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Tex. Local Government Code § 233.157 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 233 / Section 233.157
§ 233.157. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A builder commits an offense if:

(1) the builder fails to provide proper notice in accordance with Sections 233.154(b) and (c); or

(2) as provided by Section 233.155(b), the builder does not provide notice under Section 233.154(c) that indicates that the inspection showed compliance with the applicable building code standards.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) An individual who fails to provide proper notice in accordance with Sections 233.154(b) and (c) is not subject to a penalty under this subsection if:

(1) the new residential construction is built by the individual or the individual acts as the individual's own contractor; and

(2) the individual intends to use the residence as the individual's primary residence.

(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for failure to submit proper notice under Section 233.154(c) if the builder's failure to submit a notice is the result of the failure of the person who performed the inspection to provide appropriate documentation to the builder for submission to the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.105
§ 1067.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district and as required to administer this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.122 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.122
§ 85.122. WELLS CONSIDERED AS MARGINAL WELLS.
Status: in_force

Wells that are considered marginal wells include any oil well in this state that is incapable of producing its maximum daily capacity of oil except by pumping, gas lift, or other means of artificial lift and having:

(1) when producing from a depth of 2,000 feet or less, a maximum daily capacity for production of 10 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production;

(2) when producing from a horizon deeper than 2,000 feet and less in depth than 4,000 feet, a maximum daily capacity for production of 20 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production;

(3) when producing from a horizon deeper than 4,000 feet and less in depth than 6,000 feet, a maximum daily capacity for production of 25 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production;

(4) when producing from a horizon deeper than 6,000 feet and less in depth than 8,000 feet, a maximum daily capacity for production of 30 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production; or

(5) when producing from a horizon deeper than 8,000 feet, a maximum daily capacity for production of 35 barrels or less, averaged over the preceding 10 consecutive days of stabilized production.
Tex. Government Code § 51.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.206
§ 51.206. LAW LIBRARY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each clerk of a court of appeals is the librarian of the court and shall keep the books in the court's library in good order and catalogue them.

(b) The clerk may purchase additional law books for the use of the court from the fees collected by the court. Those expenditures may not exceed annually the specific amounts additionally authorized for the purchase of law books in the General Appropriations Act.

(c) All fees collected for the purchase of law books shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the appropriate court. Book expenditures shall be made on a warrant drawn on the state treasury by the state comptroller as provided by the judiciary section of the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Family Code § 35.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 35 / Section 35.005
§ 35.005. ORDER FOR TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) At the hearing on the petition, the court may hear evidence relating to the child's need for care by the petitioner, any other matter raised in the petition, and any objection or other testimony of the child's parent, conservator, or guardian.

(b) The court shall award temporary authorization for care of the child to the petitioner if the court finds it is necessary to the child's welfare and no objection is made by the child's parent, conservator, or guardian. If an objection is made, the court shall dismiss the petition without prejudice.

(c) The court shall grant the petition for temporary authorization only if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the child does not have a parent, conservator, guardian, or other legal representative available to give the necessary consent.

(d) The order granting temporary authorization under this chapter expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance or at an earlier date determined by the court. The order may authorize the petitioner to:

(1) consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment and immunization of the child;

(2) execute any consent or authorization for the release of information as required by law relating to the treatment or immunization under Subdivision (1);

(3) obtain and maintain any public benefit for the child;

(4) enroll the child in a day-care program, preschool, or public or private primary or secondary school;

(5) authorize the child to participate in age-appropriate extracurricular, civic, social, or recreational activities, including athletic activities; and

(6) authorize or consent to any other care for the child essential to the child's welfare.

(e) An order granting temporary authorization under this chapter must state:

(1) the name and date of birth of the person with temporary authorization to care for the child;

(2) the specific areas of authorization granted to the person;

(3) that the order does not supersede any rights of a parent, conservator, or guardian as provided by court order; and

(4) the expiration date of the temporary authorization order.

(f) A copy of an order for temporary authorization must:

(1) be filed under the cause number in any court that has rendered a conservatorship or guardian order regarding the child; and

(2) be sent to the last known address of the child's parent, conservator, or guardian.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.003
§ 1028.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district is a public entity performing an essential public function.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.406 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.406
§ 623.406. PERMIT CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Port authority" means a port authority or navigation district created or operating under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(2) "Port of entry" has the meaning assigned by Section 621.001.

(b) The transportation of a sealed intermodal shipping container under a permit issued under this subchapter:

(1) must begin or end at a port authority or port of entry that is located in a county contiguous to the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf; and

(2) may not exceed 30 miles from the port authority or port of entry and must be on a highway or road described by Section 623.405(b).

(c) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (b), the intermodal shipping container must be continuously sealed from the point of origin to the point of destination with a seal that is required by:

(1) the United States Customs and Border Protection;

(2) the United States Food and Drug Administration; or

(3) federal law or regulation.

(d) A permit issued under this subchapter does not authorize the transportation of a material designated as of January 1, 2017, as a hazardous material by the United States secretary of transportation under 49 U.S.C. Section 5103(a).

