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Tex. Government Code § 481.456 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.456
§ 481.456. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall adopt rules relating to the implementation of the program and any other rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter, including rules that provide criteria under which community development financial institutions may qualify for the program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.253 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.253
§ 463.253. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Members of the executive committee and officers of the authority are subject to Chapter 171, Local Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.019 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.019
§ 395.019. COLLECTION OF FEES IF SERVICES NOT AVAILABLE.
Status: in_force

Except for roadway facilities, impact fees may be assessed but may not be collected in areas where services are not currently available unless:

(1) the collection is made to pay for a capital improvement or facility expansion that has been identified in the capital improvements plan and the political subdivision commits to commence construction within two years, under duly awarded and executed contracts or commitments of staff time covering substantially all of the work required to provide service, and to have the service available within a reasonable period of time considering the type of capital improvement or facility expansion to be constructed, but in no event longer than five years;

(2) the political subdivision agrees that the owner of a new development may construct or finance the capital improvements or facility expansions and agrees that the costs incurred or funds advanced will be credited against the impact fees otherwise due from the new development or agrees to reimburse the owner for such costs from impact fees paid from other new developments that will use such capital improvements or facility expansions, which fees shall be collected and reimbursed to the owner at the time the other new development records its plat; or

(3) an owner voluntarily requests the political subdivision to reserve capacity to serve future development, and the political subdivision and owner enter into a valid written agreement.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.2531 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.2531
§ 1001.2531. DRIVER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR REQUIREMENTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.68(9), eff. September 1, 2021.

(b) An applicant for a driver education instructor license under this section must:

(1) apply to the department on a form prescribed by the department and under rules adopted by the commission;

(2) submit with the application a nonrefundable application fee in an amount set by commission rule; and

(3) present satisfactory evidence to the department that the applicant:

(A) is at least 21 years of age; and

(B) meets any other requirement established by commission rule.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.908 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.908
§ 39.908. EFFECT OF SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

If the commission is abolished under Section 12.005 or other law, the authorities, duties, and functions of the commission under this chapter shall be performed and carried out by a successor agency to be designated by the legislature before abolishment of the commission or, if the legislature does not designate the successor, by the secretary of state.
Tex. Government Code § 2204.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.204
§ 2204.204. CONSIDERATION FOR CONVEYANCE.
Status: in_force

A conveyance under this subchapter may be made without monetary consideration or for a consideration determined by the Texas Transportation Commission.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 329.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 329 / Section 329.002
§ 329.002. PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING SALE OF GOODS ONLINE.
Status: in_force

(a) For commercial purposes, a person may not sell, use, or cause to be used any technology, device, or software in the sale of goods on an Internet website that:

(1) functions as a bypass in the purchasing process;

(2) disguises the identity of the purchaser;

(3) permits the purchase of a quantity of goods in a number that exceeds the maximum number of goods that may be sold to one purchaser as specified by the seller or operator on the website;

(4) allows for the unauthorized access to or identification of gift card information, including gift card numbers and gift card personal identification numbers; or

(5) circumvents a security measure, access control system, or other control, authorization, or measure in the purchasing process.

(b) This section does not apply to the seller of goods on the Internet website or to the operator of the Internet website.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.037
§ 265.037. HOSPITAL FACILITIES; OTHER PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may purchase, construct, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire hospital facilities and may improve, enlarge, furnish, equip, operate, and maintain those facilities.

(b) The county or the municipality may lease or convey title to, or any other interest in, all or part of the county's or municipality's hospital facilities, including real and personal property, to the board on terms agreed to by the county or municipality and the board.

(c) The board may own, receive, encumber, sell, lease, or convey any interest in real or personal property, including gifts and grants. However, the board may not encumber, sell, lease, or convey real or personal property unless the commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality by resolution approve the transaction.

(d) A board existing in a county with a population of more than 100,000 and a municipality with a population of more than 75,000, as an exercise of its powers as a public agency and body politic, may purchase, construct, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire hospital facilities, including the sublease of one or more hospital facilities, regardless of whether the action might be considered anticompetitive under the antitrust laws of the United States or this state.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 101.010 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 101 / Section 101.010
§ 101.010. TRANSPORTING AGENT OR BUYING AGENT IDENTIFICATION CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with the rules of the department, a license holder may apply to the department for a reasonable number of identification cards for:

(1) transporting agents to act for the license holder in the transporting of perishable commodities; and

(2) buying agents to act for the license holder in any act requiring licensing under Section 101.003 of this code.

(b) The department shall collect a fee, as provided by department rule, for each card and shall issue transporting agent cards in a color different from buying agent cards.

(c) An identification card must bear:

(1) the name of the licensee;

(2) the number of the licensee's license;

(3) the name of the agent; and

(4) a statement that the licensee, as principal, has authorized the agent named on the card to act for and on behalf of the licensee, either as buying agent or transporting agent, as applicable.

(d) A buying agent or transporting agent shall carry the identification card on the agent's person at all times. On demand of the department or any person with whom the agent is transacting business, the agent shall display the identification card.

