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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.201 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.201
§ 2.201. FORMAL REQUIREMENTS; STATUTE OF FRAUDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section a contract for the sale of goods for the price of $500 or more is not enforceable by way of action or defense unless there is some writing sufficient to indicate that a contract for sale has been made between the parties and signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought or by his authorized agent or broker. A writing is not insufficient because it omits or incorrectly states a term agreed upon but the contract is not enforceable under this paragraph beyond the quantity of goods shown in such writing.

(b) Between merchants if within a reasonable time a writing in confirmation of the contract and sufficient against the sender is received and the party receiving it has reason to know its contents, it satisfies the requirements of Subsection (a) against such party unless written notice of objection to its contents is given within ten days after it is received.

(c) A contract which does not satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) but which is valid in other respects is enforceable

(1) if the goods are to be specially manufactured for the buyer and are not suitable for sale to others in the ordinary course of the seller's business and the seller, before notice of repudiation is received and under circumstances which reasonably indicate that the goods are for the buyer, has made either a substantial beginning of their manufacture or commitments for their procurement; or

(2) if the party against whom enforcement is sought admits in his pleading, testimony or otherwise in court that a contract for sale was made, but the contract is not enforceable under this provision beyond the quantity of goods admitted; or

(3) with respect to goods for which payment has been made and accepted or which have been received and accepted (Section 2.606).
Tex. Government Code § 432.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.111
§ 432.111. VACATION OF SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the vacation of the suspension of a special court-martial sentence that as approved includes a dismissal or dishonorable discharge, or of a general court-martial sentence, the officer having special court-martial jurisdiction over the probationer shall hold a hearing on the alleged violation of probation. The probationer has the right to be represented at the hearing by military counsel.

(b) The record of the hearing and the recommendation of the officer having special court-martial jurisdiction shall be sent for action to the governor in cases involving a general court-martial sentence and to the commanding officer of the force of the state military forces of which the probationer is a member in all other cases under Subsection (a). If the governor or commanding officer vacates the suspension, any unexecuted part of the sentence except a dismissal shall be executed.

(c) The suspension of any other sentence may be vacated by any authority competent to convene, for the command in which the accused is serving or assigned, a court of the kind that imposed the sentence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7926A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926A / Section 7926A.0106
§ 7926A.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. Election Code § 254.092 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.092
§ 254.092. CERTAIN OFFICEHOLDER EXPENDITURES EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

An officeholder is not required to report officeholder expenditures made from the officeholder's personal funds, except as provided by Section 253.035(h).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292A.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292A / Section 292A.102
§ 292A.102. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of each county that collects a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter by resolution shall designate one or more banks located in the county as the depository for mandatory payments received by the county.

(b) All income received by a county under this chapter, including the revenue from mandatory payments remaining after discounts and fees for assessing and collecting the payments are deducted, shall be deposited with the county depository in the county's local provider participation fund and may be withdrawn only as provided by this chapter.

(c) All funds under this chapter shall be secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 64.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 64 / Section 64.04
§ 64.04. FINDING.
Status: in_force

After examining the results of testing under Article 64.03 and any comparison of a DNA profile under Article 64.035, the convicting court shall hold a hearing and make a finding as to whether, had the results been available during the trial of the offense, it is reasonably probable that the person would not have been convicted.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.002
§ 162.002. LIMITATION ON PHYSICIAN FEES.
Status: in_force

A physician who provides professional medical services for a health organization certified under Section 162.001(c) shall provide those services free of charge, or at a reduced fee commensurate with the patient's ability to pay, in compliance with 42 U.S.C. Section 254b or 254c.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.050 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.050
§ 287.050. APPOINTMENTS TO STAFF.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district; and

(2) make temporary appointments the board considers necessary.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 2.004 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 2 / Section 2.004
§ 2.004. LIMITATION ON PURPOSES OF PROFESSIONAL ENTITY.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Title 7, a professional entity may engage in only:

(1) one type of professional service, unless the entity is expressly authorized to provide more than one type of professional service under state law regulating the professional services; and

(2) services ancillary to that type of professional service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8420.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8420 / Section 8420.203
§ 8420.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8348.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8348 / Section 8348.002
§ 8348.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.162 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.162
§ 41.162. CONDUCT OF REFERENDUM; BALLOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) On the recommendation of the council, the commissioner shall conduct a referendum authorized under this subchapter.

(b) Only a producer who has owned cattle in the last 12 months before the date of the referendum is eligible to vote in the referendum.

(c) An eligible producer may vote only once in a referendum.

(d) Each producer's vote is entitled to equal weight regardless of the producer's volume of production.

(e) A referendum is approved if a simple majority of votes are cast in favor of the referendum.

