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Tex. Government Code § 24.146 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.146
§ 24.146.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.146. 44TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) The 44th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County.

(b) The terms of the 44th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, June, and October.

(c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 44th District Court.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.151
§ 2309.151. USED AUTOMOTIVE PARTS RECYCLER LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the person holds a used automotive parts recycler license issued under this chapter, a person may not own or operate a used automotive parts recycling business or sell used automotive parts.

(b) A used automotive parts recycler license:

(1) is valid only with respect to the person who applied for the license; and

(2) authorizes the license holder to operate a used automotive parts recycling business only at the one facility listed on the license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.251 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.251
§ 248A.251. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The department may impose an administrative penalty on a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or standard adopted or order issued under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2105.251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2105 / Section 2105.251
§ 2105.251. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies if:

(1) an agency reduces a provider's block grant funding by 25 percent or more; and

(2) the agency does not provide the block grant funds to another provider in the same geographic area.

(b) This subchapter does not apply if the provider received block grant funds for a specified period under a competitive evaluation of proposals.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.185 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.185
§ 11.185. COLONIA MODEL SUBDIVISION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) An organization is entitled to an exemption from taxation of unimproved real property it owns if the organization:

(1) meets the requirements of a charitable organization provided by Sections 11.18(e) and (f);

(2) purchased the property or is developing the property with proceeds of a loan made by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs under the colonia model subdivision program under Subchapter GG, Chapter 2306, Government Code; and

(3) owns the property for the purpose of developing a model colonia subdivision.

(b) Property may not be exempted under Subsection (a) after the fifth anniversary of the date the organization acquires the property.

(c) An organization entitled to an exemption under Subsection (a) is also entitled to an exemption from taxation of any building or tangible personal property the organization owns and uses in the administration of its acquisition, building, repair, or sale of property. To qualify for an exemption under this subsection, property must be used exclusively by the charitable organization, except that another individual or organization may use the property for activities incidental to the charitable organization's use that benefit the beneficiaries of the charitable organization.

(d) For the purposes of Subsection (e), the chief appraiser shall determine the market value of property exempted under Subsection (a) and shall record the market value in the appraisal records.

(e) If the organization that owns improved or unimproved real property that has been exempted under Subsection (a) sells the property to a person other than a person described by Section 2306.786(b)(1), Government Code, a penalty is imposed on the property equal to the amount of the taxes that would have been imposed on the property in each tax year that the property was exempted from taxation under Subsection (a), plus interest at an annual rate of 12 percent computed from the dates on which the taxes would have become due.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9602.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9602 / Section 9602.0104
§ 9602.0104. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

Unless the district territory has been modified under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or other law, the boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Harris County.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4A.205 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4A / Section 4A.205
§ 4A.205. ERRONEOUS PAYMENT ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an accepted payment order was transmitted pursuant to a security procedure for the detection of error and the payment order (i) erroneously instructed payment to a beneficiary not intended by the sender, (ii) erroneously instructed payment in an amount greater than the amount intended by the sender, or (iii) was an erroneously transmitted duplicate of a payment order previously sent by the sender, the following rules apply:

(1) If the sender proves that the sender or a person acting on behalf of the sender pursuant to Section 4A.206 complied with the security procedure and that the error would have been detected if the receiving bank had also complied, the sender is not obliged to pay the order to the extent stated in Subdivisions (2) and (3).

(2) If the funds transfer is completed on the basis of an erroneous payment order described in clause (i) or (iii) of Subsection (a), the sender is not obliged to pay the order and the receiving bank is entitled to recover from the beneficiary any amount paid to the beneficiary to the extent allowed by the law governing mistake and restitution.

(3) If the funds transfer is completed on the basis of a payment order described in clause (ii) of Subsection (a), the sender is not obliged to pay the order to the extent the amount received by the beneficiary is greater than the amount intended by the sender. In that case, the receiving bank is entitled to recover from the beneficiary the excess amount received to the extent allowed by the law governing mistake and restitution.

(b) If (i) the sender of an erroneous payment order described in Subsection (a) is not obliged to pay all or part of the order, and (ii) the sender receives notification from the receiving bank that the order was accepted by the bank or that the sender's account was debited with respect to the order, the sender has a duty to exercise ordinary care, on the basis of information available to the sender, to discover the error with respect to the order and to advise the bank of the relevant facts within a reasonable time, not exceeding 90 days, after the bank's notification was received by the sender. If the bank proves that the sender failed to perform that duty, the sender is liable to the bank for the loss the bank proves it incurred as a result of the failure, but the liability of the sender may not exceed the amount of the sender's order.

(c) This section applies to amendments to payment orders to the same extent it applies to payment orders.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.204
§ 248A.204. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to restrain a continuing violation of this chapter or a rule or standard adopted under this chapter if the department finds that the violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the minors served by a center.

