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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.172 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.172
§ 61.172. TERMINATION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The failure or refusal of the licensee to comply with the terms and conditions of a license shall operate as an immediate termination and revocation of all rights conferred in or claimed under the license.

(b) The termination and revocation of the license is not effective until notice is delivered by mail to the address of the licensee listed on the application for the license.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.713 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.713
§ 61.713. CANCELLATION FOR IMPROPER DISPLAY OR USE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 61.76 or 61.761, the commission or administrator shall cancel an original or renewal license if it is found, after notice and hearing, that the licensee was convicted of an offense under Section 101.76.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.161
§ 11005.161. OTHER DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the same power as is conferred by general law on municipal utility districts or on water control and improvement districts, with reference to entering land and making surveys and attending to other business of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00014
§ 30.00014. APPEAL.
Status: repealed

(a) A defendant has the right of appeal from a judgment or conviction in a municipal court of record. The state has the right to appeal as provided by Article 44.01, Code of Criminal Procedure. The county criminal courts or county criminal courts of appeal in the county in which the municipality is located or the municipal courts of appeal have jurisdiction of appeals from a municipal court of record. If there is no county criminal court, county criminal court of appeal, or municipal court of appeal, the county courts at law have jurisdiction of an appeal. If a county does not have a county court at law under Chapter 25, the county court has jurisdiction of any appeal.

(b) The appellate court shall determine each appeal from a municipal court of record conviction and each appeal from the state on the basis of the errors that are set forth in the appellant's motion for new trial and that are presented in the clerk's record and reporter's record prepared from the proceedings leading to the conviction or appeal. An appeal from the municipal court of record may not be by trial de novo.

(c) To perfect an appeal, the appellant must file a written motion for new trial with the municipal clerk not later than the 10th day after the date on which judgment is rendered. The motion must set forth the points of error of which the appellant complains. The motion or an amended motion may be amended by leave of court at any time before action on the motion is taken, but not later than the 20th day after the date on which the original or amended motion is filed. The court may for good cause extend the time for filing or amending, but the extension may not exceed 90 days from the original filing deadline. If the court does not act on the motion before the expiration of the 30 days allowed for determination of the motion, the original or amended motion is overruled by operation of law.

(d) To perfect an appeal, the appellant must also give notice of the appeal. If the appellant requests a hearing on the motion for new trial, the appellant may give the notice of appeal orally in open court on the overruling of the motion. If there is no hearing, the appellant must give a written notice of appeal and must file the notice with the court not later than the 10th day after the date on which the motion is overruled. The court may for good cause extend that time period, but the extension may not exceed 90 days from the original filing deadline.

(e) If the defendant is in custody, the appeal is perfected when the notice of appeal is given as provided by Article 44.13, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 4.40(5), eff. January 1, 2020.

(g) The defendant shall pay the fee for an actual transcription of the proceedings.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.458 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.458
§ 901.458. LOSS OF INDEPENDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "direct labor cost" means:

(1) the total compensation paid to a person who performs services; and

(2) the employer payroll expenses related to that compensation, including workers' compensation insurance premiums, social security contributions, costs of participating in retirement plans, group insurance costs, and unemployment taxes.

(b) A person creates a presumption of loss of independence if the person:

(1) holds a certificate or firm license issued under this chapter; and

(2) performs or offers to perform an attest service for compensation that is less than the direct labor cost reasonably expected to be incurred in performing the service.

(c) This section does not apply to the donation of services to a charitable organization as defined by board rule.
Tex. Property Code § 81.203 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.203
§ 81.203. VOTING MAJORITY.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the apartment owners who own at least 51 percent of the interests in a condominium regime, as determined under the declaration, are a majority of the apartment owners.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5133 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5133
§ 54.5133. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Status: in_force

, STATUE FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN. (a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may charge and collect from students registered at The University of Texas at Austin a fee of $1 for any semester or summer session. The fee shall be used for funding the construction of a Martin Luther King, Jr., statue on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin and to establish Martin Luther King, Jr., student scholarships.

(b) Any funds raised in excess of the cost of the construction of the Martin Luther King, Jr., statue shall be used to establish Martin Luther King, Jr., student scholarships.

(c) The fees collected shall be deposited into the Martin Luther King, Jr., statue fee account for the purposes outlined in Subsections (a) and (b).

(d) A fee may not be charged under this section after August 31, 1999.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.151
§ 455.151. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the person is exempt from the licensing requirement, a person may not act as a massage therapist, massage school, massage therapy instructor, or massage establishment unless the person holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter.

