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Tex. Family Code § 152.305 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.305
§ 152.305. REGISTRATION OF CHILD CUSTODY DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate court in this state:

(1) a letter or other document requesting registration;

(2) two copies, including one certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration the order has not been modified; and

(3) except as otherwise provided in Section 152.209, the name and address of the person seeking registration and any parent or person acting as a parent who has been awarded custody or visitation in the child custody determination sought to be registered.

(b) On receipt of the documents required by Subsection (a), the registering court shall:

(1) cause the determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form; and

(2) serve notice upon the persons named pursuant to Subsection (a)(3) and provide them with an opportunity to contest the registration in accordance with this section.

(c) The notice required by Subsection (b)(2) must state that:

(1) a registered determination is enforceable as of the date of the registration in the same manner as a determination issued by a court of this state;

(2) a hearing to contest the validity of the registered determination must be requested within 20 days after service of notice; and

(3) failure to contest the registration will result in confirmation of the child custody determination and preclude further contest of that determination with respect to any matter that could have been asserted.

(d) A person seeking to contest the validity of a registered order must request a hearing within 20 days after service of the notice. At that hearing, the court shall confirm the registered order unless the person contesting registration establishes that:

(1) the issuing court did not have jurisdiction under Subchapter C;

(2) the child custody determination sought to be registered has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under Subchapter C; or

(3) the person contesting registration was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of Section 152.108, in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which registration is sought.

(e) If a timely request for a hearing to contest the validity of the registration is not made, the registration is confirmed as a matter of law and the person requesting registration and all persons served must be notified of the confirmation.

(f) Confirmation of a registered order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.
Tex. Water Code § 62.035 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.035
§ 62.035. DECLARATION OF RESULT.
Status: in_force

If a majority of the votes favor creating the district, issuing bonds, and levying a tax, the commissioners court shall declare the result and enter it in the minutes of the commissioners court as follows:

"Commissioners court of ____________________ County, Texas. __________ term A.D. __________, in the matter of the petition of __________ and __________ others requesting the creation of a navigation district, issuance of bonds, and levy of a tax in the petition described and designated by the name of ____________________ Navigation District. Be it known that at an election called for that purpose in the district, held on the ______ day of ______ A.D. ______, a majority of the electors voting voted in favor of the creation of the navigation district, the issuance of bonds, and the levy of a tax. Now, therefore, it is considered and ordered by the commissioners court that the navigation district, be and the same is hereby established by the name of __________ Navigation District, and that bonds of the district in the amount of $______ be issued, and a tax of ______ cents on the $100 valuation, or so much thereof as may be necessary to be levied upon all property within the navigation district, whether real, personal, mixed, or otherwise, sufficient in amount to pay the interest on the bonds and provide a sinking fund to redeem that at maturity, and that if the tax shall at any time become insufficient for these purposes it shall be increased until it is sufficient. The metes and bounds of the district are as follows: (Give metes and bounds)."
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 152.062 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.062
§ 152.062. DUTY TO APPLY CONTROL MEASURES.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 10th day after the date notice is given under Section 152.014 or 152.018, each affected landowner shall commence diligently to take measures to control the infestation as prescribed and continue this activity with all practical expedition and efficiency under the direction of the service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.103
§ 3910.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.121 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.121
§ 406.121. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "General contractor" means a person who undertakes to procure the performance of work or a service, either separately or through the use of subcontractors. The term includes a "principal contractor," "original contractor," "prime contractor," or other analogous term. The term does not include a motor carrier that provides a transportation service through the use of an owner operator.

(2) "Independent contractor" means a person who contracts to perform work or provide a service for the benefit of another and who ordinarily:

(A) acts as the employer of any employee of the contractor by paying wages, directing activities, and performing other similar functions characteristic of an employer-employee relationship;

(B) is free to determine the manner in which the work or service is performed, including the hours of labor of or method of payment to any employee;

(C) is required to furnish or to have employees, if any, furnish necessary tools, supplies, or materials to perform the work or service; and

(D) possesses the skills required for the specific work or service.

(3) "Motor carrier" means a person who operates a motor vehicle over a public highway in this state to provide a transportation service or who contracts to provide that service.

(4) "Owner operator" means a person who provides transportation services under contract for a motor carrier. An owner operator is an independent contractor.

(5) "Subcontractor" means a person who contracts with a general contractor to perform all or part of the work or services that the general contractor has undertaken to perform.

(6) "Transportation service" means providing a motor vehicle, with a driver under contract, to transport passengers or property.
Tex. Election Code § 212.025 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.025
§ 212.025. PETITION FOR INITIAL RECOUNT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An initial recount may not be conducted unless a person authorized to obtain the recount submits, as provided by this subchapter, a petition for the recount that complies with the applicable requirements prescribed by this title.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.204 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.204
§ 174.204. RULES GOVERNING SYSTEM AND ROUTINGS.
Status: in_force

A district by resolution may adopt rules governing the use, operation, and maintenance of the system and may determine or change a routing as the board considers advisable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.110
§ 3884.110. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall annually provide owners of real property in the district written notice that specifies the tax of the district for the district's next fiscal year in sufficient clarity to describe the tax rate for the operation and maintenance of the district and the tax rate for the payment of debt service of obligations issued or incurred by the district. The written notice must be sent by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the current address of the property owner as reflected on the tax rolls of the appraisal district.

