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Tex. Tax Code § 23.77 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.77
§ 23.77. LAND INELIGIBLE FOR APPRAISAL AS TIMBER LAND.
Status: in_force

Land is not eligible for appraisal as provided by this subchapter if:

(1) the land is located inside the corporate limits of an incorporated city or town, unless:

(A) the city or town is not providing the land with governmental and proprietary services substantially equivalent in standard and scope to those services it provides in other parts of the city or town with similar topography, land utilization, and population density; or

(B) the land has been devoted principally to production of timber or forest products continuously for the preceding five years;

(2) the land is owned by an individual who is a nonresident alien or by a foreign government if that individual or government is required by federal law or by rule adopted pursuant to federal law to register his ownership or acquisition of that property; or

(3) the land is owned by a corporation, partnership, trust, or other legal entity if the entity is required by federal law or by rule adopted pursuant to federal law to register its ownership or acquisition of that land and a nonresident alien or a foreign government or any combination of nonresident aliens and foreign governments own a majority interest in the entity.
Tex. Government Code § 74.0922 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.0922
§ 74.0922. DUTIES OF COURT SECURITY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

A court security committee established under Section 74.092(a)(13) shall meet at least once annually and shall develop and submit recommendations to the county commissioners court on the uses of resources and expenditures of money for courthouse security, but may not direct the assignment of those resources or the expenditure of those funds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.306
§ 1004.306. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.056 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.056
§ 60.056. AGREEMENTS; DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) make an agreement with any person for any district purpose, including an agreement:

(A) to acquire, construct, operate, or maintain an agricultural enterprise;

(B) with a municipality or county to provide law enforcement services in the district on a fee basis; or

(C) under a qualified management contract for the operation of an agricultural facility; and

(2) accept a donation, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The district, a county, and any other political subdivision may contract to implement a district project or assist the district in providing a service authorized by this chapter. A contract under this subsection may provide:

(1) for payment from a district assessment or other revenue; or

(2) that an assessment or other revenue collected from a district project, or from a person using or purchasing a commodity or service from a district project, may be paid or rebated to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2704.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2704 / Section 2704.002
§ 2704.002. DIRECT ISSUANCE OF POLICY OR CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A title insurance company may directly issue a title insurance policy or contract based on the best title evidence available if:

(1) a title insurance agent or direct operation does not exist for the county in which the real property is located; or

(2) each title insurance agent and direct operation for that county refuses to provide title evidence:

(A) in a reasonable period as determined by the department; and

(B) in compliance with Section 2502.053(1).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.094 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.094
§ 12.094. RULES RELATING TO MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner:

(1) may adopt rules to govern the activities of the medical advisory board;

(2) by rule may establish a reasonable fee to pay a member of the medical advisory board for the member's professional consultation services; and

(3) if appropriate, may authorize reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by Section 2110.004, Government Code, for each meeting a member attends.

(b) The fee under Subsection (a)(2) may not be less than $75 or more than $150 for each meeting that the member attends.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.129 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.129
§ 623.129. ESCORT FLAG VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

The escort flag vehicle requirements provided by Section 623.099 apply to the movement of portable building units and compatible cargo under this subchapter as if such building units and cargo were a manufactured house.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.207 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.207
§ 8.207. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF ISSUER WITH RESPECT TO REGISTERED OWNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before due presentment for registration of transfer of a certificated security in registered form or of an instruction requesting registration of transfer of an uncertificated security, the issuer or indenture trustee may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to vote, receive notifications, and otherwise exercise all the rights and powers of an owner.

(b) This chapter does not affect the liability of the registered owner of a security for a call, assessment, or the like.
Tex. Government Code § 432.172 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.172
§ 432.172. SEXUAL ASSAULT AND INDECENT ASSAULT.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter who commits an offense under Section 22.011, 22.012, or 22.021, Penal Code, is subject to investigation under this subchapter and punishment under this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 75.101 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 75 / Section 75.101
§ 75.101. PRESUMPTION OF ABANDONMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) All mineral proceeds that are held or owing by the holder and that have remained unclaimed by the owner for longer than three years after they became payable or distributable and the owner's underlying right to receive those mineral proceeds are presumed abandoned.

