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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.152
§ 1096.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1096.152. PROPOSED BUDGET: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district at least once before the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any person who owns taxable property in the district and has duly rendered that property for taxation is entitled to:

(1) appear at the hearing; and

(2) be heard regarding any item in the proposed budget.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.307 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.307
§ 2A.307. PRIORITY OF LIENS ARISING BY ATTACHMENT OR LEVY ON, SECURITY INTERESTS IN, AND OTHER CLAIMS TO GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 2A.306, a creditor of a lessee takes subject to the lease contract.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (c) and Sections 2A.306 and 2A.308, a creditor of a lessor takes subject to the lease contract unless the creditor holds a lien that attached to the goods before the lease contract became enforceable.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 9.317, 9.321, and 9.323, a lessee takes a leasehold interest subject to a security interest held by a creditor of the lessor.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.104 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.104
§ 52.104. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each officer, employee, or agent who handles money or property of a marketing association or any money or property that is under the control or in possession of a marketing association shall execute and deliver to the association an indemnity bond that indemnifies the association and its members against any fraudulent, dishonest, or unlawful act by the bonded person and other acts as provided by the association's bylaws.

(b) If the officers and directors of a marketing association fail to require a person to execute a bond as required by Subsection (a) of this section, each officer and director is personally liable for all losses that would have been recovered under the bond if the person had been bonded.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.154 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.154
§ 171.154. PAYMENT TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

A taxable entity on which a tax is imposed by this chapter shall pay the tax to the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.062
§ 1109.062. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board shall have a seal engraved with the district's name to authenticate the acts of the board. The board secretary shall keep the seal.
Tex. Occupations Code § 403.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 403 / Section 403.003
§ 403.003. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not:

(1) require a school district to employ a person licensed under this chapter;

(2) require an individual who is licensed under Chapter 501 to obtain a license under this chapter; or

(3) authorize a person who is not licensed under Chapter 401 to practice audiology or speech-language pathology.
Tex. Local Government Code § 376.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 376 / Section 376.007
§ 376.007. DIRECT PURCHASE BY OWNER.
Status: in_force

On the written consent of an authorized municipal official, the proposed arrangements for financing the program pertaining to the installation of distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements that are permanently fixed to real property may authorize the property owner to:

(1) purchase directly the related equipment and materials for the installation of the distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements; and

(2) contract directly for the installation of the distributed generation renewable energy sources or energy efficiency improvements.
Tex. Government Code § 4003.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.054
§ 4003.054. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall complete the procedures specified by this section to register securities entitled to registration by notification.

(b) The commissioner shall:

(1) examine the registration statement filed under Section 4003.052 and the accompanying papers to determine their sufficiency under the requirements of this subchapter; and

(2) record the registration by notification of the securities described on receipt of:

(A) the registration statement;

(B) any prospectus;

(C) payment of the filing fee and registration fee; and

(D) a consent to service of process, if required.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.012
§ 142.012. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter. The executive commissioner may adopt rules governing the duties and responsibilities of home and community support services agency administrators, including rules regarding:

(1) an administrator's management of daily operations of the home and community support services agency;

(2) an administrator's responsibility for supervising the provision of quality care to agency clients;

(3) an administrator's implementation of agency policy and procedures; and

(4) an administrator's responsibility to be available to the agency at all times in person or by telephone.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall set minimum standards for home and community support services agencies licensed under this chapter that relate to:

(1) qualifications for professional and nonprofessional personnel, including volunteers;

(2) supervision of professional and nonprofessional personnel, including volunteers;

(3) the provision and coordination of treatment and services, including support and bereavement services, as appropriate;

(4) the management, ownership, and organizational structure, including lines of authority and delegation of responsibility and, as appropriate, the composition of an interdisciplinary team;

(5) clinical and business records;

(6) financial ability to carry out the functions as proposed;

(7) safety, fire prevention, and sanitary standards for residential units and inpatient units; and

(8) any other aspects of home health, hospice, habilitation, or personal assistance services as necessary to protect the public.

(c) The initial minimum standards adopted under Subsection (b) for hospice services must be at least as stringent as the conditions of participation for a Medicare certified provider of hospice services in effect on April 30, 1993, under Title XVIII, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.).

(d) The department shall prescribe forms necessary to perform its duties.

(e) The department shall require each person or home and community support services agency providing home health, hospice, habilitation, or personal assistance services to implement and enforce the applicable provisions of Chapter 102, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Government Code § 466.411 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.411
§ 466.411. CHOICE BY CERTAIN PRIZE WINNERS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a natural person who is a prize winner of a lottery prize in an amount equal to $1 million or more, or who is an owner of a beneficial interest in a legal entity that is a prize winner of a lottery prize in an amount equal to $1 million or more, may on the date the winner claims the prize choose to remain anonymous and prohibit all personally identifiable information from being released to the public.

(b) The department may release or disclose the personally identifiable information of a natural person who is a lottery prize winner if the person chooses to have the prize paid in periodic installments. The department may only disclose the information on or after the 30th day after the date the person claims the lottery prize if the person chooses to remain anonymous under Subsection (a).

