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Tex. Government Code § 23.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 23 / Section 23.303
§ 23.303. PROCEDURES RELATED TO MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: repealed

(a) The business court, a district court, or a statutory county court shall, with respect to a motion for summary judgment:

(1) set the motion for a hearing by oral argument or by submission on a date not later than:

(A) the 60th day after the date the motion was filed; or

(B) the 90th day after the date the motion was filed:

(i) if the court's docket requires a hearing on a date later than the 60th day after the date the motion was filed;

(ii) on a showing of good cause; or

(iii) if the movant consents; and

(2) file with the clerk of the court and provide to the parties a written ruling on the motion not later than the 90th day after the date the motion was heard or considered.

(b) The court shall record in the docket the date the motion was heard or considered.

(b-1) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a motion for summary judgment that is withdrawn.

(c) A clerk of a court described by Subsection (a) shall report the court's compliance with the times prescribed by this section to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System not less than once per quarter using the procedure the office prescribes for the submission of reports under this subsection.

(d) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall prepare an annual report regarding compliance of courts and clerks with the requirements of this section during the preceding state fiscal year. Not later than December 31 of each year, the office shall submit the report prepared under this section to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives and make the report publicly available.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 12.11(4), eff. December 4, 2025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8452.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8452 / Section 8452.001
§ 8452.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 531.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.0031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 192 / Section 192.0031
§ 192.0031. INFORMATION OF BIRTH TO SCHOOL-AGE MOTHER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, the department shall notify the commissioner of education of each birth to a school-age mother. The commissioner may notify the school district in which a school-age mother resides of each birth to a school-age mother.

(b) The department may not notify the commissioner of a birth to a school-age mother if:

(1) the child died at birth; or

(2) the child was placed for adoption.

(c) A notification under this section must include the name and address of the mother, the father, if the father is of school age and is named on the birth certificate, and the person born. Reports under this section shall be sent at least quarterly.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.033
§ 33.033. CONSENT.
Status: in_force

The department may not provide services without the consent of the individual or, if the individual is a minor, the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.042 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.042
§ 134.042. BLASTING PLAN.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit shall submit to the commission as part of its application a blasting plan that outlines the procedures and standards by which the operator will comply with Section 134.092(a)(15).
Tex. Government Code § 45.142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 45 / Section 45.142
§ 45.142. COLEMAN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The county attorney of Coleman County may perform all duties required of district and county attorneys by general law in all matters pending before the district court in Coleman County.

(b) If the county attorney of Coleman County performs the duties of district attorney before the district courts in Coleman County as provided by Subsection (a), the county attorney is entitled to receive from the state a salary of $5,000 a year. The county attorney may not receive that salary for a period of time during which the county attorney does not perform those duties. The county attorney may not receive that salary unless he certifies to the comptroller of public accounts that he is performing the duties of district attorney as required and must notify the comptroller immediately if he ceases to perform those duties. The county attorney is also entitled to receive funds from the state for the payment of staff salaries and other office expenses at the same rate as provided in the General Appropriations Act for a district attorney in a single-county district for a period during which the county attorney performs the duties of district attorney.

(c) If there is no county attorney in Coleman County, the criminal district attorney in Taylor County shall represent the state in all matters pending before the 42nd District Court in Coleman County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.157
§ 1271.157. NON-NETWORK FACILITY-BASED PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "facility-based provider" means a physician or provider who provides health care services to patients of a health care facility.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a health maintenance organization shall pay for a covered health care service performed for or a covered supply related to that service provided to an enrollee by a non-network physician or provider who is a facility-based provider at the usual and customary rate or at an agreed rate if the provider performed the service at a health care facility that is a network provider. The health maintenance organization shall make a payment required by this subsection directly to the physician or provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the health maintenance organization receives an electronic clean claim as defined by Section 843.336 for those services that includes all information necessary for the health maintenance organization to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the health maintenance organization receives a nonelectronic clean claim as defined by Section 843.336 for those services that includes all information necessary for the health maintenance organization to pay the claim.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a non-network facility-based provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill an enrollee receiving a health care service or supply described by Subsection (b) in, and the enrollee does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the enrollee's health care plan that:

(1) is based on:

(A) the amount initially determined payable by the health maintenance organization; or

(B) if applicable, a modified amount as determined under the health maintenance organization's internal appeal process; and

(2) is not based on any additional amount determined to be owed to the provider under Chapter 1467.

(d) This section does not apply to a nonemergency health care or medical service:

(1) that an enrollee elects to receive in writing in advance of the service with respect to each non-network physician or provider providing the service; and

(2) for which a non-network physician or provider, before providing the service, provides a complete written disclosure to the enrollee that:

(A) explains that the physician or provider does not have a contract with the enrollee's health benefit plan;

(B) discloses projected amounts for which the enrollee may be responsible; and

(C) discloses the circumstances under which the enrollee would be responsible for those amounts.