(b) At the time any owner's underlying right to receive mineral proceeds is presumed abandoned under this section, any mineral proceeds then held for or owing to the owner as a result of the underlying right and any mineral proceeds accruing after that time as a result of the underlying right and not previously presumed abandoned are presumed abandoned.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8266.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8266 / Section 8266.104
§ 8266.104. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF ROADS IN TERRITORY EXCLUDED FROM CITY.
Status: in_force

If the City of Gunter excludes district territory from the city's corporate limits, the district shall maintain, improve, operate, and repair any road located in that territory in accordance with the ordinances and rules of each political subdivision in whose jurisdiction the road is located.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.001
§ 154.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) limit the manner in which a person may accept funds in prepayment of funeral services to be performed in the future;

(2) provide a regulatory framework to give the public an opportunity to arrange and pay for funerals in advance of need; and

(3) provide all safeguards to protect the prepaid funds and to assure that the funds will be available to pay for prearranged funeral services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.203
§ 462.203. CERTAIN EXPENSES OF RECEIVERSHIP OR CONSERVATORSHIP ESTATE COVERED.
Status: in_force

An administration expense incurred in processing or paying a claim against a receivership or conservatorship estate is a covered claim if the impaired insurer has insufficient assets to pay the expenses of administering the estate.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 3.063 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 3 / Section 3.063
§ 3.063. EFFECT OF FILING OF RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A restated certificate of formation takes effect when the filing of the restated certificate of formation takes effect as provided by Chapter 4.

(b) On the date the restated certificate of formation takes effect, the original certificate of formation and each prior amendment or restatement of the certificate of formation is superseded and the restated certificate of formation is the effective certificate of formation.

(c) Sections 3.056(b) and (c) apply to an amendment effected by a restated certificate of formation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.036 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.036
§ 501.036. TITLE FOR FARM TRAILER OR FARM SEMITRAILER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may issue a title for a farm trailer or farm semitrailer with a gross vehicle weight of not more than 34,000 pounds if all requirements for issuance of a title are met.

(b) To obtain a title under this section, the owner must:

(1) apply for the title in the manner required by Section 501.023; and

(2) pay the fee required by Section 501.138.

(c) A subsequent purchaser of a farm trailer or farm semitrailer titled previously under this section or in another jurisdiction must obtain a title under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.007
§ 143.007. REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) If at a meeting held for that purpose the governing body of the municipality finds that a commission member is guilty of misconduct in office, the governing body may remove the member. The member may request that the meeting be held as an open hearing in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code.

(b) If a commission member is indicted or charged by information with a criminal offense involving moral turpitude, the member shall be automatically suspended from office until the disposition of the charge. Unless the member pleads guilty or is found to be guilty, the member shall resume office at the time of disposition of the charge.

(c) The governing body may appoint a substitute commission member during a period of suspension. If a member pleads guilty to or is found to be guilty of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude, the governing body shall appoint a replacement commission member to serve the remainder of the disqualified member's term of office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.0535 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.0535
§ 1043.0535. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a director is absent from at least four regularly scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend in any 12-month period without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a director exists.

(c) A director may be removed for a ground provided by this section using the procedures provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 87, Local Government Code, for removing a county official.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8367.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8367 / Section 8367.104
§ 8367.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8367.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.019 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.019
§ 34.019. EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The expenses of executing the provisions of this chapter shall be paid by warrants drawn by the comptroller on the State Treasury against the income from the special funds accumulated from leases, rentals, royalties, and other payments.

(b) The amounts received under the provisions of this chapter and deposited to the credit of a special fund shall be used exclusively for the benefit of the appropriate department, board, or agency.

(c) No money may be spent from the special funds except by legislative appropriation and for the purposes and in the amount stated in the Act appropriating it.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.303 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.303
§ 201.303. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state board may allocate funds under this subchapter among particular soil and water conservation land improvement measures or among areas of the state for each of the purposes provided by Section 201.302 of this code.

(b) The state board may allocate funds among conservation districts to pay the state's share of the costs of installing eligible soil and water conservation land improvement measures on agricultural lands within the districts and may adjust allocations as needs change in order to achieve the most efficient use of funds.

(c) A conservation district may submit a request for an allocation of cost-share assistance funds to the state board. A request must be submitted in the manner provided by the state board.

(d) The state board shall set priorities for allocation of cost-share assistance funds consistent with the purposes provided by Section 201.302 of this code. The state board may consider local priorities and needs in establishing priorities. The state board shall:

(1) give greater weight among the priorities set under this subsection to allocation of funds to owners of land in the priority areas identified under Section 201.026(g); and

(2) keep records of financial incentive disbursements to owners of land in the priority areas identified under Section 201.026(g).
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.007
§ 823.007. DESCRIPTION OF VOTING SECURITY.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, a voting security is a security or an instrument that:

(1) has the power at a meeting of shareholders of a person to vote for or against the election of directors of the person or any other matter involving the direction of the management and policies of the person; or

(2) under rules adopted by the commissioner in the public interest, the commissioner considers to be of similar nature to that described by Subdivision (1) and considers necessary or appropriate to treat as a voting security.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8014.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8014 / Section 8014.104
§ 8014.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8014.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 43.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 43 / Section 43.011
§ 43.011. LABOR.
Status: in_force

With the advice and approval of the commissioners court, the director may employ labor necessary to the operation of the experiment station. The county may not maintain paupers on the experiment station or permit them to work on the station.
Tex. Government Code § 24.265 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.265
§ 24.265.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.265. 170TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). (a) The 170th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County.

