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Tex. Local Government Code § 232.076 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.076
§ 232.076. CERTIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH PLAT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the approval of a plat by the commissioners court, the commissioners court shall issue to the person applying for the approval a certificate stating that the plat has been reviewed and approved by the commissioners court.

(b) On its own motion or on the written request of a subdivider, an owner or resident of a lot in a subdivision, or an entity that provides a utility service, the commissioners court shall:

(1) determine whether a plat is required under this subchapter for an identified tract of land that is located within the jurisdiction of the county; and

(2) if a plat is required for the identified tract, determine whether a plat has been reviewed and approved by the commissioners court.

(c) The request made under Subsection (b) must adequately identify the land that is the subject of the request.

(d) Whenever a request is made under Subsection (b), the commissioners court shall issue the requesting party a written certification of its determinations.

(e) The commissioners court shall make its determinations within 20 days after the date it receives the request under Subsection (b) and shall issue the certificate, if appropriate, within 10 days after the date the determinations are made.

(f) The commissioners court may adopt rules it considers necessary to administer its duties under this section.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0161 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0161
§ 11.0161. NOTIFICATION OF COMMISSION ACTIVITIES.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the commission. The commission shall make the information available to the general public and appropriate state agencies.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 182 (S.B. 700), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2021.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 182 (S.B. 700), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2021.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 182 (S.B. 700), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2021.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 182 (S.B. 700), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.302 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.302
§ 481.302. AMOUNT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of the penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty. The total amount of the penalty assessed for a violation continuing or occurring on separate days under this subsection may not exceed $20,000.

(b) The amount shall be based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;

(2) the threat to health or safety caused by the violation;

(3) the history of previous violations;

(4) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;

(5) whether the violator demonstrated good faith, including when applicable whether the violator made good faith efforts to correct the violation; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8857.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8857 / Section 8857.102
§ 8857.102. CONTRACTS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract with other governmental entities.

(b) The district may contract with other governmental entities to perform district functions.

(c) The district may not contract with a river authority to perform district functions except as provided by Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.254 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.254
§ 21.254. CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT.
Status: in_force

Within 60 days after the date a notice of the right to file a civil action is received, the complainant may bring a civil action against the respondent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.003
§ 3846.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, economic development, and the public welfare in the eastern area of Montgomery County.

(c) This chapter does not relieve Montgomery County or a governmental agency, political subdivision, or municipality from providing the level of services provided by the entity as of August 31, 1997, to the area of the district or to release the entity from the obligations each entity has to provide services to that area. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county, governmental agency, political subdivision, or municipal services provided in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003A / Section 8003A.0202
§ 8003A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8003A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8003A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8003A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.202
§ 3877.202. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 148.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 148 / Section 148.011
§ 148.011. RECORD OF PURCHASE AND SLAUGHTER.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with this section, a slaughterer shall keep a record of all livestock purchased or slaughtered. Both the slaughterer and the person managing the slaughtering operations are responsible for maintaining records under this section. A person who owns or operates a locker plant and leases, rents, or furnishes space to others in that plant for profit shall keep records in accordance with this section as if that person were a slaughterer.

(b) Each slaughterer shall record in a bound volume:

(1) a description of the livestock by kind, color, sex, probable age, any marks and brands, and the location of any marks and brands;

(2) the name and address of the person from whom the livestock was purchased or acquired or for whom the livestock was slaughtered;

(3) if the livestock is delivered to the slaughterer by someone other than the slaughterer or the slaughterer's agent, the name and address of the individual delivering the livestock and the make, model, and license plate number of the vehicle in which the livestock was delivered; and

(4) the date of delivery of the livestock to the slaughterer.

(c) The record must be prepared and made available to the Texas Animal Health Commission and for public inspection within 24 hours after the slaughterer receives the livestock. The slaughterer shall preserve the record for at least two years and shall keep the record open for public inspection at all reasonable hours.

(d) The Texas Animal Health Commission shall disseminate the provisions of this section and Section 148.063 of this code to interested persons. The commission shall carry out occasional spot checks of places maintained by slaughterers in order to determine if the provisions of this section are complied with.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4005.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.0106
§ 4005.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code; or

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1301.204 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.204
§ 1301.204. DISTRIBUTION OF TRUST PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided by the court and except as provided by Subsection (b), the trustee of a management trust shall:

(1) prepare a final account in the same form and manner that is required of a guardian under Sections 1204.101 and 1204.102; and

(2) on court approval, distribute the principal or any undistributed income of the trust to:

(A) the ward or incapacitated person when the trust terminates on the trust's own terms;

(B) the successor trustee on appointment of a successor trustee; or

(C) the representative of the deceased ward's or incapacitated person's estate on the ward's or incapacitated person's death.

