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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8433.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8433 / Section 8433.201
§ 8433.201. 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. Occupations Code § 1702.117 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.117
§ 1702.117. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall require an applicant for a company license under this chapter to demonstrate qualifications in the person's company license classification, including knowledge of applicable state laws and commission rules, by taking an examination to be determined by the commission.

(b) Payment of the application fee entitles the applicant to take one examination without additional charge. A person who fails the examination must pay a reexamination fee to take a subsequent examination.

(c) The commission shall set the reexamination fee in an amount not to exceed the amount of the renewal fee for the company license classification for which application was made.

(d) The department shall develop and provide to a person who applies to take the examination under Subsection (a) material containing all applicable state laws and commission rules.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.103
§ 2210.103. TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the board of directors serve three-year staggered terms, with the terms of three members expiring on the third Tuesday of March of each year.

(b) A person may serve on the board of directors for not more than three consecutive full terms, not to exceed nine years.

(c) A member of the board of directors may be removed by the commissioner with cause stated in writing and posted on the association's website. The commissioner shall appoint a replacement in accordance with Section 2210.102 for a member who leaves or is removed from the board of directors.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 34.0134 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.0134
§ 34.0134. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Subsection (a) of Section 34.013 of this code for appointment to the board;

(2) does not maintain during the service on the board the qualifications required by Subsection (a) of Section 34.013 of this code for appointment to the board;

(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 34.0132 or 34.0133 of this code;

(4) is unable to discharge his duties for a substantial portion of the term for which he was appointed because of illness or disability; or

(5) is absent from more than one-half of the regularly scheduled board meetings which the member is eligible to attend during each calendar year, except when the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it was taken when a ground for removal of a member of the board existed.

(c) If the commissioner has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, he shall notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.057
§ 1551.057. COMPENSATION OF PERSON EMPLOYED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall pay the compensation and expenses of a person employed by the board at the rate or in the amount approved by the board. The rate or amount may not exceed the rate or amount paid for similar services.
Tex. Water Code § 30.060 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.060
§ 30.060. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this subchapter are negotiable instruments.
Tex. Local Government Code § 152.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 152 / Section 152.014
§ 152.014. SALARY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) In each county there is a salary grievance committee composed of the county judge and:

(1) the sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, county clerk, district clerk, county attorney or criminal district attorney, and the number of public members necessary to provide nine voting members; or

(2) nine public members, if the commissioners court votes to have nine public members.

(b) The county judge is chairman of the committee, but is not entitled to vote.

(c) Public members must be residents of the county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 461A.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.102
§ 461A.102. EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS CONCERNING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "controlled substances" means those substances designated as controlled substances by Chapter 481.

(b) The department, in cooperation with other appropriate state agencies, shall carry out educational programs designed to prevent or deter misuse and abuse of controlled substances. In connection with those programs the department may:

(1) promote better recognition of the problems of misuse and abuse of controlled substances within the regulated industry and among interested groups and organizations;

(2) assist the regulated industry and interested groups and organizations in contributing to the reduction of misuse and abuse of controlled substances;

(3) consult with interested groups and organizations to aid those groups in solving administrative and organizational problems;

(4) evaluate procedures, projects, techniques, and controls conducted or proposed as part of educational programs on misuse and abuse of controlled substances;

(5) disseminate the results of research on misuse and abuse of controlled substances to promote a better public understanding of problems that exist and ways to combat those problems; and

(6) assist in educating and training state and local law enforcement officials in their efforts to control misuse and abuse of controlled substances.

