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Tex. Government Code § 25.1152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1152
§ 25.1152. HOUSTON COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Houston County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases and proceedings including juvenile matters.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(52), eff. January 1, 2012.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(d) The salary of the judge of a county court at law shall be paid out of the county treasury on orders of the commissioners court. The judge is entitled to reasonable travel expenses and necessary office expenses, including administrative and clerical assistance.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(52), eff. January 1, 2012.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(52), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) The judge of a county court at law shall set the official court reporter's salary at an amount that does not exceed the salary of the court reporter for the district court. The salary shall be paid from the county treasury on order of the commissioners court.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(52), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(52), eff. January 1, 2012.

(j) The district clerk serves as clerk of the court in family law cases and proceedings, and the county clerk serves as clerk for all other cases. The district clerk shall establish a separate docket for a county court at law. The commissioners court may employ as many deputy sheriffs and bailiffs as are necessary to serve the court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.507 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.507
§ 361.507. ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETENESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may review a source reduction and waste minimization plan or annual report to determine whether the plan or report complies with this subchapter and rules adopted under Section 361.504, 361.505, or 361.506, as appropriate.

(b) Failure to have a source reduction and waste minimization plan in accordance with Sections 361.504 and 361.505 or failure to submit a source reduction and waste minimization annual report in accordance with Section 361.506 is a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.030 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.030
§ 601.030. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the advisory board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the advisory board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing advisory board operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the advisory board;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the advisory board;

(4) the types of advisory board rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business the advisory board regulates, including any rule, interpretation, or enforcement action that:

(A) regulates the scope of practice of persons in a profession or business the advisory board regulates;

(B) restricts advertising by persons in a profession or business the advisory board regulates;

(C) affects the price of goods or services provided by persons in a profession or business the advisory board regulates; or

(D) restricts participation in a profession or business the advisory board regulates;

(5) the results of the most recent formal audit of the advisory board;

(6) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the advisory board in performing their duties; and

(7) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the advisory board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the advisory board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director of the medical board shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each advisory board member. Each board member shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3791.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3791 / Section 3791.0106
§ 3791.0106. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.003
§ 8109.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8109.023 before September 1, 2011:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2011, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Bell and Williamson Counties in proportion to the contribution of money made; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2014.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.201
§ 2302.201. DUTIES ON ACQUISITION OF SALVAGE MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 501.0935, Transportation Code, a salvage vehicle dealer who acquires ownership of a salvage motor vehicle from an owner must receive from the owner a properly assigned title.

(b) The dealer shall comply with Subchapter E, Chapter 501, Transportation Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.004
§ 502.004. INFORMATION ON ALTERNATIVELY FUELED VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "alternatively fueled vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is capable of using a fuel other than gasoline or diesel fuel.

(b) The department by rule shall establish a program to collect information about the number of alternatively fueled vehicles registered in this state.

(c) The department shall submit an annual report to the legislature that includes the information collected under this section. The report must, at a minimum, show the number of vehicles registered in this state that use:

(1) electric plug-in drives;

(2) hybrid electric drives;

(3) compressed natural gas drives; and

(4) liquefied natural gas drives.
Tex. Education Code § 58A.076 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 58A / Section 58A.076
§ 58A.076. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A medical school that receives a grant awarded under this subchapter shall submit to the board an annual report on the amounts and purposes for which grant funds were spent during the year covered by the report.
Tex. Transportation Code § 458.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 458 / Section 458.011
§ 458.011. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF RURAL OR URBAN TRANSIT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A rural or urban transit district may contract with any governmental agency or private person, firm, or corporation for:

(1) the use by either party to the contract of all or any part of a facility, structure, interest in land, air right over land, or right-of-way that is owned, leased, or held by the other party; or

(2) the purpose of planning, constructing, or operating a facility or performing a service that the rural transit district is authorized to operate or perform.

(b) The governing body of a rural or urban transit district by resolution may adopt rules for the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the transit district's transportation system, except that the rules may not relate to Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 275.053 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 275 / Section 275.053
§ 275.053. CONTENTS OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

In addition to the information required by the general corporation laws, the articles of incorporation shall state:

(1) the name of each fiduciary institution causing the corporation to be incorporated; and

(2) the amount of stock originally subscribed for by each fiduciary institution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.256 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.256
§ 1201.256. WIND ZONE REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Kenedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, Orange, Refugio, San Patricio, and Willacy counties are in Wind Zone II. All other counties are in Wind Zone I.

