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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.013 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.013
§ 12.013. POWER TO TAKE WILDLIFE; FISH.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee of the department acting within the scope of the employee's authority may possess, take, transport, release, and manage any of the wildlife and fish in this state for public safety, investigation, propagation, distribution, education, disease diagnosis or prevention, or scientific purposes.

(b) A person who is not an employee of the department who is participating under the supervision of a department employee in a program or event designated by the director as being conducted for research or species propagation and as exempt from the normally applicable size or bag limits may possess, take, transport, or release any fish in this state to accomplish the intent of the program or event.

(c) An employee of the department acting within the scope of the employee's authority may discharge a firearm to take wildlife on a public road or right-of-way if the wildlife is:

(1) mortally injured; or

(2) behaving in a manner consistent with the wildlife being diseased.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person or agent of the person may take wildlife on the person's property if the person:

(1) has written authorization from the department; and

(2) is participating under the supervision of a department employee in a program or event designated by the director as being conducted for the diagnosis, management, or prevention of a disease in wildlife.

(e) Subsection (d) does not apply to a person or agent who is a department employee.

(f) The commission may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.062
§ 1061.062. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to recruit or otherwise obtain physicians and other personnel for the district's medical staff or for employment with the hospital or hospital system, including medical facilities or other health facilities owned or operated by the district. The actions may include:

(1) advertising and marketing;

(2) paying recruitment expenses;

(3) paying travel and relocation expenses; and

(4) providing a subsidy or scholarship.
Tex. Government Code § 24.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.027
§ 24.027. GRAND AND PETIT JURORS.
Status: in_force

All grand and petit jurors selected in a county before a new district court is created or the composition of an existing district court is modified by an amendment to this chapter are considered to be selected for the new or modified district court, as applicable.
Tex. Property Code § 221.011 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.011
§ 221.011. DECLARATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The developer of a timeshare plan any part of which is located in this state must record the timeshare instrument in this state. When a person expressly declares an intent to subject the property to a timeshare plan through the recordation of a timeshare instrument that sets forth the information provided in Subsection (b), that property shall be established thenceforth as a timeshare plan.

(b) The declaration made in a timeshare instrument recorded under this section must include:

(1) a legal description of the timeshare property, including a ground plan indicating the location of each existing or proposed building included in the timeshare plan;

(2) a description of each existing or proposed accommodation, including the location and square footage of each unit and an interior floor plan of each existing or proposed building;

(3) a description of any amenities furnished or to be furnished to the purchaser;

(4) a statement of the fractional or percentage part that each timeshare interest bears to the entire timeshare plan;

(5) if applicable, a statement that the timeshare property is part of a multisite timeshare plan;

(6) any additional provisions that are consistent with this section; and

(7) the provisions required by Subchapter I to be included in a project instrument unless the provisions are included in one or more other project instruments.

(c) Any timeshare interest created under this section is subject to Section 1101.002(5), Occupations Code, but Sections 1101.351(a)(1) and (c), Occupations Code, do not apply to the acts of an exchange company in exchanging timeshare periods.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 78.053 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 78 / Section 78.053
§ 78.053. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit fire department is liable for damages described by Section 78.052 only to the extent that the governmental unit with which the nonprofit fire department is contracting would be liable under Chapter 101.

(b) Section 101.106 applies to a claimant in a suit against a fire fighter as if the fire fighter were an employee of a governmental unit and the nonprofit fire department were a governmental unit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.004
§ 290.004. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

A district created by this chapter is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.1035 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.1035
§ 352.1035. CERTAIN COUNTIES BORDERING WHITNEY LAKE.
Status: in_force

The revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county authorized to impose the tax by Section 352.002(a)(29) may be used only for the purpose described in Section 352.101(a)(3) and only in relation to unincorporated areas of the county.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1251
§ 25.1251. JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Jefferson County has the following statutory county courts:

(1) County Court of Jefferson County at Law No. 1;

(2) County Court of Jefferson County at Law No. 2; and

(3) County Court of Jefferson County at Law No. 3.

