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Tex. Estates Code § 1052.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.051
§ 1052.051. FILING PROCEDURES.
Status: repealed

(a) An application for a guardianship proceeding or a complaint, petition, or other paper permitted or required by law to be filed with a court in a guardianship proceeding must be filed with the county clerk of the appropriate county.

(b) Each paper filed in a guardianship proceeding must be given the docket number assigned to the estate.

(c) On receipt of a paper described by Subsection (a), the county clerk shall:

(1) file the paper; and

(2) endorse on the paper:

(A) the date the paper is filed;

(B) the docket number; and

(C) the clerk's official signature.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 , Sec. 37(1), eff. September 1, 2015.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 , Sec. 37(1), eff. September 1, 2015.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 , Sec. 37(1), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.0545 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.0545
§ 118.0545. SERVICES RENDERED AFTER JUDGMENT IN ORIGINAL ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The fees for "Services Rendered After Judgment in Original Action" under Section 118.052(1) are for services rendered after judgment in an original action filed in a county civil court.

(b) The fee for an "Abstract of judgment" under Section 118.052(1) is for issuing an abstract of judgment.

(b-1) The fee for "Preparation of the clerk's record for appeal" under Section 118.052(1) is for preparation of the clerk's record for appeal.

(c) The fee for an "Execution, order of sale, writ, or other process" under Section 118.052(1) is for issuing and recording the return on any of those documents. The fee applies only to a writ or process for the issuance of which another fee is not provided by this subchapter.

(d) The fee is charged of the party requesting the service and is due at the time the service is requested.

(e) In this section, "original action" includes an appeal from a justice of the peace or a corporation court and a transfer of an action from another jurisdiction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 313.050 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 313 / Section 313.050
§ 313.050. CORRECTION OF ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

If an assessment is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the governing body of the municipality may:

(1) supply any deficiency in the assessment proceedings;

(2) correct any mistake or irregularity in connection with the assessment; and

(3) at any time, make and impose a subsequent assessment after notice and hearing as nearly as possible in the manner this chapter provides for an original assessment and subject to the provisions of this chapter regarding special benefits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.059
§ 1068.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(c) Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator must execute a bond in the amount determined by the board of not less than $5,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties under this chapter.

(d) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3800.0606 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3800 / Section 3800.0606
§ 3800.0606. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of the district and may be used for any district purpose. The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations, and that pledge of revenue may be in combination with other revenue, including tax revenue, available to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8392.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8392 / Section 8392.001
§ 8392.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Spencer Road Public Utility District.
Tex. Water Code § 17.020 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.020
§ 17.020. COMPETITIVE BIDS.
Status: in_force

The board shall sell the bonds only after competitive bidding to the highest and best bidder. The board may reject any or all bids.
Tex. Election Code § 127.151 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.151
§ 127.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER; PROCEDURES PRESCRIBED BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the processing of election results in electronic voting systems that do not entail the counting of ballots at central locations established under Subchapter A.

(b) An electronic voting system used under this subchapter must require voters to deposit the ballots directly into a unit of automatic tabulating equipment. The tabulating equipment shall be programmed to return an irregularly marked ballot to the voter.

(c) The secretary of state shall prescribe any necessary procedures, in addition to those prescribed by this subchapter, for processing the election results.
Tex. Government Code § 403.214 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.214
§ 403.214. COUNTERCLAIM.
Status: in_force

The state may bring a counterclaim in a suit for a temporary or permanent injunction brought under this subchapter if the counterclaim relates to taxes or fees imposed under the same statute and during the same period as the taxes or fees that are the subject of the suit and if the counterclaim is filed not later than the 30th day before the date set for trial on the merits of the application for a temporary or permanent injunction. The state is not required to make an assessment of the taxes or fees subject to the counterclaim under any other statute, and the period of limitation applicable to an assessment of the taxes or fees does not apply to a counterclaim brought under this section.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 4 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 1 / Section 4
§ 4. EXAMINATION, APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

Prior to delivery thereof, all bonds authorized to be issued hereunder and the record relating to their issuance shall be submitted to the Attorney General of Texas for examination; and if he finds that they have been issued in accordance with the Constitution and this Act, and that they will be binding special obligations of the District authorizing their issuance, he shall approve them, and thereupon they shall be registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, and after such approval and registration they shall be incontestable.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.52 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.52
§ 49.52. RIGHT OF PARENT OF DECEASED PERSON TO VIEW PERSON'S BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a parent of a deceased person is entitled to view the person's body before a justice of the peace or the medical examiner, as applicable, for the county in which the death occurred assumes control over the body under Subchapter A or B, as applicable. If the person's death occurred at a hospital or other health care facility, the viewing may be conducted at the hospital or facility.

