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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.107
§ 3831.107. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district.

(b) Section 375.221, Local Government Code, does not apply to a contract between the district and:

(1) another governmental entity;

(2) a nonprofit corporation, including a scientific research corporation; or

(3) a corporation created under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8117.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8117 / Section 8117.202
§ 8117.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.0075 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.0075
§ 13.0075. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR INCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY IN STATE PARKS SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall adopt criteria for determining the eligibility of real property that is donated to the department for inclusion in the state parks system.

(b) The department may accept a donation of real property that satisfies the criteria adopted under Subsection (a).

(c) The department may renovate or restore donated real property, including improvements to the property, or construct new improvements on the donated real property as necessary and prudent.
Tex. Education Code § 22A.102 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.102
§ 22A.102. PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

To the extent feasible, not later than the 30th day after receipt of a report under Section 22A.051(d), 22A.052(e), 22A.301(c), or 22A.302(c), the board or agency, as applicable, shall, based on a preliminary review of the report, make a determination regarding whether:

(1) if the person who is the subject of the report is an educator, a notice of alleged misconduct should be placed on the educator's public certification records under Section 22A.054; and

(2) the person should be placed on the registry under Section 22A.151 with an indication that the person is under investigation for alleged misconduct.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.073 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.073
§ 14.073. PENALTY FOR FRAUD.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) issues or aids in issuing a receipt or scale weight ticket knowing that the grain covered by the receipt or scale weight ticket has not been actually received at the grain warehouse;

(2) issues or aids in issuing a duplicate or additional negotiable receipt for grain knowing that a former negotiable receipt for the same grain or any part of the grain is outstanding except as permitted by Section 14.055; or

(3) fraudulently and without proper authority represents, forges, alters, counterfeits, or simulates any license, scale weight ticket, or receipt provided for by this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.111 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.111
§ 43.111. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates any provision of this subchapter or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b) A person who violates Section 43.107 commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of this subchapter or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this subchapter that the defendant has been convicted of a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor violation of this subchapter within 10 years preceding the trial date, on conviction the defendant shall be punished for a Parks and Wildlife Code felony. This subsection does not apply if the previous conviction was for a violation of Section 43.107.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 83.005 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 83 / Section 83.005
§ 83.005. CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF SPECIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any conservation agreement between a political subdivision of the state and the United States Department of the Interior must be developed in consultation with the Parks and Wildlife Department.

(b) In this section, "conservation agreement" includes an agreement between the state or a political subdivision of the state and the United States Department of the Interior under the federal act that does not relate to a federal permit as defined by Section 83.011.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1662.110 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1662 / Section 1662.110
§ 1662.110. COMPLIANCE WITH SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan issuer or administrator that, acting in good faith and with reasonable diligence, makes an error or omission in a disclosure required under this subchapter does not fail to comply with this subchapter solely because of the error or omission if the issuer or administrator corrects the error or omission as soon as practicable.

(b) A health benefit plan issuer or administrator, acting in good faith and with reasonable diligence, does not fail to comply with this subchapter solely because the issuer's or administrator's Internet website is temporarily inaccessible if the issuer or administrator makes the information available as soon as practicable.

(c) To the extent compliance with this subchapter requires a health benefit plan issuer or administrator to obtain information from another person, the issuer or administrator does not fail to comply with the subchapter because the issuer or administrator relies in good faith on information from the other person unless the issuer or administrator knows or reasonably should have known that the information is incomplete or inaccurate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8395.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8395 / Section 8395.101
§ 8395.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.218 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.218
§ 5007.218. EXPENSE POLICY.
Status: in_force

The port commission shall adopt an expense policy that includes:

(1) spending guidelines for meals, lodging, and entertainment, including a process for handling and documenting exceptions to the guidelines if business needs require an exception;

(2) clear expense report protocols, including:

(A) the use of cash advances;

(B) the separation of reports from port commissioners and authority employees; and

(C) clear lines of accountability for the submission of reports; and

(3) a prohibition on the use of authority funds for a meal for a port commissioner or an authority employee that is not part of:

(A) approved travel for authority business;

(B) a ceremonial or business-related function with outside parties;

(C) an employee training program; or

(D) an event with the purpose of employee recognition, seasonal celebration, or building morale.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.447 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.447
§ 2155.447. PURCHASE OF RECYCLED OIL.
Status: in_force

The comptroller, all state agencies, and all state agency employees who purchase motor oil and other automotive lubricants for state-owned vehicles shall give preference to motor oils and lubricants that contain at least 25 percent recycled oil if the cost to the state and the quality are comparable to those of new oil and lubricants.
Tex. Tax Code § 42.225 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 42 / Section 42.225
§ 42.225. PROPERTY OWNER'S RIGHT TO APPEAL THROUGH ARBITRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On motion by a property owner who appeals an appraisal review board order under this chapter, the court shall submit the appeal to nonbinding arbitration. The court shall order the nonbinding arbitration to be conducted in accordance with Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. If the appeal proceeds to trial following an arbitration award or finding under this subsection, either party may introduce the award or finding into evidence. In addition, the court shall award the property owner reasonable attorney fees if the trial was not requested by the property owner and the determination of the appeal results in an appraised value for the owner's property that is equal to or less than the appraised value under the arbitration award or finding. However, the amount of an award of attorney fees under this subsection is subject to the same limitations as those provided by Section 42.29.

