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Tex. Government Code § 1205.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.042
§ 1205.042. SERVICE OF NOTICE ON ATTORNEY GENERAL; WAIVER OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A copy of the issuer's petition with all attached exhibits and a copy of the order issued under Section 1205.041(a) shall be served on the attorney general before the 20th day before the trial date.

(b) The attorney general may waive the service if the attorney general has been provided a certified copy of the petition, order, and a transcript of each pertinent public security authorization relating to the matters described in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.203
§ 3883.203. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8883.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8883 / Section 8883.102
§ 8883.102. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may pay:

(1) all costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the creation and organization of the district;

(2) legal fees; and

(3) other incidental expenses.

(b) The board may reimburse a person for money advanced for a purpose described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 37.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 37 / Section 37.08
§ 37.08.
Status: in_force

Sec. 37.08. CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION: NOTICE TO IMPORTERS. When a nonresident seller's permit is cancelled or suspended, the commission shall immediately notify in writing all permittees authorized to import liquor into the state.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.056 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.056
§ 151.056. PROPERTY CONSUMED IN CONTRACTS TO IMPROVE REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A contractor is the consumer of tangible personal property furnished by him and incorporated into the property of his customer if the contract between the contractor and his customer contains a lump-sum price covering both the performance of the service and the furnishing of the necessary incidental material.

(b) A contractor is the seller of tangible personal property furnished by him and incorporated into the property of his customer, from whom he shall collect the tax, if the contract between the contractor and his customer contains separate amounts for the performance of the service and for the furnishing of the necessary incidental material. The tax rate is applied to the price of the materials as agreed in the contract or the price of the materials to the contractor, whichever is the greater.

(c) If a contractor has paid the sales tax to his supplier when the tangible personal property is purchased, the contractor may credit the amount of the tax paid to the supplier against the tax imposed as provided in Subsection (b) of this section with respect to a subsequent sale of the property.

(d) In this section, "contractor" means a person who makes an improvement on real estate and who, as a necessary or incidental part of the service, incorporates tangible personal property into the property improved.

(e) This section does not apply to the use or consumption of tangible personal property as a necessary or incidental part of a taxable service.

(f) A contractor is not eligible for the exemption provided by Section 151.318 on items used in the performance of a contract to improve real property.

(g) In this subsection, "ready mix concrete contractor" means a person who manufactures or produces ready mixed concrete for construction purposes and incorporates the ready mixed concrete in the property improved. A ready mix concrete contractor performing a contract must separate and individually invoice the customer for each yard of ready mixed concrete produced and consumed for the improvement of real property and collect and remit the tax imposed under this chapter on the ready mixed concrete produced and consumed. The tax rate is applied to the price of the materials determined by the greater of the invoice price or fair market value of ready mixed concrete incorporated into the project. This subsection does not apply to an invoice submitted by a ready mix concrete contractor for a public works project.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.188 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.188
§ 134.188. DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

It is a defense to a civil or criminal penalty under this chapter that a person allegedly conducting an iron ore or iron ore gravel mining and reclamation operation in violation of this chapter has a written general warranty of ownership of land, separate from any lease, from the person authorizing the operation.
Tex. Water Code § 51.312 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.312
§ 51.312. SUITS FOR DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

Suits for delinquent water assessments or other amounts owed to the district under this subchapter may be brought either in the county in which the district is located or in the county in which the defendant resides. All landowners are personally liable for assessments imposed under Section 51.305(a).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.056 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 88 / Section 88.056
§ 88.056. IDENTIFYING SIGNS.
Status: in_force

Each oil property in this state, each tank owned or controlled by such person to which the property is connected, and each flare to which the property is connected shall be posted at all times with a sign written in the English language with letters at least one inch in height, stating:

(1) the name of the owner of the property;

(2) the operator of the property;

(3) the number of acres contained in the property; and

(4) the name by which the property is commonly known and identified.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.204
§ 54A.204. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To qualify for appointment as an associate judge under this subchapter, a person must:

(1) be a resident of this state and one of the counties the person will serve;

(2) have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least five years;

(3) not have been removed from office by impeachment, by the supreme court, by the governor on address to the legislature, by a tribunal reviewing a recommendation of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, or by the legislature's abolition of the judge's court; and

(4) not have resigned from office after having received notice that formal proceedings by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct had been instituted as provided in Section 33.022 and before final disposition of the proceedings.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.554 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.554
§ 2210.554. VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION OF CERTAIN COVERAGE AND CLAIM DISPUTES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person insured under this chapter may elect to purchase a binding arbitration endorsement in a form prescribed by the commissioner. A person who elects to purchase an endorsement under this section must arbitrate a dispute involving an act, ruling, or decision of the association relating to the payment of, the amount of, or the denial of the claim.

(b) An arbitration under this section shall be conducted in the manner and under rules and deadlines prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8802.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8802 / Section 8802.105
§ 8802.105. CERTAIN WATER USE FEES PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year the board may assess against the City of Austin a water use fee in an amount not to exceed 60 percent of the total funding the district expects to receive for the next fiscal year from water use fees assessed against Austin and other nonexempt users in that year, subject to the computation under Subsection (b).

