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Tex. Finance Code § 349.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.202
§ 349.202. CORRECTION OF VIOLATION OF FAILURE TO ACT OR PERFORMING PROHIBITED ACT RESULTING IN LIMITED LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Liability to an obligor for a violation of this subtitle to which Section 349.003 applies is limited as provided by this section if, after the 60-day period described by Section 349.201(a)(1) but before the time the obligor gives written notice of that violation or files an action alleging that violation, the violation is corrected as to that obligor by:

(1) the performance of the required act; and

(2) giving to the obligor written notice of the violation as provided by Section 349.204.

(b) The liability of any person for the violation to the obligor as described by Subsection (a) is limited for each transaction to an amount that does not exceed one, but not both, of the following:

(1) the actual economic loss suffered by the obligor as a result of the violation; or

(2) the time price differential or interest contracted for, charged, or received, not to exceed $2,000, if:

(A) the violation was material; and

(B) the violation induced the obligor to enter into a transaction that the obligor would not have entered if the violation had not occurred.

(c) A person who is liable under Subsection (b) is also liable for reasonable attorney's fees set by the court.

(d) In a judicial proceeding under Subsection (b)(2), the court determines whether the violation is material and the finder of fact determines whether the violation induced the obligor to enter into the transaction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.002
§ 21.002. AVIATION DIVISION.
Status: in_force

The powers and duties granted to the department by this chapter or by other law related to aviation shall be performed, under the direction of the commission, by the aviation division.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.111
§ 1031.111. NONINDIGENT RESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide access to medical care to a nonindigent resident of Garza County if the nonindigent resident is charged the reasonable and customary cost of services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8183.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8183 / Section 8183.104
§ 8183.104. DIRECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall give bond in the amount of $5,000 conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by the board. The treasurer's bond shall be conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as treasurer of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.056
§ 1100.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect:

(1) a president and a vice president from among its members; and

(2) a secretary, who need not be a director.

(b) Each officer of the board serves a one-year term.

(c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Government Code § 853.601 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 853 / Section 853.601
§ 853.601. ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING UPDATED SERVICE CREDIT FOR TRANSFERRED SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a participating municipality in ordinances authorizing updated service credits under Section 853.401 may provide that those members who are eligible for such credits on the basis of service with the granting municipality, who have unforfeited credit for prior service or current service with another participating municipality or municipalities by reason of previous employment, and who are contributing members on the date prescribed by Section 853.402(e), shall be credited in the retirement system with updated service credit calculated in the manner prescribed by Sections 853.401 and 853.402, except that in determining the base updated service credit of the member under Section 853.402(c)(1), all unforfeited credited service performed by the member by reason of previous employment in other participating municipalities prior to the date prescribed by Section 853.402(e) shall be treated as if performed in the service of the municipality adopting the ordinance, and that amount shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of:

(1) 2 times the amount credited to the member's individual account on the date prescribed in Section 853.402(e), which any participating municipality has undertaken to match on a 1 to 1 ratio; plus

(2) 2.5 times the amount credited to the member's individual account, subject to a 1.5 to 1 matching ratio by any participating municipality; plus

(3) 3 times the amount credited to the member's individual account, subject to a 2 to 1 matching ratio by any participating municipality; and plus

(4) the sum of all updated service credits, prior service credits, special prior service credits, and antecedent service credits allowed to the member by any other participating municipality by which the member was previously employed and to which the member is entitled.

(b) If the member is granted an updated service credit by a previously employing municipality on or after the granting of an updated service credit under Subsection (a), the updated service credit granted under Subsection (a) shall be reduced by the amount of increase in credits resulting from the granting of updated service credits by the previous employer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.251
§ 1025.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(c) The board may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2052.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.205
§ 2052.205. COPIES TO LIBRARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall send to the Legislative Reference Library five copies of each publication that it distributes.

(b) The library shall make the publications available to its users.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9082.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9082 / Section 9082.0103
§ 9082.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.017 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.017
§ 411.017. ADVISORY SERVICE TO INSURANCE CARRIERS.
Status: in_force

The division shall advise insurance carrier loss control service organizations of safety needs and priorities developed by the division and of:

(1) hazard classifications, specific employers, industries, occupations, or geographic regions to which loss control services should be directed; or

(2) the identity and types of injuries or occupational diseases and means and methods for prevention of those injuries or diseases to which loss control services should be directed.
Tex. Government Code § 654.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.014
§ 654.014. APPOINTMENTS TO CONFORM WITH POSITION CLASSIFICATION PLAN AND GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each employment to which this subchapter applies shall conform to:

(1) the classes of work described in the position classification plan;

(2) the titles authorized by the plan; and

(3) the salary rates and provisions in the General Appropriations Act.

