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Tex. Property Code § 53.106 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.106
§ 53.106. AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLETION.
Status: repealed

(a) An owner may file with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located an affidavit of completion. The affidavit must contain:

(1) the name and address of the owner;

(2) the name and address of the original contractor;

(3) a description, legally sufficient for identification, of the real property on which the improvements are located;

(4) a description of the improvements furnished under the original contract;

(5) a statement that the improvements under the original contract have been completed and the date of completion; and

(6) a conspicuous statement that a claimant may not have a lien on retained funds unless the claimant files an affidavit claiming a lien in the time and manner required by this chapter.

(b) A copy of the affidavit must be sent to the original contractor and to each claimant who sends a notice to the owner under Section 53.056 or 53.057 not later than the third day after the date the affidavit is filed or the 10th day after the date the owner receives the notice of lien liability, whichever is later.

(c) A copy of the affidavit must also be sent to each person who furnishes labor or materials for the property and who furnishes the owner with a written request for the copy. The owner must furnish the copy to the person not later than the date the affidavit is filed or the 10th day after the date the request is received, whichever is later.

(d) An affidavit filed under this section is prima facie evidence of the date the work under the original contract is completed for purposes of this chapter. If the affidavit is filed after the 10th day after the date of completion, the date of completion for purposes of this subchapter is the date the affidavit is filed. This subsection does not apply to a person to whom the affidavit was not sent as required by this section.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 889, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 64.022 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 64 / Section 64.022
§ 64.022. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide the open season and means, methods, and devices for the hunting and possessing of migratory game birds and may delegate that authority to the executive director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0801 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0801
§ 8513.0801. POWER TO ESTABLISH POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may establish one or more pollution control districts for the purpose of accomplishing any of the powers, purposes, rights, or privileges vested in the authority.

(b) A pollution control district may be established by resolution of the board.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.004 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.004
§ 31.004. FOSTER CARE.
Status: in_force

The Department of Family and Protective Services may accept and spend funds available from any source to provide foster care in facilities approved by the Department of Family and Protective Services for dependent children who meet the specifications set out in Section 31.002(b).
Tex. Election Code § 143.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 143 / Section 143.006
§ 143.006. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), an application for a place on the ballot must be filed with the city secretary.

(b) An authority other than the city secretary may be designated to receive applications by a home-rule city charter or ordinance adopted under charter authorization.

(c) An application for a place on the ballot for the first election of officers following the incorporation of a city must be filed with the authority designated by law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.004
§ 301.004. USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Public funds appropriated to a state department or to a state institution may not be used to create a hospital laundry cooperative association under this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.034 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.034
§ 215.034. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF OCCUPATION LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge of the municipal court, in addition to imposing a fine, may institute proceedings to suspend or revoke the license of a person if:

(1) the person is required, by law or by a municipal ordinance adopted under a law, to obtain the license from the municipality for an occupation, business, or avocation; and

(2) the judge finds the person guilty of violating a municipal ordinance relating to the occupation, business, or avocation or finds that the person has been convicted of barratry under Section 38.12, Penal Code.

(b) For the purpose of this section, a person is convicted of barratry if a court of competent jurisdiction enters an adjudication of guilt against the person regardless of whether:

(1) the sentence is subsequently probated and the person is discharged from probation;

(2) the accusation, complaint, information, or indictment is dismissed following probation; or

(3) the person is pardoned for the offense, unless the pardon is granted expressly for subsequent proof of innocence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.301
§ 1031.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the district voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(d) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(e) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 15.708 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.708
§ 15.708. OTHER TRANSFERS.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subchapter shall prevent the sale or purchase of water or water rights by or through persons or entities outside of the water bank or the creation and operation of water banks by other persons to the extent allowed by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3826.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3826 / Section 3826.151
§ 3826.151. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AD VALOREM TAXES, ASSESSMENTS, AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may impose an ad valorem tax, assessment, or impact fee and use the proceeds of the tax, assessment, or impact fee for:

(1) any district purpose, including the payment of debt or other contractual obligations; or

