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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 64.004 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 64 / Section 64.004
§ 64.004. TRAPPING GAME BIRDS.
Status: in_force

No person may set a trap, net, or other device for taking game birds or take or snare a game bird by a device without obtaining a permit from the department.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.105 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.105
§ 45A.105. ARREST WARRANT WITHOUT COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

If a criminal offense that a justice of the peace has jurisdiction to try is committed within the view of the justice, the justice may issue a warrant for the arrest of the offender.
Tex. Local Government Code § 315.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 315 / Section 315.002
§ 315.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL STREETS THROUGH CERTAIN PARKS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting in a referendum on the question, a municipality may not establish or dedicate a thoroughfare, public street, or alley through property that:

(1) is dedicated or used for park purposes; and

(2) includes land owned by the state on which is situated one or more buildings in the construction of which the state has expended at least $50,000.

(b) A municipality may, without an election, maintain driveways through the land described by Subsection (a) if the driveways are for park purposes only and are not for use as general thoroughfares.

(c) This section does not apply to the campus of an educational institution or to the grounds of an eleemosynary institution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.162 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.162
§ 3873.162. REQUIREMENTS FOR RENTAL OF WATER-ORIENTED RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to the rental of water-oriented recreational equipment in the district.

(b) A person may not rent water-oriented recreational equipment to a person younger than 18 years of age.

(c) A person may rent water-oriented recreational equipment to a person who is at least 18 years of age only if:

(1) each person who is at least 18 years of age who will use the equipment signs a written agreement for the rental of that equipment; and

(2) each person who will use the equipment, regardless of age, is listed on the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8503.020 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8503 / Section 8503.020
§ 8503.020. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the authority, and the authority is not authorized, to mortgage or otherwise encumber any of its property of any kind, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest in such property, or to acquire any property or interest subject to a mortgage or conditional sale, provided that this section may not be construed as preventing the pledging of the revenues of the authority as authorized by this chapter.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the sale of any property or interest by the authority or by any receiver of any of its properties or through any court proceeding or otherwise, unless, by the affirmative vote of three-fourths of its statutory membership, the board has determined that the property or interest is not necessary or convenient or of beneficial use to the business of the authority and has approved the terms of the sale. Except by sale as expressly authorized in this section, authority property or interest may not come into the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of any person, firm, or corporation other than a public authority created under the laws of this state or a nonprofit corporation created by the authority under Chapter 152, Water Code.

(c) The limitations on the sale of property of the authority in this section do not and are not intended to preclude the authority from selling any interest owned or held by the authority in any jointly owned electric power and generating facilities constructed, or to be constructed, under Section 8503.004(t), provided that the sale of an ownership interest in a joint project is provided for and in conformance with any contract with other owners regarding the electric power and energy generating facilities.

(d) All authority property is exempt from forced sale, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the sale of any of the property of the authority under a judgment rendered in a suit, and a sale of that kind is prohibited.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01631 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01631
§ 30.01631. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to the City of Hill Country Village.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.251
§ 1001.251. CONSUMER INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare information of consumer interest describing:

(1) the regulatory functions of the board under this chapter and Chapter 1071; and

(2) the procedures by which consumer complaints are filed with and resolved by the board.

(b) The board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.

(c) The board shall maintain on the board's Internet website:

(1) information regarding the procedure for filing a complaint with the board; and

(2) a form that a person may use to file a complaint with the board.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.214 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.214
§ 121.214. PIPELINE INCIDENT REPORTING AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Distribution gas pipeline facility" means a pipeline facility that distributes gas directly to end use customers.

(2) "Pipeline incident" means an event involving a release of gas from a pipeline that:

(A) under federal regulations, gives rise to a duty of a distribution gas pipeline facility operator to report the event to a federal agency; or

(B) results in one or more of the following consequences:

(i) a death or a personal injury necessitating in-patient hospitalization;

(ii) estimated property damage greater than or equal to the greater of:

(a) $50,000, including loss to the operator, loss to others, or both, but excluding cost of gas lost; or

(b) an amount under federal regulations that gives rise to the duty of a distribution gas pipeline facility operator to report the event to a federal agency; or

(iii) unintentional estimated gas loss of three million cubic feet or more.

