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Tex. Government Code § 480.0203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0203
§ 480.0203. REDUCTION OF DISBURSEMENT AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) After the conclusion of an event, the office shall compare information on the actual attendance figures provided under Section 480.0251 with the estimated attendance numbers used to determine the incremental increase in tax receipts under Section 480.0102. If the actual attendance figures are significantly lower than the estimated attendance numbers, the office may reduce the amount of a disbursement from the events trust fund for an endorsing entity:

(1) in proportion to the discrepancy between the actual and estimated attendance; and

(2) in proportion to the amount the entity contributed to the fund.

(b) The office by rule shall:

(1) define "significantly lower" for purposes of this section; and

(2) provide the manner in which the office may proportionately reduce a disbursement.

(c) This section does not affect the remittance under Section 480.0207 of any money remaining in the events trust fund.
Tex. Family Code § 157.318 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.318
§ 157.318. DURATION AND EFFECT OF CHILD SUPPORT LIEN.
Status: repealed

(a) A lien is effective until all current support and child support arrearages, including reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, expenses, postjudgment interest, and any Title IV-D service fees authorized under Section 231.103 for which the obligor is responsible, have been paid or the lien is otherwise released as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The lien secures payment of all child support arrearages owed by the obligor under the underlying child support order, including arrearages that accrue after the lien notice was filed or delivered as provided by Section 157.314.

(c) The filing of a lien notice or abstract of judgment with the county clerk is a record of the notice and has the same effect as any other lien notice with respect to real property records.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (S.B. 869), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Penal Code § 42.15 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 42 / Section 42.15
§ 42.15. OPERATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OVER AIRPORT, MILITARY INSTALLATION, OR SPACEPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Airport" has the meaning assigned by Section 22.001, Transportation Code.

(2) "Military installation" means any military installation owned or operated by or for the federal government, this state, or another governmental entity.

(3) "Spaceport" means any property or facility that is:

(A) used for the launch, landing, recovery, or testing of spacecraft, as defined by Section 507.001, Local Government Code; and

(B) licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration or operated by a spaceport development corporation under Chapter 507, Local Government Code.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly:

(1) operates an unmanned aircraft over an airport, military installation, or spaceport;

(2) allows an unmanned aircraft to make contact with an airport, military installation, or spaceport, including any person or object on the premises of or within the airport, military installation, or spaceport; or

(3) operates an unmanned aircraft in a manner that interferes with the operations of or causes a disturbance to an airport, military installation, or spaceport.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the conduct described by Subsection (b) was engaged in by:

(1) the federal government, this state, or a governmental entity;

(2) a person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of the federal government, this state, or a governmental entity;

(3) a law enforcement agency;

(4) a person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of a law enforcement agency;

(5) an owner or operator of the airport, military installation, or spaceport;

(6) a person under contract with or otherwise acting under the direction or on behalf of an owner or operator of the airport, military installation, or spaceport;

(7) a person who has the prior written or electronic authorization of:

(A) the owner or operator of the airport, military installation, or spaceport; or

(B) the Federal Aviation Administration; or

(8) the owner or occupant of the property on which the airport, military installation, or spaceport is located or a person who has the prior written consent of the owner or occupant of that property.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the actor has previously been convicted under this section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.401 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.401
§ 4.401. WHEN BANK MAY CHARGE CUSTOMER'S ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) A bank may charge against the account of a customer an item that is properly payable from that account even though the charge creates an overdraft. An item is properly payable if it is authorized by the customer and is in accordance with any agreement between the customer and the bank.

(b) A customer is not liable for the amount of an overdraft if the customer neither signed the item nor benefited from the proceeds of the item.

(c) A bank may charge against the account of a customer a check that is otherwise properly payable from the account, even though payment was made before the date of the check, unless the customer has given notice to the bank of the postdating describing the check with reasonable certainty. The notice is effective for the period stated in Section 4.403(b) for stop-payment orders and must be received at such time and in such manner as to afford the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on it before the bank takes any action with respect to the check described in Section 4.303. If a bank charges against the account of a customer a check before the date stated in the notice of postdating, the bank is liable for damages for the loss resulting from its act. The loss may include damages for dishonor of subsequent items under Section 4.402.