(2) the payment of maintenance and operating expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8068.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8068 / Section 8068.0303
§ 8068.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 78.102 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 78 / Section 78.102
§ 78.102.
Status: in_force

Sec. 78.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER: EMERGENCY RESPONSE. This subchapter applies only to damages for personal injury, death, or property damage, other than property damage to which Subchapter A applies, arising from an error or omission of:

(1) a volunteer fire department while involved in or providing an emergency response; or

(2) a volunteer fire fighter while involved in or providing an emergency response as a member of a volunteer fire department.
Tex. Estates Code § 257.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 257 / Section 257.102
§ 257.102. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An order admitting a will to probate as a muniment of title constitutes sufficient legal authority for each person who owes money to the testator's estate, has custody of property, acts as registrar or transfer agent of any evidence of interest, indebtedness, property, or right belonging to the estate, or purchases from or otherwise deals with the estate, to pay or transfer without administration the applicable asset without liability to a person described in the will as entitled to receive the asset.

(b) A person who is entitled to property under the provisions of a will admitted to probate as a muniment of title is entitled to deal with and treat the property in the same manner as if the record of title to the property was vested in the person's name.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.003
§ 102.003. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the institute is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2029.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.056
§ 201.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 201.051 and 201.052(b);

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Sections 201.051 and 201.052(b);

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 201.052 or 201.053;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the president of the board of the potential ground. The president shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the president, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2028.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2028 / Section 2028.002
§ 2028.002. INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT; RECORDS REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) An organization that receives funds generated by live or simulcast pari-mutuel racing shall annually file with the commission a copy of an audit report prepared by an independent certified public accountant. The audit must include a verification of any performance report sent to or required by the commission.

(b) The commission may review any record or book of an organization that submits an independent audit to the commission as the commission determines necessary to confirm or further investigate the findings of an audit or report.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 261.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 261 / Section 261.003
§ 261.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

A utility is subject to the requirements and entitled to the benefits of this chapter:

(1) only if the utility files with the secretary of state a utility security instrument that states conspicuously on its title page: "This Instrument Grants A Security Interest By A Utility"; and

(2) only with respect to collateral covered by a utility security instrument filed by the utility in accordance with Subdivision (1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.158
§ 3864.158. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.406 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.406
§ 1551.406. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under the standard of care provided by Section 815.307, Government Code, the board of trustees may manage and has full power to invest and reinvest the money in:

(1) the employees life, accident, and health insurance and benefits fund;

(2) the state employees cafeteria plan trust fund; and

(3) the employees' health care stabilization trust fund.

(b) The earnings, including interest on money in the fund and proceeds from the sale of any investments, become a part of the fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 100A.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 100A / Section 100A.001
§ 100A.001. UTERINE FIBROID DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) Using available data collected by the department under Chapter 108, the department's Center for Health Statistics shall establish and maintain an electronic database of information related to uterine fibroids to increase awareness about uterine fibroids and ensure women receive the information and health care necessary to prevent and treat the condition. The database must include the:

(1) demographic attributes of women diagnosed with uterine fibroids; and

(2) treatments for uterine fibroids used by health care providers.

(b) Information regarding a woman who is diagnosed with or treated for uterine fibroids that is collected by the department and maintained in the database under Subsection (a):

(1) may not include any personally identifying information of the woman; and

(2) is confidential and may be used only by the department or other person on behalf of the department for uterine fibroid research.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8831.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8831 / Section 8831.101
§ 8831.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter, the district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3806.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3806 / Section 3806.103
§ 3806.103. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as, for the same term as, and on the conditions of the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Water Code § 15.918 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.918
§ 15.918. CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

The executive administrator may consider the following as grounds for refusal to give a certificate of approval for any construction contract:

(1) failure to construct the project according to the approved plans;

(2) failure to construct the works in accordance with sound engineering principles; or

(3) failure to comply with any term of the contract.
Tex. Election Code § 87.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.001
§ 87.001. BOARD CREATED; JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

An early voting ballot board shall be created in each election to process early voting results from the territory served by the early voting clerk.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.207
§ 1117.207. DEPOSITORY OR TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks in the district to serve as depository or treasurer for district money.

