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Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 37.07 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 37 / Section 37.07
§ 37.07. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) No holder of a nonresident seller's permit, nor any officer, director, agent, or employee of the holder, nor any affiliate of the holder, regardless of whether the affiliation is corporate or by management, direction, or control, may do any of the following:

(1) hold or have an interest in the permit, business, assets, or corporate stock of a person authorized to import liquor into this state for the purpose of resale unless:

(A) the interest was acquired on or before January 1, 1941;

(B) the permittee is a Texas corporation holding a manufacturer's license and a brewer's permit issued before April 1, 1971; or

(C) the permittee holds a winery permit that was first issued on or before May 1, 2010, for a winery whose premises is located in a municipality:

(i) with a population of more than 130,000 and less than 150,000; and

(ii) located in three counties, one of which has a population of more than two million and less than three million;

(2) fail to make or file a report with the commission as required by a rule of the commission;

(3) sell liquor for resale inside this state that fails to meet the standards of quality, purity, and identity prescribed by the commission;

(4) advertise any liquor contrary to the laws of this state or to the rules of the commission, or sell liquor for resale in this state in violation of advertising or labeling rules of the commission;

(5) sell liquor for resale inside this state or cause it to be brought into the state in a size of container prohibited by this code or by rule of the commission;

(6) solicit or take orders for liquor from a person not authorized to import liquor into this state for the purpose of resale;

(7) induce, persuade, or influence, or attempt to induce, persuade, or influence, a person to violate this code or a rule of the commission, or conspire with a person to violate this code or a rule of the commission; or

(8) exercise a privilege granted by a nonresident seller's permit while an order or suspension against the permit is in effect.

(b) The holder of a nonresident seller's permit who holds a winery permit or whose affiliate holds a winery permit may not sell wine to the holder of the winery permit.
Tex. Government Code § 485.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485 / Section 485.002
§ 485.002. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office is established in the office of the governor.
Tex. Finance Code § 31.305 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 31 / Section 31.305
§ 31.305. CIVIL DISCOVERY.
Status: in_force

Civil discovery of confidential information from a person subject to Section 31.304 under subpoena or other legal process must comply with rules adopted under this subtitle and other applicable law. The rules may:

(1) restrict release of confidential information to the portion directly relevant to the legal dispute at issue; and

(2) require that a protective order, in form and under circumstances specified by the rules, be issued by a court before release of the confidential information.
Tex. Education Code § 51.989 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.989
§ 51.989. REVIEW OF MINOR DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "governing board" and "institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) The president or chief executive officer of an institution of higher education shall adopt and implement a process for reviewing minor degree and certificate programs offered by the institution to identify programs with low enrollment that may require consolidation or elimination.

(c) The criteria for review under Subsection (b) must require that minor degree and certificate programs have specific industry data to substantiate workforce demand to avoid consideration for consolidation or elimination.

(d) A minor degree or certificate program that has operated less than five years at the time the president or chief executive officer of an institution of higher education conducts the review under this section is exempt from that review.

(e) The governing board of an institution of higher education shall approve or deny any decision made by the president or chief executive officer of the institution to consolidate or eliminate a minor degree or certificate program as a result of the review conducted under this section.

(f) The president or chief executive officer of an institution of higher education shall conduct a review under this section once every five years.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 302.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 302 / Section 302.005
§ 302.005. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The department may enter into contracts with public or private entities to assist the department in the administration or evaluation of the weather modification and control grant program or to conduct research relating to the effectiveness of weather modification and control activities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.052
§ 501.052. HEARING ON REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF TITLE; APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (f), an interested person aggrieved by a refusal, rescission, cancellation, suspension, or revocation under Section 501.051 may apply for a hearing to the county assessor-collector for the county in which the person is a resident. On the day an assessor-collector receives the application, the assessor-collector shall notify the department of the date of the hearing.

(b) The assessor-collector shall hold the hearing not earlier than the 11th day and not later than the 15th day after the date the assessor-collector receives the application for a hearing.

(c) At the hearing, the applicant and the department may submit evidence.

(d) A determination of the assessor-collector is binding on the applicant and the department as to whether the department correctly refused to issue or correctly rescinded, canceled, revoked, or suspended the title.

(e) An applicant aggrieved by the determination under Subsection (d) may appeal only to the county or district court of the county of the applicant's residence. An applicant must file an appeal not later than the fifth day after receipt of the assessor-collector's determination. The judge shall try the appeal in the manner of other civil cases. All rights and immunities granted in the trial of a civil case are available to the interested parties. If the department's action is not sustained, the department shall promptly issue a title for the vehicle.

(f) A person may not apply for a hearing under this section if the department's decision under Section 501.051 is related to:

(1) a title for a salvage motor vehicle or a nonrepairable motor vehicle, as defined by Section 501.091; or

(2) a title for a vehicle:

(A) that is the subject of any pending litigation or court proceedings;

(B) for which a court has awarded ownership or possession to another person; or

(C) that is held as evidence in a criminal investigation.

