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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 601.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.002
§ 601.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a consumer transaction in which:

(1) the merchant or the merchant's agent engages in a personal solicitation of a sale to the consumer at a place other than the merchant's place of business;

(2) the consumer's agreement or offer to purchase is given to the merchant or the merchant's agent at a place other than the merchant's place of business; and

(3) the agreement or offer is for:

(A) the purchase of goods or services for consideration that exceeds $25, payable in installments or in cash; or

(B) the purchase of real property for consideration that exceeds $100, payable in installments or in cash.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), this chapter does not apply to:

(1) a purchase of farm equipment;

(2) an insurance sale regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance;

(3) a sale of goods or services made:

(A) under a preexisting revolving charge account or retail charge agreement; or

(B) after negotiations between the parties at a business establishment in a fixed location where goods or services are offered or exhibited for sale; or

(4) a sale of real property if:

(A) the purchaser is represented by a licensed attorney;

(B) the transaction is negotiated by a licensed real estate broker; or

(C) the transaction is negotiated at a place other than the consumer's residence by the person who owns the property.
Tex. Family Code § 6.402 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.402
§ 6.402. PLEADINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition in a suit for dissolution of a marriage is sufficient without the necessity of specifying the underlying evidentiary facts if the petition alleges the grounds relied on substantially in the language of the statute.

(b) Allegations of grounds for relief, matters of defense, or facts relied on for a temporary order that are stated in short and plain terms are not subject to special exceptions because of form or sufficiency.

(c) The court shall strike an allegation of evidentiary fact from the pleadings on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion.
Tex. Utilities Code § 14.203 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 14 / Section 14.203
§ 14.203. AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

A regulatory authority may require the examination and audit of the accounts of a public or municipally owned utility.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1454.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1454 / Section 1454.107
§ 1454.107. TIME FOR COMMISSIONER'S DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 120th day after the date a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter is filed with the department, the commissioner shall determine whether the alleged violation occurred and impose appropriate sanctions.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.501 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.501
§ 151.501. DETERMINATION AFTER THE FILING OF A REPORT.
Status: in_force

If a person has filed a tax report, the comptroller may issue a deficiency determination under Section 111.008 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9032.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9032 / Section 9032.157
§ 9032.157. SURVEYS; ENGINEERING INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may conduct or provide for surveys and engineering investigations for the district and its associates or affiliates to accomplish district purposes.
Tex. Estates Code § 402.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 402 / Section 402.001
§ 402.001. GENERAL SCOPE AND EXERCISE OF POWERS.
Status: in_force

When an independent administration has been created, and the order appointing an independent executor has been entered by the probate court, and the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims has been filed by the independent executor and approved by the court or an affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims has been filed by the independent executor, as long as the estate is represented by an independent executor, further action of any nature may not be had in the probate court except where this title specifically and explicitly provides for some action in the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.060
§ 1115.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

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

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

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 21A.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 21A / Section 21A.003
§ 21A.003. ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may bring an action on behalf of the state:

(1) for injunctive relief to require compliance with this chapter;

(2) to recover a civil penalty of $500 for each violation of this chapter; or

(3) for both injunctive relief and to recover the civil penalty.

(b) The attorney general is entitled to recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief or a civil penalty, or both, under this section, including court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

(c) The court may make such additional orders or judgments as are necessary to return to the purchaser a deed conveying residential real estate that the court finds was acquired by means of any violation of this chapter.

(d) In bringing or participating in an action under this chapter, the attorney general acts in the name of the state and does not establish an attorney-client relationship with another person, including a person to whom the attorney general requests that the court award relief.

(e) An action by the attorney general must be brought not later than the fourth anniversary of the date the deed was recorded.
Tex. Transportation Code § 367.056 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 367 / Section 367.056
§ 367.056. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with the maintenance and operation of the toll bridge, a municipality may acquire real property that is either inside or outside the municipal boundaries and that is adjacent to the toll bridge or the municipality to construct, maintain, or operate a park, recreational grounds or facilities, a camp, quarters, accommodations, or other facility for the use and convenience of the public.

