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Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.026 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.026
§ 167.026. MOVEMENT INTO THIS STATE FROM QUARANTINED AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not move animals, or permit animals of which the person is the owner, part owner, or caretaker to be moved, into this state from an area in another state, territory, or country that is under state or federal quarantine for tick infestation or exposure unless the animals are accompanied by a certificate from an inspector of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

(b) A person may not move goats, hogs, sheep, exotic livestock, or circus animals into this state from an area of another state, territory, or country that is under state or federal quarantine for tick infestation unless the animals:

(1) have been treated free from infestation or exposure; and

(2) are certified as having been so treated by an inspector of the commission or of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

(c) A person may not move hay, straw, grass, packing straw, pine straw, corn shucks, weeds, plants, litter, manure, dirt, posts, sand, gravel, caliche, or animal by-products into this state for any purpose from an area of another state, territory, or country that is under state or federal quarantine for tick infestation unless the articles:

(1) have been treated in accordance with the requirements of the commission or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; and

(2) are certified as having been so treated by an inspector of the commission or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945A / Section 7945A.0106
§ 7945A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 9(b) of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 9(b) 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. Government Code § 2054.465 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.465
§ 2054.465. NO CAUSE OF ACTION CREATED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not create a cause of action.
Tex. Government Code § 441.0092 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.0092
§ 441.0092. TEXAS READS PROGRAM GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) From money in the Texas Reads program account, the commission shall make grants to fund programs to promote reading provided by public libraries.

(b) The commission shall:

(1) determine standards that a reading promotion program must meet to be eligible for a grant under this section;

(2) provide procedures for application for a grant; and

(3) determine the recipient and amount of each grant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.108
§ 3951.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 73.155 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.155
§ 73.155. AFFILIATION AND COOPERATION WITH OTHER UNITS.
Status: in_force

The graduate school shall maintain the closest possible affiliation with the science programs at The University of Texas at Austin and with the other medical units of The University of Texas System. It shall cooperate with other institutions, private and public, in furtherance of research in the biomedical sciences and related fields.
Tex. Insurance Code § 845.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 845 / Section 845.205
§ 845.205. CREDENTIALS AND PEER REVIEW.
Status: in_force

To ensure that enrollees will receive quality health care, it is intended that the system focus on processes for obtaining credentials and performing peer review that take into consideration the unique nature of rural communities and that track processes required under federal and state law. It is intended that local physicians and hospitals retain responsibility for these processes. These processes are not intended to exclude otherwise qualified practitioners from participating in the system.
Tex. Government Code § 500.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 500 / Section 500.002
§ 500.002. DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An inmate housed in a facility operated by the department or under contract with the department is liable for the inmate's intentional damage to property belonging to the state. If more than one inmate is involved in damage to property, each inmate involved in the damage is jointly and severally liable.

(b) The department shall establish a hearing procedure, giving consideration to the due process rights of inmates, for the adjudication of claims for property damage under this section. Damages may be awarded to the department only after a hearing and may not exceed the value of the property damaged.

(c) If at a hearing it is determined that an inmate is liable for property damage, the department may seize the contents of inmate trust funds established for the inmate under Section 501.014.

(d) An inmate, after exhausting all administrative remedies provided by the grievance system developed under Section 501.008, may appeal a final decision under this section by filing a petition for judicial review in a district court having jurisdiction in the county in which the alleged damages occurred. On judicial review, the district court shall follow the rules governing judicial review of contested cases under Subchapter G, Chapter 2001. Appeals may be taken from the district court as in other civil cases.

(e) If an inmate fails to file a petition seeking judicial review of an adverse decision within 30 days after exhausting all administrative remedies, a district court may not review the final decision.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.102
§ 201.102. SEPARATION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the director and staff of the department.
Tex. Water Code § 58.168 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.168
§ 58.168. LIABILITY ON CONTRACTS OF ACQUIRED IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

If a district acquires an established irrigation system which has contracted to supply water to others and the holders of the contracts or the lands entitled to service of water are not within the district, the contracts and duties shall be performed by the district in the same manner and to the same extent that any other purchaser of the system would be bound.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.310 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.310
§ 453.310. BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A transit department's bonds are authorized investments for:

(1) a bank;

(2) a trust company;

(3) a savings and loan association; and

(4) an insurance company.

