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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 104.001 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 104 / Section 104.001
§ 104.001. JURY PAY AND EXPENSES FOR JURORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The sheriff of a county shall, with the approval of the commissioners court, provide food and lodging for jurors impaneled in a felony case tried in the county. A juror may pay his own expenses and draw his script.

(b) A juror in a felony case is entitled to receive as jury pay the amount authorized by Article 2122, Revised Statutes.

(c) The county treasurer shall pay a juror the amount due the juror for expenses under this article after receiving a certificate from a clerk of a court or justice of the peace stating the amount due the juror.

(d) A draft or certificate issued under this article may be transferred by delivery and, without further action of any authority except registration by the county treasurer, may be used at par to pay county taxes owed by the holder of the draft or certificate.

(e) If a defendant is indicted in one county and tried in another county after a change of venue, the county in which the defendant was indicted is liable for jury pay and expenses paid to jurors by the county trying the case.

(f) At each regular meeting of the commissioners court of a county, the court shall determine whether, since the last regular meeting of the court, a defendant described by Subsection (e) has been tried in the county. The commissioners court shall prepare an account against another county liable for jury pay and expenses under this article. The account must show the number of days the jury was impaneled in the case and the jury pay and expenses incurred by the county in the case.

(g) The county judge of the county in which the defendant was tried shall certify the correctness of the account and send the account to the county judge of the county in which the defendant was indicted. The county in which the defendant was indicted shall pay the account in the same manner required for payment of the expenses of transferred prisoners under Article 104.002.
Tex. Education Code § 5.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 5 / Section 5.003
§ 5.003. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

If an order, decision, or determination is described as final in Chapter 7, 11, 12, 39, or 39A, an interlocutory or intermediate order, decision, report, or determination made or reached before the final order, decision, or determination may be appealed only as specifically authorized by this code or a rule adopted under this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.001
§ 1073.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the North Runnels County Hospital District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.6035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.6035
§ 361.6035. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS FOR RELEASE FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who purchased a site before September 1, 1995, is released, on certification under Section 361.609, from all liability to the state for cleanup of contamination that was released at the site covered by the certificate before the purchase date, except for releases or consequences that the person contributed to or caused, if:

(1) the person did not operate the site, or any portion of the site, before the purchase date; and

(2) another person that is a responsible party under Section 361.271 or 361.275(g) successfully completes a voluntary cleanup of the site under this subchapter.

(b) A person described by Subsection (a)(2):

(1) remains liable to the state for any contamination that was released at the site before the date the certificate is issued; and

(2) is not liable to the state for any contamination that was released at the site after the date the certificate is issued unless the person:

(A) contributes to or causes the release of contamination; or

(B) changes the land use from the use specified in the certificate of completion if the new use may result in increased risks to human health or the environment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2551.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2551 / Section 2551.153
§ 2551.153. FEES.
Status: in_force

The general laws applicable to payment of a filing fee by a corporation having capital stock apply to a corporation subject to this title.
Tex. Local Government Code § 307.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 307 / Section 307.021
§ 307.021. MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF PARK; PIER.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality is entitled to manage and control the park land for park purposes as provided by this chapter.

(b) The governing body may acquire, erect, construct, repair, enlarge, extend, improve, remodel, furnish, equip, operate, and maintain on the park land not more than one pier extending from the shore and other structures on the pier to provide facilities for recreation, amusement, comfort, assemblies, and lodging of the public.

(c) The pier may not:

(1) extend into the gulf for a distance of more than 2,000 feet from the line of ordinary high tide;

(2) extend into any part of a channel deepened or improved for commercial navigation or between the shoreline and any such channel; or

(3) extend into any arm, inlet, bay, or body of water other than the main body of the Gulf of Mexico.

(d) The governing body may determine the suitability of structures or facilities to be provided on the pier and may allow for the erection, provision, operation, and maintenance of any structure or facility for the convenience and comfort of the public, including one or more of the following:

(1) theaters;

(2) restaurants;

(3) accommodations for overnight and transient guests;

(4) convention halls;

(5) dance halls;

(6) aquariums;

(7) exhibition halls;

(8) stadiums for aquatic or other sports;

(9) concession and amusement device stands or platforms;

(10) fishing platforms;

(11) walkways;

(12) restrooms, toilet facilities, and resting places; and

(13) any other structure or facility reasonably adapted and suitable for park purposes on or in connection with the pier.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 14.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 14 / Section 14.01
§ 14.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: repealed

(a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may:

(1) manufacture distilled spirits;

(2) rectify, purify, and refine distilled spirits and wines;

(3) mix wines, distilled spirits, or other liquors;

(4) bottle, label, and package the permit holder's finished products;

(5) sell the finished products in this state to holders of wholesaler's permits and to qualified persons outside the state;

(6) purchase distilled spirits, to be used only for manufacturing or rectification purposes, from holders of nonresident seller's permits or distiller's and rectifier's permits;

(7) dispense free distilled spirits for consumption on the permitted premises under Section 14.04 or at a temporary event under Section 14.09;

(8) sell bulk alcohol produced by the permit holder for purposes described by Section 38.01; and

(9) sell distilled spirits to ultimate consumers under Section 14.04 or 14.05.

