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Tex. Transportation Code § 391.035 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.035
§ 391.035. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In lieu of being subject to a criminal penalty, a person who intentionally violates this subchapter or Subchapter C may be liable for a civil penalty. The attorney general or a district or county attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred may sue to collect the penalty.

(b) The amount of the civil penalty is not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation, depending on the seriousness of the violation. A separate penalty may be collected for each day a continuing violation occurs.

(c) A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund if collected by the attorney general and to the credit of the county road and bridge fund of the county in which the violation occurred if collected by a district or county attorney.
Tex. Estates Code § 357.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 357 / Section 357.005
§ 357.005. COMPLAINT FOR FAILURE TO RENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person interested in an estate may:

(1) file a written and sworn complaint in the court in which the estate is pending; and

(2) have the personal representative cited to appear and show cause why the representative did not rent any estate property.

(b) The court, on hearing the complaint, shall issue an order that appears to be in the best interest of the estate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.354 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.354
§ 882.354. DIVIDEND PAYMENT METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) A dividend declared by a mutual life insurance company under this subchapter shall be paid in:

(1) cash; or

(2) the equivalent of the dividend's cash value as provided by an option stated in the policy and selected by the policyholder.

(b) A policyholder shall notify the company in writing of an option selected by the policyholder under Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8154.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8154 / Section 8154.105
§ 8154.105. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing a comparable replacement without enhancing the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value derived from the old facility.

(b) If the district, in the exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted under this chapter, makes necessary the relocation, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, a railroad, an electric transmission line, a pipeline, or a telegraph or telephone property or facility, the necessary relocation, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or alteration of construction shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.112
§ 3834.112. TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is authorized to establish and implement tax increment reinvestment zones as provided in Chapter 311, Tax Code, in the same manner as a municipality.

(b) All or any part of the district may be included in a tax increment reinvestment zone, regardless of the percentage of total value the land represents to the district as a whole, or whether the land is used for residential purposes.

(c) Section 311.006, Tax Code, does not apply to a reinvestment zone that contains land within the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 254.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 254 / Section 254.005
§ 254.005. SIGNATURE AND SEAL ON LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A license issued to a dentist must be signed by each board member and imprinted with the board's seal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.116
§ 1061.116. CONTRACT FOR FACILITIES TO SUPPORT SURGICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may contract with a state agency or public medical school, including the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, for the improvement and equipping of hospital facilities as necessary to support a surgical residency program.

(b) Notwithstanding other law, the state agency or medical school may enter into an agreement described by Subsection (a) and spend appropriated funds for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0205
§ 2270.0205. ACTIONS RELATING TO LISTED COMPANY COMPLICIT IN GENOCIDE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "complicit" has the meaning assigned by Section 2270.0051.

(b) For each company identified under Section 2270.0202 that has been complicit, the investing entity shall send a written notice informing the company of its listed company status and warning the company that it may become subject to divestment by the investing entity.

(c) The notice must require the listed company to refrain from taking any further action that would make it complicit.

(d) If, after receiving the notice under Subsection (b), the listed company takes additional action that makes the company complicit, the investing entity shall sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw all publicly traded securities of the company, except securities described by Section 2270.0207, according to the schedule provided by Section 2270.0206.
Tex. Family Code § 157.261 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.261
§ 157.261. UNPAID CHILD SUPPORT AS JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A child support payment not timely made constitutes a final judgment for the amount due and owing, including interest as provided in this chapter.

(b) For the purposes of this subchapter, interest begins to accrue on the date the judge signs the order for the judgment unless the order contains a statement that the order is rendered on another specific date.
Tex. Penal Code § 25.071 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 25 / Section 25.071
§ 25.071. VIOLATION OF PROTECTIVE ORDER PREVENTING OFFENSE CAUSED BY BIAS OR PREJUDICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, in violation of an order issued under Subchapter C, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, the person knowingly or intentionally:

(1) commits an offense under Title 5 or Section 28.02, 28.03, or 28.08 and commits the offense because of bias or prejudice as described by Article 42.014, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(2) communicates:

(A) directly with a protected individual in a threatening or harassing manner;

(B) a threat through any person to a protected individual; or

(C) in any manner with the protected individual, if the order prohibits any communication with a protected individual; or

(3) goes to or near the residence or place of employment or business of a protected individual.

(b) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section or under both sections.

(c) A peace officer investigating conduct that may constitute an offense under this section for a violation of an order may not arrest a person protected by that order for a violation of that order.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has previously been convicted under this section two or more times or has violated the protective order by committing an assault, in which event the offense is a third degree felony.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.050 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.050
§ 286.050. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors and officers serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.

