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Tex. Local Government Code § 8.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 8 / Section 8.005
§ 8.005. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of an incorporation election under this subchapter must be published in a newspaper in the community before the 30th day before the date of the election, or if there is no newspaper in the community, the notice must be posted at three public places in the community for the 30 days preceding the date of the election.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.152 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.152
§ 57.152. TERMINATION BY DEALER; WRITTEN NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A dealer must give the supplier at least 30 days' prior written notice of termination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.208
§ 1101.208. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING PAYMENT 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 1101.202 and revenue and other sources authorized by Section 1101.204.
Tex. Education Code § 111.16 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.16
§ 111.16. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold regular meetings for the transaction of business pertaining to the affairs of the university system. The board by rule may establish a procedure for calling a special meeting of the board at other times.
Tex. Election Code § 65.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 65 / Section 65.006
§ 65.006. REPLACING MEMBER OF COUNTING TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of a counting team may not be replaced after vote tallying is begun unless each existing discrepancy among the three tally lists is corrected before the replacement is made.

(b) If a counting officer is replaced on a counting team after the tallying is begun, the officer to be replaced shall certify the accuracy of the list the officer has kept, as of the time of the replacement, by signing the list at that time.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 606.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 606 / Section 606.003
§ 606.003. REINSTATEMENT OF CERTAIN SERVICES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A military service member who suspends or terminates a service under Section 606.002 and whose period of active duty military service has ended may reinstate the service by providing:

(1) a written notice of reinstatement to the service provider of the suspended or terminated service; and

(2) a document evidencing proof of the date the active duty military service ends not later than the 90th day after the date on which the service member's active duty military service ended.

(b) A service provider that receives a written notice of reinstatement of a service and the documentation required by Subsection (a)(2) shall:

(1) resume providing the same services the service provider provided to the military service member on the same terms and conditions agreed to by the service member and the service provider before the suspension or termination of those services took effect; or

(2) if the same services are no longer available, provide services that are substantially similar to the services that were suspended or terminated.

(c) A service provider shall reinstate a service as provided by Subsection (b) within a reasonable time, but not later than the 30th day after the date the service provider receives a written notice of reinstatement.

(d) A service provider may not charge a penalty, fee, loss of deposit, or other additional cost due to a reinstatement of services under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.0181 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.0181
§ 401.0181. PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the advisory board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the advisory board.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 50.0011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0011
§ 50.0011. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "resident" means:

(1) an individual who has resided continuously in this state for more than six months immediately before applying for a license issued under this chapter;

(2) a member of the United States armed forces on active duty;

(3) a dependent of a member of the United States armed forces on active duty; or

(4) a member of any other category of individuals that the commission by regulation designates as residents.
Tex. Property Code § 22.042 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.042
§ 22.042. REFEREE.
Status: in_force

A court that authorizes a defendant in a trespass to try title action to remove improvements shall appoint a referee to supervise the removal. The court may require the referee to make reports to the court concerning the removal.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 3C — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 21 / Section 3C
§ 3C.
Status: repealed

Sec. 3C. Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730, Sec. 3B.060(b), eff. September 1, 2007.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.129 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.129
§ 1702.129. NOTICE OF CERTAIN CHANGES; BRANCH OFFICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A company license holder shall notify the department not later than the 14th day after the date of:

(1) a change of address for the company license holder's principal place of business;

(2) a change of a name under which the company license holder does business; or

(3) a change in the company license holder's officers or partners.

(b) A company license holder shall notify the department in writing not later than the 14th day after the date a branch office:

(1) is established;

(2) is closed; or

(3) changes address or location.
Tex. Occupations Code § 802.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 802 / Section 802.003
§ 802.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not affect the applicability of any other law, rule, order, ordinance, or other legal requirement of the federal government, this state, or a political subdivision of this state.

(b) This chapter does not prevent a municipality or county from prohibiting or further regulating by order or ordinance the possession, breeding, or selling of dogs or cats.

(c) This chapter does not apply to an animal regulated under Subtitle A-1, Title 13 (Texas Racing Act).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8347.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8347 / Section 8347.0201
§ 8347.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8347.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.352 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.352
§ 81.352. WARNING SIGN REQUIRED; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or operator of a pet store that sells reptiles shall:

(1) post a sign warning of reptile-associated salmonellosis in accordance with department rules; and

(2) ensure that a written warning related to reptile-associated salmonellosis is provided to each purchaser of a reptile.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to govern:

(1) the form and content of the sign required by Subsection (a) and the manner and place of posting of the sign; and

(2) the form and content of the written warning required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Transportation Code § 647.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 647 / Section 647.005
§ 647.005. OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW.
Status: in_force

If this chapter imposes a greater affirmative obligation or restraint on the operation of a motor vehicle transporting migrant agricultural workers than the laws, ordinances, and regulations of the jurisdiction in which the vehicle is operated, the operator shall comply with this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1203.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.103
§ 1203.103. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a supplemental insurance policy that only pays benefits directly to the policyholder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0301
§ 3918.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.

