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Tex. Government Code § 2204.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.305
§ 2204.305. PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not divest, limit, or otherwise affect the property rights, including riparian rights, under the laws of this state of the private owners of land abutting a portion of a river to which this subchapter applies.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 72 / Section 72.021
§ 72.021. DETERMINATION OF INFESTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an accredited entomologist finds or knows that the larvae of the Mexican fruit fly exist on premises within a quarantined area, the entomologist shall certify the fact of the infestation to the department.

(b) The department shall determine whether the infestation exists and the extent of the infestation. The department may refer the issue to the citrus quarantine advisory committee of any county in which the premises are located.
Tex. Government Code § 4008.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.051
§ 4008.051.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4008.051. OFFEROR OR SELLER LIABILITY: REGISTRATION AND RELATED VIOLATIONS. (a) A person who offers or sells a security in violation of the following is liable to a person who buys the security from the offeror or seller:

(1) Section 4003.001(a), 4004.051, 4004.052, 4004.101(a), 4004.102(a), or 4007.103;

(2) Subchapter G, Chapter 4003, other than Section 4003.304, or a requirement of the commissioner under Subchapter G, Chapter 4003, other than Section 4003.304; or

(3) an order under Section 4007.101 or 4007.104.

(b) The buyer of the security may sue for:

(1) rescission; or

(2) damages if the buyer no longer owns the security.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.357 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.357
§ 452.357. SECURITY PLEDGED.
Status: in_force

(a) To secure the payment of an authority's bonds, the authority may:

(1) pledge all or part of revenue realized from any tax that the authority may impose;

(2) pledge any part of the revenue of the public transportation system;

(3) mortgage any part of the public transportation system, including any part of the system subsequently acquired;

(4) pledge all or part of funds the federal government has committed to the authority as grants in aid; and

(5) provide that a pledge of revenue described by Subdivision (1) or (2) is a first lien or charge against that revenue.

(b) Under Subsection (a)(3) an authority may, subject to the terms of the bond indenture or the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, encumber a separate item of the public transportation system and acquire, use, hold, or contract for the property by lease, chattel mortgage, or other conditional sale including an equipment trust transaction.

(c) An authority may not issue bonds secured by ad valorem tax revenue.

(d) An authority is not prohibited by this subchapter from encumbering one or more public transportation systems to purchase, construct, extend, or repair one or more other public transportation systems of the authority.

(e) The authority may pledge funds described by Subsection (a)(4):

(1) as the sole security for the bonds; or

(2) in addition to any other security described by this section.
Tex. Government Code § 753.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 753 / Section 753.001
§ 753.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Immigration enforcement agency" means the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(2) "Immigration law enforcement agreement" means a written agreement between a state or local law enforcement official and the immigration enforcement agency under Section 287(g), Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1357(g)), or a similar federal program, that authorizes the official and the official's officers, employees, and contractors to enforce federal immigration law.

(3) "Grant" means a grant under the grant program established under Subchapter C.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.352
§ 1951.352. NEW DEVELOPMENTS; PROOF OF STUDY.
Status: in_force

If the department determines that new developments in pest control have occurred that are so significant that proper knowledge of the developments is necessary to protect the public, the department may require of each applicant proof of study by:

(1) attending approved training courses; or

(2) taking additional examinations on the new developments only.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8310.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8310 / Section 8310.001
§ 8310.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Twin Lakes Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Kaufman County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.003
§ 462.003. INSPECTION OF COURT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each paper in a docket for commitment proceedings in the county clerk's office, including the docket book, indexes, and judgment books, is a public record of a private nature that may be used, inspected, or copied only under a written order issued by the:

(1) county judge;

(2) judge of a court that has probate jurisdiction; or

(3) judge of a district court having jurisdiction in the county.

(b) A judge may not issue an order under Subsection (a) unless the judge enters a finding that:

(1) the use, inspection, or copying is justified and in the public interest; or

(2) the paper is to be released to the person to whom it relates or to a person designated in a written release signed by the person to whom the paper relates.

(c) In addition to the finding required by Subsection (b), if a law relating to confidentiality of mental health information or physician-patient privilege applies, the judge must find that the reasons for the use, inspection, or copying fall within the statutory exemptions.

(d) The papers shall be released to an attorney representing the proposed patient in a proceeding held under this chapter.

(e) This section does not affect access of law enforcement personnel to necessary information in the execution of a writ or warrant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7906.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7906 / Section 7906.101
§ 7906.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.104 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.104
§ 2A.104. TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "attorney representing the state" means a county attorney with criminal jurisdiction, a district attorney, or a criminal district attorney.

(b) If an attorney representing the state is disqualified to act in any case or proceeding, is absent from the county or district, or is otherwise unable to perform the duties of the attorney's office, or if there is no attorney representing the state, the judge of the court in which the attorney represents the state may appoint to perform the duties of the attorney's office during the attorney's absence or disqualification:

(1) an attorney representing the state from any county or district; or

(2) an assistant attorney general.