(c) The department shall encourage research on misuse and abuse of controlled substances. In connection with research, and in furtherance of the enforcement of Chapter 481, the commissioner may:

(1) establish methods to assess accurately the effects of controlled substances and identify and characterize those with potential for abuse;

(2) make studies and undertake programs of research to:

(A) develop new or improved approaches, techniques, systems, equipment, and devices to strengthen the enforcement of Chapter 481;

(B) determine patterns and social effects of misuse and abuse of controlled substances; and

(C) improve methods for preventing, predicting, understanding, and dealing with the misuse and abuse of controlled substances; and

(3) contract with public agencies, institutions of higher education, and private organizations or individuals to conduct research, demonstrations, or special projects that directly pertain to the misuse and abuse of controlled substances.
Tex. Transportation Code § 648.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 648 / Section 648.103
§ 648.103. DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATION.
Status: in_force

A foreign motor carrier or foreign motor private carrier may not transport persons or cargo in intrastate commerce in this state unless the carrier is authorized to conduct operations in interstate and foreign commerce domestically between points in the United States under federal law or international agreement.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.63 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.63
§ 11.63. HELD UNDER FEDERAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

No person shall be discharged under the writ of habeas corpus who is in custody by virtue of a commitment for any offense exclusively cognizable by the courts of the United States, or by order or process issuing out of such courts in cases where they have jurisdiction, or who is held by virtue of any legal engagement or enlistment in the army, or who, being rightfully subject to the rules and articles of war, is confined by any one legally acting under the authority thereof, or who is held as a prisoner of war under the authority of the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0104
§ 8007A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8007A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.153 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.153
§ 57.153. TERMINATION BY SUPPLIER; GOOD CAUSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A supplier may not terminate a dealer agreement without good cause.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.7075 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.7075
§ 151.7075. FAILURE TO PRODUCE CERTAIN RECORDS AFTER USING RESALE CERTIFICATE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally fails to produce to the comptroller records that document a taxpayer's taxable sale of items that the taxpayer obtained using a resale certificate.

(b) The records to which Subsection (a) applies are records:

(1) required to be kept under Section 151.025; and

(2) requested by the comptroller under Section 151.023 that are not produced in the period required by that section.

(c) The items to which Subsection (a) applies are items the sales of which are required to be reported to the comptroller under Section 151.433, 154.212, or 155.105.

(d) An offense under this section is:

(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the tax avoided by the use of the resale certificate is less than $20;

(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the tax avoided by the use of the resale certificate is $20 or more but less than $200;

(3) a Class A misdemeanor if the tax avoided by the use of the resale certificate is $200 or more but less than $750;

(4) a felony of the third degree if the tax avoided by the use of the resale certificate is $750 or more but less than $20,000; or

(5) a felony of the second degree if the tax avoided by the use of the resale certificate is $20,000 or more.

(e) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the items listed for purchase on the resale certificate had not been resold at the time of the comptroller's request for records under Section 151.023.

(f) If conduct described by Subsection (a) is related to one scheme or continuous course of conduct, the conduct may be considered as one offense and the amounts of tax avoided may be aggregated in determining the grade of the offense.
Tex. Government Code § 437.418 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.418
§ 437.418. COMPELLED COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

If an employer fails to comply with a court order issued under this subchapter, a party to the action or the commission, on the written request of a person aggrieved by the failure, may commence proceedings to compel compliance with the order.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 121.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 121 / Section 121.002
§ 121.002. OWNERSHIP OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to anthropogenic carbon dioxide injected for the primary purpose of enhanced recovery operations.

(b) Unless otherwise expressly provided by a contract, bill of sale, deed, mortgage, deed of trust, or other legally binding document or by other law, anthropogenic carbon dioxide stored in a geologic storage facility is considered to be the property of the storage operator or the storage operator's heirs, successors, or assigns.

(c) Absent a final judgment of wilful abandonment rendered by a court or a regulatory determination of closure or abandonment, anthropogenic carbon dioxide stored in a geologic storage facility is not considered to be the property of the owner of the surface or mineral estate in the land in which the anthropogenic carbon dioxide is stored or of a person claiming under the owner of the surface or mineral estate.