(b) The county courts at law of Jefferson County sit in Beaumont.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 10 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 10
§ 10. PREMIUM DISCOUNT RECOUPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Eligibility. Effective January 1, 1999, each insurer that has filed and issued premium discounts to health care professionals pursuant to Article 5.15-4 of this code shall be eligible to elect to receive a premium tax credit in lieu of indemnification for claims filed with the Attorney General under Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) Amount of Tax Credit. An eligible company may elect to recoup premium discounts issued to eligible health care professionals in lieu of indemnification from the State of Texas for claims filed under Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Such election shall be made as a credit that is part of the annual premium tax return filed on or before March 1, 1999. An insurer may credit the total amount of any discounts issued less any reimbursements received prior to January 1, 1999, by the insurer for claims filed under Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, against its premium tax under Article 4.10 of this code. The tax credit herein authorized shall be allowed at a rate not to exceed 20 percent of the credit per year for five or more successive years following the initial election made in March 1999. The balance of payments due the insurer and not claimed as a tax credit may be reflected in the books and records of the insurer as an admitted asset for all purposes, including exhibition in annual statements pursuant to Article 6.12 of this code. The tax credit allowed in any one year may not exceed the premium tax due in that year.

(c) An eligible insurer that elects to receive tax credits shall not be eligible to file claims for indemnity under Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code after January 1, 1999. Any claims of an eligible insurer filed with the Attorney General prior to January 1, 1999, that have not been reimbursed shall also be deemed to have been waived by the insurer by making its election. An insurer that elects not to recoup its discount through tax credit will continue to remain eligible for indemnification of eligible claims under Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(d) The elections provided herein shall not affect the right of a self-insurance trust created under Article 21.49-4 of this code from seeking indemnification for eligible claims.

(e) The provisions of Article 21.46 of this code shall not apply to the credits authorized herein.Sec. 10. Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727, Sec. 18, eff. April 1, 2007.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.110 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.110
§ 39.110. WHOLESALE INDEXED PRODUCTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "wholesale indexed product" means a retail electric product in which the price a customer pays for electricity includes a direct pass-through of real-time settlement point prices determined by the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region.

(b) An aggregator, a broker, or a retail electric provider may not offer a wholesale indexed product to a residential or small commercial customer.

(c) An aggregator, a broker, or a retail electric provider may enroll a customer other than a residential and small commercial customer in a wholesale indexed product only if the provider, aggregator, or broker obtains before the customer's enrollment an acknowledgment signed by the customer that the customer accepts the potential price risks associated with a wholesale indexed product.

(d) An acknowledgment required by Subsection (c) must include the following statement, in clear, boldfaced text:

"I understand that the volatility and fluctuation of wholesale energy pricing may cause my energy bill to be multiple times higher in a month in which wholesale energy prices are high. I understand that I will be responsible for charges caused by fluctuations in wholesale energy prices."

(e) An acknowledgment required by Subsection (c) may be included as an addendum to a contract.

(f) A retail electric provider that provides a wholesale indexed product to a customer must keep on file the acknowledgment required by Subsection (c) for each customer while the customer is enrolled with the retail electric provider in the wholesale indexed product.
Tex. Water Code § 11.051 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.051
§ 11.051.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.051. IRRIGATION: LIEN ON CROPS. (a) A person who constructs a ditch, canal, dam, lake, or reservoir for the purpose of irrigation and who leases, rents, furnishes, or supplies water to any person for irrigation, with or without a contract, has a preference lien superior to every other lien on the irrigated crops. However, when any irrigation district or conservation and reclamation district obtains a water supply under contract with the United States, the board of directors of the district, by resolution entered in its minutes, with the consent of the secretary of the interior, may waive the preference lien in whole or in part.