(b) The bonds, when accompanied by all appurtenant, unmatured coupons and to the extent of the lesser of their face value or market value, are eligible to secure the deposit of public funds of this state, a political subdivision of this state, and any other political corporation of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8184.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8184 / Section 8184.002
§ 8184.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.203
§ 1112.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The board shall call the election. The election must be held in accordance with Chapter 1251, Government Code.

(c) The bond election order must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding election officers;

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

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds; and

(6) the maximum interest rate of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986A / Section 7986A.0306
§ 7986A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(k) A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, or tax elections held prior to the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 754.0111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 754 / Section 754.0111
§ 754.0111. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to equipment in a private building for a labor union, trade association, private club, or charitable organization that has two or fewer floors.

(b) This chapter does not apply to an elevator located in a single-family dwelling, except as provided by Section 754.0141.

(c) This chapter does not apply to equipment located in a building owned and operated by the federal government.

(d) This chapter does not apply to equipment in an industrial facility, or in a grain silo, radio antenna, bridge tower, underground facility, or dam, to which access is limited primarily to employees of or working in that facility or structure.
Tex. Election Code § 162.013 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 162 / Section 162.013
§ 162.013. VOID VOTE.
Status: in_force

A vote in a primary election is void if the voter previously voted in a primary election of another party or participated in a convention of another party during the same voting year.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.302 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.302
§ 51.302. PROHIBITION AND PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may construct or maintain any structure or facility on land owned by the state, nor may any person who has not acquired a proper easement, lease, permit, or other instrument from the state as required by this chapter or Chapter 33 and who owns or possesses a facility or structure that is now located on or across state land continue in possession of the land unless he obtains from the commissioner or the board an easement, lease, permit, or other instrument required by this chapter or Chapter 33 for the land on which the facility or structure is to be constructed or is located.

(b) A person who constructs, maintains, owns, or possesses a facility or structure on state land without a proper easement or lease from the state under this chapter or under Chapter 33 of this code is liable for a penalty of not less than $50 or more than $1,000 a day for each day that a violation occurs. The penalty shall be recovered by the commissioner under Section 51.3021 of this code or in a civil action by the attorney general.

(c) A person who owns, maintains, or possesses an unauthorized facility or structure is, for purposes of this section, the person who last owned, maintained, or possessed the facility or structure.

(d) The commissioner or attorney general may also recover from a person who constructs, maintains, owns, or possesses a facility or structure on state land without the proper easement the costs to the state of removing that facility or structure under Section 51.3021 of this code.

(e) Penalties and costs recovered under this section shall be deposited in the special fund established under Sections 52.297 and 53.155 of this code.

(f) This section is cumulative of all other applicable penalties or enforcement provisions of this code.

(g) In lieu of seeking administrative penalties or removal of the facility or structure under Section 51.3021 of this code, the commissioner may elect to accept ownership of the facility or structure as a fixture and may exercise the state's rights as owner of the facility or structure by filing notice of such ownership in the real property records of the county in which the facility or structure is located. For facilities or structures located on coastal public land and connected with the ownership of adjacent littoral property, notice of ownership shall be filed in the county in which the adjacent littoral property is located.
Tex. Government Code § 53.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 53 / Section 53.007
§ 53.007. BAILIFF DEPUTIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to:

(1) the 34th, 70th, 71st, 86th, 97th, 130th, 142nd, 161st, 238th, 244th, 318th, 341st, 355th, 358th, 385th, and 446th district courts;

(2) the County Court of Harrison County;

(3) the criminal district courts of Tarrant County;

(4) the district courts in Taylor County;

(5) the courts described in Section 53.002(c), (d), (e), or (f);

(6) the county courts at law of Taylor County;

(7) the district courts in Tarrant County that give preference to criminal cases;

(8) the 115th District Court in Upshur County; and

(9) the 5th, 102nd, and 202nd district courts and the county courts at law of Bowie County.

(b) On the request of the judge of a court to which this section applies other than the 115th District Court, the sheriff of each county in which the court sits shall deputize the bailiff or grand jury bailiff appointed under this subchapter of that court, in addition to other deputies authorized by law. On the request of the judge of the 115th District Court, the sheriff of Upshur County shall deputize the bailiff appointed by that judge under Section 53.001(j), in addition to other deputies authorized by law.

