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Tex. Agriculture Code § 79.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 79 / Section 79.005
§ 79.005. REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may request or apply for assistance from the insurance fund established by the compact, as provided by Article VI(b) or VIII(a) of the compact.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.002
§ 702.002. PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public against fraud, deceit, imposition, and financial hardship and to foster and encourage competition, fair dealing, and prosperity in the field of health spa operations and services by prohibiting or restricting injurious practices involving:

(1) health spa contracts; and

(2) the marketing of health spa services.

(b) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its purpose and to provide efficient and economical procedures to protect the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.110
§ 1079.110. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or other provision prescribed in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 1204.109 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.109
§ 1204.109. DELIVERY OF REMAINING ESTATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On final settlement of a guardianship estate, the court shall order that any part of the estate that remains in the guardian's possession be delivered to:

(1) the ward;

(2) the personal representative of the ward's estate, if the ward is deceased and a personal representative has been appointed; or

(3) any other person legally entitled to the estate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8107.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8107 / Section 8107.152
§ 8107.152. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued under Section 8107.201.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.161
§ 1036.161. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district during the 12-month period following the date of the pledge that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.005
§ 122.005. PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN APPROVALS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a request for approval by the commissioner of:

(1) an application for incorporation under this subchapter;

(2) a request for approval of an amendment to a credit union's articles of incorporation under Section 122.011, including an amendment to expand the credit union's field of membership; and

(3) a merger or consolidation under Subchapter D.

(b) Before approving a request to which this section applies, the commissioner shall submit notice of the request to the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register. The commission by rule shall provide for other appropriate public notice of the request. The commissioner may waive the requirements of this subsection or permit delayed public notice on a determination that waiver or delay is in the public interest. If the requirements of this subsection are waived, the information that would be contained in a public notice becomes public information under Chapter 552, Government Code, on the 35th day after the date the request is made.

(c) Before making a determination on a request to which this section applies, the commissioner must accept comment from any interested party that wishes to comment. This comment may be in the form of written testimony or may be provided at a meeting with the commissioner held for the purpose of receiving the comment. This meeting shall be held if requested by any interested party. The commissioner may hold the meeting regardless of whether an interested party requests the meeting. The commission may establish reasonable rules governing the circumstances and conduct of the meeting. Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the meeting. Not later than the 60th day after the date the notice is published in the Texas Register, or if the notice is not published, after the date the request is received, the commissioner shall approve or disapprove the application.
Tex. Local Government Code § 374.032 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 374 / Section 374.032
§ 374.032. TAX INCREMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

On approval of an urban renewal plan by the governing body of a municipality and on approval of tax increment financing as required by Section 374.031, the governing body by resolution shall establish a fund known as the tax increment fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0404
§ 5010.0404. PROCEDURE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

District money may be distributed by wire transfer or other electronic means authorized by the board, or by check, voucher, draft, order, or other written instrument signed by at least two persons authorized by board resolution to sign the instrument.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.202
§ 3906.202. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS.
Status: in_force

The district may provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the establishment, administration, and operation of the district and the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an improvement project or district contractual obligation or indebtedness by:

(1) the imposition of an ad valorem tax or an assessment, user fee, concession fee, or rental charge; or

(2) any other revenue or resources of the district, including tax increment revenue.
Tex. Transportation Code § 721.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 721 / Section 721.003
§ 721.003. EXEMPTION FROM INSCRIPTION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN STATE-OWNED MOTOR VEHICLES.
Status: repealed

(a) The governing bodies of the following state agencies or divisions by rule may exempt from the requirements of Section 721.002 a motor vehicle that is under the control and custody of the agency or division:

(1) Texas Commission on Fire Protection;

(2) Texas State Board of Pharmacy;

(3) Department of State Health Services;

(4) Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas;

(5) Texas Department of Criminal Justice;

(6) Board of Pardons and Paroles;

(7) Parks and Wildlife Department;

(8) Railroad Commission of Texas;

(9) Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;

(10) Texas Department of Banking;

(11) Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending;

(12) Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

(13) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(14) Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;

(15) the office of the attorney general;

(16) Texas Department of Insurance;

(17) Texas Military Department; and

(18) an agency that receives an appropriation under an article of the General Appropriations Act that appropriates money to the legislature.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 81, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

(c) A rule adopted under this section must specify:

(1) the purpose served by not printing on the motor vehicle the inscription required by Section 721.002; and

(2) the primary use of the motor vehicle.

(d) A rule adopted under this section is not effective until the rule is filed with the secretary of state.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (S.B. 3070), Sec. 76(38), eff. June 20, 2025.
Tex. Family Code § 65.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.002
§ 65.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Child" means a person who is 12 years of age or older and younger than 19 years of age.

(2) "Juvenile court" means a court designated under Section 51.04 to exercise jurisdiction over proceedings under Title 3.

