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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.157
§ 1067.157. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: repealed

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) district taxes to be imposed by the district during the 12-month period following the date of the pledge that are not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91, Sec. 22.010, eff. September 1, 2011.
Tex. Transportation Code § 644.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 644 / Section 644.004
§ 644.004. APPLICABILITY TO FOREIGN COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by law, this chapter also applies to a foreign commercial motor vehicle, as defined by Section 648.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.056
§ 1101.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.058 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.058
§ 118.058. CLAIM AGAINST ESTATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for "Claim Against Estate" under Section 118.052(2) is for clerical duties in connection with filing and entering a claim against an estate.

(b) The fee must be paid by the claimant at the time the claim is filed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0155
§ 5018.0155. AD VALOREM TAX FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS; ELECTION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an annual ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed 15 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district for the maintenance, operation, and upkeep of the district and the facilities, properties, and improvements constructed or acquired by the district.

(b) Elections may be held to increase, reduce, or abate a tax imposed under this section, subject to the limit prescribed by Subsection (a).

(c) A maintenance tax election must be held in the same manner as a bond election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.354 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.354
§ 202.354. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A podiatrist may delegate to a qualified and properly trained podiatric medical assistant acting under the podiatrist's supervision any podiatric medical act that a reasonable and prudent podiatrist would find within the scope of sound medical judgment to delegate if:

(1) in the opinion of the delegating podiatrist, the medical act:

(A) can be properly and safely performed by the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatric medical act is delegated; and

(B) is performed in a customary manner and not in violation of any other statute; and

(2) the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatric medical act is delegated does not represent to the public that the medical assistant is authorized to practice podiatry.

(b) A delegating podiatrist is responsible for a podiatric medical act performed by the podiatric medical assistant to whom the podiatrist delegates the act.

(c) The department may determine whether:

(1) an act constitutes the practice of podiatric medicine; and

(2) a podiatric medical act may be properly or safely delegated by podiatrists.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9031.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9031 / Section 9031.0101
§ 9031.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Medina County Water Control and Improvement District No. 4.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 303.152 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.152
§ 303.152. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO FILING OF DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement-related charitable organization violates this chapter if the organization:

(1) does not file complete documents before the 31st day after the date a notice under Section 303.151 is mailed; or

(2) with actual awareness files materially inaccurate documents.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), actual awareness may be inferred from an objective manifestation that indicates that a person acted with actual awareness.
Tex. Government Code § 659.122 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.122
§ 659.122. INCLUSION OF BENEFIT REPLACEMENT PAY.
Status: in_force

The salary or wages paid after December 31, 1995, to an eligible state employee or an eligible state-paid judge includes benefit replacement pay in the amount provided by Section 659.123.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8324.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8324 / Section 8324.002
§ 8324.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 660.094 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.094
§ 660.094. LIMOUSINE TRANSPORTATION.
Status: in_force

A state agency may pay for or reimburse a state employee for travel by limousine only if it is the least costly transportation available considering all relevant circumstances.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.565 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.565
§ 171.565. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY TO ALLOCATE CREDITS.
Status: reserved

(a) After December 31, 2029, the department may not:

(1) reserve an amount of credit under this subchapter for a qualified development for the purpose of issuing an allocation certificate for the development at a later date; or

(2) issue an allocation certificate for a qualified development unless, on or before December 31, 2029, the department reserved an amount of credit under this subchapter for the development for the purpose of issuing an allocation certificate at a later date if the requirements for issuance of the certificate are met.

(b) On or after January 1, 2030:

(1) the department may issue an allocation certificate for which an amount of credit was reserved under Subsection (a)(2); and

(2) an entity may claim a credit on a tax report as provided by this subchapter or Chapter 233, Insurance Code, in connection with a qualified development for which the department issued an allocation certificate or reserved an amount of credit before January 1, 2030.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.251 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 621 / Section 621.251
§ 621.251. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates this chapter.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) An offense under this section is:

(1) a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown at the trial of the defendant that:

(A) the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this section; and

(B) the offense for which the defendant is on trial was committed not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of the previous conviction; or

(2) a third degree felony if it is shown at the trial of the defendant that:

(A) the defendant has previously been twice convicted of an offense under this section; and

(B) the offense for which the defendant is on trial was:

(i) intentional; and

(ii) committed not later than the fifth anniversary of the earlier of the dates of two previous convictions.

(d) Subsection (c)(2) does not apply to a violation of Subchapter D.