(e) If the holder of an identification card ceases to be the agent of the licensee, the agent shall immediately return the card to the department for cancellation.
Tex. Water Code § 55.202 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.202
§ 55.202. BOARD'S SEMIANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

On the first day of January and July of each year, the board shall make and verify a report which shows in detail the kind, character, and amount of improvements constructed in the district, the cost of the improvements, the amount of each warrant paid, the person to whom each warrant was paid, the purpose for which each warrant was paid, and other data necessary to show the condition of improvements made. The report shall be filed with the county clerk in the county or counties in which the district is located and made available for public inspection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8283.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8283 / Section 8283.003
§ 8283.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the authority will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the authority under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the authority is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298B.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298B / Section 298B.152
§ 298B.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may designate an official of the district or contract with another person to assess and collect the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.

(b) The person charged by the district with the assessment and collection of mandatory payments shall charge and deduct from the mandatory payments collected for the district a collection fee in an amount not to exceed the person's usual and customary charges for like services.

(c) If the person charged with the assessment and collection of mandatory payments is an official of the district, any revenue from a collection fee charged under Subsection (b) shall be deposited in the district general fund and, if appropriate, shall be reported as fees of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 141.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 141 / Section 141.002
§ 141.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM; ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may establish a sexual assault victim services court program for participants who:

(1) are victims of an alleged sexual assault in which a person is arrested for or charged with an offense under Chapter 21 or 22, Penal Code, committed against the victim; and

(2) voluntarily agree to participate in the program.

(b) The local administrative district and statutory county court judges of the county may designate a court in the county for assignment of cases described by Subsection (a). The judge of the designated court must have experience hearing sexual assault cases under Chapter 21 or 22, Penal Code. The prosecuting attorney for the court must have experience in prosecuting sexual assault offenses under Chapter 21 or 22, Penal Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.053 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.053
§ 202.053. MARKET VALUE.
Status: in_force

The market value of oil is the actual market value plus any bonus, premium, or other thing of value paid for the oil or that the oil will reasonably bring if lawfully produced.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.205
§ 8282.205. DEPOSIT AND SECURITY OF DISTRICT MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district's treasurer shall have district money deposited and invested in the district's depository bank or other banks or savings associations selected by the district's authorized investment officers.

(b) To the extent that deposited or invested money 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8085.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8085 / Section 8085.0303
§ 8085.0303. 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. Government Code § 80.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 80 / Section 80.005
§ 80.005. ELECTRONIC MAIL.
Status: in_force

(a) Authorized methods of delivering a notice or document by electronic mail include:

(1) electronic notice sent through the electronic filing system under Section 72.031, as added by Chapter 1290 (H.B. 2302), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013;

(2) electronic notice;

(3) electronic mail messages;

(4) e-mail; and

(5) secure electronic mail.

(b) Authorized methods of delivering a notice or document by electronic mail do not include:

(1) facsimiles;

(2) instant messaging;

(3) messages on a social network website, including Facebook and Twitter;

(4) telegraphs;

(5) telephone messages;

(6) text messages;

(7) videoconferencing;

(8) voice messages; or

(9) webcams.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.001
§ 3873.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Forney.

(3) "Commissioners court" means the Commissioners Court of Kaufman County.

(4) "County" means Kaufman County.

(5) "Director" means a board director.

(6) "District" means the Kaufman County Parks Improvement District.

(7) "Park" includes any land, including any improvements to the land, that is located in the district or owned or leased by the city for use of the general public.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 87.094 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 87 / Section 87.094
§ 87.094. CANCELLATION OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the commission that a plant is operating in violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter, the commission shall cancel the permit issued to the plant.

(b) After the cancellation of the permit, no operator of the plant may commingle either sweet gas and sour gas or casinghead gas with sweet gas or sour gas in the plant for the purpose of extracting the natural gasoline content.
Tex. Estates Code § 124.017 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 124 / Section 124.017
§ 124.017. TAX OR DEATH DUTY PAYABLE TO ANOTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A representative acting in another state may initiate an action in a court of this state to recover from a person interested in the estate who is domiciled in this state or owns property in this state subject to attachment or execution, a proportionate amount of:

(1) the federal estate tax;

(2) an estate tax payable to another state; or

(3) a death duty due by a decedent's estate to another state.

(b) In the action, a determination of apportionment by the court having jurisdiction of the administration of the decedent's estate in the other state is prima facie correct.

(c) This section applies only if the state in which the determination of apportionment was made provides a substantially similar remedy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0308
§ 5010.0308. MORTGAGE OR FORCED SALE OF CERTAIN DISTRICT FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may not mortgage or subject to forced sale a facility in use by the district on March 7, 1957.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.407 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.407
§ 152.407. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and hearing, the commissioner may assess an administrative penalty against a person who:

(1) has violated this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter and has failed to correct the violation not later than the 30th day after the date the department sends written notice of the violation to the person;

(2) if the person is a money services licensee, has engaged in conduct described by Section 152.403;

(3) has engaged in a pattern of violations; or

(4) has demonstrated wilful disregard for the requirements of this chapter, the rules adopted under this chapter, or an order issued under this chapter.

