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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3803.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3803 / Section 3803.004
§ 3803.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the greater Greenspoint area to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty; and

(4) eliminate unemployment and underemployment and develop or expand transportation and commerce by providing or by participating with other entities and educational institutions in establishing, equipping, financing, and operating workforce development, workforce education, and job training opportunities.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Education Code § 107.101 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 107 / Section 107.101
§ 107.101. TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Texas Woman's University is a woman-focused general academic teaching institution located in the city of Denton.

(b) The university is under the management and control of the board of regents.
Tex. Education Code § 59.04 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 59 / Section 59.04
§ 59.04. PURCHASE OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

Each board may purchase health care liability insurance from an insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state as it considers necessary to carry out the purpose of this subchapter.
Tex. Penal Code § 21.19 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 21 / Section 21.19
§ 21.19. UNLAWFUL ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT VISUAL MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "intimate parts," "sexual conduct," and "visual material" have the meanings assigned by Section 21.16.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly transmits by electronic means visual material that:

(1) depicts:

(A) any person engaging in sexual conduct or with the person's intimate parts exposed; or

(B) covered genitals of a male person that are in a discernibly turgid state; and

(2) is not sent at the request of or with the express consent of the recipient.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) 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.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.461 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.461
§ 521.461. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates a provision of this chapter for which a specific penalty is not provided commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.068 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.068
§ 53.068. PRODUCTION REPORT AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each payment shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the lessee or his authorized agent indicating:

(1) the amount of minerals produced and marketed during the month;

(2) the person to whom the minerals were sold; and

(3) the selling price for the minerals as shown by copies of the smelter, mint, mill, refinery, or other returns or documents attached to the affidavit.

(b) Books, accounts, weights, wage contracts, correspondence, and other documents or papers relating to production under this subchapter are open at all times to inspection by the commissioner or his authorized representatives.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.204
§ 1013.204. MATURITY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920A / Section 7920A.0401
§ 7920A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7920A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.111 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.111
§ 154.111. PERMIT YEAR; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit required by this chapter expires on the last day of February of each year, except that the retailer's permit required by Section 154.101 expires on the last day of May of each even-numbered year.

(b) An application for a permit required by this chapter must be accompanied by a fee of:

(1) $300 for a bonded agent's permit;

(1-a) $300 for an interstate warehouse's permit;

(2) $300 for a distributor's permit;

(3) $200 for a wholesaler's permit;

(4) $15 for each permit for a vehicle if the applicant is also applying for a permit as a bonded agent, distributor, or wholesaler or has received a current permit from the comptroller under Sections 154.101 and 154.110; and

(5) $180 for a retailer's permit.

(c) A fee is not required for an export warehouse permit.

(d) For a new or renewal permit required by Section 154.101, the comptroller shall prorate the fee according to the number of months remaining during the calendar year that the permit is to be in effect.

(e) A person who does not obtain a permit each year in a timely manner must pay a fee of $50 in addition to the application fee for the permit.

(f) If at the date of issuance a permit will expire within three months, the comptroller may collect the prorated permit fee or the fee for the current year and, with the consent of the permit holder, may collect the fee for the next permit year and issue a permit or permits for both periods, as applicable.

(g) A person issued a permit for a place of business that permanently closes before the permit expiration date is not entitled to a refund of the permit fee.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.097 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.097
§ 52.097. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) No injunction may be granted against the board, its agents, or persons with whom it has contracted, to restrain the board from enforcing its orders or contracts or from carrying out any development that has begun or was contemplated by the board until notice is given to the board and its agents or the contracting parties and a hearing is held.

(b) Before an injunction or restraining order is issued or becomes effective, the court shall require the complaining party to execute a bond payable to the governor with good and sufficient sureties authorized to do business in this state in an amount determined by the court to be sufficient to protect the state from loss from drainage of the riverbed or channel, of lease or bonus or consideration, or from any other reason. In determining the amount of the bond, the court shall consider the probable and possible loss to the state by granting the injunction.

(c) The attorney general shall bring suit on the bond to recover any loss to the state caused by the suit for injunction.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.152
§ 258.152. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

Rules adopted by the board under this subchapter do not apply to:

(1) the regional injection of an anesthetic to reduce or eliminate sensation, especially pain, in one part of the body; or

(2) the administration of anxiolytics and analgesics that are not being used in conjunction with the administration of nitrous oxide and that are administered in doses that do not have the probability of placing the dental patient at risk for loss of the dental patient's life-preserving protective reflexes.
Tex. Government Code § 44.146 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.146
§ 44.146. COMAL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Comal County must meet the following qualifications:

(1) be at least 30 years old;

(2) have been a practicing attorney in this state for at least five years; and

(3) be a resident of Comal County.

