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Tex. Government Code § 1506.115 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.115
§ 1506.115. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may issue revenue refunding bonds to refund bonds, including revenue refunding bonds, issued under this subchapter.

(b) Refunding bonds issued under this section must be executed and mature as provided by this subchapter for original bonds.

(c) The comptroller shall register refunding bonds on surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(d) The comptroller shall register refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded if the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds requires the obligation to be sold and the proceeds from the sale to be deposited in a place where the bonds to be refunded are payable.

(e) Refunding bonds to which Subsection (d) applies may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay:

(1) the principal of the bonds to be refunded; and

(2) the interest on the bonds to be refunded to the option or maturity date of the bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 24.558 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.558
§ 24.558.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.558. 414TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MCLENNAN COUNTY). (a) The 414th Judicial District is composed of McLennan County.

(b) The 414th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court and the statutory county courts of McLennan County in misdemeanor cases as well as the jurisdiction prescribed by general law for district courts.

(c) The terms of the 414th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, July, September, and November.

(d) Section 24.120, relating to the 19th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 414th District Court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.052
§ 545.052. DRIVING PAST VEHICLE MOVING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
Status: in_force

An operator moving in the opposite direction of the movement of another operator shall:

(1) move to or remain to the right; and

(2) on a roadway wide enough for not more than one line of vehicle movement in each direction, give the other operator:

(A) at least one-half of the main traveled portion of the roadway; or

(B) if complying with Paragraph (A) is not possible, as much of the roadway as possible.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0026 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0026
§ 40.0026. REFERENCES IN LAW MEANING DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

In this code or any other law, a reference to the department or the commission in relation to a function described by Section 40.0025(b) means the department.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.002
§ 112.002. PURPOSE AND LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish a developmental disabilities program that assures compliance with applicable federal developmental disability laws.

(b) The legislature finds that persons with developmental disabilities have a right to appropriate treatment, services, and habilitation for their disabilities within the funds available for those purposes and that the treatment, services, and habilitation for a person with developmental disabilities must be designed to maximize the developmental potential of the person and must be provided in the setting that is least restrictive of the person's personal liberty.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.151
§ 252.151. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the administration of medication in facilities.
Tex. Government Code § 501.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.062
§ 501.062. STUDY OF RATE OF RECIDIVISM AMONG SEX OFFENDERS.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall conduct a long-term study, for at least 10 years after the date an orchiectomy is performed under Section 501.061, to measure the rate of recidivism among inmates who undergo the procedure.

(b) During the study period under Subsection (a), with respect to each inmate who undergoes an orchiectomy under Section 501.061 and who volunteers to undergo the evaluations described by this subsection, the department shall provide for:

(1) a psychiatric or psychological evaluation of the inmate; and

(2) periodic monitoring and medical evaluation of the presence of the hormone testosterone in the inmate's body.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 105(9), eff. September 1, 2025.

(d) The department may contract with a public or private entity to conduct the study required under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.251
§ 1201.251. STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS ADOPTED BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt standards and requirements for:

(1) the installation and construction of manufactured housing that are reasonably necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the occupants and the public; and

(2) the construction of HUD-code manufactured homes in compliance with the federal standards and requirements established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5401 et seq.).

(b) The standards and requirements adopted under Subsection (a)(1) are the standards code.

(c) The standards adopted under Subsection (a)(1) must ensure that manufactured housing installed on both permanent and nonpermanent foundation systems resists overturning and lateral movement, according to the design loads for the particular wind zone for which the housing was constructed.

(d) In order to ensure that the determinations required by this section are properly made by qualified persons:

(1) the board's rules may provide for the approval of foundation systems and devices that have been approved by licensed engineers; and

(2) any generic installation standards promulgated by rule shall first be reviewed by an advisory committee established by the board comprised of representatives of manufacturers, installers, and manufacturers of stabilization systems or devices, including one or more licensed engineers.

(e) The advisory committee established by Subsection (d) shall make a report to the board setting forth each comment and concern over any proposed rules. The members of the committee shall have no personal liability for providing this advice.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.204
§ 2303.204. LIAISON.
Status: in_force

A nominating body shall designate a liaison to oversee enterprise projects it has nominated under this chapter and to communicate and negotiate with:

(1) the bank or the office;

(2) an enterprise project; and

(3) other entities in an enterprise zone or affected by an enterprise project, including a qualified business, within the jurisdiction of the nominating governmental entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0204
§ 8509.0204. JUDICIAL NOTICE OF RULES.
Status: in_force