(b) A violation corrected after a person receives written notice from the department of the violation may be considered for purposes of determining whether a person has engaged in a pattern of violations under Subsection (a)(3) or demonstrated wilful disregard under Subsection (a)(4).

(c) The amount of the penalty may not exceed $5,000 for each violation or, in the case of a continuing violation, $5,000 for each day that the violation continues. Each transaction in violation of this chapter and each day that a violation continues is a separate violation.

(d) In determining the amount of the penalty, the commissioner shall consider factors that include the seriousness of the violation, the person's compliance history, and the person's good faith in attempting to comply with this chapter, provided that if the person is found to have demonstrated wilful disregard under Subsection (a)(4), the trier of fact may recommend that the commissioner impose the maximum administrative penalty permitted under Subsection (c).

(e) A hearing to assess an administrative penalty is considered a contested case hearing and is subject to Section 152.451.

(f) An order imposing an administrative penalty after notice and hearing becomes effective and is final for purposes of collection and appeal immediately on issuance.

(g) The commissioner may collect an administrative penalty assessed under this section:

(1) in the same manner that a money judgment is enforced in court; or

(2) if the penalty is imposed against a money services licensee or an authorized delegate, from the proceeds of the licensee's security in accordance with Section 152.354(c).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 133.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 133 / Section 133.003
§ 133.003. RESTORATION OF ESTATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If an estate is recovered on a presumption of death under this chapter and if in a subsequent action or suit it is proved that the person presumed dead is living, the estate shall be restored to that person. The estate shall be restored with the rents and profits of the estate with legal interest for the time the person was deprived of the estate.

(b) A person delivering an estate or any part of an estate under this section to another under proper order of a court of competent jurisdiction is not liable for the estate or part of the estate.

(c) If the person recovering an estate on a presumption of death sells real property from the estate to a purchaser for value, the right of restoration under this section extends to the recovery of the purchase money received by the person, but does not extend to the recovery of the real property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 293.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 293 / Section 293.101
§ 293.101. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year, the commissioners court of a county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter shall hold a public hearing on the amounts of any mandatory payments that the commissioners court intends to require during the year and how the revenue derived from those payments is to be spent.

(b) Not later than the fifth day before the date of the hearing required under Subsection (a), the commissioners court of the county shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(c) A representative of a paying hospital is entitled to appear at the time and place designated in the public notice and to be heard regarding any matter related to the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 202.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 202 / Section 202.002
§ 202.002. CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP IS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

A court may conduct a proceeding to declare heirship when:

(1) a person dies intestate owning or entitled to property in this state and there has been no administration in this state of the person's estate;

(2) there has been a will probated in this state or elsewhere or an administration in this state of a decedent's estate, but:

(A) property in this state was omitted from the will or administration; or

(B) no final disposition of property in this state has been made in the administration; or

(3) it is necessary for the trustee of a trust holding assets for the benefit of a decedent to determine the heirs of the decedent.
Tex. Water Code § 11.305 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.305
§ 11.305. INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Promptly after a petition is filed under Section 11.304 of this Code, the commission shall consider whether the adjudication would be in the public interest. If the commission finds that an adjudication would be in the public interest, it shall enter an order to that effect, designating the stream or segment to be adjudicated. The executive director shall have an investigation made of the area involved in order to gather relevant data and information essential to the proper understanding of the claims of water rights involved. The results of the investigation shall be reduced to writing and made a matter of record in the commission office.

(b) In connection with the investigation, the executive director shall have a map or plat made showing with substantial accuracy the course of the stream or segment and the location of reservoirs, diversion works, and places of use, including lands which are being irrigated or have facilities for irrigation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.456 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.456
§ 823.456. SEIZURE OR SEQUESTRATION OF VOTING SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

If a person acquires or is proposing to acquire a voting security in violation of this chapter or a rule or order under this chapter, a district court of Travis County or of the county in which the insurer has its principal place of business, on application of the insurer or the commissioner and notice that the court considers appropriate, may seize or sequester any voting securities of the insurer that are owned directly or indirectly by that person and may issue an order relating to those securities that is appropriate to implement this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8891.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8891 / Section 8891.102
§ 8891.102. LIMITATION ON TAXES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose taxes in the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.204 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.204
§ 155.204. CONCEALMENT OF VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person uses any artful device or deceptive practice to conceal a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.055 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.055
§ 81.055. PIPELINE SYSTEM FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(132), eff. June 17, 2011.

(b) If the legislature finds that adoption of such a requirement is desirable, the commission by rule may require an owner, operator, or manager of a pipeline system to obtain evidence of financial responsibility. The rules must specify the appropriate form and amount of that evidence and may require evidence of financial responsibility in different amounts for different pipeline systems, taking into consideration whether the pipeline system:

(1) has a history of discharges or other violations of regulatory requirements; or

(2) is located over a public drinking water supply, a natural resource, or a critical groundwater resource or near a school or populated area.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0258 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0258
§ 547.0258. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement the matching grant program under this subchapter.