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Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.044 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.044
§ 164.044. MOVEMENT FROM QUARANTINED PREMISES; MOVEMENT OF QUARANTINED ANIMALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not move or permit to be moved cattle or sheep that are under quarantine for scabies infection or exposure or that are on premises quarantined for scabies infection or exposure unless the cattle or sheep are certified by a commission inspector.

(b) If the commission finds animals that have been moved in violation of a quarantine established under this chapter, the commission shall quarantine the animals until they have been properly tested or treated in accordance with the rules of the commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 982.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 982 / Section 982.004
§ 982.004. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF FOREIGN OR ALIEN INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each foreign insurance company shall file with the department a statement in the form required by Section 982.101 or 982.102 not later than March 1 of each year.

(b) Each authorized alien insurance company shall file with the department a financial statement in the form required by Section 982.252 not later than March 1 of each year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0205
§ 8508.0205. TAXES AND TAX DEBT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The authority may not:

(1) impose a tax; or

(2) create debt payable from taxes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.051
§ 1579.051. ADMINISTRATION OF GROUP PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The Teacher Retirement System of Texas, as trustee, shall implement and administer the uniform group coverage program described by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9059.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9059 / Section 9059.206
§ 9059.206. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) If bonds have been voted, the board shall impose a continuing ad valorem tax on all property in the district sufficient:

(1) to pay the principal and interest on the bonds as the principal and interest respectively mature;

(2) to create and maintain any reserve required by the resolution or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(3) to pay the expense of assessing and collecting the tax; and

(4) for anticipated delinquencies in the tax payments.

(b) The board annually shall determine and set or cause to be determined and set the rate of the ad valorem tax to be imposed under this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18 / Section 18.05
§ 18.05. WARRANTS FOR FIRE, HEALTH, AND CODE INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e) of this article, a search warrant may be issued to a fire marshal, health officer, or code enforcement official of the state or of any county, city, or other political subdivision for the purpose of allowing the inspection of any specified premises to determine the presence of a fire or health hazard or unsafe building condition or a violation of any fire, health, or building regulation, statute, or ordinance.

(b) A search warrant may not be issued under this article except upon the presentation of evidence of probable cause to believe that a fire or health hazard or violation or unsafe building condition is present in the premises sought to be inspected.

(c) In determining probable cause, the magistrate is not limited to evidence of specific knowledge, but may consider any of the following:

(1) the age and general condition of the premises;

(2) previous violations or hazards found present in the premises;

(3) the type of premises;

(4) the purposes for which the premises are used; and

(5) the presence of hazards or violations in and the general condition of premises near the premises sought to be inspected.

(d) Each city or county may designate one or more code enforcement officials for the purpose of being issued a search warrant as authorized by Subsection (a) of this article. A political subdivision other than a city or county may designate not more than one code enforcement official for the purpose of being issued a search warrant as authorized by Subsection (a) of this article only if the political subdivision routinely inspects premises to determine whether there is a fire or health hazard or unsafe building condition or a violation of fire, health, or building regulation, statute, or ordinance.

(e) A search warrant may not be issued under this article to a code enforcement official of a county with a population of 3.3 million or more for the purpose of allowing the inspection of specified premises to determine the presence of an unsafe building condition or a violation of a building regulation, statute, or ordinance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3866.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3866 / Section 3866.154
§ 3866.154. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district, including improvements constructed or acquired by the district; or

(2) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 59.022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 59 / Section 59.022
§ 59.022. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules governing application for financial assistance under this chapter. The board may adopt rules it considers necessary to administer the program or considers in the best interest of the program. The board may adopt rules concerning the sale of land acquired by the board under this chapter by default, foreclosure, forfeiture, or any other means. The board shall adopt collateral or security requirements to ensure the full repayment of financial assistance granted under this chapter. The board may approve any extension of financial assistance under this chapter or may delegate that approval authority to the commissioner.