(g) A county assessor-collector who receives an application for a hearing submitted in violation of Subsection (f):

(1) shall deny the application; and

(2) is not required to send notice under Subsection (a) or hold a hearing under Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8476.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8476 / Section 8476.253
§ 8476.253. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district shall mail notice of the hearing to each property owner in the district who will be subject to the assessment at the current address to be assessed as reflected on the tax rolls. The district may mail the notice by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8419.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8419 / Section 8419.001
§ 8419.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 477.
Tex. Education Code § 66.44 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.44
§ 66.44. MANAGEMENT OF MINERALS OTHER THAN OIL AND GAS.
Status: in_force

The board of regents has the sole and exclusive management and control of all minerals, other than oil and gas, in lands set aside and appropriated to, or acquired by the permanent university fund. The board may sell, lease, and otherwise manage and control the minerals, other than oil and gas, in those lands as may seem best to it for the interests of the permanent university fund. The board may also explore and have explored and developed the minerals and may make any contract or contracts with any person, association of persons, firm, or corporation for the exploration, development, mining, production, disposition, and sale of the minerals in those lands.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.252
§ 1092.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation.
Tex. Education Code § 51.9362 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.9362
§ 51.9362. OVERDOSE AWARENESS TRAINING FOR RESIDENTIAL ADVISORS AND STUDENT ORGANIZATION OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Public or private institution of higher education" includes an "institution of higher education" and a "private or independent institution of higher education," as those terms are defined by Section 61.003.

(2) "Residential advisor" means a student who is employed by a public or private institution of higher education to serve in an advisory capacity for students living in a residential facility.

(3) "Residential facility" means a residence used exclusively for housing or boarding students or faculty of a public or private institution of higher education.

(4) "Student organization" includes any organization that is composed mostly of students enrolled at a public or private institution of higher education and that:

(A) is registered with the institution;

(B) receives student organization resource fee revenues or other funding from the institution; or

(C) is otherwise recognized as a student organization by the institution.

(b) A public or private institution of higher education that imposes any mandatory training requirements on residential advisors or officers of student organizations must ensure that overdose awareness and appropriate response training is included with that training.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.469 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.469
§ 301.469. NOTICE OF FINAL ACTION.
Status: in_force

If the board takes a final disciplinary action, including a warning or reprimand, against a nurse under this subchapter, the board shall immediately send a copy of the board's final order to the nurse and to the last known employer of the nurse.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.155
§ 2203.155. INSTALLMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

The association may offer an installment payment plan for insurance coverage obtained through the association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8407.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8407 / Section 8407.003
§ 8407.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9701.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9701 / Section 9701.002
§ 9701.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Red Bluff District is a water power control district created under Chapter 76, General Laws, Acts of the 43rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1933 (Article 7807d, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Government Code § 2051.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.156
§ 2051.156. EFFECT OF AUTHENTICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated as provided by Section 2051.155 is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.

(b) If another state has adopted a law that is substantially similar to this subchapter, legal material in an electronic record that is authenticated in that state is presumed to be an accurate copy of the legal material.

(c) A party contesting the authenticity of legal material in an electronic record authenticated as provided by Section 2051.155 has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that the record is not authentic.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.855 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.855
§ 504.855. TRANSFERABILITY OF CERTAIN PATTERNS.
Status: in_force

The board by rule may:

(1) authorize a person who purchases a license to display an alphanumeric pattern for a period of five years or more to transfer the license; and

(2) establish a transfer fee to be distributed in accordance with the contract with the private vendor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923 / Section 7923.0401
§ 7923.0401. 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 7923.0403.

(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.
Tex. Transportation Code § 24.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 24 / Section 24.011
§ 24.011. FAILURE TO REGISTER AIRCRAFT; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates or navigates an aircraft that the person knows is not properly registered under Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registration regulations, 14 C.F.R. Part 47, as those regulations existed on September 1, 1985.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Transportation Code § 456.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 456 / Section 456.022
§ 456.022. FORMULA ALLOCATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules establishing a formula allocating funds among individual eligible public transportation providers. The formula may take into account a transportation provider's performance, the number of its riders, the need of residents in its service area for public transportation, population, population density, land area, and other factors established by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9080.0151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9080 / Section 9080.0151
§ 9080.0151. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.

(b) The district is not required to have a hearing on the plan of taxation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 101.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 101 / Section 101.203
§ 101.203. INVESTIGATION AND DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner has reason to believe that insurance has been effectuated by or for a person in this state with an unauthorized person or insurer, the commissioner shall in writing order the person to:

(1) produce for examination all insurance contracts and other documents evidencing insurance with both authorized and unauthorized persons or insurers; and

(2) disclose to the commissioner:

(A) the amount of insurance;

(B) the name and address of each insurer;

(C) the gross amount of premiums paid or to be paid; and

(D) the name and address of each person assisting in the solicitation, negotiation, or effectuation of the insurance.

