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Tex. Transportation Code § 662.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 662 / Section 662.008
§ 662.008. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or commission may deny an application for or for the renewal of, suspend, or revoke a license issued under this chapter if the applicant, instructor, instructor training provider, or motorcycle school:

(1) does not satisfy the requirements established under this chapter to receive or retain the license;

(2) permits fraud or engages in a fraudulent practice with reference to an application for the license;

(3) induces or countenances fraud or a fraudulent practice by a person applying for a driver's license or permit;

(4) permits fraud or engages in a fraudulent practice in an action between the applicant or license holder and the public; or

(5) fails to comply with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.

(b) A proceeding under this section is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0401
§ 3975.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.003
§ 1064.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.075 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.075
§ 623.075. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may issue a permit under this subchapter only to an applicant registered under Chapter 643.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a permit for:

(1) the driving or transporting of farm equipment that is being used for an agricultural purpose and is driven or transported by or under the authority of the owner of the equipment; or

(2) a vehicle or equipment that is not subject to Chapter 643.

(c) Before the department issues a permit under this subchapter for a vehicle or equipment described by Subsection (b)(2), the applicant shall file with the department a bond in an amount set by the Texas Department of Transportation, payable to the Texas Department of Transportation, and conditioned that the applicant will pay to the Texas Department of Transportation any damage that might be sustained to the highway because of the operation of the vehicle or equipment for which a permit is issued. Venue of a suit for recovery on the bond is in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.061
§ 1022.061. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Family Code § 6.304 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.304
§ 6.304. ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL NOT PREVIOUSLY RESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

A person not previously a resident of this state who is serving in the armed forces of the United States and has been stationed at one or more military installations in this state for at least the last six months and at a military installation in a county of this state for at least the last 90 days, or who is accompanying the person's spouse during the spouse's military service in those locations and for those periods, is considered to be a Texas domiciliary and a resident of that county for those periods for the purpose of filing suit for dissolution of a marriage.
Tex. Government Code § 824.701 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.701
§ 824.701. APPLICATION OF ANNUITY INCREASES TO CERTAIN ANNUITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An increase that is provided by law in the amount of an annuity being paid by the retirement system and that is applicable to retirements occurring before, or not later than, a date specified in the law also applies to an annuity based on the service of a member who, before October 1, 1989:

(1) accepted, under Subchapter C, service retirement that became effective on a date that is within the period specified for eligibility for the increase;

(2) subsequently revoked the person's service retirement as provided by Section 824.005;

(3) subsequently applied for disability retirement under Section 824.301 to be effective at the end of the month in which the revocation of service retirement occurred;

(4) did not receive a disability retirement annuity under Subchapter D;

(5) subsequently accepted service retirement that became effective at the end of the month in which the earlier revocation of service retirement occurred; and

(6) applies to the retirement system in writing for recomputation of the person's annuity.

(b) As soon as practicable after a person applies under this section, the retirement system shall verify whether an applicant meets the requirements of this section and is entitled to any increases in annuities provided by existing law.

(c) The retirement system shall increase the amount of an annuity payable to a retiree who applies and is verified as eligible for an increase in annuities provided by law, by the amount or rate of the increase. The first payment of an annuity as increased by this section is due on the later of:

(1) the end of the month in which the retiree is verified under this section as eligible for the increase; or

(2) a date of first payment specified in the law providing for the increase.

(d) For the sole purpose of determining eligibility for or the amount of increases in annuities provided by law after the date a retiree has been verified as eligible for an increase under this section, the date of retirement of the person on whose service the annuity is based will be considered the date of original service retirement that was subsequently revoked, if the retiree has not terminated the subsequent service retirement as provided by this subtitle.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.159
§ 1201.159. BROKER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 1201.456, a broker shall ensure that the seller gives the buyer the applicable disclosures and warranties that the buyer would have received if the buyer had purchased the manufactured home through a licensed retailer.

(b) A person is not required to be a broker licensed under this chapter but may be required to be a real estate broker or salesperson licensed under Chapter 1101 if:

(1) the manufactured home is attached; and

(2) the home is offered as real property.

(c) A broker shall provide any person who engages the broker's services with a written disclosure of which interests in the transaction, if any, the broker represents.