(b) The board may adopt rules it considers necessary to administer the fund or considers in the best interest of the fund, including rules on the investment of the fund.

(c) The board may set and collect fees the board considers reasonable and necessary to cover the expenses of administering the program or considers in the best interest of the program. Those fees shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the farm and ranch finance program fund. An applicant for financial assistance participating in the program shall pay the costs of applying for, participating in, and administering and servicing the program, in amounts the board considers reasonable and necessary. Any cost not paid by an applicant shall be paid from the fund.

(d) The board shall adopt rules governing loan guarantees provided to lenders by the board in an amount necessary for the lender to have a performing loan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8413.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8413 / Section 8413.052
§ 8413.052. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any resolution, adopted by the governing body of a municipality, that consented to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8868.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8868 / Section 8868.152
§ 8868.152. TAX BONDS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue any bonds or other obligations that pledge revenue derived from district taxation.
Tex. Government Code § 301.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 301 / Section 301.051
§ 301.051. ISSUANCE OF PUBLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

Either house of the legislature or a legislative agency may produce and sell or distribute publications that the house or agency determines to be of interest to the legislature or the general public. The sales price of a publication shall be designed to recover costs incurred in preparing and issuing the publication.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.252 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.252
§ 56B.252. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a peace officer who is employed by this state or a local governmental entity in this state and who sustains an injury in the performance of the officer's duties as a peace officer as a result of criminally injurious conduct on or after September 1, 1989.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 71.155 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 71 / Section 71.155
§ 71.155. FILING FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the county clerk shall collect a fee of:

(1) $2 for filing each certificate or statement required or permitted to be filed under this chapter; and

(2) 50 cents for each name to be indexed.

(a-1) The county clerk may waive all fees under Subsection (a) for a registrant who is a military veteran. In this subsection, "military veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section 55.001, Occupations Code.

(b) The secretary of state shall collect for the use of this state a fee of:

(1) $25 for indexing and filing each certificate or statement required or permitted to be filed under this chapter; and

(2) $10 for filing each statement of abandonment of use of an assumed name.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1809 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1809
§ 54.1809. POWERS.
Status: in_force

Except as limited by an order of referral, a magistrate to whom a drug court case is referred may perform any act and take any measure necessary and proper for the efficient performance of the duties assigned by the district or statutory county court judge.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 1.27 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.27
§ 1.27. COMMON LAW GOVERNS.
Status: in_force

If this Code fails to provide a rule of procedure in any particular state of case which may arise, the rules of the common law shall be applied and govern.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8274.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8274 / Section 8274.156
§ 8274.156. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:

(1) district property; or

(2) a purchase made by the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 601.202 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.202
§ 601.202. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

A merchant who violates this chapter is liable to the consumer for:

(1) actual damages suffered by the consumer as a result of the violation;

(2) reasonable attorney's fees; and

(3) court costs.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 50.0156 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0156
§ 50.0156. REQUIRED GRANT CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

Before awarding a grant under this subchapter, the commission shall enter into a written agreement with the recipient specifying that:

(1) if the commission finds that the recipient has not complied with the standards required by this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter:

(A) the recipient shall repay the grant or a prorated portion of the grant to this state at an agreed rate and on agreed terms; and

(B) the commission will not distribute to the recipient any grant money that remains to be distributed to the recipient;

(2) if, as of a date provided in the agreement, the recipient has not used grant money awarded under this section for the purposes for which the grant was intended, the recipient shall repay that amount to this state at an agreed rate and on agreed terms; and

(3) the recipient may not use grant money for administrative or overhead expenses.
Tex. Government Code § 323.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 323 / Section 323.019
§ 323.019. STATISTICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND STUDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The council may gather and analyze information relating to public education and other public services for the purpose of conducting statistical and demographic research and producing reports.

(b) State agencies in each branch of government shall cooperate with the council in the gathering of information and the production of reports under this section and shall provide information as requested by the council to the maximum extent permitted by state or federal law.

