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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0791 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0791
§ 361.0791. PUBLIC MEETING AND NOTICE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding other law, the commission may hold a public meeting on an application for a new hazardous waste management facility in the county in which the proposed hazardous waste management facility is to be located. The commission may hold a public meeting on an application for a Class 3 modification or a major amendment to an existing facility's hazardous waste permit.

(b) Notwithstanding other law, the commission may hold a public meeting on an application for a new municipal solid waste management facility in the county in which the proposed municipal solid waste management facility is to be located.

(c) A public meeting held as part of a local review process under Section 361.063 meets the requirement of Subsection (a) or (b) if notice is provided as required by this section.

(d) A public meeting under this section is not a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(e) If a meeting is required under Subsection (a), not less than once each week during the three weeks preceding a public meeting, the applicant shall publish notice of the meeting in the newspaper of the largest general circulation that is published in the county in which the proposed facility is to be located or, if no newspaper is published in the county, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The applicant shall provide the commission an affidavit certifying that the notice was given as required by this section. Acceptance of the affidavit creates a rebuttable presumption that the applicant has complied with this section.

(f) The published notice may not be smaller than 96.8 square centimeters or 15 square inches with the shortest dimension at least 7.6 centimeters or three inches and shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) the permit application number;

(2) the applicant's name;

(3) the proposed location of the facility; and

(4) the location and availability of copies of the permit application.

(g) The applicant shall pay the cost of notice required to be provided under this section. The commission by rule may establish procedures for payment of those costs.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7823 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7823
§ 7823.
Status: in_force

Art. 7823. ELECTION: CONDUCT OF. None but resident property taxpayers who are qualified voters of said proposed district shall be entitled to vote at such election. The commissioners court shall create and define, by an order of the court, the voting precincts in the proposed district, and shall name convenient polling places therein, and shall appoint the judges and other necessary election officers.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.052
§ 286.052. ADMINISTRATOR, ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR, AND ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint qualified persons as administrator of the district, assistant administrator, and attorney for the district.

(b) The administrator, assistant administrator, and attorney serve at the will of the board.

(c) The administrator, assistant administrator, and attorney are entitled to compensation as determined by the board.

(d) Before assuming the administrator's duties, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the hospital district in an amount not less than $5,000 as determined by the board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties under this chapter. The board may pay for the bond with district funds.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.555 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.555
§ 356.555. INCREASED OR ADDITIONAL BOND NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Sections 356.554(c) and (d), if the real estate sold is encumbered by a lien to secure a claim against the estate and is sold to the owner or holder of the secured claim in full payment, liquidation, and satisfaction of the claim, an increased general bond or additional bond may not be required except for the amount of any cash paid to the personal representative of the estate in excess of the amount necessary to pay, liquidate, and satisfy the claim in full.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 51.161 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.161
§ 51.161.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.161. CONTENTS: LEGAL ACTION HISTORY. (a) A disclosure statement must contain a statement disclosing any person described by Section 51.153 who:

(1) has, during the previous seven fiscal years:

(A) been convicted of a felony, or pleaded nolo contendere to a felony charge, involving fraud, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, or misappropriation of property; or

(B) been held liable in a civil action resulting in a final judgment, or has settled out of court a civil action, involving:

(i) allegations of fraud, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, or misappropriation of property;

(ii) the use of untrue or misleading representations in an attempt to sell or dispose of property; or

(iii) the use of unfair, unlawful, or deceptive business practices;

(2) is a party to a civil action involving:

(A) allegations of fraud, embezzlement, fraudulent conversion, or misappropriation of property;

(B) the use of untrue or misleading representations in an attempt to sell or dispose of property; or

(C) the use of unfair, unlawful, or deceptive business practices; or

(3) is subject to an injunction or restrictive order relating to business activity as a result of an action brought by a public agency or department.

(b) A statement required by Subsection (a) must include:

(1) the identity and location of any court or agency;

(2) the date of any entry of a plea of nolo contendere, conviction, judgment, or decision;

(3) any penalty imposed;

(4) any damages assessed;

(5) the terms of any settlement or order; and

(6) the date, nature, and issuer of any order or ruling.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.158
§ 1008.158. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its money and other assets as prescribed by this subchapter, the board shall file a written report with the Commissioners Court of Hardeman County summarizing the board's actions in dissolving the district.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date the Commissioners Court of Hardeman County receives the report and determines that the requirements of this subchapter have been fulfilled, the commissioners court shall enter an order dissolving the district and releasing the board from any further duty or obligation.
Tex. Finance Code § 199.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 199 / Section 199.001
§ 199.001. SLANDER OR LIBEL OF STATE TRUST COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) knowingly makes, circulates, or transmits to another person an untrue statement that is derogatory to the financial condition of a state trust company located in this state; or

(2) intentionally, to injure the state trust company, counsels, aids, procures, or induces another person to knowingly make, circulate, or transmit to another person an untrue statement that is derogatory to the financial condition of a state trust company located in this state.

