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Tex. Election Code § 172.082 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.082
§ 172.082.
Status: in_force

Sec. 172.082. ORDER OF NAMES ON GENERAL PRIMARY BALLOT: REGULAR DRAWING. (a) The order of the candidates' names on the general primary election ballot for each county shall be determined by a drawing.

(b) The county chair or the county chair's designee shall conduct the drawing unless the county executive committee provides by resolution that the drawing be conducted by the primary committee.

(c) The drawing shall be conducted not later than the 10th day after the date of the regular filing deadline for the general primary election.

(d) Each candidate affected by a drawing is entitled to be present or have a representative present at the drawing.

(e) The county chair shall post notice of the date, hour, and place of the drawing for at least 24 consecutive hours immediately before the drawing begins. The notice shall be posted on the party's Internet website, if the party maintains a website. If the party does not maintain a website, the notice shall be posted on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court. All candidates who provide an e-mail address on their filing form shall be notified electronically.

(f) The state chair shall conduct the drawing if:

(1) the county chair requests that the state chair conduct the drawing; or

(2) the county chair or the county chair's designee fails to conduct the drawing by the deadline set in this section.

(g) A designee appointed by the county chair to conduct the drawing under this section must be:

(1) a member of the county executive committee; or

(2) if no member of the county executive committee is available to conduct the drawing, a resident of the county served by the committee who is affiliated with the same political party.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.153
§ 1509.153. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

If necessary to exercise the authority granted by Section 1509.152, the governing body of a municipality may issue and sell bonds to finance:

(1) the purchase, lease, or acquisition by another method of land, a facility, equipment, or supplies;

(2) the construction or improvement of a facility; and

(3) the installation of equipment.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.031
§ 391.031. UNLAWFUL COMMERCIAL SIGNS; OFFENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) A person commits an offense if the person erects or maintains a commercial sign, or allows a commercial sign to be erected or maintained on property owned by the person:

(1) within 660 feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way if the sign is visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary system; or

(2) outside an urban area if the sign is located more than 660 feet from the nearest edge of a right-of-way, is visible from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary system, and is erected for the purpose of having the sign seen from the main-traveled way of the interstate or primary system.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 964 (S.B. 2006), Sec. 33(3), eff. June 15, 2017.

(b-1) A person does not commit an offense under this section if the person:

(1) erects or maintains a commercial sign located within 660 feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way in an area in which the land use:

(A) is designated industrial or commercial under authority of law; or

(B) is not designated industrial or commercial under authority of law, but the land use is consistent with an area designated industrial or commercial; and

(2) holds a permit issued by the department for the sign.

(c) The determination of whether an area is to be designated industrial or commercial must be made under criteria established by commission rule and according to actual land use.

(d) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day of the proscribed conduct is a separate offense.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 5.110 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 5 / Section 5.110
§ 5.110. WARRANTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If its presentation is honored, the beneficiary warrants:

(1) to the issuer, any other person to whom presentation is made, and the applicant that there is no fraud or forgery of the kind described in Section 5.109(a); and

(2) to the applicant that the drawing does not violate any agreement between the applicant and beneficiary or any other agreement intended by them to be augmented by the letter of credit.

(b) The warranties in Subsection (a) are in addition to warranties arising under Chapters 3, 4, 7, and 8 because of the presentation or transfer of documents covered by any of those chapters.

(c) Notwithstanding any agreement or term to the contrary, the warranties in Subsection (a) do not arise until the issuer honors the letter of credit.
Tex. Government Code § 46.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 46 / Section 46.005
§ 46.005. LIMITATIONS ON LAW PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The state prosecuting attorney or a state prosecutor may not engage in the private practice of law but may complete all civil cases that are not in conflict with the interest of any of the counties of the district in which the attorney or prosecutor serves and that are pending in court before the attorney or prosecutor takes office.

(b) The state prosecuting attorney or a state prosecutor may not accept a fee from an attorney to whom the state prosecuting attorney or state prosecutor has referred a case.

