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Tex. Government Code § 2306.67041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.67041
§ 2306.67041. ON-LINE APPLICATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department and the Department of Information Resources shall cooperate to evaluate the feasibility of an on-line application system for the low income housing tax credit program to provide the following functions:

(1) filing of preapplications and applications on-line;

(2) posting of on-line preapplication or application status and the application log detailing the status of, and department's evaluations and scores pertaining to, those applications; and

(3) posting of comments from applicants and the public regarding a preapplication or application.

(b) The department shall determine the process for allowing access to on-line preapplications and applications, information related to those applications, and department decisions relating to those applications.

(c) In the application cycle following the date any on-line application system becomes operational, the department shall require use of the system for submission of preapplications and applications under this subchapter.

(d) The department shall publish a status report on the implementation of the on-line application on the department's website not later than January 1, 2002.

(e) Before the implementation of the on-line application system, the department may implement the requirements of Section 2306.6717 in any manner the department considers appropriate.
Tex. Family Code § 83.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 83 / Section 83.003
§ 83.003. BOND NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The court, at the court's discretion, may dispense with the necessity of a bond for a temporary ex parte order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.210
§ 3833.210. PROHIBITION ON UTILITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may not provide electric, gas, water, sewer, drainage, or flood control services to residential, retail, or commercial customers in or outside the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8843.1515 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8843 / Section 8843.1515
§ 8843.1515. PERMIT RENEWAL APPLICATION FEE.
Status: in_force

The district may charge and collect a permit renewal application fee not to exceed $400.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.455 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.455
§ 1002.455. COLLECTION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

If the person does not pay the administrative penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the executive director may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the penalty.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 43.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 43 / Section 43.06
§ 43.06. CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

No holder of a local cartage permit may for hire transport liquor between incorporated cities or towns in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 755.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 755 / Section 755.011
§ 755.011. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: repealed

(a) The Board of Boiler Rules is in the department.

(b) The board is composed of the following 11 members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval:

(1) three members representing persons who own or use boilers in this state;

(2) three members representing companies that insure boilers in this state;

(3) one member representing boiler manufacturers or installers;

(4) one member representing organizations that repair or alter boilers in this state;

(5) one member representing a labor union; and

(6) two public members.

(c) All members except the members appointed under Subsection (b)(6) must have experience with boilers. To the extent possible, at least four members should be professional engineers registered in this state.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 487 (S.B. 917), Sec. 2(1), eff. September 1, 2025.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.061
§ 651.061. APPEARANCE OF LICENSE; POSTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A license must state the name and address of the license holder.

(b) The license must be conspicuously posted at the location where the license holder engages in the business of insurance premium financing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.057
§ 1015.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.108 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.108
§ 152.108. SURRENDER OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A money services licensee may surrender the licensee's license by delivering the original license to the commissioner along with a written notice of surrender that includes the location at which the licensee's records will be stored and the name, address, telephone number, and other contact information for an individual who is authorized to provide access to the records.

(b) A money services licensee shall surrender the licensee's license under this section if the licensee becomes ineligible for a license issued under this chapter.

(c) The surrender of a license does not reduce or eliminate a money services licensee's civil or criminal liability arising from any acts or omissions before the surrender of the license, including any administrative action undertaken by the commissioner to revoke or suspend a license, assess an administrative penalty, order the payment of restitution, or exercise any other authority under this chapter. Further, the surrender of a license does not release the security required of a licensee under Section 152.352 or 152.353.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0101
§ 3975.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "County" means Harris County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Richfield Ranch Management District of Harris County, Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.110
§ 3921.110. ANNEXATION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.209
§ 1025.209. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds under this subchapter, the board may provide for the security and payment of district bonds from a pledge of a combination of ad valorem taxes as authorized by Section 1025.202 and revenue and other sources authorized by Section 1025.206.
Tex. Insurance Code § 32.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 32 / Section 32.104
§ 32.104. DUTIES OF INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of the department, an insurer shall provide to the department any information the department and the office of public insurance counsel determine is reasonable or necessary to fulfill the department's and the office of the public insurance counsel's duties under this subchapter.