A court shall take judicial notice of a rule adopted under this subchapter and published as required by Section 8509.0203, and the court shall consider the rule to be similar in nature to a penal ordinance of a municipality.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2061 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2061
§ 152.2061. RUNNELS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Runnels County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the judge of the 119th Judicial District, and the district attorney.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the board chairman additional annual compensation of not more than $600 for the added duties imposed on the chairman. The commissioners court may pay the other board members additional annual compensation of not more than $300. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county. The compensation is in addition to all other compensation provided or allowed for a district attorney.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Runnels County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9067.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9067 / Section 9067.055
§ 9067.055. PARTICIPATION IN WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may participate in the funding and construction of improvements related to water conservation projects within the City of McAllen Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One. Those projects include the construction of lakes, reservoirs, drainage facilities, recycled water facilities, constructed wetlands and filtration systems, and related infrastructure. The district may not engage in projects authorized by this section outside of the boundaries of the district. The district may exercise the powers under this section only in cooperation with a public improvement district located within the boundaries of the City of McAllen Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One under an agreement between the district and the public entity or improvement district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.102
§ 3940.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 490D.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490D / Section 490D.052
§ 490D.052. EXEMPT PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to or authorize the office to adopt rules governing the labeling of:

(1) wine; or

(2) Texas agricultural products, as defined by Section 12.0175, Agriculture Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.0545 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.0545
§ 622.0545. SAVINGS PROMOTION RAFFLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a savings promotion raffle authorized under Chapter 280, Finance Code.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9702 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9702
§ 61.9702. TARGET AUDIENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The campaign established by the board must target primary and secondary school students.

(b) The board shall give priority to reaching primary and secondary school students from groups or backgrounds that are traditionally underrepresented in higher education.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.0535 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0535
§ 51.0535. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a department employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in a field regulated by the department; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in a field regulated by the department.

(c) A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission or the department if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the department.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.004
§ 53.004. EQUALITY OF RATES AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A public utility may not directly or indirectly charge, demand, or receive from a person a greater or lesser compensation for a service provided or to be provided by the utility than the compensation prescribed by the applicable tariff filed under Section 52.251.

(b) A person may not knowingly receive or accept a service from a public utility for a compensation greater or less than the compensation prescribed by the tariff.

(c) This title does not prevent a cooperative corporation from returning to its members net earnings resulting from its operations in proportion to the members' purchases from or through the corporation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 14A.054 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 14A / Section 14A.054
§ 14A.054. COURT FEES, COURT COSTS, OTHER COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may order a civilly committed individual who has filed a claim to pay court fees, court costs, and other costs in accordance with this section and Section 14A.055. The court clerk shall mail a copy of the court's order and a certified bill of costs to the office or facility under contract with the office, as appropriate.

(b) On the court's order, the civilly committed individual shall pay an amount equal to the lesser of:

(1) 20 percent of the preceding six months' deposits to the individual's trust account; or

(2) the total amount of court fees, court costs, and other costs.

(c) In each month following the month in which payment is made under Subsection (b), the civilly committed individual shall pay an amount equal to the lesser of:

(1) 10 percent of that month's deposits to the trust account; or

(2) the total amount of court fees, court costs, and other costs that remains unpaid.

(d) Payments under Subsection (c) shall continue until the total amount of court fees, court costs, and other costs are paid or until the civilly committed individual is released from confinement.

(e) On receipt of a copy of an order issued under Subsection (a), the office or facility under contract with the office shall withdraw money from the trust account in accordance with Subsections (b), (c), and (d). The office or facility shall hold the money in a separate account and shall forward the money to the court clerk on the earlier of the following dates:

(1) the date the total amount to be forwarded equals the total amount of court fees, court costs, and other costs that remains unpaid; or

(2) the date the civilly committed individual is released.

(f) The civilly committed individual shall file a certified copy of the individual's trust account statement with the court. The statement must reflect the balance of the account at the time the claim is filed and activity in the account during the six months preceding the date on which the claim is filed. The court may request the office to provide the information required under this subsection.

(g) A civilly committed individual may authorize payment in addition to that required by this section.

(h) The court may dismiss a claim if the civilly committed individual fails to pay fees and costs assessed under this section.

(i) A civilly committed individual may not avoid the fees and costs assessed under this section by nonsuiting a party or by voluntarily dismissing the action.
Tex. Water Code § 16.017 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.017
§ 16.017. TOPOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC MAPPING.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive administrator shall carry out the program for topographic and geologic mapping of the state.

(b) The executive administrator shall operate as part of the Texas Geographic Information Office a strategic mapping program to acquire, store, and distribute digital, geospatial information.
Tex. Water Code § 54.514 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.514
§ 54.514. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may issue bonds to refund all or any part of its outstanding bonds, notes, or other obligations including matured but unpaid interest coupons.

(b) Refunding bonds shall mature serially or otherwise not more than 40 years from their date and shall bear interest at any rate or rates permitted by the Constitution and laws of the state.

