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Tex. Occupations Code § 453.215 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.215
§ 453.215. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The board shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The board may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history record information check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history record information check.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.559 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.559
§ 2001.559. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

The commission may suspend or revoke a license under Section 2001.355, impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter M, or both, depending on the severity of the violation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 313.041 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 313 / Section 313.041
§ 313.041. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "railway" includes a street railway and an interurban.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 44.013 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 44 / Section 44.013
§ 44.013. USE OF PURCHASED GAME ANIMALS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, game animals listed in Subdivision (2) of Section 44.006 of this code may be purchased or received in this state only for the purpose of liberation for stocking purposes or holding for propagation purposes. All game animals listed in Subdivision (2) of Section 44.006 of this code and increase from those game animals are under the full force of the laws of this state pertaining to wild game and the game animals may be held in captivity for propagation in this state only after a license is issued by the department under this chapter.

(b) Any game animal may be held, taken, or received for scientific and zoological purposes under a permit issued by the department pursuant to Section 43.022 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.107
§ 485A.107. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The media production advisory committee is composed of the following members:

(1) the director of the Texas Film Commission division of the governor's office;

(2) one representative of the comptroller's office, appointed by the comptroller; and

(3) subject to Subsection (b), nine representatives appointed by the comptroller.

(b) In making appointments to the advisory committee under Subsection (a)(3), the comptroller shall provide for a balanced representation of the different geographic regions of this state. Each of the following types of companies or organizations must be represented by at least one member serving on the advisory committee:

(1) animation production companies;

(2) film and television production companies;

(3) labor or workforce organizations;

(4) equipment vendors;

(5) the video gaming industry; and

(6) commercial production companies.

(c) The director of the Texas Film Commission division of the office of the governor serves as the presiding officer of the advisory committee. The advisory committee shall meet at the call of the presiding officer.

(d) The advisory committee, through review of applications submitted under Section 485A.108, shall make recommendations to the office for designation of qualified media production locations under this subchapter. The office may provide administrative support to the advisory committee.

(e) Section 2110.008 does not apply to the advisory committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.251
§ 1012.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The tax may be used to pay:

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

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

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 397.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 397 / Section 397.010
§ 397.010. DRAINAGE.
Status: in_force

Each portion of a lot or tract used in the operation of an automotive wrecking and salvage yard must have appropriate drainage.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.304 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.304
§ 2054.304. CANCELLATION AND NONRENEWAL.
Status: in_force

The company may cancel or refuse to renew coverage on a policyholder as provided by Section 406.008, Labor Code.
Tex. Government Code § 302.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 302 / Section 302.033
§ 302.033.
Status: in_force

Sec. 302.033. LEGISLATIVE BRIBERY: ACCEPTING BENEFITS. A member of or candidate for the house of representatives commits an offense if, on the representation or understanding that the member or candidate will cast a vote for a particular person for speaker of the house of representatives, the member or candidate solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept:

(1) the appointment of or refusal to appoint a person to a chairmanship or vice-chairmanship of a house committee or subcommittee;

(2) the appointment of or refusal to appoint a person to a particular house committee or subcommittee, the Legislative Budget Board, the Texas Legislative Council, the Legislative Library Board, the Legislative Audit Committee, or any other position the speaker appoints;

(3) preferential or unfavorable treatment on any legislation or appropriation;

(4) the employment of, refusal of employment of, or removal from employment of a person; or

(5) economic benefit to or withholding of economic benefit from a person.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.160 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.160
§ 41.160. ASSESSMENTS; APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, on the recommendation of the council, shall propose the maximum assessment in a referendum under Section 41.162.

(b) If an assessment referendum is approved, the council shall recommend to the commissioner an assessment amount not greater than the maximum amount approved in the referendum. After the assessment is approved by the commissioner, the council shall collect the assessment.

(c) An assessment levied on producers shall be applied by the council to efforts relating to the marketing, education, research, and promotion of beef and beef products in Texas, the United States, and international markets, including administrative costs of conducting an assessment referendum.

(d) Assessments collected by the council are not state funds and are not required to be deposited in the state treasury.

(e) Section 41.083 applies to an assessment collected by the council under this subchapter. Section 41.082 does not apply to an assessment collected under this subchapter. The commissioner, on the council's recommendation, may exempt from the assessment certain producers who are exempt under federal law.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.096 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.096
§ 191.096. MARKING LANDMARK ON PRIVATE LAND.
Status: in_force

Any site on private land which is designated a landmark shall be marked by at least one marker bearing the words "State Archeological Landmark".
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.006
§ 2051.006. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

In applying this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law among states that have enacted similar laws.
Tex. Finance Code § 305.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 305 / Section 305.105
§ 305.105. AMOUNTS PAYABLE PURSUANT TO A FINAL JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

A creditor is not liable to an obligor for a violation of this subtitle if the creditor receives interest that has been awarded pursuant to a final judgment that is no longer subject to modification or reversal.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.075 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.075
§ 981.075. TAXES IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

(a) The premium for a surplus lines policy written under this subchapter is subject to the premium tax, if applicable, imposed under Chapter 225.

