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Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.052 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.052
§ 78.052. SPECIAL ELECTION ON INCREASED ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court that ordered creation of an existing district with a maximum uniform assessment rate of less than six cents an acre may order an election to be held to determine whether or not the maximum uniform assessment rate should be raised to six cents an acre. The county clerk shall give notice in the manner provided by Section 78.018 of this code and the commissioners court shall conduct the election in the manner provided by Section 78.019 of this code.

(b) Ballots for the election must be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Increasing the maximum assessment rate to six cents."

(c) Immediately after the election, the election officers shall forward the results to the commissioners court. The commissioners court shall canvass the vote and declare the result of the election.

(d) If the district is located entirely in one county, the commissioners court shall issue an order declaring the increase of the maximum uniform assessment to six cents an acre. If the district is located in more than one county, the commissioners court shall issue an order declaring the increase of the maximum rate of assessment to six cents an acre only in those counties where a majority of votes cast are for the proposition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0103
§ 3792.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) By creating the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county or a municipality from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county or municipal services provided in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.401
§ 205.401. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 205.303, a person commits an offense if the person practices acupuncture in this state without a license issued under this chapter.

(b) Each day a person practices acupuncture in violation of Subsection (a) constitutes a separate offense.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Election Code § 85.067 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 85 / Section 85.067
§ 85.067. PUBLIC NOTICE OF BRANCH VOTING SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) The early voting clerk shall post for each election a schedule stating:

(1) the location of each permanent and temporary branch polling place at which voting will be conducted and the election precincts served by each branch polling place; and

(2) except as provided by Subsection (b), the dates and hours that temporary branch voting will be conducted.

(b) The schedule is not required to include dates and hours for which public notice is posted under Section 85.068.

(c) The schedule shall be posted continuously for a period beginning not later than the fifth day before the first day of the period for early voting by personal appearance and ending on the last day of that period. The schedule may be amended after the beginning of early voting by personal appearance to include notice of additional temporary branch polling place locations, dates, and hours, but any amendment must be made not later than the fifth day before the date the voting is scheduled to begin at the additional temporary branch.

(d) The schedule shall be posted on:

(1) the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the governing body of the political subdivision served by the authority ordering the election or, if the early voting clerk is the county clerk of a county that does not maintain an Internet website or city secretary, meetings of the commissioners court or city governing body, as applicable; or

(2) the county's Internet website if the early voting clerk is the county clerk of a county that maintains an Internet website.

(e) The early voting clerk shall make copies of the schedule available to the public in reasonable quantities without charge during the posting period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.115
§ 3900.115. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551.455 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.455
§ 551.455. OPERATION IN MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the operation authorized by Sections 551.453 and 551.454, the governing body of a municipality may allow a motor carrier to operate, for the purpose of picking up or delivering mail, parcels, or packages, a vehicle bearing license plates issued under Section 551.452 on all or part of a public highway that:

(1) is in the corporate boundaries of the municipality; and

(2) has a speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour.

(b) In addition to the operation authorized by Sections 551.453 and 551.454, a county commissioners court may allow a motor carrier to operate, for the purpose of picking up or delivering mail, parcels, or packages, a vehicle bearing license plates issued under Section 551.452 on all or part of a public highway that:

(1) is located in the unincorporated area of the county; and

(2) has a speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.004
§ 223.004. FILING, OPENING, AND REJECTION OF BIDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 223.005, a bid submitted under this subchapter must be sealed and filed with the director or the director's designee in Austin and shall be opened at a public meeting by the director or the director's designee.

(b) All bidders may attend the opening and all bids shall be opened in their presence.

(c) The commission by rule may prescribe conditions under which a bid may be rejected by the department.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.101
§ 118.101. FEE SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

The county judge shall collect the following fees in probate matters:
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 713.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 713 / Section 713.025
§ 713.025. PRIVATE CARE OF GRAVES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect the right of a person to maintain a grave or burial lot in a cemetery if the person:

(1) has an interest in the grave or burial lot; or

(2) is related within the fifth degree by affinity or consanguinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to, or is a direct descendant of, a decedent interred in a cemetery maintained by a trustee under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.103
§ 8888.103. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The authority shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors to the board on a uniform election date in each even-numbered year.
Tex. Government Code § 53.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.105
§ 53.105. ASSIGNMENT OF BAILIFF BY SHERIFF.
Status: in_force

(a) If the judge of a county court at law of Tarrant County does not appoint a person to serve as bailiff under Section 53.102, the sheriff of Tarrant County shall assign a bailiff for the court on written request of the judge.

(b) A bailiff assigned by the sheriff serves at the pleasure of the court to which the bailiff is assigned and shall perform the duties required by the judge of the court.