(b) The board may not take any action or exercise any power granted under this chapter other than to hold an initial organizational meeting until the development agreement described by Section 3918.0302 is approved by the city and executed by the parties to the agreement.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 105.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 105 / Section 105.004
§ 105.004. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Agriculture shall provide a notice that states the provisions of this chapter to each person who operates a service station.

(b) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall provide a notice that states the provisions of this chapter to each person with a disability who is issued:

(1) license plates under Section 504.201, Transportation Code; or

(2) a disabled parking placard under Section 681.004, Transportation Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.002
§ 773.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the prompt and efficient transportation of sick and injured patients, after necessary stabilization, and to encourage public access to that transportation in each area of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.108
§ 3900.108. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 3101.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3101 / Section 3101.008
§ 3101.008. STATE FLOWER.
Status: in_force

The state flower is the bluebonnet.
Tex. Local Government Code § 141.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 141 / Section 141.006
§ 141.006. POLICE OFFICERS IN TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality shall set the compensation, including any fees of office, for the municipal police officers and watchmen.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 111.022 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.022
§ 111.022. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The department shall make certification for disbursement, in accordance with regulations, of funds available for carrying out the purposes of this chapter or Subchapter F, Chapter 117.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.003
§ 101.003. RIGHT TO BARGAIN.
Status: in_force

A person's inherent right to work and to bargain freely with the person's employer, individually or collectively, for terms of the person's employment may not be denied or infringed by law or by any organization.
Tex. Penal Code § 49.12 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 49 / Section 49.12
§ 49.12. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

Sections 49.07 and 49.08 do not apply to injury to or the death of an unborn child if the conduct charged is conduct committed by the mother of the unborn child.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.136 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.136
§ 363.136. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Bonds secured in whole or in part by taxes may not be issued by a public agency until authorized by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the public agency at an election ordered for that purpose. A bond election shall be held in the manner provided by law for other bond elections of the public agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8844.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8844 / Section 8844.104
§ 8844.104. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

Each odd-numbered year, the board shall hold an election in the district on the uniform election date in May to elect the appropriate number of directors. Section 41.001(a)(2), Election Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.351
§ 51.351. INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may conduct inspections or investigations as necessary to enforce the laws administered by the department.

(b) The department, during reasonable business hours, may:

(1) enter the business premises of a person regulated by the department or a person suspected of being in violation of or threatening to violate a law establishing a regulatory program administered by the department or a rule or order of the commission or executive director related to a regulatory program administered by the department; and

(2) examine and copy records pertinent to the inspection or investigation.

(c) A department employee may check the license, registration, or endorsement of a person regulated by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners in accordance with the memorandum of understanding under Section 1301.259 and report any noncompliance to that agency.

(d) The department shall conduct joint investigations with the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners as circumstances require.

(e) The department may take action under Section 51.353 for a violation identified during an inspection.
Tex. Education Code § 62.136 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.136
§ 62.136. USE OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible institution may use money received from the fund only for the support and maintenance of educational and general activities, including research and student services, that promote increased research capacity at the institution.

(b) Money received by an institution from the fund in a fiscal year that is not used by the institution in that fiscal year may be held and used by the institution in subsequent fiscal years.
Tex. Family Code § 65.254 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.254
§ 65.254. WRIT OF ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

A truancy court may issue a writ of attachment for a person who violates an order entered under Section 65.057(c). The writ of attachment is executed in the same manner as in a criminal proceeding as provided by Chapter 24, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8148.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8148 / Section 8148.052
§ 8148.052. NAVIGATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, improve, or extend, inside and outside the district, canals, waterways, bulkheads, docks, and any other improvements or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the navigation purposes of the district authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.177 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.177
§ 91.177. STORAGE OPERATIONS MUST BE BONA FIDE.
Status: in_force

(a) A storer must initiate injection operations for gas storage within 12 months after the condemnation order of the court becomes final and storage operations must continue with reasonable diligence after that time.

(b) Should the monthly reports to the commission indicate that bona fide underground gas storage operations are not being conducted, the commission may, on its own motion or on motion of any interested person, schedule a public hearing, giving the storer the opportunity to show cause why the commission approval of the project should not be withdrawn.

(c) If the commission finds that the storage project is not being conducted in a bona fide manner, it shall issue an order withdrawing approval of the storage facility, and all property, both mineral and surface, that was condemned by the storer shall revert to those who owned the property at the time of condemnation or their successors.
Tex. Family Code § 162.021 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.021
§ 162.021. SEALING FILE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court, on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion, may order the sealing of the file and the minutes of the court, or both, in a suit requesting an adoption.