(e) A permit issued under this subchapter does not authorize the transportation of a sealed intermodal shipping container in a county that borders New Mexico and the United Mexican States.
Tex. Water Code § 60.1021 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.1021
§ 60.1021. RELOCATION OR REMOVAL OF DREDGED SPOILS OR MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Dredged material placement area" means a federally authorized disposal site for dredged spoils or materials.

(2) "Sole expense" means the actual cost of or an in-kind contribution for the relocation or removal after deducting the net salvage value derived from the dredged spoils or materials.

(b) If, in an exercise of the district's powers under this subchapter, the district's power of eminent domain, or the district's police power, a district requires the relocation or removal of dredged spoils or materials from a dredged material placement area owned, operated, managed, or established by another district, the district that requires the relocation or removal shall:

(1) comply with all requirements imposed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers related to the dredged material placement area; and

(2) either:

(A) pay at the district's sole expense the cost of relocating or removing dredged spoils or materials; or

(B) relocate or remove the dredged spoils or materials.

(c) If the relocation or removal of dredged spoils or materials under Subsection (b) results in the reduction of another district's rights to capacity in the dredged material placement area, the district that required the relocation or removal shall be obligated to:

(1) replace the affected district's lost capacity and provide rights to the replaced lost capacity in an alternative dredged material placement area; and

(2) pay the affected district's increased costs, if any, to transport the dredged spoils or materials associated with the lost capacity to the alternative dredged material placement area described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Government Code § 30.01014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01014
§ 30.01014. JUDGE.
Status: repealed

(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(26), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(d) The judge shall devote as much time to the office as it requires.

(e) to (i) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(26), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(j) An alternate judge must have the same qualifications as a municipal judge, except that an alternate judge may, but need not be, a resident of the city.

(k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.052 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.052
§ 141.052. LABELING OF BULK COMMERCIAL FEED.
Status: in_force

At the time of delivery of bulk commercial feed distributed in this state, other than customer-formula feed, the manufacturer or other person distributing the feed shall furnish the purchaser with a written or printed statement showing the information required by Section 141.051(a) of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.101
§ 1097.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care of indigent persons; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1152.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.101
§ 1152.101. SOLE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE VARIABLE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner has sole authority to regulate the issuance and sale of a variable contract under:

(1) this chapter; and

(2) rules adopted under Section 1152.002.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.153
§ 2652.153. NOTICE OF TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

A title insurance agent or direct operation that terminates the employment of a licensed escrow officer shall:

(1) immediately notify the department in writing of the termination and request cancellation of the appointment under Section 2652.1511; and

(2) notify the escrow officer of the action by the title insurance agent or direct operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8087.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8087 / Section 8087.0402
§ 8087.0402. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8458.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8458 / Section 8458.003
§ 8458.003. 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. Health and Safety Code § 285.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.005
§ 285.005. REFUNDING PROHIBITED; REPAYMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An advance may not be refunded, refinanced, or extended.

(b) When district revenues are received, the commissioners court shall apply them to the payment or prepayment of outstanding, unpaid advances under the revenue anticipation agreement if:

(1) those revenues are not required or committed to pay other district obligations and expenses; and

(2) the revenues are received during the term of the revenue anticipation agreement.

(c) Until all advances under a revenue anticipation agreement are repaid, retired, and canceled, an advance may not be made under a subsequent revenue anticipation agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3832.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3832 / Section 3832.151
§ 3832.151. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AD VALOREM TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee and use the proceeds of the tax, assessment, or impact fee for:

(1) any district purpose, including the payment of debt or other contractual obligations; or

(2) the payment of maintenance and operating expenses.
Tex. Government Code § 29.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 29 / Section 29.060
§ 29.060. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An active judge who is assigned to hear a motion to recuse or disqualify a municipal judge under this subchapter is not entitled to additional compensation other than travel expenses. A judge assigned to hear a motion to recuse or disqualify who is not an active judge is entitled to:

(1) compensation of $450 per day of service, prorated for any day for which the judge provides less than a full day of service; and

(2) travel expenses.

(b) A municipal judge assigned under this subchapter to hear a case in a court other than the one in which the judge resides or serves is entitled to compensation provided by law for judges in similar cases and travel expenses.

(c) The municipality in which a case subject to this subchapter is pending shall pay the compensation and travel expenses due or incurred under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.0071 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.0071
§ 141.0071. ADDITIONAL INSPECTION REQUIRED; PARENTAL COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A youth camp operator shall include in a prominent place on the youth camp's publicly accessible Internet website a clearly marked link to the youth camp program web page on the department's Internet website for campers, parents, and camp staff and volunteers to use to report the camp's noncompliance with this chapter.

(b) The department shall investigate each complaint filed with the department for a youth camp to ensure the youth camp operator is properly implementing the camp's approved emergency plan submitted as required under Section 141.0091 and the camp complies with this chapter.

(c) A department investigation under this section must include an inspection to ensure the youth camp's compliance with this chapter. The inspection shall be performed in the same manner as an inspection under Section 141.007.
Tex. Local Government Code § 394.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.053
§ 394.053. VALIDITY OF BONDS; SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this chapter must bear the actual or facsimile signature of the housing finance corporation's officers designated in the resolution authorizing the bonds. The validity of a signature of an officer of the corporation is not affected by the fact that before the delivery of the bond or its payment, a person whose signature appears on the bond ceases to be an officer.