(b) Unless the person is exempt from the licensing requirement, a person may not represent that the person is a massage therapist, massage school, massage therapy instructor, or massage establishment unless the person holds an appropriate license under this chapter.

(c) A person may not for compensation perform or offer to perform any service with a purported health benefit that involves physical contact with a client unless the person:

(1) holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter; or

(2) is licensed or authorized under other law to perform the service.

(d) The department may issue one or more types of licenses not otherwise provided for by this chapter that authorize the license holder to perform a service described by Subsection (c). The commission may adopt rules governing a license issued under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.053
§ 1099.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be appointed or elected as a director unless the person is:

(1) a resident of the district;

(2) a freeholder; and

(3) a qualified voter.

(b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:

(1) the district manager;

(2) a district employee; or

(3) a member of the hospital staff.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 22.11 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 22 / Section 22.11
§ 22.11. CONSUMPTION ON PREMISES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Except as authorized under Section 14.07, 22.18, or 37.01(d), a person may not sell, barter, exchange, deliver, or give away any drink or drinks of alcoholic beverages from a container that has been opened or broken on the premises of a package store.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8334.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8334 / Section 8334.103
§ 8334.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1262 (H.B. 4686), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2019.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.074 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.074
§ 63.074. RECORDS; ADDITIONAL REPORTS; AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of determining the accurate tonnage of commercial fertilizers distributed in this state or identifying or verifying tonnage reports, the service may require each registrant to maintain records or file additional reports.

(b) The service is entitled to examine at reasonable times the records maintained under this section.

(c) A registrant shall preserve and maintain in usable condition all records required by this section and shall retain the records for a period of at least two years. The service may require a registrant to retain records for a period longer than two years if the service determines it to be in the public interest.

(d) If a registrant is located outside this state, the registrant shall maintain the records and information required by this section in this state or pay all costs incurred in the auditing of records at another location. The service shall promptly furnish to the registrant an itemized statement of any costs incurred in an out-of-state audit and the registrant shall pay the costs before the 31st day following the date of the statement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7925.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7925 / Section 7925.052
§ 7925.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7925.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7925.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7925.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 302.004 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 302 / Section 302.004
§ 302.004. ADOPTION OF BYLAWS; DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The members of a professional association may adopt bylaws for the association.

(b) The authority to adopt bylaws for a professional association granted under Subsection (a) may be delegated under the certificate of formation to the governing authority of the association.
Tex. Education Code § 12.253 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.253
§ 12.253. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the adult high school charter school program, as established under former Section 29.259 and provided by this subchapter, is to meet industry needs for a sufficiently trained workforce within the state and strengthen the economic and educational prosperity of the state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.551 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.551
§ 1101.551. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Intermediary" means a broker who is employed to negotiate a transaction between the parties to a transaction and for that purpose may act as an agent of the parties.

(2) "Party" means a prospective buyer, seller, landlord, or tenant or an authorized representative of a buyer, seller, landlord, or tenant, including a trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, receiver, or attorney-in-fact. The term does not include a license holder who represents a party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.203
§ 1118.203. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of district voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election at any time.

(c) The order calling an election must include:

(1) the time of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the form of the ballot;

(4) the presiding judge for each polling place;

(5) the purpose of the bond issuance;

(6) the amount of the bonds to be authorized;

(7) the maximum interest rate of the bonds; and

(8) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) A substantial copy of the election order shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks before the date of the election. The first notice must be published at least 14 days before the date of the election.

(e) A copy of the election results must be filed with the county clerk and become a public record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8831.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8831 / Section 8831.004
§ 8831.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Matagorda County, Texas, unless the district's territory has been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Estates Code § 1204.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.051
§ 1204.051. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS AND OTHER DEBTS; ACCOUNT FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT ON COMPLAINT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

Before a guardianship of the person or estate of a ward is closed on the ward's death, the guardian may, subject to the court's approval, make all funeral arrangements and pay the funeral expenses and all other debts out of the deceased ward's estate. If a personal representative of the estate of a deceased ward is appointed, the court shall on the written complaint of the personal representative have the guardian of the deceased ward cited to appear and present an account for final settlement as provided by Section 1204.101.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 251.252 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 251 / Section 251.252
§ 251.252. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING.
Status: in_force

The notice of a special meeting of the members of a cooperative association shall state the purpose of the meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008 / Section 8008.101
§ 8008.101. 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. Property Code § 112.009 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.009
§ 112.009. ACCEPTANCE BY TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The signature of the person named as trustee on the writing evidencing the trust or on a separate written acceptance is conclusive evidence that the person accepted the trust. A person named as trustee who exercises power or performs duties under the trust is presumed to have accepted the trust, except that a person named as trustee may engage in the following conduct without accepting the trust:

(1) acting to preserve the trust property if, within a reasonable time after acting, the person gives notice of the rejection of the trust to:

(A) the settlor; or

(B) if the settlor is deceased or incapacitated, all beneficiaries then entitled to receive trust distributions from the trust; and

(2) inspecting or investigating trust property for any purpose, including determining the potential liability of the trust under environmental or other law.

