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Tex. Education Code § 1001.302 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.302
§ 1001.302. EXPIRATION OF DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The term of a driver education instructor license may not exceed one year.
Tex. Government Code § 432.186 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.186
§ 432.186. IMMUNITY FOR ACTION OF MILITARY COURTS.
Status: in_force

An accused may not bring an action or proceeding against the convening authority or a member of a military court, board convened under this chapter or military regulations, or officer or person acting under the authority of a court or board or reviewing its proceedings because of the approval, imposition, or execution of a sentence, the imposition or collection of a fine or penalty, or the execution of a process or mandate of a military court, board convened under this chapter, or military regulation.
Tex. Labor Code § 404.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.004
§ 404.004. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the office.

(b) The office shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Government Code § 791.038 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.038
§ 791.038. CONTRACTS FOR WATER RESEARCH OR PLANNING.
Status: in_force

A local government may contract with another local government, the state, or the federal government to jointly participate in research or planning activities related to water resources.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.001
§ 102.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Institute" means the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

(2) "Oversight committee" means the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee.

(2-a) "Program integration committee" means the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Program Integration Committee.

(3) "Research and prevention programs committee" means a Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Scientific Research and Prevention Programs committee appointed by the chief executive officer.
Tex. Government Code § 24.591 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.591
§ 24.591.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.591. 451ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KENDALL COUNTY). (a) The 451st Judicial District is composed of Kendall County.

(b) In addition to the other jurisdiction provided by law, the 451st District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the County Court of Kendall County in all civil and criminal matters over which the county court would have original or appellate jurisdiction, including probate matters and proceedings under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.

(c) The district clerk serves as clerk of a district court in all criminal and civil matters, including family matters, except the county clerk serves as clerk of a district court in Class A and Class B misdemeanor cases, juvenile matters, probate matters, and guardianship matters. Each clerk shall establish a separate docket for a district court.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 24.030, a district court in Kendall County may sit outside the county seat in a suitable facility designated by the Kendall County Commissioners Court as an auxiliary court facility, as provided by Section 292.031, Local Government Code.

(e) A district court in Kendall County sitting in an auxiliary court facility designated by the Kendall County Commissioners Court may hear motions, arguments, nonjury trials, and jury trials for all actions and any other matter before the court and within the court's jurisdiction.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.155 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.155
§ 112.155. JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of a judgment for the plaintiff shall be credited against any tax, penalty, or interest imposed by this title and due from the plaintiff.

(b) The remainder of the amount of a judgment not credited to a tax, penalty, or interest due shall be refunded to the plaintiff.

(c) The plaintiff is entitled to interest on the amount of tax included in a judgment for the plaintiff equal to the amount of interest that would be due if the tax had been deposited in the suspense account of the comptroller. The interest accrues beginning from the date that the tax was paid until:

(1) the date that the amount is credited against the plaintiff's tax liability; or

(2) a date determined by the comptroller that is not sooner than 10 days before the actual date on which a refund warrant is issued.
Tex. Water Code § 17.879 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.879
§ 17.879. FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bond proceeds shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the fund.

(b) In the resolution or order authorizing issuance of bonds, the board may make additional covenants with respect to the bonds and may provide for the flow of funds and the establishment, maintenance, and investment of funds.

(c) By rule or in the resolution or order authorizing issuance of bonds or other resolution or order of the board, the board may establish an interest and sinking fund and may establish accounts in the funds, including an interest and sinking account, and may transfer money among the funds and accounts.

(d) The board may invest and reinvest money in the fund, the interest and sinking fund, and any account therein in any obligations or securities as provided by bond resolutions, orders of the board, and Section 404.024, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379B.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379B / Section 379B.010
§ 379B.010. BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may issue bonds if authorized by board resolution.

(b) A bond issued under this chapter must:

(1) be payable solely from authority revenue;

(2) mature not later than 40 years after its date of issuance; and

(3) state on its face that it is not an obligation of this state or the municipality.

(c) An authority issuing bonds under this section may exercise the powers granted to the governing body of an issuer with regard to the issuance of obligations and the execution of credit agreements under Chapter 1371, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4152.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4152 / Section 4152.052
§ 4152.052. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may establish qualifications for a reinsurance intermediary license as reasonably necessary to fulfill the requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.007
§ 3912.007. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 455.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 455 / Section 455.002
§ 455.002. BOND OF PUBLIC PROBATE ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The public probate administrator must execute an official bond of at least $100,000 conditioned as required by law and payable to the statutory probate court judge who appointed the public probate administrator.

(b) In addition to the official bond of office, at any time, for good cause, the statutory probate court judge who appointed the public probate administrator may require the administrator to post an additional corporate surety bond for individual estates. The additional bonds shall bear the written approval of the judge requesting the additional bond.

(c) The county may choose to self-insure the public probate administrator for the minimum bond amount required by this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.017 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.017
§ 115.017. FORM OF MANIFEST.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by order may prescribe the form of a manifest.