(b) A parent of a deceased person may not view the person's body after a justice of the peace or medical examiner described by Subsection (a) assumes control over the body under Subchapter A or B, as applicable, unless the parent first obtains the consent of the justice of the peace or medical examiner or a person acting on behalf of the justice of the peace or medical examiner.

(c) A viewing of the body of a deceased person under this article whose death is determined to be subject to an inquest under Article 49.04 or 49.25, as applicable, must be conducted in compliance with the following conditions:

(1) the viewing must be supervised by:

(A) if law enforcement has assumed control over the body at the time of the viewing, an appropriate peace officer or, with the officer's consent, a person described by Paragraph (B); or

(B) a physician, registered nurse, or licensed vocational nurse or the justice of the peace or the medical examiner or a person acting on behalf of the justice of the peace or medical examiner;

(2) a parent of the deceased person may not have contact with the person's body unless the parent first obtains the consent of the justice of the peace or medical examiner or a person acting on behalf of the justice of the peace or medical examiner; and

(3) a person may not remove a medical device from the deceased person's body or otherwise alter the condition of the body for purposes of conducting the viewing unless the person first obtains the consent of the justice of the peace or medical examiner or a person acting on behalf of the justice of the peace or medical examiner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.002
§ 1036.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.251
§ 2025.251. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, a person, other than as a spectator or as a person placing a wager, may not participate in pari-mutuel racing activities or wagering without first obtaining a license from the commission. A person may not engage in any occupation for which commission rules require a license under this subtitle without first obtaining a license from the commission.

(b) The commission shall determine the occupations that afford an opportunity to influence racing with pari-mutuel wagering, including individuals who:

(1) work in an occupation as an employee, contractor, or volunteer to afford the individual an opportunity to influence racing with pari-mutuel wagering; or

(2) will likely have significant access to the backside of a racetrack or to restricted areas of the frontside of a racetrack.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the following individuals require a criminal history background check before an occupational license is issued: commissioners, regulatory employees and contractors hired by the commission, racetrack association employees, training facility employees, and employees of either a recognized horseman's organization or licensed racehorse owners.
Tex. Education Code § 29.083 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.083
§ 29.083. STUDENT RETENTION INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The agency shall collect data from school districts through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) relating to grade level retention of students.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8299.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8299 / Section 8299.201
§ 8299.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8299.101 and 8299.102.

(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8299.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8299.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 54.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 54 / Section 54.051
§ 54.051. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL BY GOVERNING BODY OR BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) An ordinance authorizing the issuance of obligations under this chapter may provide that while the principal of or interest on the obligations is outstanding, management and control of the port improvement or facility and of the income and revenue from the port improvement or facility, including the authority to set a charge, prepare a budget, and authorize an expenditure, is vested in:

(1) the governing body of the municipality; or

(2) the board of trustees named in the ordinance.

(b) A board may consist of not more than seven members, one of whom must be a member of the governing body of the municipality.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the municipality is operating under a home-rule charter that requires that the port improvement or facility be managed or controlled by a board of trustees, the charter controls.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.313 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.313
§ 1551.313. AMOUNT OF STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR CERTAIN SURVIVING DEPENDENTS.
Status: in_force

If funds are specifically appropriated for the purpose, this state shall pay the same portion of the cost of the required contributions for a deceased annuitant's surviving spouse or other surviving dependent who elects to retain coverage under Section 1551.156 as this state pays for similar dependent coverage for an employee or annuitant participating in the program.
Tex. Election Code § 254.125 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.125
§ 254.125. FINAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING CANDIDATE OR MEASURE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a candidate or measure expects no reportable activity in connection with the election to occur after the period covered by a report filed under this subchapter, the committee's campaign treasurer may designate the report as a "final" report.

(b) The designation of a report as a final report:

(1) relieves the campaign treasurer of the duty to file additional reports under this subchapter, except as provided by Subsection (c); and

(2) terminates the committee's campaign treasurer appointment.

(c) If, after a committee's final report is filed, reportable activity with respect to the election occurs, the committee must file the appropriate reports under this subchapter and is otherwise subject to the provisions of this title applicable to political committees. A report filed under this subsection may be designated as a final report.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.082
§ 161.082.
Status: in_force

Sec. 161.082. SALE OF CIGARETTES, E-CIGARETTES, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO PERSONS YOUNGER THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE PROHIBITED; PROOF OF AGE REQUIRED. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, with criminal negligence:

(1) sells, gives, or causes to be sold or given a cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product to someone who is younger than 21 years of age; or

(2) sells, gives, or causes to be sold or given a cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product to another person who intends to deliver it to someone who is younger than 21 years of age.

(b) If an offense under this section occurs in connection with a sale by an employee of the owner of a store in which cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products are sold at retail, the employee is criminally responsible for the offense and is subject to prosecution.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(d) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(1) that the person to whom the cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product was sold or given presented to the defendant apparently valid proof of identification.