(b) The privileges granted to a distiller and rectifier are confined strictly to distilled spirits and wines manufactured and rectified under his permit.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 106, Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Finance Code § 303.010 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 303 / Section 303.010
§ 303.010. COMPUTATION OF CEILING IF INFORMATION UNAVAILABLE.
Status: in_force

If any of the information required to compute a ceiling is discontinued or is otherwise not available to the consumer credit commissioner from the Federal Reserve Board in the time required for the computation, the ceiling last computed remains in effect until the information becomes available and a new ceiling is computed from the obtained information.
Tex. Local Government Code § 53.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 53 / Section 53.003
§ 53.003. SUBDIVISION OF CODE.
Status: in_force

A code of municipal ordinances may be subdivided into chapters, titles, articles, or sections at the discretion of the governing body of the municipality.
Tex. Occupations Code § 159.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 159 / Section 159.006
§ 159.006. INFORMATION FURNISHED BY PHYSICIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the physician determines that access to the information would be harmful to the physical, mental, or emotional health of the patient, a physician who receives a written consent for release of information as provided by Section 159.005 shall furnish copies of the requested billing or medical records, or a summary or narrative of the records, including records received from a physician or other health care provider involved in the care or treatment of the patient.

(b) The physician may delete confidential information about another patient or a family member of the patient who has not consented to the release.

(c) In accordance with Section 159.005, on receipt of a written request by a subsequent or consulting physician of a patient of the requested physician, the requested physician shall furnish a copy of the complete billing or medical records of the patient to the subsequent or consulting physician. The duty to provide billing or medical records to a subsequent or consulting physician may not be nullified by contract.

(d) A physician shall provide the information requested under this section:

(1) not later than the 15th business day after the date of receipt of the written consent for release under Subsection (a) or the written request under Subsection (c); and

(2) in accordance with Section 159.0062(b), if applicable.

(e) If the physician denies the request, in whole or in part, the physician shall:

(1) furnish the patient with a written statement, signed and dated, providing the reason for the denial; and

(2) place a copy of the statement denying the request in the patient's:

(A) billing records, if the request was for billing records; or

(B) medical records, if the request was for medical records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9089.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9089 / Section 9089.0304
§ 9089.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.010 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.010
§ 111.010. SUIT TO RECOVER TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall bring suit in the name of the state to recover delinquent state taxes, tax penalties, and interest owed to the state.

(b) This section applies to state taxes imposed by this title or by other laws not included in this title but does not apply to the state ad valorem tax on property.

(c) Venue for and jurisdiction of a suit arising under this section is exclusively conferred upon the district courts of Travis County.

(d) The state is entitled to interest at the rate of 10 percent a year on the amount of a judgment for the state beginning on the day the judgment is signed and ending on the day the judgment is satisfied.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.151
§ 501.151. POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The office:

(1) may assess the impact of insurance rates, rules, and forms on insurance consumers in this state; and

(2) shall advocate in the office's own name positions determined by the public counsel to be most advantageous to a substantial number of insurance consumers.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.060 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.060
§ 826.060. LIQUIDATION ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The conversion plan may provide for the creation of a liquidation account for the benefit of members in the event of a voluntary liquidation after the conversion.

(b) The liquidation account must be in an amount equal to the surplus of the converting company, exclusive of the principal amount of any surplus note, on the last day of the quarter preceding the date the conversion plan is adopted.
Tex. Family Code § 4.203 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 4 / Section 4.203
§ 4.203. FORMALITIES OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement to convert separate property to community property:

(1) must be in writing and:

(A) be signed by the spouses;

(B) identify the property being converted; and

(C) specify that the property is being converted to the spouses' community property; and

(2) is enforceable without consideration.

(b) The mere transfer of a spouse's separate property to the name of the other spouse or to the name of both spouses is not sufficient to convert the property to community property under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.054
§ 1060.054. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall qualify for office by executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The district shall pay for a director's bond.

(c) Each director's bond and constitutional oath or affirmation of office shall be deposited with the district's depository for safekeeping.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.00457 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.00457
§ 111.00457. INFORMATION RELATING TO OTHER PERMIT OR LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall include the following statement on each application for a permit or license issued by the comptroller:

WARNING. You may be required to obtain an additional permit or license from the State of Texas or from a local governmental entity to conduct business. A listing of links relating to acquiring licenses, permits, and registrations from the State of Texas is available online at http://www.Texas.gov. You may also want to contact the municipality and county in which you will conduct business to determine any local governmental requirements.

(b) The statement required by Subsection (a) must be placed in the applicant signature box or, if the application does not have an applicant signature box, on the last line above the applicant signature line, and in bold typeface that is at least as large as any other typeface appearing in the general instructions relating to the application.