(b) The municipality may manage, police, and regulate those facilities and may adopt and enforce reasonable rules for those facilities without regard to whether the toll bridge is located inside or outside the municipality.

(c) The governing body of the municipality may impose and collect a fee, rental, or other charge for the use of a facility established under this section. The charge must be just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory.
Tex. Government Code § 312.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 312 / Section 312.003
§ 312.003. TENSE, NUMBER, AND GENDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Words in the present or past tense include the future tense.

(b) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular unless expressly provided otherwise.

(c) The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 323.0015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 323 / Section 323.0015
§ 323.0015. SAFE-READY FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The department shall designate a health care facility as a sexual assault forensic exam-ready facility, or SAFE-ready facility, if the facility notifies the department that the facility employs or contracts with a sexual assault forensic examiner or uses a telemedicine system of sexual assault forensic examiners to provide consultation to a licensed nurse or physician when conducting a sexual assault forensic medical examination.
Tex. Water Code § 54.748 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.748
§ 54.748. EXCLUSION OF LAND FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SERVICES; BONDS OUTSTANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a district that has a total area of more than 5,000 acres.

(b) The board shall call a hearing on the exclusion of land from the district on a written petition filed with the secretary of the board by a landowner whose land has been included in and taxable by the district for more than 28 years if any bonds issued by the district payable in whole or in part from taxes of the district are outstanding and the petition:

(1) includes a signed petition evidencing the consent of the owners of a majority of the acreage proposed to be excluded, as reflected by the most recent certified tax roll of the district;

(2) includes a claim that the district has not provided the land with utility services;

(3) describes the property to be excluded;

(4) provides, at the petitioner's expense, facts necessary for the board to make the findings required by Subsection (c); and

(5) is filed before August 31, 2005.

(c) The board may exclude land under this section only on finding that:

(1) the district has never provided utility services to the land described by the petition;

(2) the district has imposed a tax on the land for more than 28 years;

(3) all taxes the district has levied and assessed against the land and all fees and assessments the district has imposed against the land or the owner that are due and payable on or before the date of the petition are fully paid; and

(4) the executive director has reviewed the economic impact of the proposed exclusion of land and does not oppose the exclusion.

(d) If evidence presented at the hearing conclusively demonstrates that the requirements and grounds for exclusion described by Subsections (b) and (c) have been met, the board may enter an order excluding the land from the district. If the board enters an order excluding the land, the board shall redefine in the order the boundaries of the district to embrace all land not excluded.

(e) A copy of an order excluding land and redefining the boundaries of the district shall be filed in the deed records of the county in which the district is located.

(f) The exclusion of land under this section does not impair the rights of holders of any outstanding bonds, warrants, or other certificates of indebtedness of the district.

(g) After any land is excluded under this section, the district may issue any unissued additional debt approved by the voters of the district before exclusion of the land under this section without holding a new election. Additional debt issued after land is excluded from the district may not be payable from and does not create a lien against the taxable value of the excluded land.

(h) For purposes of this section and Section 54.749, "land" includes any improvements to the land, and when used in the context of property taxes, "land" has the meaning assigned to "real property" by Section 1.04, Tax Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 104.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 104 / Section 104.003
§ 104.003. SUIT BY PURCHASER UNDER ACREAGE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A purchaser may not file suit against a producer under an acreage contract unless the producer knowingly fails to deliver to the purchaser all of an agricultural product grown on specified land as provided by the acreage contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.205
§ 1085.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund any bonds issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of outstanding bonds; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of the outstanding bonds.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.401 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.401
§ 342.401. REQUIRED PROPERTY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) On a loan that is subject to Subchapter E with a cash advance of $300 or more, a lender may require a borrower to insure tangible personal property offered as security for the loan.