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.266 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.266
§ 1369.266. RECOUPMENT AND INTEREST CHARGED AFTER AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) If an audit under this subchapter is conducted, the health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager:

(1) may recoup from the pharmacist or pharmacy an amount based only on a final audit report; and

(2) may not accrue or assess interest on an amount due until the date the pharmacist or pharmacy receives the final audit report under Section 1369.264.

(b) The limitations on recoupment and interest accrual or assessment under Subsection (a) do not apply to a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager that, after reviewing claims data, written or oral statements of pharmacy staff, wholesalers, or others, or other investigative information, including patient referrals, anonymous reports, or postings on Internet websites, suspects the audited pharmacist or pharmacy committed fraud or made an intentional misrepresentation related to the pharmacy business.
Tex. Finance Code § 392.403 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 392 / Section 392.403
§ 392.403. CIVIL REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may sue for:

(1) injunctive relief to prevent or restrain a violation of this chapter; and

(2) actual damages sustained as a result of a violation of this chapter.

(b) A person who successfully maintains an action under Subsection (a) is entitled to attorney's fees reasonably related to the amount of work performed and costs.

(c) On a finding by a court that an action under this section was brought in bad faith or for purposes of harassment, the court shall award the defendant attorney's fees reasonably related to the work performed and costs.

(d) If the attorney general reasonably believes that a person is violating or is about to violate this chapter, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of this state against the person to restrain or enjoin the person from violating this chapter.

(e) A person who successfully maintains an action under this section for violation of Section 392.101, 392.202, or 392.301(a)(3) is entitled to not less than $100 for each violation of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 24.439 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.439
§ 24.439.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.439. 262ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 262nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 262nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.158
§ 1038.158. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Local Government Code § 324.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 324 / Section 324.021
§ 324.021. ORDER OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of the county may order an election on the issue of the creation of a district:

(1) on the commissioners court's own motion; or

(2) after the filing of a written petition signed by a number of the registered voters who reside in the county equal to at least five percent of the votes received in the county in the most recent gubernatorial general election.

(b) The petition or commissioners court's motion must include:

(1) the name of the proposed district;

(2) an accurate description of the area to be included in the district by metes and bounds and by public roads or rights-of-way; and

(3) an accurate plat of the area to be included in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.451 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.451
§ 110.451. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The council may impose an administrative penalty on a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 808.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 808 / Section 808.054
§ 808.054. DIVESTMENT OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state governmental entity required to sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw all publicly traded securities of a listed company shall comply with the following schedule:

(1) at least 50 percent of those assets must be removed from the state governmental entity's assets under management not later than the 180th day after the date the company receives notice under Section 808.053 or Subsection (b) unless the state governmental entity determines, based on a good faith exercise of its fiduciary discretion and subject to Subdivision (2), that a later date is more prudent; and

(2) 100 percent of those assets must be removed from the state governmental entity's assets under management not later than the 360th day after the date the company receives notice under Section 808.053 or Subsection (b).

(b) If a company that ceased boycotting Israel after receiving notice under Section 808.053 resumes its boycott, the state governmental entity shall send a written notice to the company informing it that the state governmental entity will sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw all publicly traded securities of the company according to the schedule in Subsection (a).

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (a), a state governmental entity may delay the schedule for divestment under that subsection only to the extent that the state governmental entity determines, in the state governmental entity's good faith judgment, and consistent with the entity's fiduciary duty, that divestment from listed companies will likely result in a loss in value or a benchmark deviation described by Section 808.056(a). If a state governmental entity delays the schedule for divestment, the state governmental entity shall submit a report to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and the attorney general stating the reasons and justification for the state governmental entity's delay in divestment from listed companies. The report must include documentation supporting its determination that the divestment would result in a loss in value or a benchmark deviation described by Section 808.056(a), including objective numerical estimates. The state governmental entity shall update the report every six months.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.454 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.454
§ 56B.454. LIMITATIONS ON PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may not make compensation payments that exceed the amount of money available in the fund.

(b) General revenue funds may not be used for payments under this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.46 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.46
§ 38.46. EVIDENCE IN PROSECUTIONS FOR STALKING.
Status: in_force

(a) In a prosecution for stalking, each party may offer testimony as to all relevant facts and circumstances that would aid the trier of fact in determining whether the actor's conduct would cause a reasonable person in circumstances similar to the circumstances of the alleged victim to experience a fear described by Section 42.072(a)(3)(A), (B), or (C), Penal Code, including the facts and circumstances surrounding any existing or previous relationship between the actor and the alleged victim, a member of the alleged victim's family or household, or an individual with whom the alleged victim has a dating relationship.