(b) For purposes of computing water use fees under this section, the district shall estimate the amount of permitted pumpage for the next fiscal year by considering various factors including historical growth rates, future growth rates, the amount of permitted pumpage, historical permitted pumpage, and any pending applications for permitted pumpage. The district shall use the estimated amount of permitted pumpage and its water use fee rate to compute the water use fee to be assessed against the City of Austin for the district's next fiscal year. The district shall compute the water use fee assessed against the City of Austin at a rate of 17 cents per thousand gallons for the total amount of water permitted for any nonagricultural purpose, regardless of the rate actually imposed on or remitted by the permittee.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.075 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.075
§ 201.075. SUMMARY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may summarily suspend, without a hearing, the permit of a permittee who fails to file a report or return or to make a tax payment required by this subchapter. Chapter 2001, Government Code does not apply to the commission in the enforcement and administration of this section.

(b) A suspension under this section takes effect on the third day after the date the notice of suspension is given. The notice shall be given to the permittee or the permittee's agent or employee by registered or certified mail if not given in person.

(c) The commission shall terminate a suspension made under this section when the permittee files all required returns and makes all required tax payments that are due.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.215 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.215
§ 4.215. FINAL PAYMENT OF ITEM BY PAYOR BANK; WHEN PROVISIONAL DEBITS AND CREDITS BECOME FINAL; WHEN CERTAIN CREDITS BECOME AVAILABLE FOR WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An item is finally paid by a payor bank when the bank has first done any of the following:

(1) paid the item in cash;

(2) settled for the item without having a right to revoke the settlement under statute, clearing-house rule, or agreement; or

(3) made a provisional settlement for the item and failed to revoke the settlement in the time and manner permitted by statute, clearing-house rule, or agreement.

(b) If provisional settlement for an item does not become final, the item is not finally paid.

(c) If provisional settlement for an item between the presenting and payor banks is made through a clearing house or by debits or credits in an account between them, then to the extent that provisional debits or credits for the item are entered in accounts between the presenting and payor banks or between the presenting and successive prior collecting banks seriatim, they become final upon final payment of the item by the payor bank.

(d) If a collecting bank receives a settlement for an item that is or becomes final, the bank is accountable to its customer for the amount of the item, and any provisional credit given for the item in an account with its customer becomes final.

(e) Subject to (i) applicable law stating a time for availability of funds, and (ii) any right of the bank to apply the credit to an obligation of the customer, credit given by a bank for an item in a customer's account becomes available for withdrawal as of right if the bank:

(1) has received a provisional settlement for the item,--when the settlement becomes final and the bank has had a reasonable time to receive return of the item and the item has not been received within that time; or

(2) is both the depositary bank and the payor bank, and the item is finally paid,--at the opening of the bank's second banking day following receipt of the item.

(f) Subject to applicable law stating a time for availability of funds and any right of a bank to apply a deposit to an obligation of the depositor, a deposit of money becomes available for withdrawal as of right at the opening of the bank's next banking day after receipt of the deposit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1801.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1801 / Section 1801.154
§ 1801.154. CONSIGNOR'S REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a commission merchant fails to comply with a provision of Subchapter C, except Section 1801.103(a), (c), or (d), the commission merchant and the surety company or sureties required by Section 1801.052 are:

(1) liable for all actual damages incurred by the consignor resulting from the failure; and

(2) subject to a penalty of not less than $100 or more than $500.

(b) The consignor may recover the damages and penalty by filing suit for the actual damages and penalty.
Tex. Government Code § 1434.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1434 / Section 1434.002
§ 1434.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agreement" includes a lease, contract, or lease-purchase agreement.

(2) "Institution of higher education" means:

(A) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior college; or

(B) a private, nonprofit institution of higher education that is accredited by the recognized accrediting agency and is located and authorized to operate in this state, other than a private institution of higher education operated exclusively for sectarian purposes.

(3) "Public security" has the meaning assigned by Section 1201.002.

(4) "Recognized accrediting agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 3.51-5 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 3 / Section 3.51-5
§ 3.51-5. PAYMENTS OF GROUP LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES OF THE TEXAS CENTRAL EDUCATION AGENCY, THE TEXAS REHABILITATION COMMISSION, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION, THE TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION, A TEXAS SENIOR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, AND THE COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The costs of group life and health insurance premiums to persons retired under the Teacher Retirement Act, who at the time of their retirement were employed by the Texas Central Education Agency, the Texas Rehabilitation Commission, the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the Texas Youth Commission, a Texas senior college or university, and the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System, shall be fully paid from the funds of such agency, commission, institution, or board under the following provisions and conditions: (1) The coverage of this Act shall extend to all such retired persons within the limits of eligibility under state contracts in force on the effective date of this Act or as may be otherwise provided by law; (2) such payment shall be in accordance with rules and regulations established by such agency, commission, institution, or board; (3) such agency, commission, institution, and board shall certify to the Comptroller of Public Accounts each month the amount so ascertained each month to such agency, commission, institution, and board; (4) payments shall begin on the first day of the month following the month in which this Act takes effect and shall continue to be paid until otherwise provided by law.

