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Tex. Transportation Code § 524.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 524 / Section 524.023
§ 524.023. APPLICATION OF SUSPENSION UNDER OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person is convicted of an offense under Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.06, 49.061, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, and if any conduct on which that conviction is based is a ground for a driver's license suspension under this chapter and Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, Subchapter O, Chapter 521, or Subchapter H, Chapter 522, each of the suspensions shall be imposed.

(b) The court imposing a driver's license suspension under Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Chapter 521 or 522 as required by Subsection (a) shall credit a period of suspension imposed under this chapter toward the period of suspension required under Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Subchapter O, Chapter 521, or Subchapter H, Chapter 522, unless the person was convicted of an offense under Article 6701l-1, Revised Statutes, as that law existed before September 1, 1994, Section 19.05(a)(2), Penal Code, as that law existed before September 1, 1994, Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.06, 49.061, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, or Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, before the date of the conviction on which the suspension is based, in which event credit may not be given.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.108
§ 1065.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the property interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.206
§ 887.206. PAYMENT OF CLAIM; PROOF OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) An association shall pay each claim under an insurance certificate in full not later than the 60th day after the date of receipt of due proof of claim.

(b) Written notice of a claim given to an association is considered due proof of claim if the association does not provide the claimant with the forms usually provided for filing claims before the 16th day after the date notice is received.

(c) If an association is unable to pay a valid claim in full within the time prescribed by Subsection (a), the commissioner shall treat the association as insolvent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9059.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9059 / Section 9059.203
§ 9059.203. CERTAIN BOND COVENANTS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

A resolution authorizing the issuance of district bonds may contain any covenant the board considers necessary to ensure:

(1) the creation and maintenance of proper reserves; and

(2) the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8065.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8065 / Section 8065.0502
§ 8065.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.156
§ 1088.156. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.210 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.210
§ 51.210. METHOD OF MAKING PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may authorize payment of regulatory fees, fines, penalties, and charges for goods and services through:

(1) an electronic payment method; or

(2) a credit card issued by a financial institution chartered by a state or the United States or issued by a nationally recognized credit organization approved by the commission.

(b) A payment by a method under this section may be made in person, by telephone, or through the Internet.

(c) The commission may require a person who makes a payment to the department through an electronic payment method or credit card to pay a discount or service charge in an amount reasonable and necessary to reimburse the commission for the costs involved in processing the payment.

(d) The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 397.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 397 / Section 397.005
§ 397.005. WALL OR DOOR AS PART OF FENCE.
Status: in_force

A fence required by Section 397.003 may consist in whole or in part of a wall and door of a completely enclosed building on the premises if the wall or door is constructed and maintained as required by this chapter for a fence.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.203
§ 6002.203. RENEWAL PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of an unexpired registration certificate or license may renew the certificate or license by paying the required renewal fee to the department before the expiration date of the certificate or license.

(b) An individual or organization whose registration certificate or license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the certificate or license by paying to the department:

(1) the required renewal fee; and

(2) a fee that does not exceed one-fourth of the initial fee for the certificate or license.

(c) An individual or organization whose registration certificate or license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than two years may renew the certificate or license by paying to the department:

(1) all unpaid renewal fees; and

(2) a fee that does not exceed the initial fee for the certificate or license.

(d) An individual or organization whose registration certificate or license has been expired for two years or longer may not renew the certificate or license. The individual or organization may obtain a new registration certificate or license by complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an initial registration certificate or license.

(e) This section may not be construed to prevent the department from denying or refusing to renew a license under applicable law or commissioner rules.

(f) A license or registration certificate issued under this chapter expires at midnight on the date printed on the license or certificate. A renewal application and fee for the license or registration certificate must be postmarked on or before the expiration date to be accepted as timely.

(g) If a renewal application is not complete but there has been no lapse in the required insurance, the applicant is entitled to 30 days from the date that the applicant is notified by the department of the deficiencies in the renewal application to comply with any additional requirement. If an applicant fails to respond and correct all deficiencies in the renewal application within the 30-day period, the department may charge a late fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.154
§ 8109.154. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.255 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.255
§ 2308.255. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD; LIABILITY OF BOARD MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief elected officials shall appoint the board.

(b) The appointments must:

(1) be consistent with the local government agreement and applicable federal and state law; and

(2) reflect the ethnic and geographic diversity of the workforce development area.