(3) "State record" has the meaning assigned by Section 441.180, Government Code.

(b) The railroad commission by rule shall require a distribution gas pipeline facility operator, after a pipeline incident involving the operator's pipelines, to:

(1) notify the commission of the incident before the expiration of one hour following the operator's discovery of the incident;

(2) provide the following information to the commission before the expiration of one hour following the operator's discovery of the incident:

(A) the pipeline operator's name and telephone number;

(B) the location of the incident;

(C) the time of the incident; and

(D) the telephone number of the operator's on-site person; and

(3) provide the following information to the commission when the information is known by the operator:

(A) the fatalities and personal injuries caused by the incident;

(B) the cost of gas lost;

(C) estimated property damage to the operator and others;

(D) any other significant facts relevant to the incident, including facts related to ignition, explosion, rerouting of traffic, evacuation of a building, and media interest; and

(E) other information required under federal regulations to be provided to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration or a successor agency after a pipeline incident or similar incident.

(c) The railroad commission shall retain state records of the railroad commission regarding a pipeline incident perpetually.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9094.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9094 / Section 9094.0103
§ 9094.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR 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 § 713.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 713 / Section 713.005
§ 713.005. DEPOSIT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that acts as a trustee under this subchapter shall maintain a permanent, well-bound record book including, for each deposit made:

(1) the name of the depositor, listed in alphabetical order;

(2) the purpose and amount of the deposit;

(3) the name and location, as specifically as possible, of the grave, lot, or burial place to be maintained;

(4) the condition and status of the trust imposed; and

(5) other information required by the municipality.

(b) A certificate holder under this subchapter may, on payment of the proper cost or recording fee, record the certificate in the deed records of the county in which the cemetery is located. The county clerk shall file, index, and record the certificate in the deed records of that county.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.010
§ 111.010. LEVY OF TAXES AND EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS UNDER BUDGET; EMERGENCY EXPENDITURE; BUDGET TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may levy taxes only in accordance with the budget.

(b) After final approval of the budget, the commissioners court may spend county funds only in strict compliance with the budget, except in an emergency.

(c) The commissioners court may authorize an emergency expenditure as an amendment to the original budget only in a case of grave public necessity to meet an unusual and unforeseen condition that could not have been included in the original budget through the use of reasonably diligent thought and attention. If the court amends the original budget to meet an emergency, the court shall file a copy of its order amending the budget with the county clerk, and the clerk shall attach the copy to the original budget.

(d) The commissioners court by order may amend the budget to transfer an amount budgeted for one item to another budgeted item without authorizing an emergency expenditure.
Tex. Education Code § 32.152 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 32 / Section 32.152
§ 32.152. PROHIBITED USE OF COVERED INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may not knowingly:

(1) engage in targeted advertising on any website, online service, online application, or mobile application if the target of the advertising is based on any information, including covered information and persistent unique identifiers, that the operator has acquired through the use of the operator's website, online service, online application, or mobile application for a school purpose;

(2) use information, including persistent unique identifiers, created or gathered by the operator's website, online service, online application, or mobile application, to create a profile about a student unless the profile is created for a school purpose; or

(3) except as provided by Subsection (c), sell or rent any student's covered information.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), the collection and retention of account information by an operator that remains under the control of the student, the student's parent, or the campus or district is not an attempt to create a profile by the operator.

