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Tex. Water Code § 16.018 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.018
§ 16.018. SOIL RESOURCE PLANNING.
Status: in_force

The executive administrator may contract with the State Soil Conservation Board for joint investigation and research in the field of soil resource planning. The State Soil Conservation Board may appoint a representative to advise and work with the executive administrator.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.053
§ 2054.053. PRESIDING OFFICER; OTHER OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate a board member as the presiding officer to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.

(b) The board members shall elect annually any other officers the board considers necessary to perform the board's duties.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.305 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.305
§ 462.305. LIMITATION OF ASSOCIATION'S LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The association is not liable to an insured or liability claimant for the association's failure to settle a liability claim within the limits of a covered claim under this chapter. A claim described by this section for failure to settle a liability claim is not a covered claim.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.207 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.207
§ 431.207. REFUSAL TO LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may refuse an application for a license or may suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee:

(1) has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that involves moral turpitude;

(2) is an association, partnership, or corporation and the managing officer has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor that involves moral turpitude;

(3) has been convicted in a state or federal court of the illegal use, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, narcotic drugs, barbiturates, amphetamines, desoxyephedrine, their compounds or derivatives, or any other dangerous or habit-forming drugs;

(4) is an association, partnership, or corporation and the managing officer has been convicted in a state or federal court of the illegal use, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, narcotic drugs, barbiturates, amphetamines, desoxyephedrine, their compounds or derivatives, or any other dangerous or habit-forming drugs;

(5) has not complied with this chapter or the rules implementing this chapter;

(6) has violated Section 431.021(l)(3), relating to the counterfeiting of a drug or the sale or holding for sale of a counterfeit drug;

(7) has violated Chapter 481 or 483;

(8) has violated the rules of the public safety director of the Department of Public Safety, including being responsible for a significant discrepancy in the records that state law requires the applicant or licensee to maintain; or

(9) fails to complete a license application or submits an application that contains false, misleading, or incorrect information or contains information that cannot be verified by the department.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards required for the issuance or renewal of a license under this subchapter.

(c) The refusal to license an applicant or the suspension or revocation of a license by the department and the appeal from that action are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.305
§ 1085.305. CONSIDERATION OF TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The rate of the sales and use tax imposed by the district under this subchapter is not counted in determining the limitation prescribed by law on local sales and use taxes imposed by a municipality or county in the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 9A.006 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 9A / Section 9A.006
§ 9A.006. SEIZURE AND DESTRUCTION OF UNWHOLESOME FOOD OR ADULTERATED MEDICINE.
Status: in_force

After a defendant is convicted of selling unwholesome food or adulterated medicine, the court shall issue an order for the sheriff or other proper officer to seize and destroy any unwholesome food or adulterated medicine that remains in the defendant's possession.
Tex. Government Code § 437.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.158
§ 437.158. TRANSFER TO STATE.
Status: in_force

When property that the Texas Public Finance Authority owns in accordance with Section 437.159 is fully paid for and free of liens and all obligations incurred in connection with the acquisition and construction of the property have been fully paid, the Texas Public Finance Authority shall donate and transfer the property to the department by appropriate instruments of transfer. The instruments of transfer shall be kept in the custody of the department.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.315 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.315
§ 171.315. USE OF CORPORATE NAME AFTER REVIVAL OF CHARTER OR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

If a corporation's charter or certificate of authority is forfeited under this chapter by the secretary of state and if the corporation requests the secretary to set aside the forfeiture under Section 171.313 of this code, the corporation shall determine from the secretary whether the corporation's name is available for use. If the name is not available, the corporation shall amend its charter or certificate to change its name.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 10.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 10 / Section 10.005
§ 10.005. ORDER.
Status: in_force

A court shall describe in an order imposing a sanction under this chapter the conduct the court has determined violated Section 10.001 and explain the basis for the sanction imposed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.704 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.704
§ 451.704. RESULTS OF ELECTION; ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes cast in the principal municipality of the authority are in favor of the proposition, the district is created and includes:

(1) the principal municipality;

(2) each municipality in which a majority of the votes cast favor the proposition; and

(3) the unincorporated area of each county in which a majority of the votes cast favor the proposition.

(b) If the district is created, the board shall record the results in its minutes and adopt an order:

(1) declaring that the district is created;

(2) describing the territory of the district;

(3) stating the date of the election;

(4) containing the proposition;

(5) showing the number of votes cast for or against the proposition in each unit of election; and

(6) showing the number of votes by which the proposition was approved in each unit of election in which the proposition was approved.

(c) The order must be accompanied by a map of the district that shows the boundaries of the district.

