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Tex. Occupations Code § 205.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.453
§ 205.453. AMOUNT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of an administrative penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation. 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 any 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 to correct the violation; and

(6) any other matter that justice may require.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7939A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7939A / Section 7939A.0102
§ 7939A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929A / Section 7929A.0403
§ 7929A.0403. 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 § 3810.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3810 / Section 3810.156
§ 3810.156. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter approval before the district may:

(1) impose a maintenance tax; or

(2) issue a bond payable from ad valorem taxes or assessments.

(b) The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.
Tex. Government Code § 411.092 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.092
§ 411.092.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.092. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: BANKING COMMISSIONER. (a) The banking commissioner is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who is:

(1) an applicant for a license, charter, or other authority granted or issued by the banking commissioner under:

(A) Subtitle A, F, or G, Title 3, Finance Code;

(B) Chapter 151 or 154, Finance Code; or

(C) Chapter 712, Health and Safety Code;

(2) a principal of an applicant under Subdivision (1);

(3) an employee of or applicant for employment or volunteer with the Texas Department of Banking; or

(4) a contractor or subcontractor of the Texas Department of Banking.

(b) Criminal history record information obtained by the commissioner under Subsection (a), except on court order or as provided by Subsection (c), may not be released or disclosed to any person.

(c) The commissioner is not prohibited from disclosing to the individual who is the subject of the information the dates and places of arrests, the offenses, and the dispositions in the criminal history record information.
Tex. Government Code § 475.0060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 475 / Section 475.0060
§ 475.0060. SUPPORT BY CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

The Texas Department of Transportation, the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs may:

(1) assist a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county in developing applications and planning for the games; and

(2) enter into a contract or agreement or give assurances related to the presentation of the games.
Tex. Education Code § 132.221 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.221
§ 132.221. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The cost of administration of this chapter shall be included in the appropriation for the commission.

(b) Fees collected by the commission shall be used to help defray the cost and expense of administering this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 154.015 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.015
§ 154.015. ACCELERATION OF UNPAID CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "estate" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 22, Estates Code.

(b) If the child support obligor dies before the child support obligation terminates, the remaining unpaid balance of the child support obligation becomes payable on the date the obligor dies.

(c) For purposes of this section, the court of continuing jurisdiction shall determine the amount of the unpaid child support obligation for each child of the deceased obligor. In determining the amount of the unpaid child support obligation, the court shall consider all relevant factors, including:

(1) the present value of the total amount of monthly periodic child support payments that would become due between the month in which the obligor dies and the month in which the child turns 18 years of age, based on the amount of the periodic monthly child support payments under the child support order in effect on the date of the obligor's death;

(2) the present value of the total amount of health insurance and dental insurance premiums payable for the benefit of the child from the month in which the obligor dies until the month in which the child turns 18 years of age, based on the cost of health insurance and dental insurance for the child ordered to be paid on the date of the obligor's death;

(3) in the case of a disabled child under 18 years of age or an adult disabled child, an amount to be determined by the court under Section 154.306;

(4) the nature and amount of any benefit to which the child would be entitled as a result of the obligor's death, including life insurance proceeds, annuity payments, trust distributions, social security death benefits, and retirement survivor benefits; and

(5) any other financial resource available for the support of the child.

(d) If, after considering all relevant factors, the court finds that the child support obligation has been satisfied, the court shall render an order terminating the child support obligation. If the court finds that the child support obligation is not satisfied, the court shall render a judgment in favor of the obligee, for the benefit of the child, in the amount of the unpaid child support obligation determined under Subsection (c). The order must designate the obligee as constructive trustee, for the benefit of the child, of any money received in satisfaction of the judgment.

(e) The obligee has a claim, on behalf of the child, against the deceased obligor's estate for the unpaid child support obligation determined under Subsection (c). The obligee may present the claim in the manner provided by the Estates Code.

(f) If money paid to the obligee for the benefit of the child exceeds the amount of the unpaid child support obligation remaining at the time of the obligor's death, the obligee shall hold the excess amount as constructive trustee for the benefit of the deceased obligor's estate until the obligee delivers the excess amount to the legal representative of the deceased obligor's estate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 403.0051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0051
§ 403.0051. COMMISSION AS INDEPENDENT ENTITY; FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is an independent entity established by federal law and governed by the compact and is not an agency of this state or a program, department, or other division of, or administratively attached to, an agency of this state.

