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Tex. Election Code § 2.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 2 / Section 2.002
§ 2.002. TIE VOTE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (f), (g), or (i), in an election requiring a plurality vote, if two or more candidates for the same office tie for the number of votes required to be elected, a second election to fill the office shall be held.

(b) Not later than the fifth day after the date the automatic recount required by Subsection (i) is completed or the final canvass following the automatic recount is completed, if applicable, the authority responsible for ordering the first election shall order the second election. The second election shall be held not earlier than the 20th day or later than the 45th day after the date the automatic recount required by Subsection (i) is completed or the final canvass following the automatic recount is completed, if applicable.

(c) The names of the tying candidates only shall be printed on the ballot for the second election. Write-in votes are not permitted. If either of the candidates is a party nominee, the title of the office shall be listed on the ballot in a vertical column with the name of each candidate listed below the office title with each candidate's political party alignment next to the name.

(d) The order of the candidates' names on the ballot shall be the relative order of names on the original ballot.

(e) Notice of the second election shall be given in accordance with Chapter 4 except that a notice under Section 4.003(a)(2) or (b) must be posted not later than the 15th day before election day.

(f) The tying candidates may agree to cast lots to resolve the tie. The agreement must be filed with the authority responsible for ordering the election. That authority or, if the authority is a body, the body's presiding officer, shall supervise the casting of lots.

(g) A tying candidate may resolve the tie by filing with the authority described by Subsection (f) a written statement of withdrawal signed and acknowledged by the candidate. On receipt of the statement of withdrawal, the remaining candidate is the winner, and a second election or casting of lots is not held.

(h) This section does not apply to elective offices of the executive department specified by Article IV, Section 1, of the Texas Constitution.

(i) If the tie vote is not resolved under Subsection (f) or (g), an automatic recount shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 216 before the second election is held. If the recount resolves the tie, the second election is not held.

(j) If the recount does not resolve the tie, the tied candidates may:

(1) cast lots not later than the day before the date the authority must order the second election under Subsection (b); or

(2) withdraw from the election not later than 5 p.m. of the day after the date the automatic recount is held.
Tex. Government Code § 35.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 35 / Section 35.001
§ 35.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "commission" means the Judicial Compensation Commission.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.080 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.080
§ 2306.080. DATABASE INFORMATION SPECIALIST.
Status: in_force

The director shall appoint a database information specialist. The primary responsibility of the database information specialist is to provide for the effective and efficient dissemination to the public of information related to affordable housing and community development in a form that is accessible, widely available, and easily used.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 322.020 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 322 / Section 322.020
§ 322.020. APPLICABILITY OF PENAL CODE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize any activity that is prohibited by the Penal Code.
Tex. Family Code § 61.057 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.057
§ 61.057. PUNISHMENT FOR CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

(a) On a finding of contempt, the juvenile court may commit the person to the county jail for a term not to exceed six months or may impose a fine in an amount not to exceed $500, or both.

(b) The court may impose only a single jail sentence not to exceed six months or a single fine not to exceed $500, or both, during an enforcement proceeding, without regard to whether the court has entered multiple findings of contempt.

(c) On a finding of contempt in an enforcement proceeding, the juvenile court may, instead of issuing a commitment to jail, enter an order requiring the person's future conduct to comply with the court's previous orders.

(d) Violation of an order entered under Subsection (c) may be the basis of a new enforcement proceeding.

(e) The juvenile court may assign a juvenile probation officer to assist a person in complying with a court order issued under Subsection (c).

(f) A juvenile court may reduce a term of incarceration or reduce payment of all or part of a fine at any time before the sentence is fully served or the fine fully paid.

(g) A juvenile court may reduce the burden of complying with a court order issued under Subsection (c) at any time before the order is fully satisfied, but may not increase the burden except following a new finding of contempt in a new enforcement proceeding.
Tex. Education Code § 102.51 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 102 / Section 102.51
§ 102.51. GIFTS AND DONATIONS; LOCATION OF CENTER.
Status: in_force

The board may accept gifts and donations of money and other personal property from the Killgore Foundation and from any other private organization or individual to establish, construct, maintain, and operate a regional center to be known as the Killgore Research Center, on any land held by the board for the use of the university.
Tex. Government Code § 316.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 316 / Section 316.032
§ 316.032. CONFLICTING LAWS SUSPENDED.
Status: in_force

(a) Any law that provides specific purposes for which a fund or revenue source may be used and expended and that restricts the use of revenues and balances is suspended to the extent that it conflicts with the provisions and intent of appropriations made under this subchapter in the General Appropriations Act.

