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Tex. Penal Code § 12.34 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.34
§ 12.34. THIRD DEGREE FELONY PUNISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the third degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for any term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years.

(b) In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the third degree may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8832.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8832 / Section 8832.108
§ 8832.108. COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may collect and preserve information regarding the use of groundwater and the practicability of recharge of a groundwater reservoir in the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 114.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 114 / Section 114.052
§ 114.052. TRANSFER ON DEATH DEED REVOCABLE.
Status: in_force

A transfer on death deed is revocable regardless of whether the deed or another instrument contains a contrary provision.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.2551 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.2551
§ 1701.2551. BASIC PEACE OFFICER TRAINING COURSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The basic peace officer training course required as part of a peace officer training program under Section 1701.251(a) may be no less than 720 hours.

(b) The basic peace officer training course must include training on:

(1) the prohibition against the intentional use of a choke hold, carotid artery hold, or similar neck restraint by a peace officer in searching or arresting a person, unless the officer reasonably believes the restraint is necessary to prevent serious bodily injury to or the death of the peace officer or another person;

(2) the duty of a peace officer to intervene to stop or prevent another peace officer from using force against a person suspected of committing an offense if:

(A) the amount of force exceeds that which is reasonable under the circumstances; and

(B) the officer knows or should know that the other officer's use of force:

(i) violates state or federal law;

(ii) puts a person at risk of bodily injury, as that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, and is not immediately necessary to avoid imminent bodily injury to a peace officer or other person; and

(iii) is not required to apprehend the person suspected of committing an offense; and

(3) the duty of a peace officer who encounters an injured person while discharging the officer's official duties to immediately and as necessary request emergency medical services personnel to provide the person with emergency medical services and, while waiting for emergency medical services personnel to arrive, provide first aid or treatment to the person to the extent of the officer's skills and training, unless the request for emergency medical services personnel or the provision of first aid or treatment would expose the officer or another person to a risk of bodily injury or the officer is injured and physically unable to make the request or provide the treatment.
Tex. Local Government Code § 245.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 245 / Section 245.006
§ 245.006. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter may be enforced only through mandamus or declaratory or injunctive relief.

(b) A political subdivision's immunity from suit is waived in regard to an action under this chapter.

(c) A court may award court costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees to the prevailing party in an action under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 443.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.001
§ 443.001. BOARD.
Status: in_force

The State Preservation Board is an agency of the state.
Tex. Education Code § 61.063 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.063
§ 61.063. LISTING OF PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES; ELIGIBILITY FOR STATE APPROPRIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner of higher education shall file with the comptroller and the state auditor on or before September 1 of each year a list of each public junior college in this state that has certified to the board under Section 130.003 that the college is in compliance with the requirements of Subsection (b) of that section.

(b) Only a public junior college included on the list under Subsection (a) is eligible for and may receive money appropriated by the legislature to public junior colleges.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.023
§ 2054.023. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: repealed

(a) A member of the board may not receive compensation for services as a board member.

(b) A member is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the performance of those services, subject to any applicable limitation on reimbursement provided by the General Appropriations Act.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1074 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 28(3), eff. September 1, 2025.
Tex. Education Code § 54.903 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.903
§ 54.903. CREATION OF PROGRAM AND ACCOUNT; ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program is created under this subchapter. The Texas ABLE savings plan account is established as a trust fund outside of the state treasury.

(b) The board shall administer the ABLE program.

(c) The board, the office of the comptroller, and any manager or other contractor that contracts with the board to provide services under this subchapter are not covered entities for purposes of Chapter 181, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Election Code § 146.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 146 / Section 146.032
§ 146.032. OFFICIAL DECLARATION FORM.
Status: in_force

An officially prescribed form for a declaration of write-in candidacy must include the elements required by Section 141.039 to be included in an official form for an application for a place on the ballot.
Tex. Tax Code § 191.122 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 191 / Section 191.122
§ 191.122. ALLOCATION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

One-fourth of the revenue collected under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the foundation school fund and three-fourths to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 155.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 155 / Section 155.002
§ 155.002. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, at its sole discretion, may issue a license to practice medicine to a person who:

(1) submits to the board a license application as required by this chapter;

(2) presents satisfactory proof that the person meets the eligibility requirements established by this chapter; and

(3) satisfies the examination requirements of Section 155.051.

(b) The board may delegate authority to board employees to issue licenses under this subtitle to applicants who clearly meet all licensing requirements. If the board employees determine that the applicant does not clearly meet all licensing requirements, the application shall be returned to the board. A license issued under this subsection does not require formal board approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9018.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9018 / Section 9018.057
§ 9018.057. RATIFICATION ELECTION; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately on the entry of an order under Section 9018.055 or 9018.056, the board shall enter an order for an election for the purpose of ratifying the board's action by the assumption of the proportionate share of all obligations previously issued, voted, owned, or contracted for by the district.

