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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.151
§ 3926.151. 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, including water, wastewater, drainage, and roadway projects or services, using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity and reimburse that entity for the provision, design, construction, acquisition, improvement, relocation, operation, maintenance, or financing of an improvement project, service, or cost, for the provision of credit enhancement, or for any cost of operating or maintaining the district or the issuance of district obligations authorized under this chapter, Chapter 372 or 375, Local Government Code, or Chapter 49 or 54, Water Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 87.173 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 87 / Section 87.173
§ 87.173. ADDITIONAL EXTRACTION TO ALLEVIATE SHORTAGE.
Status: in_force

If a general shortage of propane or heavier liquid hydrocarbons occurs, the commission, after notice and hearing, may require additional extraction of hydrocarbons from the gas to alleviate the shortage, but additional extraction shall not be required if it is not economically feasible to do so.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 82.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 82 / Section 82.001
§ 82.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Claimant" means a party seeking relief, including a plaintiff, counterclaimant, or cross-claimant.

(2) "Products liability action" means any action against a manufacturer or seller for recovery of damages arising out of personal injury, death, or property damage allegedly caused by a defective product whether the action is based in strict tort liability, strict products liability, negligence, misrepresentation, breach of express or implied warranty, or any other theory or combination of theories.

(3) "Seller" means a person who is engaged in the business of distributing or otherwise placing, for any commercial purpose, in the stream of commerce for use or consumption a product or any component part thereof.

(4) "Manufacturer" means a person who is a designer, formulator, constructor, rebuilder, fabricator, producer, compounder, processor, or assembler of any product or any component part thereof and who places the product or any component part thereof in the stream of commerce.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.101 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.101
§ 62.101. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature in enacting the provisions of this chapter that the rights established or recognized in Subchapters B and D of Chapter 61 of this code are paramount over any rights or interests that might otherwise be considered created by this chapter, and none of the provisions of this chapter may trench on those rights or encroach on land or interests in land that may ultimately be held subject to those rights.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.081 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1467 / Section 1467.081
§ 1467.081. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only with respect to a health benefit claim submitted by an out-of-network provider who is not a facility.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 168.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 168 / Section 168.006
§ 168.006. ASSISTANCE BY FLOCK OWNER.
Status: in_force

The owner of a flock shall assist the laboratory and the commission in handling the poultry and shall pen and present the flock on request.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.005
§ 2309.005. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an insurance company.
Tex. Estates Code § 362.011 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 362 / Section 362.011
§ 362.011. PARTITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE; DEPOSIT IN COURT'S REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) If, on final settlement of an estate, any of the estate remains in the personal representative's possession, the court shall order that a partition and distribution be made among the persons entitled to receive that part of the estate.

(b) The court shall order the personal representative to convert into money any remaining nonmonetary assets to which a person who is unknown or missing is entitled. The procedures in Chapter 356 apply to the conversion of nonmonetary assets under this subsection.

(c) The court shall order the personal representative to deposit in an account in the court's registry all money, including the proceeds of any conversion under Subsection (b), to which a person who is unknown or missing is entitled. The court shall hold money deposited in an account under this subsection until the court renders:

(1) an order requiring money in the account to be paid to the previously unknown or missing person who is entitled to the money; or

(2) another order regarding the disposition of the money.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 780.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 780 / Section 780.001
§ 780.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Account" means the designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account established under Section 780.003.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of state health services.

(3) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 45.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 45 / Section 45.007
§ 45.007. FINANCING.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506, Sec. 3.07(b)(4), eff. September 1, 2009.

(b) The department may accept gifts and grants from the federal government, state government, and private sources, as well as legislative appropriations to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The use of gifts and grants other than legislative appropriation is subject only to limitations contained in the gift or grant.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506, Sec. 3.07(b)(4), eff. September 1, 2009.

