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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.502 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.502
§ 101.502. RIGHT TO EXAMINE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided by the governing documents of a limited liability company, a member of a limited liability company or an assignee of a membership interest in a limited liability company, on written demand stating a proper purpose, is entitled to examine and copy at a reasonable time at the limited liability company's principal office identified under Section 101.501(c) or another location approved by the limited liability company and the member or assignee, any records of the limited liability company, whether in written or other tangible form, which are reasonably related to and appropriate to examine and copy for that proper purpose. For purposes of this subsection, the records of the limited liability company shall not include e-mails, text messages or similar electronic communications, or information from social media accounts unless the particular e-mail, communication, or social media information effectuates an action by the limited liability company or the company agreement expressly states otherwise.

(b) The examination and copying under Subsection (a) may be conducted by the member or assignee or through an agent, accountant, or attorney. An agent, accountant, or attorney who conducts an examination and copying under this section is subject to any obligations of the member or assignee with respect to the records made available for examination and copying.

(c) On written request of a member or an assignee of a membership interest, the limited liability company shall provide to the requesting member or assignee without charge copies of:

(1) the company's certificate of formation, including any amendments to or restatements of the certificate of formation;

(2) if in writing, the company agreement, including any amendments to or restatements of the company agreement; and

(3) any tax returns described by Section 101.501(a)(2).

(d) A demand or request made by a member or assignee under Subsection (a) or (c) must be made to:

(1) the person who is designated to receive the demand or request in the company agreement at the address designated in the company agreement; or

(2) if there is no designation, a manager or managing member at the limited liability company's principal office in the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8425.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8425 / Section 8425.003
§ 8425.003. 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. Occupations Code § 1702.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.004
§ 1702.004. GENERAL SCOPE OF REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department:

(1) licenses investigations companies and security services contractors;

(2) issues commissions to certain security officers;

(3) licenses certain security officers engaged in the personal protection of individuals;

(4) licenses:

(A) certain individuals connected with a company license holder; and

(B) certain individuals employed in a field connected to private investigation or private security; and

(5) regulates company license holders, security officers, and individual license holders under this chapter.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to comply with Chapter 53. In its rules under this section, the commission shall list the specific offenses for each category of regulated persons for which a conviction would constitute grounds for the department to take action under Section 53.021.
Tex. Water Code § 7.165 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.165
§ 7.165.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.165. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO MEDICAL WASTE: SMALL GENERATOR. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is a small quantity generator and the person, acting intentionally or knowingly with respect to the person's conduct:

(1) generates, collects, stores, processes, exports, or disposes of, or causes or allows to be generated, collected, stored, processed, exported, or disposed of, any medical waste without all permits required by the appropriate regulatory agency or in knowing violation of any material condition or requirement of a permit or of an applicable interim status rule or standard; or

(2) generates, collects, stores, treats, transports, or disposes of, or causes or allows to be generated, collected, stored, treated, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise handles any medical waste, and knowingly destroys, alters, conceals, or does not file a record, report, manifest, or other document required to be maintained or filed under rules adopted by the appropriate regulatory agency.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(A). If it is shown on the trial of an individual that the individual has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(B) or Section 7.187(2)(C) or both.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(B). If it is shown on the trial of a person other than an individual that the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(C).
Tex. Finance Code § 371.174 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.174
§ 371.174. IDENTIFICATION OF PLEDGOR OR SELLER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A pawnbroker shall require identification of:

(1) the pledgor if a transaction is a pawn transaction; or

(2) the seller if a transaction is a purchase of goods by the pawnbroker.

(b) Identification is acceptable only if it contains a photograph of the pledgor or seller and is:

(1) a state driver's license;

(2) a state identification card;

(3) a passport;

(4) a military identification;

(5) a certificate of identification from the Mexican Consulate, certificado de matricula consular; or

(6) identification issued by the agency of the United States responsible for citizenship and immigration.