(b) A manifest must:

(1) bear a certificate signed by the shipper that states the amount of oil or petroleum products to be transported and specifies each petroleum product to be transported; and

(2) include, if required by commission order:

(A) the date and serial number of the tender that authorizes the transportation or a seal, number, or other evidence of the tender, if a tender is required;

(B) the amount and classification of each petroleum product to be transported;

(C) the name and address of the transporter, the name and address of the shipper, and the name and address of the consignee, if known;

(D) the name and address of the operator of the motor vehicle;

(E) the license plate number of the motor vehicle;

(F) the date, time, and place at which the motor vehicle was loaded and the destination, if known, of the load; and

(G) other related information as required by commission order.

(c) If the form of the manifest is not prescribed by commission order, each shipper required to issue a manifest to a transporter shall use a form of manifest that is:

(1) commonly used in commercial transactions; or

(2) required by another state agency to accompany the movement of gasoline.
Tex. Government Code § 2051.047 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.047
§ 2051.047. NOTICE OF CERTAIN CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

A conservation and reclamation district, other than a river authority, created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution that furnishes water and sewer services to household users satisfies a requirement of general, special, or local law to publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district is located by publishing the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.109
§ 3882.109. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8010A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8010A / Section 8010A.0401
§ 8010A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8010A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8195.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8195 / Section 8195.001
§ 8195.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

"District" means Kaufman County Municipal Utility District No. 4.
Tex. Family Code § 157.505 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.505
§ 157.505. AMENDMENT OF QUALIFIED DOMESTIC RELATIONS ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A court that renders a qualified domestic relations order or similar order retains continuing jurisdiction:

(1) to amend the order to correct the order, clarify the terms of the order, or add language to the order to provide for the collection of child support;

(2) to convert the amount or frequency of payments under the order to a formula that is in compliance with the terms of the pension, retirement plan, or employee benefit plan; or

(3) to vacate or terminate the order.

(b) An amended domestic relations order or similar order under this section must be submitted to the plan administrator or other person acting in an equivalent capacity to determine whether the amended order satisfies the requirements of a qualified domestic relations order or similar order. Section 157.504 applies to an order amended under this section.
Tex. Election Code § 173.0341 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.0341
§ 173.0341. STATE CHAIR AS FISCAL AGENT FOR COUNTY PARTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state chair, or the designee of a state chair, may enter into an agreement with a county chair under which the state chair will act as a fiscal agent for the county party.

(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form of an agreement under this section.

(c) If the state chair acts as the fiscal agent for a county party in accordance with an agreement under this section:

(1) the state chair shall deliver the completed agreement to the secretary of state;

(2) any filing fee received by the county party under Subchapter C must be made payable to the state party for deposit in the state primary fund not later than five days after receipt of the filing fee;

(3) the county chair or county executive committee shall make a request in accordance with Section 31.093 to enter into a contract with the county elections administrator to conduct primary elections in the county; and

(4) Section 173.031 does not apply to the county party.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.055
§ 1954.055. RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules under this chapter to effect reciprocity agreements with other states.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.107 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.107
§ 32.107. NOTICE OF SALE, LEASE, AND CONTRACT FOR DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall publish notice that the board will receive bids for the sale, lease, or commitment to a contract for development of land in at least three issues of at least four daily newspapers or other publications, two of which may be Internet-based journals, trade publications, newsletters, or similar news media, that are, in the opinion of the commissioner, likely to reach the public interested in responding to the notice of sale, lease, or commitment to a contract for development.

(b) The notice shall be published at least 30 days before the date the bids are due.

(c) The notice shall state that land is to be offered for sale, lease, or commitment to a contract for development on a certain date and at a certain time and the method of the sale, lease, or commitment to a contract for development and shall give notice of how a person may obtain additional information concerning the land offered for sale, lease, or commitment to a contract for development.

(d) The land office may solicit and include advertising in its publications. The commissioner shall deposit fees paid for advertising in land office publications in a separate account in the state treasury.
Tex. Finance Code § 349.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.304
§ 349.304. EFFECT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SUBCHAPTER FOR REGISTRANT OR LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who pays the applicable registration fees and late filing fee as provided by Section 349.301 is considered for all purposes to have had the required registration for the periods for which the registration fees have been paid.

(b) A person who renews an expired license and pays the applicable license fees and, if required, a late filing fee as provided by Section 349.301 is considered for all purposes to have held the required license as if it had not expired.

(c) A person who obtains a license and pays the applicable license fees and the late filing fee under Section 349.301 is considered for all purposes to have held the license for the period during which it was required but only as to a loan on which the person has contracted for, charged, or received interest that does not exceed the amount that would have been allowed for the loan under Chapter 303.

