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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 23.001 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 23 / Section 23.001
§ 23.001. LIMITED JURISDICTION RETAINED.
Status: in_force

The state retains jurisdiction in the Big Bend National Park, concurrently with the United States, as though cession had not occurred, for:

(1) the service of criminal and civil process, issued under the authority of the state, on any person amenable to service; and

(2) the assessment and collection of taxes on the sales of products and commodities and on franchises and property.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.045 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.045
§ 42.045. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who operates a licensed or certified facility shall maintain individual child development records, individual health records, statistical records, and complete financial records.

(b) A person who provides adoption services under a license to operate a child-placing agency shall furnish information required by the department to determine whether adoption related income and disbursements are reasonable, appropriate, and in compliance with the department's minimum standards.

(c) If a child-placing agency terminates operation as a child-placing agency, it shall, after giving notice to the department, transfer its files and records concerning adopted children, their biological families, and their adoptive families to the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services or, after giving notice to the vital statistics unit, to a facility licensed by the department to place children for adoption.

(d) A child-placing agency shall notify the department of any change of address for an agency foster home. The child-placing agency shall notify the department of the address change within the earlier of two business days or 72 hours of the date the agency foster home changes its address.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.017 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.017
§ 2035.017. FREQUENCY OF ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

Another election may not be held in the county under this chapter before the fifth anniversary of the preceding election date.
Tex. Government Code § 840.3013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.3013
§ 840.3013. NOMINEE TO HOLD SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The assets of the retirement system may be held in the name of agents, nominees, depository trust companies, or other entities designated by the board of trustees.

(b) The records and all relevant reports or accounts of the retirement system must show the ownership interest of the retirement system in these assets and the facts regarding the system's holdings.

(c) A trustee or employee of the retirement system shall have no personal economic interest in any entity listed in Subsection (a), but shall undertake such action and duties with respect to these entities as the board of trustees determines to be in the interest of the retirement system. This subsection does not prohibit:

(1) an interest in the assets as a member of the retirement system;

(2) the right to receive expense reimbursements at the same rate that the board member or employee would have received as a board member or employee; and

(3) such indemnification as is authorized by the board of trustees.

(d) The records of an agent, nominee, or other entity that are maintained by the retirement system are subject to audit by the state auditor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2151.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.053
§ 2151.053. MEMBERSHIP OF GOVERNING COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The governing committee is composed of 15 members selected as follows:

(1) eight members who represent the interests of insurers, elected by the association members according to a method the members determine;

(2) five public members, nominated by the office of public insurance counsel and selected by the commissioner; and

(3) two members who are general or personal lines property and casualty agents, as required by the plan of operation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0971 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0971
§ 152.0971. GRAYSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Grayson County is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Grayson County. The county judge may add a judge of a county court at law to the board.

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

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court. The additional compensation is for the added duties imposed on the members and shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Grayson County.
Tex. Election Code § 254.155 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.155
§ 254.155. OPTION TO FILE MONTHLY; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) As an alternative to filing reports under Sections 254.153 and 254.154, a general-purpose committee may file monthly reports.

(b) To be entitled to file monthly reports, the committee must deliver written notice of the committee's intent to file monthly to the commission not earlier than January 1 or later than January 15 of the year in which the committee intends to file monthly. The notice for a committee formed after January 15 must be delivered at the time the committee's campaign treasurer appointment is filed.

(c) A committee that files monthly reports may revert to the regular filing schedule prescribed by Sections 254.153 and 254.154 by delivering written notice of the committee's intent not earlier than January 1 or later than January 15 of the year in which the committee intends to revert to the regular reporting schedule. The notice must include a report of all political contributions accepted and all political expenditures made that were not previously reported.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 370.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 370 / Section 370.008
§ 370.008. DISPOSITION OF FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or operator of a facility required to submit a toxic chemical release form under this chapter shall pay, at the time of the submission, a fee of $25 for each toxic chemical release form submitted.

(b) The maximum fee for a facility may not exceed $250.

(c) The commission by rule may increase or decrease the toxic chemical release form reporting fee as necessary.

(d) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the waste management account.
Tex. Education Code § 142.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 142 / Section 142.004
§ 142.004. FUNDING.
Status: repealed

(a) The programs created under this chapter are funded by appropriations and by gifts, grants, and donations made for purposes of each program.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 540, Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.

(c) The funds allocated for the research program may be expended to support the particular projects for which an award is made and may not be expended for the general support of ongoing research at an eligible institution or for the construction or remodeling of a facility.