(b) Rendition of the order does not relieve the clerk from the duty to send information regarding adoption to the vital statistics unit as required by this subchapter and Chapter 108.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.103
§ 271.103. FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE SOURCES.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government may purchase goods or services available under Federal supply schedules of the United States General Services Administration to the extent permitted by federal law.

(b) A local government that purchases goods or services under this subchapter satisfies any state law requiring the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods or services.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 3.252 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 3 / Section 3.252
§ 3.252. PROVISIONS IN GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing persons and, if applicable, the owners or members of a domestic entity may adopt provisions in the domestic entity's governing documents regarding emergency actions, including provisions that apply only during an emergency period that authorize, limit, or prohibit:

(1) procedures for calling a meeting of the governing persons;

(2) the necessity of a quorum for action by vote at a meeting of the governing persons;

(3) minimum requirements for participation at the meeting of the governing persons; and

(4) the designation of additional or substitute governing persons.

(b) Any provisions in a domestic entity's governing documents that apply only during an emergency period must be adopted in accordance with:

(1) the requirements of the governing documents that apply outside of an emergency period; and

(2) the applicable provisions of this code that apply outside of an emergency period.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.1065 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.1065
§ 21.1065. SEXUAL HARASSMENT PROTECTIONS FOR UNPAID INTERNS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sexual harassment" means an unwelcome sexual advance, a request for a sexual favor, or any other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature if:

(1) submission to the advance, request, or conduct is made a term or condition of an individual's internship, either explicitly or implicitly;

(2) submission to or rejection of the advance, request, or conduct by an individual is used as the basis for a decision affecting the individual's internship;

(3) the advance, request, or conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance at the individual's internship; or

(4) the advance, request, or conduct has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

(b) An employer commits an unlawful employment practice if sexual harassment of an unpaid intern occurs and the employer or the employer's agents or supervisors:

(1) know or should have known that the conduct constituting sexual harassment was occurring; and

(2) fail to take immediate and appropriate corrective action.

(c) In this section, an individual is considered to be an unpaid intern of an employer if:

(1) the individual's internship, even though it includes engagement in the employer's operations or the performance of productive work for the employer, is similar to training that would be given in an educational environment;

(2) the individual's internship experience is for the individual's benefit;

(3) the individual does not displace the employer's regular employees but works under close supervision of the employer's existing staff;

(4) the employer does not derive any immediate advantage from the individual's internship activities and on occasion the employer's operations may be impeded by those activities;

(5) the individual is not entitled to a job at the conclusion of the internship; and

(6) the individual is not entitled to wages for the time spent in the internship.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 1.206 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 1 / Section 1.206
§ 1.206. PRESUMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Whenever this title creates a "presumption" with respect to a fact, or provides that a fact is "presumed," the trier of fact must find the existence of the fact unless and until evidence is introduced that supports a finding of its nonexistence.
Tex. Water Code § 65.502 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.502
§ 65.502. FORM OF BONDS AND NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may issue its bonds or notes in various series or issues.

(b) Bonds or notes shall mature serially or otherwise not more than 40 years from their date and shall bear interest at any rate permitted by the constitution and laws of this state. The board shall determine the maturity and the interest rate of the bonds and notes.

(c) A district's bonds, notes, and interest coupons, if any, are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code, and may be issued registrable as to principal or as to both principal and interest. The board may make the bonds redeemable before maturity, at the option of the district, or may include in the bonds a mandatory redemption provision.

(d) A district's bonds or notes may be issued in the form, denominations, and manner and under the terms, conditions, and details, and must be signed and executed, as provided by the board in the resolution or order authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.2081 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.2081
§ 1104.2081. AGREED ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may negotiate a settlement and enter into an agreed order with an appraisal management company or other person who is the subject of a complaint under this subchapter.

(b) An agreed order must be:

(1) approved by the board; and

(2) signed by the executive director and the appraisal management company or other person who is the subject of the complaint.

(c) A board member who participates in negotiating an agreed order under this section is disqualified from participating in the adjudication of a contested case that results from the negotiation.

(d) An appraisal management company or other person who consents to negotiate under this section waives the right to notice and the opportunity to be heard under Chapter 2001, Government Code, during the negotiation.

(e) An appraisal management company or other person who enters into an agreed order under this section may be disciplined for failure to comply with the agreed order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.052
§ 1094.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of an election of directors shall be published in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code, in a newspaper of general circulation in Gaines County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8409.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8409 / Section 8409.155
§ 8409.155. ABOLITION OR DECREASE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish or decrease the tax imposed under Section 8409.153 without an election.

(b) The board may not abolish or decrease the tax imposed under Section 8409.153 if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition or decrease of the tax.

(c) If the board abolishes or decreases the tax, the board shall notify the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.

(d) If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be held under Section 8409.152 before the district may subsequently impose the tax.