(b) On motion by the property owner, the court shall order the parties to an appeal of an appraisal review board order under this chapter to submit to binding arbitration if the appraisal district joins in the motion or consents to the arbitration. A binding arbitration award under this subsection is binding and enforceable in the same manner as a contract obligation.

(c) The court shall appoint an impartial third party to conduct an arbitration under this section. The impartial third party is appointed by the court and serves as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(d) Each party or counsel for the party may present the position of the party before the impartial third party, who must render a specific arbitration award.

(e) Prior to submission of a case to arbitration the court shall determine matters related to jurisdiction, venue, and interpretation of the law.

(f) Except as provided in this section, an arbitration award may include any remedy or relief that a court could order under this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.001
§ 116.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Compressed natural gas" or "CNG" means natural gas primarily consisting of methane in a gaseous state that is compressed and used, stored, sold, transported, or distributed for use by or through a CNG system.

(3) "Liquefied natural gas" or "LNG" means natural gas primarily consisting of methane in liquid or semisolid state.

(4) "CNG cylinder" means a cylinder or other container designed for use or used as part of a CNG system.

(5) "LNG container" means a container designed for use or used as part of an LNG system.

(6) "CNG system" means a system of safety devices, cylinders, piping, fittings, valves, compressors, regulators, gauges, relief devices, vents, installation fixtures, and other CNG equipment intended for use or used in any building or public place by the general public or in conjunction with a motor vehicle or mobile fuel system fueled by compressed natural gas and any system or facilities designed to be used or used in the compression, sale, storage, transportation for delivery, or distribution of compressed natural gas in portable CNG cylinders, but does not include natural gas facilities, equipment, or pipelines located upstream of the inlet of a compressor devoted entirely to compressed natural gas.

(7) "LNG system" means a system of safety devices, containers, piping, fittings, valves, compressors, regulators, gauges, relief devices, vents, installation fixtures, and other LNG equipment intended for use or used with a motor vehicle fueled by liquefied natural gas and any system or other facilities designed to be used or used in the sale, storage, transportation for delivery, or distribution of liquefied natural gas.

(8) "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle licensed for highway use or used on a public highway.

(9) "Compressed natural gas cargo tank" means a container built in accordance with A.S.M.E. or D.O.T. specifications and used to transport compressed natural gas for delivery.

(10) "Liquefied natural gas cargo tank" means a container built in accordance with A.S.M.E. or D.O.T. specifications and used to transport liquefied natural gas for delivery.

(11) "Mobile fuel system" means a CNG or LNG system to supply natural gas fuel to an auxiliary engine other than the engine used to propel the vehicle or for other uses on the vehicle.

(12) "Motor fuel system" means a CNG or LNG system to supply natural gas as a fuel for an engine used to propel the vehicle.

(13) "Registrant" means any individual exempt from the licensing requirements as established by rule of the commission who is required to register with the commission, any person qualified by examination by the commission, or any person who applies for registration with the commission. Registrant includes an employee of a licensee who performs CNG-related or LNG-related activities.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.254
§ 603.254. QUALIFICATION FOR EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for the licensing examinations under this chapter, an applicant must have successfully completed a perfusion education program approved by the medical board.

(b) The medical board may approve a perfusion education program only if the program has educational standards that are:

(1) at least as stringent as those established by the Accreditation Committee for Perfusion Education of the American Medical Association or its successor; and

(2) approved by the Commission on Accreditation of the Allied Health Education Program of the American Medical Association or its successor.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.205
§ 2165.205. LIMITATIONS ON AMOUNT, LOCATION, AND USE OF LEASED SPACE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not lease space to a private tenant for use as private office space unless the private office space is related and incidental to another commercial, cultural, educational, recreational, or child care activity of the tenant in the building.

(b) Except as provided by this subchapter and Chapter 663, the commission shall determine the amount of space in a building to be allocated to private tenants and the types of activities in which the tenants may engage according to the market for certain activities among employees and visitors in the building and in the vicinity of the building.

(c) Except as provided by Section 2165.215, the amount of space allocated to private tenants may not exceed 15 percent of the total space in the building. Space leased to provide child care services for state employees does not count toward the 15 percent maximum.