(c-1) The funds allocated for the technology program may be:

(1) expended to support particular research projects for which an award is made, and may not be expended for the general support of ongoing research and instruction at an eligible institution or for the construction or remodeling of a facility; and

(2) used to match a grant provided by private industry for a particular collaborative research project with an eligible institution.

(d) Research projects shall be reviewed and funded each biennium.

(e) Supplies, materials, services, and equipment purchased with these funds shall not be subject to the purchasing authority of the comptroller.

(f) The advisory committee appointed under Section 142.003(b) shall determine when and to what extent funds appropriated under this chapter will be allocated to each program under this chapter unless the legislature specifies a division in the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.109
§ 3828.109. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT; COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

The board may employ and establish the terms of employment and compensation of an executive director or general manager and any other district employees the board considers necessary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292 / Section 292.101
§ 292.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8065.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8065 / Section 8065.0201
§ 8065.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8065.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.038 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.038
§ 775.038. COMPENSATION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (H.B. 2504), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.

(a-1) A commissioner of a district is entitled to receive compensation in the same manner and amount as are provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (H.B. 2504), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (H.B. 2504), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.

(d) Commissioners are subject to Chapter 171, Local Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.303 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.303
§ 154.303. AUTHORIZATION TO WITHDRAW MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 15th day after the date the notice required by Section 154.302 is received, the commissioner shall give the seller written authorization to:

(1) withdraw the money presumed abandoned as specified in the notice; and

(2) subject to Subsection (b), withdraw and retain the money specified in the notice that represents the earnings attributable to the abandoned money.

(b) The commissioner may refuse to authorize the seller to withdraw the earnings described by Subsection (a)(2) only if:

(1) the department has canceled or refused to renew the seller's permit to sell prepaid funeral benefits;

(2) the seller is the subject of a pending proceeding to cancel the seller's permit to sell prepaid funeral benefits; or

(3) the department has:

(A) determined from an examination of the seller's records that the seller has made withdrawals from accounts maintained by the seller that were not authorized under this chapter; and

(B) previously given written notice to the seller of that determination.

(c) Not later than the 15th day after the date the notice under Section 154.302 is received, the commissioner shall give written notice to the seller stating the reason the commissioner will not authorize the seller to withdraw the earnings described by Subsection (a)(2).

(d) A seller that did not receive the commissioner's authorization to withdraw earnings because of Subsection (b)(2) is entitled to withdraw and retain the earnings if the department or a court subsequently determines that the seller's permit should not be canceled.

(e) A seller that did not receive the commissioner's authorization to withdraw earnings because of Subsection (b)(3) is entitled to withdraw and retain the earnings on redepositing in the accounts the amount of the unauthorized withdrawals.
Tex. Education Code § 12.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.103
§ 12.103. GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF LAWS, RULES, AND ORDINANCES TO OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOL.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), an open-enrollment charter school is subject to federal and state laws and rules governing public schools and to municipal zoning ordinances governing public schools.

(b) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to this code and rules adopted under this code only to the extent the applicability to an open-enrollment charter school of a provision of this code or a rule adopted under this code is specifically provided.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 699 (H.B. 1707), Sec. 4, eff. June 12, 2023.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8503.031 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8503 / Section 8503.031
§ 8503.031. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO CONTRACT FOR WATER.
Status: in_force

Section 8503.030 constitutes full authority for a municipality or municipally owned utility to enter into a contract with the authority under that section. The payments made under a contract authorized by that section are operation and maintenance expenses of the municipality's utility system. A municipality or municipally owned utility that enters into a contract under that section may use proceeds from the sale of its revenue bonds to make any such payments.
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.046 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.046
§ 181.046. RELOCATION OF LINE TO ALLOW ROAD OR DITCH IMPROVEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority of the Texas Transportation Commission under this section is limited to a line on a state highway not in a municipality. The authority of the commissioners court under this section is limited to a line on a county road not in a municipality.

(b) The Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court of a county may require an electric utility to relocate a line of the utility, at the utility's own expense, to allow the:

(1) widening of a right-of-way;

(2) changing of a traffic lane;

(3) improving of a road bed; or

(4) improving of a drainage ditch located on a right-of-way.