(d) The owner, as designated by Subsection (b) or (c), of the anthropogenic carbon dioxide stored in a geologic storage facility, or the owner's heirs, successors, or assigns, may produce, take, extract, or otherwise possess anthropogenic carbon dioxide stored in the facility.
Tex. Transportation Code § 313.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 313 / Section 313.022
§ 313.022. CONTRACT FOR IMPROVEMENT OF BOUNDARY HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may contract with another municipality for one municipality to make an improvement to a part of a highway as provided by this chapter and for the other to pay a part of the cost of the improvement if:

(1) the boundary between the municipalities is on or along the highway or the edge of the highway; and

(2) the governing bodies of the municipalities determine the improvement is necessary.

(b) Either municipality may use its money for the improvement under the contract without regard to whether the highway is within the municipality's limits.
Tex. Water Code § 17.017 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.017
§ 17.017. REDEMPTION BEFORE MATURITY.
Status: in_force

In the resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the board may fix the price, terms, and conditions for redemption of bonds before maturity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.107
§ 3798.107. NO EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Water Code § 26.121 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.121
§ 26.121. UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as authorized by the commission, no person may:

(1) discharge sewage, municipal waste, recreational waste, agricultural waste, or industrial waste into or adjacent to any water in the state;

(2) discharge other waste into or adjacent to any water in the state which in itself or in conjunction with any other discharge or activity causes, continues to cause, or will cause pollution of any of the water in the state, unless the discharge complies with a person's:

(A) certified water quality management plan approved by the State Soil and Water Conservation Board as provided by Section 201.026, Agriculture Code; or

(B) water pollution and abatement plan approved by the commission; or

(3) commit any other act or engage in any other activity which in itself or in conjunction with any other discharge or activity causes, continues to cause, or will cause pollution of any of the water in the state, unless the activity is under the jurisdiction of the Parks and Wildlife Department, the General Land Office, the Department of Agriculture, or the Railroad Commission of Texas, in which case this subdivision does not apply.

(b) In the enforcement of Subdivisions (2) and (3) of Subsection (a) of this section, consideration shall be given to the state of existing technology, economic feasibility, and the water quality needs of the water that might be affected. This subdivision does not apply to any NPDES activity.

(c) No person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit the discharge of any waste or the performance of any activity in violation of this chapter or of any permit or order of the commission.

(d) Except as authorized by the commission, no person may discharge any pollutant, sewage, municipal waste, recreational waste, agricultural waste, or industrial waste from any point source into any water in the state.

(e) No person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit the discharge from a point source of any waste or of any pollutant, or the performance or failure of any activity other than a discharge, in violation of this chapter or of any rule, regulation, permit, or other order of the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.182 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.182
§ 361.182. INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director may conduct investigations of facilities that are listed on the state registry, or that the executive director has reason to believe should be included on the state registry, in accordance with Sections 361.032, 361.033, and 361.037.

(b) If there is a reasonable basis to believe there may be a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance at a facility, the executive director may submit requests for information and requests for the production of documents to any person who has or may have information or documents relevant to:

(1) the identification, nature, or quantity of materials that have been generated, treated, stored, or disposed of at a facility or transported to a facility;

(2) the identification of soils, groundwater, or surface water at a facility that have been or may be affected by an actual or threatened release of a hazardous substance;

(3) the nature or extent of a release or threatened release of a hazardous substance at or from a facility; or

(4) the ability of a person to pay for or to perform a remedial action.

(c) If the requested information or documents are not produced in a timely manner, the commission may issue an order directing compliance with the requests for information or production of documents. Information or documents requested under Subsection (b) or this subsection are public records, except that the commission shall consider the copied records as confidential if a showing satisfactory to the commission is made by the owner of the records that the records would divulge trade secrets if made public. This subsection does not require the commission to consider the composition or characteristics of hazardous substances being processed, stored, disposed of, or otherwise handled to be held confidential.