(c) Refunding bonds may be payable from the same source as the bonds, notes, or other obligations being refunded or from other additional sources.

(d) The refunding bonds shall be approved by the attorney general as in the case of other bonds and shall be registered by the comptroller on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds being refunded.

(e) The orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds may provide that they shall be sold and the proceeds deposited in the place or places where the bonds being refunded are payable, in which case the refunding bonds may be issued before the cancellation of the bonds being refunded provided an amount sufficient to pay the interest on and principal of the bonds being refunded to their maturity dates, or to their option dates if the bonds have been duly called for payment prior to maturity according to their terms, has been deposited in the place or places where the bonds being refunded are payable. The comptroller shall register them without the surrender and cancellation of bonds being refunded.

(f) A refunding may be accomplished in one or in several installment deliveries. Refunding bonds and their interest coupons shall be investment securities under the provisions of Article 8 of the Business & Commerce Code.

(g) In lieu of the method set forth in Section 54.514(a)-(f) of this code, a district may refund bonds, notes, or other obligations as provided by the general laws of the state.
Tex. Government Code § 2256.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2256 / Section 2256.010
§ 2256.010.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2256.010. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT AND SHARE CERTIFICATES. (a) A certificate of deposit or share certificate is an authorized investment under this subchapter if the certificate is issued by a depository institution that has its main office or a branch office in this state and is:

(1) guaranteed or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor or the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund or its successor;

(2) secured by obligations that are described by Section 2256.009(a), including mortgage backed securities directly issued by a federal agency or instrumentality that have a market value of not less than the principal amount of the certificates, but excluding those mortgage backed securities of the nature described by Section 2256.009(b); or

(3) secured in accordance with Chapter 2257 or in any other manner and amount provided by law for deposits of the investing entity.

(b) In addition to the authority to invest funds in certificates of deposit under Subsection (a), an investment in certificates of deposit made in accordance with the following conditions is an authorized investment under this subchapter:

(1) the funds are invested by an investing entity through:

(A) a broker that has its main office or a branch office in this state and is selected from a list adopted by the investing entity as required by Section 2256.025; or

(B) a depository institution that has its main office or a branch office in this state and that is selected by the investing entity;

(2) the broker or the depository institution selected by the investing entity under Subdivision (1) arranges for the deposit of the funds in certificates of deposit in one or more federally insured depository institutions, wherever located, for the account of the investing entity;

(3) the full amount of the principal and accrued interest of each of the certificates of deposit is insured by the United States or an instrumentality of the United States; and

(4) the investing entity appoints the depository institution selected by the investing entity under Subdivision (1), an entity described by Section 2257.041(d), or a clearing broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and operating pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c3-3 (17 C.F.R. Section 240.15c3-3) as custodian for the investing entity with respect to the certificates of deposit issued for the account of the investing entity.
Tex. Estates Code § 1354.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1354 / Section 1354.007
§ 1354.007. CLOSING RECEIVERSHIP; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) When the threatened danger has abated and the estate is no longer liable to injury, loss, or waste because there is no guardian or other representative of the estate, the receiver shall:

(1) report to the judge; and

(2) file with the clerk a full and final sworn account of:

(A) all property of the estate received by the receiver;

(B) all property of the estate in the receiver's possession while the receivership was pending;

(C) all sums paid out;

(D) all acts performed by the receiver with respect to the estate; and

(E) all property of the estate remaining in the receiver's possession on the date of the report.

(b) On the filing of the report, the clerk shall:

(1) issue and cause to be posted a notice to all persons interested in the welfare of the incapacitated person; and

(2) give personal notice to the person who has custody of the incapacitated person to appear before the judge at a time and place specified in the notice and contest the report and account if the person desires.
Tex. Government Code § 2309.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.025
§ 2309.025. LAPSE OF FUND.
Status: in_force

The fund lapses on the fourth anniversary of the date on which construction begins. At that time, any balance remaining in the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8063.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8063 / Section 8063.0106
§ 8063.0106. 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. Insurance Code § 281.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 281 / Section 281.005
§ 281.005. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN TAXES OR CHARGES.
Status: in_force

In determining an insurer's taxes or other charges under this subchapter, the comptroller may not consider:

(1) an ad valorem tax on property;

(2) a personal income tax;

(3) a sales tax;

(4) a surcharge that an insurer may recover directly from policyholders; or

(5) an assessment for a special purpose, such as an assessment for a guaranty association, high risk health pool, joint underwriting association, or windstorm association, under the law of this or another state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.201
§ 1080.201. BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; and

(2) equip buildings for hospital purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.161 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.161
§ 883.161. DIVIDENDS.
Status: in_force

On advance approval of the commissioner, a mutual insurance company may pay dividends to its members.
Tex. Water Code § 16.311 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.311
§ 16.311. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Flood Control and Insurance Act.