(e) This section may not be construed to require the imposition of a penalty under Section 843.342.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.171 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.171
§ 504.171. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN CORPORATIONS TO UNDERTAKE TYPE B PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a Type A corporation the creation of which was authorized by a municipality:

(1) that has also authorized the creation of a Type B corporation; and

(2) that has a population of 7,500 or less.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 504.152, if permitted by ordinance of the authorizing municipality, a Type A corporation to which this section applies may undertake any project that a Type B corporation, the creation of which was authorized by the same municipality, may undertake under Chapter 505.

(c) The governing body of an authorizing municipality may by ordinance revoke any authority granted to a Type A corporation under Subsection (b). A revocation under this subsection does not affect the authority of a corporation to complete a project already undertaken or the obligation to repay any debt incurred in connection with a project under Subsection (b).
Tex. Election Code § 201.024 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 201 / Section 201.024
§ 201.024. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

If an officer is removed from office by a court or other tribunal, a vacancy occurs on the date the judgment becomes final.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.526 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.526
§ 2A.526. LESSOR'S STOPPAGE OF DELIVERY IN TRANSIT OR OTHERWISE.
Status: in_force

(a) A lessor may stop delivery of goods in the possession of a carrier or other bailee if the lessor discovers the lessee to be insolvent and may stop delivery of carload, truckload, planeload, or larger shipments of express or freight if the lessee repudiates or fails to make a payment due before delivery, whether for rent, security or otherwise under the lease contract, or for any other reason the lessor has a right to withhold or take possession of the goods.

(b) In pursuing its remedies under Subsection (a), the lessor may stop delivery until:

(1) receipt of the goods by the lessee;

(2) acknowledgement to the lessee by any bailee of the goods, except a carrier, that the bailee holds the goods for the lessee; or

(3) such an acknowledgement to the lessee by a carrier via reshipment or as a warehouse.

(c)(1) To stop delivery, a lessor shall so notify as to enable the bailee by reasonable diligence to prevent delivery of the goods.

(2) After notification, the bailee shall hold and deliver the goods according to the directions of the lessor, but the lessor is liable to the bailee for any ensuing charges or damages.

(3) A carrier who has issued a nonnegotiable bill of lading is not obligated to obey a notification to stop received from a person other than the consignor.
Tex. Finance Code § 391.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 391 / Section 391.002
§ 391.002. FURNISHING FALSE INFORMATION; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly furnishes false information about another person's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity to a credit reporting bureau.

(b) A credit reporting bureau commits an offense if the credit reporting bureau knowingly furnishes false information about a person's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity to a third party.

(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $200.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.014
§ 251.014. COUNTY IMPROVEMENT OF STATE HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may enter into an agreement with the commission for the county to carry out a project or activity for the improvement of a segment of the state highway system.

(b) In this section, "improvement" means construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and the making of a necessary plan or survey before beginning construction, reconstruction, or maintenance and includes a project or activity appurtenant to a state highway, including surveying, making a traffic count, or landscaping or an activity relating to a drainage facility, driveway, sign, light, or guardrail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8235.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8235 / Section 8235.151
§ 8235.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from a source other than ad valorem taxation.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.3133 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.3133
§ 151.3133. MATERNITY CLOTHING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "maternity clothing" means clothing labeled for a woman to wear during pregnancy that is designed to accommodate the changes in body size and shape that occur as a result of a pregnancy or to facilitate breastfeeding. The term includes a nursing bra or nursing pad.

(b) The sale, storage, use, or other consumption of an article of maternity clothing is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 49.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.001
§ 49.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this chapter:

(1) "District" means any district or authority created by authority of either Sections 52(b)(1) and (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, regardless of how created. The term "district" shall not include any navigation district or port authority created under general or special law, any conservation and reclamation district created pursuant to Chapter 62, Acts of the 52nd Legislature, 1951 (Article 8280-141, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), or any conservation and reclamation district governed by Chapter 36 unless a special law creating the district or amending the law creating the district states that this chapter applies to that district.

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

(3) "Board" means the governing body of a district.

(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.

(5) "Water supply corporation" means a nonprofit water supply or sewer service corporation created or operating under Chapter 67.

(6) "Director" means either a supervisor or director appointed or elected to the board.

(7) "Municipal solid waste" has the same meaning assigned by Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code.