(b) A district court, on petition of the department and on a finding by the court that a person is violating this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter, may by injunction:

(1) prohibit the person from continuing the violation;

(2) restrain or prevent the establishment or operation of a center without a license issued under this chapter; or

(3) grant any other injunctive relief warranted by the facts.

(c) The attorney general may institute and conduct a suit authorized by this section at the request of the department. The attorney general and the department may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining relief under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigation costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.

(d) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the county in which the center is located or in Travis County.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.103 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.103
§ 52.103. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A telecommunications utility shall register with the commission not later than the 30th day after the date the utility commences service to the public.

(b) A telecommunications utility that registers under Subsection (a) shall file with the commission a description of:

(1) the location and type of service provided;

(2) the price to the public of that service; and

(3) other registration information the commission directs.

(c) An interexchange telecommunications utility doing business in this state shall maintain on file with the commission tariffs or lists governing the terms of providing its services.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.002
§ 604.002.
Status: in_force

Sec. 604.002. INTERPRETATION: PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. This chapter does not permit the practice of medicine, as defined by Subtitle B, by a respiratory care practitioner.
Tex. Government Code § 26.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.016
§ 26.016. RECORD.
Status: in_force

When a visiting judge is appointed, the clerk shall enter in the minutes as a part of the proceedings in the cause a record that gives the visiting judge's name and shows that:

(1) the judge of the court was disqualified, absent, or disabled to try the cause;

(2) the visiting judge was appointed; and

(3) in addition to any oath previously taken, the oath of office prescribed by law for the visiting judge, including a person who is a retired, former, or active judge, was duly administered to the visiting judge.
Tex. Government Code § 305.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 305 / Section 305.007
§ 305.007. FILING DATES FOR SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The registrant must file the report required by Section 305.006 between the 1st and 10th day of each month. Subject to Section 305.0071, the report must cover the activities occurring during the previous month.

(b) A person who made expenditures on the registrant's behalf that are required to be reported under Section 305.006 or a person who has other information that is required to be reported by the registrant under this chapter shall provide a full, verified account of the expenditures to the registrant not later than the seventh day before the date on which the registrant's report is due.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.003
§ 67.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a Galveston County port.

(b) This chapter does not affect the existing laws for ports in other counties, and those laws do not apply to ports located in Galveston County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.455 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.455
§ 823.455. EQUITABLE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the commissioner that an insurer or a director, officer, employee, or agent of an insurer has committed or is about to commit a violation of this chapter or a rule or order under this chapter, the commissioner may apply to a district court of Travis County for an order enjoining the violation and for other equitable relief that the nature of the case and the interest of the insurer's policyholders or creditors or the public requires.

(b) If an insurer or the commissioner has reason to believe that a security of the insurer was or is about to be acquired in violation of this chapter or a rule or order under this chapter, the insurer or the commissioner may apply to a district court of Travis County or of the county in which the insurer has its principal place of business to:

(1) enjoin any offer, request, invitation, agreement, or acquisition made in violation of Subchapter D or a rule or order under that subchapter;

(2) enjoin the voting of a security acquired in violation of Subchapter D or a rule or order under that subchapter; or

(3) void a vote of the security that was cast at any shareholders' meeting.

(c) In a suit filed under Subsection (b), the insurer or the commissioner may also apply for other equitable relief that the nature of the case and the interests of the insurer's policyholders or creditors or the public requires.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.096 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.096
§ 225.096. TROOPER BOBBY STEVE BOOTH MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 287 between the northern corporate limits of the City of Stratford and the Texas-Oklahoma border is designated as the Trooper Bobby Steve Booth Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper Bobby Steve Booth Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0405 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0405
§ 544.0405. HOUSEHOLD ELIGIBILITY FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect the eligibility for financial assistance of any other member of the household of an individual who is ineligible as a result of Section 544.0404(b) or (c).
Tex. Government Code § 2306.093 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.093
§ 2306.093. HOUSING ASSISTANCE GOAL.
Status: in_force

By action of the board the community affairs division shall have a goal to apply a minimum of 25 percent of the division's total housing-related funds toward housing assistance for individuals and families of very low income.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913 / Section 7913.003
§ 7913.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.162 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.162
§ 113.162. HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

Any hearing or proceeding under this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.089 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.089
§ 392.089. PURCHASE OF BONDS BY AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

An authority may purchase its bonds at a price not greater than the principal and accrued interest of the bonds. Bonds purchased by an authority shall be canceled.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.052
§ 1104.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 35 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.0665 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.0665
§ 402.0665. LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT.
Status: in_force

The legislature may adopt requirements relating to legislative oversight of the division and the workers' compensation system of this state. The division shall comply with any requirements adopted by the legislature under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.1525 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.1525
§ 504.1525. CERTAIN GROUNDS FOR LICENSE, REGISTRATION, OR CERTIFICATION REFUSAL; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may not issue a license, registration, or certification under this chapter to an applicant who has been:

(1) convicted or placed on community supervision during the three years preceding the date of application in any jurisdiction for an offense equal to a Class B misdemeanor specified by department rule;

(2) convicted or placed on community supervision in any jurisdiction for an offense equal to or greater than a Class A misdemeanor specified by department rule; or

(3) found to be incapacitated by a court on the basis of a mental defect or disease.