(b) Expenses reimbursed under this section must be:

(1) reported in the district's minute book or other district records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Estates Code § 456.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 456 / Section 456.005
§ 456.005. RULES.
Status: in_force

The supreme court may adopt rules regarding the administration of funds in a trust or escrow account subject to this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 233.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 233 / Section 233.005
§ 233.005. VENUE.
Status: in_force

The venue of an election contest is:

(1) in Travis County if the contested election is statewide; or

(2) in any county wholly or partly in the territory covered by the contested election if the election is less than statewide.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992 / Section 7992.201
§ 7992.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 11.037 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.037
§ 11.037.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.037. WATER SUPPLIERS: RULES AND REGULATIONS. (a) Every person, association of persons, corporation, or irrigation district conserving or supplying water for any of the purposes authorized by this chapter shall make and publish reasonable rules and regulations relating to:

(1) the method of supply;

(2) the use and distribution of the water; and

(3) the procedure for applying for the water and for paying for it.

(b) Each person, association of persons, corporation, and district authorized by law to carry out irrigation powers that is conserving or supplying water for any of the purposes authorized by this chapter may make and publish reasonable rules relating to water conservation, as defined by Subdivision (8)(B), Section 11.002, of this code.
Tex. Education Code § 38.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.151
§ 38.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Advanced practice nurse" has the meaning assigned by Section 301.152, Occupations Code.

(2) "Athletic trainer" has the meaning assigned by Section 451.001, Occupations Code.

(3) "Coach" includes an assistant coach.

(4) "Concussion" means a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain caused by a traumatic physical force or impact to the head or body, which may:

(A) include temporary or prolonged altered brain function resulting in physical, cognitive, or emotional symptoms or altered sleep patterns; and

(B) involve loss of consciousness.

(5) "Licensed health care professional" means an advanced practice nurse, athletic trainer, neuropsychologist, or physician assistant, as those terms are defined by this section.

(6) "Neuropsychologist" means a person who:

(A) holds a license to engage in the practice of psychology issued under Section 501.252, Occupations Code; and

(B) specializes in the practice of neuropsychology.

(7) "Open-enrollment charter school" includes a school granted a charter under Subchapter E, Chapter 12.

(8) "Physician" means a person who holds a license to practice medicine in this state.

(9) "Physician assistant" means a person who holds a license issued under Chapter 204, Occupations Code.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.054
§ 1001.054. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule may restrict advertising by a branch location of an in-person driver education provider so that the location adequately identifies the main business location of the provider in a solicitation.
Tex. Property Code § 74.711 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.711
§ 74.711. AUTHORITY TO TAKE TESTIMONY AND ISSUE ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

(a) To enforce this title, the comptroller may:

(1) take testimony;

(2) administer oaths; and

(3) issue subpoenas to compel any person to:

(A) appear and give testimony under oath at a time and place reasonable under the circumstances; or

(B) produce relevant books, records, documents, or other data, in whatever form, for audit, inspection, and copying.

(b) The comptroller may delegate the authority granted under this section to take testimony, administer oaths, and issue subpoenas to an attorney employed by the comptroller.

(c) A person authorized to serve process under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure may serve a subpoena issued under this section. The person shall serve the subpoena in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.155
§ 3814.155. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code; or

(3) a person that provides to the public cable television or advanced services.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.0012 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.0012
§ 1603.0012. SERVICES NOT CONSTITUTING BARBERING OR COSMETOLOGY.
Status: in_force

Barbering and cosmetology do not include:

(1) threading, which involves removing unwanted hair from a person by using a piece of thread that is looped around the hair and pulled to remove the hair and includes the incidental trimming of eyebrow hair; or

(2) servicing a person's wig, toupee, or artificial hairpiece on a person's head or on a block after the initial retail sale in any manner described by Section 1603.0011(a)(1).
Tex. Education Code § 33.205 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.205
§ 33.205. CERTAIN SAFETY PRECAUTIONS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A coach, trainer, or sponsor for an extracurricular athletic activity shall at each athletic practice or competition ensure that:

(1) each student participating in the activity is adequately hydrated;

(2) any prescribed asthma medication for a student participating in the activity is readily available to the student;

(3) emergency lanes providing access to the practice or competition area are open and clear; and

(4) heatstroke prevention materials are readily available.

(b) If a student participating in an extracurricular athletic activity, including a practice or competition, becomes unconscious during the activity, the student may not:

(1) return to the practice or competition during which the student became unconscious; or

(2) participate in any extracurricular athletic activity until the student receives written authorization for such participation from a physician.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2206.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2206 / Section 2206.053
§ 2206.053. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; SELECTION OF TEMPORARY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) On authorization to create the school district risk management pool as provided by Section 2206.051, the board of trustees of each school district adopting a resolution to create the pool shall select one representative to meet with representatives of the other school districts adopting the resolution.

(b) At the meeting, the representatives shall:

(1) adopt guidelines for developing an organizational plan for the pool; and

(2) select nine individuals to serve as a temporary board for the pool.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.033 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.033
§ 31.033. REINVESTIGATION AND REDETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may require periodic reconsideration of continued eligibility for assistance.

(b) After reconsideration of continuing eligibility, the commission may change the amount of assistance or withdraw it if the commission finds that the recipient's circumstances have altered sufficiently to warrant that action.