(b) There are hereby authorized to be paid out of the funds of each agency, commission, institution, or board named in the Act the sums necessary to fund the payments of premiums provided in this Act.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.077 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.077
§ 43.077. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates any provision of this subchapter or a regulation of the commission under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8237.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8237 / Section 8237.001
§ 8237.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8440.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8440 / Section 8440.001
§ 8440.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means West Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.056
§ 2203.056. ANNUAL STATEMENT; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than March 1 of each year, the association shall file with the department a statement that contains information regarding the association's transactions, condition, operations, and affairs during the preceding calendar year.

(b) The statement must:

(1) contain the matters and information required by the department; and

(2) be in the form approved by the department.

(c) The department at any time may require the association to provide additional information regarding the association's transactions or condition, or any related matter considered to be:

(1) material; and

(2) of assistance in evaluating the scope, operation, and experience of the association.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 112.006 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 112 / Section 112.006
§ 112.006. TRANSACTION TAXES AND FEES.
Status: in_force

An out-of-state business entity whose transaction of business in this state is limited to the performance of disaster- or emergency-related work during a disaster response period or an out-of-state employee whose only employment in this state is for the performance of disaster- or emergency-related work during a disaster response period is subject to a transaction tax or fee, including a motor fuels tax, sales or use tax, hotel occupancy tax, and the tax imposed on the rental of a motor vehicle, that is imposed in this state, unless the entity or employee is otherwise exempt from the tax or fee.
Tex. Government Code § 3105.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3105 / Section 3105.007
§ 3105.007. TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL CEREMONY.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall meet as necessary to plan and coordinate an annual memorial ceremony on the Capitol grounds to honor Texas peace officers who were killed in the line of duty.

(b) The committee shall hold the ceremony on a date selected by the committee during the week in which May 8 occurs.

(c) The ceremony may be funded by public or private money.

(d) Each odd-numbered year, the ceremony must include:

(1) a parade of law enforcement color guards and personnel ending at the Capitol; and

(2) a ceremony held during a joint session of the legislature on the floor of the house of representatives, if possible.

(e) During the ceremony under this section, the name of each peace officer who is being added to the monument that year must be read and the surviving family members of the peace officer must be recognized.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9054.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9054 / Section 9054.0203
§ 9054.0203. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified to serve as a director, a person:

(1) must be eligible to hold office under Section 141.001, Election Code, and Section 9054.0204; and

(2) must:

(A) own land subject to taxation in the district;

(B) be a user of the facilities of the district; or

(C) be a qualified voter of the district under Section 9054.0102.

(b) Section 49.052, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.302
§ 2154.302. DISCIPLINARY HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the state fire marshal proposes to suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a person's license or permit, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(b) Disciplinary proceedings are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) Rules of practice adopted by the commissioner applicable to the disciplinary proceedings may not conflict with the rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7981.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7981 / Section 7981.001
§ 7981.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Denton County Municipal Utility District No. 5.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.506 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.506
§ 2001.506. RECORD OF PRIZE WINNER.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule may require a licensed authorized organization to maintain records relating to each person to whom a prize is awarded at a bingo occasion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8217.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8217 / Section 8217.151
§ 8217.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from a source other than ad valorem taxation.

(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 district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.064 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.064
§ 161.064. BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may adopt, amend, or repeal the bylaws of the cooperative.

(b) The bylaws may contain any provision for the regulation and management of the affairs of the electric cooperative that is consistent with the articles of incorporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 801.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 801 / Section 801.102
§ 801.102. DENIAL OF APPLICATION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If after conducting an inquiry under Section 801.101 the department determines that the person who is the subject of the inquiry is not worthy of the public confidence, the department shall:

(1) deny the application for a certificate of authority; or

(2) revoke the insurer's certificate of authority.

(b) On the applicant's request, the commissioner shall hold a hearing on a denial or revocation. Not later than the 30th day after the date of the applicant's request for a hearing, the commissioner shall request a hearing date.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.504
§ 1302.504. APPLICATION; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification must submit a verified application on a form prescribed by the executive director.

(b) The completed application must be accompanied by the required fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.357 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.357
§ 1001.357. PAYMENT OF REVENUE BONDS; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body may:

(1) issue revenue bonds payable from and secured by liens on and pledges of all or any part of the revenues and income, other than ad valorem taxes, derived by the district from the operation and ownership of hospital facilities; and

(2) pledge to the payment of revenue bonds all or any part of a grant, donation, or income received or to be received from the United States or any other public or private source.

(b) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on any real property on which a district hospital facility is or will be located and any real or personal property incident or appurtenant to the facility. The governing body may authorize the execution and delivery of a trust indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other form of encumbrance to evidence the security interest.