(c) On request of the judge of a county court at law, the sheriff shall immediately assign a bailiff to the court served by the judge to fill a temporary absence of the appointed or assigned bailiff.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.058
§ 1083.058. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director serves without compensation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.051 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.051
§ 20A.051. DUTIES OF GRAND JURY.
Status: in_force

The grand jury shall inquire into all offenses subject to indictment of which any grand juror may have knowledge or of which the grand jury is informed by the attorney representing the state or by any other credible person.
Tex. Election Code § 501.030 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.030
§ 501.030. COPIES OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall supply as many copies of the petition as may be required by the applicants but not to exceed more than one page of the petition for every 10 registered voters in the county, justice precinct, or municipality. Each copy must bear the date, number, and seal on each page as required on the original petition.

(b) The county clerk shall keep a copy of each petition and a record of the applicants for the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006A / Section 8006A.0302
§ 8006A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 62.294 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.294
§ 62.294. HEARING.
Status: in_force

The commission shall hold the hearing on the subject of annexation of adjacent territory by the district, and any person who has taxable property in the territory proposed to be annexed may appear in person or by counsel and offer testimony or argument for or against the inclusion of all or any part of the land proposed to be annexed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.525 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.525
§ 2301.525. LAW APPLICABLE; CONFLICT OF LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, Section 154.073, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, applies to mediation under this subchapter.

(b) If Section 154.073, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, conflicts with another legal requirement for disclosure of communications or materials, the issue of confidentiality may be presented to the board to determine, in camera, whether the facts, circumstances, and context of the communications or materials sought to be disclosed warrant a protective order of the board or whether the communications or materials are subject to disclosure.

(c) This subchapter controls over any other law relating to or requiring mediation between or among license holders.
Tex. Water Code § 63.030 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.030
§ 63.030. CONDUCT OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court or the board has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all contests and objections to the creation of the proposed district and all matters relating to the creation of the proposed district.

(b) The commissioners court or the board may adjourn the hearing from day to day, and all judgments or decisions shall be final unless otherwise provided in this chapter.

(c) Any person who has taxable property in the proposed district or who might be affected by creation of the district may appear at the hearing and support or oppose creation of the proposed district and may offer testimony relating to:

(1) the necessity and feasibility of the proposed district;

(2) the benefits to accrue from formation of the proposed district;

(3) the boundaries of the proposed district; or

(4) any other matter concerning the proposed district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.0027 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0027
§ 12.0027. NUTRITION OUTREACH PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may develop an outreach program to promote better health and nutrition programs and prevent obesity among children in this state.

(b) The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this section.

(c) The department may adopt rules as necessary to administer an outreach program established under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 437.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.253
§ 437.253. PROPERTY FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

When the National Guard Counterdrug Program assists a federal law enforcement agency in enforcing drug laws, the National Guard Counterdrug Program is considered to be a law enforcement agency of this state for the purpose of participating in the sharing of property seized or forfeited to the United States under federal law.
Tex. Property Code § 93.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 93 / Section 93.007
§ 93.007. CESSATION OF OWNER'S INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the owner's interest in the premises is terminated by sale, assignment, death, appointment of a receiver, bankruptcy, or otherwise, the new owner is liable for the return of the security deposit according to this chapter from the date title to the premises is acquired, regardless of whether an acknowledgement is given to the tenant under Subsection (b).

(b) The person who no longer owns an interest in the rental premises remains liable for a security deposit received while the person was the owner until the new owner delivers to the tenant a signed statement acknowledging that the new owner has received and is responsible for the tenant's security deposit and specifying the exact dollar amount of the deposit. The amount of the security deposit is the greater of:

(1) the amount provided in the tenant's lease; or

(2) the amount provided in an estoppel certificate prepared by the owner at the time the lease was executed or prepared by the new owner at the time the commercial property is transferred.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a real estate mortgage lienholder who acquires title by foreclosure.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.201
§ 1161.201. INAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to an investment in a debenture, bond, or other publicly traded debt security.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 36.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 36 / Section 36.005
§ 36.005. COMPLIANCE WITH SCREENING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual required to be screened shall undergo approved screening for vision and hearing disorders and any other special senses and communication disorders specified by the executive commissioner. The individual shall comply with the requirements as soon as possible after the individual's admission to a preschool or school and within the period set by the executive commissioner. The individual or, if the individual is a minor, the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian, may substitute professional examinations for the screening.

(b) An individual is exempt from screening if screening conflicts with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination of which the individual is an adherent or a member. To qualify for the exemption, the individual or, if the individual is a minor, the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian, must submit to the admitting officer of the preschool or school on or before the day of admission an affidavit stating the objections to screening.

(c) The chief administrator of each preschool or school shall ensure that each individual admitted to the preschool or school complies with the screening requirements set by the executive commissioner or submits an affidavit of exemption.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.154
§ 401.154. TAX CREDIT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer is entitled to a credit on the amount of premium taxes to be paid by the insurer for all examination fees paid under Section 401.153. The insurer may take the credit for the taxable year during which the examination fees are paid and may take the credit to the same extent the insurer may take a credit for examination fees paid when a salaried department examiner conducts the examination.

