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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.021 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.021
§ 62.021. SALE OR PURCHASE OF CERTAIN GAME.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), no person may sell, offer for sale, purchase, offer to purchase, or possess after purchase a wild bird, game bird, or game animal, dead or alive, or part of the bird or animal.

(b) This section applies only to a bird or animal protected by this code without regard to whether the bird or animal is taken or killed in this state.

(c) This section does not prohibit the sale of:

(1) a live game animal, a dead or live game bird, or the feathers of a game bird if the sale is conducted under authority of a license or permit issued under this code; or

(2) the following inedible parts:

(A) an inedible part, including the feathers, bones, or feet, of a game bird other than a migratory game bird that was lawfully taken or is lawfully possessed;

(B) the hair, hide, antlers, bones, horns, skull, hooves, or sinew, as applicable, of a deer, pronghorn antelope, desert bighorn sheep, collared peccary or javelina, red squirrel, or gray squirrel; or

(C) the feathers of a migratory game bird in accordance with federal law.
Tex. Government Code § 4004.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.301
§ 4004.301. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to an investment adviser or investment adviser representative who is exempt from registration under this title or by board rule.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.402
§ 1901.402. INJUNCTION AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director may bring an action to enjoin a person from violating this chapter.

(b) The executive director may enforce by injunction or other appropriate remedy in a court any rule, decision, determination, or order adopted or entered under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 854.405 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.405
§ 854.405. OPTIONAL OCCUPATIONAL DISABILITY BENEFITS PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) This section and Sections 854.406, 854.407, 854.408, 854.409, and 854.410, providing for an occupational disability benefits program, apply to municipalities having a participation date in the retirement system after August 31, 1987. The governing body of any municipality having an earlier effective date of participation may by ordinance adopt the provisions of this section and Sections 854.406, 854.407, 854.408, 854.409, and 854.410 in lieu of the disability program provided for under Subchapter D.

(b) A governing body may not adopt an ordinance under this section unless the actuary first determines, on the basis of mortality and other tables adopted by the board of trustees, that all obligations of the municipality to the benefit accumulation fund, including obligations proposed under the ordinance, can be funded by the municipality within its maximum contribution rate and within its amortization period.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 102.154 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 102 / Section 102.154
§ 102.154. MARKETING AGREEMENTS AND LICENSES.
Status: in_force

In accordance with this subchapter, the department may execute marketing agreements and issue licenses to persons engaged in intrastate commerce transactions in the marketing, processing, packing, shipping, handling, or distributing of citrus fruit.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.107 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.107
§ 251.107. DUTY TO PARTICIPATE IN NOTIFICATION CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Each operator of a Class A underground facility, including a political subdivision of this state, shall participate in a notification center as a condition of doing business in this state.

(b) Each operator of a Class A underground facility shall provide to the notification center:

(1) maps or grid locations or other identifiers determined by the operator indicating the location of the operator's underground facilities;

(2) the name and telephone number of a contact person or persons; and

(3) at least quarterly but, if possible, as those changes occur, information relating to each change in the operator's maps or grid locations or other identifiers or in the person or persons designated as the operator's contact person or persons.

(c) The notification center may not require an operator to conduct a survey of the operator's underground facilities or alter the operator's existing signage.

(d) A notification center may not disseminate, make available, or otherwise distribute maps or information provided by an operator unless that action is necessary to perform the notification center's specific obligations under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.019 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.019
§ 242.019. GUARDIANSHIP ORDERS.
Status: in_force

An institution shall make a reasonable effort to request a copy of any court order appointing a guardian of a resident or a resident's estate from the resident's nearest relative or the person responsible for the resident's support. An institution that receives a copy of a court order appointing a guardian of a resident or a resident's estate shall maintain a copy of the court order in the resident's medical records.
Tex. Water Code § 60.117 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.117
§ 60.117. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Bonds authorized and issued under this subchapter are legal and authorized investments for life insurance companies authorized to do business in Texas.
Tex. Estates Code § 114.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 114 / Section 114.001
§ 114.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Real Property Transfer on Death Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907 / Section 7907.105
§ 7907.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) Section 54.016(f), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.014 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.014
§ 91.014. PETITION TO RESTRAIN WASTE.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other penalties, a district judge, in term time or vacation time, shall hear and determine any petition that is filed to restrain the waste of gas in violation of this subchapter and may issue mandatory or restraining orders that in his judgment are necessary.

(b) The petition may be filed by any citizen of this state and does not have to allege further financial interest of the petitioner in the state's natural resources than that possessed in common with all citizens of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.154
§ 3883.154. FINANCING OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM OR PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, or grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring or operating a public transit system or public parking facilities.

