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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.412 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.412
§ 401.412. COMMISSION LICENSING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and subject to Sections 401.102 and 401.415, the commission has sole and exclusive authority to directly regulate and to grant, deny, renew, revoke, suspend, amend, or withdraw licenses for the disposal of radioactive substances.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the commission has the sole and exclusive authority to grant, deny, renew, revoke, suspend, amend, or withdraw licenses for the recovery and processing of source material or disposal of by-product material under Subchapter G.

(c) The commission may adopt any rules and guidelines reasonably necessary to exercise its authority under this section. In adopting rules and guidelines, the commission shall consider the compatibility of those rules and guidelines with federal regulatory programs and the rules and guidelines of the executive commissioner.

(d) The commission may assess and collect an annual fee for each license and registration and for each application in an amount sufficient to recover its reasonable costs to administer its authority under this chapter.

(e) The commission may set and collect an annual fee from the operator of each nuclear reactor or other fixed nuclear facilities in the state that uses special nuclear material. The amount of the fees collected may not exceed the actual expenses that arise from emergency response activities, including training.

(f) The commission shall establish by rule the amounts appropriate for the fees collected under this section. The fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the waste management account and reappropriated for use by the commission for expenses incurred by the commission in administering the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.227 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.227
§ 111.227. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Title 102, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, including provisions of this code formerly included in that title, apply in the enforcement of Subchapters C, D, and F of this chapter and Sections 111.004, 111.025, 111.131 through 111.133, 111.136, 111.137, and 111.140 of this code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.311 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.311
§ 884.311. LAW GOVERNING INVESTMENTS; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A stipulated premium insurance company issuing life, health, or accident coverages or maintaining policies in force that were issued in accordance with Subchapter I may elect that the company's investments and transactions be governed by Subchapter C, Chapter 425.

(b) The election under Subsection (a) must be made by written notice to the commissioner and is effective on the first day of the calendar quarter following the day on which the notice is filed with the commissioner.

(c) After the second anniversary of the effective date of an initial election authorized by this section, the stipulated premium insurance company may elect that the company's investments and transactions be governed by Sections 425.203-425.228.

(d) The subsequent election under Subsection (c) must be made by written notice to the commissioner and is effective on the first day of the calendar quarter following the day on which the notice is filed with the commissioner.

(e) After a stipulated premium insurance company has made a subsequent election under Subsection (c), the company may make another election under this section, subject to the approval of the election by the commissioner.
Tex. Tax Code § 325.001 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 325 / Section 325.001
§ 325.001. COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX ACT APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent that a provision of this chapter applies, Chapter 323 applies to the tax authorized by this chapter in the same manner as that chapter applies to the tax authorized by that chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 78.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 78 / Section 78.001
§ 78.001. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A volunteer fire fighter or a volunteer fire department is not liable for damage to property resulting from the fire fighter's or the department's reasonable and necessary action in fighting or extinguishing a fire on the property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.004
§ 1601.004. DEFINITION OF DEPENDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "dependent," with respect to an individual eligible to participate in the uniform program under Section 1601.101 or 1601.102, means the individual's:

(1) spouse;

(2) unmarried child younger than 25 years of age; and

(3) child of any age who lives with or has the child's care provided by the individual on a regular basis if the child is a person with an intellectual disability or is physically incapacitated to the extent that the child is dependent on the individual for care or support, as determined by the system.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Child" includes:

(A) an adopted child; and

(B) a stepchild, foster child, or other child who is in a parent-child relationship with an individual who is eligible to participate in the uniform program under Section 1601.101 or 1601.102.

(2) "Spouse" has the meaning assigned by the Family Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.152 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.152
§ 11.152. BUSINESS PLANS.
Status: in_force

Each business plan developed under this subchapter must include:

(1) a description of the product or service provided;

(2) an analysis of the information necessary for persons to make decisions on the project;

(3) an analysis of the personnel necessary to manage and implement the project;

(4) financial data, including both past performance and a budget and goals for future performance; and

(5) a list of the resources necessary for a successful project.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.439 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.439
§ 11.439. LATE APPLICATIONS FOR DISABLED VETERANS EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief appraiser shall accept and approve or deny an application for an exemption under Section 11.131 or 11.132 for the residence homestead of a disabled veteran but not the surviving spouse of the disabled veteran or Section 11.22 after the filing deadline provided by Section 11.43 if the application is filed not later than five years after the delinquency date for the taxes on the property.