(b) The department may issue a license, registration, or certification to a person convicted or placed on community supervision in any jurisdiction for a drug or alcohol offense described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) if the department determines that the applicant has successfully completed participation in an approved peer assistance program.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to an applicant who has, with respect to Subsection (a)(1) or (2), received a full pardon based on the person's wrongful conviction or, with respect to Subsection (a)(3), been found by a court to no longer be incapacitated.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.158
§ 2308.158. ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING OF TOWING OPERATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A towing company shall establish an alcohol and drug testing policy for towing operators. A towing company that establishes an alcohol and drug testing policy under this subsection may adopt the model alcohol and drug testing policy adopted by the commission or may use another alcohol and drug testing policy that the department determines is at least as stringent as the policy adopted by the commission.

(b) The commission by rule shall adopt a model alcohol and drug testing policy for use by a towing company. The model alcohol and drug testing policy must be designed to ensure the safety of the public through appropriate alcohol and drug testing and to protect the rights of employees. The model alcohol and drug testing policy must:

(1) require at least one scheduled drug test each year for each towing operator; and

(2) authorize random, unannounced alcohol and drug testing for towing operators.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8154.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8154 / Section 8154.203
§ 8154.203. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) On the failure of a bond election:

(1) a general law that provides for calling a hearing on the dissolution of the district after a district bond election fails does not apply to the district; and

(2) the board may call a subsequent bond election after the expiration of six months after the date of the election.

(b) The outcome of a bond election does not affect the district's existence, function, or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.116
§ 8845.116. CERTAIN PERMIT DENIALS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

If the district regulates production of groundwater by permit as authorized by Chapter 36, Water Code, the board may not deny a permit to drill a well to the owner of land or the owner's heirs, assigns, and lessees on that land that complies with rules adopted by the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 24.36 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 24 / Section 24.36
§ 24.36. CERTIFICATION TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

On approval of the appraised value of the rolling stock as provided by Chapter 41 of this code, the chief appraiser shall certify to the comptroller the amount of market value allocated to this state for each owner whose rolling stock is appraised in the county and the name and business address of each owner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.006
§ 3864.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8024A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8024A / Section 8024A.0101
§ 8024A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.023
§ 202.023. SALE OF REAL PROPERTY BY BID.
Status: in_force

(a) A sale to the general public of an interest in real property under this subchapter is by sealed bid and may not be for less than the value determined by the commission under Section 202.021.

(b) The commission may require that each bidder pay to the commission a bid deposit in an amount and form determined by the commission.

(c) The commission shall apply the bid deposit to the purchase price of the property for the bid accepted by the commission.

(d) If for any reason the bidder fails to complete the purchase before the 61st day after the date on which the bidder receives written notice that the state is ready to complete the sale, the bid deposit is forfeited.

(e) The state shall refund the bid deposit if the state is unable to complete the sale.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8355.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8355 / Section 8355.106
§ 8355.106. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.055 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.055
§ 47.055. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Money received for licenses issued under this chapter or fines paid for violations of this chapter, less allowable deductions, shall be sent to the department by the 10th day of the month following receipt.
Tex. Government Code § 403.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.203
§ 403.203. PROTEST PAYMENT SUIT AFTER PAYMENT UNDER PROTEST.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may bring suit against the state to recover an occupation, excise, gross receipts, franchise, license, or privilege tax or fee covered by this subchapter and required to be paid to the state if the person has first paid the tax under protest as required by Section 403.202.

(b) A suit under this section must be brought before the 91st day after the day the protest payment was made, or the suit is barred; provided that with respect to any tax or fee assessed annually but that is required to be paid in installments, the protest required by Section 403.202 may be filed with the final annual return and suit for the recovery for any such installment may be filed within 90 days after the final annual return is due.

(c) The state may bring a counterclaim in a suit brought under this section if the counterclaim relates to taxes or fees imposed under the same statute and during the same period as the taxes or fees that are the subject of the suit and if the counterclaim is filed not later than the 30th day before the date set for trial on the merits of the suit. The state is not required to make an assessment of the taxes or fees subject to the counterclaim under any other statute, and the period of limitation applicable to an assessment of the taxes or fees does not apply to a counterclaim brought under this subsection.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 19A.254 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 19A / Section 19A.254
§ 19A.254. REASSEMBLY OF GRAND JURY.
Status: in_force

A grand jury discharged by the court for the term may be reassembled by the court at any time during the term.