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Tex. Utilities Code § 15.028 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 15 / Section 15.028
§ 15.028. CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST PUBLIC UTILITY, PAY TELEPHONE SERVICE PROVIDER, OR AFFILIATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A public utility, customer-owned pay telephone service provider under Section 55.178, or affiliate is subject to a civil penalty if the utility, provider, or affiliate knowingly violates this title, fails to perform a duty imposed on it, or fails or refuses to obey an order, rule, direction, or requirement of the commission or a decree or judgment of a court.

(b) A civil penalty under this section shall be in an amount of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 for each violation.

(c) A public utility or affiliate commits a separate violation each day it continues to violate Subsection (a).

(d) The attorney general shall file in the name of the commission a suit on the attorney general's own initiative or at the request of the commission to recover the civil penalty under this section.
Tex. Estates Code § 112.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 112 / Section 112.105
§ 112.105. EFFECT OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An order under this subchapter adjudging a community property survivorship agreement valid constitutes sufficient authority to a person who:

(1) owes money, has custody of any property, or acts as registrar or transfer agent of any evidence of interest, indebtedness, property, or right that is subject to the terms of the agreement; or

(2) purchases from or otherwise deals with the surviving spouse for payment or transfer to the surviving spouse.

(b) The surviving spouse may enforce that spouse's right to a payment or transfer from a person described by Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.0541 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.0541
§ 2001.0541. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules and guidelines as necessary to comply with Chapter 53 when using criminal history record information under this chapter to issue or renew a bingo license or to list or renew the listing of an individual in the registry of approved bingo workers.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.025 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.025
§ 58.025. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

The administrator, the commissioner, or an individual designated by the commissioner may conduct public hearings relating to issuance of the authority's bonds or the implementation of financial assistance, and the commissioner may act as the applicable elected representative for purposes of approving any bonds or financial assistance required to be approved, including any approval required under Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.502 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.502
§ 121.502. DUTY TO PRESSURE TEST.
Status: in_force

(a) A person responsible for a school facility shall perform biennial pressure tests on the natural gas piping system in the school facility. The tests must be performed before the beginning of the school year.

(b) A person responsible for more than one school facility may perform the tests on a two-year cycle under which the person pressure tests the natural gas piping system in approximately one-half of the facilities each year.

(c) If the person responsible for one or more school facilities operates the facilities on a year-round calendar, the pressure test in each of those facilities must be conducted and reported not later than July 1 of the year in which the pressure test is performed.

(d) A natural gas piping pressure test performed under a municipal code satisfies the pressure testing requirements prescribed by this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.202 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.202
§ 41.202. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature intends for the board to indemnify grain producers for economic hardships in the event that a grain buyer is unable to pay the grain producer for the grain producer's grain.

(b) The board shall be the certified organization to indemnify grain producers under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 671.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 671 / Section 671.002
§ 671.002. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician who determines death in accordance with Section 671.001(b) or a registered nurse, including an advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant who determines death in accordance with Section 671.001(d) is not liable for civil damages or subject to criminal prosecution for the physician's, registered nurse's, or physician assistant's actions or the actions of others based on the determination of death.

(b) A person who acts in good faith in reliance on a physician's, registered nurse's, or physician assistant's determination of death is not liable for civil damages or subject to criminal prosecution for the person's actions.
Tex. Finance Code § 339.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 339 / Section 339.002
§ 339.002. BILLING CYCLE INTEREST LIMITATION ON OPEN-END ACCOUNT WITHOUT MERCHANT DISCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to an open-end account agreement that provides for credit card transactions:

(1) in which the creditor relies on one of the ceilings authorized by Chapter 303 for the rate of interest; and

(2) in connection with which the creditor does not impose or receive a merchant discount.

(b) Interest or time price differential may not be charged for a billing cycle of an open-end account credit agreement if:

(1) the total amount of the obligor's payments during the cycle equal or exceed the balance owed under the agreement at the end of the preceding billing cycle; or

(2) an amount is not owed under the agreement at the end of the preceding billing cycle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8811.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8811 / Section 8811.003
§ 8811.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An election to confirm the creation of the district is not required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.301
§ 1100.301. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all taxable property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to pay:

(1) the district's indebtedness, including obligations created or assumed by the district; and

(2) the district's maintenance and operating expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957 / Section 7957.102
§ 7957.102. 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. Government Code § 24.471 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.471
§ 24.471.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.471. 294TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (VAN ZANDT COUNTY). (a) The 294th Judicial District is composed of Van Zandt County.