(b) If a late application is approved after approval of the appraisal records for the year for which the exemption is granted, the chief appraiser shall notify the collector for each taxing unit in which the property was taxable in that year not later than the 30th day after the date the late application is approved. The collector shall correct the taxing unit's tax roll to reflect the amount of tax imposed on the property after applying the exemption and shall deduct from the person's tax bill the amount of tax imposed on the exempted portion of the property for that year. If the tax and any related penalties and interest have been paid, the collector shall pay to the person who was the owner of the property on the date the tax was paid a refund of the tax imposed on the exempted portion of the property and the corresponding portion of any related penalties and interest paid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.301
§ 3952.301. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, by competitive bid or negotiated sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(c) In addition to the sources of money described by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.
Tex. Government Code § 854.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.008
§ 854.008. PARTIAL LUMP-SUM DISTRIBUTION ON RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A member who is eligible for service retirement and who terminates employment with all participating municipalities may apply for a partial lump-sum distribution under this section. The board of trustees may adopt rules to allow the beneficiary of a deceased member who at the time of death was eligible for service retirement but had not retired to make the same election that the member could have made under this section at the time of retirement.

(b) The amount of a lump-sum distribution under this section may not exceed three-fourths of the total contributions and accumulated interest in the member's individual account at the time of the member's retirement.

(c) Subject to the limitation in Subsection (b), the member may elect to have the lump-sum distribution be equal to the monthly annuity payments, excluding any distributive benefit payments, that the member would have received if the member had selected the standard service retirement annuity described in Section 854.103 over a period of:

(1) 12 months after the effective date of the member's retirement;

(2) 24 months after the effective date of the member's retirement; or

(3) 36 months after the effective date of the member's retirement.

(d) The lump-sum distribution will be made as a single payment, payable at the same time as the first monthly annuity payment that is paid to the member.

(e) The amount of the lump-sum distribution will be deducted from the sum used in computing the member's current service annuity under Section 854.002(c). If a payment is made under Section 854.502, the amount of the lump-sum distribution will be considered to be included in the payments made by reason of the annuity.

(f) If a benefit payable under this section is subject to a domestic relations order that the retirement system determines is qualified under Section 804.003, the alternate payee under that order may elect to receive a partial lump-sum distribution under Subsection (g).

(g) The partial lump-sum distribution under Subsection (f) shall be paid as a single payment, payable at the same time as the first monthly annuity payment paid to the alternate payee, and shall be deducted from the sum used in computing the alternate payee's annuity. The amount of the lump-sum distribution shall be equal to the monthly payments, excluding any distributive benefit payments that the alternate payee would otherwise have received, during the:

(1) 12 months after the effective date of the member's retirement;

(2) 24 months after the effective date of the member's retirement; or

(3) 36 months after the effective date of the member's retirement.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.252 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.252
§ 1105.252. COURT ORDER OR CITATION ON NEW BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) When a judge is made aware that a bond is insufficient or that a bond and the record of the bond have been lost or destroyed, the judge shall:

(1) without delay and without notice enter an order requiring the guardian to give a new bond; or

(2) without delay have the guardian cited to show cause why the guardian should not be required to give a new bond.

(b) An order entered under Subsection (a)(1) must state:

(1) the reasons for requiring a new bond;

(2) the amount of the new bond; and

(3) the period within which the new bond must be given, which may not expire earlier than the 10th day after the date of the order.

(c) A guardian who opposes an order entered under Subsection (a)(1) may demand a hearing on the order. The hearing must be held before the expiration of the period within which the new bond must be given.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.126 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.126
§ 351.126. APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioners courts of all counties in the proposed district grant the petition's request for creation of the district, the commissioners court of the county with the greatest population shall appoint three temporary directors and the commissioners court of each other county in the proposed district shall appoint two temporary directors who shall serve until their successors are elected and have qualified for office.

(b) Within 15 days after the date of appointment, each director shall take the oath of office.

(c) If a director appointed by a commissioners court fails to qualify or a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the commissioners court that appointed that director shall appoint another person to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
Tex. Penal Code § 30.04 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 30 / Section 30.04
§ 30.04. BURGLARY OF VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, he breaks into or enters a vehicle or any part of a vehicle with intent to commit any felony or theft.

(b) For purposes of this section, "enter" means to intrude:

(1) any part of the body; or

(2) any physical object connected with the body.

(c) For purposes of this section, a container or trailer carried on a rail car is a part of the rail car.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that:

(1) the offense is a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum term of confinement of six months if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section;

(2) the offense is a state jail felony if:

(A) it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted two or more times of an offense under this section; or

(B) the vehicle or part of the vehicle broken into or entered is a rail car; and

(3) the offense is a felony of the third degree if:

(A) the vehicle broken into or entered is owned or operated by a wholesale distributor of prescription drugs and the actor breaks into or enters that vehicle with the intent to commit theft of a controlled substance; or

(B) it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor committed the offense in the course of committing an offense under Section 20.05(a)(2).

(d-1) For the purposes of Subsection (d), a defendant has been previously convicted under this section if the defendant was adjudged guilty of the offense or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere in return for a grant of deferred adjudication, regardless of whether the sentence for the offense was ever imposed or whether the sentence was probated and the defendant was subsequently discharged from community supervision.