(f) Individual voter information, including an individual's vote in a referendum conducted under this section, is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(g) The council shall pay all expenses incurred in conducting a referendum with funds collected from the beef industry.
Tex. Water Code § 55.406 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.406
§ 55.406. VALIDITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

After bonds are approved by the attorney general and registered with the comptroller, they shall be held valid and binding in any action, suit, or proceeding in which their validity is questioned. In any action brought to enforce collection of the bonds, the certificate of approval by the attorney general, or a certified copy of the certificate, shall be admitted as evidence of the validity of the bonds. The only defense which can be offered against the validity of the bonds is forgery or fraud.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997 / Section 7997.102
§ 7997.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.401
§ 1305.401. COMPLAINT SYSTEM REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each network shall implement and maintain a complaint system that provides reasonable procedures to resolve an oral or written complaint.

(b) The network may require a complainant to file the complaint not later than the 90th day after the date of the event or occurrence that is the basis for the complaint.

(c) The complaint system must include a process for the notice and appeal of a complaint.

(d) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Water Code § 51.331 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.331
§ 51.331. AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF WASTE AND CONTROL STORM WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may include in its purposes and plans all improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances incident to or helpful or necessary to the collection, transportation, processing, disposal, and control of all domestic, industrial, or communal wastes, whether fluids, solids, or composites, and to gather, conduct, divert, and control local storm water or other local harmful excesses of water.

(b) The district may use any mechanical or chemical means or processes incident, necessary, or helpful to accomplish these purposes, and to conserve and promote the public health and welfare, and to protect, effect, or restore the purity and sanitary condition of the state's water.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.203
§ 463.203. BOND TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority's bonds are fully negotiable. An authority may make the bonds redeemable before maturity at the price and subject to the terms that are provided in the authority's resolution authorizing the bonds. The authority's resolution authorizing the bonds may contain any other terms the executive committee considers appropriate.

(b) A bond issued under this subchapter is not a debt or pledge of the faith and credit of the state, a political subdivision included in the boundaries of the authority, or any other political subdivision of the state.

(c) Each bond issued by an authority under this subchapter must contain on its face a statement substantially to the effect that:

(1) the state, a political subdivision included in the boundaries of the authority, or any other political subdivision of the state is not obligated to pay the principal of or the interest on the bond; and

(2) the faith and credit and taxing power of the state, a political subdivision included in the boundaries of the authority, or any other political subdivision of the state are not pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bond.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.085 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.085
§ 86.085. DETERMINATION OF DEMAND AND VOLUME.
Status: in_force

On or before the last day of each month, the commission or a person authorized by the commission shall determine:

(1) the lawful market demand for gas to be produced from each prorated reservoir during the following month; and

(2) the volume of gas that can be produced without waste from each prorated reservoir and each well in the reservoir during the following month.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.617 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.617
§ 504.617. TEXAS.
Status: in_force

IT'S LIKE A WHOLE OTHER COUNTRY LICENSE PLATES. (a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the trademarked Texas patch and the words "Texas. It's Like A Whole Other Country." The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the Texas Department of Economic Development.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the tourism account in the general revenue fund to finance the Texas Department of Economic Development's tourism activities.
Tex. Finance Code § 274.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 274 / Section 274.002
§ 274.002. AFFILIATED BANK.
Status: in_force

A bank is affiliated with a subsidiary trust company if more than 50 percent of the bank's voting stock is directly or indirectly owned by a bank holding company that owns more than 50 percent of the voting stock of the subsidiary trust company.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.505 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.505
§ 1701.505. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Proceedings for a disciplinary action are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) Rules of practice adopted by the commission under Section 2001.004, Government Code, applicable to the proceedings for a disciplinary action may not conflict with rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1903.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1903 / Section 1903.251
§ 1903.251. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, if the person:

(1) sells, designs, installs, maintains, alters, repairs, or services an irrigation system;

(2) provides consulting services relating to an irrigation system;

(3) connects an irrigation system to a private or public, raw or potable water supply system or any water supply; or

(4) inspects an irrigation system for a municipality or water district.

(b) A person is ineligible for a license under Subsection (a)(4) if the person engages in or has a financial or advisory interest in an entity that engages in an activity under Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3).
Tex. Government Code § 1474.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1474 / Section 1474.003
§ 1474.003. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OR NOTES FOR REPAIR PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a county has constructed or purchased an improvement under this chapter that has been damaged and it is necessary to raise money to repair the damage, the county may issue bonds or notes under this chapter to raise the money.

(b) The term of a note issued under this chapter may not exceed 20 years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8198.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8198 / Section 8198.052
§ 8198.052. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any resolution, adopted by the governing body of a municipality, that consented to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.003
§ 460.003. INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that is a member of a subregion of a transportation authority governed by a board described in Subchapter O, Chapter 452, is not eligible to join or become a member of an authority created under this chapter unless:

(1) the municipality holds a withdrawal election in accordance with the requirements of Section 452.655 and a majority of the voters at the election approve the withdrawal;

(2) the municipality has paid in full all amounts that it is required to pay under Sections 452.659 and 452.660; and

(3) the comptroller has ceased under Section 452.658 to collect sales and use taxes within the municipality that were levied and collected in the municipality for purposes of the authority from which the municipality has withdrawn.