(8) "Special water authority" means a river authority as that term is defined in Section 30.003, or a district created by a special Act of the legislature that:

(A) is a provider of water or wastewater service to two or more municipalities; and

(B) is governed by a board of directors appointed or designated in whole or in part by the governor, the Texas Water Development Board, or municipalities within its service area.

(9) "Potable water" means water that has been treated for public drinking water supply purposes.

(10) "District facility" means tangible real and personal property of the district, including any plant, equipment, means, recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, or instrumentality owned, leased, operated, used, controlled, furnished, or supplied for, by, or in connection with the business or operations of a district. The term specifically includes a reservoir or easement of a district.

(b) These definitions are for use in this chapter only and have no effect on any other statute or code unless specifically referenced by that statute or code.
Tex. Penal Code § 1.03 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 1 / Section 1.03
§ 1.03. EFFECT OF CODE.
Status: in_force

(a) Conduct does not constitute an offense unless it is defined as an offense by statute, municipal ordinance, order of a county commissioners court, or rule authorized by and lawfully adopted under a statute.

(b) The provisions of Titles 1, 2, and 3 apply to offenses defined by other laws, unless the statute defining the offense provides otherwise; however, the punishment affixed to an offense defined outside this code shall be applicable unless the punishment is classified in accordance with this code.

(c) This code does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect a right or liability to damages, penalty, forfeiture, or other remedy authorized by law to be recovered or enforced in a civil suit for conduct this code defines as an offense, and the civil injury is not merged in the offense.
Tex. Family Code § 6.4035 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.4035
§ 6.4035. WAIVER OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to a suit for the dissolution of a marriage may waive the issuance or service of process after the suit is filed by filing with the clerk of the court in which the suit is filed the waiver of the party acknowledging receipt of a copy of the filed petition.

(b) The waiver must contain the mailing address of the party who executed the waiver.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 132.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the waiver must be sworn before a notary public who is not an attorney in the suit. This subsection does not apply if the party executing the waiver is incarcerated.

(d) The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure do not apply to a waiver executed under this section.

(e) The party executing the waiver may sign the waiver using a digitized signature.

(f) For purposes of this section, "digitized signature" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.0096.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.002
§ 1099.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Stratford Hospital District operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0241 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0241
§ 32.0241. REVIEW OF WAIVER REQUEST.
Status: in_force

The commission shall, at least biennially, review the feasibility of requesting a waiver for the elderly under Section 1915(c), federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n), if the reimbursement rates for nursing facilities under the medical assistance program have increased since the preceding review.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3821.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3821 / Section 3821.003
§ 3821.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the City of Midland, Midland County, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the area of the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Midland County or the City of Midland from providing the level of services provided, as of June 20, 2003, to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.205 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.205
§ 481.205. RULES; REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary for implementing the research program.

(b) If the executive commissioner establishes a program under this subchapter, the commissioner shall publish a report not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year on the medical effectiveness of the use of tetrahydrocannabinols and their derivatives and any other medical findings of the research program.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.509 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.509
§ 154.509. PERMITS.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person acting:

(1) as a distributor, interstate warehouse, wholesaler, or retailer, receives or possesses cigarettes without having a valid permit;

(2) as a distributor, interstate warehouse, wholesaler, or retailer, receives or possesses cigarettes without having a permit posted where it can be easily seen by the public;

(3) as a distributor, interstate warehouse, or wholesaler, does not deliver an invoice to the purchaser as required by Section 154.203;

(4) as a distributor, interstate warehouse, wholesaler, or retailer, sells cigarettes without having a valid permit; or

(5) as a bonded agent, interstate warehouse, or export warehouse, stores, distributes, or delivers cigarettes in unstamped packages without having a valid permit, except as provided by Section 154.041(f).
Tex. Finance Code § 371.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.001
§ 371.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Texas Pawnshop Act."
Tex. Government Code § 821.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 821 / Section 821.102
§ 821.102. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An offense under Section 821.101(a) or 821.101(b) is a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than one nor more than five years.

(b) An offense under Section 821.101(c) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500.

(c) An offense under Section 821.101(d) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.513 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.513
§ 45A.513. DIVERSION RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice or municipal court shall maintain statistics for each diversion strategy authorized by this subchapter.

(b) Other than statistical records, all records generated under this subchapter are confidential under Article 45A.462.

(c) All records of a diversion pertaining to a child under this subchapter shall be expunged without the requirement of a motion or request, on the child's 18th birthday.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.221 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.221
§ 772.221. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell bonds in the name of the district to finance:

(1) the acquisition by any method of facilities, equipment, or supplies necessary for the district to begin providing 9-1-1 service to all participating jurisdictions; and

(2) the installation of equipment necessary for the district to begin providing 9-1-1 service to all participating jurisdictions.