(b) The validity of the bonds is not dependent on or affected by the validity or regularity of any proceedings relating to the residential development or home mortgages for which the bonds are issued.

(c) The resolution authorizing the bonds may require that the bonds contain a statement that they are issued under this chapter. The statement is conclusive evidence of the validity of the bonds and the regularity of their issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8246.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8246 / Section 8246.056
§ 8246.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The president shall perform those functions that are customarily incident to the office of president.

(b) The vice president shall act as president in case of the inability, absence, or failure of the president to act.

(c) The secretary may be a director or an individual who is not a director.
Tex. Water Code § 36.0171 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.0171
§ 36.0171. TAX AUTHORITY AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION FOR DISTRICT IN A PRIORITY GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) For a district created under Section 36.0151, not later than the 120th day after the date all temporary directors have been appointed and have qualified, the temporary directors shall meet and order an election to be held within the boundaries of the proposed district to authorize the district to assess taxes and to elect permanent directors.

(b) In the order calling the election, the temporary directors shall designate election precincts and polling places for the election. In designating the polling places, the temporary directors shall consider the needs of all voters for conveniently located polling places.

(c) The temporary directors shall publish notice of the election at least once in at least one newspaper with general circulation within the boundaries of the proposed district. The notice must be published before the 30th day preceding the date of the election.

(d) The ballot for the election must be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The levy of a maintenance tax by the ___________________ Groundwater Conservation District at a rate not to exceed ______ cents for each $100 of assessed valuation." The same ballot or another ballot must provide for the election of permanent directors, in accordance with Section 36.059.

(e) Immediately after the election, the presiding judge of each polling place shall deliver the returns of the election to the temporary board, and the board shall canvass the returns, declare the result, and turn over the operations of the district to the elected permanent directors. The board shall file a copy of the election result with the commission.

(f) If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the levy of a maintenance tax, the temporary board shall declare the levy approved and shall enter the result in its minutes.

(g) If a majority of the votes cast at the election are against the levy of a maintenance tax, the temporary board shall declare the levy defeated and shall enter the result in its minutes.

(h) If the majority of the votes cast at the election are against the levy of a maintenance tax, the district shall set fees authorized by this chapter in accordance with Section 35.013(g-1) to pay for the district's regulation of groundwater in the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.301 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.301
§ 162.301. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A telephone cooperative may be dissolved by a two-thirds vote of all the members of the cooperative. The vote must be taken at a regular meeting or at a special meeting of its members called for that purpose. Votes must be cast in person.

(b) A certificate of dissolution must be:

(1) signed by the president or vice president and attested by the secretary, certifying to the dissolution and stating that the officers have been authorized by a vote of the members under Subsection (a) to execute and file the certificate; and

(2) executed, acknowledged, filed, and recorded in the same manner as original articles of incorporation of a telephone cooperative.

(c) The cooperative is dissolved when the secretary of state accepts the certificate of dissolution for filing and recording and issues a certificate of dissolution.

(d) The secretary of state shall charge and collect:

(1) a fee of $5 for filing a certificate of election to dissolve; and

(2) a fee of $5 for filing articles of dissolution.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 101.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 101 / Section 101.003
§ 101.003. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

None of the provisions in this chapter impair the power of the commission to prevent waste under the oil and gas conservation laws of the state except as provided in Section 101.004 or repeal, modify, or impair any of the provisions of Sections 85.002 through 85.003, 85.041 through 85.055, 85.056 through 85.064, 85.125, 85.201 through 85.207, 85.241 through 85.243, 85.249 through 85.252, or 85.381 through 85.385, Subchapter J of Chapter 85, or Subchapter P of Chapter 91, relating to oil and gas conservation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.004
§ 463.004. CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to implement the purpose of this chapter described by Section 463.002. Section 463.002 shall be used to aid and guide interpretation of this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.036 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.036
§ 31.036. ELIGIBILITY OF PERSON LEAVING THE STATE.
Status: in_force

A recipient of assistance who moves out of the state is no longer eligible for the assistance. However, a recipient's temporary absence from the state for reasons and for periods of time approved by the commission does not terminate the recipient's eligibility for assistance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909A / Section 7909A.0402
§ 7909A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7909A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9063.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9063 / Section 9063.004
§ 9063.004. SABINE RIVER AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED; LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Status: in_force

In enacting Chapter 508, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, revised as this chapter, the legislature intended to preserve the area and authority of the Sabine River Authority as that area and authority existed on June 22, 1955, and this chapter may not be construed as limiting the area and authority of the Sabine River Authority as it existed on June 22, 1955.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.137 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.137
§ 225.137. SERGEANT WADE DANIEL WILSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Interstate Highway 45 in Leon County between mile marker 151 and mile marker 168 is designated as the Sergeant Wade Daniel Wilson 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 highway number, the designation as the Sergeant Wade Daniel Wilson 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.