(b) The notice must clearly state that the tax rates on real property imposed in the district are in addition to the ad valorem taxes imposed by other taxing units that tax real property in the boundaries of the district.

(c) The district shall generate and implement a program to provide notification to a prospective purchaser of property in the district of the rates of tax and assessments that have been approved and are imposed by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.006
§ 1099.006. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.203
§ 8282.203. TAX COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a person as tax collector for the district and may appoint deputies considered necessary.

(b) Each person appointed under this section shall qualify by executing a bond in the amount of $10,000 payable to the district, approved by the board, and conditioned on the faithful performance of the person's duties.

(c) The board shall set the compensation for the tax collector and any deputy tax collector.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.054 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.054
§ 81.054. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall enforce the provision of this title by injunction or other adequate remedy and as otherwise provided by law.

(b) If an action is instituted by the attorney general under this section alleging a violation of an NPDES permit or the failure to obtain an NPDES permit under Chapter 91 or Chapter 141 of the Natural Resources Code, the attorney general may not oppose intervention by a person who has standing to intervene, as provided by Rule 60, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.0371 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0371
§ 42.0371. MANDATORY RESTITUTION FOR KIDNAPPED OR ABDUCTED CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall order a defendant convicted of an offense under Chapter 20, Penal Code, or Section 25.03, 25.031, or 25.04, Penal Code, to pay restitution in an amount equal to the cost of necessary rehabilitation, including medical, psychiatric, and psychological care and treatment, for the victim of the offense if the victim is younger than 17 years of age.

(b) The court shall, after considering the financial circumstances of the defendant, specify in a restitution order issued under Subsection (a) the manner in which the defendant must pay the restitution.

(c) A restitution order issued under Subsection (a) may be enforced by the state or a victim named in the order to receive the restitution in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action.

(d) The court may hold a hearing, make findings of fact, and amend a restitution order issued under Subsection (a) if the defendant fails to pay the victim named in the order in the manner specified by the court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.0065 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.0065
§ 121.0065. GRANTS FOR ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall administer a program under which appropriated money may be granted to counties, municipalities, public health districts, and other political subdivisions for use by the counties, municipalities, public health districts, and other political subdivisions to provide or pay for essential public health services.

(b) The grants authorized by Subsection (a) shall be distributed equally between urban and rural areas of the state.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing:

(1) the allocation formula for grants awarded under this section;

(2) the manner in which a municipality, county, public health district, or other political subdivision applies for a grant;

(3) the procedures for awarding grants; and

(4) the minimum essential public health services to be provided under the grant and other standards applicable to the services to be provided under the grant.

(d) A municipality, county, public health district, or other political subdivision that receives a grant under this section, in consultation with the department, shall develop a plan to evaluate the effectiveness, accessibility, and quality of the essential public health services that are provided under the grant. The plan must:

(1) identify the outcomes that are intended to result from the use of the grant money and establish a mechanism to measure those outcomes; and

(2) establish performance standards for the delivery of essential public health services and a mechanism to measure compliance with those standards.

(e) The governing body of the municipality, the commissioners court of the county, or the members of a public health district may appoint a local health board to monitor the use of the money received under this section.

(f) A public health board established under Section 121.034 or 121.046 may serve as the local health board authorized under Subsection (e).

(g) The governing body of the municipality or the commissioners court of a county may serve as the local health board authorized under Subsection (e). If the governing body of the municipality or the commissioners court of the county elects to serve as the local health board, the governing body or commissioners court may appoint an advisory committee to advise the governing body or commissioners court with respect to the use of the money granted under this section.

(h) Chapter 783, Government Code, and standards adopted under that chapter control if applicable to a grant made under this section.
Tex. Water Code § 67.011 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 67 / Section 67.011
§ 67.011. POWERS OF CORPORATION IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county with a population of less than 3.3 million, a corporation may:

(1) own, hold, lease, or otherwise acquire water wells, springs, or other sources of water supply;

(2) build, operate, and maintain pipelines to transport water or wastewater;

(3) build and operate plants and equipment necessary to distribute water or to treat and dispose of wastewater;

(4) sell water or provide wastewater services to a political subdivision, a private corporation, or an individual; and

(5) establish and enforce reasonable customer water conservation practices and prohibit excessive or wasteful uses of potable water.