(e) A person may not be prosecuted for more than one offense involving the same promotion regardless of whether that promotion is mailed or distributed to more than one person or is used at more than one location.
Tex. Education Code § 48.283 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.283
§ 48.283. ADDITIONAL STATE AID FOR CERTAIN DISTRICTS IMPACTED BY COMPRESSION.
Status: in_force

A school district that received an adjustment under Section 48.257(b) as that subsection existed on September 1, 2024, for the 2022-2023 school year is entitled to additional state aid in an amount equal to the difference, if the difference is greater than zero, between:

(1) the amount of state and local revenue that would have been available to the district under this chapter and Chapter 49 for the current school year if the district's maximum compressed tax rate had not been reduced under Section 48.2555, as added by S.B. 2, Acts of the 88th Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 2023; and

(2) the amount of state and local revenue available to the district under this chapter and Chapter 49 for the current school year.
Tex. Education Code § 130A.007 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130A / Section 130A.007
§ 130A.007. COMMISSIONER AUTHORITY TO RESOLVE DATA REPORTING ERRORS AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES FROM FUNDING FORMULAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may review the accuracy of data reported to the coordinating board by junior college districts.

(b) The commissioner may adjust:

(1) the distribution of funding under this chapter for a state fiscal year as necessary to correct errors in data reporting identified through the commissioner's review under Subsection (a); and

(2) a junior college district's funding under this chapter if the funding formulas used to determine the district's entitlement would result in an unanticipated loss or gain for the district that would have a substantial negative impact on the district's operations.

(c) Before making an adjustment under this section, the commissioner must request and receive written approval from the Legislative Budget Board and the office of the governor. A request to make an adjustment is considered approved unless the Legislative Budget Board or the office of the governor issues a written disapproval within 60 business days after the date on which the request is received.

(d) If the commissioner makes an adjustment under Subsection (b), the commissioner shall provide to the legislature an explanation regarding the changes necessary to resolve the data reporting errors or the unintended consequences, as applicable.
Tex. Government Code § 24.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.022
§ 24.022. EFFECT OF TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CASES FOLLOWING CREATION OF ADDITIONAL COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) On the creation of an additional district court in a county, an existing district court in the county may transfer to the new court a case regarding a child who is subject to the continuing exclusive jurisdiction of the existing court under Title 5, Family Code, regardless of whether the case is pending in the existing court or the existing court rendered a final order in the case.

(b) The district court to which the case is transferred under this section acquires continuing exclusive jurisdiction under Title 5, Family Code, over the child.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 12.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.003
§ 12.003. NEGOTIATIONS TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCES.
Status: in_force

(a) Until the State of Oklahoma enters into the Red River Boundary Compact in substantially the form provided by Section 12.002, the Commissioner of the General Land Office has the authority to negotiate with the appropriate Oklahoma representative to resolve any differences between the states of Texas and Oklahoma regarding matters covered by the compact. The commissioner shall conduct the negotiations in cooperation with the Red River Boundary Commission created by H.C.R. No. 128, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995.

(b) The Commissioner of the General Land Office shall report annually to the governor of this state, or more frequently if necessary, on the status of the negotiations.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, if the boundary in the Texoma area, as described by Article II(b)(1), Red River Boundary Compact, Section 12.002, is not marked in accordance with Article II of the compact, the Red River Boundary Commission shall confer and act jointly with representatives appointed on behalf of the State of Oklahoma to redraw the boundary in the Texoma area in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.647 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.647
§ 504.647. FIGHT TERRORISM LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue Fight Terrorism specialty license plates that include a pentagon-shaped border surrounding:

(1) the date "9-11-01" with the likeness of the World Trade Center towers forming the "11";

(2) the likeness of the United States flag; and

(3) the words "Fight Terrorism."

(b) The fee shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1671 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1671
§ 152.1671. MATAGORDA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Matagorda County is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Matagorda County.

(b) The commissioners court shall pay the board members annual additional compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Matagorda County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 953.160 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 953 / Section 953.160
§ 953.160. LIMITATIONS ON COMPANY NAME.
Status: in_force

(a) A company may not use a name that:

(1) includes "insurance," "casualty," "surety," or "mutual" or any other word descriptive of the insurance, casualty, or surety business; or

(2) is deceptively similar to the name or description of an insurance or surety corporation or to the name of any other company.

(b) This section does not apply to a company that, before September 1, 2003, included a word prohibited under this section in its name. A company described by this subsection must include in each legal service contract a statement substantially similar to the following: "This agreement is not an insurance contract."
Tex. Family Code § 85.0221 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 85 / Section 85.0221
§ 85.0221. STANDARD PROTECTIVE ORDER FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall use the standardized protective order form created by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System under Section 72.039, Government Code, to issue a protective order under this chapter.