(b) To be installed in a Wind Zone II county, a manufactured home constructed on or after September 1, 1997, must meet the Wind Zone II standards adopted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(c) A manufactured home constructed before September 1, 1997, may be installed in a Wind Zone I or II county without restriction.

(d) A retailer who sells a manufactured home constructed on or after September 1, 1997, to Wind Zone I standards must, before the execution of a mutually binding sales agreement or retail installment sales contract, give the consumer notice that:

(1) the home was not designed or constructed to withstand a hurricane force wind occurring in a Wind Zone II or III area;

(2) installation of the home is not permitted in a Wind Zone II county in this state; and

(3) another state may prohibit installation of the home in a Wind Zone II or III area.
Tex. Transportation Code § 203.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 203 / Section 203.023
§ 203.023. SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN LAYOUT OR FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall require a hearing for projects that substantially change the layout or function of a connecting roadway or an existing facility, including the addition of managed lanes, high-occupancy vehicle lanes, bicycle lanes, bus lanes, and transit lanes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.157
§ 1045.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.0567 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0567
§ 31.0567. EFFECT OF POSSESSION OF CERTIFICATE OF TITLE; JUDICIAL PROCESS.
Status: in_force

Possession of a certificate of title does not provide a right to obtain possession of a vessel or outboard motor. Garnishment, attachment, levy, replevin, or other judicial process against the certificate is not effective to determine possessory rights to the vessel or outboard motor. This chapter does not prohibit enforcement under the laws of this state of a security interest in, levy on, or foreclosure of a statutory or common-law lien on a vessel or outboard motor. Absence of an indication of a statutory or common-law lien on a certificate of title does not invalidate the lien.
Tex. Water Code § 49.461 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.461
§ 49.461. POLICY AND PURPOSE.
Status: repealed

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) the provision of parks and recreational facilities is necessary and desirable for the health and well-being of the people of this state; and

(2) it is the policy of the state and the purpose of this subchapter to encourage persons in districts to provide parks and recreational facilities for their use and benefit.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 343, Sec. 8.
Tex. Election Code § 233.012 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 233 / Section 233.012
§ 233.012. EFFECT OF VOID ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The effect of a void election with respect to a restriction on the authority to order another election or on the time interval between elections of the same or similar nature is the same as if the election had not been held.

(b) If the authorization for ordering the election that was declared void was conditioned on its being ordered or held before a specified date and that condition was satisfied with respect to the void election, the condition is also satisfied if another election is ordered for a date not later than the 120th day after the date the judgment declaring the contested election void becomes final or the first day on which the election may lawfully be held, whichever is later.
Tex. Government Code § 43.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.003
§ 43.003. FAILURE TO ATTEND COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a district attorney fails to attend any term of the district court of a county in the district, the district clerk shall certify that failure to the comptroller of public accounts. Unless a satisfactory reason for the failure is shown to the comptroller, the district attorney may not receive salary for the time the district attorney failed to attend.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a district attorney who complies with Section 41.015.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.4021 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.4021
§ 15.4021. RECEIPT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS; NOTICE OF COMMISSION ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the department.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules providing for public notice of department activities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.108
§ 1025.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.502 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.502
§ 1001.502. AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed:

(1) $5,000 for each violation of this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter; and

(2) $1,500 for each violation of Chapter 1071 or a rule adopted or order issued under Chapter 1071.

(a-1) Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.

(b) The amount of the penalty shall be based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:

(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the prohibited act; and

(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;

(2) the economic harm to property or the environment caused by the violation;

(3) the history of previous violations;

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

(5) efforts or resistance to efforts to correct the violation; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.

(c) The board may include in the amount of the penalty the actual costs of investigating and prosecuting the violation.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.103
§ 185.103. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) An order issued under Section 185.101 or 185.102 must contain or be accompanied by a notice that, at the request of the state trust company, a hearing will be held before the banking commissioner at which the state trust company may cross-examine witnesses and present evidence to contest the order or show that it has satisfied all requirements for abatement of the order. The banking commissioner has the burden of proof for any continuation of the order or the issuance of a new order.