(d) If the commission allocates space in a building to a private tenant, it shall encourage the tenant to lease space with street frontage or space in another area of heavy pedestrian activity.
Tex. Local Government Code § 101.0221 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 101 / Section 101.0221
§ 101.0221. FISCAL YEAR FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any fiscal year provision in the municipal charter, a municipality with a population in excess of 500,000 which is situated in a county bordering the Republic of Mexico may prescribe its fiscal year by ordinance.
Tex. Family Code § 157.115 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.115
§ 157.115. DEFAULT JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may render a default order for the relief requested if the respondent:

(1) has been personally served, has filed an answer, or has entered an appearance; and

(2) does not appear at the designated time, place, and date to respond to the motion.

(b) If the respondent fails to appear, the court may not hold the respondent in contempt but may order a capias to be issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.158
§ 1086.158. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a sworn statement of the amount of district money; and

(2) an account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.201
§ 1104.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

If authorized by an election, the board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; or

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 32.041 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 32 / Section 32.041
§ 32.041. FORMS.
Status: in_force

The department shall furnish to the companies required to report to the department the necessary forms for the required statements.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 33.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.003
§ 33.003. DISTRIBUTION DISTRICTS; AGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may establish distribution districts and employ distributing agents or may make other arrangements necessary to provide for the efficient distribution of commodities.

(b) A distributing agent must be bonded. The department shall audit a distributing agent's records at least once annually and at any other time considered expedient by the department.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.116 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.116
§ 40.116. AUDITS, INSPECTIONS, AND DRILLS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may subject a vessel subject to Section 40.114 of this code or a terminal facility to an announced or unannounced audit, inspection, or drill to determine the discharge prevention and response capabilities of the terminal facility or vessels. Any vessel drill conducted by the commissioner shall be in cooperation and conjunction with the United States Coast Guard, and the commissioner's participation may not interfere with the schedule of the vessel.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.316 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.316
§ 2308.316. FUNDING OF COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT PROCESS FOR INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD CHILD CARE.
Status: in_force

Each board shall allocate a portion of the board's federal child care development funds dedicated to quality improvement activities to a competitive procurement process for a system for quality child care for children under four years of age that encourages child care providers to voluntarily meet the certification criteria of the commission's Texas Rising Star Program. In allocating funds under this section, special consideration shall be given to funding child care for children under four years of age in low-income communities. This section may not be interpreted to limit parental choice.
Tex. Local Government Code § 251.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 251 / Section 251.002
§ 251.002. PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

An exercise of the power of eminent domain granted by this chapter is governed by Chapter 21 of the Property Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.029 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.029
§ 17.029. SERVICE ON INMATE OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "inmate" means a person confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(b) In a civil action against an inmate, citation or other civil process may be served on the inmate by serving a person designated under Subsection (c) as an agent for service of civil process.

(c) The warden of each facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall designate an employee at the facility to serve as an agent for service of civil process on inmates confined in the facility.

(d) An employee designated under Subsection (c) as an agent for service of civil process shall promptly deliver any civil process served on the employee to the appropriate inmate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0302
§ 3943.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, and pay all or part of the costs of the improvement projects described by Subchapter D or activities in support of or incidental to those projects.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.003
§ 373A.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to a municipality with a population of more than 950,000 that is located in a uniform state service region with fewer than 940,000 occupied housing units as determined by the most recent United States decennial census.

(b) Subchapters A, B, C, and D apply to any municipality with a population of 1.18 million or more which is located predominantly in a county that has a total area of less than 1,000 square miles and has adopted an urban land bank demonstration program under Chapter 379C, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8348.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8348 / Section 8348.001
§ 8348.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Brown's Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 607.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 607 / Section 607.001
§ 607.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Center" means the financial crimes intelligence center established under Chapter 2312, Occupations Code.

(1-a) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(1-b) "Credit card issuer" has the meaning assigned by Section 505.001.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(2-a) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(3) "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 277.001, Finance Code.

(3-a) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(4) "Merchant" means a person whose business includes the sale of motor fuel through motor fuel metering devices to retail customers.

(5) "Motor fuel" and "motor fuel metering device" have the meanings assigned by Section 2310.001, Occupations Code.

(5-a) "Motor fuel unattended payment terminal" means a point-of-sale terminal or kiosk that is operated by a customer to activate or complete a transaction at a motor fuel metering device through the use of a payment card or a payment by other electronic means.

(6) "Payment card" has the meaning assigned by Section 522.001.

(6-a) "Payment card network" means an entity that directly, or through a licensed member, processor, or agent, provides the proprietary services, infrastructure, and software that route information and data to conduct debit card or credit card transaction authorization, clearance, and settlement, and that an entity uses in order to accept as a form of payment a brand of debit card, credit card, or other device that may be used to carry out debit or credit transactions.

(7) "Service company" and "service technician" have the meanings assigned by Section 2310.151, Occupations Code.

(8) "Skimmer" means a wire or electronic device that is capable of unlawfully intercepting electronic communications or data to perpetrate fraud.

(9) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 336 (H.B. 2106), Sec. 12(1), eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Occupations Code § 108.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 108 / Section 108.001
§ 108.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "board" means the Texas Medical Board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.252
§ 1103.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The district may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.