(a-1) The 170th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court and the statutory county courts of McLennan County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for district courts.

(b) The terms of the 170th District Court begin on the second Mondays in February, April, June, August, October, and December.

(c) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 170th District Court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1107.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.107
§ 1107.107. COMPUTATIONS NOT AFFECTED BY ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or Section 1107.006, a computation of a minimum nonforfeiture amount or of a paid-up annuity, cash surrender, or death benefit under this chapter may not include:

(1) any additional benefit that is:

(A) payable in the event of total and permanent disability;

(B) payable as a reversionary annuity or deferred reversionary annuity benefit; or

(C) payable as another policy benefit in addition to life insurance, endowment, or annuity benefits; or

(2) the considerations paid for the additional benefit.

(b) A paid-up benefit under an annuity contract is not required to include an additional benefit described by Subsection (a) unless the additional benefit separately requires:

(1) a minimum nonforfeiture amount; or

(2) a paid-up annuity, cash surrender, or death benefit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8874.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8874 / Section 8874.055
§ 8874.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If there is a vacancy on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director to serve the remainder of the term.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1804.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1804 / Section 1804.204
§ 1804.204. CIVIL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation.

(b) A person who violates an injunction issued under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $100,000.

(c) The attorney general shall bring an action to recover a civil penalty.

(d) If the violator has filed a bond under this chapter, the suit may be brought against the bond.
Tex. Government Code § 4007.155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.155
§ 4007.155. RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

In an action brought under Section 4007.152, 4007.153, or 4007.154, the attorney general may recover reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the attorney general in bringing the action.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.509 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.509
§ 202.509. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE OF INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 7.008(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 7.008(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 7.008(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 7.008(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(e) The department shall report to the appropriate law enforcement agency information obtained by the department in the course of an investigation that indicates that a crime may have been committed. The department shall cooperate and assist a law enforcement agency conducting a criminal investigation of a license holder by providing relevant information to the agency. Information provided to a law enforcement agency by the department is confidential and may not be disclosed except as necessary to conduct the investigation.

(f) The department shall provide information to a health care entity on the written request of the entity concerning:

(1) a complaint filed against a license holder that was resolved after an investigation by the department or resolved by an agreed settlement; and

(2) the basis for and status of an active investigation concerning a license holder.

(g) The department's disclosure of information under Subsection (f) of this section, Section 202.2031, or Section 202.2032 does not constitute a waiver of privilege or confidentiality under this chapter or any other law.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 7.008(2), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8439.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8439 / Section 8439.051
§ 8439.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Election Code § 202.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 202 / Section 202.007
§ 202.007. FILING DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs after runoff primary election day, an independent candidate for the unexpired term must file the application for a place on the ballot not later than 5 p.m. of the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs or 5 p.m. of the 70th day before general election day, whichever is earlier.

(b) An application filed by mail is considered to be filed at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.
Tex. Estates Code § 204.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 204 / Section 204.056
§ 204.056. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual commits an offense if:

(1) the individual intentionally releases an identifiable sample of the genetic material of another individual that was provided for purposes of genetic testing ordered under this subchapter; and

(2) the release:

(A) is for a purpose not related to the proceeding to declare heirship; and

(B) was not ordered by the court or done in accordance with written permission obtained from the individual who provided the sample.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.041 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.041
§ 148.041. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to the following counties: Anderson, Austin, Bandera, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Bowie, Brazos, Burleson, Caldwell, Calhoun, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Dallas, Delta, Denton, DeWitt, Ellis, Falls, Fannin, Fayette, Franklin, Freestone, Galveston, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grayson, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Hays, Henderson, Hill, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Johnson, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Lamar, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Llano, Madison, Marion, Mason, McLennan, Milam, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Palo, Pinto, Panola, Polk, Rains, Robertson, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith, Sutton, Tarrant, Titus, Travis, Trinity, Upshur, Van Zandt, Walker, Waller, Washington, Williamson, and Wood.