(c) Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to:

(1) the purchase, merger, or any other type of acquisition of an operator by another entity, if the operator or successor entity complies with this subchapter regarding previously acquired student information; or

(2) a national assessment provider if the provider secures the express affirmative consent of the student or the student's parent, given in response to clear and conspicuous notice, and if the information is used solely to provide access to employment, educational scholarships, financial aid, or postsecondary educational opportunities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0505
§ 4012.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 4012.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) 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 annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Water Code § 51.027 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.027
§ 51.027.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.027. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT: HEARING BY COMMISSION. (a) The commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction and power to hear and determine all petitions for creation of a district which will include land or property located in two or more counties.

(b) The orders of the commission concerning the organization of a district shall be final, unless an appeal is taken from the orders as provided in this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 60.408 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.408
§ 60.408. CONTRACT AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The bids shall be presented to the port commission in session.

(b) The port commission may award the contract to the responsible bidder submitting the lowest and best bid, or the port commission may reject any or all bids.

(c) If two responsible bidders submit the lowest and best bid, the port commission shall decide between the two bids by drawing lots in a manner prescribed by rule by the chairman of the port commission.

(d) A contract may not be awarded to a bidder who does not submit the lowest dollar bid meeting specifications unless, before the award, each person with a lower bid is given notice of the proposed award and an opportunity to appear before the port commission and present evidence concerning his responsibility.

(e) A contract valued at more than the amount authorized under Section 60.403(a) for routine purchases or contracts shall be awarded at a regularly scheduled or specially called meeting of the port commission.

(f) A contract valued at more than the amount authorized under Section 60.403(a) for routine purchases or contracts must be in writing, executed for the district or port authority by the district's or port authority's executive or designated officer or by an authorized designated employee of the district or port authority, and filed with the proper officer of the district or port authority.

(g) Before a contract valued at more than the amount authorized under Section 60.403(a) for routine purchases or contracts takes effect or is binding on a district or port authority, the appropriate financial officer of the district or port authority must certify that funds are or will be available to meet the contract when due.

(h) One original, photocopy, or electronic copy of a contract, requisition, or purchase order valued at more than the amount authorized under Section 60.403(a) for routine purchases or contracts must be delivered to the contractor and one original, photocopy, or electronic copy shall be retained on file with the district or port authority in accordance with Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code.

(i) A purchase or contract valued at more than the amount authorized under Section 60.403(a) for routine purchases or contracts that is not in compliance with this subchapter is void and unenforceable.
Tex. Transportation Code § 203.069 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 203 / Section 203.069
§ 203.069. COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, OR LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

Covenants, conditions, restrictions, or limitations affecting property acquired in any manner by the department are not binding against the department and do not impair the department's ability to use the property for a purpose authorized by this chapter. The beneficiaries of the covenants, conditions, restrictions, or limitations are not entitled to enjoin the department from using the property for a purpose authorized under this chapter, but this section does not affect the right of a person to seek damages to the person's property under Section 17, Article I, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.204
§ 38.204. POWERS AND DUTIES OF STATISTICAL AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A designated statistical agent shall collect data from reporting insurers under a statistical plan adopted by the commissioner.

(b) The statistical agent may provide aggregate historical premium and loss data to its subscribers.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0004
§ 152.0004. GENERAL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court shall pay the salaries of juvenile probation personnel and other expenses certified as necessary by the juvenile board chairman from the general funds of the county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1377.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1377 / Section 1377.052
§ 1377.052. UTILIZATION REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) A utilization review agent acting on behalf of a health benefit plan issuer may review a treating physician's determination of the medical necessity of the use of an amino acid-based elemental formula for the treatment of an enrollee who is diagnosed with a disease or disorder listed in Section 1377.051(a).

(b) Utilization review under this section is subject to Chapter 4201.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.535 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.535
§ 361.535. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT; PERMIT CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue a permit for the development of land over a closed municipal solid waste landfill facility only if the commission finds that the proposed development will not increase or create a potential threat to public health or the environment.