(b) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Comal County that are conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.

(d) The criminal district attorney shall, with the approval of the commissioners court, appoint an assistant district attorney and other personnel necessary to the proper performance of the district attorney's duties. The commissioners court shall pay the salaries of the staff and necessary operating expenses of the office from county funds.

(e) The criminal district attorney shall, with the advice and consent of the commissioners court, designate one or more individuals to act as assistant criminal district attorney with exclusive responsibility for assisting the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.403
§ 21.403. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not issue bonds until the issuance is approved by a majority of voters voting in the district at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election. The order calling the election must state:

(1) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the amount of bonds to be authorized; and

(4) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) At an election to authorize bonds, the ballot must be printed to provide for voting for or against the issuance of bonds and the imposition of property taxes for payment of the bonds.

(d) If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the issuance of the bonds, the bonds may be issued by the board. If a majority of the votes cast at the election do not favor issuance of the bonds, the bonds may not be issued.
Tex. Family Code § 263.604 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.604
§ 263.604. GUARDIAN'S CONSENT TO EXTENDED JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A guardian appointed for a young adult may request that the court extend the court's jurisdiction over the young adult.

(b) A court that extends its jurisdiction over a young adult for whom a guardian is appointed may not issue an order that conflicts with an order entered by the probate court that has jurisdiction over the guardianship proceeding.
Tex. Occupations Code § 152.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 152 / Section 152.052
§ 152.052. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall administer and enforce this subtitle under the supervision and at the direction of the board.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 103.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 103 / Section 103.05
§ 103.05. REPORT OF SEIZURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer who makes a seizure under Section 103.03 of this code shall make a report in triplicate which lists each item seized and the place and name of the owner, operator, or other person from whom it is seized. One copy of the report shall be verified by oath.

(b) The verified copy shall be retained in the permanent files of the commission or other agency making the seizure. The copy is subject to inspection by any member of the legislature or by any authorized law enforcement agency of the state.

(c) One copy of the report shall be delivered to the person from whom the seizure is made.

(d) A peace officer who makes a false report of the property seized commits a felony punishable by confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than two years and not more than five years.

(e) A peace officer who fails to file the reports of a seizure as required by this section commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $100 or by confinement in jail for not less than 10 nor more than 90 days or by both. The commission shall insure that the reports are made by peace officers.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.262 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.262
§ 370.262. MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 551, Government Code, does not prohibit any open or closed meeting of the board, a committee of the board, or the staff, or any combination of the board or staff, from being held by telephone conference call. The board may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call subject to the requirements of Sections 551.125(c)-(f), Government Code, but is not subject to the requirements of Subsection (b) of that section.

(b) A telephone conference call meeting is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other meetings.

(c) Notice of a telephone conference call meeting that by law must be open to the public must specify the location of the meeting. The location must be a conference room of the authority or other facility in a county of the authority that is accessible to the public.

(d) Each part of the telephone conference call meeting that by law must be open to the public shall be audible to the public at the location specified in the notice and shall be tape-recorded or documented by written minutes. On conclusion of the meeting, the tape recording or the written minutes of the meeting shall be made available to the public.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 291.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 291 / Section 291.101
§ 291.101. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year, the commissioners court of a county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter shall hold a public hearing on the amounts of any mandatory payments that the commissioners court intends to require during the year and how the revenue derived from those payments is to be spent.

(b) Not later than the fifth day before the date of the hearing required under Subsection (a), the commissioners court of the county shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(c) A representative of a paying hospital is entitled to appear at the time and place designated in the public notice and to be heard regarding any matter related to the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.654 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.654
§ 356.654.
Status: in_force

Sec. 356.654. EXCEPTION: BEST INTEREST OF ESTATE. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the personal representative of an estate, including an independent administrator, may purchase estate property on the court's determination that the sale is in the estate's best interest.

(b) Before purchasing estate property as authorized by Subsection (a), the personal representative shall give notice of the purchase by a qualified delivery method, unless the court requires another form of notice, to:

(1) each distributee of the estate; and

(2) each creditor whose claim remains unsettled after being presented within six months of the date letters testamentary or of administration are originally granted.