(d) A copy of the order and map shall be filed:

(1) with the department;

(2) with the comptroller; and

(3) in the deed records of each county in which the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8417.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8417 / Section 8417.105
§ 8417.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) In addition to all the rights and remedies provided by other law, if the district violates the terms of an ordinance or resolution described by Subsection (a), a municipality is entitled to injunctive relief or a writ of mandamus issued by a court requiring the district and the district's officials to observe and comply with the terms of the ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.202 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.202
§ 122.202. USE OR DISPOSAL OF HARVESTED PLANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the results of a preharvest or postharvest test performed on a sample show a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis, the license holder may sell or use the plants represented by the sample for any purpose allowed by law.

(b) If the results of a preharvest and, if applicable, postharvest test performed on a sample show a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis:

(1) the license holder shall dispose of or destroy all plants represented by the sample:

(A) in the manner prescribed by federal law; or

(B) in a manner approved by the department that does not conflict with federal law; or

(2) if the department determines the plants represented by the sample reached that concentration solely as a result of negligence, the license holder is subject to Section 122.403(c) and may:

(A) trim the plants until the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the plants is not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis and dispose of the noncompliant parts of the plants in a manner approved by the department;

(B) process the plants into fiber with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis and dispose of any remaining parts of the plants in a manner approved by the department; or

(C) take any other corrective action consistent with federal regulations adopted under 7 U.S.C. Chapter 38, Subchapter VII.
Tex. Education Code § 26.0125 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 26 / Section 26.0125
§ 26.0125. PARENT CONTACT INFORMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The parent of a student enrolled in a school district shall provide in writing to the district:

(1) on enrollment of the student in the district and not later than two weeks after the beginning of each school year, the parent's address, phone number, and e-mail address; and

(2) if the parent's contact information changes during the school year, not later than two weeks after the date the information changes, the parent's updated information.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.041
§ 154.041. COUNTIES COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a county with a population of more than 190,000.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.002
§ 401.002. PURPOSE OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to require an annual audit by an independent certified public accountant of the financial statements reporting the financial condition and the results of operations of each insurer or health maintenance organization.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.004
§ 154.004. STATE AND COUNTY PROHIBITED FROM PAYING FEES OR COMMISSIONS TO SALARIED OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) The state may not pay a district officer a fee or commission for the performance of a service by the officer.

(b) If a county officer is paid an annual salary, the state or any county may not pay a fee or commission to the officer for the performance of a service by the officer.

(c) The state or any county may not pay a fee or commission to a precinct officer for the performance of a service by the officer.

(d) The prohibitions established by this section do not affect:

(1) fees and commissions the county tax assessor-collector is authorized by law to collect;

(2) the payment of costs in a civil case or eminent domain proceeding by the state; or

(3) the payment of fees and commissions by the state or a county for services performed by county officers relating to the acquisition of rights-of-way for public roads and highways.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.256 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.256
§ 302.256. GRANT AWARD; GRANT AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may award grants under this subchapter only to reimburse an eligible person for the cost of training industry-recognized apprenticeship program participants who:

(1) complete a program operated by the person that meets the requirements of Section 302.255(4) having achieved the skills level required by Section 302.255(4)(D); and

(2) maintain suitable employment for at least 12 consecutive months immediately following completion of the program.

(b) Grant funds awarded to an eligible person under this subchapter must be awarded on a per industry-recognized apprenticeship program participant basis. The amount of a grant awarded to an eligible person for training a participant described by Subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the total cost to the person for training the participant, excluding wages and benefits; or

(2) $10,000.

(c) In determining the amount of a grant awarded under this subchapter for an industry-recognized apprenticeship program participant, the commission may consider the increased economic value to the state resulting from or reasonably anticipated to result from the participant's completion of the program, including by considering any increase or anticipated increase in the amount of tax revenue generated by the participant, and any decrease in the participant's use of a state-funded benefit, attributable to the participant's job placement and earning projections. The commission by rule may establish guidelines or formulas for determining an increase in economic value to the state attributable to a participant's program completion for purposes of this subsection.

(d) The commission by rule may establish limitations on the total amount of grant funds that a person may be awarded under this subchapter.

(e) The commission by rule may distribute payments constituting a partial reimbursement to an eligible person as milestones for on-the-job training and employment are met by program participants, in accordance with the grant terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.029
§ 433.029. ARTICLES NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Under this subchapter, the department may not inspect an establishment for the slaughter of livestock or the preparation of carcasses, parts of carcasses, or products of livestock if the articles are not intended for use as human food. Before offered for sale or transportation in intrastate commerce, those articles, unless naturally inedible by humans, shall be denatured or identified as provided by department rule to deter their use for human food.

(b) A person may not buy, sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, or receive for transportation in intrastate commerce a carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or a meat food product that is not intended for use as human food unless the article is naturally inedible by humans, denatured, or identified as required by department rule.
Tex. Water Code § 11.045 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.045
§ 11.045. DITCHES AND CANALS.
Status: in_force

An appropriator is entitled to construct ditches and canals along or across any stream of water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.105
§ 1057.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules for the operation of the hospital or hospital system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3844.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3844 / Section 3844.154
§ 3844.154. FINANCING OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM OR PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, and grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring and operating a public transit system or public parking facilities.