(c) To provide continuity, the chief elected officials shall consider appointing persons to the local workforce development board who are serving or who have served previously on a private industry council, a quality workforce planning committee, a job service employer committee, and any other entity affected by this chapter.

(d) Board members serve fixed and staggered terms as provided by the local government agreement or applicable federal or state law and may continue to serve until successors are appointed.

(e) A member or former member of a board may not be held personally liable for a claim, damage, loss, or repayment obligation of federal or state funds that arises under this chapter unless the act or omission that causes the claim, damage, loss, or repayment obligation constitutes, on the part of the board member or former board member:

(1) official misconduct;

(2) wilful disregard of the requirements of this chapter; or

(3) gross negligence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8114.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8114 / Section 8114.001
§ 8114.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the East Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 10.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 82.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 82 / Section 82.005
§ 82.005. DESIGN DEFECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a products liability action in which a claimant alleges a design defect, the burden is on the claimant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(1) there was a safer alternative design; and

(2) the defect was a producing cause of the personal injury, property damage, or death for which the claimant seeks recovery.

(b) In this section, "safer alternative design" means a product design other than the one actually used that in reasonable probability:

(1) would have prevented or significantly reduced the risk of the claimant's personal injury, property damage, or death without substantially impairing the product's utility; and

(2) was economically and technologically feasible at the time the product left the control of the manufacturer or seller by the application of existing or reasonably achievable scientific knowledge.

(c) This section does not supersede or modify any statute, regulation, or other law of this state or of the United States that relates to liability for, or to relief in the form of, abatement of nuisance, civil penalties, cleanup costs, cost recovery, an injunction, or restitution that arises from contamination or pollution of the environment.

(d) This section does not apply to:

(1) a cause of action based on a toxic or environmental tort as defined by Sections 33.013(c)(2) and (3); or

(2) a drug or device, as those terms are defined in the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Section 321).

(e) This section is not declarative, by implication or otherwise, of the common law with respect to any product and shall not be construed to restrict the courts of this state in developing the common law with respect to any product which is not subject to this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.0522 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0522
§ 81.0522. NATURAL GAS POLICY ACT APPLICATION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) With each Natural Gas Policy Act (15 U.S.C. Sections 3301-3432) application, the applicant shall submit to the commission a fee. The commission shall set the application fee in an amount necessary to cover the cost of the commission's well category determination program but not to exceed $150.

(b) The fee for any Natural Gas Policy Act application may not be refunded.
Tex. Local Government Code § 135.156 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 135 / Section 135.156
§ 135.156. COUNTY JURY FUND.
Status: in_force

Money allocated under Section 135.101 or 135.102 to the county jury fund maintained in the county treasury as required by Section 135.151 may be used by a county only to fund juror reimbursements and otherwise finance jury services.
Tex. Government Code § 493.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 493 / Section 493.007
§ 493.007. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall develop an intraagency career ladder program. The program shall require intraagency postings of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public postings.

(b) The executive director shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations. All merit pay for department employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.

(c) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies related to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel that show the intent of the department to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

(2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the department's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.

(d) A policy statement must:

(1) be updated at least annually;

(2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (c)(1); and

(3) be filed with the governor's office.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.212 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.212
§ 345.212. NONFILING INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Instead of charging fees for the filing, recording, and releasing of documents for the perfection of a security interest created in connection with a retail installment transaction, the holder may include in the retail installment contract or retail charge agreement a charge for a nonfiling insurance premium.

(b) The amount of a charge under Subsection (a) may not exceed the amount of fees authorized for filing and recording an original financing statement in the standard form prescribed by the secretary of state.

(c) A holder may receive a charge authorized by this section only if the holder purchases nonfiling insurance in connection with the retail installment transaction.

(d) A holder is not required to furnish to a retail buyer a policy or certificate of insurance evidencing nonfiling insurance.
Tex. Family Code § 101.023 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.023
§ 101.023. ORDER.
Status: in_force

"Order" means a final order unless identified as a temporary order or the context clearly requires a different meaning. The term includes a decree and a judgment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8117.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8117 / Section 8117.152
§ 8117.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8117.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 91.012 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.012
§ 91.012. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(81), eff. April 2, 2015.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(81), eff. April 2, 2015.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(81), eff. April 2, 2015.

