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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.105 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 16 / Section 16.105
§ 16.105. OLYMPIC SYMBOLS.
Status: in_force

(a) Without the permission of the United States Olympic Committee, a person may not, for the purpose of trade, to induce the sale of goods or services, or to promote a theatrical exhibition, athletic performance, or competition, use:

(1) the symbol of the International Olympic Committee, consisting of five interlocking rings;

(2) the emblem of the United States Olympic Committee, consisting of an escutcheon having a blue chief and vertically extending red and white bars on the base with five interlocking rings displayed on the chief;

(3) a trademark, trade name, sign, symbol, or insignia falsely representing association with or authorization by the International Olympic Committee or the United States Olympic Committee; or

(4) the words "Olympic," "Olympiad," or "Citius Altius Fortius" or a combination or simulation of those words that tends to cause confusion or mistake, to deceive, or to suggest falsely a connection with the United States Olympic Committee or an Olympic activity.

(b) On violation of Subsection (a), the United States Olympic Committee is entitled to the remedies available to a registrant on infringement of a mark registered under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 123.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 123 / Section 123.007
§ 123.007. USE OF OTHER DRUG AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

In addition to using a drug court program established under this chapter, the commissioners court of a county or a court may use other drug awareness programs to treat persons convicted of drug or alcohol related offenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.156
§ 3854.156. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

The district shall contract for services, improvements, or the purchase of materials, machinery, equipment, supplies, or other property of more than $25,000 as provided by Section 375.221, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.101
§ 3795.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.007
§ 401.007. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN OR ALIEN INSURERS OR HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign or alien insurer or health maintenance organization that files an audited financial report in another state in accordance with that state's requirements for audited financial reports may be exempt from filing a report under this subchapter if the commissioner finds that the other state's requirements are substantially similar to the requirements prescribed by this subchapter.

(b) An insurer or health maintenance organization exempt under this section shall file with the commissioner a copy of:

(1) the audited financial report, the report on significant deficiencies in internal controls, and the accountant's letter of qualifications filed with the other state; and

(2) any notification of adverse financial conditions report filed with the other state.

(c) The reports and letter required by Subsection (b)(1) must be filed in accordance with the filing dates prescribed by Sections 401.004 and 401.019. The report required by Subsection (b)(2) must be filed in accordance with the filing date prescribed by Section 401.017.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 68 / Section 68.003
§ 68.003. STATEWIDE EXTINCTION LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall file with the secretary of state a list of fish or wildlife threatened with statewide extinction.

(b) Fish or wildlife may be classified by the director as threatened with statewide extinction if the department finds that the continued existence of the fish or wildlife is endangered due to:

(1) the destruction, drastic modification, or severe curtailment of its habitat;

(2) its overutilization for commercial or sporting purposes;

(3) disease or predation; or

(4) other natural or man-made factors.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.1515 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.1515
§ 502.1515. OUTSOURCING PRODUCTION OF RENEWAL NOTICES; PAID ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

The board may authorize the department to enter into a contract with a private vendor to produce and distribute motor vehicle registration renewal notices. The contract may provide for the inclusion of paid advertising in the registration renewal notice packet.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.1675 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.1675
§ 1702.1675. TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish a basic training course for commissioned security officers. The course must include, at a minimum:

(1) general security officer training issues;

(2) classroom instruction on handgun proficiency and self-defense tactics; and

(3) range instruction on handgun proficiency.

(b) The course must be offered and taught by schools and instructors approved by the department. To receive department approval, a school or an instructor must submit an application to the department on a form provided by the department.

(c) The basic training course established under this section must consist of a minimum of 30 hours.

(d) The general security officer training portion of the course must include instruction on:

(1) applicable rules and state laws;

(2) field note taking and report writing; and

(3) any other topics of security officer training curriculum the department considers necessary.

(e) The department shall develop a commissioned security officer training manual that contains applicable state laws and rules to be used in the instruction and training of commissioned security officers.

(f) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to administer the provisions of this section concerning the training requirements of this chapter.

(g) The handgun proficiency and self-defense course must include at least 10 hours and not more than 15 hours of in-person instruction with an on-site instructor approved by the department on:

(1) the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of deadly force;

(2) handgun use, proficiency, and safety;

(3) nonviolent dispute resolution;

(4) proper storage practices for handguns, with an emphasis on storage practices that eliminate the possibility of accidental injury to a child; and

(5) self-defense tactics.

