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Tex. Tax Code § 152.061 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.061
§ 152.061. REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE PURCHASED FOR RENTAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner of a motor vehicle purchased for rental may furnish the county tax assessor-collector a rental certificate in lieu of the motor vehicle sales or use tax imposed by Sections 152.021 and 152.022 of this code. The county tax assessor-collector shall accept the motor vehicle for registration and issue a receipt for the license and title application.

(b) A rental certificate may be furnished by:

(1) a dealer licensed under Chapter 503, Transportation Code; or

(2) the owner if the vehicle is for use in a rental business that rents at least five different motor vehicles within any 12-month period.

(c) The rental certificate shall be in a form designated by the comptroller and must contain:

(1) the name, address, and signature of the owner;

(2) the owner's or dealer's license number or a statement by the owner that the rental business of the owner meets the activity requirements of Subsection (b) of this section;

(3) the motor vehicle identification number; and

(4) the amount of total consideration for the motor vehicle and the amount of tax that would be due if the rental certificate had not been furnished.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8841.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8841 / Section 8841.051
§ 8841.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors elected to numbered places from Goliad County at large by the voters of the district.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.216 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.216
§ 2A.216. THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not provide whether anyone other than a lessee may take advantage of an express or implied warranty of quality made to the lessee or whether the lessee or anyone entitled to take advantage of a warranty made to the lessee may sue a third party other than the immediate lessor, or the supplier in a finance lease, for deficiencies in the quality of the goods. These matters are left to the courts for their determination.
Tex. Insurance Code § 842.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 842 / Section 842.152
§ 842.152. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

A director of a group hospital service corporation may not receive compensation for the director's services but is entitled to receive reimbursement for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in attending a meeting called to manage or direct the affairs of the corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.003
§ 2602.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Affiliate" means a person who, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with an impaired title insurance company on December 31 of the year preceding the date the company becomes impaired.

(2) "Agent" includes:

(A) a title insurance agent, as defined by Section 2501.003; and

(B) a direct operation or a title insurance company's wholly owned subsidiary or affiliate that performs the services usually and customarily performed by a title insurance agent.

(3) "Association" means the Texas Title Insurance Guaranty Association.

(4) "Board" means the board of directors of the association.

(5) "Impaired agent" means a title agent or direct operation that is designated by the commissioner as an impaired agent and is:

(A) placed by a court in this state or another state under an order of supervision, conservatorship, rehabilitation, or liquidation;

(B) placed under an order of supervision or conservatorship under Chapter 441;

(C) placed under an order of rehabilitation or liquidation under Chapter 443; or

(D) otherwise found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be insolvent or otherwise unable to pay obligations as they come due.

(6) "Impaired title insurance company" means a title insurance company that is designated by the commissioner as an impaired title insurance company and is:

(A) placed by a court in this state or another state under an order of supervision, conservatorship, rehabilitation, or liquidation;

(B) placed under an order of supervision or conservatorship under Chapter 441;

(C) placed under an order of rehabilitation or liquidation under Chapter 443; or

(D) otherwise found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be insolvent or otherwise unable to pay obligations as they come due.

(7) "Net direct written premiums" means the gross amount of premiums paid by policyholders for issuance of title insurance policies insuring risks located in this state and to which this chapter applies, without deduction for premiums for reinsurance ceded to other title insurance companies and not including premiums for reinsurance accepted from other authorized title insurance companies.

(8) "Payment of covered claims" means:

(A) the actual payment of claims; or

(B) the use of money of the impaired title insurance company and money derived from assessments or guaranty fees for consummation of contracts of reinsurance or assumption of liabilities or contracts of substitution to provide for liabilities arising from covered claims.

(9) "Trust funds or escrow accounts" includes accounts subject to annual audit under Subchapter D, Chapter 2651.

(10) "Unauthorized insurer" means a person, firm, association, or corporation that has engaged in activities prohibited by Subchapter C, Chapter 101, while engaging in the business of title insurance.
Tex. Property Code § 72.1017 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 72 / Section 72.1017
§ 72.1017. UTILITY DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 183.001, Utilities Code.

(2) "Utility deposit" is a refundable money deposit a utility requires a user of the utility service to pay as a condition of initiating the service.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 73.102, a utility deposit is presumed abandoned on the latest of:

(1) the first anniversary of the date a refund check for the utility deposit was payable to the owner of the deposit;

(2) the first anniversary of the date the utility last received documented communication from the owner of the utility deposit; or

(3) the first anniversary of the date the utility issued a refund check for the deposit payable to the owner of the deposit if, according to the knowledge and records of the utility or payor of the check, during that period, a claim to the check has not been asserted or an act of ownership by the payee has not been exercised.