(b) District money shall be immediately deposited on receipt with a depository bank, except that sufficient money must be remitted to an appropriate bank to pay the principal of and interest on the district's outstanding bonds on or before the maturity date of the principal and interest.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(d) Membership on the district's board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify that bank from being designated as depository.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1581.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1581 / Section 1581.054
§ 1581.054. EXCESS OF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
Status: in_force

If the amount a school district, other educational district, or participating charter school is required to use to provide health coverage under Section 1581.051 for a fiscal year exceeds the amount necessary for the district or school to comply with Section 1581.052(a) for that year, the district or school may use the excess only to provide employee compensation at a rate greater than the rate of compensation that the district or school paid an employee in the 2000-2001 school year, benefits, or both.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.054
§ 2025.054. MANAGEMENT, CONCESSION, AND TOTALISATOR CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall require each applicant for an original racetrack license to submit with the application for inspection and review by the commission a copy of each management, concession, and totalisator contract associated with the proposed license at the proposed location in which the applicant has an interest.

(b) An applicant or license holder shall advise the commission of any change in any management, concession, or totalisator contract.

(c) The criminal history record information, fingerprint, and other information required of a license applicant under Sections 2023.057, 2025.003, and 2025.052(a)(1)-(3) are required of proposed totalisator firms, concessionaires, and managers and management firms.
Tex. Utilities Code § 38.081 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 38 / Section 38.081
§ 38.081. EVIDENCE IN ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY WILDFIRE.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative that submits and obtains commission approval for a wildfire mitigation plan under Section 38.080 may use the plan as evidence in an action brought against the utility or cooperative for damages resulting from a wildfire ignited or propagated by the utility's or cooperative's facility.

(b) Subject to any applicable tariff provision, in an action for damages resulting from a wildfire ignited or propagated by an electric utility's, municipally owned utility's, or electric cooperative's facility, the utility or cooperative is not liable for damages resulting from the wildfire if the trier of fact in the action finds that the utility or cooperative:

(1) submitted, obtained commission approval for, and implemented a wildfire mitigation plan under Section 38.080;

(2) was in compliance with relevant measures of the utility's or cooperative's wildfire mitigation plan with respect to the specific equipment found to have ignited or propagated the wildfire; and

(3) did not cause the wildfire intentionally, recklessly, or with negligence.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to an electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative that:

(1) does not file a wildfire mitigation plan under Section 38.080; or

(2) files a plan that is rejected by the commission.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, this section does not affect an express contractual right of a person or entity involving a communications facility or the shared use of an electric facility or pole attachment.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.161 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.161
§ 131.161. COMMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days after the last publication as provided in Section 131.159 of this code, each local body, agency, authority, or company may submit written comments with respect to the effect of the proposed operation on the environment within its area of responsibility.

(b) These comments shall be made part of the record, and one copy of the comments shall be furnished to the operator.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8049.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8049 / Section 8049.0106
§ 8049.0106. 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. Health and Safety Code § 98.108 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 98 / Section 98.108
§ 98.108. FREQUENCY OF REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish the frequency of reporting by health care facilities required under Sections 98.103 and 98.1045.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), facilities may not be required to report more frequently than quarterly.

(c) The executive commissioner may adopt rules requiring reporting more frequently than quarterly if more frequent reporting is necessary to meet the requirements for participation in the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.451 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.451
§ 1951.451. CONTRACT FOR PEST CONTROL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A written contract under which a license holder under this chapter agrees to perform structural pest control services in this state must include:

(1) the department's mailing address and telephone number; and

(2) a statement that the department has jurisdiction over individuals licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 51.337 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.337
§ 51.337. REEVALUATION OF COLLEGE READINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A student may retake an assessment instrument designated by the board for use under this subchapter at any time to determine readiness to perform freshman-level academic coursework.

(b) An institution of higher education shall determine when a student is ready to perform freshman-level academic coursework. The institution must make its determination using learning outcomes for developmental education courses developed by the board based on established college and career readiness standards and student performance on one or more appropriate assessments.