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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.136 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.136
§ 481.136.
Status: in_force

Sec. 481.136. OFFENSE: UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OR RECEIPT OF CHEMICAL PRECURSOR.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person sells, transfers, furnishes, or receives a chemical precursor subject to Section 481.077(a) and the person:

(1) does not comply with Section 481.077 or 481.0771;

(2) knowingly makes a false statement in a report or record required by Section 481.077 or 481.0771; or

(3) knowingly violates a rule adopted under Section 481.077 or 481.0771.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony, unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section or Section 481.137, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.111
§ 2310.111. REMOVAL OF DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The bank may remove the designation of an area as a readjustment zone if:

(1) the area no longer meets the criteria for designation under this chapter or by rule of the office adopted under this chapter; or

(2) the bank determines that the governing body of the readjustment zone has not complied with commitments made in the ordinance or order nominating the area as a readjustment zone.

(b) The removal of a designation does not affect the validity of a tax incentive or regulatory relief granted or accrued before the removal.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.063
§ 254.063. ENCUMBRANCE OF ISLAND PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS OR FACILITIES FINANCED BY OBLIGATIONS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.
Status: in_force

A municipality may not encumber an island property improvement or facility financed by obligations payable from ad valorem taxes unless authorized at the election required by Section 254.052.
Tex. Government Code § 325.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 325 / Section 325.007
§ 325.007. AGENCY REPORT TO COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before September 1 of the odd-numbered year before the year in which a state agency subject to this chapter is abolished or reviewed, the agency shall report to the commission:

(1) information regarding the application to the agency of the criteria in Section 325.011; and

(2) any other information that the agency considers appropriate or that is requested by the commission.

(b) The reports under Subsection (a) must be submitted in electronic format only. The commission shall prescribe the electronic format to be used.
Tex. Government Code § 2152.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.105
§ 2152.105. RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSION AND COMMISSION STAFF.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly define the responsibilities of the commission and the commission's staff.
Tex. Water Code § 11.319 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.319
§ 11.319. HEARINGS ON EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall hear any exceptions that have been filed. The commission and all affected persons who appeared in the proceedings before the commission are entitled to appear and be heard on the exceptions. The court may permit other parties in interest to appear and be heard for good cause shown.

(b) The court may conduct nonjury hearings and proceedings at any convenient location within the state. Actual expenses incurred by the court outside its judicial district shall be taxed as costs.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2251.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.105
§ 2251.105. GRIEVANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insured who is aggrieved with respect to any filing under this chapter that is in effect, or the public insurance counsel, may apply to the commissioner in writing for a hearing on the filing. The application must specify the grounds for the applicant's grievance.

(b) The commissioner shall hold a hearing on an application filed under Subsection (a) not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner receives the application if the commissioner determines that:

(1) the application is made in good faith;

(2) the applicant would be aggrieved as alleged if the grounds specified in the application were established; and

(3) the grounds specified in the application otherwise justify holding the hearing.

(c) The commissioner shall provide written notice of a hearing under Subsection (b) to the applicant and each insurer that made the filing not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(d) If, after the hearing, the commissioner determines that the filing does not meet the requirements of this chapter, the commissioner shall issue an order:

(1) specifying in what respects the filing fails to meet those requirements; and

(2) stating the date on which the filing is no longer in effect, which must be within a reasonable period after the order date.

(e) The commissioner shall send copies of the order issued under Subsection (d) to the applicant and each affected insurer.
Tex. Transportation Code § 55.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 55 / Section 55.008
§ 55.008. MARITIME PORT MISSION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall prepare a two-year maritime port mission plan defining the goals and objectives of the committee concerning the development of maritime port facilities and an intermodal transportation system. The plan must include projects or studies submitted to the committee by any maritime port and recommendations for:

(1) the construction of transportation facilities connecting any maritime port to another transportation mode; and

(2) the efficient, cost-effective development of transportation facilities or maritime port facilities for the purpose of:

(A) enhancing international trade;

(B) enhancing security;

(C) promoting cargo flow;

(D) increasing cruise passenger movements;

(E) increasing maritime port revenues; and

(F) providing economic benefits to the state.

(b) The committee shall update the maritime port mission plan and shall submit the updated plan not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year to:

(1) the governor;

(2) the lieutenant governor;

(3) the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(4) the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 24.310 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.310
§ 24.310. SPECIAL DISTRICT COURTS.
Status: in_force

Each court listed in this subchapter that is directed to give preference to specific matters or types of cases shall participate in all matters relating to juries, grand juries, indictments, and docketing of cases in the same manner as the existing district courts that are similarly directed within that county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8313.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8313 / Section 8313.152
§ 8313.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8313.151, 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 4022.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4022 / Section 4022.0302
§ 4022.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, using any money available to the district for the purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may contract with a governmental or private entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).