(b) Each state agency or other state entity subject to this chapter may determine, at the time an individual is initially employed by the entity in a classified position, the individual's salary rate within the applicable salary group for the individual's classified position.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6914.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6914 / Section 6914.051
§ 6914.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five elected supervisors.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.2015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.2015
§ 2310.2015. SALE OF MOTOR FUEL WITH INACCURATE AUTOMOTIVE FUEL RATING.
Status: in_force

(a) A dealer may not sell or offer for sale from a motor fuel pump motor fuel that has an automotive fuel rating lower than the rating for that motor fuel posted on the pump.

(b) A distributor, supplier, or wholesaler of motor fuel may not deliver or transfer to a dealer in this state motor fuel that has an automotive fuel rating lower than the certification of the rating the distributor, supplier, or wholesaler is required to make to the dealer under federal law.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7849 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7849
§ 7849. PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The directors are hereby empowered to acquire the necessary right of way and property of any kind or character whatsoever for all necessary improvements contemplated by this chapter, by gift, grant, purchase or condemnation proceedings, within or without the boundaries of the district; and any property acquired may be conveyed to the United States in so far as the same shall be necessary for the construction, operation and maintenance of works by the United States under any contract that may be entered into between the district and the United States.

Art. 7849a. RESISTING WATER CONTROL OFFICER. The directors of any Water Control and Preservation District and the engineers and employÃ©s thereof are hereby authorized to go upon any land lying within said district for the purpose of examining same for locating dams, bulkheads, jetties, locks, gates or any other character of improvement or construction necessary to the accomplishment of the purposes of the district, to make maps and profiles thereof, and are hereby authorized to go upon lands beyond the boundaries of such districts for the purposes stated and for any other purposes necessarily connected therewith whether herein enumerated or not. Any person who shall wilfully prevent or prohibit any such officer or employÃ© from entering upon such land for such purpose shall be fined one hundred dollars for each day he shall so prevent or prohibit such officer or employÃ©.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.0025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.0025
§ 311.0025. AUDITS OF BILLING.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital, treatment facility, mental health facility, or health care professional may not submit to a patient or a third party payor a bill for a treatment that the hospital, facility, or professional knows was not provided or knows was improper, unreasonable, or medically or clinically unnecessary.

(b) If the appropriate licensing agency receives a complaint alleging a violation of Subsection (a), the agency may audit the billings and patient records of the hospital, treatment facility, mental health facility, or health care professional.

(c) A hospital, treatment facility, mental health facility, or health care professional that violates Subsection (a) is subject to disciplinary action, including denial, revocation, suspension, or nonrenewal of the license of the hospital, facility, or professional. Disciplinary action taken under this section is in addition to any other civil, administrative, or criminal penalty provided by law.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Health care professional" means an individual licensed, certified, or regulated by a health care regulatory agency who is eligible for reimbursement for treatment ordered or rendered by that professional.

(2) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241.

(3) "Mental health facility" means a mental health facility licensed under Chapter 577.

(4) "Treatment facility" means a treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464.

(e) A licensing agency may not take disciplinary action against a hospital, treatment facility, mental health facility, or health care professional for unknowing and isolated billing errors.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.005
§ 223.005.
Status: in_force

Sec. 223.005. BIDS ON CONTRACTS INVOLVING LESS THAN $1 MILLION. (a) The commission by rule may allow bids on a contract estimated by the department to involve an amount less than $1 million to be filed with:

(1) for a contract other than a building construction contract, the district engineer at the headquarters for the district in which the improvement is to be made and opened and read at a public meeting held by the district engineer or the district engineer's designee; or

(2) for a building construction contract, the director of the division of the department that is responsible for the construction of the building and opened and read at a public meeting held by the division director or the division director's designee.

(b) The commission may delegate to the director or the director's designee the right to:

(1) accept or reject bids received, subject to Section 223.045; and

(2) award a contract to the lowest bidder.
Tex. Government Code § 666.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 666 / Section 666.004
§ 666.004. PAYMENT OF AMOUNT REMAINING.
Status: in_force

Any amount that remains owed after a recovery under Section 666.002 shall be paid to the state employee or successor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.909 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.909
§ 552.909. PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT OF OR CONTRACTING WITH FORMER TRUSTEE OR BOARD MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a municipality that creates a board of trustees or other board to manage and control a water, wastewater, storm water, or drainage utility system that the municipality owns.

(b) The municipality or a board of trustees or other board described by Subsection (a) may not employ or contract with an individual who was a member of the board before the second anniversary of the date the individual ceased to be a member of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 411.379 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.379
§ 411.379. TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

The director shall terminate any activation of the alert system for a particular active shooter if:

(1) the active shooter situation is resolved; or

(2) the director or a local law enforcement agency determines the alert system is no longer an effective tool for providing relevant information to the public about the active shooter.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.304
§ 125.304. LIMITATIONS PLACED ON BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

A beneficiary who is not a member of a credit union may not vote in matters pertaining to, obtain a loan through, or hold office in the credit union.
Tex. Government Code § 26.126 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.126
§ 26.126. BURLESON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Burleson County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 147.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 147 / Section 147.007
§ 147.007. INSURANCE COVERAGE NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect the coverage or benefits of parties under a contract of insurance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.701 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.701
§ 887.701. UNLAWFUL CONVERSION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A director, officer, agent, employee, attorney at law, or attorney in fact of an association commits an offense if the person:

(1) fraudulently takes, misapplies, or converts to the person's own use any money, property, or other item of value belonging to the association or coming into the person's custody, control, or possession by virtue of the person's office, agency, or employment;

(2) conceals any item described by Subdivision (1) with the intent to take, misapply, or convert the item to the person's own use; or

(3) pays or delivers any item described by Subdivision (1) to any other person, knowing that the other person is not entitled to receive the item.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.160 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.160
§ 1152.160. REGISTRATION EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall:

(1) adopt an examination for registration as a senior property tax consultant;

(2) adopt an examination for registration as a property tax consultant; and

(3) establish the standards for passing the examinations.

(b) The department shall offer the examinations at times and places designated by the executive director.

(c) To be eligible to take an examination, an applicant must pay to the department an examination fee.

(d) The examination must test the applicant's knowledge of:

(1) property taxation;

(2) the property tax system;

(3) property tax administration;

(4) ethical standards; and

(5) general principles of appraisal, accounting, and law as they relate to property tax consulting services.

(e) An attorney who is licensed to practice law in this state may take the senior property tax consultant registration examination under this section without completing any other eligibility requirements for registration as a senior property tax consultant under this chapter.

(f) The department shall accept, develop, or contract for the examinations required by this section, including the administration of the examination.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 36.28 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.28
§ 36.28. JURY MAY HAVE WITNESS RE-EXAMINED OR TESTIMONY READ.
Status: in_force

In the trial of a criminal case in a court of record, if the jury disagree as to the statement of any witness they may, upon applying to the court, have read to them from the court reporter's notes that part of such witness testimony or the particular point in dispute, and no other; but if there be no such reporter, or if his notes cannot be read to the jury, the court may cause such witness to be again brought upon the stand and the judge shall direct him to repeat his testimony as to the point in dispute, and no other, as nearly as he can in the language used on the trial.
Tex. Government Code § 662.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.057
§ 662.057. TEXAS ARBOR DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The first Friday in November of each year is Texas Arbor Day to encourage the planting and cultivation of forest, shade, and ornamental trees throughout the state.

(b) Texas Arbor Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies and activities.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 113.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 113 / Section 113.003
§ 113.003. REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), remedies awarded in a proceeding adjudicating a claim under this chapter may include any remedy available for breach of contract that is not inconsistent with the terms of the contract, including the cost of cover and specific performance.

(b) Remedies awarded in a proceeding adjudicating a claim under this chapter may not include consequential or exemplary damages.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.056 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.056
§ 502.056. DISPUTED CLASSIFICATION OF VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

In a disputed case, the department may determine:

(1) the classification to which a vehicle belongs; and

(2) the amount of the registration fee for the vehicle.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.001
§ 1501.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Health Insurance Portability and Availability Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0102
§ 4016.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Bluebonnet Hills Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8312.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8312 / Section 8312.002
§ 8312.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County, created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3844.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3844 / Section 3844.251
§ 3844.251. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved as provided by Subchapter M, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, except that Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its bonds or other obligations according to their terms.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.901 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.901
§ 61.901. PENALTIES.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided in this section, a person who violates any provision of this chapter or any proclamation or regulation of the commission issued under the authority of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b) A person who violates a proclamation of the commission relating to the daily catch, retention, and size limits for redfish or speckled sea trout taken for noncommercial purposes is guilty of an offense and is punishable for the first and subsequent offenses by the penalties prescribed by Sections 66.2011(d) and 66.218 of this code.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992, Sec. 32(1), eff. June 18, 2005.

(d) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of a proclamation of the commission that regulates the use and possession of nets, seines, trawls, traps, or other devices used for catching aquatic life, except shrimp, in the inside water of this state that he has been convicted within five years before the trial date of a violation of the proclamation for which he is being prosecuted, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 134.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 134 / Section 134.151
§ 134.151. MAINTENANCE OF FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or municipal treasurer, as applicable, shall maintain in the county or municipal treasury a fund or account to which money is allocated under Section 134.101, 134.102, or 134.103, to the extent that the fund or account is not required by other law. Money in an account maintained under this section may be used only for the purposes provided by this subchapter.

(b) An account or fund maintained under this section in a county treasury may be administered by or at the direction of the county commissioners court.
Tex. Government Code § 411.528 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.528
§ 411.528. HEARING ON RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the respondent requests a hearing, the hearing shall be conducted by the department or the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(b) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall consider the department's applicable substantive rules and policies when conducting a hearing under this subchapter.

(c) A department hearing officer or an administrative law judge at the State Office of Administrative Hearings, as applicable, shall:

(1) make findings of fact and conclusions of law; and

(2) promptly issue to the commission a proposal for decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of any proposed administrative penalty.