(c) This section applies to a county prosecutor and any assistant of a prosecutor if, from all state and county funds received, the county prosecutor or assistant receives a salary that is equal to or more than 80 percent of the benchmark salary.

(d) This section does not apply to a county prosecutor who files with the county auditor an annual written waiver of the amount of compensation that is equal to or exceeds 80 percent of the benchmark salary. An amount waived under this subsection shall be used for expenses of the county prosecutor's office.

(e) This section does not apply to a county prosecutor who, before September 1, 1999, was paid in excess of the benchmark salary by the county in which the prosecutor serves.
Tex. Government Code § 1204.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.004
§ 1204.004. COMPUTATION OF NET INTEREST COST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Discount" means an amount equal to the principal amount at par value of an issue or series of public securities plus any accrued interest to the date of delivery minus the total sum of money paid to the public agency.

(2) "Premium" means an amount equal to the total amount of money paid to the public agency for an issue or series of public securities minus:

(A) the principal amount at par value of the issue or series; and

(B) any accrued interest to the date of delivery.

(b) The net interest cost of an issue or series of public securities is the total of all interest to become payable on the issue or series through the final scheduled maturity date of the issue or series, plus any discount or minus any premium included in the price paid for the issue or series.

(c) The net interest cost of an issue or series of floating rate public securities is the total of all interest to accrue from the date of delivery and become payable on the issue or series through any date net interest cost is computed on the issue or series:

(1) plus, in the case of a discount, the figure obtained by multiplying the dollar amount of the discount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of public security years to the date of the net interest cost computation and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of public security years to the scheduled final maturity date of the floating rate public securities; or

(2) minus, in the case of a premium, the figure obtained by multiplying the dollar amount of the premium by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of public security years to the date of the net interest cost computation and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of public security years to the scheduled final maturity date of the floating rate public securities.

(d) If any portion of an issue or series of public securities is subject to a mandatory redemption before the scheduled maturity that at the time of delivery of the public securities is scheduled to occur on a specific date or dates:

(1) the net interest cost is computed as if the face amount of public securities required to be redeemed on each earlier date were scheduled to mature on that earlier date;

(2) the net interest cost includes any redemption premium required to be paid on any mandatory redemption date; and

(3) any other form of compensation, whether due on an optional or mandatory prepayment or redemption, may not be included in the net interest cost.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.158 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.158
§ 56A.158. DEFENDANT RESPONSE TO STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

Before sentencing a defendant, a court shall permit the defendant or the defendant's attorney a reasonable period to:

(1) read the victim impact statement, excluding the victim's name, address, and telephone number;

(2) comment on the statement; and

(3) with the approval of the court, introduce testimony or other information alleging a factual inaccuracy in the statement.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 68 / Section 68.002
§ 68.002. ENDANGERED SPECIES.
Status: in_force

Species of fish or wildlife indigenous to Texas are endangered if listed on:

(1) the United States List of Endangered Native Fish and Wildlife; or

(2) the list of fish or wildlife threatened with statewide extinction as filed by the director of the department.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.06
§ 61.06. PRIVILEGES LIMITED TO LICENSED PREMISES; DELIVERIES.
Status: in_force

A person licensed to sell malt beverages, other than a brewer or distributor, may not use or display a license or exercise a privilege granted by the license except at the licensed premises. Deliveries of malt beverages and collections may be made off the licensed premises in areas where the sale of malt beverages is legal inside the county where the license is issued, but only in response to orders placed by the customer in person at the licensed premises or by mail or telephone to the licensed premises.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8855.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8855 / Section 8855.003
§ 8855.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The initial boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Ellis, Hill, Johnson, and Somervell Counties.
Tex. Family Code § 153.251 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.251
§ 153.251. POLICY AND GENERAL APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The guidelines established in the standard possession order are intended to guide the courts in ordering the terms and conditions for possession of a child by a parent named as a possessory conservator or as the minimum possession for a joint managing conservator.