(b) A court's failure to use the standardized protective order form as required under Subsection (a) does not affect the validity or enforceability of the protective order issued.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.123 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.123
§ 62.123. PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

If a municipality abolished under this chapter owns public buildings, public parks, public works, or other public property on the date of abolition and the property is not sold or disposed of under this chapter, the commissioners court shall manage and control the property for the purposes for which the property was originally used and intended. In managing and controlling the property, the commissioners court may exercise the powers originally given by charter to the governing body of the municipality.
Tex. Insurance Code § 30.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 30 / Section 30.001
§ 30.001.
Status: repealed

Sec. 30.001. PURPOSE OF TITLES 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, AND 20. (a) This title and Titles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 20 are enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Section 323.007, Government Code. The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.

(b) Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this title and Titles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 20 is to make the law encompassed by the titles more accessible and understandable by:

(1) rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;

(2) employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;

(3) eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions; and

(4) restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8313.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8313 / Section 8313.051
§ 8313.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8313.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0255 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0255
§ 547.0255. LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY INVOLVEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit or governmental entity that applies for a grant under this subchapter must:

(1) notify each local mental health authority with a local service area covered wholly or partly by the entity's proposed community mental health program; and

(2) provide in the entity's application a letter of support from each of those local mental health authorities.

(b) The commission shall consider a local mental health authority's written input before awarding a grant under this subchapter and may take any recommendations made by the authority.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.153
§ 431.153. DELIVERY AND FILING OF RESTATEMENT OF ARTICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) Three originals of the restated articles of incorporation shall be delivered to the secretary of state.

(b) The secretary of state shall determine whether the restated articles conform to this chapter. On a determination that the restated articles conform to law and on receipt of a $50 fee, the secretary of state shall:

(1) endorse on each original the word "filed" and the date of the filing;

(2) file one of the originals in the secretary's office;

(3) issue two restated certificates of incorporation;

(4) attach to each certificate one of the original restated articles; and

(5) deliver a restated certificate of incorporation and the attached restated articles to:

(A) the corporation or its representative; and

(B) the governing body of the entity that created the corporation.

(c) On the issuance of the restated certificate of incorporation, the original articles of incorporation and all amendments to the original articles are superseded. The restated articles of incorporation become the articles of incorporation of the corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 418.254 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.254
§ 418.254. REQUIRED WELLNESS CHECK.
Status: in_force

The division shall collaborate with the persons authorized to access the emergency assistance registry under Section 418.253 and with applicable municipalities and counties to ensure that a wellness check is conducted on each medically fragile individual listed in the emergency assistance registry and located in an area that experiences an event described by Section 418.255 to ensure the individual has:

(1) continuity of care; and

(2) the ability to continue using electrically powered medical equipment, if applicable.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.044 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.044
§ 112.044. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The office shall:

(1) educate the public and attempt to promote sound public policy regarding the prevention of developmental disabilities;

(2) identify, collect, and disseminate information and data concerning the causes, frequency of occurrence, and preventability of developmental disabilities;

(3) work with appropriate divisions within the commission, state agencies, and other entities to develop a coordinated long-range plan to effectively monitor and reduce the incidence or severity of developmental disabilities;

(4) promote and facilitate the identification, development, coordination, and delivery of needed prevention services;

(5) solicit, receive, and spend grants and donations from public, private, state, and federal sources;

(6) identify and encourage establishment of needed reporting systems to track the causes and frequencies of occurrence of developmental disabilities;

(7) develop, operate, and monitor programs created under Section 112.048 addressing the prevention of specific targeted developmental disabilities;

(8) monitor and assess the effectiveness of divisions within the commission and of state agencies in preventing developmental disabilities;

(9) recommend the role each division within the commission and each state agency should have with regard to prevention of developmental disabilities;

(10) facilitate coordination of state agency prevention services and activities within the commission and among appropriate state agencies; and

(11) encourage cooperative, comprehensive, and complementary planning among public, private, and volunteer individuals and organizations engaged in prevention activities, providing prevention services, or conducting related research.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.106
§ 846.106. COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement may pay the officers and agents of the arrangement suitable compensation. An officer, employee, or agent of an arrangement may not be compensated unreasonably.

(b) The compensation of any officer or employee of a multiple employer welfare arrangement may not be computed directly or indirectly as a percentage of money or premium collected.

(c) The compensation of an agent may not exceed five percent of the money or premium collected.

(d) A multiple employer welfare arrangement may pay compensation or make an emolument to an officer of the arrangement only if the compensation or emolument is first authorized by a majority vote of the board of the arrangement.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.008
§ 2063.008. PURCHASING OF CYBERSECURITY RESOURCES BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The command may not require, including by rule, governmental entities to purchase specific cybersecurity systems or resources.

(b) The command may adopt guidelines designating the purchasing method that attains the best value for the state for cybersecurity systems and resources.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.065 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.065
§ 1001.065. EMPLOYEES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" and "private or independent institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) An employee of an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education who is performing research or instructional work within the scope of the person's employment by the institution is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.41 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.41
§ 17.41. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.