(b) The 294th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court in Van Zandt County over all matters of civil and criminal jurisdiction, original and appellate, in cases over which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 294th District Court and the county court may be filed in either court and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 294th District Court and the county court. However, a case may not be transferred from one court to another without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred, and a case may not be transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is transferred.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.412 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.412
§ 15.412. FILING GROUP RETURN WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may file a consolidated group return form with the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of all credit unions under the department's jurisdiction. To be included, each credit union must annually authorize the department in writing to include the credit union in the group return and must declare that the authorization and the financial information submitted for the purpose of compiling the group return are true and complete.

(b) The state is not liable for information contained in any form submitted. Each credit union is individually responsible for the accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of the information and for any potential tax liability or penalties that may accrue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8113.021 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8113 / Section 8113.021
§ 8113.021. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2005, a person who owns land in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the first petition received by the commission under Subsection (a).

(c) If a temporary director fails to qualify for office or if a vacancy occurs in the office of temporary director, the vacancy shall be filled as provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(d) Temporary directors serve until the date the directors are elected under Section 8113.023.

(e) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8113.023 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (f) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8113.023; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(f) If Subsection (e) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Estates Code § 258.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 258 / Section 258.001
§ 258.001. CITATION ON APPLICATION FOR PROBATE OF WILL PRODUCED IN COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing with the clerk of an application for the probate of a written will produced in court, the clerk shall issue a citation to all parties interested in the estate.

(b) The citation required by Subsection (a) shall be served by posting and must state:

(1) that the application has been filed;

(2) the nature of the application;

(3) the testator's name;

(4) the applicant's name;

(5) the time when the court will act on the application; and

(6) that any person interested in the estate may appear at the time stated in the citation to contest the application.
Tex. Water Code § 29.013 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.013
§ 29.013. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

The application for a permit shall:

(1) state the number of vehicles the applicant plans to use for hauling oil and gas waste;

(2) affirmatively show that the vehicles are designed so that they will not leak during transportation of oil and gas waste;

(3) include an affidavit from a person who operates an approved system of oil and gas waste disposal stating that the applicant has permission to use the approved system;

(4) state the applicant's name, business address, and permanent mailing address; and

(5) include other relevant information required by railroad commission rules.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.109 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.109
§ 348.109. ACCELERATION OF DEBT MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A retail installment contract may not authorize the holder to accelerate the maturity of all or a part of the amount owed under the contract unless:

(1) the retail buyer is in default in the performance of any of the buyer's obligations; or

(2) the holder believes in good faith that the prospect of buyer's payment or performance is impaired.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 756.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 756 / Section 756.001
§ 756.001. COVERING LARGE WELL OR CISTERN; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or operator of a well or cistern that is at least 10 feet deep and not less than 10 inches nor more than six feet in diameter shall keep it entirely covered at all times except when the owner or operator is actually using the well or cistern.

(b) The cover required by this section must be capable of sustaining at least 200 pounds of weight.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person fails to cover a well or cistern as required by this section. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500.
Tex. Family Code § 71.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 71 / Section 71.003
§ 71.003. FAMILY.
Status: in_force

"Family" includes individuals related by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Sections 573.022 and 573.024, Government Code, individuals who are former spouses of each other, individuals who are the parents of the same child, without regard to marriage, and a foster child and foster parent, without regard to whether those individuals reside together.
Tex. Water Code § 11.0275 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0275
§ 11.0275. FAIR MARKET VALUE.
Status: in_force

Whenever the law requires the payment of fair market value for a water right, fair market value shall be determined by the amount of money that a willing buyer would pay a willing seller, neither of which is under any compulsion to buy or sell, for the water in an arms-length transaction and shall not be limited to the amount of money that the owner of the water right has paid or is paying for the water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.054
§ 3922.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0105
§ 3943.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to contract;

(3) authority to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(4) right to impose or collect a fee or tax or collect other revenue; or

(5) legality or operation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.053 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.053
§ 172.053. APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Sections 172.054(b), (c), and (d) and Section 172.055, the parties may agree on a procedure for appointing the arbitration tribunal.