(b) To contest or modify the order or demonstrate that it has satisfied all requirements for abatement of the order, the state trust company shall submit to the banking commissioner a written request for a hearing. The request must state the grounds for the request to set aside or modify the order. On receiving a request for hearing, the banking commissioner shall serve notice of the time and place of the hearing, which must be not later than the 10th day after the date the banking commissioner receives the request for a hearing unless the parties agree to a later hearing date. The notice must be delivered by personal delivery or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.

(c) The banking commissioner may:

(1) delay a decision for a prompt examination of the state trust company; and

(2) reopen the record as necessary to allow presentation of the results of the examination and appropriate opportunity for cross-examination and presentation of other relevant evidence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.155
§ 3846.155. TAX RATES.
Status: repealed

(a) The district may impose the sales and use tax in increments of one-eighth of one percent, with a minimum tax of one-half percent and a maximum tax of two percent.

(b) The district may not impose a sales and use tax of greater than one percent unless the voters of the district have approved the imposition of a rate of one percent or less in addition to the existing one percent rate at an election called for that purpose and conducted generally in the manner provided by Section 3846.152.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 717, Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.

(d) If as a result of the imposition or increase in a sales and use tax by the district as provided under this section or Section 3846.152, the overlapping local sales and use taxes in a municipality or political subdivision located in the boundaries of the district will exceed two percent, the municipality's or political subdivision's sales and use tax is automatically reduced in that municipality or political subdivision to a rate that, when added to the district's rate, does not exceed two percent.

(e) If the tax rate of a municipality or political subdivision is reduced in accordance with Subsection (d), the comptroller shall withhold from the district's monthly sales and use tax allocation an amount equal to the amount that would have been collected by the municipality or political subdivision had the district not imposed or increased its sales and use tax less amounts that the municipality or political subdivision collects following the district's imposition of or increase in its sales and use tax. The comptroller shall withhold and pay the amount withheld to the municipality or political subdivision under policies or procedures that the comptroller considers reasonable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.060 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.060
§ 1601.060. ACCOUNTING BY CARRIER PROVIDING PURCHASED COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A carrier providing coverage purchased under this chapter to a system shall provide an accounting for each line of coverage to the system not later than the 120th day after the end of each plan year.

(b) The accounting must be in a form acceptable to the system.

(c) The accounting for each line of coverage must state:

(1) the cumulative amount of contributions remitted to the carrier under the coverage;

(2) the total of all mortality and other claims, charges, losses, costs, contingency reserve for pending and unreported claims, and expenses incurred; and

(3) the amounts of the allowance for a reasonable profit, contingency reserve, and all other administrative charges.

(d) Information provided under Subsection (c) must be provided:

(1) for the period from the coverage's date of issue to the end of the plan year; and

(2) for the plan year covered by the report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8427.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8427 / Section 8427.153
§ 8427.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.060
§ 8845.060. TREASURER AND ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a treasurer and an attorney for the district.

(b) The person appointed as treasurer shall execute a bond in the amount determined by the board, payable to the district, conditioned on the faithful performance of the treasurer's duties. The district shall pay for the bond.

(c) A person appointed under this section is entitled to the compensation provided by the district's budget.
Tex. Government Code § 441.121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.121
§ 441.121. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Library Systems Act.
Tex. Local Government Code § 61.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 61 / Section 61.010
§ 61.010. INTERVAL BETWEEN ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

If a majority of the votes in a consolidation election in any municipality do not favor consolidation, another consolidation election involving the same municipalities may not be held within two years after the date the consolidation proposition was defeated.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.061
§ 311.061. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a hospital that employs or seeks to employ a physician, that primarily provides medical care to children younger than 18 years of age, and that:

(1) is owned or operated by a nonprofit fraternal organization; or

(2) has a governing body the majority of members of which belong to a nonprofit fraternal organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.155
§ 3898.155. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.156
§ 3901.156. MASS TRANSIT SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not limit the authority of the district to provide mass transit systems under Chapter 375, Local Government Code.