(b) A person who fails to comply with a written order under Subsection (a) before the 31st day after the date of the order or who wilfully makes a disclosure that is untrue, deceptive, or misleading shall forfeit:

(1) $1,000; and

(2) an additional $1,000 for each day the person continues to fail to comply after expiration of the 30-day period.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) a transaction in this state that:

(A) involves a policy that:

(i) is lawfully solicited, negotiated, written, and delivered outside this state; and

(ii) covers, at the time the policy is issued, only subjects of insurance that are not resident, located, or expressly to be performed in this state; and

(B) takes place after the policy is issued; or

(2) surplus lines insurance procured through eligible surplus lines insurers as defined by Section 981.002.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.252
§ 1120.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax rate on all taxable property in the district for all purposes may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of the property according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll of the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider district income from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Finance Code § 273.111 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.111
§ 273.111. QUORUM; VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A quorum of the board consists of not less than a majority of all directors, except that:

(1) less than a majority of all directors may adjourn from time to time; and

(2) a majority of directors holding office constitutes a quorum for filling a vacancy on the board.

(b) Each member association is entitled to one vote on a matter at a meeting of the member associations, including the election of directors. The vote must be cast by a delegate authorized to act by that association.

(c) A majority of the votes cast is required to elect a director or approve a question to be voted on by the directors.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.130 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.130
§ 161.130. CONSTITUTIONAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If during the existence of the fund or during the time general obligation bonds are payable from the fund the board determines that there will not be sufficient money in the fund during the following biennium available to pay principal of or interest on the bonds that are to come due and to be paid from the fund during that biennium, the comptroller shall transfer to the fund the first money coming into the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated by the constitution in amounts sufficient to pay the obligations.

(b) The money appropriated shall be used to pay the obligations only if at the time the principal or interest actually become due there is not sufficient money in the fund available to pay the amount due.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3826.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3826 / Section 3826.157
§ 3826.157. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.

(b) In exercising the district's power to borrow, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8830.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8830 / Section 8830.053
§ 8830.053. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy in a manner that meets the representational requirements of Section 8830.051.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.024
§ 711.024. AUTHORITY OF NONPROFIT CEMETERY CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A nonprofit cemetery corporation organized by plot owners may divide cemetery property into lots and subdivisions for cemetery purposes and charge assessments on the property for the purposes of general improvement and maintenance.
Tex. Tax Code § 322.208 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 322 / Section 322.208
§ 322.208. JUDGMENTS IN SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment in a suit under Section 322.206(b) for or against a taxpayer does not affect a claim against the taxpayer by a municipality or the state unless the state is party to the suit.

(b) A taxing entity shall abstract a copy of each final judgment for taxes imposed under this chapter in a case in which the state is not a party and shall send to the comptroller a copy of the judgment and the abstract.

(c) A taxing entity shall by execution collect the taxes awarded to it in each judgment received by it and is responsible for the renewal of the judgment before its expiration.

(d) The taxing entity shall notify the comptroller by certified mail of the amount of any taxes collected on the judgment.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.244 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.244
§ 375.244. ELECTION TO APPROVE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds payable in whole or in part from taxes may not be issued unless approved by a majority or any larger percentage if required by the constitution of the qualified voters in the district voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) Bonds payable from sources other than taxes may be issued by the board, and assessments may be levied without approval at an election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.153
§ 228.153. REPAYMENT OF DEPARTMENT'S EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an agreement to lease, sell, or convey a toll project or system under Section 228.151 must provide for the repayment of any expenditures of the department for the financing, design, development, construction, operation, or maintenance of the highway that have not been reimbursed with the proceeds of bonds issued for the highway.

(b) The commission may waive repayment of all or a portion of the expenditures if it finds that the transfer will result in substantial net benefits to the state, the department, and the public that equal or exceed the amount of repayment waived.
Tex. Water Code § 57.019 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.019
§ 57.019. FINDINGS AND JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the commissioners court determines that the district should be created, it must find:

(1) that the petition is signed by the owners of a majority of the acreage in the proposed district;

(2) that notice of the hearing was given;

(3) that the proposed improvements are desirable, feasible, and practicable; and

(4) that the proposed improvements would be a public utility and a public benefit and would be conducive to public health.

(b) If the commissioners court determines that the district should be created, it shall render a judgment which recites its findings and establishes the district.

(c) The commissioners court shall include its findings and judgment in an order which shall be recorded in the minutes of the commissioners court. The order shall define the boundaries of the district, but it does not have to include all of the land described in the petition if at the hearing a modification or change in the district is found to be necessary.