(b) If the General Appropriations Act does not provide for the appropriation of unobligated fund balances to the general revenue fund, any transfer or appropriation of fund balances shall occur as specified by law.
Tex. Government Code § 662.046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.046
§ 662.046. TEXAS PARENTS DAY.
Status: in_force

The second Sunday in August of each year is Texas Parents Day to celebrate the Texas family and to emphasize the importance of parents taking an active role in the raising and future of their children.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.109 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.109
§ 4005.109. FINES.
Status: in_force

(a) To expedite the department's processing of certain violations of this code, the commissioner by rule may establish fines for certain violations.

(b) A violation for which a fine may be assessed under this section includes a failure to:

(1) obtain the total number of continuing education hours before the expiration date of a license;

(2) timely report a change of address to the department; or

(3) notify the department of an administrative action against the agent by a financial or insurance regulator of another state or of the federal government.

(c) This section does not limit the department's authority to take any other disciplinary action against a license holder as otherwise provided by this code.

(d) The dispute of an assessment of a fine under this section is a contested case subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 365.031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 365 / Section 365.031
§ 365.031. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

A district may issue bonds to finance a toll road project:

(1) to the extent and for the purpose a county may pay the cost of a project under Chapter 284; and

(2) as provided by Chapter 1371, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.058
§ 1079.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(c) Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond in the amount determined by the board of not less than $5,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties under this chapter.

(d) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Government Code § 487.606 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.606
§ 487.606. PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT OF RELIEF PHYSICIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall assign physicians to provide relief to a rural area in accordance with the following priorities:

(1) solo practitioners;

(2) counties that have fewer than seven residents per square mile;

(3) counties that have been designated under federal law as a health professional shortage area;

(4) counties that do not have a hospital; and

(5) counties that have a hospital but do not have a continuously staffed hospital emergency room.

(b) In determining where to assign relief physicians, the department shall consider the number of physicians in the area available to provide relief services and the distance in that area to the nearest physician who practices in the same specialty.

(c) At the request of the department, residency program directors may assist the department in coordinating the assignment of relief physicians.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 285.301 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.301
§ 285.301. ESTABLISHMENT OF NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital district created under general or special law may form and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008, Business Organizations Code, to own and operate all or part of one or more ancillary health care facilities consistent with the purposes of the district.

(b) The governing body of the hospital district shall appoint the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation formed under this section.

(c) The hospital district may contribute money to or solicit money for the nonprofit corporation. If the district contributes money to or solicits money for the corporation, the district shall establish procedures and controls sufficient to ensure that the money is used by the corporation for public purposes.

(d) A nonprofit corporation formed under this section has the same powers as a development corporation under Section 221.030.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.0135 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.0135
§ 34.0135. POLICIES ON PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that will provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.005
§ 181.005. DUTIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall administer this chapter and may adopt rules consistent with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Privacy Standards to administer this chapter.

(b) The executive commissioner shall review amendments to the definitions in 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164 that occur after September 1, 2011, and determine whether it is in the best interest of the state to adopt the amended federal regulations. If the executive commissioner determines that it is in the best interest of the state to adopt the amended federal regulations, the amended regulations shall apply as required by this chapter.

(c) In making a determination under this section, the executive commissioner must consider, in addition to other factors affecting the public interest, the beneficial and adverse effects the amendments would have on:

(1) the lives of individuals in this state and their expectations of privacy; and

(2) governmental entities, institutions of higher education, state-owned teaching hospitals, private businesses, and commerce in this state.

(d) The executive commissioner shall prepare a report of the executive commissioner's determination made under this section and shall file the report with the presiding officer of each house of the legislature before the 30th day after the date the determination is made. The report must include an explanation of the reasons for the determination.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.466 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.466
§ 2301.466. ARBITRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, a manufacturer, distributor, or representative may not require a franchised dealer to submit to arbitration on any issue unless the dealer and the manufacturer, distributor, or representative and their respective counsel agree to the arbitration after a controversy arises.