(3) "Qualified telephone interpreter" means a telephone service that employs licensed court interpreters, as defined by Section 157.001, Government Code.

(4) "Truancy court" means a court designated under Section 65.004 to exercise jurisdiction over cases involving allegations of truant conduct.
Tex. Government Code § 24.463 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.463
§ 24.463.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.463. 286TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COCHRAN AND HOCKLEY COUNTIES). The 286th Judicial District is composed of Cochran and Hockley counties.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.010
§ 228.010. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLL SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission determines that the mobility needs of a region of this state could be most efficiently and economically met by jointly operating two or more toll projects in that region as one operational and financial enterprise, it may create a system composed of those projects. The commission may create more than one system in a region and may combine two or more systems in a region into one system. The department may finance, acquire, construct, and operate additional toll projects in the region as additions to or expansions of a system if the commission determines that the toll project could most efficiently and economically be acquired or constructed if it were part of the system and that the addition will benefit the system.

(b) The revenue of a system shall be accounted for separately and may not be commingled with the revenue of a toll project that is not part of the system or with the revenue of another system.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.044 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.044
§ 31.044. INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A dealer, distributor, or manufacturer may not refuse to allow the department or a peace officer to inspect a vessel, outboard motor, or records relating to the possession, origination, ownership, or transfer of a vessel or outboard motor at a dealership or distributor's or manufacturer's place of business during normal business hours.

(b) The commission by rule shall adopt a policy to guide the prioritization of inspections of license holders holding a license issued under Section 31.041 based on risk to water safety.

(c) The policy adopted under this section must require that the department:

(1) determine the conditions under which an on-site inspection of a license holder by the department is appropriate;

(2) develop an assessment tool for determining the appropriate frequency and intensity of department inspections of license holders, based on key risk factors and indications of increased or decreased risk, such as repeated or remedied violations and failed or passed inspections; and

(3) document all license holder inspections and the results of those inspections and make the documentation available to all employees whose job descriptions include the regulation of license holders.

(d) The policy adopted under this section may be combined with a policy adopted under Section 12.1025.
Tex. Local Government Code § 263.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.151
§ 263.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Salvage property" means personal property, other than items routinely discarded as waste, that because of use, time, accident, or any other cause is so worn, damaged, or obsolete that it has no value for the purpose for which it was originally intended.

(2) "Surplus property" means personal property that:

(A) is not salvage property or items routinely discarded as waste;

(B) is not currently needed by its owner;

(C) is not required for the owner's foreseeable needs; and

(D) possesses some usefulness for the purpose for which it was intended.
Tex. Water Code § 58.391 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.391
§ 58.391. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board may declare that funds are not available to meet lawfully authorized obligations of the district, thereby creating an existing emergency, and may borrow money at a rate of not more than 10 percent a year on notes of the district to pay obligations.
Tex. Local Government Code § 195.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 195 / Section 195.008
§ 195.008. ELECTRONIC RECORDING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Electronic Recording Advisory Committee shall be appointed as required by this section to recommend to the commission initial and subsequent rules to be adopted under this chapter.

(b) The committee consists of:

(1) the following persons appointed by the director and librarian:

(A) one person who is employed by or is an officer of a title insurance agent or title insurance company;

(B) an officer or employee of a federal government-sponsored entity;

(C) a person who as a usual business practice obtains copies of recorded instruments from a county clerk to maintain an abstract or title plant; and

(D) a public representative;

(2) two persons who are county judges or county commissioners appointed by the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas;

(3) four county clerks appointed by the County and District Clerks' Association of Texas;

(4) three persons who are employed by or officers of different title insurance agents or companies appointed by the Texas Land Title Association;

(5) the presiding officer of the Title Insurance Subcommittee of the Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law section of the State Bar of Texas or the functional equivalent of that subcommittee;

(6) the attorney general or a person designated by the attorney general;

(7) the comptroller or a person designated by the comptroller;

(8) the executive director of the Texas Facilities Commission or a person designated by the executive director;

(9) the executive director of the Department of Information Resources or a person designated by the executive director; and

(10) the director and librarian or a person designated by the director and librarian, who also serves as presiding officer of the committee.

(c) A member of the committee serves a term of two years that expires on August 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(d) A vacancy in the membership of the committee is filled in the same manner as the initial appointment and is for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(e) A meeting of the committee is at the call of the presiding officer and is subject to Chapter 551, Government Code.

(f) A member of the committee is not entitled to compensation or reimbursement of expenses from the commission for serving on the committee. A member of the committee who is an employee or officer of a state agency is entitled to compensation and reimbursement of expenses for service on the committee as determined by the state agency of which the member is an officer or employee. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the committee.
Tex. Government Code § 401.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 401 / Section 401.003
§ 401.003. INAUGURAL FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The inaugural fund is a special fund in the state treasury. Money in the inaugural fund may be appropriated only for expenditures authorized by this chapter.