(d) If the seller is required to possess a license by this chapter, a broker may assist in the sale of a manufactured home only if that seller has a current license.
Tex. Election Code § 31.121 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.121
§ 31.121. PRESIDING OFFICER FAILING TO ACT.
Status: in_force

Two or more members of the governing body of a political subdivision may perform a duty placed by this code on the presiding officer of the governing body if the office is vacant or the presiding officer fails to perform the duty unless:

(1) a single member of the governing body designated by law to act in place of the presiding officer performs the duty; or

(2) this code specifies that the duty is to be performed by another authority acting in place of the presiding officer.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.45 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.45
§ 11.45. VOID OR INFORMAL.
Status: in_force

If it appears that the applicant is detained or held under a warrant of commitment which is informal, or void; yet, if from the document on which the warrant was based, or from the proof on the hearing of the habeas corpus, it appears that there is probable cause to believe that an offense has been committed by the prisoner, he shall not be discharged, but shall be committed or held to bail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8250.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8250 / Section 8250.052
§ 8250.052. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section.

(b) The district shall employ or contract with a licensed engineer to certify whether a proposed road project meets the criteria for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of:

(1) a county in whose jurisdiction the proposed road project is located; or

(2) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the proposed road project is located.

(c) The district may finance, construct, or acquire a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road that has been certified by the licensed engineer, or any improvements in aid of the road.

(d) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, ordinances, or orders of:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; and

(2) each county in which the road project is located if the road project is not located in the corporate limits of a municipality.

(e) The district may, with the consent of the municipality or county, convey a completed road project to:

(1) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; or

(2) a county in which the road project is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7811.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7811 / Section 7811.203
§ 7811.203. CONSTITUENT MUNICIPALITIES NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize the lending or pledge of the credit of either constituent municipality to the bonds and other indebtedness of the district. The constituent municipalities are not obligated to pay any bonds, indebtedness, or other debt of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 33.0321 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.0321
§ 33.0321. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPLAINANT'S IDENTITY.
Status: in_force

On the request of a complainant, the commission may keep the complainant's identity confidential.
Tex. Local Government Code § 159.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 159 / Section 159.004
§ 159.004. FILING DATES; TIMELINESS OF FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) A county officer or justice of the peace shall file the financial statement required by this subchapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.026, Government Code. A candidate for office as a county officer or justice of the peace shall file the financial statement required by this subchapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.027, Government Code.

(b) Except as provided in Subsection (e), the timeliness of the filing is governed by Section 572.029, Government Code.

(c) A county officer or justice of the peace may request the county clerk to grant an extension of time of not more than 60 days for filing the statement. The county clerk shall grant the request if it is received before the filing deadline or if a timely filing or request for extension is prevented because of physical or mental incapacity. The county clerk may not grant more than one extension to a person in one year except for good cause shown.

(d) The county clerk may not grant an extension to a candidate for office as a county officer or justice of the peace.

(e) A person is considered to have timely filed a financial statement under this subchapter if:

(1) the statement is personally delivered not later than 5 p.m. of the last day for filing the statement; or

(2) the county clerk with whom the statement is required to be filed has adopted rules and procedures to provide for the electronic filing of the statement and the statement is electronically filed in accordance with those rules and procedures not later than midnight of the last day for filing the statement.

(f) A county clerk may adopt rules and procedures under this section relating only to the manner in which a person must electronically file a financial statement and the required format of an electronically filed statement.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.022 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.022
§ 60.022. COMMISSION UNBUNDLING ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may adopt an order relating to the issue of unbundling of local exchange company services in addition to the unbundling required by Section 60.021.

(b) Before ordering further unbundling, the commission must consider the public interest and competitive merits of further unbundling.

(c) On the request of a party, the commission shall proceed by evidentiary hearing. If a request for a hearing is not made, the commission may proceed by rulemaking.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.052
§ 643.052. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

To register under this subchapter a motor carrier must submit to the department an application on a form prescribed by the department. The application must include:

(1) the name of the owner and the principal business address of the motor carrier;

(2) the name and address of the legal agent for service of process on the carrier in this state, if different;

(3) a description of each vehicle requiring registration the carrier proposes to operate, including the motor vehicle identification number, make, and unit number;

(4) a statement as to whether the carrier proposes to transport household goods or a hazardous material;

(5) a declaration that the applicant has knowledge of all laws and rules relating to motor carrier safety, including this chapter, Chapter 644, and Subtitle C;

(6) a certification that the carrier is in compliance with the drug testing requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 382, and if the carrier belongs to a consortium, as defined by 49 C.F.R. Part 382, the names of the persons operating the consortium;

(7) a valid identification number issued to the motor carrier by or under the authority of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or its successor; and

(8) any other information the department by rule determines is necessary for the safe operation of a motor carrier under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8462.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8462 / Section 8462.004
§ 8462.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8462.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.701 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.701
§ 1131.701. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a group life insurance policy issued to a group described by Section 1131.064.
Tex. Water Code § 51.439 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.439
§ 51.439. LIMITATION OF AUTHORITY TO INCUR DEBT AND ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the benefit of purchasers or holders of bonds to be issued or sold, the board of a district operating under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may limit the authority of the district to incur debt or issue bonds.