(b) A municipality that is not eligible under this section for membership in an authority created under this chapter may not be added to or join an authority under Section 460.302 or 460.303 until the municipality meets the requirements of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.056
§ 1074.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Property Code § 5.257 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.257
§ 5.257. DIVESTITURE; APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER; DISTRIBUTION OF SALE PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district court finds that the real property subject to an action brought under Section 5.255 was purchased or an interest in the real property was otherwise acquired in violation of Section 5.253, the court shall:

(1) enter an order that:

(A) states the court's finding;

(B) orders the divestment of the individual's or entity's interest in the real property; and

(C) appoints a receiver to:

(i) divest the individual's or entity's interest in the real property through sale, termination of a leasehold, or other disposition of the interest; and

(ii) manage and control the real property pending the sale or other disposition of the interest in the real property; and

(2) refer the matter to the appropriate prosecuting attorney for criminal prosecution of any appropriate criminal offense in connection with the transaction.

(b) On appointment and qualification, a receiver appointed under this section has the powers and duties of a receiver under Chapter 64, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(c) Proceeds from the sale or other disposition of an interest in real property under an order described by Subsection (a) shall be applied first to satisfy any existing liens on the property and then to pay the reasonable costs incurred by the state in enforcing this subchapter. The remaining proceeds shall be remitted to the individual or entity that purchased or otherwise acquired the interest in violation of this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.516 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.516
§ 451.516.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.516. INCREASE OF MEMBERSHIP: CONTINUITY. If the membership of a board is increased under Section 451.501, the board as constituted immediately before the increase may continue as the board of the authority until the additional members are appointed and seated.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.4542 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.4542
§ 2166.4542. PURCHASING CERTAIN LEASED SPACE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 2166.454(b), the commission may purchase any or all of the space described by Section 2166.454(a) in accordance with this section and Chapter 1232.

(b) The commission shall request the Texas Public Finance Authority to issue revenue obligations to finance the purchase price of any or all of the space described by Section 2166.454(a) that the commission elects to purchase under this section. The authority shall issue the revenue obligations in accordance with and subject to all provisions of Chapter 1232 applicable to revenue obligations, including all provisions relating to ensuring that the revenue obligations are paid, except that Section 1232.108(2) does not apply.

(c) The authority shall issue the revenue obligations in amounts sufficient to:

(1) pay the authority's expenses in connection with issuing the revenue obligations;

(2) pay the purchase price of the space described by Section 2166.454(a) included in the request of the commission according to the terms of the applicable existing lease with an option to purchase agreement or agreements; and

(3) if the commission considers it advisable to make capital improvements to the space, pay for making the capital improvements.

(d) At the time that a building is purchased under this section, money specifically appropriated by the legislature to an agency occupying space in the building for lease payments under the applicable lease with an option to purchase agreement, or the money available to and budgeted by the agency for that purpose, shall be transferred to the commission and used by the commission only to make the required lease or rental payments to the authority during the remainder of the state fiscal biennium during which the building was purchased under this section.

(e) This section expires September 2, 2008, except that this section is continued in effect after that date for the limited purpose of applying with regard to any transaction authorized by Section 2166.454 and this section that occurs before that date.
Tex. Transportation Code § 204.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 204 / Section 204.008
§ 204.008. PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract with a private entity to produce, market, and distribute material published under Sections 204.001-204.006 on the terms, including terms providing cost savings, the department considers beneficial to this state.

(b) A contract may:

(1) include cooperative strategies the department considers to provide cost benefits; and

(2) provide for acceptance of paid advertising in the material if the quality and quantity of the material are maintained.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.090 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.090
§ 152.090. CERTAIN HYDROGEN-POWERED MOTOR VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "hydrogen-powered motor vehicle" means a vehicle that meets the Phase II standards established by the California Air Resources Board as of September 1, 2007, for an ultra low-emission vehicle II or stricter Phase II emission standards established by that board and:

(1) is hydrogen power capable and has a fuel economy rating of at least 45 miles per gallon; or

(2) is fully hydrogen-powered.

(b) The taxes imposed by this chapter do not apply to the sale or use of a hydrogen-powered motor vehicle.
Tex. Labor Code § 505.060 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 505 / Section 505.060
§ 505.060. EFFECT OF SICK LEAVE; ANNUAL LEAVE.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee may elect to use accrued sick leave before receiving income benefits. If an employee elects to use sick leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the employee has exhausted the employee's accrued sick leave.

(b) An employee may elect to use all or any number of weeks of accrued annual leave after the employee's accrued sick leave is exhausted. If an employee elects to use annual leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the elected number of weeks of leave have been exhausted.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.252
§ 1271.252. CONSIDERATION OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH STATUS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The charges resulting from the application of a formula or method described by Section 1271.251 may not be altered for an individual enrollee based on the status of that enrollee's health.