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Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 103.07 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 103 / Section 103.07
§ 103.07. BEVERAGE OF ILLICIT MANUFACTURE OR UNFIT FOR CONSUMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not sell alcoholic beverages seized by a peace officer, as provided in Section 103.03, that are unfit for public consumption or are of illicit manufacture.

(b) Alcoholic beverages are unfit for public consumption if:

(1) the manufacturer or wholesaler of the beverages determines that the beverages are inappropriate for sale to a consumer;

(2) the beverages are damaged; or

(3) the code date affixed by the manufacturer to the beverages has expired.

(c) If the commission determines that seized alcoholic beverages are unfit for public consumption or are of illicit manufacture, the commission shall destroy the alcoholic beverages.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9062.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9062 / Section 9062.153
§ 9062.153. ACQUISITION OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may make, construct, or otherwise acquire improvements inside or outside the district that are necessary to carry out a power granted to the district under this chapter or a general law described by Section 9062.151.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 612.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 612 / Section 612.002
§ 612.002. COMPACT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Under the compact, the governor shall appoint the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission as the compact administrator.

(b) The compact administrator may appoint a designee to perform the administrator's duties.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 147.085 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 147 / Section 147.085
§ 147.085. ADMISSIBILITY OF STATEMENT RELATING TO COMPUTER DATE FAILURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The following are not admissible to prove liability for computer date failure:

(1) an offer to settle under Section 147.048;

(2) notice required under Section 147.081(a)(1);

(3) except as provided by Subsection (b), evidence of furnishing or offering or promising to furnish a correction or cure for a present or future computer date failure; or

(4) except as provided by Subsection (c), a statement made in the process of correcting, curing, or attempting to correct or cure a present or future computer date failure.

(b) Evidence of furnishing or offering or promising to furnish a correction or cure for a present or future computer date failure is admissible to the extent it is evidence of a guarantee or warranty of the correction or cure and the claim is for breach of the guarantee or warranty.

(c) A statement made in the process of correcting, curing, or attempting to correct or cure a present or future computer date failure is admissible if:

(1) the statement is false;

(2) the statement is made with knowledge that it is false; and

(3) the claimant relied on the statement to the claimant's detriment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.2085 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.2085
§ 2308.2085. LOCAL AUTHORITY REGULATION OF BOOTING ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A local authority may regulate, in areas in which the entity regulates parking or traffic, booting activities, including:

(1) operation of booting companies and operators that operate on a parking facility;

(2) any permit and sign requirements in connection with the booting of a vehicle; and

(3) fees that may be charged in connection with the booting of a vehicle.

(b) Regulations adopted under this section must:

(1) incorporate the requirements of Sections 2308.257 and 2308.258;

(2) include procedures for vehicle owners and operators to file a complaint with the local authority regarding a booting company or operator; and

(3) provide for the imposition of a penalty on a booting company or operator for a violation of Section 2308.258.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.003
§ 161.003. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

Unless the commission is continued in existence as provided by Chapter 325, Government Code, after the review required by Section 523.0003, Government Code, this chapter expires on the date the commission is abolished under that section.
Tex. Election Code § 62.0115 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0115
§ 62.0115. PUBLIC NOTICE OF VOTERS' RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall adopt rules providing for publicizing voters' rights as prescribed by this section. The rules must require that a notice of those rights be publicized:

(1) by being posted by an election officer in a prominent location at each polling place;

(2) on the Internet website of the secretary of state;

(3) through material published by the secretary of state; or

(4) in another manner designed to give voters notice of their rights.