(b) To enforce the lien, the lienholder has all the rights and remedies prescribed by Articles 5222 through 5239, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9006.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9006 / Section 9006.206
§ 9006.206. MAINTENANCE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

In calling a maintenance tax election, the board must specify the maximum proposed tax rate. To impose a maintenance tax at a rate that exceeds the maximum proposed rate approved by the voters, the board must submit the question of a tax rate increase to the voters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.052
§ 1055.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 10th day before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in Marion County.
Tex. Tax Code § 31.02 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 31 / Section 31.02
§ 31.02. DELINQUENCY DATE.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section and by Sections 31.03 and 31.04 of this code, taxes are due on receipt of the tax bill and are delinquent if not paid before February 1 of the year following the year in which imposed.

(a-1) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section and Sections 31.03 and 31.04, taxes for which a supplemental tax bill is mailed under Section 31.01(d-3) are due on receipt of the tax bill and are delinquent if not paid before March 1 of the year following the year in which imposed. This subsection expires December 31, 2026.

(b) An eligible person serving on active duty in any branch of the United States armed forces may pay delinquent property taxes on property in which the person owns any interest without penalty or interest no later than the 60th day after the date on which the earliest of the following occurs:

(1) the person is discharged from active military service;

(2) the person returns to the state for more than 10 days; or

(3) the person returns to non-active duty status in the reserves.

(c) "Eligible person" means a person on active military duty in this state who was transferred out of this state or a person in the reserve forces who was placed on active military duty and transferred out of this state.

(d) A person eligible under Subsection (b) or any co-owner of property that is owned by an eligible person may notify the county tax assessor or collector or central appraisal district for the county in which the property is located of the person's eligibility for exemption under Subsection (b). The county tax assessor or collector or central appraisal district shall provide the forms necessary for those individuals giving notice under this subsection. If the notice is timely given, a taxing unit in the county may not bring suit for delinquent taxes for the tax year in which the notice is given. Failure to file a notice does not affect eligibility for the waiver of penalties and interest.

(e) On verification that notice was properly filed under Subsection (d), a suit for delinquent taxes must be abated without cost to the defendant. The exemptions provided for under this section shall immediately stop all actions against eligible persons until the person's eligibility expires as provided in Subsection (b).

(f) This section applies only to property in which the person eligible for the exemption owned an interest on the date the person was transferred out of this state as described by Subsection (c) or in which the person acquired the interest by gift, devise, or inheritance after that date.

(g) For the purposes of this section, a person is considered to be on active military duty if the person is covered by the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940 (50 App. U.S.C. Section 501 et seq.) or the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (38 U.S.C. Section 4301 et seq.), as amended.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 129, Sec. 2.
Tex. Government Code § 411.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.204
§ 411.204. NOTICE REQUIRED ON CERTAIN PREMISES.
Status: repealed

(a) A business that has a permit or license issued under Chapter 25, 28, 32, 69, or 74, Alcoholic Beverage Code, and that derives 51 percent or more of its income from the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption as determined by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission under Section 104.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code, shall prominently display at each entrance to the business premises a sign that complies with the requirements of Subsection (c).

(b) A hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or a nursing home licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, shall prominently display at each entrance to the hospital or nursing home, as appropriate, a sign that complies with the requirements of Subsection (c) other than the requirement that the sign include on its face the number "51".

(c) The sign required under Subsections (a) and (b) must give notice in both English and Spanish that it is unlawful for a person licensed under this subchapter to carry a handgun on the premises. The sign must appear in contrasting colors with block letters at least one inch in height and must include on its face the number "51" printed in solid red at least five inches in height. The sign shall be displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the public.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 809 (H.B. 1927), Sec. 26(6), eff. September 1, 2021.

(e) This section does not apply to a business that has a food and beverage certificate issued under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
Tex. Government Code § 509.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 509 / Section 509.018
§ 509.018. FAMILY VIOLENCE PRETRIAL DIVERSION PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.

(b) To reduce rates of family violence recidivism, the division shall collaborate with judges in Bexar County who have jurisdiction over cases involving family violence to establish a family violence pretrial diversion pilot program for individuals who are charged with an offense involving family violence and who suffer from a substance abuse disorder or chemical dependency.