(c) To impose a requirement under this section, the Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court, as appropriate, must give to the electric utility 30 days' written notice of the requirement. The notice must identify the line to be relocated and indicate the location on the new right-of-way where the electric utility may place the line.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7942A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7942A / Section 7942A.0303
§ 7942A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.003
§ 1098.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.604 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.604
§ 548.604. PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates or moves a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile home, or a combination of those vehicles, that is equipped in violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
Tex. Government Code § 432.079 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.079
§ 432.079. RECORD OF TRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Each general court-martial shall keep a separate record of the proceedings of the trial of each case brought before it. The record must be authenticated by the signature of the military judge. If the record cannot be authenticated by the military judge because of the judge's death, disability, or absence, it must be authenticated by the signature of the trial counsel or by that of a member if the trial counsel is unable to authenticate it because of the counsel's death, disability, or absence. In a court-martial consisting of only a military judge, the record must be authenticated by the court reporter under the same conditions that would impose that duty on a member under this subsection. If the proceedings have resulted in an acquittal of all charges and specifications or, if not affecting a general or flag officer, in a sentence not including discharge and not in excess of that which may otherwise be adjudged by a special court-martial, the record must contain the matters prescribed by regulations of the governor.

(b) Each special and summary court-martial shall keep a separate record of the proceedings in each case, and the record must contain the matter and be authenticated in the manner prescribed by regulations of the governor.

(c) A copy of the record of the proceedings of each general and special court-martial shall be given to the accused as soon as it is authenticated.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.018 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.018
§ 2033.018. SEARCH AND SEIZURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person consents to a search for a prohibited device, prohibited substance, or other contraband at a time and location described by Subsection (b) if the person:

(1) accepts a license or other credential issued under this subtitle; or

(2) enters a racetrack under the authority of a license or other credential alleged to have been issued under this subtitle.

(b) A search may be conducted by a commissioned officer of the Department of Public Safety or a peace officer, including a peace officer employed by the commission, at any time and at any location at a racetrack, except a location:

(1) excluded by commission rule from searches under this section; or

(2) provided by a racetrack association under commission rule for private storage of personal items belonging to a license holder entering a racetrack.

(c) A person conducting a search under Subsection (b) may seize a prohibited device, prohibited substance, or other contraband discovered during the search.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8329.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8329 / Section 8329.201
§ 8329.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.354 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.354
§ 505.354. TERMINATION OF EXISTENCE OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes cast at an election held under Section 505.352 approve the termination, the Type B corporation shall:

(1) continue operations only as necessary to meet the obligations the corporation incurred before the date of the election, including paying the principal of and interest on the corporation's bonds; and

(2) liquidate the corporation's assets and apply the proceeds to satisfy the corporation's obligations, to the extent practicable.

(b) After the Type B corporation has satisfied all of the corporation's obligations, any remaining assets of the corporation shall be transferred to the authorizing municipality, and the existence of the corporation is terminated.

(c) The authorizing municipality shall promptly notify the comptroller and the secretary of state of the date the existence of a Type B corporation is terminated under this subchapter.

(d) A tax imposed under this chapter may not be collected after the last day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the authorizing municipality provides notice under Subsection (c).
Tex. Occupations Code § 564.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 564 / Section 564.052
§ 564.052. RULES OR CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

In administering and enforcing this subchapter, the board shall adopt rules or minimum criteria that are at least as strict as the rules or minimum criteria for the administration or enforcement of a peer assistance program adopted by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Property Code § 92.207 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.207
§ 92.207. AGENTS FOR DELIVERY OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A managing or leasing agent, whether residing or maintaining an office on-site or off-site, is the agent of the landlord for purposes of:

(1) notice and other communications required or permitted by this subchapter;

(2) notice and other communications from a governmental body relating to a violation of health, sanitation, safety, or nuisance laws on the landlord's property where the dwelling is located, including notices of:

(A) demands for abatement of nuisances;

(B) repair of a substandard dwelling;

(C) remedy of dangerous conditions;

(D) reimbursement of costs incurred by the governmental body in curing the violation;

(E) fines; and

(F) service of process.

(b) If the landlord's name and business street address in this state have not been furnished in writing to the tenant or government official or employee, the person who collects the rent from a tenant is the landlord's authorized agent for purposes of Subsection (a).
Tex. Estates Code § 33.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 33 / Section 33.051
§ 33.051. COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, a probate proceeding is considered commenced on the filing of an application for the proceeding that avers facts sufficient to confer venue on the court in which the application is filed.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.092 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.092
§ 91.092. GRADE NO.
Status: in_force

1. Grade No. 1 snap beans are:

(1) sound, bright, clean, and of one variety and color;

(2) free from leaves, stems, spots, insect damage, disease, and overripe pods; and

(3) from one-half to full grown.