(b) The court may not require a trustee of a trust created for a person who has only a physical disability to prepare and file with the court a final account as described by Subsection (a)(1). The trustee shall distribute the principal and any undistributed income of the trust in the manner provided by Subsection (a)(2) for a trust the beneficiary of which is a ward or incapacitated person.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.204
§ 823.204. PLAN FOR FUTURE OF INSURER.
Status: in_force

A statement required under Section 823.154 must contain:

(1) any plan or proposal of the acquiring person to:

(A) cause the insurer to pay dividends or make distributions;

(B) liquidate the insurer;

(C) sell any of the insurer's assets;

(D) merge or consolidate the insurer with any person;

(E) make any other material change in the insurer's business or corporate structure or management; or

(F) cause the insurer to enter into material agreements, arrangements, or transactions of any kind with any person; and

(2) any oral or written arrangement or agreement between the acquiring person or an affiliate of the acquiring person and the domestic insurer entered into during the 12 months preceding the date of the statement.
Tex. Government Code § 482.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.102
§ 482.102. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is administratively attached to the office of the governor, and the office of the governor shall provide administrative support to the commission as provided by this section. The equal employment opportunity officer and the internal auditor of the office of the governor shall serve the same functions for the commission as they serve for the office of the governor.

(b) The office of the governor and the board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding detailing:

(1) the administrative support the commission requires from the office of the governor to fulfill the purposes of this chapter;

(2) the reimbursement of administrative expenses to the office of the governor; and

(3) any other provisions available by law to ensure the efficient operation of the commission as attached to the office of the governor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9027.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9027 / Section 9027.052
§ 9027.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 11.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 11 / Section 11.005
§ 11.005. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for election as commissioner or appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of commissioner, a person must:

(1) have been engaged, for at least five of the 10 years preceding the year in which the person is elected or appointed to the person's initial term, in the business of agriculture;

(2) have worked, for the five-year period preceding the calendar year in which the person is elected or appointed to the person's initial term, for a state or federal agency in a position directly related to agriculture;

(3) have owned or operated, for at least five of the 10 years preceding the year in which the person is elected or appointed to the person's initial term, farm, ranch, or timber land that qualifies for agricultural use appraisal under Subchapter C, Chapter 23, Tax Code, and be participating, in the calendar year in which the person is elected or appointed to the person's initial term, in a farm program administered by the federal Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; or

(4) have worked, for at least five years at any time before the calendar year in which the person is elected or appointed to the person's initial term, for the Texas Agricultural Council, an organization that is a member of the Texas Agricultural Council, or another agricultural producer association.

(b) For purposes of this section, a person is engaged in the business of agriculture if the person is engaged, for the purpose of wholesale or retail sale, in:

(1) the production of crops for human or animal consumption, or planting seed;

(2) floriculture, viticulture, horticulture, or aquaculture;

(3) the raising or keeping of livestock; or

(4) the processing of any of the products listed in Subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.204
§ 431.204. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall collect fees for:

(1) a license that is filed or renewed;

(2) a license that is amended, including a notification of a change in the location of a licensed place of business required under Section 431.206; and

(3) an inspection performed in enforcing this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fees in amounts that allow the department to recover the biennial expenditures of state funds by the department in:

(1) reviewing and acting on a license;

(2) amending and renewing a license;

(3) inspecting a licensed facility; and

(4) implementing and enforcing this subchapter, including a rule or order adopted or a license issued under this subchapter.

(c) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the food and drug registration fee account of the general revenue fund and appropriated to the department to carry out the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 322.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 322 / Section 322.027
§ 322.027. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt a seal, and the seal shall be placed on each lease, deed, or other instrument required to be executed under seal.
Tex. Government Code § 805.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 805 / Section 805.004
§ 805.004. TRANSFER OF SERVICE CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who elects to transfer service credit under Section 805.002 shall notify, in the manner required by the system to which the credit will be transferred, the system of the election. The system shall notify the other system of the election.