(b) An insurer shall provide in a conspicuous manner with each residential property insurance or personal automobile insurance policy issued in this state notice of the Internet website required by this subchapter. The commissioner shall determine the form and content of the notice.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.181 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.181
§ 91.181. EXERCISE OF RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

All proceedings in connection with the condemnation and acquisition of storage facilities shall be in accordance with Articles 3264 through 3271, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, and to the extent of any conflict between those articles and this subchapter, the provisions of this subchapter prevail.
Tex. Education Code § 62.182 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.182
§ 62.182. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide funding to each eligible institution to support the institution in serving at-risk students, helping meet the state's workforce needs, and enhancing the institution's regional economy.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1701.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.058
§ 1701.058. RECONSIDERATION OF FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 45th day after the date of an order of the commissioner disapproving or withdrawing approval of a form under Section 1701.055, an insurer may correct the deficiencies described by the order and file the corrected form with the department for reconsideration by the commissioner.

(b) If the commissioner does not approve or disapprove a form filed for reconsideration under this section on or before the 45th day after the date the form is filed, the form is considered approved on the 46th day after the date the form is filed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8033.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8033 / Section 8033.0101
§ 8033.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Gunter, Texas.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 2.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.266 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.266
§ 351.266. MILITARY LIMITED VOLUNTEER LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules relating to the issuance of a military limited volunteer license under this section.

(b) The board may issue a military limited volunteer license to practice optometry or therapeutic optometry to an applicant who:

(1) is licensed and in good standing, or was licensed and retired in good standing, as an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist in another state;

(2) is or was authorized as an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist to treat personnel enlisted in a branch of the United States armed forces or veterans; and

(3) meets any other requirement prescribed by board rule.

(c) The board may not issue a license under this section to an applicant who:

(1) holds an optometry or therapeutic optometry license that:

(A) is currently under active investigation; or

(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or action or to denial by another jurisdiction;

(2) holds a license to prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that:

(A) is currently under active investigation; or

(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or

(3) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under active investigation for the commission of:

(A) a felony; or

(B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.

(d) An optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may practice optometry or therapeutic optometry under a license issued under this section only at a clinic that primarily treats indigent patients. The optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may not directly or indirectly receive compensation or anything of monetary value for optometric services rendered at the clinic.

(e) A military limited volunteer license holder is subject to board rules, including rules regarding disciplinary action, license registration and renewal, and continuing medical education.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.071 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.071
§ 212.071. DEVELOPER PARTICIPATION CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

Without complying with the competitive sealed bidding procedure of Chapter 252, a municipality with 5,000 or more inhabitants may make a contract with a developer of a subdivision or land in the municipality to construct public improvements, not including a building, related to the development. If the contract does not meet the requirements of this subchapter, Chapter 252 applies to the contract if the contract would otherwise be governed by that chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8130.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8130 / Section 8130.002
§ 8130.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Galveston County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.054
§ 1232.054. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:

(1) violates a prohibition established by Section 1232.060;

(2) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed; or

(3) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the executive director of the authority has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the assistant presiding officer, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.154 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.154
§ 66.154. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT OF REHABILITATED ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

If the association is rehabilitated, the conservator shall return the management of the association to the association's board under terms that are reasonable and necessary to prevent a recurrence of the conditions that created the need for the conservatorship.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.062
§ 1088.062. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; COURSES.
Status: in_force

The board may provide or contract for the provision of educational programs or courses for district employees and medical staff.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.152
§ 501.152. ADMINISTRATION OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The public counsel shall administer and enforce this chapter, including preparing and submitting to the legislature a budget for the office and approving expenditures for professional services, travel, per diem, and other actual and necessary expenses incurred in administering the office.
Tex. Tax Code § 43.04 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 43 / Section 43.04
§ 43.04. SUIT TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE WITH DEADLINES.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a taxing unit may sue the chief appraiser or members of the appraisal review board, as applicable, for failure to comply with the deadlines imposed by Section 25.22(a), 26.01(a), or 41.12. If the court finds that the chief appraiser or appraisal review board failed to comply for good cause shown, the court shall enter an order fixing a reasonable deadline for compliance. If the court finds that the chief appraiser or appraisal review board failed to comply without good cause, the court shall enter an order requiring the chief appraiser or appraisal review board to comply with the deadline not later than the 10th day after the date the judgment is signed. In a suit brought under this section, the court may enter any other order the court considers necessary to ensure compliance with the court's deadline or the applicable statutory requirements. Failure to obey an order of the court is punishable as contempt.
Tex. Property Code § 5.043 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.043
§ 5.043. REFORMATION OF INTERESTS VIOLATING RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the limits of the rule against perpetuities, a court shall reform or construe an interest in real or personal property that violates the rule to effect the ascertainable general intent of the creator of the interest. A court shall liberally construe and apply this provision to validate an interest to the fullest extent consistent with the creator's intent.