(d) The department shall make an annual accounting of all money received, awarded, and expended during the year under this chapter to the legislative committees responsible for agricultural issues.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.030 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.030
§ 41.030. FINDINGS OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

On receiving the report of the returns of a referendum and election, the commissioner shall determine:

(1) the number of votes cast for and against the referendum proposition;

(2) the total volume of production of the commodity during the relevant production period in the area described in the petition;

(3) the percentage of the total volume of production of the commodity that was produced by those voting in favor of the referendum proposition; and

(4) the appropriate number of candidates receiving the highest number of votes for membership on the commodity producers board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.119 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.119
§ 3916.119. FIREFIGHTING AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subchapter L, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.

(b) Except as provided in Subsection (c) and subject to Subsection (d), the district has the same rights and powers as a municipality annexing territory in a district that provides firefighting or emergency medical services to cause all or part of the territory in the district to be removed from a district providing firefighting or emergency medical services.

(c) The district may cause the removal of territory under Subsection (b) whether or not that territory was originally included in or subsequently annexed into the district.

(d) The district's right to cause the removal of territory under this section shall be subject to a mutually satisfactory agreement under Chapter 791, Government Code, or other applicable law, between the district and a district that provides firefighting or emergency medical services from which the territory will be removed, which may include terms for the payment of funds from current revenues of the district for the continued provision of firefighting or emergency medical services or such other lawful terms that the parties consider appropriate.

(e) The removal of territory under this section does not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other obligations, including loans and lease-purchase agreements, of the district from which the territory was removed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.103
§ 1010.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage and control all district affairs.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.015
§ 118.015. BIRTH OR DEATH CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for "Birth or Death Certificate" under Section 118.011 is for issuing a certified copy of a birth certificate or death certificate and is the same as the fee charged under Subchapter C, Chapter 191, Health and Safety Code, by the state registrar of vital statistics and the local registrar of births and deaths.

(b) A county clerk who collects a fee under this section for a certified copy of a birth certificate shall deposit the fee into the county treasury. The state's portion of the fee shall be sent to the comptroller as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 133.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0107
§ 3979.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.001
§ 1096.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the South Limestone Hospital District.
Tex. Water Code § 51.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.001
§ 51.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "District" means a water control and improvement district.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of a district.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board of directors of a district.

(4) "Commissioners court" means the commissioners court of the county in which a district or part of a district is located.

(5) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(6) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.101 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.101
§ 154.101. PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not engage in business as a distributor, wholesaler, bonded agent, interstate warehouse, manufacturer, export warehouse, importer, or retailer unless the person has applied for and received the applicable permit from the comptroller.

(b) Each distributor, wholesaler, bonded agent, interstate warehouse, manufacturer, export warehouse, importer, or retailer shall obtain a permit for each place of business owned or operated by the distributor, wholesaler, bonded agent, interstate warehouse, manufacturer, export warehouse, importer, or retailer. The comptroller may not issue a permit for a place of business that is a residence or a unit in a public storage facility.

(c) The comptroller shall prescribe the form and content of an application for a permit and shall furnish the form on request of an applicant.

(d) The applicant shall accurately complete all information required by the application and provide the comptroller with such additional information as the comptroller deems necessary.

(e) The comptroller may require each corporation, association, joint venture, syndicate, partnership, or proprietorship to furnish financial information regarding the applicant and to provide the identity of each officer, director, stockholder owning 10 percent or more of the outstanding stock, partner, member, owner, or managing employee.

(f) Each distributor, wholesaler, and retailer that applies for a permit to sell cigarettes from a vehicle must provide the make, model, vehicle identification number, registration number, and any other information required by the comptroller.

(g) All financial information provided under this section is confidential and not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code.

(h) Permits for engaging in business as a distributor, wholesaler, bonded agent, interstate warehouse, manufacturer, export warehouse, importer, or retailer shall be governed exclusively by the provisions of this code.

(i) This section does not apply to a research facility that possesses and uses cigarettes only for experimental purposes.