(c) For purposes of this section, the amount of a lottery prize is the total amount of prize money paid to a prize winner for a single lottery prize claim, whether paid in one payment or in periodic installments, before deducting any federal tax withholdings or other deductions required by law.

(d) This section does not prohibit release of a natural person prize winner's city or county of residence or prevent the department from releasing the person's personally identifiable information to the Health and Human Services Commission or as necessary to comply with Section 466.407 or 466.4075.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.149 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.149
§ 623.149. DETERMINATION WHETHER VEHICLE SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION OR ELIGIBLE FOR DISTINGUISHING LICENSE PLATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may establish criteria to determine whether oil well servicing, oil well clean out, or oil well drilling machinery or equipment is subject to registration under Chapter 502 or eligible for the distinguishing license plate provided by Section 502.146.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a vehicle authorized by the department before August 22, 1963, to operate without registration under Chapter 502 may not be required to register under that chapter.

(c) In this section, "oil well servicing, oil well clean out, or oil well drilling machinery or equipment" means a vehicle constructed as a machine used solely for servicing, cleaning out, or drilling an oil well and consisting in general of a mast, an engine for power, a draw works, and a chassis permanently constructed or assembled for one or more of those purposes.
Tex. Penal Code § 31.22 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 31 / Section 31.22
§ 31.22. UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OF CERTAIN COPPER OR BRASS MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Copper or brass material" has the meaning assigned by Section 1956.001(4)(A) or (B), Occupations Code.

(2) "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01.

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

(1) intentionally or knowingly possesses copper or brass material; and

(2) is not a person who is authorized under Subsection (c) to possess the copper or brass material.

(c) Subject to Subsection (d), a person is authorized to possess copper or brass material if the person is:

(1) the owner of the material;

(2) a public utility or common carrier;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code;

(4) a cable service provider as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code;

(5) a video service provider as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code;

(6) a manufacturing, industrial, commercial, retail, or other business that sells the material in the ordinary course of the seller's business;

(7) a carrier-for-hire acting in the course and scope of the carrier's business with a bill of lading or a contract verifying transport information;

(8) a metal recycling entity registered under Chapter 1956, Occupations Code, and acting within the course and scope of the entity's business;

(9) a person acting in the ordinary course of the person's business who lawfully acquires possession of the materials during construction, remodeling, demolition, or salvage of a building or other structure in which the materials were installed or contained; or

(10) an agent for a person described by Subdivisions (1)-(9) acting within the course and scope of the agent's authority to act on behalf of the person.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to a person who knows that the copper or brass material was unlawfully obtained.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), an offense under this section is a state jail felony.

(f) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that:

(1) the copper or brass material was unlawfully obtained from a critical infrastructure facility; or

(2) the person:

(A) has been previously convicted of an offense under this section;

(B) has been previously convicted of any of the following offenses with respect to copper or brass material:

(i) an offense under Section 28.03 or 31.03;

(ii) conspiracy under Section 15.02 to commit an offense under Section 28.03 or 31.03; or

(iii) an offense under Chapter 71;

(C) in connection with the offense, engaged in conduct with respect to copper or brass material constituting:

(i) conspiracy under Section 15.02 to commit an offense under Section 28.03, Section 31.03, or Chapter 71; or

(ii) an offense under Chapter 71; or

(D) possessed a firearm during the commission of the offense.

(g) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
Tex. Education Code § 153.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 153 / Section 153.005
§ 153.005. PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by its governing board, an institution of higher education, through a center, may operate programs to provide assistance to persons in commercializing technology owned by it or in which it has an interest. Assistance may include providing monetary support or nonmonetary support, including the use of premises, computers, computer software, telecommunications terminal equipment, office equipment and supplies, machinery, custodial services, utilities, or other services that are customarily treated as overhead expenses by institutions of higher education.

(b) The policies and procedures to be used by an institution of higher education to assess the qualifications of persons participating in a center's programs, including objective criteria for admission and for the measurement of progress and standards for continuance or termination of participation, shall be approved by the institution's governing board.
Tex. Government Code § 606.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 606 / Section 606.021
§ 606.021. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Employee" includes an officer of a political subdivision.

(2) "Employment" means service performed by an employee of a political subdivision except service:

(A) that in the absence of an agreement under this subchapter would constitute employment under the Social Security Act;

(B) that under the Social Security Act may not be included in an agreement between the retirement system and the secretary; or

(C) as a police officer in a position that, at the time the agreement is made, is subject to another retirement system of a municipality with a population of 250,000 or more, according to the most recent federal census before the date of the agreement.

(3) "Wages" means all remuneration for employment, including the cash value of all remuneration paid other than by cash. The term does not include remuneration that does not constitute "wages" under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.104
§ 1158.104. SALE ON CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Estate personal property may not be sold on credit at public auction for a term of more than six months from the date of sale.