(c) The court may require additional notice or allow for the waiver of the notice required for a sale made under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 109.156 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.156
§ 109.156. REJECTION OF BIDS; WITHDRAWAL OF LAND.
Status: in_force

The board may reject any and all bids and may withdraw any land advertised for lease.
Tex. Education Code § 56.301 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.301
§ 56.301. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(2) "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution or a medical and dental unit that offers one or more undergraduate degree or certification programs. The term does not include a public state college.

(3) "General academic teaching institution," "institution of higher education," "medical and dental unit," "public junior college," "public state college," and "public technical institute" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.0101 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0101
§ 42.0101. DIGITAL TAGS; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may develop and implement a program for the issuance of digital tags for animals, including birds, to holders of hunting licenses authorizing the taking of those animals.

(b) A program developed under this section may include:

(1) providing for the issuance of digital tags to the holder of a hunting license;

(2) allowing a person using a digital tag to create a digital record at the time of the taking of an animal that includes information required by the department;

(3) requiring a person using a digital tag to create the digital record described by Subdivision (2) as soon as possible after the taking of the animal; and

(4) requiring a person using a digital tag to retain in the person's possession documentation of the digital record described by Subdivision (2) at all times before the carcass is finally processed.

(c) Unless the context requires otherwise, a reference under this code to a tag includes a digital tag issued under a program developed under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.1931 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.1931
§ 502.1931. DISPUTED PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD OR DEBIT CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A county assessor-collector who receives from any person a payment by credit card or debit card for a registration fee for a registration year that has not ended that is returned unpaid because the payment by the credit card or debit card has been disputed by the credit card or debit card company shall certify the fact to the sheriff or a constable or highway patrol officer in the county after attempts to contact the person fail to result in the collection of payment. The certification must be made before the 30th day after the date the assessor-collector is made aware that the credit card or debit card payment has been disputed and:

(1) be under the assessor-collector's official seal;

(2) include the name and address of the person who authorized the credit card or debit card payment;

(3) include the license plate number and make of the vehicle;

(4) be accompanied by evidence from the credit card or debit card company that the company has determined that it will not make payment on the disputed credit card or debit card charge; and

(5) be accompanied by documentation of any attempt to contact the person and collect payment.

(b) On receiving a complaint under Subsection (a) from the county assessor-collector, the sheriff, constable, or highway patrol officer shall find the person who authorized the credit card or debit card payment, if the person is in the county, and demand immediate redemption of payment from the person. If the person fails or refuses to redeem the payment, the sheriff, constable, or highway patrol officer shall:

(1) seize and remove the license plates and registration insignia from the vehicle; and

(2) return the license plates and registration insignia to the assessor-collector.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.252
§ 51.252. COMPLAINTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the department. The department shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The department shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the department. The file must include:

(1) except for a complaint described by Subsection (b-1), the name of the person who filed the complaint;

(2) the date the complaint is received by the department;

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;

(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(6) an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the department closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.

(b-1) The department may accept, but is not required to investigate, a complaint that lacks sufficient information to identify the source or the name of the person who filed the complaint.

(b-2) The department shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The department shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 1.25(7), eff. September 1, 2021.

(e) The department may contract with a qualified individual, including an advisory board member unless otherwise prohibited by law, to assist the department with reviewing or investigating complaints filed with the department. Except for an act of the individual involving fraud, conspiracy, or malice, an individual with whom the department contracts under this subsection is immune from liability and may not be subject to a suit for damages for any act arising from the performance of the individual's duties in:

(1) participating in an informal conference to determine the facts of a complaint;

(2) evaluating evidence in a complaint and offering an expert opinion or technical guidance on an alleged violation of:

(A) a law establishing a regulatory program administered by the department; or

(B) a rule adopted or order issued by the executive director or commission;

(3) testifying at a hearing regarding a complaint; or

(4) making an evaluation, report, or recommendation regarding a complaint.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.205
§ 454.205. FOREIGN-TRAINED APPLICANTS.
Status: repealed

(a) To obtain a license under this chapter, an applicant who is foreign-trained must satisfy the examination requirements and complete academic and supervised field work requirements substantially equivalent to those under Section 454.203.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 4.22(1), eff. September 1, 2017.