(j) A person engaged in the business of selling cigarettes for commercial purposes who provides a roll-your-own machine available for use by consumers must obtain manufacturer's, distributor's, and retailer's permits.

(k) A person may not hold a distributor's permit issued by this state and an interstate warehouse's permit for the same location.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.33 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.33
§ 11.33. RAW COCOA AND GREEN COFFEE HELD IN HARRIS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is entitled to an exemption from taxation of raw cocoa and green coffee that the person holds in Harris County.

(b) An exemption granted under this section, once allowed, need not be claimed in subsequent years, and the exemption applies to all raw cocoa and green coffee the person holds until the cocoa's or the coffee's qualification for the exemption changes. The chief appraiser may, however, require a person who holds raw cocoa or green coffee for which an exemption in a prior year has been granted to file a new application to confirm the cocoa's or the coffee's current qualification for the exemption by delivering a written notice that a new application is required, accompanied by an appropriate application form, to the person.
Tex. Property Code § 53.052 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.052
§ 53.052. FILING OF AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An original contractor claiming the lien must file an affidavit with the county clerk:

(1) for projects other than residential construction projects, not later than the 15th day of the fourth month after the month in which the original contractor's work was completed, terminated, or abandoned; or

(2) for residential construction projects, not later than the 15th day of the third month after the month in which the original contractor's work was completed, terminated, or abandoned.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), a claimant other than an original contractor claiming the lien must file an affidavit with the county clerk not later than the 15th day of the fourth month after the later of:

(1) the month the claimant last provided labor or materials; or

(2) the month the claimant would normally have been required to deliver the last of specially fabricated materials that have not been actually delivered.

(c) A claimant other than an original contractor claiming a lien arising from a residential construction project must file an affidavit with the county clerk not later than the 15th day of the third month after the later of:

(1) the month the claimant last provided labor or materials; or

(2) the month the claimant would normally have been required to deliver the last of specially fabricated materials that have not been actually delivered.

(d) A claimant other than an original contractor claiming a lien for retainage must file an affidavit with the county clerk not later than the 15th day of the third month after the month in which the original contract under which the claimant performed was completed, terminated, or abandoned.

(e) An affidavit under this chapter must be filed in the county where the improvements are located. The county clerk shall record the affidavit in records kept for that purpose and shall index and cross-index the affidavit in the names of the claimant, the original contractor, and the owner. Failure of the county clerk to properly record or index a filed affidavit does not invalidate the lien.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.115 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.115
§ 101.115. CONSTRUCTION OF FEE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 101.111, 101.113, and 101.114 may not be construed as preventing any type of bargaining agreement or limiting the bargaining power of a labor union.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 1.054 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 1 / Section 1.054
§ 1.054. RESERVATION OF POWER.
Status: in_force

The legislature at all times has the power to amend, repeal, or modify this code and to prescribe regulations, provisions, and limitations as the legislature considers advisable. The regulations, provisions, and limitations are binding on any entity subject to this code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 16.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 16 / Section 16.005
§ 16.005. FEE ON FUEL ETHANOL, RENEWABLE METHANE, BIODIESEL, AND RENEWABLE DIESEL PRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall impose a fee on each producer in an amount equal to 3.2 cents for each gallon of fuel ethanol or MMBtu of renewable methane and 1.6 cents for each gallon of biodiesel produced in each registered plant operated by the producer.

(a) The office shall impose a fee on each producer in an amount equal to 3.2 cents for each gallon of fuel ethanol, biodiesel, or renewable diesel produced in each registered plant operated by the producer.

(b) For each fiscal year, the office may not impose fees on a producer for more than 18 million gallons of fuel ethanol, biodiesel, or renewable diesel or MMBtu of renewable methane produced at any one registered plant.

(c) The office shall transfer the fees collected under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the account.

(d) The office may not impose fees on a producer for fuel ethanol, renewable methane, biodiesel, or renewable diesel produced at a registered plant after the 10th anniversary of the date production from the plant begins.