(c) A pawnbroker shall make the pawnbroker's best effort to determine whether the identification:

(1) is apparently genuine and unaltered; and

(2) properly identifies the pledgor or seller.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 244.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 244 / Section 244.004
§ 244.004. EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

The following facilities need not be licensed under this chapter:

(1) a licensed hospital;

(2) a licensed nursing home; or

(3) a licensed ambulatory surgical center.
Tex. Education Code § 51.921 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.921
§ 51.921. POSTING OF STEROID LAW NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Each public institution of higher education shall post in a conspicuous location in each gymnasium at the institution the following notice:

Anabolic steroids and growth hormones are for medical use only. State law prohibits the possession, dispensing, delivery, or administering of an anabolic steroid or growth hormone in any manner not allowed by state law. State law provides that body building, muscle enhancement, or increasing muscle bulk or strength through the use of an anabolic steroid by a person who is in good health is not a valid medical purpose. Only a medical doctor may prescribe an anabolic steroid or human growth hormone for a person. A violation of state law concerning anabolic steroids or human growth hormones is a criminal offense punishable by confinement in jail or imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957 / Section 7957.002
§ 7957.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 222.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 222 / Section 222.003
§ 222.003. TAX RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the rate of the tax imposed by this chapter on an insurer is 1.75 percent of the insurer's taxable gross premiums received during a calendar year.

(b) The rate of the tax imposed by this chapter on an insurer that receives taxable gross premiums from the business of life insurance is:

(1) 0.875 percent of the first $450,000 of taxable gross premiums received during a calendar year from the business of life insurance; and

(2) 1.75 percent of the remaining taxable gross premiums received during that calendar year from the business of life insurance.

(c) The rate of the tax imposed by this chapter on a health maintenance organization is:

(1) 0.875 percent of the first $450,000 of taxable gross revenues received during a calendar year for the issuance of health maintenance certificates or contracts; and

(2) 1.75 percent of the remaining taxable gross revenues received during that calendar year for the issuance of health maintenance certificates or contracts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.051
§ 1010.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of 11 elected directors.

(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code:

(1) directors serve two-year terms; and

(2) the terms of the five directors elected to even-numbered places expire in even-numbered years and the terms of the six directors elected to odd-numbered places expire in odd-numbered years.
Tex. Education Code § 61.301 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.301
§ 61.301. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is the policy and purpose of the State of Texas to prevent deception of the public resulting from the conferring and use of fraudulent or substandard college and university degrees; it is also the purpose of this subchapter to regulate the use of academic terminology in naming or otherwise designating educational institutions, the advertising, solicitation or representation by educational institutions or their agents, and the maintenance and preservation of essential academic records. Because degrees and equivalent indicators of educational attainment are used by employers in judging the training of prospective employees, by public and private professional groups in determining qualifications for admission to and continuance of practice, and by the general public in assessing the competence of persons engaged in a wide range of activities necessary to the general welfare, regulation by law of the evidences of college and university educational attainment is in the public interest. To the same end the protection of legitimate institutions and of those holding degrees from them is also in the public interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.210
§ 8834.210. TERM OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit issued under this chapter expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance, unless the board specifies a different period.

(b) To aid the district in the effective and expeditious performance of its duties, the board may issue a permit for a term not to exceed five years if the issuance does not impair the district's ability to control and prevent subsidence in the district.

(c) A permit is not a vested right of the permit holder. The board may revoke, suspend, or amend a permit after notice and hearing when reasonably necessary to accomplish the purpose of this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 11.090 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.090
§ 11.090. POLLUTING AND LITTERING.
Status: in_force

No person may deposit in any canal, lateral, reservoir, or lake, used for a purpose named in this chapter, the carcass of any dead animal, tin cans, discarded buckets or pails, garbage, ashes, bailing or barbed wire, earth, offal, or refuse of any character or any other article which might pollute the water or obstruct the flow of a canal or similar structure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8451.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8451 / Section 8451.202
§ 8451.202. 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. Water Code § 28A.052 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28A / Section 28A.052
§ 28A.052. SURVEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission annually shall conduct a physical survey of the state to:

(1) identify all active aggregate production operations in this state; and

(2) ensure that each active aggregate production operation in this state is registered with the commission.

(b) The commission may contract with or seek assistance from a governmental entity or other person to conduct the annual survey required by Subsection (a) to identify active aggregate production operations that are not registered under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 29.041 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.041
§ 29.041. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Parent" means a resident of this state who is a natural or adoptive parent, managing or possessory conservator, legal guardian, custodian, or other person with legal authority to act on behalf of a child.

(2) "Supplemental instructional materials" includes textbooks, computer hardware or software, other technological devices, and other materials suitable for addressing an educational need of a student receiving special education services under Subchapter A.

(3) "Supplemental services" means an additive service that provides an educational benefit to a student receiving special education services under Subchapter A, including:

(A) occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy;

(B) private tutoring and other supplemental private instruction or programs; and

(C) crisis prevention and intervention training for the student's parent or person standing in parental relation to the student.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8503.0065 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8503 / Section 8503.0065
§ 8503.0065. DIRECTOR TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a board meeting until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing authority operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the authority;

(3) the results of the most recent formal audit of the authority;

(4) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the governing body of a river authority in performing their duties; and

(5) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The general manager of the authority shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The general manager shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each director. Each director shall sign and submit to the general manager a statement acknowledging that the director has received and reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.252
§ 3928.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the board shall hold an election in the defined area or in the designated property only.