(b) The legislature may appropriate money to the commission. Money for the commission may not be appropriated as part of an appropriation for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(c) The comptroller may:

(1) assign the commission an agency code; and

(2) from funds appropriated to the commission, provide for the reimbursement of a commission member or employee or a person who contracts with the commission for purchases approved by the commission, including state and local sales tax.
Tex. Local Government Code § 322.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 322 / Section 322.025
§ 322.025. EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The expenses of a commissioner must be approved by the commissioners court of the county the commissioner represents, and when approved must be paid in due time by the board's check or warrant.
Tex. Government Code § 2056.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2056 / Section 2056.004
§ 2056.004. ASSISTANCE FOR AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

The Governor's Office of Budget and Planning and the Legislative Budget Board shall work with each state agency to determine acceptable measures of output, outcome, unit cost, and cost-effectiveness for use in the agency's plan.
Tex. Labor Code § 102.023 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 102 / Section 102.023
§ 102.023. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board's secretary shall sign each subpoena issued under this chapter.

(b) The board may authorize a person of full age to serve a subpoena issued under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 4007.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.055
§ 4007.055. ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENA; CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person disobeys a subpoena or if a witness appearing before the commissioner refuses to give evidence, the commissioner may petition the district court of a jurisdiction in which the person or witness may be found, and the court on this petition may issue an order requiring the person or witness to, as applicable, obey the subpoena, testify, or produce a book, an account, a record, a paper, and correspondence relating to the matter in question.

(b) The district court may punish as contempt the failure to obey an order under Subsection (a).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.515 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.515
§ 2.515. PRESERVING EVIDENCE OF GOODS IN DISPUTE.
Status: in_force

In furtherance of the adjustment of any claim or dispute

(1) either party on reasonable notification to the other and for the purpose of ascertaining the facts and preserving evidence has the right to inspect, test and sample the goods including such of them as may be in the possession or control of the other; and

(2) the parties may agree to a third party inspection or survey to determine the conformity or condition of the goods and may agree that the findings shall be binding upon them in any subsequent litigation or adjustment.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.041
§ 326.041. BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

A district shall be governed by a board of five trustees.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.051
§ 1153.051. FILING OF FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer shall file with the commissioner the form of each policy, certificate of insurance, notice of proposed insurance, application for insurance, endorsement, and rider to which this chapter applies that is delivered or issued for delivery in this state.

(b) If a group policy of credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance is delivered in another state, the insurer is required to file only the group certificate and notice of proposed insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this state, as specified in Section 1153.052.

(c) The commissioner shall approve a certificate filed under Subsection (b) if it conforms with the requirements provided by Section 1153.052 and if the schedule of premium rates applicable to the insurance evidenced by that certificate or notice does not exceed the presumptive premium rate established by the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 777.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 777 / Section 777.005
§ 777.005. RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A poison control center may conduct a toxicology poison treatment research program to improve treatments for poisoning victims and to reduce the severity of injuries from poisonings.

(b) A poison control center may accept grants or contributions from public or private sources to be used for research.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.0325 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.0325
§ 240.0325. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN OUTDOOR LIGHTING.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may not adopt an order under Section 240.032 regulating the installation and use of outdoor lighting that is located within five miles of a military installation, base, or camp located in the unincorporated area of a county and:

(1) was installed or used before the effective date of the order and is necessary for the operations of:

(A) an electric utility, power generation company, or transmission and distribution utility, as those terms are defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(B) an electric cooperative or a municipally owned utility, as those terms are defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code;

(C) a gas utility, as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(D) surface coal mining and reclamation operations, as defined by Section 134.004, Natural Resources Code;

(E) a telecommunications provider, as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code, or its affiliates; or

(F) a manufacturing facility required by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rule to hold a permit; or

(2) is owned or maintained for the purpose of illuminating:

(A) a tract of land that is maintained as a single family residence and that is located outside the boundaries of a platted subdivision;

(B) a tract of land maintained for agricultural use;

(C) an activity that takes place on a tract of land maintained for agricultural use;

(D) structures or related improvements located on a tract of land maintained for agricultural use; or

(E) a correctional facility operated by or under a contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0109
§ 3981.0109. CITY CONSENT; OPERATING AGREEMENT AND PROJECT AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (c), before the district may exercise any powers under this chapter:

(1) the city must adopt an ordinance or resolution consenting to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district;

(2) the city and the district must negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted operating agreement; and

(3) the city and each developer of property in the district must negotiate and execute a project agreement.

(b) This chapter expires December 31, 2020, if:

(1) the city and the district have not executed the operating agreement required by Subsection (a)(2); or

(2) the city and each developer of property in the district have not executed a project agreement as required by Subsection (a)(3).

