sheriff or constable would receive for executing a writ of possession.

(g) After the service of notice to immediately vacate by the sheriff or constable under Subsection (b), the property owner or owner's agent may request that the sheriff or constable remain on the property to keep the peace while the owner or owner's agent:

(1) changes any locks; and

(2) removes any personal property of an occupant from the dwelling and places the personal property at or near the property line of the owner's property.

(h) If a request described by Subsection (g) is made, the sheriff or constable may charge the person making the request a reasonable hourly rate set by the sheriff or constable for remaining on the property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 284.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 284 / Section 284.031
§ 284.031. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital district created in accordance with Article IX, Section 9, of the Texas Constitution may issue revenue bonds to:

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

(2) acquire sites for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital district may refund revenue bonds previously issued for the purposes specified by Subsection (a).

(c) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of district revenues from operation of a hospital. The bonds may also be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of the district's property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in accordance with Sections 264.042-264.047(a), 264.048, and 264.049, and with the effect specified by Section 264.050.
Tex. Local Government Code § 372.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 372 / Section 372.012
§ 372.012. AREA OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The area of a public improvement district to be assessed according to the findings of the governing body of the municipality or county may be less than the area described in the proposed boundaries stated by the notice under Section 372.009. The area to be assessed may not include property not described by the notice as being within the proposed boundaries of the district unless a hearing is held to include the property and notice for the hearing is given in the same manner as notice under Section 372.009.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.006
§ 1077.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.45 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.45
§ 53A.45. TRANSACTIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND PERSONS.
Status: in_force

The authority may borrow money and accept grants from, and enter into contracts, leases, or other transactions with the United States, the State of Texas, any municipal corporation in the state, and any public or private person or corporation resident or authorized to do business in the state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 563.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 563 / Section 563.051
§ 563.051. GENERAL DELEGATION OF ADMINISTRATION AND PROVISION OF DANGEROUS DRUGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician may delegate to any qualified and properly trained person acting under the physician's supervision the act of administering or providing dangerous drugs in the physician's office, as ordered by the physician, that are used or required to meet the immediate needs of the physician's patients. The administration or provision of the dangerous drugs must be performed in compliance with laws relating to the practice of medicine and state and federal laws relating to those dangerous drugs.

(b) A physician may also delegate to any qualified and properly trained person acting under the physician's supervision the act of administering or providing dangerous drugs through a facility licensed by the board, as ordered by the physician, that are used or required to meet the needs of the physician's patients. The administration of those dangerous drugs must be in compliance with laws relating to the practice of medicine, professional nursing, and pharmacy and state and federal drug laws. The provision of those dangerous drugs must be in compliance with:

(1) laws relating to the practice of medicine, professional nursing, and pharmacy;

(2) state and federal drug laws; and

(3) rules adopted by the board.

(c) The administration or provision of the drugs may be delegated through a physician's order, a standing medical order, a standing delegation order, or another order defined by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.

(d) This section does not authorize a physician or a person acting under the supervision of a physician to keep a pharmacy, advertised or otherwise, for the retail sale of dangerous drugs, other than as authorized under Section 158.003, without complying with the applicable laws relating to the dangerous drugs.

(e) A practitioner may designate a licensed vocational nurse or a person having education equivalent to or greater than that required for a licensed vocational nurse to communicate the prescriptions of an advanced practice nurse or physician assistant authorized by the practitioner to sign prescription drug orders under Subchapter B, Chapter 157.
Tex. Finance Code § 306.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 306 / Section 306.007
§ 306.007. GUARANTY, ASSUMPTION, PAYMENT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

With respect to a commercial loan, an obligor may be required to assume, pay, or provide a guaranty of another person's existing or future obligation as a condition of the obligor's own use, forbearance, or detention of money. The amount of the other person's obligation required to be assumed, paid, or guaranteed does not constitute interest with respect to any obligation of the obligor.
Tex. Education Code § 51.303 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.303
§ 51.303. ELECTIVE COURSES IN DACTYLOLOGY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "dactylology" means the art of communicating ideas by signs made with the fingers, as in the manual alphabets of deaf-mutes.

(b) Any state college or university offering a fully accredited program for teachers of the deaf may offer a three-hour elective course in dactylology.

(c) American Sign Language is recognized as a language, and any state institute of higher education may offer an elective course in American Sign Language. A student is entitled to count credit received for a course in American Sign Language toward satisfaction of a foreign language requirement of the institution of higher education where it is offered.
Tex. Tax Code § 158.051 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 158 / Section 158.051
§ 158.051. TAX IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

A tax is imposed on the initial sale in this state of every new manufactured home at the rate of five percent of the amount of the sales price determined as provided by Section 158.052 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0504 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0504
§ 532.0504.
Status: in_force

Sec. 532.0504. CASE MANAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN PROGRAM: PROVIDER TRAINING. The commission shall require that each provider of program services complete training prescribed by the commission. The training must be trauma-informed and include instruction on:

(1) social services provided by this state and local governments in this state;

(2) community assistance programs, including programs providing:

(A) nutrition and housing assistance;

(B) counseling and parenting services;

(C) substance use disorder treatment; and

(D) domestic violence assistance and shelter;

(3) domestic violence and coercive control dynamics;

(4) methods for explaining and eliciting an eligible recipient's informed consent to receive:

(A) program services screening; and

(B) any services that may be offered as a result of the screening; and

(5) procedures for:

(A) an eligible recipient to:

(i) decline program services screening; or

(ii) withdraw consent for offered services; and

(B) ensuring that the recipient is not subject to any retaliatory action for declining or discontinuing any screenings or services.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 64.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 64 / Section 64.005
§ 64.005. ARBITRATION BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Seed and Plant Board, as constituted under Section 62.002 of this code, is the board of arbitration for complaints filed under this chapter.

(b) As a board of arbitration, the State Seed and Plant Board shall conduct arbitration as provided by this chapter. The arbitration board may be called into session by the commissioner or the chairman of the State Seed and Plant Board to consider matters referred to the arbitration board by the commissioner or the chairman.

(c) The State Seed and Plant Board shall also be given the authority to hire an outside arbitrator who is not an employee of the Department of Agriculture or a member of the arbitration board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.310 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.310
§ 463.310. CONDUCT OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The interim executive committee shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election separately with respect to each county.
Tex. Government Code § 311.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 311 / Section 311.015
§ 311.015. REFERENCE TO A SERIES.
Status: in_force

If a statute refers to a series of numbers or letters, the first and last numbers or letters are included.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.354 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.354
§ 347.354. ACCRUAL OF INTEREST ON ACCELERATION.
Status: in_force

If payment of a debt is accelerated, interest accrues on the amount owed under the credit transaction, including expenses authorized under Section 347.307 that are incurred, at a rate equal to the rate applicable to the credit transaction at the time of the acceleration.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.205
§ 1101.205. COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION OF CERTIFICATE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

The commission shall investigate a signed complaint received by the commission that relates to an act of a certificate holder or a person required to hold a certificate under Subchapter K. Section 1101.204 applies to an investigation under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8267.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8267 / Section 8267.0105
§ 8267.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.