(c) A utility deposit is not presumed abandoned for two years from the time the depositor provides documentation to the utility of being called to active military service in any branch of the United States armed forces during any part of the period described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8284.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8284 / Section 8284.053
§ 8284.053. DIRECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall qualify by giving bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by the board. The treasurer's bond shall be conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as treasurer of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1101.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.152
§ 1101.152. NATURE OF VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A disclosure is voluntary for purposes of this subchapter only if:

(1) the disclosure was made:

(A) promptly after knowledge of the information disclosed is obtained by the person making the disclosure; or

(B) not later than the 45th day after the acquisition closing date, if the violation was discovered during an audit conducted before the acquisition closing date by a person considering the acquisition of the regulated facility or operation;

(2) the disclosure was made in writing by certified mail to an agency that has regulatory authority with regard to the violation disclosed;

(3) an investigation of the violation was not initiated or the violation was not independently detected by an agency with enforcement jurisdiction before the disclosure was made using certified mail;

(4) the disclosure arises out of a voluntary environmental or health and safety audit;

(5) the person making the disclosure initiates an appropriate effort to achieve compliance, pursues that effort with due diligence, and corrects the noncompliance within a reasonable time;

(6) the person making the disclosure cooperates with the appropriate agency in connection with an investigation of the issues identified in the disclosure; and

(7) the violation did not result in:

(A) injury or imminent and substantial risk of serious injury to one or more persons at the site; or

(B) off-site substantial actual harm or imminent and substantial risk of harm to persons, property, or the environment.

(b) For a disclosure described by Subsection (a)(1)(B), the person making the disclosure must certify in the disclosure that before the acquisition closing date:

(1) the person was not responsible for the environmental, health, or safety compliance at the regulated facility or operation that is subject to the disclosure;

(2) the person did not have the largest ownership share of the seller;

(3) the seller did not have the largest ownership share of the person; and

(4) the person and the seller did not have a common corporate parent or a common majority interest owner.

(c) A disclosure is not voluntary for purposes of this subchapter if the disclosure is a report to a regulatory agency required solely by a specific condition of an enforcement order or decree.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.002
§ 68.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of pilot commissioners for Brazoria County ports.

(2) "Brazoria County port" means a place in Brazoria County into which a vessel enters or from which a vessel departs and the waterway leading to that place from the Gulf of Mexico.

(3) "Consignee" means a person, including a master, owner, agent, subagent, firm, or corporation or any combination of those persons, who enters or clears a vessel at the office of the collector of customs.

(4) "Pilot" means a person who is licensed and commissioned as a branch pilot or certified as a deputy branch pilot under this chapter.

(5) "Pilotage rate" means the remuneration a pilot may lawfully charge a vessel for the pilot's services.

(6) "Pilot services" means acts of a pilot in conducting a vessel through the navigable water in this state and the ports in which the pilot is licensed or certified as a pilot.

(7) "Vessel" means an oceangoing vessel.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 366.057 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 366 / Section 366.057
§ 366.057. PERMIT ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall issue or authorize the issuance of permits and other documents.

(b) A permit and approved plan to construct, alter, repair, extend, or operate an on-site sewage disposal system must be issued in the name of the person who owns the system and must identify the specific property location or address for the specific construction, alteration, extension, repair, or operation proposed by the person.

(c) The commission may not issue a permit to construct, alter, repair, or extend an on-site sewage disposal system if the issuance of a permit conflicts with other applicable laws or public policy under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.155
§ 504.155. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a license under this chapter must:

(1) be on a form prescribed and furnished by the department; and

(2) contain a statement made under oath of the applicant's education, experience, and other qualifications established by the department as required for a license under this chapter.

(b) The department may require additional information regarding the quality, scope, and nature of the experience and competence of the applicant if the department determines that a person's application lacks sufficient information for consideration by the department.

(c) The department may obtain criminal history record information relating to an applicant for a license under this chapter from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The department may deny an application for a license if the applicant fails to provide two complete sets of fingerprints on a form prescribed by the department.

(d) The issuance of a license by the department is conditioned on the receipt by the department of the applicant's criminal history record information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7936.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7936 / Section 7936.001
§ 7936.001. 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 Bell County Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Tex. Tax Code § 43.03 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 43 / Section 43.03
§ 43.03. ACTION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

The court as the evidence warrants shall enter those orders necessary to compel compliance by the appraisal office.
Tex. Finance Code § 273.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.003
§ 273.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the corporation.

(2) "Commissioner" means the savings and mortgage lending commissioner.

(3) "Corporation" means the Texas Savings and Loan Supplemental Fund Corporation.

(4) "Domestic association" means a savings and loan association that is organized under the laws of this state.

(5) "Member association" means a domestic association that is a member in good standing of the corporation.

(6) "Member association under conservatorship" means a member association that is subject to a conservatorship order of the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.355 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.355
§ 161.355. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A district court, on petition of the department and on a finding by the court that a manufacturer has failed to file the report required by Section 161.352, may by injunction:

(1) prohibit the sale or distribution in this state of a cigarette or tobacco product manufactured by the manufacturer; or

(2) grant any other injunctive relief warranted by the facts.

(b) The attorney general shall institute and conduct a suit authorized by this section at the request of the department and in the name of the state.

(c) A suit for injunctive relief must be brought in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1075.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1075 / Section 1075.005
§ 1075.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 562.018 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 562 / Section 562.018
§ 562.018. WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE SYSTEM FOR CERTAIN BORDER COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county:

(1) that is located adjacent to an international border; and

(2) in which a military installation and a national recreation area are located.