(h) The range instruction on handgun proficiency must include an actual demonstration by the applicant of the applicant's ability to safely and proficiently use a handgun. The applicant must demonstrate, at a minimum, the degree of proficiency that is required to effectively operate a 9-millimeter or .38-caliber handgun.

(i) The commission by rule shall establish minimum standards for handgun proficiency that are at least as stringent as the standards for handgun proficiency developed under Section 411.188, Government Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.008 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.008
§ 91.008. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, as a grower, shipper's agent, packer, or representative of a transportation company, the person:

(1) refuses to allow an inspection under this chapter of fruits or vegetables that are packed or ready for shipment; or

(2) violates a provision of this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 801.1021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.1021
§ 801.1021. CONFLICT PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person is not eligible for appointment as a member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the board;

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the board; or

(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the board, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.

(c) A person may not serve as a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.

(d) A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a board employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of pensions; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of pensions.
Tex. Family Code § 54.047 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.047
§ 54.047. ALCOHOL OR DRUG RELATED OFFENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) If the court or jury finds at an adjudication hearing for a child that the child engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision that constitutes a violation of Section 481.115, 481.1151, 481.116, 481.1161, 481.117, 481.118, or 481.121, Health and Safety Code, the court may order that the child successfully complete a substance misuse education program that is designed to educate persons on the dangers of substance misuse in accordance with Section 521.374(a)(1), Transportation Code, and that is regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 171, Government Code.

(b) If the court or jury finds at an adjudication hearing for a child that the child engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision that violates the alcohol-related offenses in Section 106.02, 106.025, 106.04, 106.041, 106.05, or 106.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, or Section 49.02, Penal Code, the court may order that the child successfully complete an alcohol awareness program described by Section 106.115, Alcoholic Beverage Code, that is regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 171, Government Code.

(c) The court shall, in addition to any order described by Subsection (a) or (b), order that, in the manner provided by Section 106.071(d), Alcoholic Beverage Code:

(1) the child perform community service; and

(2) the child's driver's license or permit be suspended or that the child be denied issuance of a driver's license or permit.

(d) An order under this section:

(1) is subject to a finding under Section 54.04(c); and

(2) may be issued in addition to any other order authorized by this title.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 1480), Sec. 19(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 7.001, eff. September 1, 2025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8071.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8071 / Section 8071.0302
§ 8071.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.153
§ 1063.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8066.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8066 / Section 8066.0101
§ 8066.0101. 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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 174.
Tex. Government Code § 24.447 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.447
§ 24.447.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.447. 270TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 270th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13A.056 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 13A / Section 13A.056
§ 13A.056. CERTAIN OFFENSES COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD.
Status: in_force

An offense under Title 5, Penal Code, involving a victim younger than 18 years of age, or an offense under Section 25.03, Penal Code, that results in bodily injury to a child younger than 18 years of age, may be prosecuted in the county in which:

(1) an element of the offense was committed;

(2) the defendant is apprehended;

(3) the victim resides; or

(4) the defendant resides.
Tex. Government Code § 81.0215 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0215
§ 81.0215. STRATEGIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The state bar shall develop a comprehensive, long-range strategic plan for its operations. Each even-numbered year, the state bar shall issue a plan covering five fiscal years beginning with the next odd-numbered fiscal year.

(b) The strategic plan must include measurable goals and a system of performance measures that:

(1) relates directly to the identified goals; and

(2) focuses on the results and outcomes of state bar operations and services.

(c) Each year, the state bar shall report the performance measures included in the strategic plan under this section to the supreme court and the editor of the Texas Bar Journal for publication.
Tex. Government Code § 556.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 556 / Section 556.005
§ 556.005. EMPLOYMENT OF LOBBYIST.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may not use appropriated money to employ, as a regular full-time or part-time or contract employee, a person who is required by Chapter 305 to register as a lobbyist. Except for an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, a state agency may not use any money under its control to employ or contract with an individual who is required by Chapter 305 to register as a lobbyist.

(b) A state agency may not use appropriated money to pay, on behalf of the agency or an officer or employee of the agency, membership dues to an organization that pays part or all of the salary of a person who is required by Chapter 305 to register as a lobbyist. This subsection does not apply to the payment by a state agency of membership fees under Chapter 81.

(c) A state agency that violates Subsection (a) is subject to a reduction of amounts appropriated for administration by the General Appropriations Act for the biennium following the biennium in which the violation occurs in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for each violation.