(d) The commissioner may:

(1) delegate to an employee a power of the commissioner under this chapter or Subchapter E, Chapter 117, except the power to appoint personnel;

(2) accept and use gifts and grants to the department to carry out the purposes of this title or Subchapter E, Chapter 117, if the commissioner determines that the conditions of the gift or grant are consistent with this title or Subchapter E, Chapter 117; and

(3) take other actions that the commissioner considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the department's purposes under this chapter or Subchapter E, Chapter 117.
Tex. Local Government Code § 234.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 234 / Section 234.104
§ 234.104. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates a prohibition or regulation adopted by the county under this subchapter is liable to the county for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is considered a separate violation for purposes of assessing the civil penalty.

(b) A county may bring suit in a district court to recover a civil penalty authorized by Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 4153.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4153 / Section 4153.101
§ 4153.101. PLACE OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

A license holder shall maintain a place of business in this state that is:

(1) accessible to the public; and

(2) located at the place at which the license holder principally conducts business.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.108
§ 453.108. ROUTES.
Status: in_force

A transit department shall determine each route, including route changes, as the board considers advisable.
Tex. Tax Code § 156.152 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 156 / Section 156.152
§ 156.152. ACCESS TO BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

After the comptroller gives reasonable notice to a person that the comptroller intends to inspect the books or records of the person, the comptroller has access to the person's books or records necessary for the comptroller to determine the correctness of a report filed under this chapter or the amount of taxes due under this chapter.
Tex. Penal Code § 39.05 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 39 / Section 39.05
§ 39.05. FAILURE TO REPORT DEATH OF PRISONER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to conduct an investigation and file a report by Article 49.18, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the person fails to investigate the death, fails to file the report as required, or fails to include in a filed report facts known or discovered in the investigation.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to conduct an investigation and file a report by Article 49A.153, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the person fails to investigate the death, fails to file the report as required, or fails to include in a filed report facts known or discovered in the investigation.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person is required by Section 501.055, Government Code, to:

(1) give notice of the death of an inmate and the person fails to give the notice; or

(2) conduct an investigation and file a report and the person:

(A) fails to conduct the investigation or file the report; or

(B) fails to include in the report facts known to the person or discovered by the person in the investigation.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 2274.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2274 / Section 2274.002
§ 2274.002. PROVISION REQUIRED IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a contract that:

(1) is between a governmental entity and a company with at least 10 full-time employees; and

(2) has a value of at least $100,000 that is paid wholly or partly from public funds of the governmental entity.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and Section 2274.003, a governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a company for the purchase of goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it:

(1) does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and

(2) will not discriminate during the term of the contract against a firearm entity or firearm trade association.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a governmental entity that:

(1) contracts with a sole-source provider; or

(2) does not receive any bids from a company that is able to provide the written verification required by that subsection.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.107 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.107
§ 53.107. PREFERENCE TO HEARING.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) give preference to a hearing under this subchapter and to deciding questions arising under this subchapter and Subchapter E over any other question pending before it; and

(2) decide the questions as quickly as possible.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.172 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.172
§ 366.172. LEASE, SALE, OR CONVEYANCE OF TURNPIKE PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may lease, sell, or convey in another manner a turnpike project to the department, a county, or a local government corporation created under Chapter 431 only with the approval of the governing body of the entity to which the project is transferred.

(b) An agreement to lease, sell, or convey a turnpike project under this section must provide for the discharge and final payment or redemption of the authority's outstanding bonded indebtedness for the turnpike project and must not be prohibited under the bond proceedings applicable to the system, if any, of which the turnpike project is a part.
Tex. Finance Code § 183.107 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.107
§ 183.107. LIMITATION ON ACTION OF OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IN RELATION TO ASSET OR LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

Unless expressly authorized by a resolution of the board recorded in its minutes, an officer or employee may not create or dispose of a state trust company asset or create or incur a liability on behalf of the state trust company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.061
§ 1056.061. LEGAL COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

The board may employ legal counsel to represent the district in all legal matters when the board considers the employment advisable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8449.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8449 / Section 8449.003
§ 8449.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' 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. Government Code § 24.273 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.273
§ 24.273.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.273. 180TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 180th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 180th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the other district courts in Harris County.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.