(b) A domestic surplus lines insurer is subject to an applicable maintenance tax as if the domestic surplus lines insurer were an authorized insurer under Subtitle C, Title 3.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909 / Section 7909.0106
§ 7909.0106. 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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.356 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.356
§ 62.356. EFFECT OF CERTAIN ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has an adjudication of delinquent conduct that would otherwise be reportable under Article 62.001(5) does not have a reportable adjudication of delinquent conduct for purposes of this chapter if the juvenile court enters an order under this subchapter exempting the person from the registration requirements of this chapter.

(b) If the juvenile court enters an order exempting a person from registration under this chapter, the respondent may not be required to register in this or any other state for the offense for which registration was exempted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0314 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0314
§ 3966.0314. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.058
§ 372.058. INFORMATION SHARING AND CONTRACTS BETWEEN TOLL PROJECT ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the confidentiality of electronic toll collection customer account information, including confidentiality under Sections 228.057(e), 366.179(d), 370.177(m), 370.178(d), and 372.051(a), a toll project entity with an electronic toll collection customer may provide to another toll project entity electronic toll collection customer account information for the purposes of customer service, toll collection, enforcement, or reporting requirements.

(b) The provision of electronic toll collection customer account information under Subsection (a) must ensure the confidentiality of all account information.

(c) A contract between toll project entities for the collection of tolls must:

(1) specify which entity is responsible for making the determinations, sending notices, and taking other actions, as applicable, under Section 372.055; and

(2) include terms to ensure that customers do not receive invoices from more than one entity for the same transaction.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.103
§ 8.103. RULES FOR DETERMINING WHETHER CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS AND INTERESTS ARE SECURITIES OR FINANCIAL ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A share or similar equity interest issued by a corporation, business trust, joint stock company, or similar entity is a security.

(b) An investment company security is a security. "Investment company security" means a share or similar equity interest issued by an entity that is registered as an investment company under the federal investment company laws, an interest in a unit investment trust that is so registered, or a face-amount certificate issued by a face-amount certificate company that is so registered. "Investment company security" does not include an insurance policy or endowment policy or annuity contract issued by an insurance company.

(c) An interest in a partnership or limited liability company is not a security unless it is dealt in or traded on securities exchanges or in securities markets, its terms expressly provide that it is a security governed by this chapter, or it is an investment company security. However, an interest in a partnership or limited liability company is a financial asset if it is held in a securities account.

(d) A writing that is a security certificate is governed by this chapter and not by Chapter 3, even though it also meets the requirements of that chapter. However, a negotiable instrument governed by Chapter 3 is a financial asset if it is held in a securities account.

(e) An option or similar obligation issued by a clearing corporation to its participants is not a security, but is a financial asset.

(f) A commodity contract, as defined in Section 9.102(a)(15), is not a security or a financial asset.

(g) A document of title, as defined in Section 1.201(b)(16), is not a financial asset unless Section 8.102(a)(9)(C) applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.101
§ 3913.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Water Code § 36.060 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.060
§ 36.060. FEES OF OFFICE; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A director is entitled to receive fees of office of not more than $250 a day for each day the director actually spends performing the duties of a director. The fees of office may not exceed $9,000 a year.

(b) Each director is also entitled to receive reimbursement of actual expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred while engaging in activities on behalf of the district.

(c) In order to receive fees of office and to receive reimbursement for expenses, each director shall file with the district a verified statement showing the number of days actually spent in the service of the district and a general description of the duties performed for each day of service.

(d) Section 36.052(a) notwithstanding, Subsection (a) prevails over any other law in conflict with or inconsistent with that subsection, including a special law governing a specific district unless the special law prohibits the directors of that district from receiving a fee of office. If the application of this section results in an increase in the fees of office for any district, that district's fees of office shall not increase unless the district's board by resolution authorizes payment of the higher fees.

(e) For liability purposes only, a director is considered a district employee under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, even if the director does not receive fees of office voluntarily, by district policy, or through a statutory exception to this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.114 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.114
§ 772.114.
Status: in_force

Sec. 772.114. 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE. (a) The board may impose a 9-1-1 emergency service fee on service users in the district if authorized to do so by a majority of the votes cast in the election to confirm the creation of the district and by a majority vote of the governing body of each participating jurisdiction. For purposes of this subsection, the jurisdiction of the county is the unincorporated area of the county.