(d) A state agency administering a statewide retirement plan may enter into a contract to receive assistance or advice regarding the qualified tax status of the plan or on other federal matters affecting the administration of the state agency or its programs if the contractor is not required by Chapter 305 to register as a lobbyist.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 15.16 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 15 / Section 15.16
§ 15.16. HOW WARRANT IS EXECUTED.
Status: in_force

(a) The officer or person executing a warrant of arrest shall without unnecessary delay take the person or have him taken before the magistrate who issued the warrant or before the magistrate named in the warrant, if the magistrate is in the same county where the person is arrested. If the issuing or named magistrate is in another county, the person arrested shall without unnecessary delay be taken before some magistrate in the county in which he was arrested.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), to provide more expeditiously to the person arrested the warnings described by Article 15.17, the officer or person executing the arrest warrant may as permitted by that article take the person arrested before a magistrate in a county other than the county of arrest.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1108.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1108 / Section 1108.053
§ 1108.053. EXCEPTIONS TO EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

The exemptions provided by Section 1108.051 do not apply to:

(1) a premium payment made in fraud of a creditor, subject to the applicable statute of limitations for recovering the payment;

(2) a debt of the insured or beneficiary secured by a pledge of the insurance policy or the proceeds of the policy; or

(3) a child support lien or levy under Chapter 157, Family Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.004
§ 3928.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, rail, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8415.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8415 / Section 8415.002
§ 8415.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Henderson County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.156 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.156
§ 36.156. AUTOMATIC TEMPORARY RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The rates charged by the electric utility on the 185th day after the date the utility files the rate-filing package required by Section 36.153 automatically become temporary rates if:

(1) the 185-day period has been extended under Section 36.154(b); and

(2) the regulatory authority has not issued a final order or established temporary rates for the electric utility on or before the 185th day.

(b) On issuance of a final order, the regulatory authority:

(1) shall require the electric utility to refund to customers or to credit against future bills:

(A) money collected under the temporary rates in excess of the rate finally ordered; and

(B) interest on that money, at the current interest rate as determined by the commission; or

(2) shall authorize the electric utility to surcharge bills to recover:

(A) the amount by which the money collected under the temporary rates is less than the money that would have been collected under the rate finally ordered; and

(B) interest on that amount, at the current interest rate as determined by the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 411.381 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.381
§ 411.381. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Alert" means the statewide silver alert for missing senior citizens and persons with Alzheimer's disease, as developed and implemented under this subchapter.

(2) "Local law enforcement agency" means a local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the investigation of a missing senior citizen or person with Alzheimer's disease.

(3) "Senior citizen" means a person who is 65 years of age or older.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01375 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01375
§ 30.01375. CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The city secretary shall be, ex officio, the clerk of the municipal court of record and may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in the city's annual budget for the clerk's office. The clerk or the clerk's deputies shall keep the records of the municipal courts of record, issue process, and generally perform the duties for the courts that a clerk of the county court exercising criminal jurisdiction is required by law to perform for that court. The clerk shall perform the duties in accordance with statutes, the city charter, and city ordinances.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.274 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.274
§ 2054.274. RECOVERY OF FEES.
Status: in_force

A person that pays a fee for using the project may recover the fee in the ordinary course of business.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.059 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397A / Section 397A.059
§ 397A.059. FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A participating governmental entity may appropriate funds to the commission for the costs and expenses required in the performance of the commission's purposes.

(b) A commission may apply for, contract for, receive, and expend for its purposes a grant or funds from a participating governmental entity, the state, the federal government, or any other source.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.033
§ 22.033. GOVERNING BODY TO JUDGE ELECTION AND QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality is the judge of the election and qualifications of its members.
Tex. Estates Code § 401.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 401 / Section 401.003
§ 401.003. CREATION IN INTESTATE ESTATE BY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) All of the distributees of a decedent dying intestate may agree on the advisability of having an independent administration and collectively designate in the application for administration of the decedent's estate, or in one or more documents consenting to the application for administration of the decedent's estate, a qualified person, firm, or corporation to serve as independent administrator and request that no other action shall be had in the probate court in relation to the settlement of the decedent's estate other than the return of an inventory, appraisement, and list of claims of the decedent's estate. In such case the probate court shall enter an order granting independent administration and appointing the person, firm, or corporation designated by the distributees as independent administrator, unless the court finds that it would not be in the best interest of the estate to do so.

(b) The court may not appoint an independent administrator to serve in an intestate administration unless and until the parties seeking appointment of the independent administrator have been determined, through a proceeding to declare heirship under Chapter 202, to constitute all of the decedent's heirs.