(b) The systems by rule or agreement shall determine the manner in which the service credit is transferred.

(c) A transfer of service credit under this chapter cancels service credit and, if applicable, membership in the system from which it is transferred.
Tex. Election Code § 501.023 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.023
§ 501.023. APPLICATION FOR PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) If 10 or more qualified voters of any county, justice precinct, or municipality file a written application and provide proof of publication of notice in a newspaper of general circulation in that political subdivision, the county clerk of the county shall issue to the applicants a petition to be circulated among the qualified voters of the political subdivision for the signatures of those qualified voters who desire that a local option election be called for the purpose of determining whether the sale of alcoholic beverages of one or more of the various types and alcoholic contents shall be prohibited or legalized in the political subdivision. The notice must include:

(1) the individual or entity that is applying for the petition to gather signatures for a local option liquor election;

(2) the type of local option liquor election;

(3) the name of the political subdivision in which the petition will be circulated; and

(4) the name and title of the person with whom the application will be filed.

(b) Not later than the fifth day after the date the petition is issued, the county clerk shall notify the commission and the secretary of state that the petition has been issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.059
§ 1045.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district facilities and the staff, employees, contractors, and agents of the district; and

(2) direct the general affairs of the district subject to the limitations prescribed by the board.

(b) The district administrator is responsible for the overall management of all district facilities, including ancillary health care facilities.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2031 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2031
§ 152.2031. ROBERTS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Roberts County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Roberts County.

(b) The juvenile board shall select one of its members to act as chairman.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional compensation in an amount that will reasonably compensate them for their added duties. The board members shall receive the same compensation.

(d) The commissioners court shall reimburse the juvenile board members for the members' actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties.

(e) The juvenile board shall certify all claims for expenses of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of the officer's duties.

(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Roberts County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0305
§ 8086.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.1037 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.1037
§ 352.1037.
Status: in_force

Sec. 352.1037. USE OF REVENUE: CERTAIN COUNTIES BORDERING NECHES AND TRINITY RIVERS. (a) The revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(o) may be used only to operate and maintain a fairground in the county that has a substantial impact on tourism and hotel activity.

(b) The revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(cc) may be used to repair and renovate a civic center owned by the county in addition to the other purposes authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 59.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 59 / Section 59.006
§ 59.006. ATTACHMENT AND PRIORITY OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

A lien under this chapter attaches on the date the tenant places the property at the self-service storage facility. The lien takes priority over all other liens on the same property.
Tex. Occupations Code § 255.0065 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 255 / Section 255.0065
§ 255.0065. COMPOSITION OF EXPERT PANELS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall provide for expert panels appointed by the board to assist with complaints and investigations relating to professional competency by acting as expert dentist and dental hygienist reviewers.

(b) Each member of the expert dentist panel must be licensed to practice dentistry in this state. Each member of the expert dental hygienist panel must be licensed to practice dental hygiene in this state.

(c) The rules adopted under this section must include provisions governing the composition of the panel, qualifications for membership on the panel, length of time a member may serve on the panel, grounds for removal from the panel, the avoidance of conflicts of interest, including situations in which the affected license holder and the panel member live or work in the same geographical area or are competitors, and the duties to be performed by the panel.

(d) The board's rules governing grounds for removal from the panel must include providing for the removal of a panel member who is repeatedly delinquent in reviewing complaints and in submitting reports to the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.165 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.165
§ 823.165. VIOLATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The failure to file a statement, amendment, or other material required to be filed under this subchapter is a violation of this subchapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.42 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.42
§ 11.42. IF COURT HAS NO JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

If it appear by the return and papers attached that the judge or court has no jurisdiction, such court or judge shall at once remand the applicant to the person from whose custody he has been taken.
Tex. Utilities Code § 41.103 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 41 / Section 41.103
§ 41.103. PROTECTION OF BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subtitle or any rule adopted under this subtitle shall impair contracts, covenants, or obligations between an electric cooperative and its lenders and holders of bonds issued on behalf of or by the electric cooperative.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379H.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379H / Section 379H.051
§ 379H.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The size, membership, composition, and officers of the board of directors of a land bank, and methods of appointment to the board, must be established by the certificate of formation and the bylaws of the land bank.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928 / Section 7928.151
§ 7928.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7928.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.