(c) The board has the powers necessary, convenient, or desirable to negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted operating agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8825.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8825 / Section 8825.109
§ 8825.109. COORDINATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) coordinate activities with the Central Carrizo-Wilcox Coordinating Council and appoint a nonvoting representative to the Central Carrizo-Wilcox Coordinating Council; and

(2) coordinate activities with the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District or other groundwater conservation districts to manage portions of the Gulf Coast Aquifer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.109
§ 3897.109. WATER DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers provided by the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.108
§ 1077.108. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 100.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 100 / Section 100.001
§ 100.001. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

It is an affirmative defense to a civil action for damages for personal injury or death brought against a person performing duties under Article 2A.002(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, the person's employer, or the owner of a commercial nuclear power plant where the person was working, that at the time the cause of action arose the person was justified in using force under Chapter 9, Penal Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8002.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002 / Section 8002.055
§ 8002.055. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding the acreage requirement under Section 54.801(a), Water Code, the district may establish and administer defined areas as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.652 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.652
§ 382.652. GRAYSON COUNTY PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to:

(1) a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility that begins commercial operation after January 1, 2025, and before December 31, 2025; and

(2) a facility that:

(A) is proposed to be constructed under or is operating under a new source review permit that authorizes the construction or operation of a portland cement kiln; and

(B) is associated with a facility that produces aggregates at an aggregate production operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.555 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.555
§ 1101.555. NOTICE TO BUYER REGARDING ABSTRACT OR TITLE POLICY.
Status: in_force

When an offer to purchase real estate in this state is signed, a license holder shall advise each buyer, in writing, that the buyer should:

(1) have the abstract covering the real estate that is the subject of the contract examined by an attorney chosen by the buyer; or

(2) be provided with or obtain a title insurance policy.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 109.532 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 109 / Section 109.532
§ 109.532. CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a uniform method of obtaining criminal history information. The uniform method must require:

(1) either a complete set of fingerprints or the complete name of the person being investigated to be submitted to the Department of Public Safety or to another law enforcement agency; and

(2) if fingerprints are submitted, the fingerprints must be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for further information if a relevant disqualifying record or other substantive information is not obtained from a state or local law enforcement agency.

(b) The commission may deny a license or permit or the renewal of a license or permit for an applicant if:

(1) the commission determines that a previous criminal conviction or deferred adjudication indicates that the applicant is not qualified or suitable for a license or permit; or

(2) the applicant fails to provide a complete set of fingerprints if the commission establishes that method of obtaining conviction information.

(c) All criminal history information received by the commission is privileged information and is for the exclusive use of the commission. The information may be released or otherwise disclosed to any other person or agency only:

(1) on court order; or

(2) with the consent of the person being investigated.

(d) The commission shall collect and destroy criminal history information relating to a person immediately after the commission makes a decision on the eligibility of the person for registration.

(e) A person commits an offense if the person releases or discloses in violation of this section criminal history information received by the commission. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the second degree.

(f) The commission may charge a fee to cover the cost of a criminal history background check.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.424 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.424
§ 401.424. MAMMOGRAPHY CERTIFICATION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) To receive a mammography certification under this subchapter, the mammography system must, at a minimum:

(1) meet criteria at least as stringent as the American College of Radiology mammography accreditation program;

(2) be specifically designed and used for the performance of mammography;

(3) be operated by an individual certified as a medical radiologic technologist under Chapter 601, Occupations Code, who meets, at a minimum, the requirements for personnel who perform mammography established by the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Section 263b); and

(4) be used in a facility that:

(A) meets, at minimum, the requirements for certification of the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Section 263b);

(B) has a licensed medical physicist specialized in radiology under Chapter 602, Occupations Code, who at least annually provides on-site consultation to the facility, including a complete evaluation of the entire mammography system to ensure compliance with this subchapter;

(C) maintains records of the consultations required under Paragraph (B) for not less than seven years after the date the consultation was performed;

(D) establishes a quality control program that meets requirements that are at least as stringent as those of the American College of Radiology mammography accreditation program; and

(E) maintains and makes available to a patient of the facility original mammograms performed at the facility until the earlier of either:

(i) the fifth anniversary of the mammography or, if an additional mammogram of the same patient is not performed by the facility, the 10th anniversary of the mammography; or

(ii) at the request of the patient, the date the patient's medical records are forwarded to another medical institution.

(b) To protect the public health, the executive commissioner by rule may adopt more stringent or additional requirements for:

(1) the certification of mammography systems; and

(2) the retention of original mammograms.

(c) To protect the public health, the executive commissioner by rule shall adopt qualifications for a physician who reads, evaluates, and interprets a mammogram that are no less stringent than the standards of the American College of Radiology.

(d) The department shall make available to the public copies of the criteria of the American College of Radiology mammography accreditation program or the modified criteria provided by department rule.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the standards imposed for certification under this chapter may not be less stringent than the standards imposed on a facility under the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. Section 263b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.051
§ 1043.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven elected directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered three-year terms.

(c) An election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.