(c) The implementation of a district project or service is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.051
§ 711.051. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; PROCEEDINGS TO FORFEIT CHARTER FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A cemetery corporation that violates this chapter or Chapter 712 forfeits the corporation's charter and right to do business in this state unless the corporation corrects the violation before the 30th day after the date of receiving notice of the violation from the attorney general.

(b) When the attorney general learns that a cemetery corporation has violated this chapter or Chapter 712, the attorney general shall serve notice of the violation on the corporation.

(c) If the violation is not corrected before the 30th day after the date of the notice, the attorney general shall bring suit or quo warranto proceedings for the forfeiture of the corporation's charter and dissolution of the corporation in a district court of Travis County or of any county in which the violation occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.103
§ 3863.103. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified person, including Travis County, for the provision of law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Education Code § 29.303 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.303
§ 29.303. UNIQUE COMMUNICATION.
Status: in_force

Students who are deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in which their unique communication mode is respected, used, and developed to an appropriate level of proficiency.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.125 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.125
§ 141.125. SUIT TO RECOVER FEES.
Status: in_force

The service may sue to recover an inspection fee or a penalty due under Subchapter D of this chapter. Venue for a suit under this section is in Brazos County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 253.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 253 / Section 253.006
§ 253.006. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date the commissioners court holds a public hearing under Section 253.005, the commissioners court by certified mail shall send to each record owner of real property in the subdivision or part of the subdivision to be assessed:

(1) a ballot on whether the commissioners court shall order the improvement and assessment; and

(2) an addressed stamped envelope for the return of the completed ballot to the county clerk.

(b) The ballot must state the maximum assessment that could be made against each property in the subdivision or part of the subdivision to be assessed if a majority of the votes received favor the proposition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 436 / Section 436.036
§ 436.036. PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date an order is issued under Section 436.035(d), the department shall notify the person against whom the penalty is assessed of the order and the amount of the penalty.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date notice of the order is given to the person, the person shall:

(1) pay the penalty in full; or

(2) file a petition for judicial review of the department's order contesting the amount of the penalty, the findings of the department, or both.

(c) If the person seeks judicial review within the period prescribed by Subsection (b), the person may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) posting with the court a supersedeas bond for the amount of the penalty; or

(2) request that the department stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) sending a copy of the affidavit to the department.

(c-1) If the department receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (c)(2), the department may file with the court, within five days after the date the copy is received, a contest to the affidavit. The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty or to give a supersedeas bond.

(d) A bond posted under this section must be in a form approved by the court and must be effective until judicial review of the order or decision is final.

(e) A person who does not send the money to, post the bond with, or file the affidavit with the court within the period described by Subsection (b) waives all rights to contest the violation or the amount of the penalty.

(f) The attorney general, at the request of the department, may bring a civil action to recover an administrative penalty assessed under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 602.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 602 / Section 602.058
§ 602.058. ADVISORY COMMITTEE OFFICERS; MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The president of the medical board shall biennially designate a member of the advisory committee as the presiding officer of the advisory committee to serve in that capacity at the will of the president. The advisory committee may elect from its members additional officers as necessary.

(b) The advisory committee shall meet as requested by the medical board. A meeting may be held by telephone conference call.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the advisory committee is subject to Chapters 551, 552, and 2001, Government Code.

(d) A majority of the advisory committee members constitutes a quorum for all purposes except when advisory committee members are participating in a proceeding of the medical board as described by Section 602.151(b).
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 103.20 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 103 / Section 103.20
§ 103.20. DISPOSITION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may sell property, other than proceeds in escrow, forfeited to the state at a public or private sale in the manner the commission considers best.

(b) If in the opinion of the commission or the administrator the property is needed for the use of the commission, the commission may retain and use the property until it is no longer needed, at which time it shall be sold in accordance with Subsection (a) of this section.
Tex. Property Code § 68.058 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 68 / Section 68.058
§ 68.058. LIABILITY OF TRUSTEE FOR CONVEYANCE OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee who conveys title to real property for which, at the time of the conveyance, a RICO lien notice naming a person who, to the actual knowledge of the trustee, holds a beneficial interest in the trust has been filed in the county where the real property is situated is liable to the state for the greatest of:

(1) the amount of proceeds received directly by the person named in the notice as a result of the conveyance;

(2) the amount of proceeds received by the trustee as a result of the conveyance and distributed to the person named in the notice; or

(3) the fair market value of the interest of the person named in the notice in the real property conveyed.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(3), if a trustee conveys the real property and holds the proceeds that would otherwise be paid or distributed to the beneficiary or at the direction of the beneficiary or the beneficiary's designee, the trustee's liability does not exceed the amount of the proceeds held for so long as the proceeds are held by the trustee.