(c) In order to develop and evaluate legislative policy, the council is entitled to collect data from any state agency, including data that is confidential under state or federal law. In addition to other uses consistent with this section, the council may use data collected for the purpose of matching data from various agencies. Confidential data collected by the council does not lose its character as confidential information because of its collection by the council, and the providing of that data to the council does not constitute a release of the information by the state agency. For the limited purpose of collecting and matching data subject to 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g or other federal law governing education records, employees of the council are considered state school officials.

(d) The council is subject to any federal law governing the release of or providing access to any personally identifiable information to the same extent as the agency from which the data is collected. The council may not release or distribute the data to any individual member of the legislature, or to any other person, in a form that contains personally identifiable information.

(e) In collecting personally identifiable information under this section, the council and the state agency from which the data is collected shall cooperate in the confidential handling of the data, such as the encoding, decoding, and reencoding of the information. Personally identifiable information may be used by the council solely for the purpose of statistical and policy analysis, including data matching, and must be destroyed immediately when no longer needed for that analysis.

(f) Using information collected and matched under this section, the council may produce and release statistical data that does not include any personally identifiable information.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.053
§ 424.053. LIMITATION AS TO SINGLE ISSUER OR BORROWER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 424.051, 424.056-424.071, and 424.074, the aggregate amount of an insurer's investments in all or any type of securities, loans, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness of a single issuer or borrower, other than investments described by Subsection (c), may not exceed five percent of the insurer's total assets.

(b) For purposes of this section, a single issuer or borrower includes:

(1) the issuer's or borrower's majority-owned subsidiaries;

(2) the issuer's or borrower's parent; or

(3) the majority-owned subsidiaries of the issuer's or borrower's parent.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) an authorized investment that:

(A) is a direct obligation of or guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state; or

(B) is insured by an agency of the United States or this state; or

(2) an investment described by Section 424.061 or 424.063.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.018
§ 533A.018. REVENUE FROM SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEXAS LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

Annually, the department shall distribute the money deposited under Section 504.621, Transportation Code, to the credit of the account created in the trust fund created under Section 504.6012, Transportation Code, to Special Olympics Texas to be used only to pay for costs associated with training and with area and regional competitions of the Special Olympics Texas.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.107 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.107
§ 173.107. RULES FOR PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules for its proceedings.
Tex. Family Code § 160.423 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.423
§ 160.423. ADMISSIBILITY OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

A certificate of the results of a search of the registry in this state or of a paternity registry in another state is admissible in a proceeding for the adoption of or the termination of parental rights regarding a child and, if relevant, in other legal proceedings.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.255
§ 203.255. EXAMINATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall:

(1) adopt a comprehensive midwifery examination for persons regulated under this chapter that must be passed before the initial license may be issued; and

(2) establish eligibility requirements for persons taking a comprehensive midwifery examination.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(19), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Estates Code § 53.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 53 / Section 53.104
§ 53.104. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEYS AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 202.009(b), the judge of a probate court may appoint an attorney ad litem in any probate proceeding to represent the interests of any person, including:

(1) a person who has a legal disability under state or federal law;

(2) a nonresident;

(3) an unborn or unascertained person;

(4) an unknown heir;

(5) a missing heir; or

(6) an unknown or missing person for whom cash is deposited into the court's registry under Section 362.011.

