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Tex. Local Government Code § 231.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.101
§ 231.101. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) those parts of a county that surround Lake Tawakoni and Lake Ray Roberts will be frequented for recreational purposes by residents from every part of the state;

(2) orderly development and use of the area is of concern to the entire state; and

(3) buildings in the area that will be frequented for resort or recreational purposes will tend to become congested and to be used in ways that interfere with the proper use of the area as a place of recreation to the detriment of the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.

(b) The powers granted under this subchapter are for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, peace, morals, and general welfare and encouraging recreation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.0151 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.0151
§ 13.0151. STATE PARK PASSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract with any entity the department considers appropriate to sell state park passes in any of the entity's retail locations.

(b) The commission may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.047 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.047
§ 407.047. EFFECT OF REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A certified self-insurer whose certificate of authority to self-insure is revoked is not relieved of the obligation for compensation to an employee for an accidental injury or occupational disease that occurred during the period of self-insurance.

(b) The security required under Sections 407.064 and 407.065 shall be maintained with the division or under the division's control until each claim for workers' compensation benefits is paid, is settled, or lapses under this subtitle.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.254 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.254
§ 443.254. CLAIMS UNDER OCCURRENCE POLICIES, SURETY BONDS, AND SURETY UNDERTAKINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 443.253, any insured has the right to file a claim for the protection afforded under the insured's policy, regardless of whether a claim is known at the time of filing, if the policy is an occurrence policy.

(b) Subject to the provisions of Section 443.253, an obligee under a surety bond or surety undertaking has the right to file a claim for the protection afforded under the surety bond or surety undertaking issued by the insurer under which the obligee is the beneficiary, regardless of whether a claim is known at the time of filing.

(c) After a claim is filed under Subsection (a) or (b), at the time that a specific claim is made by or against the insured or by the obligee, the insured or the obligee shall supplement the claim, and the receiver shall treat the claim as a contingent or unliquidated claim under Section 443.255.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 183.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 183 / Section 183.010
§ 183.010. DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY REGULATORY AGENCY.
Status: in_force

The appropriate regulatory agency may take disciplinary action against a covered entity that violates this chapter three or more times in the same manner as if the covered entity violated an applicable licensing or regulatory law. The disciplinary action may include license, registration, or certification suspension or revocation for a period the agency determines appropriate.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.052 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.052
§ 5.052. UNAUTHORIZED PURPOSE IN NAME PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A filing entity or a foreign filing entity may not have a name that contains any word or phrase that indicates or implies that the entity is engaged in a business that the entity is not authorized by law to pursue.

(b) A registered series may not have a name that contains any word or phrase that indicates or implies that the registered series is engaged in a business that the registered series is not authorized by law to pursue.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.666 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.666
§ 504.666.
Status: in_force

Sec. 504.666. K9S4COPS LICENSE PLATES. (a) The department shall issue K9s4COPs specialty license plates. The department shall design the license plates in consultation with K9s4COPs.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund to be used only by the office of the governor in making grants to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of funding the purchase of police dogs by law enforcement agencies.
Tex. Government Code § 2005.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2005 / Section 2005.002
§ 2005.002. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a permit:

(1) for which an agency's median time during the preceding calendar year for processing a permit application from receipt of the initial application to the final permit decision did not exceed seven days;

(2) issued in connection with any form of gaming or gambling; or

(3) issued under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.291 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.291
§ 601.291. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to the owner or operator of a motor vehicle that:

(1) is not registered in this state; and

(2) is involved in a motor vehicle collision in this state that results in bodily injury, death, or damage to the property of one person to an apparent extent of at least $500.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0381 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0381
§ 25.0381. CHAMBERS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Chambers County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Chambers County.
Tex. Water Code § 57.268 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.268
§ 57.268. RIGHTS OF PARTIES.
Status: in_force

Parties interested in matters before the commissioners of appraisement may appear in person or by attorney, or both, and are entitled to process for witnesses, to be issued by the chairman of the commissioners of appraisement on demand. The commissioners of appraisement have the same power as a court of record to enforce the attendance of witnesses.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.0431 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0431
§ 43.0431. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may require an application for a license and may prescribe the form and content of the application.