(b) Except as revised by the secretary of state under Subsection (d), the notice must state that a voter has the right to:

(1) vote a ballot and view written instructions on how to cast a ballot;

(2) vote in secret and free from intimidation;

(3) receive up to two additional ballots if the voter mismarks, damages, or otherwise spoils a ballot;

(4) request instructions on how to cast a ballot, but not to receive suggestions on how to vote;

(5) bring an interpreter to translate the ballot and any instructions from election officials;

(6) receive assistance in casting the ballot if the voter:

(A) has a physical disability that renders the voter unable to write or see; or

(B) cannot read the language in which the ballot is written;

(7) cast a ballot on executing an affidavit as provided by law, if the voter's eligibility to vote is questioned;

(8) report an existing or potential abuse of voting rights to the secretary of state or the local election official;

(9) except as provided by Section 85.066(b), Election Code, vote at any early voting location in the county in which the voter resides in an election held at county expense, a primary election, or a special election ordered by the governor; and

(10) file an administrative complaint with the secretary of state concerning a violation of federal or state voting procedures.

(c) The notice must also state:

(1) the information relating to the voting rights hotline required under Section 31.0055; and

(2) any other information that the secretary of state considers important for a voter to know.

(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and content of the notice in accordance with this section. The secretary of state shall revise the content of the notice as necessary to ensure that the notice accurately reflects the law in effect at the time the notice is publicized.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1.01 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 1.01
§ 1.01.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1.01. The party states recognize a responsibility for each state to seek to manage low-level radioactive waste generated within its boundaries, pursuant to the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Act, as amended by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. Sections 2021b-2021j). They also recognize that the United States Congress, by enacting the Act, has authorized and encouraged states to enter into compacts for the efficient management and disposal of low-level radioactive waste. It is the policy of the party states to cooperate in the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of their citizens and the environment and to provide for and encourage the economical management and disposal of low-level radioactive waste. It is the purpose of this compact to provide the framework for such a cooperative effort; to promote the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens and the environment of the party states; to limit the number of facilities needed to effectively, efficiently, and economically manage low-level radioactive waste and to encourage the reduction of the generation thereof; and to distribute the costs, benefits, and obligations among the party states; all in accordance with the terms of this compact.
Tex. Property Code § 113.024 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.024
§ 113.024. IMPLIED POWERS.
Status: in_force

The powers, duties, and responsibilities under this subtitle do not exclude other implied powers, duties, or responsibilities that are not inconsistent with this subtitle.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.24 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.24
§ 33.24. BOND FOR PAYMENT OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

A person may prevent seizure of property or sale of property seized by delivering to the collector a cash or surety bond conditioned on payment of the tax before delinquency. The bond must be approved by the collector in an amount determined by him, but he may not require an amount greater than the amount of tax if imposed or the collector's reasonable estimate of the amount of tax if not yet imposed.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.127 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.127
§ 406.127. EFFECT OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS OF HIRE.
Status: in_force

An insurance company may not demand an insurance premium from an employer for coverage of an independent contractor or an employee of an independent contractor if the independent contractor is under a contract of hire with the employer.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 71.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 71 / Section 71.01
§ 71.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

The holder of a retail dealer's off-premise license may sell malt beverages in lawful containers to consumers, but not for resale and not to be opened or consumed on or near the premises where sold.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6901.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6901 / Section 6901.061
§ 6901.061. DEFINED AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the limitation on authorization based on acreage under Section 54.801(a), Water Code, the district may establish and administer defined areas as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code.

(b) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate in a defined area established under this section:

(1) macadamized, graveled, or paved roads; or

(2) improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(c) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 53, Water Code, to finance the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of projects under Subsection (b).

(d) The district may impose an ad valorem tax on real property in a defined area to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Subsection (c) to finance projects benefiting the defined area.

(e) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxes to finance a project authorized by Subsection (b) unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the defined area to be benefited by the project as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, voting at an election called for that purpose.

(f) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Subsection (b) benefiting a defined area may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the defined area.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.036
§ 1372.036. RESERVATIONS FROM PORTION OF STATE CEILING SUBSEQUENTLY BECOMING AVAILABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) If, before June 1, any portion of the state ceiling in a category described by Section 1372.022(a) from which issuers were granted reservations becomes available in that category:

(1) those amounts of the state ceiling shall be aggregated; and

(2) the board shall grant reservations from that category on June 1.