(d) A bank that in good faith makes payment to a holder may charge the indicated account of its customer according to:

(1) the original terms of the altered item; or

(2) the terms of the completed item, even though the bank knows the item has been completed, unless the bank has notice that the completion was improper.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4153.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4153 / Section 4153.059
§ 4153.059. LICENSE EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by a staggered renewal system adopted under Section 4003.002, a risk manager's license expires on the second anniversary of the date the license was issued.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.053 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.053
§ 161.053. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may enter into a cooperative agreement with the department to use for animal health purposes livestock export pens controlled by the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.104
§ 21.104. REVOLVING LOAN FUND.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1) place the principal and interest derived from a loan in a revolving loan fund; and

(2) administer the fund for future loans and their administration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3811.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3811 / Section 3811.151
§ 3811.151. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or an improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement is filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or

(2) at least 50 owners of land in the district, if more than 50 persons own land in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.151 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.151
§ 22.151. MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may have one or more classes of members or may have no members.

(b) If the corporation has one or more classes of members, the corporation's certificate of formation or bylaws must include:

(1) a designation of each class;

(2) the manner of the election or appointment of the members of each class; and

(3) the qualifications and rights of the members of each class.

(c) A corporation may issue a certificate, card, or other instrument evidencing membership rights, voting rights, or ownership rights as authorized by the certificate of formation or bylaws.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 272.0001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 272 / Section 272.0001
§ 272.0001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "construction contract" means a contract, subcontract, or agreement entered into or made by an owner, architect, engineer, contractor, construction manager, subcontractor, supplier, or material or equipment lessor for the design, construction, alteration, renovation, remodeling, or repair of, or for the furnishing of material or equipment for, a building, structure, appurtenance, or other improvement to or on public or private real property, including moving, demolition, and excavation connected with the real property. The term includes an agreement to which an architect, engineer, or contractor and an owner's lender are parties regarding an assignment of the construction contract or other modifications thereto.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.157
§ 1101.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.551 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.551
§ 1369.551. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Affiliated provider" means a pharmacy or durable medical equipment provider that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.

(2) "Health benefit plan" has the meaning assigned by Section 1369.251.

(3) "Pharmacy benefit manager" has the meaning assigned by Section 4151.151.
Tex. Transportation Code § 226.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 226 / Section 226.006
§ 226.006. CONTRACTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION AND INSTALLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may award a contract for the installation, maintenance, or operation of a call box system in the manner provided by Chapter 223.

(b) The department may solicit proposals for and enter into one or more lease-purchase agreements under this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.710 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.710
§ 2.710. SELLER'S INCIDENTAL DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

Incidental damages to an aggrieved seller include any commercially reasonable charges, expenses or commissions incurred in stopping delivery, in the transportation, care and custody of goods after the buyer's breach, in connection with return or resale of the goods or otherwise resulting from the breach.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2451 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2451
§ 152.2451. WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Washington County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Washington County, and the judge of each county court at law.

(b) The board shall select one member to act as chairman.

(c) The commissioners court may reasonably compensate each member of the juvenile board for the member's additional duties.

(d) The juvenile board shall pay from the juvenile board fund to the extent of the state aid received in the fund the salaries of juvenile probation department personnel and other expenses required to provide adequate services to children.

(e) The county shall pay salaries and expenses other than those paid under Subsection (d) that are essential to provide adequate services to children in an amount set by the juvenile board with the advice and consent of the commissioners court.

(f) The juvenile board may accept state aid and grants or gifts from other political subdivisions of the state or associations for the sole purpose of financing adequate and effective probation programs. A municipality may grant money to the county government or to the juvenile board to support and maintain juvenile programs if the municipality's governing body approves the expenditure. Funds received under this subsection shall be administered and kept separately from other county funds.

(g) The chief juvenile probation officer may appoint necessary personnel with the approval of the juvenile board. Juvenile probation officers serve at the pleasure of the juvenile board.

(h) The juvenile board shall provide the juvenile probation officers with transportation or an automobile allowance for use of a personal automobile on official business.

(i) The juvenile board may agree to operate together with one or more counties that are adjacent to or in close proximity to Washington County. The juvenile boards operating together may appoint one fiscal officer to receive and disburse funds for the boards.

(j) The juvenile board may operate foster homes for the temporary care of children served by the board.

(k) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Washington County.
Tex. Tax Code § 160.121 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 160 / Section 160.121
§ 160.121. AMOUNT OF TAX SENT TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), on the 10th day of each month, each tax assessor-collector and the department shall send the money collected from taxes imposed by this chapter to the comptroller.

(b) A tax assessor-collector shall retain five percent of the taxes collected by the tax assessor-collector under this chapter as fees of office to be retained or paid into the appropriate county fund from which salaries are paid as provided by law and used to defray the costs of collection required under this chapter. As a minimum amount for the fees of office collectible, a tax assessor-collector is entitled to retain $5 for each of the first 100 transactions processed in each fiscal year.