(b) The commissioners court of a county to which this section applies may acquire, construct, or operate a water supply system or a sewage system to serve unincorporated areas of the county.

(c) The county may enter a management or lease agreement with another public or private entity for the operation of a county water or sewage system acquired or constructed under this section.

(d) The county may apply for and receive grants or other assistance from a state or federal governmental entity to implement this section.

(e) The county may own, operate, or maintain a water or sewer utility in the same manner as a municipality under Chapter 402.

(f) A county may not construct, operate, or maintain a water supply system or sewage system in an area previously served by the county's water supply or sewage system after the area is annexed by a municipality and the municipality begins providing to the area water or sewer services previously provided by the county.

(g) This section does not authorize a county to sell water for a purpose other than for local use.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.251
§ 2301.251.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2301.251. LICENSE REQUIRED: GENERALLY. (a) Unless a person holds a license issued under this chapter authorizing the activity, the person may not:

(1) engage in business as, serve in the capacity of, or act as a dealer, manufacturer, distributor, converter, vehicle lessor, or vehicle lease facilitator in this state; or

(2) perform or offer to perform repair services on a motor vehicle under a franchise and a motor vehicle manufacturer's warranty, regardless of whether the person sells or offers to sell motor vehicles at the same location.

(b) A franchised dealer must have both a franchised motor vehicle dealer's general distinguishing number issued under Chapter 503, Transportation Code, and a license issued under this chapter.

(c) A manufacturer or distributor that directly or indirectly reimburses another person to perform warranty repair services on a vehicle is engaged in business in this state regardless of whether the manufacturer sells or offers for sale new motor vehicles in this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 37.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 37 / Section 37.04
§ 37.04. WHEN JURY HAS AGREED.
Status: in_force

When the jury agrees upon a verdict, it shall be brought into court by the proper officer; and if it states that it has agreed, the verdict shall be read aloud by the judge, the foreman, or the clerk. If in proper form and no juror dissents therefrom, and neither party requests a poll of the jury, the verdict shall be entered upon the minutes of the court.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 202.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.001
§ 202.001. SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLE WITH CERTAIN STOPLAMP COVERING PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.

(b) A person in the business of selling motor vehicles may not sell a motor vehicle with a transparent or semitransparent covering:

(1) placed over a stoplamp that is mounted on the rear center line of the vehicle either in or on the rear window or within six inches from the rear window of the vehicle for the purpose of emitting light when the vehicle's brakes are applied; and

(2) on which is impressed or imprinted a name, trade name, logotype, or other message that a person behind the vehicle can read when the stoplamp is illuminated.

(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.253
§ 2166.253. LOWEST AND BEST BID METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may use the lowest and best bid method for a project. In using that method, the commission shall follow the procedures provided by Subsections (b)-(g).

(b) After final approval of a project's working plans and specifications and their acceptance by a using agency, the commission shall advertise in one newspaper of general circulation and the Texas Register for bids or proposals for the construction of and related work on the project.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the commission shall allow bidders not less than 30 days after the date the commission issues the bid documents to respond to an invitation to bid.

(d) The commission shall allow bidders for small construction projects not less than 14 days after the date the commission issues the bid documents to respond to an invitation to bid.

(e) The commission may shorten the time for response to prevent undue additional costs to a state agency or, for emergency projects, to prevent or remove a hazard to life or property.

(f) A contract shall be awarded to the qualified bidder making the lowest and best bid in accordance with the law on awarding a state contract.

(g) The commission may reject all bids.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 9 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 9
§ 9. LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

A witness, when attached and conveyed by a sheriff or other officer, is not eligible to receive reimbursement of transportation, meal, or lodging expenses incurred while in the custody of the officer. A court, in its discretion, may limit the number of character witnesses allowed reimbursement under this article to not fewer than two for each defendant and two per defendant for the state.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.312 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.312
§ 171.312. REVIVAL OF CHARTER OR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY AFTER FORFEITURE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

A corporation whose charter or certificate of authority is forfeited under this chapter by the secretary of state is entitled to have its charter or certificate revived and to have its corporate privileges revived if:

(1) the corporation files each report that is required by this chapter and that is delinquent;

(2) the corporation pays the tax, penalty, and interest that is imposed by this chapter and that is due at the time the request under Section 171.313 of this code to set aside forfeiture is made; and

(3) the forfeiture of the corporation's charter or certificate is set aside in a proceeding under Section 171.313 of this code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.101
§ 463.101. POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive committee may:

(1) employ and prescribe the compensation for a chief executive officer whom the committee may designate as the general manager or the executive director;

(2) appoint auditors and attorneys and prescribe their duties, compensation, and tenure;

(3) adopt a seal for the authority;

(4) set the fiscal year for the authority;

(5) establish a complete system of accounts for the authority;

(6) designate by resolution an authorized representative of the authority to, according to terms prescribed by the executive committee:

(A) invest authority funds; and

(B) withdraw money from authority accounts for investments; and

(7) designate by resolution an authorized representative of the authority to supervise the substitution of securities pledged to secure authority funds.

(b) The executive committee is the local designated recipient of funds committed to the authority by the federal government.