(b) Beginning June 1, partial reservations may be offered once to each applicant in each category described by Section 1372.022(a) until an applicant in the category accepts the partial reservation or until additional volume is returned in an amount sufficient to grant a full reservation.

(c) After January 1, the board may grant a reservation to an issuer if the amount of state ceiling available in a category is greater than the amount of state ceiling applied for in that category.
Tex. Family Code § 157.313 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.313
§ 157.313. CONTENTS OF CHILD SUPPORT LIEN NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a child support lien notice must contain:

(1) the name and address of the person to whom the notice is being sent;

(2) the style, docket or cause number, and identity of the tribunal of this or another state having continuing jurisdiction of the child support action and, if the case is a Title IV-D case, the case number;

(3) the full name, address, and, if known, the birth date, driver's license number, social security number, and any aliases of the obligor;

(4) the full name and, if known, social security number of the obligee;

(5) the amount of the current or prospective child support obligation, the frequency with which current or prospective child support is ordered to be paid, and the amount of child support arrearages owed by the obligor and the date of the signing of the court order, administrative order, or writ that determined the arrearages or the date and manner in which the arrearages were determined;

(6) the rate of interest specified in the court order, administrative order, or writ or, in the absence of a specified interest rate, the rate provided for by law;

(7) the name and address of the person or agency asserting the lien;

(8) the motor vehicle identification number as shown on the obligor's title if the property is a motor vehicle;

(9) a statement that the lien attaches to all nonexempt real and personal property of the obligor that is located or recorded in the state, including any property specifically identified in the notice and any property acquired after the date of filing or delivery of the notice;

(10) a statement that any ordered child support not timely paid in the future constitutes a final judgment for the amount due and owing, including interest, and accrues up to an amount that may not exceed the lien amount; and

(11) a statement that the obligor is being provided a copy of the lien notice and that the obligor may dispute the arrearage amount by filing suit under Section 157.323.

(b) A claimant may include any other information that the claimant considers necessary.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the lien notice must be verified.

(d) A claimant must file a notice for each after-acquired motor vehicle.

(e) A notice of a lien for child support under this section may be in the form authorized by federal law or regulation. The federal form of lien notice does not require verification when used by the Title IV-D agency.

(f) The requirement under Subsections (a)(3) and (4) to provide a social security number, if known, does not apply to a lien notice for a lien on real property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9009.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9009 / Section 9009.052
§ 9009.052. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8094.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8094 / Section 8094.0106
§ 8094.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.002
§ 356.002. SALE AUTHORIZED BY WILL.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), if a will authorizes the executor to sell the testator's property:

(1) a court order is not required to authorize the executor to sell the property; and

(2) the executor may sell the property:

(A) at public auction or privately as the executor considers to be in the best interest of the estate; and

(B) for cash or on credit terms determined by the executor.

(b) Any particular directions in the testator's will regarding the sale of estate property shall be followed unless the directions have been annulled or suspended by court order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 365.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 365 / Section 365.002
§ 365.002. WATER POLLUTION CONTROLLED BY WATER CODE.
Status: in_force

The pollution of water in the state is controlled by Chapter 26, Water Code, and other applicable law.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.082 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.082
§ 1207.082. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO PARTIALLY REFUND.
Status: in_force

An issuer may issue refunding bonds to be exchanged under this subchapter to refund part of an outstanding issue of bonds, notes, or other obligations only if the issuer demonstrates to the attorney general at the time of the refunding that, based on then current conditions, the issuer will have adequate resources available at the times required to provide for the payment of the unrefunded part of the outstanding issue when due.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.006
§ 2652.006. RECORD OF ESCROW OFFICERS; PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall maintain a record of each escrow officer licensed by the department in a manner that ensures that the escrow officers employed and appointed under Section 2652.1511 by any title insurance agent or direct operation in this state may be conveniently determined.