(b) The district may set and impose fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the public transit system or the public parking facilities and may issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of these facilities.

(c) Except as provided by Section 3844.151, if the district pays for or finances the cost of acquiring or operating a public transit system or public parking facilities with resources other than assessments, a petition of property owners or a public hearing is not required.
Tex. Water Code § 5.114 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.114
§ 5.114. APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

Applications and other documents to be filed with the commission for final action under this code shall be filed with the executive director and handled in the manner provided by this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920 / Section 7920.105
§ 7920.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.658 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.658
§ 504.658. INSURE TEXAS KIDS LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Insure Texas Kids."

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund and may be appropriated only to the Health and Human Services Commission to fund outreach efforts for public and private health benefit plans available for children.
Tex. Insurance Code § 481.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 481 / Section 481.004
§ 481.004. ACCESS TO DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

In accordance with reasonable rules adopted by the comptroller and the commissioner, the proper officer of an insurer making a deposit as described by this chapter may at a reasonable time:

(1) examine the deposit;

(2) detach coupons from the securities; and

(3) collect interest on the deposit.
Tex. Government Code § 74.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.253
§ 74.253. JUDICIAL DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On the motion of a party in a case, or on the court's own motion, the judge of the court in which the case is pending shall review the case and determine whether, under rules adopted by the supreme court under Section 74.252, the case will require additional resources to ensure efficient judicial management. The judge is not required to conduct an evidentiary hearing for purposes of making the determination but may, in the judge's discretion, direct the attorneys for the parties to the case and the parties to appear before the judge for a conference to provide information to assist the judge in making the determination.

(b) On determining that a case will require additional resources as provided by Subsection (a), the judge shall:

(1) notify the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region in which the court is located about the case; and

(2) request any specific additional resources that are needed, including the assignment of a judge under this chapter.

(c) If the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region agrees that, in accordance with the rules adopted by the supreme court under Section 74.252, the case will require additional resources to ensure efficient judicial management, the presiding judge shall:

(1) use resources previously allotted to the presiding judge; or

(2) submit a request for specific additional resources to the judicial committee for additional resources.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.003
§ 912.003. FEES.
Status: in_force

The department shall charge and collect a fee in the amount of $1 for the issuance of a county mutual insurer's certificate of authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8451.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8451 / Section 8451.104
§ 8451.104. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.117
§ 1018.117. JOINT ADMINISTRATION OR DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) To provide joint administration or delivery of health care services, the district may contract with, affiliate with, have an ownership interest in, or enter into another arrangement with:

(1) a managed care system;

(2) a preferred provider organization;

(3) a health maintenance organization;

(4) a medical services organization;

(5) another provider of alternative health care or delivery system; or

(6) a private hospital.

(b) The district may spend district money to establish, maintain, and have an ownership interest in a partnership, corporation, or other entity involved in the delivery of health care services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.013
§ 437.013. AUDITED STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or public health district shall file an audited statement with the department on or before January 15 of each year.

(b) The statement must include the receipts of funds collected under this chapter, all expenditures of funds, and fund balances.

(c) A county or public health district that fails to timely file the statement may not require the payment of a fee for issuing or renewing a permit until the statement is filed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.008
§ 623.008. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE ESCORT FLAG VEHICLES AND ESCORT FLAGGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Escort flag vehicle" means a vehicle that precedes or follows an oversize or overweight vehicle operating under a permit issued by the department for the purpose of facilitating the safe movement of the oversize or overweight vehicle over roads.

(2) "Escort flagger" means a person who:

(A) has successfully completed a training program in traffic direction as defined by the basic peace officer course curriculum established by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement; and

(B) in accordance with a permit issued by the department under this subtitle, operates an escort flag vehicle or directs and controls the flow of traffic using a hand signaling device or an automated flagger assistance device.

(b) In addition to any other specific requirement under this subtitle, the department may require a person operating under a permit issued by the department under this subtitle to use one or more escort flag vehicles and escort flaggers if required:

(1) by the Texas Department of Transportation; or

(2) for the safe movement over roads of an oversize or overweight vehicle and its load.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.110
§ 54A.110. COURT REPORTER; RECORD.
Status: repealed

(a) A court reporter may be provided during a hearing held by an associate judge appointed under this subchapter. A court reporter is required to be provided when the associate judge presides over a jury trial.

(b) A party, the associate judge, or the referring court may provide for a reporter during the hearing if one is not otherwise provided.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (a), in the absence of a court reporter or on agreement of the parties, the record may be preserved by any means approved by the associate judge.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(c)(15), eff. January 1, 2022.

(e) On appeal of the associate judge's report or proposed order, the referring court may consider testimony or other evidence in the record if the record is taken by a court reporter.