(c) A request under this section by a judge of a court listed in Section 53.001(d), 53.002(a), 53.002(c), or 53.002(e), by the judge of the 341st District Court, by a judge of a district court in Tarrant County that gives preference to criminal cases, by a judge of a criminal district court in Tarrant County, by the judge of a district court in Taylor County, or by the judge of a county court at law of Taylor County must be in writing.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.0615 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.0615
§ 301.0615. APPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this title, a hearing conducted under this title is not subject to:

(1) Section 2001.038, Government Code; or

(2) Subchapters C-H, Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) A commission order or decision that results from a hearing conducted under this title is not subject to the requirements imposed under:

(1) Section 2001.004(3), Government Code; or

(2) Section 2001.005, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1019.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1019 / Section 1019.001
§ 1019.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Darrouzett Hospital District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.012
§ 432.012. POWERS OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department may:

(1) enter into contracts or agreements necessary to implement this chapter;

(2) conduct inspections and secure samples;

(3) establish and maintain educational programs for salvage operators and salvage brokers; and

(4) compile and publish statistical and other studies on the nature and scope of the salvage industry in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397A / Section 397A.104
§ 397A.104. MEMBERS OF REGIONAL MILITARY SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The regional military sustainability commission is composed of not more than nine members.

(b) Participating governmental entities may by joint agreement determine the number, qualifications, and method of selecting members of a commission.

(c) A member of a commission may not be an elected official of a participating county or municipality.
Tex. Water Code § 55.047 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.047
§ 55.047. EXCLUSION OF CITY, UNINCORPORATED AREA, OR COUNTY VOTING AGAINST DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section:

(1) "city" includes town or other municipal corporation; and

(2) "unincorporated area" means an area not included within the boundaries of a city.

(b) Each city included within the boundaries of the proposed district shall be treated as a separate voting unit, and the votes cast in the city shall be counted and canvassed to show the result of the election in the city. No city shall be included in the district unless the majority of the votes cast in the city favor creation of the district.

(c) If the proposed district includes both incorporated and unincorporated areas in a county, the unincorporated area shall not be included in the district unless the majority of the votes cast in the unincorporated area favor creation of the district.

(d) No district, the major portion of which is in one county, shall be organized to include land in another county unless the majority of the votes cast in the other county favor creation of the district.

(e) If any portion of a proposed district, under the provisions of this section, votes against creation of the district, and the remaining area of the proposed district votes for the district, then the proposition shall be adopted and the district confirmed except as to the territory voting against the district.

(f) All property in the territory of the district as originally proposed is subject to taxation for the payment of all debts and obligations, including organization expenses, incurred while part of the district.

(g) If at least 10 percent of the qualified electors of the area remaining in the district file a petition with the board of directors requesting a new election on creation of the district, then a new election shall be ordered and held for the remaining area, or the district organization may be dissolved by order of the board of directors and a new district formed.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 251.008 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 251 / Section 251.008
§ 251.008. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

If there is a conflict between this chapter and other law, this chapter prevails.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.402
§ 402.402. SALE TO MINOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed hearing instrument fitter and dispenser may not sell a hearing instrument to a person under 18 years of age unless the prospective user or a parent or guardian of the prospective user has presented to the hearing instrument fitter and dispenser a written statement, signed by a licensed physician, that states that the patient's hearing loss has been medically evaluated and that the patient may be considered a candidate for a hearing instrument. Whenever practicable, the medical evaluation should be performed by a licensed physician who specializes in diseases of the ear.

(b) The physician's evaluation must have taken place within the preceding six months.
Tex. Election Code § 255.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 255 / Section 255.006
§ 255.006. MISLEADING USE OF OFFICE TITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly enters into a contract or other agreement to print, publish, or broadcast political advertising with the intent to represent to an ordinary and prudent person that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold at the time the agreement is made.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly represents in a campaign communication that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold at the time the representation is made.

(c) For purposes of this section, a person represents that a candidate holds a public office that the candidate does not hold if:

(1) the candidate does not hold the office that the candidate seeks; and

(2) the political advertising or campaign communication states the public office sought but does not include the word "for" in a type size that is at least one-half the type size used for the name of the office to clarify that the candidate does not hold that office.

(d) A person other than an officeholder commits an offense if the person knowingly uses a representation of the state seal in political advertising.

(e) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.303 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.303
§ 201.303. USE OF UNIVERSITY LABORATORIES FOR ANALYZING MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

The director may use laboratories maintained at Texas A&M University and The University of Texas to test and analyze road and bridge material. Persons in charge of the laboratories shall cooperate with and assist the director with those tests and analyses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.051
§ 21.051. AERONAUTIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

The department and the director shall encourage and assist the development of aeronautics in this state.