(d) A person who under this section is considered to have been registered or to have held a license is not subject to any liability, forfeiture, or penalty, other than as provided by this subchapter, relating to the person's not having been registered or not holding a license during the period for which the registration or license fees and late filing fee are paid under Section 349.301.
Tex. Government Code § 609.702 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.702
§ 609.702. CREATION OF PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution of higher education may create and administer for its employees a 457 plan under this subchapter.

(b) An institution of higher education may contract with other institutions of higher education to create a single deferred compensation plan for their employees under Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.508 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.508
§ 1301.508. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;

(2) does not hold a license or endorsement or is not registered under this chapter and engages in an activity for which a license, endorsement, or registration is required; or

(3) employs a person who does not hold a license or endorsement or who is not registered to engage in an activity for which a license, endorsement, or registration is required under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.122 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.122
§ 1477.122. ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

A county, in accomplishing the purposes of this subchapter, is performing an essential governmental function.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8178.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8178 / Section 8178.051
§ 8178.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Government Code § 404.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.064
§ 404.064. OFFICE FEES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall keep records of the fees earned by the comptroller under this chapter. Those fees shall be deposited to the appropriate fund in the treasury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909 / Section 7909.0103
§ 7909.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1111.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.051
§ 1111.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Accelerated benefit" means a benefit paid to an insured instead of a portion of a death benefit.

(2) "Death benefit" means a benefit payable to a beneficiary on the death of an insured.

(3) "Long-term care illness" means an illness or physical condition that results in the inability to perform the activities of daily life or the substantial and material duties of any occupation.

(4) "Terminal illness" means an illness or physical condition, including a physical injury, that can reasonably be expected to result in death within not more than two years.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.066 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.066
§ 371.066. TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue a temporary pawnshop license on receipt of an application:

(1) to transfer a license from one person to another; or

(2) for a license involving principals and owners that are substantially identical to those of a pawnshop in operation at the time of receipt of the application.

(b) A temporary license is effective until a permanent license is issued or denied.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.2035 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.2035
§ 201.2035. ACCOUNTING STRUCTURE.
Status: in_force

The department shall create and maintain an accounting structure for roadway and warehouse inventory of the department. The accounting structure must provide for the accounting for lost or destroyed materials.
Tex. Local Government Code § 301.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 301 / Section 301.007
§ 301.007. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year the board shall prepare and present to the commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the municipality a complete financial statement about the condition of the recreational or cultural facility and a proposed budget for the anticipated financial needs of the recreational or cultural facility for the next year.

(b) On the basis of the financial statement and budget, the commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the municipality may appropriate to the board an amount of money that the commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the municipality consider proper and necessary for the operation of the recreational or cultural facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.001
§ 3852.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Pflugerville Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 24.008 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 24 / Section 24.008
§ 24.008. REMEDIES OF CREDITORS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action for relief against a transfer or obligation under this chapter, a creditor, subject to the limitations in Section 24.009 of this code, may obtain:

(1) avoidance of the transfer or obligation to the extent necessary to satisfy the creditor's claim;

(2) an attachment or other provisional remedy against the asset transferred or other property of the transferee in accordance with the applicable Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and the Civil Practice and Remedies Code relating to ancillary proceedings; or

(3) subject to applicable principles of equity and in accordance with applicable rules of civil procedure:

(A) an injunction against further disposition by the debtor or a transferee, or both, of the asset transferred or of other property;

(B) appointment of a receiver to take charge of the asset transferred or of other property of the transferee; or

(C) any other relief the circumstances may require.

(b) If a creditor has obtained a judgment on a claim against the debtor, the creditor, if the court so orders, may levy execution on the asset transferred or its proceeds.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 51 / Section 10
§ 10. RIGHTS OF ACCUSED PERSON; APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.
Status: in_force

(a) No person arrested upon such warrant shall be delivered over to the agent whom the Executive Authority demanding him shall have appointed to receive him unless he shall first be taken forthwith before a judge of a court of record in this State, or before a justice of the peace serving a precinct that is located in a county bordering another state, who shall inform him of the demand made for his surrender and of the crime with which he is charged, and that he has the right to demand and procure legal counsel; and if the prisoner or his counsel shall state that he or they desire to test the legality of his arrest, the judge of the court of record shall fix a reasonable time to be allowed the prisoner in which to apply for a writ of habeas corpus, or the justice of the peace shall direct the prisoner to a court of record for purposes of obtaining such a writ. When the writ is applied for, notice thereof, and of the time and place of hearing thereon, shall be given to the prosecuting officer of the county in which the arrest is made and in which the accused is in custody, and to the said agent of the demanding State.

(b) Before a justice of the peace who is not an attorney may perform a duty or function permitted by Subsection (a), the justice must take, through the Texas Justice Court Training Center, a training course that focuses on extradition law. The center shall develop a course to satisfy the requirements of this subsection.

(c) Each justice of the peace who performs a duty or function permitted by Subsection (a) shall ensure that the applicable proceeding is transcribed or videotaped and that the record of the proceeding is retained in the records of the court for at least 270 days.