(b) An attorney ad litem appointed under this section is entitled to reasonable compensation for services provided in the amount set by the court. The court shall:

(1) tax the compensation as costs in the probate proceeding and order the compensation to be paid out of the estate or by any party at any time during the proceeding; or

(2) for an attorney ad litem appointed under Subsection (a)(6), order that the compensation be paid from the cash on deposit in the court's registry as provided by Section 362.011.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.104 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.104
§ 5.104. DURATION OF RESERVATION OF NAME.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall reserve the name for the applicant until the earlier of:

(1) the 121st day after the date the application is accepted for filing; or

(2) the date the applicant files with the secretary of state a written notice of withdrawal of the reservation.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0509 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0509
§ 547.0509. EFFECT ON MEDICAID REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A Medicaid provider's receipt of a grant under the matching grant program does not affect any legal or contractual duty of the provider to comply with Medicaid requirements.
Tex. Election Code § 31.100 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.100
§ 31.100. DISPOSITION OF CONTRACT MONEY; PAYMENT OF CONTRACTING OFFICER'S EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Money paid to a county election officer under an election services contract shall be deposited in a separate fund in the county treasury. The county election officer may make expenditures from the fund without budgeting or appropriation by the commissioners court. However, claims against the fund shall be audited and approved in the same manner as other claims against the county before they are paid.

(b) Only actual expenses directly attributable to an election services contract may be paid from the election services contract fund, and the county election officer may not charge for performing any duties that the officer is required by law to perform.

(c) An election services contract must include an itemized list of estimated election expenses. If the estimated expenses, not including the fee charged under Subsection (d), exceed the actual expenses, the amount of the difference shall be refunded to the contracting authority.

(d) The county election officer may not be personally compensated for election services performed under an election services contract. A fee charged by the officer for general supervision of the election may not exceed 10 percent of the total amount of the contract, but may not be less than $75.

(e) Salaries of personnel regularly employed by the county election officer shall be paid from funds regularly budgeted and appropriated for that purpose, except that those employees may be paid from the election services contract fund for contractual duties performed outside of normal business hours. Salaries and wages paid to persons temporarily employed to perform duties under an election services contract shall be paid out of the election services contract fund. The amount paid from the fund may not exceed the normal rate of pay in that locality for the same or similar services.

(f) A surplus in the election services contract fund may be used only to defray expenses of the county election officer's office in connection with election-related duties or functions. The secretary of state shall prescribe regulations for the use of any surplus in a fund.

(g) The commissioners court may not consider the availability of the election services contract fund in adopting the county budget for the office of the county election officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8891.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8891 / Section 8891.002
§ 8891.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Jeff Davis County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 257.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.102
§ 257.102. PETITION TO ESTABLISH ROAD DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition to establish a road district under this subchapter must be signed by at least 50 registered voters or a majority of the registered voters, whichever is less, in each county or in each portion of a county of which less than the entire county is included in the proposed district.

(b) The petition must:

(1) describe in general terms the road or roads proposed to be constructed and any municipalities to be connected by the road or roads;

(2) name each county proposed to be included in the road district and define the portion of each county proposed to be included if less than the entire county is proposed to be included in the district; and

(3) request each commissioners court to order an election to determine whether the county or defined portion of the county is to be included in the proposed district.

(c) A separate petition for the establishment of the road district must be presented to the commissioners court of each county or portion of a county in the proposed district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 392.036 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 392 / Section 392.036
§ 392.036. DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

It is a defense to prosecution or suit for a violation under this chapter if at the time of the alleged violation the defendant is a candidate for elective public office and the sign is placed:

(1) by a person other than the defendant; and

(2) in connection with a campaign for an elective public office by the defendant.
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.902 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 241 / Section 241.902
§ 241.902. CONFLICT OF AN AIRPORT COMPATIBLE LAND USE ZONING REGULATION WITH ANOTHER REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an airport compatible land use zoning regulation conflicts with any other regulation applicable to the same area, the airport compatible land use zoning regulation controls.

(b) Subsection (a) applies to any conflict with respect to the use of land or any other matter.

(c) Subsection (a) applies to any regulation that conflicts with an airport compatible land use zoning regulation, whether the regulation was adopted by the political subdivision that adopted the airport compatible land use zoning regulation or by another political subdivision.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 83.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 83 / Section 83.004
§ 83.004. REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A member of the task force may receive reimbursement for travel expenses as provided by Section 2110.004, Government Code.