(b) A corporation may enforce customer water conservation practices under Subsection (a)(5) by assessing reasonable penalties as provided in the corporation's tariff. A penalty may be appealed in the same manner as provided for appeal of new customer service costs under Section 13.043(g). In an appeal, the commission shall approve a corporation's penalty if the commission determines that the penalty is clearly stated in the tariff, that the penalty is reasonable, and that the corporation has deposited the penalty in a separate account dedicated to enhancing water supply for the benefit of all the corporation's customers.In addition to other powers granted by this chapter, a corporation may:

(1) own, hold, lease, or otherwise acquire water wells, springs, or other sources of water supply;

(2) build, operate, and maintain pipelines to transport water or wastewater;

(3) build and operate plants and equipment necessary to distribute water or to treat and dispose of wastewater; and

(4) sell water or provide wastewater services to a political subdivision, a private corporation, or an individual.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 114.012 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.012
§ 114.012. CONTENTS OF CARGO MANIFEST.
Status: in_force

For each load of liquid hydrocarbons loaded onto and transported by an oil tanker vehicle, the cargo manifest must include:

(1) an identification of the lease or facility from which the liquid hydrocarbons were removed which must include:

(A) the lease or facility name; and

(B) the name of the operator of the lease or facility;

(2) the total quantity of liquid hydrocarbons removed from the lease or facility and loaded onto the oil tanker vehicle;

(3) the date and hour when the liquid hydrocarbons were removed from the lease or facility and loaded onto the oil tanker vehicle;

(4) the identity of the transporter which must include:

(A) the company or individual transporter's name and address;

(B) the oil tanker vehicle driver's name; and

(C) a unique number for the oil tanker vehicle that for a truck tractor and semitrailer type oil tanker vehicle must include unique vehicle numbers for both truck tractor and semitrailer; and

(5) the intended point of destination for the liquid hydrocarbons, including the name of the receiving facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8873.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8873 / Section 8873.105
§ 8873.105. PROHIBITION ON DISTRICT METERING OF CERTAIN WELLS.
Status: in_force

The district may not require that a meter be placed on a well that is incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater per day.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.008
§ 1579.008. COVERAGE EXEMPT FROM INSURANCE LAW.
Status: in_force

A coverage plan provided under this chapter is exempt from any other insurance law, including common law, that does not expressly apply to the plan or this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0108
§ 3984.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 29.012 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.012
§ 29.012. APPLICATION FORM.
Status: in_force

The railroad commission shall prescribe a form on which an application for a permit may be made and shall provide the form to any person who wishes to submit an application.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 509.057 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 509 / Section 509.057
§ 509.057. DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER DUTY AS TO HARMFUL MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A digital service provider as defined by Section 509.001 that knowingly publishes or distributes material, more than one-third of which is harmful material or obscene as defined by Section 43.21, Penal Code, must use a commercially reasonable age verification method to verify that any person seeking to access content on or through the provider's digital service is 18 years of age or older.

(b) If a person seeking to access content on or through the digital service of a provider for which age verification is required under this section is not 18 years of age or older, the digital service provider may not enter into an agreement with the person for access to the digital service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9006.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9006 / Section 9006.202
§ 9006.202. PLEDGE OF REVENUE TO PAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

When the board selects a plan of taxation, the board may pledge authority revenue to pay bonds authorized by voters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929A / Section 7929A.0304
§ 7929A.0304. 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 § 3903.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.002
§ 3903.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Fulshear Town Center Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 44.010 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 44 / Section 44.010
§ 44.010. SHIPMENT OF GAME ANIMALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A common carrier may not accept a live game animal unless the game animal is one listed in Section 44.006(2) of this code and the shipment is made by a game breeder.

(b) No person, except a game breeder or his authorized agent, may transport or ship a live game animal unless he obtains a permit for shipment or transportation from the department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.156
§ 501.156. CONSUMER BILL OF RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The public counsel shall submit to the department for adoption a consumer bill of rights appropriate to each personal line of insurance regulated by the department to be distributed on issuance of a policy by an insurer to each policyholder under department rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.251
§ 3906.251. TAX ABATEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of this state authorizing and applicable to a tax abatement agreement by a municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7926.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926 / Section 7926.002
§ 7926.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 62.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 62 / Section 62.001
§ 62.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "navigation district" means a navigation district included in:

(1) Subchapters C, D, E, F, G, and H, Chapter 60, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter E, Chapter 61, Water Code; or

(3) Sections 62.154 through 62.159, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.102
§ 8834.102. ADOPTION OF DISTRICT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a hearing to consider a plan formulated under Section 8834.101.

(b) After the hearing, the board shall:

(1) make any changes it considers necessary according to evidence and material presented at the hearing; and

(2) adopt the plan.

(c) The board may amend or repeal a plan adopted under this section and may adopt a new plan as provided by this section for the adoption of the original plan.

(d) An adopted plan remains in effect until a new plan is adopted.
Tex. Government Code § 2267.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2267 / Section 2267.051
§ 2267.051. APPROVAL REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not develop or operate a qualifying project unless the person obtains the approval of and contracts with the responsible governmental entity under this chapter.