(b) The district may:

(1) set, charge, impose, and collect fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the district's public transit system or parking facilities; and

(2) issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of the district's public transit system or parking facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8176.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8176 / Section 8176.002
§ 8176.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Fort Bend County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0703 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0703
§ 3984.0703. TAX AUTHORIZED; USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax for any purpose described by Section 351.101 or 352.101, Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.061
§ 1112.061. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.301 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.301
§ 202.301.
Status: in_force

Sec. 202.301. DELINQUENT TAXES: PENALTY. (a) A person who fails to pay the tax imposed by this chapter when due forfeits five percent of the amount due as a penalty, and if the person fails to pay the tax within 30 days after the day on which the tax is due, the person forfeits an additional five percent.

(b) The minimum penalty under this section is $1.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), a person is not subject to a penalty under Subsection (a) if:

(1) the delinquent tax results from the person's filing of an amended report with the comptroller for a timely filed original report under Section 202.201 or 202.202;

(2) the person timely paid the full amount of tax due as indicated in the original report;

(3) the amount of additional tax due as a result of all amended reports for the original report does not exceed 25 percent of the tax due as indicated in the original report;

(4) the person resolves all errors identified by the comptroller on the amended or original report that could affect the amount of tax due on that report not later than the 60th day after the date on which the amended or original report, as applicable, is filed; and

(5) the person files the amended report not later than the 730th day after the date on which the original report was due and remits the full amount of the additional tax due with the amended report.
Tex. Government Code § 62.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.106
§ 62.106. EXEMPTION FROM JURY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person qualified to serve as a petit juror may establish an exemption from jury service if the person:

(1) is 75 years of age or older;

(2) has legal custody of a child younger than 12 years of age and the person's service on the jury requires leaving the child without adequate supervision;

(3) is a student of a public or private secondary school;

(4) is a person enrolled and in actual attendance at an institution of higher education;

(5) is an officer or an employee of the senate, the house of representatives, or any department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the legislative branch of state government;

(6) is summoned for service in a county with a population of at least 200,000, unless that county uses a jury plan under Section 62.011 and the period authorized under Section 62.011(b)(5) exceeds two years, and the person has served as a petit juror in the county during the 24-month period preceding the date the person is to appear for jury service;

(7) is the primary caretaker of a person who is unable to care for himself or herself;

(8) except as provided by Subsection (b), is summoned for service in a county with a population of at least 250,000 and the person has served as a petit juror in the county during the three-year period preceding the date the person is to appear for jury service; or

(9) is a member of the United States military forces serving on active duty and deployed to a location away from the person's home station and out of the person's county of residence.

(b) Subsection (a)(8) does not apply if the jury wheel in the county has been reconstituted after the date the person served as a petit juror.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.304 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.304
§ 152.304. NATURE OF PARTNER'S LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or Section 152.801(a), all partners are jointly and severally liable for all obligations of the partnership unless otherwise:

(1) agreed by the claimant; or

(2) provided by law.

(b) A person who is admitted as a partner into an existing partnership does not have personal liability under Subsection (a) for an obligation of the partnership that:

(1) arises before the partner's admission to the partnership;

(2) relates to an action taken or omission occurring before the partner's admission to the partnership; or

(3) arises before or after the partner's admission to the partnership under a contract or commitment entered into before the partner's admission.
Tex. Election Code § 501.102 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.102
§ 501.102. ELECTION PRECINCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) County election precincts shall be used for a local option election to be held in an entire county or in a justice precinct.

(b) Election precincts established by the governing body of the municipality for its municipal elections shall be used for a local option election to be held in a municipality. If the governing body has not established precincts for its municipal elections, the commissioners court shall prescribe the election precincts for the local option election under the law governing establishment of precincts for municipal elections.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.109 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.109
§ 43.109. REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may make regulations governing management of wildlife or exotic animals by the use of aircraft under this subchapter.

(b) A proclamation or regulation of the commission adopted under this subchapter may:

(1) prescribe forms and procedures for permit applications;

(2) establish procedures for the management of wildlife or exotic animals by the use of aircraft;

(3) limit the time and the place for which a permit is valid;

(4) prohibit acts; and

(5) require, limit, or prohibit any activity as necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 55.13 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.13
§ 55.13. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of providing funds to acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, and/or equip any property, buildings, structures, activities, services, operations, or other facilities, for and on behalf of its institution or institutions, or any branch or branches thereof, each board may issue its revenue bonds from time to time and in one or more issue or series, to be payable from and secured by liens on and pledges of all or any part of any of the revenue funds of the board and its institution or institutions, or any branch or branches of any of its institutions.