(e) A proof of identification satisfies the requirements of Subsection (d) if it contains a physical description and photograph consistent with the person's appearance, purports to establish that the person is 21 years of age or older, and was issued by a governmental agency. The proof of identification may include a driver's license issued by this state or another state, a passport, or an identification card issued by a state or the federal government.

(f) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a)(1) that the person to whom the cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product was sold:

(1) is at least 18 years of age; and

(2) presented at the time of purchase a valid military identification card of the United States military forces or the state military forces.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.701 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.701
§ 941.701. REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall revoke a certificate of authority issued to an attorney in fact if the attorney in fact or an underwriter violates this chapter or any other law of this state.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.1445 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.1445
§ 155.1445. SALE OF SEIZED TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Tobacco products are perishable items.

(b) If the seized tobacco products are in a salable condition, the comptroller may sell the tobacco products, return the tobacco products to the manufacturer for credit, or destroy or dispose of the tobacco products.

(c) The price obtained at the sale is the market value for the tobacco products sold.

(d) The comptroller shall place the proceeds from the sale of seized tobacco products in escrow in a treasury suspense account, pending the outcome of the forfeiture proceeding provided for in this chapter.

(e) If a determination is made that the comptroller wrongfully seized the tobacco products, the person entitled to the tobacco products at the time of seizure may recover the money held in escrow in the treasury suspense account.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 119.006 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 119 / Section 119.006
§ 119.006. INDEMNIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The University of Texas System, the permanent university fund, and the Texas Board of Criminal Justice may enter into a lease with the commission or with an owner or operator of a clean coal project for the use of lands owned or controlled by the system, the fund, or the board for permanent storage of carbon dioxide captured by a clean coal project, provided that such lease adequately indemnifies the system, the fund, the board, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice against liability for personal injury or property damage incurred by the system, the fund, the board, or the department as a result of the escape or migration of the carbon dioxide after it is injected into a zone or reservoir. This section does not affect the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, to any activity carried out by a governmental unit, as defined by that chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.303
§ 2165.303. AIR MONITORING RELATED TO ASBESTOS ABATEMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall contract with a private entity to conduct any air monitoring that is related to asbestos abatement services provided by the commission.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(4), eff. September 1, 2021.

(c) The commission may establish a system of charges for air monitoring that is related to asbestos abatement services provided by the commission. A system established by the commission shall ensure that the commission is reimbursed by agencies for which air monitoring is provided under this section for the cost of the air monitoring.
Tex. Local Government Code § 113.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 113 / Section 113.005
§ 113.005. LIABILITY OF COUNTY TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The county treasurer is not responsible for any loss of the county funds through the failure or negligence of a depository. This subsection does not release the treasurer from responsibility for a loss resulting from the official misconduct or negligence of the treasurer, including a misappropriation of the funds, or from responsibility for funds until a depository is selected and the funds are deposited.

(b) A treasurer who diverts money from an interest and sinking fund or who applies money in that fund for a purpose other than as permitted by Section 113.041(h) is:

(1) subject to a penalty of not less than $500 or more than $1,000; and

(2) liable for the amount of money that is diverted.

(c) The state is entitled to recover a penalty imposed under Subsection (b)(1). The amount of diverted money that is recovered under Subsection (b)(2) shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the fund from which it was diverted.

(d) The attorney general or the district attorney of the district in which the treasurer resides, or the county attorney in a county that is not served by a district attorney, may institute suit against the treasurer and the sureties on the treasurer's official bond to recover the amounts described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8022.0051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8022 / Section 8022.0051
§ 8022.0051. USE OF GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 54.236, Water Code, the district may use general operating funds to install, operate, and maintain street or security lighting in an area in the district:

(1) that has had water utilities and streets installed for not less than eight years; and

(2) in which the developer of the area has not installed street or security lighting as required as a condition of the municipality's granting its consent to the creation of the district under Section 54.016, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 571.066 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.066
§ 571.066. ELECTRONIC DATA BASE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Information Resources shall study the implementation of the most appropriate electronic data base to enhance the commission's abilities to administer this chapter.

(b) The commission shall:

(1) establish an electronic data base composed of statements and reports filed with the commission;

(2) provide the public with access to that data;

(3) establish a system to provide access by electronic data transmittal processes to that data;

(4) set and charge a fee for electronic access to the data base in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of access; and

(5) ensure that entries entered on multiple reports may be electronically cross-referenced in the data base.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.108
§ 3846.108. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.004
§ 1117.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

Unless modified under Subchapter D, the district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 317, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.151
§ 401.151. COMPATIBILITY WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The department and commission each shall assure that the management of low-level radioactive waste under their respective jurisdictions is compatible with applicable federal commission standards.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.123 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.123
§ 286.123. DISTRICT AUDIT AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 7.201 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.201
§ 7.201. DEFENSE EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

It is not a defense to prosecution under this subchapter that the person did not know of or was not aware of a rule, order, or statute.