(c) The commission may cancel or suspend assistance for a period of time if the commission finds that the recipient is currently ineligible to receive it.

(d) The commission shall notify the recipient immediately of its decision to change or withdraw assistance.

(e) A recipient of assistance must notify the commission immediately if he or she comes into possession of income or resources in excess of the amount previously reported.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.057
§ 8878.057. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS IN SPARSELY POPULATED PRECINCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) For each precinct with a population of less than 25,000, the Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County shall appoint the director for that precinct. When the population within a precinct reaches 25,000, as determined by federal census information or as otherwise determined by the county, that precinct is eligible to nominate and appoint a director in accordance with Section 8878.056, who shall serve upon the expiration of the appointed director's term.

(b) To be eligible for appointment under this section, a person must be a resident of the county. Sections 8878.052(2) and (3) do not apply to the eligibility of a person for appointment under this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.068 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.068
§ 345.068. BAILMENT OR LEASE AS RETAIL INSTALLMENT TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

A bailment or lease is a retail installment transaction if the bailee or lessee:

(1) contracts to pay as compensation for the use of goods an amount that substantially equals or exceeds the value of those goods; and

(2) on full compliance with the bailment or lease is bound to become the owner of the goods or has the option to become the owner of the goods for no or nominal additional consideration.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.2521 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.2521
§ 51.2521. COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall assign priorities and investigate complaints based on risk to the public of the conduct alleged in the complaint.

(b) If the department determines at any time that an allegation made or formal complaint submitted by a person is inappropriate or without merit, the department shall dismiss the complaint.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.152
§ 1020.152. PETITION TO ANNEX TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition requesting that territory be annexed to the district may be presented to the board. The petition must:

(1) describe the tract or tracts of land to be annexed; and

(2) be signed by 100 or a majority of the registered voters who:

(A) reside in the territory to be annexed; and

(B) own property that will be subject to district taxation if the territory is annexed.

(b) This chapter does not prohibit simultaneous action on several petitions for annexation. Each ballot proposition must be submitted for each different territory proposed to be annexed, and an election held in each territory represented by a petition.

(c) If the board receives two or more petitions for annexation that include all or part of the same territory to be annexed to the district, the petition filed first with the board shall be considered and another petition that includes any of the same territory has no effect.

(d) The board may consider all petitions for annexation presented to it and may approve or reject each petition. The board may not partly approve or partly reject any petition.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.301
§ 345.301. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a person may acquire a retail installment contract or retail charge agreement or an outstanding balance under a contract or agreement from another person on the terms, including the price, to which they agree.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0506 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0506
§ 3971.0506. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT UNDER AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

If the improvements financed by an obligation will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a municipality or retail utility provider pursuant to an agreement between the district and the municipality or retail utility provider entered into before the issuance of the obligation, the obligation may be in the form of bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments, issued by public or private sale, in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.202
§ 1702.202. PERSONAL PROTECTION OFFICER.
Status: in_force

An individual acts as a personal protection officer if the individual, while carrying a firearm, provides to another individual personal protection from bodily harm.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.152
§ 3868.152. BOARD DETERMINATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not undertake an improvement project unless the board determines the project:

(1) is necessary to accomplish a public purpose of the district; and

(2) complies with the development agreement or the parties to the development agreement agree to the project, in writing.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.3525 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.3525
§ 453.3525. SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall adopt a schedule of administrative penalties and other sanctions that the board may impose under this chapter. In adopting the schedule of sanctions, the board shall ensure that the amount of the penalty or severity of the sanction imposed is appropriate to the type of violation or conduct that is the basis for disciplinary action. In determining the appropriate disciplinary action, including the amount of any administrative penalty to assess, the board shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:

(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation; and

(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;

(2) the history of previous violations;

(3) the amount necessary to deter future violations;

(4) efforts to correct the violation;

(5) the economic harm to the public interest or public confidence caused by the violation;

(6) whether the violation was intentional; and

(7) any other matter that justice may require.

(b) The board shall make the schedule of sanctions adopted under Subsection (a) available to the public on request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8284.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8284 / Section 8284.005
§ 8284.005. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) If land is annexed to the district under Section 49.301, Water Code, the board may require the petitioners to:

(1) assume the petitioners' pro rata share of the voted but unissued bonds of the district; and

(2) authorize the board to impose a tax on the petitioners' property to pay for the bonds after the bonds have been issued.

(b) If land is annexed to the district under Section 49.302, Water Code, the board may submit to the voters of the area to be annexed a proposition on the question of the assumption by the area to be annexed of its part of the voted but not yet issued or sold tax or tax-revenue bonds of the district and the imposition of an ad valorem tax on taxable property in the area to be annexed along with a tax in the rest of the district for the payment of the bonds.

(c) If the petitioners consent or if the election results favorably, the district may issue its voted but unissued tax or tax-revenue bonds regardless of changes to district boundaries since the original voting or authorization of the bonds.