(b) This article does not permit the presentation of character evidence that would otherwise be inadmissible under the Texas Rules of Evidence or other applicable law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7998.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7998 / Section 7998.101
§ 7998.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 402.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.008
§ 402.008. OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall keep the attorney general's office in Austin.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.0295 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.0295
§ 247.0295. NOTICE OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR RELATED DISORDERS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An assisted living facility advertising, marketing, or otherwise promoting that the facility provides memory care services shall provide to each facility resident written notice disclosing whether the facility holds a license or does not hold a license classified under Section 247.029 to provide personal care services to residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders.

(b) An assisted living facility that provides the notice required under Subsection (a) is not required under Section 247.026(c-1) to include in the facility's consumer disclosure statement information on whether the facility holds a license classified under Section 247.029 to provide personal care services to residents with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders.
Tex. Estates Code § 1203.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.002
§ 1203.002. IMMEDIATE ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATION; DISCHARGE AND RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the necessity exists, the court may immediately accept the resignation of a guardian and appoint a successor guardian as provided by Section 1203.102(b).

(b) The court may not discharge a person resigning as guardian of the estate whose resignation is accepted under Subsection (a), or release the person or the sureties on the person's bond, until a final order has been issued, or a final judgment has been rendered, on the final account required under Section 1203.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8154.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8154 / Section 8154.004
§ 8154.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 633, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967 (Article 8280-379, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Government Code § 615.122 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.122
§ 615.122. PAYMENT TO SURVIVING MINOR CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

If an eligible surviving spouse who would be entitled to benefits under Section 615.121 does not exist but one or more eligible surviving minor children of the deceased peace officer or employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, as described by Section 615.003(1) or (6), do exist, the state shall pay to the guardian or other legal representative of those children the funeral expenses of the deceased officer or employee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 703.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 703 / Section 703.051
§ 703.051. ANTIFRAUD ACTION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) A covered entity acting alone or through a person, corporation, or legal entity affiliated with the covered entity may bring an action in a court, including a counter-action or cross-action, to:

(1) prevent a person from fraudulently engaging in the business of insurance or the business of a health maintenance organization in this state; or

(2) redress the effects of a person who has fraudulently engaged in the business of insurance or the business of a health maintenance organization in this state.

(b) An action may be brought under this section if:

(1) the acts of the person may adversely affect or have adversely affected at least 10 residents of this state; and

(2) the department has not brought an antifraud action in a court against the person.

(c) An action may be brought under this section regardless of whether the covered entity is directly affected by the person's acts.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.409 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.409
§ 451.409.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.409. SALES AND USE TAX RATE INCREASE: PETITION AND ELECTION. (a) A petition to increase the rate of an authority's sales and use tax is valid only if it is submitted to the board and signed by at least 10 percent of the authority's registered voters as determined by the most recent official list of registered voters.

(b) The board shall submit a petition for an election to increase the authority's sales and use tax rate to the secretary of state.

(c) The secretary of state shall determine the validity of a petition not later than the 30th day after the date the petition is received by the secretary and shall notify the board of the result of the determination.

(d) The board shall call an election to increase the tax rate if the secretary determines that a petition is valid or if the secretary fails to act within the period required by Subsection (c).

(e) The authority shall pay the costs of determining the validity of a petition and the costs of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9074.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9074 / Section 9074.152
§ 9074.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 9074.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8364.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8364 / Section 8364.101
§ 8364.101. SERVICE TO MEMBER ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

The authority shall serve its member entities.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.022
§ 334.022. STATE FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before calling an election on the resolution under Section 334.024, the municipality or county shall send a copy of the resolution to the comptroller.

(b) Before the 15th day after the date the comptroller receives the copy of the resolution, the comptroller shall:

(1) perform an analysis to determine if approval and implementation of the resolution will have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue; and

(2) provide to the municipality or county written notice of the results of the analysis.

(c) If the comptroller determines that implementation will have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue, the written analysis required under Subsection (b)(2) must include information on how to change the resolution so that implementation will not have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue.

(d) If the comptroller does not complete the analysis and provide the notice before the 30th day after the date the comptroller receives the copy of the resolution, the comptroller is considered to have determined that approval and implementation of the resolution will not have a significant negative fiscal impact on state revenue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8342.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8342 / Section 8342.051
§ 8342.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8342.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.042 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.042
§ 86.042. RULES AND ORDERS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt and enforce rules and orders to:

(1) conserve and prevent the waste of gas;

(2) prevent the waste of gas in drilling and producing operations and in the piping and distribution of gas;

(3) require dry or abandoned wells to be plugged in a way that confines gas and water in the strata in which they are found and prevents them from escaping into other strata;

(4) provide for drilling wells and preserving a record of them;

(5) require wells to be drilled and operated in a manner that prevents injury to adjoining property;

(6) prevent gas and water from escaping from the strata in which they are found into other strata;

(7) require records to be kept and reports made;

(8) provide for the issuance of permits and other evidences of permission when the issuance of the permit or permission is necessary or incident to the enforcement of its blanket grant of authority to make any rules necessary to effectuate the law; and

(9) otherwise accomplish the purposes of this chapter.