(c) The pretrial diversion pilot program developed under this section shall include:

(1) assessment instruments to accurately analyze the needs of pilot program participants;

(2) a comprehensive substance abuse disorder and chemical dependency treatment program that includes case managers, clinicians, peer mentors, or recovery coaches;

(3) in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, a procedure to rapidly respond to pilot program participants who fail to comply with pilot program requirements, including, when appropriate, immediate removal from the pilot program; and

(4) the use of a video teleconferencing system in court to facilitate the cooperation of witnesses in the criminal justice system and to reduce costs associated with transporting defendants.

(d) The division shall review the pilot program established under this section and submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislature not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year. The report must include:

(1) a summary of the status and results of the pilot program;

(2) an analysis of the effectiveness of the pilot program in reducing the rate of family violence recidivism among individuals charged with an offense involving family violence and suffering from a substance abuse disorder or chemical dependency;

(3) sources of funding available to extend the pilot program to other counties or for a longer period of time, including available local, state, and federal funding sources; and

(4) any legislative or other recommendations.

(e) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Education Code § 22A.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.054
§ 22A.054. NOTICE ON CERTIFICATION RECORD OF ALLEGED MISCONDUCT; INCLUSION IN REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt a procedure for placing a notice of alleged misconduct on an educator's public certification records. The procedure adopted by the board must provide for immediate placement of a notice of alleged misconduct on an educator's public certification records if the alleged misconduct presents a risk to the health, safety, or welfare of a student or minor as determined by the board.

(b) The board must notify:

(1) an educator in writing when placing a notice of an alleged incident of misconduct on the public certification records of the educator; and

(2) the agency for purposes of placing the educator on the registry in accordance with Subsection (c).

(c) On receiving a notification under Subsection (b), the agency shall immediately place the educator on the registry and include information indicating that the educator is under investigation for alleged misconduct.

(d) The board must provide an opportunity for an educator to show cause why the notice should not be placed on the educator's public certification records. The board shall propose rules establishing the length of time that a notice may remain on the educator's public certification records before the board must:

(1) initiate a proceeding to impose a sanction on the educator on the basis of the alleged misconduct; or

(2) remove the notice from the educator's public certification records.

(e) If it is determined that the educator has not engaged in the alleged incident of misconduct, the board shall immediately:

(1) remove the notice from the educator's public certification records; and

(2) notify the agency to remove the educator from the registry.

(f) The board shall propose rules necessary to administer this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.046 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.046
§ 131.046. DISPOSITION AND USE OF FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Fees collected under this subchapter shall be deposited in the State Treasury.

(b) The chief apiary inspector may sue to collect a delinquent fee under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 26.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.151
§ 26.151. COTTLE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The County Court of Cottle County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court, the general criminal jurisdiction of a county court, and jurisdiction over cases and proceedings involving protective orders but has no other civil jurisdiction.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0195 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0195
§ 382.0195. COMMERCIAL INFECTIOUS WASTE INCINERATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules prescribing the most effective emissions control technology reasonably available to control emissions of air contaminants from a commercial infectious waste incinerator.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must require that the prescribed emissions control technology be installed as soon as practicable at each commercial infectious waste incinerator.

(c) In this section, "commercial infectious waste incinerator" means a facility that accepts for incineration infectious waste generated outside the property boundaries of the facility.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.231 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.231
§ 441.231. PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A district shall submit to the commission a petition for dissolution of the district after:

(1) the district has completed each construction, acquisition, and improvement of a road facility provided in the plan approved by the commission;

(2) the district has conveyed each road facility to a governmental entity; and

(3) all bonds and other district indebtedness are paid in full.

(b) The district shall submit with the petition evidence that the commission by rule or order requires to show that each proposal in the plan has been completed and all bonds and other district indebtedness have been paid in full.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.025 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.025
§ 32.025. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The financial transactions of the board are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.