(c) An investigative agency may bring a civil action in any district court against a trustee to recover from the trustee the amount described by Subsection (a) and is entitled to recover investigative costs and attorney's fees incurred by the investigative agency.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.011 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.011
§ 46B.011. APPEALS.
Status: in_force

Neither the state nor the defendant is entitled to make an interlocutory appeal relating to a determination or ruling under Article 46B.005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8137.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8137 / Section 8137.004
§ 8137.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish:

(1) the same purposes as a municipal utility district as provided by Section 54.012, Water Code;

(2) the same purposes as a navigation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and operating under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code; and

(3) to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.004
§ 431.004. OPEN MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation is subject to Chapter 551, Government Code.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), the board shall file notice of each meeting of the board in the same manner and in the same location as is required of a state governmental body under Chapter 551, Government Code.

(c) If the commission designates an area of the state in which a corporation may act on behalf of the commission, the board shall file notice of each meeting of the board in the same manner and in the same location as is required of a governmental body under Section 551.053, Government Code.

(d) The board of a local government corporation shall file notice of each meeting of the board in the same manner and in the same location as is required of the governing body under Chapter 551, Government Code, of the one or more local governments that created the local government corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 610.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 610 / Section 610.014
§ 610.014. RULES.
Status: in_force

The program administrator shall adopt rules for administering the program authorized by Section 610.011, including rules for determining eligibility for exclusion from gross income for federal tax purposes of amounts by which a state employee's salary may be reduced.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.098 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.098
§ 15.098. PLEADING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

If a suit is brought in a county or precinct in which the defendant does not reside, the citation or pleading must affirmatively show that the suit comes within an exception provided for by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.303
§ 8104.303. FORM OF BONDS; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds or notes, including a coupon attached to a bond or note, issued under this chapter shall:

(1) be signed by the board's president or vice president; and

(2) be attested by the board's secretary.

(b) A director, a board officer, or a person who executes a bond, note, or coupon for the authority is not liable personally on the bond, note, or coupon by participating in its issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.055
§ 3833.055. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

Nonvoting directors are not counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
Tex. Education Code § 43.067 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.067
§ 43.067. BOND GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The corporation, the State Board of Education, and the agency shall coordinate to determine the corporation's role in the operation and management of the permanent school fund in connection with the bond guarantee program under Subchapter C, Chapter 45, to ensure the proper and efficient operation of the program, including the handling of any associated reimbursements, transfers, and disbursements.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 93.029 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 93 / Section 93.029
§ 93.029. PACKING STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Packed citrus fruit shall be uniform in size.

(b) Oranges, satsumas, and tangerines shall be packed "stem-in, twist" with the blossom end down in the first layer, and the stem end down in all other layers.

(c) Grapefruit shall be packed on edge, except the 80 pack shall be packed flat like oranges.
Tex. Water Code § 61.159 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.159
§ 61.159.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.159. TERM OF OFFICE: REMOVAL: SUCCESSION. (a) Except for the original appointments, each commissioner shall serve for a term of two years and until his successor is qualified.

(b) One of the original appointees of the city council and one of the commissioners court shall serve for one year. The other original appointees shall serve for two years.

(c) Each commissioner shall serve his full term unless removed by the authority which appointed him. He may be removed for malfeasance, nonfeasance in office, inefficiency, or other sufficient cause.

(d) If a vacancy occurs through death, resignation, or other reason, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided for making the original appointment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.409 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.409
§ 351.409. PROHIBITED ACTIVITY BY UNLICENSED PERSON.
Status: in_force

An unlicensed person may not engage in any activity prohibited by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0156
§ 532.0156. REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION REVIEW AND TRANSMISSION.
Status: in_force

If feasible and cost-effective, the executive commissioner by rule may develop and the commission may implement a system to provide Medicaid reimbursement to a health care provider, including a physician, for reviewing and transmitting electronic health information.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.074 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.074
§ 775.074. AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall annually impose an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property located in the district and subject to district taxation for the district's support and the purposes authorized by this chapter.

(b) If a district issues bonds or notes that are payable wholly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall, when bonds or notes are authorized, set a tax rate that is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds or notes as the interest and principal come due and to provide reserve funds if prescribed in the resolution authorizing, or the trust indenture securing, the bonds or notes.

(c) If a district issues bonds or notes that are payable from ad valorem taxes and from revenues, income, or receipts of the district, the board shall, when the bonds or notes are authorized, set a tax rate that is sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and notes and to create and maintain any reserve funds.

(d) In establishing the rate of the ad valorem tax to be collected for a year, the board shall consider the money that will be available to pay the principal of and interest on any bonds or notes issued and to create any reserve funds to the extent and in the manner permitted by the resolution authorizing, or the trust indenture securing, the bonds or notes.

(d-1) The board may not set the tax rate for a fiscal year before the date the board adopts a budget for that fiscal year.

(e) The board shall certify the ad valorem tax rate to the county tax assessor-collector, who is the assessor-collector for the district.

(f) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg. ch. 496, Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 1999.