(b) On a secondary mortgage loan, a lender may require a borrower to provide property insurance as security against reasonable risks of loss, damage, and destruction.

(c) The insurance coverage and the premiums or charges for the coverage must bear a reasonable relationship to:

(1) the amount, term, and conditions of the loan;

(2) the value of the collateral; and

(3) the existing hazards or risk of loss, damage, or destruction.

(d) The insurance may not:

(1) cover unusual or exceptional risks; or

(2) provide coverage not ordinarily included in policies issued to the general public.

(e) A creditor may not require the purchase of duplicate property insurance if the creditor has knowledge that the borrower:

(1) has valid and collectible insurance covering the property; and

(2) has provided a loss payable endorsement sufficient to protect the creditor.

(f) For purposes of determining the knowledge required under Subsection (e), a creditor may rely on a written consent to purchase insurance in which the borrower is given the opportunity to disclose the existence of other coverage.
Tex. Government Code § 24.945 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.945
§ 24.945. RULES AND CONDITIONS FOR REAPPORTIONMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The reapportionment of the judicial districts of the state by the board is subject to the rules and conditions provided by Subsections (b)-(d).

(b) Reapportionment of the judicial districts shall be made on a determination of fact by the board that the reapportionment will best promote the efficiency and promptness of the administration of justice in the state by equalizing as nearly as possible the judicial burdens of the district courts of the various judicial districts. In determining the reapportionment that best promotes the efficiency and promptness of the administration of justice, the board shall consider:

(1) the numbers and types of cases filed in the district courts of the counties to be affected by the reapportionment;

(2) the numbers and types of cases disposed of by dismissal or judgment in the district courts of those counties;

(3) the numbers and types of cases pending in the district courts of those counties;

(4) the number of district courts in those counties;

(5) the population of the counties;

(6) the area to be covered by a judicial district; and

(7) the actual growth or decline of population and district court case load in the counties to be affected.

(c) Each judicial district affected by a reapportionment must contain one or more complete counties except as provided by this section. More than one judicial district may contain the same county or counties. If more than one county is contained in a judicial district, the territory of the judicial district must be contiguous.

(d) Subject to the other rules and conditions in this section, a judicial district in a reapportionment under this subchapter may:

(1) be enlarged in territory by including an additional county or counties in the district, but a county having a population as large or larger than the population of the judicial district being reapportioned may not be added to the judicial district;

(2) be decreased in territory by removing a county or counties from the district;

(3) have both a county or counties added to the district and a county or counties removed from it; or

(4) be removed to another location in the state so that the district contains an entirely different county or counties.

(e) The legislature, the Judicial Districts Board, or the Legislative Redistricting Board may not redistrict the judicial districts to provide for any judicial district smaller in size than an entire county except as provided by this subsection. Judicial districts smaller in size than the entire county may be created subsequent to a general election in which a majority of the persons voting on the proposition adopt the proposition "to allow the division of ____________________ County into judicial districts composed of parts of ____________________ County." A redistricting plan may not be proposed or adopted by the legislature, the Judicial Districts Board, or the Legislative Redistricting Board in anticipation of a future action by the voters of any county.
Tex. Water Code § 55.656 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.656
§ 55.656. DISTRICTS ADOPTING BENEFIT PLAN OF TAXATION.
Status: in_force

In any district other than a district operating under a contract with the United States which is operating under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, and which adopted the assessment of benefit plan of taxation, tax values shall be fixed, levied, assessed, equalized, and collected in the manner provided in Sections 55.657-55.669 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.204
§ 1084.204. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue and sell revenue bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for district purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for the issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Government Code § 436.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 436 / Section 436.002
§ 436.002. COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The commission is attached for administrative purposes to the office of the governor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1102.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.002
§ 1102.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Sweeny Hospital District operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.013 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.013
§ 46B.013. USE OF ELECTRONIC BROADCAST SYSTEM IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A hearing may be conducted using an electronic broadcast system as permitted by this chapter and in accordance with the other provisions of this code if:

(1) written consent to the use of an electronic broadcast system is filed with the court by:

(A) the defendant or the attorney representing the defendant; and

(B) the attorney representing the state;

(2) the electronic broadcast system provides for a simultaneous, compressed full motion video, and interactive communication of image and sound between the judge, the attorney representing the state, the attorney representing the defendant, and the defendant; and

(3) on request of the defendant or the attorney representing the defendant, the defendant and the attorney representing the defendant are able to communicate privately without being recorded or heard by the judge or the attorney representing the state.

(b) On the motion of the defendant, the attorney representing the defendant, or the attorney representing the state or on the court's own motion, the court may terminate an appearance made through an electronic broadcast system at any time during the appearance and require an appearance by the defendant in open court.

(c) A recording of the communication shall be made and preserved until any appellate proceedings have been concluded. The defendant may obtain a copy of the recording on payment of a reasonable amount to cover the costs of reproduction or, if the defendant is indigent, the court shall provide a copy to the defendant without charging a cost for the copy.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.0653 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.0653
§ 545.0653. RESTRICTION ON USE OF HIGHWAY IN MAINTENANCE OR CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 548.001.

(2) "Construction or maintenance work zone" has the meaning assigned by Section 472.022.

(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.

(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(b) The executive director or the executive director's designee may restrict a commercial motor vehicle to a specific lane of traffic in a construction or maintenance work zone for a highway that is part of the state highway system if the executive director or the executive director's designee determines that, based on a traffic study performed by the department to evaluate the effect of the restriction, the restriction is necessary to improve safety.

(c) The department shall erect and maintain official traffic control devices necessary to implement and enforce a lane restriction imposed under this section. A lane restriction may not be enforced until the appropriate traffic control devices are in place.

(d) The executive director or the executive director's designee may rescind a lane restriction imposed under this section at any time that the executive director or the executive director's designee determines that the restriction is no longer necessary to improve safety.

(e) A lane restriction imposed under this section expires when the lane that is subject to the restriction is no longer in a construction or maintenance work zone.

(f) The department shall remove traffic control devices erected under this section if the lane restriction is rescinded under Subsection (d) or expires under Subsection (e).
Tex. Government Code § 30.01096 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01096
§ 30.01096. JUDGE.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to satisfying the requirements of Section 30.00006(c), a presiding municipal judge must maintain residence in the city during the tenure of office. The municipal judge shall devote full time to the duties of the office as necessary.

(b), (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(28), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(d) Section 30.00007(b)(5) does not apply to this subchapter.

(e) A municipal court of record may be presided over by an assistant municipal judge.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.556 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.556
§ 201.556. DECISION BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Based on the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposal for a decision, the board by order may determine that:

(1) a violation has occurred and impose an administrative penalty; or

(2) a violation did not occur.

(b) The notice of the board's order given to the person under Chapter 2001, Government Code, must include a statement of the right of the person to judicial review of the order.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 54.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 54 / Section 54.05
§ 54.05. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) All wine sold or shipped by the holder of an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit must be in a package that is clearly and conspicuously labeled showing that:

(1) the package contains wine; and

(2) the package may only be delivered to a person described in Subsection (b).

(b) Wine sold or shipped by a holder of an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit may not be delivered to any person other than:

(1) the person who purchased the wine;

(2) a recipient designated in advance by such purchaser; or

(3) a person at the delivery address who is age 21 or over.

(c) Wine may be delivered only to a person who is age 21 or over after the person accepting the package:

(1) presents valid proof of identity and age; and

(2) personally signs a receipt acknowledging delivery of the package.
Tex. Education Code § 53.12 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.12
§ 53.12. TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The authority comprises only the territory included within the boundaries of the city or cities creating it.