(d) The commission shall adopt rules regarding the provision of notice and an opportunity for a hearing before the commission on whether the requested information or documents should be produced.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8117.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8117 / Section 8117.101
§ 8117.101. UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements of:

(1) an electric utility as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

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

(4) a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522, as amended.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.158 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.158
§ 425.158. WAIVER BY COMMISSIONER OF QUANTITATIVE LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may waive a quantitative limitation on any investment authorized by Sections 425.109-425.132 and 425.151-425.156 if:

(1) the insurer seeks the waiver before making the investment;

(2) a hearing is held to determine whether the waiver should be granted;

(3) the applicant seeking the waiver establishes that unreasonable or unnecessary loss or harm will result to the company if the commissioner denies the waiver;

(4) the excess investment will not have a material adverse effect on the company; and

(5) the size of the investment is reasonable in relation to the company's assets, capital, surplus, and liabilities.

(b) The commissioner's waiver must be in writing and may treat the resulting excess investment as a nonadmitted asset.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 251.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 251 / Section 251.004
§ 251.004. NUISANCE OR OTHER ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) No nuisance action or other action to restrain an agricultural operation may be brought against an agricultural operation that has lawfully been in operation and substantially unchanged for one year or more prior to the date on which the action is brought. A person who brings a nuisance action or other action to restrain an agricultural operation that is not prohibited by this section must establish each element of the action by clear and convincing evidence. This subsection does not restrict or impede the authority of this state or a political subdivision to enforce state law, including an enforcement action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. For the purposes of this subsection, a substantial change to an agricultural operation means a material alteration to the operation of or type of production at an agricultural operation that is substantially inconsistent with the operational practices since the established date of operation.

(b) A person who brings a nuisance action or other action to restrain an agricultural operation and seeks damages or injunctive relief against an agricultural operation that has existed for one year or more prior to the date that the action is instituted or who violates the provisions of Subsection (a) is liable to the agricultural operator for:

(1) all costs and expenses incurred in defense of the action, including attorney's fees, court costs, travel, and other related incidental expenses incurred in the defense; and

(2) any other damages found by the trier of fact.

(c) This section does not affect or defeat the right of any person to recover for injuries or damages sustained because of an agricultural operation or portion of an agricultural operation that is conducted in violation of a federal, state, or local statute or governmental requirement that applies to the agricultural operation or portion of an agricultural operation.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.501 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.501
§ 4.501. HANDLING OF DOCUMENTARY DRAFTS; DUTY TO SEND FOR PRESENTMENT AND TO NOTIFY CUSTOMER OF DISHONOR.
Status: in_force

A bank that takes a documentary draft for collection shall present or send the draft and accompanying documents for presentment and, upon learning that the draft has not been paid or accepted in due course, shall seasonably notify its customer of the fact even though it may have discounted or bought the draft or extended credit available for withdrawal as of right.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.052
§ 622.052.
Status: in_force

Sec. 622.052. PRIZE VALUE LESS THAN $50,000. (a) This chapter does not apply to a sweepstakes in which the value of the most valuable prize is less than $50,000.

(b) For purposes of this section, the value of a prize is the greatest of the prize's:

(1) face value;

(2) fair market value; or

(3) present financial value.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5002.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5002 / Section 5002.153
§ 5002.153. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION AND USE OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

After the effective date of the Act enacting this section, the district shall not:

(1) acquire by gift, purchase, or condemnation any real property located within the protected zone unless:

(A) the acquisition is of a residential lot or lots for which no change in the permitted use will be sought by the district; or

(B) the acquisition is submitted to the qualified voters of the municipality within which the real property is located at an election held on a uniform election date and is approved by a majority of the votes received at the election;

(2) use any property owned or acquired by the district in the port zone for anything other than a port use; or

(3) use any property owned or acquired by the district in the protected zone that is not in the port zone for anything other than a use permitted under the zoning ordinance unless the use is approved by the governing body of the municipality in which the land is located.