(b) It is the policy of this state to encourage frequent contact between a child and each parent for periods of possession that optimize the development of a close and continuing relationship between each parent and child.

(c) It is preferable for all children in a family to be together during periods of possession.

(d) The standard possession order is designed to apply to a child three years of age or older.
Tex. Government Code § 411.175 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.175
§ 411.175. PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING FINGERPRINTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish procedures for the submission of legible and classifiable fingerprints by an applicant for a license under this subchapter who:

(1) is required to submit those fingerprints to the department, including an applicant under Section 411.199, 411.1991, or 411.201; and

(2) resides in a county having a population of 46,000 or less and does not reside within a 25-mile radius of a facility with the capability to process digital or electronic fingerprints.
Tex. Education Code § 111.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.151
§ 111.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of regents of the University of Houston System.

(2) "College" means the University of Houston College of Medicine established under this subchapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.101 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.101
§ 161.101. DUTY TO REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A veterinarian, a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, or a person having care, custody, or control of an animal shall report to the commission the existence of diseases listed in rules adopted by the commission among livestock, exotic livestock, bison, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl within 24 hours after diagnosis of the disease. The commission shall adopt and periodically update rules listing the diseases that the commission determines require reporting under this section. Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules adopted under this subsection.

(b) In addition to reporting required by Subsection (a), the commission may adopt rules that require a veterinarian, a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, or a person having care, custody, or control of an animal to report the existence of a disease other than bluetongue in an animal to the commission within 24 hours after diagnosis if the disease:

(1) is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as:

(A) a foreign animal disease; or

(B) a reportable animal disease;

(2) is the subject of a cooperative eradication program with the United States Department of Agriculture;

(3) is an animal disease reportable to the World Organisation for Animal Health; or

(4) is the subject of a state of emergency, as declared by the governor.

(c) The commission may adopt rules that require a veterinarian, a veterinary diagnostic laboratory, or a person having care, custody, or control of an animal to report a disease not covered by Subsection (a) or (b) if the commission determines that action to be necessary for the protection of animal health in this state. The commission shall immediately deliver a copy of a rule adopted under this subsection to the appropriate legislative oversight committees.

(d) The commission may not adopt, amend, or repeal a rule under this section unless the commission holds a public hearing on the proposed action following public notice of the hearing.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.15 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.15
§ 201.15. EVIDENCE IN SUIT.
Status: in_force

In any suit brought to enforce the collection of tax owed by the holder of a permit authorizing the importation of liquor into this state, a certificate by the commission or administrator showing the delinquency is prima facie evidence of:

(1) the levy of the tax or the delinquency of the stated amount of tax and penalty; and

(2) compliance by the commission with the provisions of this code relating to the computation and levy of the tax.
Tex. Government Code § 553.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 553 / Section 553.023
§ 553.023. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The county or district attorney of the county in which a public officer who commits nonfeasance of office under Section 553.022 resides may file an action to enjoin or recover payment of salary or to remove the person from office.

(b) An action under this section must be filed in the appropriate district court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.060 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.060
§ 281.060. EL PASO COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; BROKER AGREEMENTS AND FEES FOR SALE OF REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Broker" means a person licensed as a broker under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code.

(2) "District" means the El Paso County Hospital District.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the El Paso County Hospital District may contract with a broker to sell a tract of real property that is owned by the district.

(c) The district may not contract with a broker who is related within the third degree of consanguinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to:

(1) a member of the board of hospital managers of the district; or

(2) a public official who serves on the El Paso County Commissioners Court.

(d) The district may pay a fee if a broker produces a ready, willing, and able buyer to purchase a tract of real property.

(e) If a contract made under Subsection (b) requires a broker to list the tract of real property for sale for at least 30 days with a multiple-listing service used by other brokers in the county in which the real property is located, the district, on or after the 30th day after the date the property is listed, may sell the tract of real property to a ready, willing, and able buyer who is produced by any broker, including a broker described by Subsection (c), using the multiple-listing service and who submits the most advantageous offer.