(b) The board shall limit the authority by adopting a resolution which states that during a period of not more than 15 years the district will not issue bonds in an amount of more than 25 percent of the assessed value of taxable real property in the district according to the last assessment for district purposes or in an amount of more than a fixed sum or for certain named purposes.

(c) The board shall publish notice of the adoption of the resolution once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the district. The notice shall state that the resolution will take effect unless a petition against the proposed limitation signed by 20 percent of the electors of the district is presented within 20 days after the first publication of the notice.

(d) If a petition is filed against the limitation, the resolution will not take effect until it is approved at an election held in the district.

(e) The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against: "The limitation during the term of ______ years of the maximum debt of the district to ______." (The blank spaces shall be filled with the purpose of the election.)

(f) If the limitation is approved at an election or if no petition is filed against the resolution, the district may not issue bonds under any statute or constitutional provision in excess of the limitation during the designated term of years except to complete and make repairs to improvements whose cost will be within the debt limitation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.002
§ 1104.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Teague Hospital District operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.231 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.231
§ 33.231. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Coastal Wetland Acquisition Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935 / Section 7935.051
§ 7935.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7935.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8134.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8134 / Section 8134.004
§ 8134.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; or

(3) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.323 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.323
§ 547.323. STOPLAMPS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer shall be equipped with at least two stoplamps.

(b) A passenger car manufactured or assembled before the model year 1960 shall be equipped with at least one stoplamp.

(c) A stoplamp shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle.

(d) A stoplamp shall emit a red or amber light, or a color between red and amber, that is:

(1) visible in normal sunlight at a distance of at least 300 feet from the rear of the vehicle; and

(2) displayed when the vehicle service brake is applied.

(e) If vehicles are traveling in combination, only the stoplamps on the rearmost vehicle are required to emit a light for the distance specified in Subsection (d).

(f) A stoplamp may be included as a part of another rear lamp.

(g) For purposes of Section 547.3215, a high-mounted stoplamp is considered to comply with the current federal standards in 49 C.F.R. Section 571.108 if the stoplamp varies in intensity four or fewer times but never deactivates when the vehicle brakes for not more than two seconds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 461.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 461 / Section 461.002
§ 461.002. DISCLOSURE OF GUARANTY FUND NONPARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each insurance policy, contract, certificate, evidence of coverage, or application subject to this chapter must include a statement that, if the insurer is unable to fulfill the insurer's contractual obligation under the policy, contract, certificate, or evidence of coverage, the insurer is not covered by an insurance guaranty fund or other solvency protection arrangement.

(b) The statement must be in 10-point type and affixed to the first page of the insurance policy, contract, certificate, evidence of coverage, or application.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.1121 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.1121
§ 481.1121.
Status: in_force

Sec. 481.1121. OFFENSE: MANUFACTURE OR DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 1-A. (a) Except as provided by this chapter, a person commits an offense if the person knowingly manufactures, delivers, or possesses with intent to deliver a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-A.

(b) An offense under this section is:

(1) a state jail felony if the number of abuse units of the controlled substance is fewer than 20;

(2) a felony of the second degree if the number of abuse units of the controlled substance is 20 or more but fewer than 80;

(3) a felony of the first degree if the number of abuse units of the controlled substance is 80 or more but fewer than 4,000; and

(4) a felony of the first degree punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for life or for a term of not more than 99 years or less than 15 years and a fine not to exceed $250,000, if the number of abuse units of the controlled substance is 4,000 or more.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.154
§ 1020.154. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The establishment of the Deaf Smith County Hospital District with extended boundaries and establishment of a hospital district tax at a rate not to exceed 50 cents on the $100 valuation on all taxable property in the extended boundaries of the hospital district that is subject to hospital district taxation for hospital purposes."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.208
§ 1023.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or by a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.20 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.20
§ 102.20. RESTOCKING AND ROTATION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

Restocking of a display and rotation of alcoholic beverage stock in a retail establishment from the retailer's storeroom, salesroom, display counter, or cooler by a representative of a wholesaler or distributor is lawful. The commission or administrator may publish guidelines regarding this activity as the commission or administrator determines to be necessary.