(c) An attorney representing the state who is not disqualified to act may request the court to permit the attorney's recusal in a case for good cause, and on approval by the court, the attorney is disqualified.

(d) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the duties of the office appointed under Subsection (b) are additional duties of the appointed attorney's present office, and the attorney is not entitled to additional compensation. This subsection does not prevent a commissioners court of a county from contracting with another commissioners court to pay expenses and reimburse compensation paid by a county to an attorney who is appointed to perform additional duties.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.552 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.552
§ 42A.552. REVIEW OF PRESENTENCE REPORT.
Status: in_force

Before imposing a sentence in a state jail felony case in which the judge assesses punishment, the judge shall:

(1) review the presentence report prepared for the defendant under Subchapter F; and

(2) determine whether the best interests of justice require the judge to:

(A) suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision; or

(B) order the sentence to be executed in whole or in part as provided by Article 42A.551(d).
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.143 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.143
§ 118.143. STOP-PAYMENT ORDER.
Status: in_force

The fee for a "Stop-payment order" under Section 118.141 is for placement of a stop-payment order on a check issued by a county for which the county will be directly or indirectly charged by the depository bank or another bank.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.223 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.223
§ 2001.223. EXCEPTIONS FROM DECLARATORY JUDGMENT, COURT ENFORCEMENT, AND CONTESTED CASE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Section 2001.038 and Subchapters C through H do not apply to:

(1) except as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 545, the granting, payment, denial, or withdrawal of financial or medical assistance or benefits under service programs that were operated by the former Texas Department of Human Services before September 1, 2003, and are operated on and after that date by the Health and Human Services Commission or a health and human services agency, as defined by Section 521.0001;

(2) action by the Banking Commissioner or the Finance Commission of Texas regarding the issuance of a state bank or state trust company charter for a bank or trust company to assume the assets and liabilities of a financial institution that the commissioner considers to be in hazardous condition as defined by Section 31.002(a) or 181.002(a), Finance Code, as applicable;

(3) a hearing or interview conducted by the Board of Pardons and Paroles or the Texas Department of Criminal Justice relating to the grant, rescission, or revocation of parole or other form of administrative release; or

(4) the suspension, revocation, or termination of the certification of a breath analysis operator or technical supervisor under the rules of the Department of Public Safety.
Tex. Education Code § 31.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.003
§ 31.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education may adopt rules, consistent with this chapter, for the adoption, requisition, distribution, care, use, and disposal of instructional materials.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules, consistent with this chapter, as necessary to implement a provision of this chapter that the commissioner or agency is responsible for implementing.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.208 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.208
§ 41.208. INITIATION OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A grain producer who has delivered grain to a grain buyer may initiate a claim with the board as provided by board rule if:

(1) the grain buyer has suffered a financial failure and:

(A) has failed to pay to a grain producer an amount owed to the grain producer; or

(B) is unable to deliver to the grain producer grain held by the grain buyer for the grain producer as a bailment; and

(2) the grain producer provides to the board:

(A) written documentation showing that the grain was delivered to the grain buyer; and

(B) a copy of the written contract for purchase of the grain signed by the grain producer and the grain buyer and showing:

(i) the agreed price for the grain;

(ii) the amount of grain purchased; and

(iii) any other relevant term required by the board to establish facts related to the claim.

(b) A claim under this section must:

(1) be initiated:

(A) not more than 60 days after the applicable claim initiation date; or

(B) before a date determined by the board to be reasonable, if the board determines such a date; and

(2) be for a loss of grain delivered to the grain buyer not more than one year before the applicable claim initiation date.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.410 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.410
§ 15.410. SHARE AND DEPOSITOR INSURANCE PROTECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt, and the commissioner shall enforce, reasonable rules requiring a credit union to provide share and deposit insurance protection for credit union members and depositors.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must include authorization for and establishment of a share and deposit guaranty corporation or credit union under the department's exclusive regulation to enable the department to carry out the purposes of this chapter and Subtitle D, Title 3.

(c) A credit union may provide share and deposit insurance protection through another source approved by the department, including a program of the National Credit Union Administration.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.105 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.105
§ 32.105. DATE FOR OPENING BIDS.
Status: in_force

The date for opening bids for the sale, lease, or commitment to a contract for development of land shall be:

(1) the first or third Tuesday of a month in which the board meets; or

(2) any date on which the board has a special meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.059
§ 1074.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall supervise the work and activities of the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.224 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.224
§ 21.224. PREEMPTION OF LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The liability of a holder, beneficial owner, or subscriber of shares of a corporation, or any affiliate of such a holder, owner, or subscriber or of the corporation, for an obligation that is limited by Section 21.223 is exclusive and preempts any other liability imposed for that obligation under common law or otherwise.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 370.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 370 / Section 370.006
§ 370.006. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) A toxic chemical release form required under this chapter is intended to provide information to the public, including federal, state, and local governments and citizens of the communities surrounding a facility covered under Section 370.003.