(b) The court may reform or construe an interest under Subsection (a) of this section according to the doctrine of cy pres by giving effect to the general intent and specific directives of the creator within the limits of the rule against perpetuities.

(c) If an instrument that violates the rule against perpetuities may be reformed or construed under this section, a court shall enforce the provisions of the instrument that do not violate the rule and shall reform or construe under this section a provision that violates or might violate the rule.

(d) This section applies to legal and equitable interests, including noncharitable gifts and trusts, conveyed by an inter vivos instrument or a will that takes effect on or after September 1, 1969, and this section applies to an appointment made on or after that date regardless of when the power was created.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.408 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.408
§ 321.408.
Status: in_force

Sec. 321.408. ELECTION CONTEST: DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) When the comptroller receives a notice of contest of an election under this chapter, the effective date of the tax or the abolition of a tax is suspended.

(b) When a final judgment is entered in the election contest, the municipal secretary shall notify the comptroller by United States certified or registered mail and enclose a certified copy of the final judgment.

(c) If the final judgment in the election contest results in a change in the tax status of the municipality under this chapter, the tax or the abolition of the tax takes effect as provided by Section 321.102 except that the notice of the final judgment is substituted for the notice of election results prescribed by Section 321.405.
Tex. Estates Code § 308.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 308 / Section 308.053
§ 308.053. REQUIRED NOTICE TO SECURED CREDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Within two months after receiving letters testamentary or of administration, a personal representative of an estate shall give notice of the issuance of the letters to each person the representative knows to have a claim for money against the estate that is secured by estate property.

(b) Within a reasonable period after a personal representative obtains actual knowledge of the existence of a person who has a secured claim for money against the estate and to whom notice was not previously given, the representative shall give notice to the person of the issuance of the letters testamentary or of administration.

(c) Notice provided under this section must be:

(1) sent by a qualified delivery method; and

(2) addressed to the record holder of the claim at the record holder's last known post office address.

(d) The following shall be filed with the clerk of the court in which the letters testamentary or of administration were issued:

(1) a copy of each notice and of each return receipt or other proof of delivery receipt; and

(2) the personal representative's affidavit stating:

(A) that the notice was sent as required by law; and

(B) the name of the person to whom the notice was sent, if that name is not shown on the notice or receipt.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8336.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8336 / Section 8336.002
§ 8336.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9502.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9502 / Section 9502.0103
§ 9502.0103. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to establish an instrumentality for protecting the coast in Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson, and Orange Counties, and territory annexed to the district under Section 9502.0104(b), in the manner provided by this chapter.

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

(d) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.060
§ 2166.060. SITE SELECTION AND CONSTRUCTION IN TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may select and purchase a site in a municipality in this state to construct a state office building and adjoining parking spaces if the construction is considered necessary to house a state department or agency in the municipality.

(b) The commission may plan, construct, and initially equip a state office building and adjoining parking spaces on the site selected and purchased.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.802 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.802
§ 361.802. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide authorization to the executive director to certify municipal setting designations for municipal properties in order to limit the scope of or eliminate the need for investigation of or response actions addressing contaminant impacts to groundwater that has been restricted from use as potable water by ordinance or restrictive covenant.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.107
§ 54A.107. METHODS OF REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A case may be referred to an associate judge by an order of referral in a specific case or by an omnibus order.

(b) The order of referral may limit the powers or duties of an associate judge.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.068 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.068
§ 40.068. LOCAL ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may establish and maintain local bank or savings accounts for a client of the department as necessary to administer funds belonging to the client or received in trust for or on behalf of the client.

(b) Funds maintained in an account for the benefit of a child who is under the managing conservatorship of the department may be used by the department for the support of the child, including the payment of foster care expenses, or may be paid to a person providing care for the child.

(c) The department shall spend funds in a guardianship of a client's estate in compliance with Title 3, Estates Code.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), funds maintained in an account for the benefit of a client of the department may be used to provide care, including medical care, for the client.