(b) If an agreement is not made under Subsection (a), in an arbitration with three arbitrators and two parties, each party shall appoint one arbitrator, and the two appointed arbitrators shall appoint the third arbitrator.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.151
§ 1954.151. PROVISIONAL LICENSE OR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may grant a provisional license or registration to an applicant for a license or registration in this state who:

(1) has been licensed or registered in good standing to perform the relevant asbestos-related activity for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has licensing or registration requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;

(2) is currently licensed or registered in that jurisdiction;

(3) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the executive commissioner relating to the relevant asbestos-related activity, if the executive commissioner requires an examination under Section 1954.109 to obtain the license or registration required to perform that activity; and

(4) is sponsored by a person licensed under this chapter with whom the provisional license or registration holder will practice during the time the person holds the provisional license or registration.

(b) The department may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(4) if the department determines that compliance with the requirement would be a hardship to the applicant.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0521 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0521
§ 25.0521. CORYELL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Coryell County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Coryell County.
Tex. Government Code § 311.035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 311 / Section 311.035
§ 311.035. CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTE OR RULE INVOLVING CRIMINAL OFFENSE OR PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "actor" and "element of offense" have the meanings assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a statute or rule that creates or defines a criminal offense or penalty shall be construed in favor of the actor if any part of the statute or rule is ambiguous on its face or as applied to the case, including:

(1) an element of offense; or

(2) the penalty to be imposed.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a criminal offense or penalty under the Penal Code or under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

(d) The ambiguity of a part of a statute or rule to which this section applies is a matter of law to be resolved by the judge.
Tex. Government Code § 405.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 405 / Section 405.011
§ 405.011. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall arrange and preserve books, maps, parchments, records, documents, and papers properly deposited in the secretary of state's office and sealed with the state seal.

(b) A copy of an original deposited under this section is as legal and conclusive in evidence in a state court as the original.

(c) On request of the governor, the legislature, or a house of the legislature, the secretary of state shall furnish a copy of an original deposited under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 611.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 611 / Section 611.003
§ 611.003. PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM PRIVILEGE OF CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The privilege of confidentiality may be claimed by:

(1) the patient;

(2) a person listed in Section 611.004(a)(4) or (a)(5) who is acting on the patient's behalf; or

(3) the professional, but only on behalf of the patient.

(b) The authority of a professional to claim the privilege of confidentiality on behalf of the patient is presumed in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8436.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8436 / Section 8436.051
§ 8436.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8436.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 26.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 26 / Section 26.003
§ 26.003. ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) If an award of attorney's fees is available under applicable substantive law, the rules adopted under this chapter must provide that the trial court shall use the Lodestar method to calculate the amount of attorney's fees to be awarded class counsel. The rules may give the trial court discretion to increase or decrease the fee award calculated by using the Lodestar method by no more than four times based on specified factors.

(b) Rules adopted under this chapter must provide that in a class action, if any portion of the benefits recovered for the class are in the form of coupons or other noncash common benefits, the attorney's fees awarded in the action must be in cash and noncash amounts in the same proportion as the recovery for the class.
Tex. Water Code § 26.305 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.305
§ 26.305. INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The commission may inspect any record required to be maintained under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.058
§ 3952.058. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses in the manner provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8363.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8363 / Section 8363.201
§ 8363.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) The district may not issue bonds until the governing body of the city approves a bond issuance plan authorizing and setting forth the limitations on the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Education Code § 67.61 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 67 / Section 67.61
§ 67.61. UNIT OF UNIVERSITY.
Status: in_force

The University of Texas Marine Science Institute is a part of and under the direction and control of The University of Texas at Austin.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.003
§ 1473.003. BONDS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES.
Status: in_force

An owner of a bond issued under this subchapter is not entitled to demand payment of the principal of or interest on the bond from money raised by taxation.
Tex. Water Code § 67.0051 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 67 / Section 67.0051
§ 67.0051. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTION OR APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified for election or appointment as a director, a person must be:

(1) 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable; and

(2) a member or shareholder of the corporation.

(b) In addition to the qualifications prescribed by Subsection (a), a person is not qualified to serve as a director if the person:

(1) has been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:

(A) totally mentally incapacitated; or

(B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; or

(2) has been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities.

(c) If the board determines that a person serving as a director does not have the qualifications prescribed by Subsections (a) and (b), the board shall, not later than the 60th day after the date the board makes that determination, remove the director and fill the vacancy by appointing a person who has the qualifications prescribed by those subsections.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 62A.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 62A / Section 62A.01
§ 62A.01. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A brewer's self-distribution license may be issued only to the holder of a brewer's license under Chapter 62 or the holder of a nonresident brewer's license under Chapter 63.