(b) At an election held to ratify only the annexation of territory, separate polling places shall be provided for the existing territory of the district and the territory to be annexed.

(c) An election held only to ratify the exclusion of territory from the district shall be held in the area of the district as the district will exist if the territory is excluded, and the voters of the territory to be excluded may not participate in the election.

(d) If the annexation and the exclusion of territory are simultaneously submitted as separate propositions, the election shall be held as provided by Subsection (b) except:

(1) the voters in the territory to be excluded shall vote, in a separate box, only on the question of assumption of debt if the election for the exclusion fails; and

(2) the voters in the territory to be annexed and the voters in the district shall have the right to vote for assumption of debt conditioned on exclusion of the other territory and the annexation.

(e) If the board has conditioned an annexation on the exclusion of other territory from the district, the election shall be held as provided by Subsection (b), except the voters of the territory to be excluded may not vote in the election.

(f) If a separate polling place is required under this section, a favorable majority of the participating voters at each polling place is required to assume the debt and approve the tentative order of the board.

(g) The manner of giving notice and holding the election is the same as provided for confirmation elections under general law for water control and improvement districts.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300A.0026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300A / Section 300A.0026
§ 300A.0026. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.
Tex. Election Code § 145.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 145 / Section 145.034
§ 145.034. COPY OF WITHDRAWAL REQUEST DELIVERED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

At the same time a withdrawal request is filed, a candidate must deliver a copy of the request to the chair of the executive committee authorized to fill a vacancy in the nomination. If a vacancy exists in the office of chair of a precinct or district executive committee, the copy must be delivered to:

(1) the chair of the state executive committee, for a district office; or

(2) the chair of the county executive committee, for a precinct office.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.124 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.124
§ 162.124. INFORMATION REQUIRED ON INTERSTATE TRUCKER'S RETURN.
Status: in_force

The quarterly return and supplements of each interstate trucker shall contain for the period covered by the return:

(1) the total miles traveled in all states by all vehicles traveling to or from this state and the total quantity of gasoline consumed in those vehicles;

(2) the total miles traveled in this state and the total quantity of gasoline purchased and delivered into the fuel supply tanks of motor vehicles in this state; and

(3) any other information required by the comptroller.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.181 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.181
§ 134.181. PENALTY FOR DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR AGENT OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a corporation violates a condition of a permit issued under this chapter or does not comply with an order issued under Section 134.161, 134.162, 134.164, 134.166, 134.170, 134.171, 134.172, or 134.173 or an order incorporated in a final decision issued by the commission under this chapter, a director, officer, or agent of the corporation who wilfully and knowingly authorized, ordered, or carried out the violation or noncompliance is subject to the same administrative penalties, fines, and imprisonment that may be imposed under Sections 134.174 and 134.179.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the violation of an order incorporated in a decision issued by the commission under Section 134.175.
Tex. Water Code § 54.737 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.737
§ 54.737. BOARD'S ORDER TO DISSOLVE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

If the board unanimously determines from the evidence that the best interests of the persons and property in the district will be served by dissolving the district, the board shall enter the appropriate findings and order in its records dissolving the district. Otherwise the board shall enter its order providing that the district has not been dissolved.
Tex. Local Government Code § 42.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.155
§ 42.155. RELEASE OF AREA AS RESULT OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If at the election held under this subchapter a majority of qualified voters of the area to be released approve the proposed release, the municipality shall immediately release the area from the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

(b) If the municipality fails to take action to release the area under Subsection (a) by the later of the next meeting of the municipality's governing body or the 15th day after the canvass date for the election, the area is released by operation of law.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, an area released from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction under this section may not be included in the extraterritorial jurisdiction or the corporate boundaries of a municipality, unless the owner or owners of the area subsequently request that the area be included in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction or corporate boundaries.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 461A.060 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.060
§ 461A.060. BIENNIAL REPORT ON OPIOID ANTAGONIST PROGRAMS FOR OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL AND PREVENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "opioid antagonist" has the meaning assigned by Section 483.101.

(b) Not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall:

(1) prepare a report evaluating the distribution of opioid antagonists in this state to reverse and prevent opioid overdoses; and

(2) submit the report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives.

(c) The report described by Subsection (b) must:

(1) include a needs assessment for the opioid antagonist programs established by state agencies and institutions of higher education;

(2) establish a statewide saturation goal for opioid antagonists and include:

(A) a description of the data sources and methodology used to estimate insufficiencies in the current supply of opioid antagonists; and

(B) a communications plan to address opioid overdoses in areas of this state at higher risk for increased numbers of overdoses;

(3) include a description of all state and federal money appropriated to governmental opioid antagonist programs;

(4) establish opioid antagonist distribution strategies for this state;

(5) list and describe all available state and federally funded purchase and distribution programs for opioid antagonists; and

(6) recommend improvements for addressing opioid overdoses among high-risk populations, including school-aged children, pregnant and postpartum women, and individuals residing in rural areas of this state.