(b) The fee may be imposed only on the base rate charge or its equivalent, excluding charges for coin-operated telephone equipment. The fee may not be imposed on more than 100 local exchange access lines or their equivalent for a single business entity at a single location, unless the lines are used by residents of the location. The fee may also not be imposed on any line that the Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications excluded from the definition of a local exchange access line or an equivalent local exchange access line pursuant to Section 771.063. If a business service user provides residential facilities, each line that terminates at a residential unit and that is a communication link equivalent to a residential local exchange access line, shall be charged the 9-1-1 emergency service fee. The fee must have uniform application and must be imposed in each participating jurisdiction.

(c) The rate of the fee may not exceed six percent of the monthly base rate charged a service user by the principal service supplier in the participating jurisdiction.

(d) The board shall set the amount of the fee each year as part of the annual budget. The board shall notify each service supplier of a change in the amount of the fee not later than the 91st day before the date the change takes effect.

(e) In imposing the fee, the board shall attempt to match the district's revenues to its operating expenditures and to provide reasonable reserves for contingencies and for the purchase and installation of 9-1-1 emergency service equipment. If the revenue received from the fee exceeds the amount of money needed to fund the district, the board by resolution shall reduce the rate of the fee to an amount adequate to fund the district as required by this subsection or suspend the imposition of the fee. If the board suspends the imposition of the fee, the board by resolution may reinstitute the fee if money received by the district is not adequate to fund the district.

(f) In a public agency whose governing body at a later date votes to receive 9-1-1 service from the district, at a later date, the fee is imposed beginning on the date specified by the board. The board may charge the incoming agency an additional amount of money to cover the initial cost of providing 9-1-1 service to that agency. The fee authorized to be charged in a district applies to new territory added to the district under Section 772.105(b) when the territory becomes part of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 864.0051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 864 / Section 864.0051
§ 864.0051. CONTINUING DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) To receive disability retirement benefits in the form of a continuing annuity provided beyond the time prescribed under Section 864.005, a person who has been determined by a local board to be temporarily disabled must:

(1) not later than the first anniversary of the date the person was determined to be temporarily disabled, apply to the state board in the manner and form prescribed by the state board; and

(2) be certified by the medical board designated by the state board under Section 865.020 as permanently disabled for the performance of the duties of any occupation:

(A) for which the person is reasonably suited by education, training, and experience; and

(B) that could reasonably be expected to provide the person with at least 75 percent of the salary the person was earning at the time the disability occurred.

(b) The amount of a continuing disability retirement annuity under this section is determined in the same manner as for a temporary disability retirement benefit under Section 864.004(b).

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a continuing disability retirement annuity terminates on the fifth anniversary of the date that payment of the continuing disability retirement annuity begins following the certification of the continuation of the disability under Subsection (a).

(d) To continue receiving payments of a continuing disability retirement annuity after the fifth anniversary, the retiree must be recertified as permanently disabled by the medical board every five years using the same standard prescribed by Subsection (a)(2).

(e) Payments of a continuing disability retirement annuity to a retiree certified by the medical board as permanently disabled under Subsection (a) or (d) shall cease if the retiree:

(1) returns to work at any occupation that provides the person with at least 75 percent of the salary the person was earning at the time the disability occurred;

(2) performs emergency services or support services for any participating department; or

(3) rejects a suitable offer of employment, as determined by the local board.

(f) If the state board has reason to believe that a ground for termination of a continuing disability retirement annuity exists, the state board shall set a date for a hearing on the continuation or termination of the annuity. If the state board determines that a ground for termination exists, the state board, after notice and a hearing, shall adopt an order terminating the continuing disability retirement annuity.

(g) The state board may require financial information, including federal income tax returns and wage earning forms, from a retiree as a condition of the continued receipt of continuing disability retirement benefits. Failure to timely provide requested information is a ground for terminating benefits.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 66.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 66 / Section 66.08
§ 66.08. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 64.04 of this code applies to recordkeeping by branch distributor's licensees.

(b) The holder of a branch distributor's license may apply to the administrator for permission to maintain required records at the premises of the holder of the general distributor's license for that branch distributor licensee. If, in the judgment of the administrator, the licensee is deemed qualified, the administrator in writing may grant the application. If the administrator denies the application, he shall do so in writing and must base his denial on one of the grounds specified in Section 61.74 of this code or any other valid reason.

(c) In making a determination as to the qualifications of the holder of a branch distributor's license to maintain required records at another premises, the administrator shall consider the distributor's past record of compliance with the provisions of this code and the distributor's history of filing timely and correct reports to the commission.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.056
§ 355.056. HEARING ON CERTAIN CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a claim is properly authenticated and allowed but the court is not satisfied that the claim is just, the court shall:

(1) examine the claimant and the personal representative under oath; and

(2) hear other evidence necessary to determine the issue.

(b) If after conducting the examination and hearing the evidence under Subsection (a) the court is not convinced that the claim is just, the court shall disapprove the claim.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8085.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8085 / Section 8085.0501
§ 8085.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

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