(b) The comptroller shall credit to the inaugural fund a pro rata share of the interest received from the deposit of state funds as if the inaugural fund were a constitutional fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.107
§ 21.107. TERM OF OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

A person selected as an officer serves for a term of one year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8024A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8024A / Section 8024A.0202
§ 8024A.0202. EFFECT OF EXCLUSION ON INDEBTEDNESS AND TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Until a property's pro rata share of the district's indebtedness is paid in full after the property is excluded from the district under Section 8024A.0201:

(1) the excluded property's pro rata share of the district's indebtedness remains the obligation of the owner of the excluded property and continues to be secured by statutory liens on the excluded property;

(2) the district shall continue to levy and collect debt service taxes each year on the excluded property at the same rate levied on other property in the district; and

(3) the taxes collected under Subdivision (2) remain pledged as security for the district's indebtedness and shall be applied exclusively to the payment of the excluded property's pro rata share of the district's indebtedness.

(b) The contract for exclusion must state the amount of or a method of determining the excluded property's pro rata share of the district's indebtedness.

(c) The owner of any part of the excluded property at any time may pay in full the remaining unpaid portion of the excluded property's pro rata share of the district's indebtedness.

(d) On payment in full of the excluded property's pro rata share of the district's indebtedness, the excluded property is released from payment of the district's debt service taxes.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 63.009 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.009
§ 63.009. BOARD POLICIES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall develop policies consistent with the rules, regulations, and standards of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.008
§ 3951.008. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.166 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.166
§ 901.166. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENA, ADMINISTER OATH, AND RECEIVE EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a relevant witness or the production, for inspection and copying, of relevant documents, records, and other evidence, maintained by electronic or other means, that is in this state.

(b) The board may administer oaths and take testimony and other evidence regarding any matter under the board's jurisdiction.

(c) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena, the board, acting through the attorney general, may file suit to enforce the subpoena in a district court in Travis County or in a county in which a hearing conducted by the board may be held.

(d) On finding that good cause exists for issuing the subpoena, the court shall order the person to comply with the subpoena. The court may punish a person who fails to obey the court order.

(e) The board shall pay a reasonable fee for photocopies subpoenaed under this section in an amount not to exceed the amount the board may charge for copies of its own records.

(f) The reimbursement of the expenses of a witness whose attendance is compelled under this section is governed by Section 2001.103, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 982.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 982 / Section 982.051
§ 982.051. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIRED FOR LIFE, HEALTH, OR ACCIDENT COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

A foreign insurance company may not engage in the business of insurance as a life insurance company, accident insurance company, life and accident insurance company, health and accident insurance company, or life, health, and accident insurance company in this state, except for the lending of money, without first obtaining from the department a certificate of authority that:

(1) shows that the foreign insurance company has fully complied with the laws of this state; and

(2) authorizes the foreign insurance company to engage in the business of insurance in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.042
§ 395.042. HEARING ON LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN.
Status: in_force

To impose an impact fee, a political subdivision must adopt an order, ordinance, or resolution establishing a public hearing date to consider the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan for the designated service area.
Tex. Labor Code § 355.015 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 355 / Section 355.015
§ 355.015. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) property over which the federal government maintains partial or complete control;

(2) property maintained and operated by state-supported institutions of higher education; provided, however, that the commission may enter into agreements with state institutions of higher education concerning the use of blind labor in vending facilities at the institutions; or

(3) property purchased by the state or an agency of the state, property to which title is transferred from one state agency to another, or property control of which is transferred from one state agency to another, if:

(A) at the time of purchase or transfer of title or control, a vending facility is being operated on the property under lease, license, or contract; and

(B) prior to the time of purchase or transfer of title or control, the provisions of this chapter were rendered inapplicable to such property by this section or other law.

(b) This chapter does not apply to vending facilities operated by an institution for persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities that is under the control of the Department of State Health Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services, or a successor to one of those departments, if the vending facilities are operated without profit for the benefit of the patients at the institution.

(c) This chapter does not prohibit the commission from selecting blind persons to operate other suitable types of vending facilities or business enterprises, and the chapter does not prohibit the installation of automated vending facilities serviced by blind persons.
Tex. Government Code § 155.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 155 / Section 155.101
§ 155.101. STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN GUARDIANSHIPS AND ALTERNATIVES TO GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt minimum standards for:

(1) the provision of guardianship services or other similar but less restrictive types of assistance or services by:

(A) individuals employed by or contracting with guardianship programs to provide the assistance or services on behalf of the programs; and

(B) private professional guardians; and

(2) the provision of guardianship services by the Department of Aging and Disability Services or its successor agency.

(b) The commission shall design the standards to protect the interests of an incapacitated person or other person needing assistance making decisions concerning the person's own welfare or financial affairs.