(b) Estate personal property purchased on credit at public auction may not be delivered to the purchaser until the purchaser gives a note for the amount due, with good and solvent personal security. The requirement that security be provided may be waived if the property will not be delivered until the note, with interest, has been paid.
Tex. Government Code § 24.459 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.459
§ 24.459.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.459. 282ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) The 282nd Judicial District is composed of Dallas County.

(b) The 282nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.
Tex. Estates Code § 1153.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.002
§ 1153.002. PROOF OF PUBLICATION.
Status: in_force

A copy of the published notice required by Section 1153.001(a)(1), with the publisher's affidavit, sworn to and subscribed before a proper officer, to the effect that the notice was published as provided in this title for the service of citation or notice by publication, shall be filed in the court in which the cause is pending.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0801 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0801
§ 540.0801. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A STAR Health program managed care contract between a Medicaid managed care organization and the commission must require that trauma-informed care training be offered to each contracted physician or provider.

(b) The commission shall encourage each Medicaid managed care organization providing health care services to recipients under the STAR Health program to make training in post-traumatic stress disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder available to a contracted physician or provider within a reasonable time after the date the physician or provider begins providing services under the Medicaid managed care plan the organization offers.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.504 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.504
§ 156.504. PROCEDURE FOR RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) To recover from the recovery fund, a residential mortgage loan applicant must file a written sworn application with the commissioner in the form prescribed by the commissioner, subject to Section 156.503. A person who knowingly makes a false statement in connection with applying for money out of the fund may be subject to criminal prosecution under Section 37.10, Penal Code.

(b) The residential mortgage loan applicant is required to show:

(1) that the applicant's claim is based on facts allowing recovery under Section 156.501; and

(2) that the applicant:

(A) is not a spouse of the licensed residential mortgage loan originator;

(B) is not a child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, or sibling, including relationships by adoption, of the licensed residential mortgage loan originator;

(C) is not a person sharing living quarters with the licensed residential mortgage loan originator or a current or former employer, employee, or associate of the licensed residential mortgage loan originator;

(D) is not a person who has aided, abetted, or participated other than as a victim with the licensed residential mortgage loan originator in any activity that is illegal under Section 157.024(a)(2), (3), (5), (7), (8), (9), (10), (13), (16), (17), or (18) or 156.304(b), or is not the personal representative of a licensed residential mortgage loan originator; and

(E) is not licensed as a residential mortgage loan originator under Chapter 157 who is seeking to recover any compensation in the transaction or transactions for which the application for payment is made.

(c) On receipt of the verified application, the commissioner's staff shall:

(1) notify each appropriate license holder and the issuer of any surety bond issued in connection with their licenses; and

(2) investigate the application and issue a preliminary determination, giving the applicant, the license holder, and any surety an opportunity to resolve the matter by agreement or to dispute the preliminary determination.

(d) If the preliminary determination under Subsection (c)(2) is not otherwise resolved by agreement and is not disputed by written notice to the commissioner before the 31st day after the notification date, the preliminary determination automatically becomes final and the commissioner shall make payment from the recovery fund, subject to the limits of Section 156.505.

(e) If the preliminary determination under Subsection (c)(2) is disputed by the applicant, the license holder, or any surety by written notice to the commissioner before the 31st day after the notification date, the matter shall be set for a hearing governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code, and the hearing rules of the finance commission.
Tex. Estates Code § 21.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 21 / Section 21.004
§ 21.004. EFFECT OF DIVISION OF LAW.
Status: in_force

The division of this code into titles, subtitles, chapters, subchapters, parts, subparts, sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, and subparagraphs is for convenience and does not have any legal effect.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 755.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 755 / Section 755.042
§ 755.042. PROSECUTION; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A prosecution may not be maintained if the issuance or renewal of a certificate of operation has been requested for a boiler but has not been acted on. However, the executive director may petition a district court for an injunction to restrain the operation of the boiler until the condition restraining its use is corrected and a certificate of operation is issued if the executive director determines that the operation of the boiler without a certificate of operation constitutes a serious menace to the life and safety of the persons in or about the premises. The attorney general or the district or county attorney may bring the suit, and venue is in the county in which the boiler is located or in Travis County. It is not necessary for the prosecutor to verify the pleadings or for the state to execute a bond.

(b) The executive director's affidavit that a certificate of operation or an application for a certificate does not exist for a boiler, and the affidavit of the chief inspector or a deputy inspector that the operation of the boiler constitutes a menace to the life and safety of persons in or about the premises, are sufficient proof to warrant the immediate issuance of a temporary restraining order.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.352 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.352
§ 22.352. FINANCIAL RECORDS AND ANNUAL REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation shall maintain current and accurate financial records with complete entries as to each financial transaction of the corporation, including income and expenditures, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

(b) Based on the records maintained under Subsection (a), the board of directors of the corporation shall annually prepare or approve a financial report for the corporation for the preceding year. The report must conform to accounting standards as adopted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and must include:

(1) a statement of support, revenue, and expenses;

(2) a statement of changes in fund balances;

(3) a statement of functional expenses; and

(4) a balance sheet for each fund.