(b) The board may submit the issues to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 320.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 320 / Section 320.025
§ 320.025. ORGANIZATION; MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from its membership a chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer, except that the first chairman of the board shall be designated by the commissioners court at the time of appointment of the first board. The member designated as the first chairman serves in that capacity until the expiration of the term to which the member was appointed or until the member vacates office during that term.

(b) The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. If either the secretary or treasurer is absent or unavailable, the other may act for and perform the duties of the absent or unavailable officer.

(c) The board shall hold regular meetings at times to be fixed by the board and may hold special meetings as necessary.

(d) The board may act on the vote of a majority of a quorum.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.0025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0025
§ 212.0025. CHAPTER-WIDE PROVISION RELATING TO REGULATION OF PLATS AND SUBDIVISIONS IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The authority of a municipality under this chapter relating to the regulation of plats or subdivisions in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction is subject to any applicable limitation prescribed by an agreement under Section 242.001.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.003 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.003
§ 9.003. PERMISSIVE REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

A foreign entity that is eligible under other law of this state to register to transact business in this state, but that is not registered under that law, may register under this chapter unless that registration is prohibited by the other law. The registration under this chapter confers only the authority provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8488.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8488 / Section 8488.004
§ 8488.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8488.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 316.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 316 / Section 316.024
§ 316.024. PROCEDURE FOR FINDING FACT.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall make a finding of fact under Section 316.023 from the evidence as it exists at the time of the determination.

(b) The governor shall make a finding of fact under Section 316.023 only after a public hearing, if such a hearing is required in an appropriation Act.

(c) The governor shall file a decision, together with a finding of fact made under Section 316.023, with the Legislative Budget Board and the comptroller.

(d) The governor's certificate, under the seal of office, stating the decision or finding is evidence of the decision or finding.

(e) A decision or finding under Section 316.023 is final, subject to judicial review by appropriate legal remedies.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.029
§ 436.029. REMOVAL ORDER FOR DETAINED OR EMBARGOED ARTICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may order the claimant or the claimant's agent to move a detained or embargoed article to a secure place to prevent the unauthorized disposal or removal of the article.

(b) If the claimant fails to carry out the order, the department may move the article.

(c) If the department moves the article, the department shall assess the cost of removal against the claimant.

(d) The department may request the attorney general to bring an action in the district court in Travis County to recover the costs of removal. In a judgment in favor of the state, the court may award costs, attorney fees, and interest from the date the expense was incurred until the date the department is reimbursed.
Tex. Family Code § 8.260 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.260
§ 8.260. WRIT OF WITHHOLDING AFTER ARREARAGES ARE PAID.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may not refuse to order withholding solely on the basis that the obligor paid the arrearages after the obligor received the notice of application for a writ of withholding.

(b) The court shall order that a reasonable amount of income be withheld and applied toward the liquidation of arrearages, even though a judgment confirming arrearages was rendered against the obligor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.205
§ 1110.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness 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 indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.156
§ 4001.156. RESTRICTION ON ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 347 (H.B. 2819), Sec. 3, and Ch. 355 (H.B. 4030), Sec. 22(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(b) A temporary license may not be issued to a person who does not intend to apply for a license to sell insurance or memberships to the general public.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.106
§ 2166.106. REVIEW OF PROPOSED CAPITOL COMPLEX MASTER PLAN BY PARTNERSHIP ADVISORY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a proposed Capitol Complex master plan or proposed update to the plan is submitted and considered approved under Section 2166.1065 and before the commission adopts the plan or update, the commission must submit the plan or update to the Partnership Advisory Commission established under Chapter 2268 for review and comment.

(b) Not later than the 60th day after the date the Partnership Advisory Commission receives the plan or update, the advisory commission shall in a public hearing by majority vote of the members present:

(1) vote to approve the plan or update; or

(2) submit to the commission written comments and recommended modifications to the plan or update.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954 / Section 7954.051
§ 7954.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7954.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.105
§ 283.105. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds must be approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller subject to the same requirements for approval and registration of bonds issued by the county.

(b) The attorney general's approval of district bonds has the same effect as that approval for other bonds issued by the county.