(d) In preparing the report under this section, the commission shall coordinate and consult with each state agency and institution of higher education that receives funding or other resources for the distribution of opioid antagonists.
Tex. Local Government Code § 202.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 202 / Section 202.001
§ 202.001. DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government record may be destroyed if:

(1) the record is listed on a valid records control schedule and either its retention period has expired or it has been microfilmed or stored electronically in accordance with the requirements of Chapters 204 and 205;

(2) the record appears on a list of obsolete records as provided by Section 203.044; or

(3) the record is not listed on a records retention schedule issued by the commission and the local government provides notice to the commission at least 10 days before destroying the record as required by Section 441.169, Government Code.

(b) The following records may be destroyed without meeting the conditions of Subsection (a):

(1) records the destruction or obliteration of which is directed by an expunction order issued by a court pursuant to state law; and

(2) records defined as exempt from scheduling or filing requirements by rules adopted by the commission or listed as exempt in a records retention schedule issued by the commission.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.261 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.261
§ 504.261. CONCURRENT ELECTION WITH ELECTION UNDER TAX CODE.
Status: in_force

(a) At an election to adopt, reduce, increase, or abolish the sales and use tax under this chapter, the authorizing municipality may also allow voters to vote on the same ballot on a proposition to impose, reduce, increase, or abolish the additional sales and use tax imposed under Section 321.101(b), Tax Code, if the municipality is authorized by Chapter 321, Tax Code, to impose, reduce, increase, or abolish the additional sales and use tax. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the municipality must follow the procedures of Chapter 321, Tax Code, in relation to the imposition, reduction, increase, or abolishment of the additional sales and use tax imposed under Section 321.101(b), Tax Code.

(b) In an election to impose, reduce, increase, or abolish the tax under this chapter and the additional sales and use tax, the ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The adoption of a sales and use tax within the municipality for the promotion and development of new and expanded business enterprises at the rate of __________ percent (insert appropriate rate) and the adoption of an additional sales and use tax within the municipality at the rate of __________ percent to be used to reduce the property tax rate" (insert appropriate rate).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.01004 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.01004
§ 81.01004. PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

A commissioner is subject to the provisions of Chapter 572, Government Code, that apply to elected officers, including the requirements governing personal financial statements, standards of conduct, and conflicts of interest.
Tex. Property Code § 71.108 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.108
§ 71.108. COSTS PAID BY STATE.
Status: in_force

If the property does not escheat, the state shall pay court costs. The clerk of the court shall certify the amount of the costs, and when the certificate is filed in the office of the comptroller of public accounts, the comptroller shall issue a warrant for the amount of the costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.111
§ 3864.111. NAVIGATION DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers provided by the general law of this state applicable to navigation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code.

(b) The district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, improve, or extend, inside and outside the district, a canal, waterway, bulkhead, dock, or other improvement or facility necessary or convenient to accomplish the navigation purposes of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 853.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 853 / Section 853.302
§ 853.302. SERVICE FOR ELECTED OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

An elected officer who becomes a member of the retirement system on the effective date of an ordinance adopted under Section 852.107 is entitled to prior service credit computed as provided by Section 853.105, except that if the employing municipality has granted updated service credits, the percentage to be used in computing a prior service credit under this section is the percentage of the base updated service credit that was most recently used by the municipality in computing updated service credits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8178.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8178 / Section 8178.103
§ 8178.103. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.501 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.501
§ 1158.501. AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

The guardian may sell and convey easements and rights-of-way on, under, and over the land of a guardianship estate that is being administered under court order, regardless of whether the sale proceeds are required to pay charges or claims against the estate, or for other lawful purposes.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.051 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.051
§ 22.051. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Jim Hogg Memorial Park is under the jurisdiction of the department.

(b) The original boundaries of the park include approximately 180 acres, formerly a part of the General Joseph L. Hogg homestead in Cherokee County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.004
§ 3895.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, potential employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic and aesthetic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Penal Code § 46.11 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 46 / Section 46.11
§ 46.11. PENALTY IF OFFENSE COMMITTED WITHIN WEAPON-FREE SCHOOL ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the punishment prescribed for an offense under this chapter is increased to the punishment prescribed for the next highest category of offense if it is shown beyond a reasonable doubt on the trial of the offense that the actor committed the offense in a place that the actor knew was:

(1) within 300 feet of the premises of a school; or

(2) on premises where:

(A) an official school function is taking place; or

(B) an event sponsored or sanctioned by the University Interscholastic League is taking place.

(b) This section does not apply to an offense under Section 46.03(a)(1).

(c) In this section:

(1) "Premises" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.134, Health and Safety Code.

(2) "School" means a private or public elementary or secondary school.