(b) Expired.
Tex. Education Code § 109.252 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.252
§ 109.252. COURSES AND DEGREES; ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The university shall offer undergraduate-level and graduate-level programs.

(b) The board of regents may approve degree programs, subject to the approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and adopt other rules necessary for the operation and management of the university.

(c) The university is subject to the authority of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.192 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.192
§ 214.192. CATEGORIES OF ALARM SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

The category of alarm system to be regulated is burglary.
Tex. Property Code § 94.052 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.052
§ 94.052. TERM OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord shall offer the tenant a lease agreement with an initial lease term of at least six months. If the tenant requests a lease agreement with a different lease period, the landlord and the tenant may mutually agree to a shorter or longer lease period. The landlord and the tenant may mutually agree to subsequent lease periods of any length for each renewal of the lease agreement.

(b) Except as provided by Section 94.204, regardless of the term of the lease, the landlord must provide notice to the tenant not later than the 60th day before the date of the expiration of the lease if the landlord chooses not to renew the lease. During the applicable period, the tenant must pay all rent and other amounts due under the lease agreement, including late charges, if any, after receiving notice of the nonrenewal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.055
§ 1051.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.158
§ 2001.158. LICENSE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall set the fees for a commercial lessor license in an amount reasonable to defray administrative costs but not less than the following:

(1) Class A (annual gross rentals from licensed organizations of not more than $12,000)-$100;

(2) Class B (annual gross rentals from licensed organizations of more than $12,000 but not more than $20,000)-$200;

(3) Class C (annual gross rentals from licensed organizations of more than $20,000 but not more than $30,000)-$300;

(4) Class D (annual gross rentals from licensed organizations of more than $30,000 but not more than $40,000)-$400;

(5) Class E (annual gross rentals from licensed organizations of more than $40,000 but not more than $50,000)-$600;

(6) Class F (annual gross rentals from licensed organizations of more than $50,000 but not more than $60,000)-$900;

(7) Class G (annual gross rentals from licensed organizations of more than $60,000 but not more than $70,000)-$1,200;

(8) Class H (annual gross rentals from licensed organizations of more than $70,000 but not more than $80,000)-$1,500;

(9) Class I (annual gross rentals from licensed organizations of more than $80,000 but not more than $90,000)-$2,000; and

(10) Class J (annual gross rentals from licensed organizations of more than $90,000)-$2,500.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish procedures for determining if the appropriate license fee was paid.

(c) The commission by rule shall provide for:

(1) the payment of any additional fee amount determined to be due not paid under Subsection (b); and

(2) credit to be given to the license holder for any excess fee amount determined under Subsection (b) to have been paid by the license holder.

(d) An applicant for a commercial lessor license shall pay the fees established under Subsection (a) annually. An applicant for a license or renewal of a license may obtain a license that is effective for two years by paying an amount equal to two times the amount of the annual license fee.

(e) The commission shall refund the fee for an initial or renewal commercial lessor license if the applicant requests withdrawal of the application before the license is issued or if the commission denies the application, except the commission may retain an amount not to exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the license fee or $150 to defray any administrative cost incurred by the commission in processing the application. The commission shall issue the refund not later than the 30th day after the date the commission receives the withdrawal request or denies the application.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.003
§ 78.003. NOXIOUS WEED.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, a weed or plant is considered to be a noxious weed if declared to be a noxious weed by:

(1) a law of this state; or

(2) the department acting under the authority of Chapter 61 of this code or any other law of this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17A.01 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17A / Section 17A.01
§ 17A.01. APPLICATION AND DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter sets out some of the procedural rules applicable to the criminal responsibility of corporations and associations. Where not in conflict with this chapter, the other chapters of this code apply to corporations and associations.

(b) In this code, unless the context requires a different definition:

(1) "Agent" means a director, officer, employee, or other person authorized to act in behalf of a corporation or association.

(2) "Association" means a government or governmental subdivision or agency, trust, partnership, or two or more persons having a joint or common economic interest.

(3) "High managerial agent" means:

(A) an officer of a corporation or association;

(B) a partner in a partnership; or

(C) an agent of a corporation or association who has duties of such responsibility that his conduct may reasonably be assumed to represent the policy of the corporation or association.

(4) "Person," "he," and "him" include corporation and association.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.0143 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.0143
§ 486.0143. WRITTEN LOG OR OTHER ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING.
Status: in_force

If a business establishment that engages in over-the-counter sales of a product containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine experiences a mechanical or electronic failure of the real-time electronic logging system, the business shall:

(1) maintain a written record or an electronic record made by any means that satisfies the requirements of Section 486.014(a)(2); and

(2) enter the information in the real-time electronic logging system as soon as practicable after the system becomes operational.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913 / Section 7913.303
§ 7913.303. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.

(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.