(e) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor entered a rail car or any part of a rail car and was at that time an employee or a representative of employees exercising a right under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.).
Tex. Finance Code § 62.452 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.452
§ 62.452. ARTICLES OF MERGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The articles of merger must:

(1) be executed by the president or vice president and a secretary or assistant secretary of the association and each corporation; and

(2) include:

(A) the name of the association and each corporation;

(B) a copy of the resolution of the association and each corporation adopting the plan of merger;

(C) a statement of the number of shares of each class issued or authorized by each corporation;

(D) a statement that all capital stock of each corporation is owned by the association; and

(E) a statement incorporating the provisions of Section 62.454(b).

(b) An original and a copy of the articles of merger shall be submitted to the secretary of state and the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 403.609 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.609
§ 403.609. COMPTROLLER ACTION ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall determine whether to recommend or not recommend for approval an application submitted to the comptroller under Section 403.607. The comptroller shall recommend an application for approval if the comptroller makes the findings prescribed by Subsection (b). The comptroller may not recommend an application for approval if the comptroller is unable to make the findings prescribed by that subsection.

(b) The comptroller may not recommend an application for approval unless the comptroller finds that:

(1) the proposed project that is the subject of the application is an eligible project;

(2) the proposed project is reasonably likely to generate, before the 20th anniversary of the first day of the construction period, state or local tax revenue, including ad valorem tax revenue attributable to the effect of the project on the economy of this state, in an amount sufficient to offset the school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax revenue lost as a result of the agreement;

(3) the agreement is a compelling factor in a competitive site selection determination and that, in the absence of the agreement, the applicant would not make the proposed investment in this state; and

(4) if the application indicates that the eligible project is proposed to be located in a qualified opportunity zone, the project is located in the zone.

(c) In making the finding required by Subsection (b)(3), the comptroller shall consider factors related to the selection of the proposed site for the project, including the workforce, the regulatory environment, infrastructure, transportation, market conditions, investment alternatives, and any specific incentive information provided by the applicant related to other potential sites.

(d) Not later than the 60th day after the date the comptroller determines that an application is complete, the comptroller shall take the action required by Subsection (a) regarding the application and provide written notice of the action to the governor, the school district in which the project is proposed to be located, and the applicant.

(e) The comptroller shall send to the governor and the applicable school district with the notice required by Subsection (d) regarding an application recommended by the comptroller under Subsection (a) a copy of the application and each document and item of information the comptroller relied on to recommend the application.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 169.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 169 / Section 169.001
§ 169.001. FIRST OFFENDER SOLICITATION OF PROSTITUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM; PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "first offender solicitation of prostitution prevention program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics:

(1) the integration of services in the processing of cases in the judicial system;

(2) the use of a nonadversarial approach involving prosecutors and defense attorneys to promote public safety, to reduce the demand for the commercial sex trade and trafficking of persons by educating offenders, and to protect the due process rights of program participants;

(3) early identification and prompt placement of eligible participants in the program;

(4) access to information, counseling, and services relating to sex addiction, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health, and substance abuse;

(5) a coordinated strategy to govern program responses to participant compliance;

(6) monitoring and evaluation of program goals and effectiveness;

(7) continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective program planning, implementation, and operations; and

(8) development of partnerships with public agencies and community organizations.

(b) If a defendant successfully completes a first offender solicitation of prostitution prevention program, regardless of whether the defendant was convicted of the offense for which the defendant entered the program or whether the court deferred further proceedings without entering an adjudication of guilt, after notice to the state and a hearing on whether the defendant is otherwise entitled to the petition, including whether the required time period has elapsed, and whether issuance of the order is in the best interest of justice, the court shall enter an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under Subchapter E-1, Chapter 411, Government Code, as if the defendant had received a discharge and dismissal under Article 42A.111, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to all records and files related to the defendant's arrest for the offense for which the defendant entered the program if the defendant:

(1) has not been previously convicted of a felony offense; and

(2) is not convicted of any other felony offense before the second anniversary of the defendant's successful completion of the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8232.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8232 / Section 8232.151
§ 8232.151. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8347.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8347 / Section 8347.0304
§ 8347.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.103 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.103
§ 152.103. FAILURE TO KEEP RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A seller commits an offense if he fails to make and retain complete records for the period of four years as provided by this chapter.

(a) A seller commits an offense if the seller fails to make and retain complete records for the period of four years as provided by Subchapter D.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.0211 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.0211
§ 207.0211. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN DISABLED PERSONS.
Status: in_force

A permanently disabled individual is considered to be able to work under Section 207.021(a)(3) and available for work for purposes of Section 207.021(a)(4) if, as a result of the individual's disability, the individual:

(1) is unable to work full-time;

(2) has worked part-time during a substantial part of the individual's base period;

(3) is seeking part-time work consistent with the limitations imposed by the individual's disability; and

(4) is receiving disability insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 423.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.362 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.362
§ 1101.362.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1101.362. WAIVER OF LICENSE REQUIREMENTS: PREVIOUS LICENSE HOLDERS. The commission by rule may waive some or all of the requirements for a license under this chapter for an applicant who was licensed under this chapter within the two years preceding the date the application is filed.