(b) The department shall make available to the public from the records maintained under Subsection (a) or from other records of the department each escrow officer's name, license number, continuing education compliance status, and appointment history.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.061
§ 8845.061. ENGINEER.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) appoint or contract with a competent professional engineer for the district; and

(2) determine the amount of compensation to be paid to the engineer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 505.358 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.358
§ 505.358. PROVISIONAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may apply for a provisional license as a social worker by paying the appropriate fee and filing an application with the executive council. The executive council may issue a provisional license to a person who meets the requirements of this section.

(b) An applicant for a provisional license must:

(1) be licensed or certified in good standing as a social worker in another state or jurisdiction that has licensing or certification requirements determined by the executive council to be substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;

(2) have passed a national or other examination recognized by the executive council relating to the practice of social work; and

(3) be sponsored by a person licensed under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder may practice social work.

(c) An applicant is not required to comply with Subsection (b)(3) if the executive council determines that compliance constitutes a hardship to the applicant.

(d) A provisional license is valid until the date the executive council approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license under Section 505.359.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.057 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.057
§ 281.057. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of the authority is subject to the requirements of Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and rules adopted under that subtitle.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 71.007 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 71 / Section 71.007
§ 71.007. PURCHASES BY WHOLESALE FUR DEALER.
Status: in_force

No wholesale fur dealer may purchase in this state a pelt or carcass except from a licensed trapper, a licensed retail fur buyer, a fur-bearing animal propagator, or another licensed wholesale fur dealer.
Tex. Government Code § 855.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.404
§ 855.404. MUNICIPALITY EXPENSE CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each participating municipality shall pay to the retirement system an expense contribution prescribed in accordance with this section.

(b) The board of trustees, before January 1 of each year, shall set the rate of the contribution necessary to provide an amount required to pay the difference between:

(1) the estimated administrative expenses for the following year; and

(2) the anticipated revenue, from sources other than municipality contributions, to be used for the expenses of the year as adjusted for a surplus or deficiency existing on January 1 of that year.

(c) The rate set by the board of trustees under Subsection (b) may not exceed 50 cents a month for each member.

(d) The board of trustees shall certify the rate set under Subsection (b) to each participating municipality before January 1 of the year for which the rate is set.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.306 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.306
§ 4151.306. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING FOR CONDUCT COMMITTED BEFORE SURRENDER OR FORFEITURE OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may institute a disciplinary proceeding against a former certificate holder, or officer, director, or shareholder of a former certificate holder, for conduct committed before the effective date of a voluntary surrender or automatic forfeiture of the certificate of authority.

(b) In a proceeding under this section, the fact that the certificate holder, or officer, director, or shareholder of a certificate holder, has surrendered or forfeited the certificate does not affect the former certificate holder's, or officer, director, or shareholder of a former certificate holder's, culpability for the conduct that is the subject of the proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.054
§ 3813.054. VOTING BY BOARD PRESIDENT RESTRICTED.
Status: in_force

The board president may not vote except to break a tie vote.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.005
§ 2035.005. CONTENTS OF PETITION APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

To be valid, the petition application must contain:

(1) a heading, as follows: "Application for a Petition for a Local Option Election to Approve the Legalization of Pari-mutuel Wagering on Horse Races" or "Application for a Petition for a Local Option Election to Approve the Legalization of Pari-mutuel Wagering on Greyhound Races," as appropriate;

(2) a statement of the issue to be voted on, as follows: "Legalizing pari-mutuel wagering on horse races in __________ County" or "Legalizing pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound races in __________ County," as appropriate;

(3) a statement immediately above the signatures of the applicants, as follows: "It is the hope, purpose, and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear below that pari-mutuel wagering on horse races be legalized in __________ County" or "It is the hope, purpose, and intent of the applicants whose signatures appear below that pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound races be legalized in __________ County," as appropriate; and

(4) the printed name, signature, residence address, and voter registration certificate number of each applicant.