(b) With respect to all institutions the Texas Public Finance Authority shall exercise the authority of a board to issue revenue bonds on behalf of such institution or institutions, or any branch or branches thereof, in the manner provided by this subchapter, including the authority to issue refunding bonds under Section 55.19 of this code. In connection with the issuance of bonds under this chapter, the Texas Public Finance Authority has all of the rights and duties granted or assigned to and is subject to the same conditions as a board under this chapter. This subsection does not apply to The University of Texas System, The Texas A&M University System, or a component of those systems to an institution authorized to issue bonds under Article VII, Section 17, of the Texas Constitution, or to bonds authorized to be issued by any of those systems, components, or institutions.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, with respect to all bonds authorized to be issued by Texas Southern University, the Texas Public Finance Authority shall exercise the authority of a board to issue bonds on behalf of that university, in the manner provided by this subchapter, including the authority to issue refunding bonds under Section 55.19. In connection with the issuance of bonds under this chapter, the Texas Public Finance Authority has all the rights and duties granted or assigned to and is subject to the same conditions as a board under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1802 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1802
§ 54.1802. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to each district court and statutory county court with criminal jurisdiction in this state. If a provision of this subchapter conflicts with a specific provision for a particular district court or statutory county court, the specific provision controls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971A / Section 7971A.0103
§ 7971A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0115
§ 8509.0115. PUBLIC COMMENT POLICY.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any agenda item at board meetings.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.053 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.053
§ 20A.053. MEETING AND ADJOURNMENT.
Status: in_force

The grand jury shall meet and adjourn at times agreed on by a majority of the grand jury, except that the grand jury may not adjourn for more than three consecutive days unless the court consents to the adjournment. With the court's consent, the grand jury may adjourn for a longer period and shall conform the grand jury's adjournments as closely as possible to the court's adjournments.
Tex. Government Code § 81.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.031
§ 81.031. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director and the general counsel of the state bar are subject to Chapter 572.

(b) A person may not serve as a member of the board of directors or as the general counsel to the state bar if the person 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 state bar.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987A / Section 7987A.0102
§ 7987A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.021 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.021
§ 17.021. SERVICE ON CERTAIN NONCORPORATE BUSINESS AGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action against an individual, partnership, or unincorporated association that arises in a county in which the individual, partnership, or association has an office, place of business, or agency for transacting business in this state, citation or other civil process may be served on an agent or clerk employed in the office, place of business, or agency if:

(1) the action grows out of or is connected with the business transacted in this state; and

(2) the individual, partnership, or association:

(A) is not a resident of the county;

(B) is not a resident of this state; or

(C) is a resident of the county but has not been found for service of process.

(b) To serve process on an agent or clerk under Subsection (a)(2)(C), the officer making the return of unexecuted process must certify that after diligent search and inquiry the individual, partnership, or association cannot be found and served. The process in the suit may be served on the agent or clerk in any succeeding term of court.

(c) Service of process on an agent or clerk under this section has the effect of personal service on the principal individual, partnership, or unincorporated association and subjects the principal's nonexempt property to the jurisdiction and judgment of the court.

(d) If service is made under this section, a default judgment may not be rendered in the action before the 21st day after the date of service.

(e) Service of process under this section is in addition to other methods of service.

(f) This section does not affect venue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3924.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3924 / Section 3924.110
§ 3924.110. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Government Code § 411.191 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.191
§ 411.191. REVIEW OF DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATION AS QUALIFIED HANDGUN INSTRUCTOR OR APPROVED ONLINE COURSE PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

The procedures for the review of a denial, revocation, or suspension of a license under Section 411.180 apply to the review of a denial, revocation, or suspension of certification as a qualified handgun instructor or approved online course provider. The notice provisions of this subchapter relating to denial, revocation, or suspension of handgun licenses apply to the proposed denial, revocation, or suspension of a certification of a qualified handgun instructor or approved online course provider or an applicant for certification as a qualified handgun instructor or approved online course provider.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.360 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.360
§ 205.360. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN COMPLAINT DISPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The acupuncture board may delegate to a committee of medical board employees the authority to dismiss or enter into an agreed settlement of a complaint that does not relate directly to patient care or that involves only administrative violations. The disposition determined by the committee must be approved by the acupuncture board at a public meeting.

(b) A complaint delegated under this section shall be referred for informal proceedings under Section 205.3541 if:

(1) the committee of employees determines that the complaint should not be dismissed or settled;

(2) the committee is unable to reach an agreed settlement; or

(3) the affected acupuncturist requests that the complaint be referred for informal proceedings.
Tex. Election Code § 52.075 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.075
§ 52.075. MODIFICATION OF BALLOT FORM FOR CERTAIN VOTING SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may prescribe the form and content of a ballot for an election using a voting system, including an electronic voting system or a voting system that uses direct recording electronic voting machines or ballot marking devices, to conform to the formatting requirements of the system.

(b) In this section, "ballot marking device," "direct recording electronic voting machine," "electronic voting system," and "voting system" have the meanings assigned by Section 121.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3848.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3848 / Section 3848.002
§ 3848.002. HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

8. The Harris County Improvement District No. 8 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.