(c) Five percent of the taxes collected by the department under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account and used by the department for the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.256 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.256
§ 371.256. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall send written notice of a pawnshop employee license revocation or suspension hearing to:

(1) the license holder; and

(2) the employing pawnbroker.

(b) The commissioner shall hold the hearing not earlier than the 21st day after the date the notice was sent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8489.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.203
§ 8489.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.063
§ 361.063. AWARD OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) An award made under Section 361.062(9) must be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is determined to be the lowest evaluated offer resulting from negotiation taking into consideration the relative importance of price and other evaluation factors set forth in the request.

(b) Discussions may be conducted with responsible offerors who submit proposals determined to be reasonably susceptible of being selected for award. Offerors must be accorded fair and equal treatment with respect to any opportunity for discussion and revision of proposals. Revisions may be permitted after submission and before award for the purpose of obtaining the best and final offers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1019.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1019 / Section 1019.102
§ 1019.102. RESTRICTION ON TAXATION AND DEBT BY OTHER ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision within the district, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district inhabitants.

(b) A governmental or other entity inside or outside the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations on property in the district for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district inhabitants.
Tex. Transportation Code § 342.303 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 342 / Section 342.303
§ 342.303. CHARGE OF EXCESSIVE TOLL RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the holder of a license to operate a ferry charges and receives from a person a toll at a rate greater than the rate authorized by the commissioners court, the license holder is liable to the person in the amount of $5 for each violation.

(b) A suit under this section must be filed in a justice court of the county in which the license is issued.

(c) A person who brings a suit under this section and prevails is entitled to recover costs of suit.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.119 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.119
§ 225.119. GAME WARDEN JAMES E.
Status: in_force

DAUGHTREY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of Farm-to-Market Road 624 in McMullen County between its intersection with the La Salle-McMullen County line and State Highway 16 is designated as the Game Warden James E. Daughtrey Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Game Warden James E. Daughtrey Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.104
§ 9601.104. AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO CONTRACT WITH DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, entity, public agency, county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state or another state may enter into a contract or agreement with the district, on terms agreed to by the parties, for:

(1) the purchase or sale of water;

(2) waste collection, transportation, processing, or disposal; or

(3) any purpose relating to the district's powers or functions.

(b) A contract or agreement under this section must comply with Chapter 791, Government Code.

(c) A provision of district services or facilities to a member or an exercise of district power regarding a member's retail services may only be made through a contract between the district and the member under this section.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.307 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.307
§ 55.307. DECEPTIVE OR FRAUDULENT PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

The commission may prohibit a utility from engaging in a deceptive or fraudulent practice, including a marketing practice, involving the selection of a customer's telecommunications utility. The commission may define deceptive and fraudulent practices to which this section applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005A / Section 8005A.0303
§ 8005A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1467 / Section 1467.003
§ 1467.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, the Texas Medical Board, and any other appropriate regulatory agency shall adopt rules as necessary to implement their respective powers and duties under this chapter.

(b) Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 271.014 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 271 / Section 271.014
§ 271.014. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

A law outside this code pertaining to a joint election supersedes this chapter to the extent of any conflict.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 99A.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 99A / Section 99A.004
§ 99A.004. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, the department shall submit to the legislature a report on the development and implementation or the review or modification of the state plan developed under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.610 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.610
§ 451.610. CONTINUATION OF SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority shall continue to provide transportation services for persons with disabilities in a withdrawn unit of election. The authority may not charge a fare for transportation services to persons with disabilities in the withdrawn unit that is more than the fare for those services for persons in the authority.

(b) An authority shall provide the same level of transportation services under Subsection (a) to persons with disabilities in a unit of election that withdrew from the authority before January 1, 2011, as those persons received on January 1, 2011. This subsection applies only to an authority to which Subchapter C-1 applies.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.214 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.214
§ 981.214. COMPLIANCE WITH STAMPING OFFICE PLAN OF OPERATION.
Status: in_force

A surplus lines agent shall comply with the stamping office's plan of operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4026.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4026 / Section 4026.0401
§ 4026.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.112
§ 3956.112. CONSENT OF CITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not take any of the following actions until the city has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district:

(1) hold an election under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code;

(2) impose an ad valorem tax;

(3) impose an assessment;

(4) issue bonds; or

(5) enter into an agreement to reimburse the costs of facilities.