(c) The comptroller shall revise the statement required by Subsection (a) as necessary to reflect any change in the Internet address that provides the listing of links.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2001.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.008
§ 2001.008. IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not excused from giving testimony or producing evidence when legally required at the trial of another person charged with violating a law relating to fire insurance on the ground that the testimony or evidence may incriminate the person under the laws of this state.

(b) A person may not be prosecuted or subjected to a penalty or forfeiture for or because of a transaction, matter, or thing about which the person testifies or produces evidence under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.157
§ 1090.157. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.005
§ 3922.005. 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 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 bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1217.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1217 / Section 1217.007
§ 1217.007. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter may be construed as permitting a health benefit plan issuer or an agent of a health benefit plan issuer to require prior authorization of health care services benefits when otherwise prohibited by law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.158 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.158
§ 351.158. LEVY OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may annually levy taxes to pay the bonds authorized under Section 351.149 and issued by the district, but the district may not levy taxes to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this subchapter.

(b) The board may levy taxes for the entire year in which the district is created.

(c) The board shall levy taxes on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(d) In setting the tax rate, the board shall take into consideration the income of the district from sources other than taxation. On determination of the amount of tax required to be levied, the board shall make the levy and certify it to the tax assessor-collector.

(e) Title 1 of the Tax Code governs the appraisal, assessment, and collection of district taxes.

(f) The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by Title 1 of the Tax Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.134 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.134
§ 501.134. CERTIFIED COPY OF LOST OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.
Status: repealed

(a) If a printed title is lost or destroyed, the owner or lienholder disclosed on the title may obtain, in the manner provided by this section and department rule, a certified copy of the lost or destroyed title directly from the department by applying in a manner prescribed by the department and paying a fee of $2. A fee collected under this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.

(b) If a lien is disclosed on a title, the department may issue a certified copy of the title only to the first lienholder or the lienholder's verified agent unless the owner has original proof from the lienholder of lien satisfaction.

(c) The department must plainly mark "certified copy" on the face of a certified copy issued under this section.

(d) A certified copy of the title that is lawfully obtained under this section supersedes and invalidates any previously issued title or certified copy. If the certified copy of the title is later rescinded, canceled, or revoked under Section 501.051, the department may revalidate a previously superseded or invalidated title or certified copy of title.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(3), eff. January 1, 2012.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(3), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) The department may issue a certified copy of a title only if the applicant:

(1) is the registered owner of the vehicle, the holder of a recorded lien against the vehicle, or a verified agent of the owner or lienholder; and

(2) submits personal identification as required by department rule.

(h) If the applicant is the agent of the owner or lienholder of the vehicle and is applying on behalf of the owner or lienholder, the applicant must submit verifiable proof that the person is the agent of the owner or lienholder.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(3), eff. January 1, 2012.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.101
§ 501.101. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may impose an administrative penalty on a person:

(1) who manufactures or repacks a hazardous substance that is distributed in this state or who distributes a hazardous substance in this state; and

(2) who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.

(b) A penalty collected under this subchapter shall be deposited in the state treasury in the general revenue fund.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.022
§ 12.022. AUTHORITY TO SOLICIT AND ACCEPT GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations of money, services, or property from any person. Money received by the department under this section may be expended or distributed for any public purpose related to the department's duties.
Tex. Local Government Code § 320.073 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 320 / Section 320.073
§ 320.073. PLEDGE OF REVENUES.
Status: in_force

(a) Revenue bonds may be secured by a pledge of all or part of the net revenues from the operation of the parks or from the properties or facilities. The net revenues of any one or more contracts, operation contracts, leases, or agreements may be pledged as the sole or as additional security for the support of the bonds.

(b) Any revenue other than tax revenues, as specified in the bond order, may be pledged for the support of the bonds.

(c) In the bond order, the county may reserve the right to issue additional revenue bonds that will be on a parity with, or subordinate to, the revenue bonds then being issued.

(d) While any of the revenue bonds are outstanding, other obligations may not be issued against the pledged revenues except to the extent and in the manner expressly permitted in the bond order.

(e) In this subchapter, "net revenues" means the gross revenues from the operation of those properties and facilities of the parks, the net revenues of which properties and facilities are pledged for the support of the bonds, after deduction of the necessary and reasonable expenses of operation and maintenance of the properties and facilities.
Tex. Election Code § 31.035 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.035
§ 31.035. RESTRICTIONS ON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county elections administrator may not be a candidate for a public office or an office of a political party, hold a public office, hold an office of or position in a political party, or hold another office or position appointed by an elected official. At the time an administrator becomes a candidate or accepts an office or position in violation of this subsection, the administrator vacates the position of administrator.

(b) A county elections administrator commits an offense if the administrator makes a political contribution or political expenditure, as defined by the law regulating political funds and campaigns, or publicly supports or opposes a candidate for public office or a measure to be voted on at an election. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. On a final conviction, the administrator's employment is terminated, and the person convicted is ineligible for future appointment as county elections administrator.

(c) In this section, "candidate" means a person who has taken affirmative action, as described by the law regulating political funds and campaigns, for the purpose of gaining nomination or election.