(f) The district must post a notice of intent to sell the real property in a newspaper of general circulation, not less than once, at least 14 days before the date the district accepts an offer produced by a broker.

(g) The district may sell a tract of real property under this section without complying with the requirements of Section 272.001, Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 577.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 577 / Section 577.017
§ 577.017. HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department's legal staff may participate in a hearing under this chapter.

(b) The hearing proceedings shall be recorded in a form that can be transcribed if notice of appeal is filed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3886.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3886 / Section 3886.202
§ 3886.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of an ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, as required by Section 54.601, Water Code.

(b) The board shall annually impose the tax while all or part of the bonds are outstanding. Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code, govern the amount and rate of the tax.

(c) The district annually shall impose the tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(1) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(2) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(3) pay the expenses of imposing the tax.

(d) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations that are secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes unless the bonds and the imposition of taxes are approved by:

(1) a majority of the district voters voting at an election for that purpose; and

(2) the governing body of the town.

(e) The district shall hold an election required by this section in the manner provided by Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 503.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.071
§ 503.071. NOTICE OF DRIVING OR TOWING FROM OUT OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor vehicle that is manufactured outside this state and is driven or towed from the place of manufacture to this state for sale in this state must have affixed to it a sticker stating that the vehicle is being driven or towed from the place it was manufactured.

(b) The sticker must be at least three inches in diameter and must be affixed to the windshield or front of the motor vehicle in plain view.

(c) The sticker must remain on the motor vehicle until the vehicle is sold by a dealer.
Tex. Estates Code § 256.157 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 256 / Section 256.157
§ 256.157. TESTIMONY REGARDING PROBATE TO BE COMMITTED TO WRITING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), all testimony taken in open court on the hearing of an application to probate a will must be:

(1) committed to writing at the time the testimony is taken;

(2) subscribed and sworn to in open court by the witness; and

(3) filed by the clerk.

(b) In a contested case, the court, on the agreement of the parties or, if there is no agreement, on the court's own motion, may waive the requirements of Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0106
§ 8511.0106. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to achieve its purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.251
§ 1024.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.002
§ 8288.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Jefferson County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 18.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 18 / Section 18.006
§ 18.006. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule may require a fee for each:

(1) application for certification;

(2) application for registration or registration renewal;

(3) annual report required by the department;

(4) certificate issued by the department; and

(5) document required by the federal government, another state, or a foreign country that is issued by the department under this subchapter.

(b) The department may establish:

(1) a different fee amount for each fee under Subsection (a); and

(2) a fee schedule for each fee under Subsection (a).

(c) The department may establish a late fee in an amount that is not more than twice the amount of the fee authorized under Subsection (a) and required to be paid by a date established by rule or by written notice provided to the person who owes the fee.

(d) The department shall set fees under this subchapter in amounts that enable it to recover the costs of administering this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 842.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 842 / Section 842.205
§ 842.205. INCURRED EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "general expenses" means expenses incurred by a group hospital service corporation in the operation of its business other than:

(1) a tax;

(2) a license fee;

(3) a commission; or

(4) an expense incurred in the performance of a contract:

(A) made directly or indirectly with this state or the United States; and

(B) under which the corporation does not assume an insurance risk.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), a group hospital service corporation may not incur during a calendar year general expenses that exceed 20 percent of the premiums earned in that calendar year.

(c) For a group hospital service corporation earning $500 million or more in premiums in a calendar year, the maximum percentage of general expenses that may be incurred during a calendar year is reduced by one-half percent for each $50 million of premiums earned to a maximum percentage of 15 percent.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.252
§ 2054.252. AMOUNTS OF RATES.
Status: in_force

Rates charged by the company for insurance must be set in amounts sufficient, when invested, to:

(1) carry all claims to maturity;

(2) meet the reasonable expenses of conducting the company's business; and

(3) maintain a reasonable surplus.