(b) A person named as trustee who does not accept the trust incurs no liability with respect to the trust.

(c) If the person named as the original trustee does not accept the trust or if the person is dead or does not have capacity to act as trustee, the person named as the alternate trustee under the terms of the trust or the person selected as alternate trustee according to a method prescribed in the terms of the trust may accept the trust. If a trustee is not named or if there is no alternate trustee designated or selected in the manner prescribed in the terms of the trust, the court shall appoint a trustee on a petition of any interested person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 254 / Section 254.052
§ 254.052. EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

The following facilities are not required to be licensed under this chapter:

(1) an office or clinic owned and operated by a manufacturing facility solely for the purposes of treating its employees and contractors;

(2) temporary emergency clinics in disaster areas;

(3) an office or clinic of a licensed physician, dentist, optometrist, or podiatrist;

(4) a licensed nursing home;

(5) a licensed hospital;

(6) a hospital that is owned and operated by this state;

(7) a facility located within or connected to a hospital described by Subsection (5) or (6);

(8) a facility that is owned or operated by a hospital described by Subsection (5) or (6) and is:

(A) surveyed as a service of the hospital by an organization that has been granted deeming authority as a national accreditation program for hospitals by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or

(B) granted provider-based status by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; or

(9) a licensed ambulatory surgical center.
Tex. Government Code § 614.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.055
§ 614.055. PURCHASE OF UNIFORM ISSUED TO HONORABLY RETIRED AND CERTAIN MEDICALLY DISCHARGED STATE PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual may purchase a uniform from a state agency if:

(1) the individual was a peace officer commissioned by the agency;

(2) the individual was honorably retired or medically discharged under conditions other than dishonorable from the individual's commission by the agency; and

(3) the uniform had been previously issued to the individual by the agency.

(b) The nearest surviving relative of an individual described by Subsection (a) may purchase the individual's uniform from the state agency.

(c) A state agency shall establish the amount, which may not exceed fair market value, for which a uniform may be purchased under this section.

(d) An individual who purchases a uniform or on whose behalf a uniform is purchased under this section may be buried in the uniform.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.451 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.451
§ 772.451. CONSOLIDATION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Two or more districts governed by this chapter may consolidate into a single district as provided by this section.

(b) If the board of managers of each district to be consolidated finds that the consolidation of the districts would benefit the participating jurisdictions of the district, the board may call and hold an election in the district's participating jurisdictions to approve the consolidation.

(c) The election in each district must be held on the same uniform election date provided by Chapter 41, Election Code.

(d) Each district shall pay the election expenses for its participating jurisdictions.

(e) The ballot for the election to approve the consolidation must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition that the district may consolidate with other named districts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3963.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0306
§ 3963.0306. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district, with the consent of the governing body of the city by resolution, may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.010 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.010
§ 3929.010. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007 / Section 8007.006
§ 8007.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Finance Code § 93.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 93 / Section 93.004
§ 93.004. POWER TO BORROW.
Status: in_force

(a) A savings bank may borrow and give security, subject to rules adopted by the finance commission.

(b) A savings bank at any time through action of its board may issue a capital note, debenture, or other capital obligation authorized by rules adopted by the finance commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.156
§ 1701.156. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER STANDARDS AND EDUCATION FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The law enforcement officer standards and education fund account is in the general revenue fund.

(b) The commission shall use the account in administering this chapter and performing other commission duties established by law.

(c) The Department of Public Safety may use money appropriated to the department from the account to award grants to local law enforcement agencies for training on incident-based reporting systems to be used for reporting information and statistics concerning criminal offenses committed in this state. The department shall adopt rules governing the award of grants by the department under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8082.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8082 / Section 8082.0104
§ 8082.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8082.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 107.65 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 107 / Section 107.65
§ 107.65. MANAGEMENT OF DORMITORIES.
Status: in_force

The board has absolute and sole management and control of system dormitories and other improvements.