(b) An arbitrator shall apply this chapter in resolving a controversy. Either party may appeal to the board a decision of an arbitrator on the ground that the arbitrator failed to apply this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 65.203 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.203
§ 65.203. SOLID WASTE.
Status: in_force

A district may collect solid waste and may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, repair, improve, and extend a solid waste collection and disposal system inside and outside the district and may make proper charges for its facilities or services provided by the system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 803.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 803 / Section 803.006
§ 803.006. AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

A domestic company that under this chapter has moved its principal offices and any part of its books, records, and accounts outside this state and the controlling person of an affiliated insurance holding company system must comply with Section 804.102.
Tex. Government Code § 81.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.034
§ 81.034. RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Fees collected under this chapter and other funds received by the state bar may not be used for influencing the passage or defeat of any legislative measure unless the measure relates to the regulation of the legal profession, improving the quality of legal services, or the administration of justice and the amount of the expenditure is reasonable and necessary. This subsection does not prohibit a member of the board of directors or an officer or employee of the state bar from furnishing information in the person's possession that is not confidential information to a member or committee of the legislature on request of the member or committee.
Tex. Education Code § 74.353 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.353
§ 74.353. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered in other leading American nursing schools, may award those degrees, and may make rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the school as may be necessary for the conduct of a professional school of the first class.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1111
§ 25.1111. HILL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Hill County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Hill County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.205
§ 3876.205. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district. Section 375.114, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Government Code § 403.242 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.242
§ 403.242. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter is the only authority for the establishment and maintenance of petty cash accounts for state agency funds not exempted by Section 403.252.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.114
§ 1043.114. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

As a governmental agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.401
§ 544.401.
Status: in_force

Sec. 544.401. OFFENSE: CERTAIN DISCRIMINATION. (a) In this section, "person" means a legal entity listed below and engaged in the business of life insurance or an officer or director of one of those entities:

(1) a capital stock insurance company;

(2) a mutual insurance company;

(3) a local mutual aid association;

(4) a statewide mutual assessment company; or

(5) a stipulated premium company.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person recklessly:

(1) offers insurance coverage at a premium based on a rate that is, because of race, color, religion, ethnicity, or national origin, different from another premium rate offered or used by the person for the same coverage, other than for classifications applicable alike to persons of every race, color, religion, ethnicity, or national origin; or

(2) collects an insurance premium based on a rate that is, because of race, color, religion, ethnicity, or national origin, different from another premium rate offered or used by the person for the same coverage, other than for classifications applicable alike to persons of every race, color, religion, ethnicity, or national origin.

(c) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8399.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8399 / Section 8399.003
§ 8399.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7981A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7981A / Section 7981A.0106
§ 7981A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0505
§ 3943.0505. BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue bonds as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) In addition to the sources described in Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, bonds issued by the district may be secured and made payable, in whole or in part, by a pledge of any part of the net proceeds the district receives from a specified portion of not more than one-half of the district's maximum sales and use tax amount authorized at an election held under Section 3943.0602.

(c) Sections 375.207 and 375.208, Local Government Code, do not apply to bonds issued under this section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.214 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.214
§ 21.214. JOINT OWNERSHIP OF SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) If shares are registered on the books of a corporation in the names of two or more persons as joint owners with the right of survivorship and one of the owners dies, the corporation may record on its books and effect the transfer of the shares to a person, including the surviving joint owner, and pay any distributions made with respect to the shares, as if the surviving joint owner was the absolute owner of the shares. The recording and distribution authorized by this subsection must be made after the death of a joint owner and before the corporation receives actual written notice that a party other than a surviving joint owner is claiming an interest in the shares or distribution.

(b) The discharge of a corporation from liability under Section 21.216 and the transfer of full legal and equitable title of the shares does not affect, reduce, or limit any cause of action existing in favor of an owner of an interest in the shares or distributions against the surviving owner.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 604A.0021 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 604A / Section 604A.0021
§ 604A.0021. IMPOSITION OF SURCHARGE FOR USE OF CREDIT CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) In a sale of goods or services, a seller may not impose a surcharge on a buyer who uses a credit card for an extension of credit instead of cash, a check, or a similar means of payment.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a state agency, county, local governmental entity, or other governmental entity that accepts a credit card for the payment of fees, taxes, or other charges; or

(2) a private school that accepts a credit card for the payment of fees or other charges, as provided by Section 111.002.

(c) This section does not create a cause of action against an individual for violation of this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.085 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.085
§ 164.085. REFUSAL TO PERMIT ENTRY OR GATHER ANIMALS FOR INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) refuses to permit an inspector to enter any premises of which the person is the owner, tenant, or caretaker for the purpose of inspecting, classifying, or treating animals infected or exposed to scabies; or

(2) refuses to gather animals in accordance with Section 164.005(c).

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day of refusal.
Tex. Government Code § 815.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.104
§ 815.104. DESIGNATION OF AUTHORITY TO SIGN VOUCHERS.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall file with the comptroller of public accounts a duly attested copy of a board resolution that designates the authorized representatives, as provided by this chapter, who have authority to sign vouchers for payment from the funds administered by the board of trustees.