(b) The commission may impose conditions on a permit that are designed to prevent a threat to public health or the environment. Conditions may include:

(1) restrictions on building types, construction methods, pilings, boring, or digging;

(2) requiring ventilation, emissions or water quality monitoring devices, soil testing, warnings to subsequent owners or lessees, maintenance of structures or landfill containment, or the placement of additional soil layers or building pads; or

(3) any other conditions the commission finds to be reasonable and necessary to protect the public health or the environment or to ensure compliance with rules or conditions adopted or imposed under this subchapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 51.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 51 / Section 51.003
§ 51.003. GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to employment of a child:

(1) employed:

(A) in a nonhazardous occupation;

(B) under the direct supervision of the child's parent or an adult having custody of the child; and

(C) in a business or enterprise owned or operated by the parent or custodian;

(2) 11 years or older engaged in delivery of newspapers to the consumer;

(3) participating in a school-supervised and school-administered work-study program approved by the commission;

(4) employed in agriculture during a period when the child is not legally required to be attending school;

(5) employed through a rehabilitation program supervised by a county judge;

(6) engaged in nonhazardous casual employment that will not endanger the safety, health, or well-being of the child and to which the parent or adult having custody of the child has consented; or

(7) 16 years or older engaged in the direct sale of newspapers to the general public.

(b) In this section, "employment in agriculture" means engaged in producing crops or livestock and includes:

(1) cultivating and tilling the soil;

(2) producing, cultivating, growing, and harvesting an agricultural or horticultural commodity;

(3) dairying; and

(4) raising livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, or poultry.

(c) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(6), the commission by rule may define nonhazardous casual employment that the commission determines is dangerous to the safety, health, or well-being of a child.
Tex. Tax Code § 158.153 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 158 / Section 158.153
§ 158.153. RULES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this chapter and for the collection of the taxes imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0693 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0693
§ 43.0693. NOTICE OF PROPOSED ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the seventh day after the date the governing body of the municipality adopts the resolution under Section 43.0692, the municipality must mail to each property owner in the area proposed to be annexed notification of the proposed annexation that includes:

(1) notice of the public hearings required by Section 43.0694;

(2) notice that an election on the question of annexing the area will be held; and

(3) a description, list, and schedule of services to be provided by the municipality in the area on or after annexation as provided by Section 43.0692.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3811.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3811 / Section 3811.001
§ 3811.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Near Northwest Management District.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.248 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.248
§ 51.248. DOUBTFUL CLAIM.
Status: in_force

If it appears to the commissioner from the records of his office or from information given to him under oath that there is an illegality in a claim, the commissioner, if he considers it necessary, shall refer the matter to the attorney general, and the attorney general's written decision is sufficient authority for the commissioner to issue or withhold the patent.
Tex. Transportation Code § 131.015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 131 / Section 131.015
§ 131.015. USE OF ELECTRIC STREET RAILWAY TRACKS.
Status: in_force

(a) An interurban electric railway company's power of eminent domain under this subchapter includes the power to condemn for its use and benefit easements and right-of-way to operate interurban cars along and on the track of an electric street railway company owning, controlling, or operating track on any public street or alley in a municipality for a purpose described by Subsection (b), subject to the consent, authority, and control of the governing body of the municipality.

(b) Condemnation under Subsection (a) may be used only to secure an entrance into and an outlet from a municipality on a route designated by the governing body of the municipality.

(c) In a proceeding to condemn an easement or right-of-way under this section, the court or the jury trying the case shall define and establish the terms on which the easement or right-of-way may be used.

(d) A court rendering a judgment in a proceeding under this section may review and reform the terms of a grant and the provisions of the judgment on a subsequent application by a party to the original proceeding or a person claiming through or under a party to the original proceeding.

(e) The hearing on an application brought under Subsection (d) is in the nature of a retrial of the proceeding with respect to the terms on which the easement may be used except that the court may not declare the easement forfeited or impair the exercise of the easement.

(f) An application under Subsection (d) may not be made before the second anniversary of the date of the final judgment on the most recent application.