(b) A toxic chemical release form shall be made available in a manner consistent with the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11001 et seq.) and Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.102 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.102
§ 48.102. REPORTS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN SCHOOLS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall send a written report of the department's investigation of alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult with a disability at a school, as appropriate, to the Texas Education Agency, the agency responsible for teacher certification, the local school board or the school's governing body, and the school principal or director, unless the principal or director is alleged to have committed the abuse, neglect, or exploitation. The entity to which the report is sent shall take appropriate action.

(b) On request, the department shall provide a copy of the report of the investigation to the person who is alleged to have suffered the abuse, neglect, or exploitation, to the legal guardian of that person, and to the person alleged to have committed the abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

(c) The report of the investigation shall be edited to protect the identity of the person who made the report under Section 48.051.

(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.356 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.356
§ 2203.356. TERMS OF ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be issued at a public or private sale.

(b) Bonds must:

(1) be issued in the name of the association; and

(2) mature not more than 10 years after the date issued.
Tex. Education Code § 130.034 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.034
§ 130.034. TAX LEVY.
Status: in_force

Any petition authorized by Sections 130.011 and 130.033 of this code shall also incorporate therein a request for the proper authorities, in the event an election is ordered for the creation of such district, to submit at the same election the questions of issuing bonds and levying bond taxes, and levying maintenance taxes, in the event the district is created, not to exceed the limits provided in Section 130.122 of this code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.253 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.253
§ 20A.253. EXECUTION OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A bailiff or other officer who receives process to be served from the grand jury shall immediately execute the process and return the process to:

(1) the foreperson, if the grand jury is in session; or

(2) the district clerk, if the grand jury is not in session.

(b) If the process is returned unexecuted, the return must state why the process was not executed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.383 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.383
§ 85.383. SUIT.
Status: in_force

By direction of the commission, the suit to recover the penalty shall be instituted and conducted in the name of the state by the attorney general or by the county or district attorney in the county in which the suit is brought.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2703.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2703 / Section 2703.052
§ 2703.052. DUTY OF TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) On a report to a title insurance company made by an insured after a title insurance policy has been issued that a lien, encumbrance, or title defect exists that is not excepted under the policy or otherwise excluded from coverage, the company shall promptly investigate to determine whether the lien or encumbrance is valid and not barred by statute or other law.

(b) A title insurance company that concludes that a valid lien or encumbrance that is not barred by statute or other law exists or that a title defect exists shall:

(1) institute all necessary legal proceedings to clear the title to the property;

(2) indemnify the insured according to the terms of the policy;

(3) reinsure at current value the title to the property without making exception to the lien, encumbrance, or defect or indemnify another insurer for reinsuring the title without making exception to the lien, encumbrance, or defect;

(4) secure a release of the lien, encumbrance, or defect; or

(5) take a combination of the actions described by this subsection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.304 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.304
§ 887.304. LIMIT ON RATE INCREASES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, on a life insurance certificate issued after May 21, 1965, an association may not during any consecutive five-year period increase the rate to more than double the rate charged the insured at the time of the rate increase.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.084 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.084
§ 254.084. TERMS OF ISSUANCE OF REVENUE REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Revenue refunding obligations may:

(1) be combined with new or original revenue obligations into one series or issue;

(2) be issued to refund obligations of more than one series or issue;

(3) combine the pledges securing the obligations to be refunded to secure the revenue refunding obligations; or

(4) be secured by a pledge of other or additional net revenue.

(b) A revenue refunding obligation may bear interest at a rate higher than that of the obligation to be refunded.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.053 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.053
§ 342.053. AREA OF BUSINESS; LOANS BY MAIL OR ONLINE.
Status: in_force

(a) A lender is not limited to making loans to residents of the community in which the office for which the license or other authority is granted.

(b) A lender may make, negotiate, arrange, and collect loans by mail or online from a licensed office.
Tex. Government Code § 403.611 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.611
§ 403.611. SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTION ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a school district shall, not later than the 30th day after the date the district receives an application sent to the district by the comptroller under Section 403.609, consider the application and by official action determine whether the district is agreeable to entering into the agreement that is the subject of the application.

(b) The governing body of the school district shall hold a public hearing on the application during the period described by Subsection (a).

(c) The governing body of the school district must provide notice of the public hearing in the manner required by Chapter 551, except that the district must provide the notice not later than the 15th day before the date of the hearing. The notice must contain:

(1) the name of the applicant;

(2) the name and location of the existing or proposed reinvestment zone or enterprise zone in which the eligible project that is the subject of the application is proposed to be located;

(3) a general description of the proposed eligible project; and

(4) the projected investment the applicant will make in the project.

(d) The governing body of the school district shall provide written notice of the district's determination under Subsection (a) to the comptroller, the governor, and the applicant.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1101.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.001
§ 1101.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952A / Section 7952A.0101
§ 7952A.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 Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 86.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.620 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.620
§ 201.620. COORDINATION WITH METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

The department shall collaborate with metropolitan planning organizations to develop mutually acceptable assumptions for the purposes of long-range federal and state funding forecasts and use those assumptions to guide long-term planning in the statewide transportation plan under Section 201.601.