(e) The office may enter into an interagency contract with the department authorizing the department to impose and collect fees on behalf of the office under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7210.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7210 / Section 7210.101
§ 7210.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 65, Water Code, applicable to special utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9045.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9045 / Section 9045.204
§ 9045.204. ORDER OR RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an order or resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue, tax-revenue, revenue refunding, or tax-revenue refunding bonds, the board may:

(1) provide for:

(A) the flow of money; and

(B) the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, reserve fund, or other fund;

(2) make additional covenants with respect to the bonds and the pledged revenue and the operation and maintenance of the improvements and facilities the revenue of which is pledged, including provisions for the operation or leasing of all or part of the improvements and facilities and the use or pledge of money received from the operation contract or lease as the board considers appropriate;

(3) prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue or reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the revenue on a parity with, or subordinate to, the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued, subject to any conditions set forth in the order or resolution; and

(4) include any other provision or covenant, as the board determines, that is not prohibited by the Texas Constitution or this chapter.

(b) The board may adopt and cause to be executed any other proceeding or instrument necessary or convenient in the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 64.011 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 64 / Section 64.011
§ 64.011. GUARDIANS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "guardian of a convicted person" means a person who is the legal guardian of the convicted person, whether the legal relationship between the guardian and convicted person exists because of the age of the convicted person or because of the physical or mental incompetency of the convicted person.

(b) A guardian of a convicted person may submit motions for the convicted person under this chapter and is entitled to counsel otherwise provided to a convicted person under this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 82.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 82 / Section 82.002
§ 82.002. DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A payment or refund made by an employer or trustee under a written employee benefit plan to a person described by Subsection (b) fully discharges the employer or trustee from all adverse claims against the payment or refund unless, before making the payment, the employer or trustee receives a notice that some other person claims to be entitled to all or part of the payment or refund.

(b) Subsection (a) applies to a payment to:

(1) an employee;

(2) a former employee;

(3) an employee's or former employee's beneficiary, heir, or legatee; or

(4) a representative of an employee's or former employee's estate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.306
§ 1702.306. EFFECT OF SUSPENSION ON LICENSE RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A suspended license expires on the license's expiration date and may be renewed as provided by this chapter, but the renewal does not entitle the license holder, while the license remains suspended and until the license is reinstated, to engage in the licensed activity or in conduct in violation of the order or judgment by which the license was suspended.
Tex. Government Code § 26.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.041
§ 26.041. GENERAL JURISDICTION; CHANGES.
Status: in_force

A county court has the jurisdiction conferred by this subchapter and other law.
Tex. Water Code § 58.473 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.473
§ 58.473. INTERIM BONDS.
Status: in_force

After bonds, other than preliminary bonds or notes, are voted by a district, the board may declare an existing emergency with relation to money being unavailable to pay for engineering work, purchase of land, rights-of-way, construction sites, construction work, and legal and other necessary expenses and may issue interim bonds on the faith and credit of the district in the manner provided in Sections 58.474-58.479 of this code to pay these expenses.
Tex. Local Government Code § 115.901 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 115 / Section 115.901
§ 115.901. EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN RECORDS BY COUNTY AUDITOR OR COUNTY TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The county auditor or, in a county that does not have the office of county auditor, the county treasurer, shall examine the accounts, dockets, and records of each clerk, justice of the peace, and constable and of the sheriff and county tax assessor-collector to determine if any money belonging to the county and in the possession of the officer has not been accounted for and paid over according to law.

(b) If the auditor or treasurer finds that such money does exist, the auditor or treasurer shall report the findings of the examination to the commissioners court of the county at its next term for the purpose of instituting a suit for the recovery of the money.
Tex. Government Code § 306.0055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 306 / Section 306.0055
§ 306.0055. LEGISLATIVELY PRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHS.
Status: in_force

A house, committee, or agency of the legislature may charge for a photograph produced by or under the direction of the entity the fair market value of the photograph.