(b) A written agreement containing the name, signature, address, and number of acres for each participating landowner included in a hunting cooperative must be attached to the application for a hunting lease license for a hunting lease that is a hunting cooperative.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8443.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8443 / Section 8443.203
§ 8443.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.076 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.076
§ 3875.076. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after a director is elected or appointed, the elected director shall execute a bond for $10,000 payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties. All of the directors' bonds must be approved by the board. Each director shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution for public office. The bond and oath shall be filed with the district and the district shall retain the bond and oath in its records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8309.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8309 / Section 8309.006
§ 8309.006. 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. Insurance Code § 888.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 888 / Section 888.201
§ 888.201. UNAUTHORIZED PROVIDING OF BURIAL OR FUNERAL BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association may not engage in the business of providing burial or funeral benefits payable partly or wholly in merchandise or services unless the individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association is authorized to engage in that business by this chapter, Chapter 886, Chapter 887, or another law.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.304
§ 342.304. COLLECTION OF DEFAULT OR DEFERMENT INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Interest for default under Section 342.302 or for installment deferment under Section 342.303 may be collected when it accrues or at any time after it accrues.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.102
§ 1002.102. RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall receive, administer, and account for all money received under this chapter and shall transfer the money to the comptroller.
Tex. Transportation Code § 550.068 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 550 / Section 550.068
§ 550.068. CHANGING COLLISION REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a change in or a modification of a written report of a motor vehicle collision prepared by a peace officer that alters a material fact in the report may be made only by the peace officer who prepared the report.

(b) A change in or a modification of the written report of the collision may be made by a person other than the peace officer if:

(1) the change is made by a written supplement to the report; and

(2) the written supplement clearly indicates the name of the person who originated the change.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.083 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.083
§ 521.083. CLASS C LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A Class C driver's license authorizes the holder of the license to operate:

(1) a vehicle or combination of vehicles not described by Section 521.081 or 521.082; and

(2) a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of less than 26,001 pounds towing a farm trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating that is not more than 20,000 pounds.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7839 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7839
§ 7839. POWERS.
Status: in_force

The directors shall have control over the management of all district affairs, shall make all contracts pertaining thereto, and shall employ all necessary employÃ©s for the proper conduct and operation of such district, including engineers, bookkeepers and such other assistants and such laborers as may be required, at such compensation as they may determine, and may require bonds of any employÃ©s in any amount they may determine. They may employ attorneys to represent such district in the preparation of any contract or the conduct of any proceedings in or out of court, and to be the legal adviser of the directors, on such terms and for such fees as may be agreed upon by them.
Tex. Government Code § 25A.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25A / Section 25A.016
§ 25A.016. WRITTEN OPINIONS.
Status: in_force

The supreme court shall adopt rules for the issuance of written opinions by the business court.
Tex. Water Code § 7.254 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.254
§ 7.254. DEFENSE TO USED OIL OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Section 7.176 that the person unknowingly disposed of used oil into the environment because the used oil had not been properly segregated or separated by the generator from other solid wastes.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.002 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.002
§ 321.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Additional municipal sales and use tax" means only the additional tax authorized by Section 321.101(b).

(2) "Municipality" includes any incorporated city, town, or village.

(3)(A) "Place of business of the retailer" means an established outlet, office, or location operated by the retailer or the retailer's agent or employee for the purpose of receiving orders for taxable items and includes any location at which three or more orders are received by the retailer during a calendar year. A warehouse, storage yard, or manufacturing plant is not a "place of business of the retailer" unless at least three orders are received by the retailer during the calendar year at the warehouse, storage yard, or manufacturing plant.

(B) An outlet, office, facility, or any location that contracts with a retail or commercial business to process for that business invoices, purchase orders, bills of lading, or other equivalent records onto which sales tax is added, including an office operated for the purpose of buying and selling taxable goods to be used or consumed by the retail or commercial business, is not a "place of business of the retailer" if the comptroller determines that the outlet, office, facility, or location functions or exists to avoid the tax legally due under this chapter or exists solely to rebate a portion of the tax imposed by this chapter to the contracting business. An outlet, office, facility, or location does not exist to avoid the tax legally due under this chapter or solely to rebate a portion of the tax imposed by this chapter if the outlet, office, facility, or location provides significant business services, beyond processing invoices, to the contracting business, including logistics management, purchasing, inventory control, or other vital business services.

(C) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, a kiosk is not a "place of business of the retailer." In this subdivision, "kiosk" means a small stand-alone area or structure that:

(i) is used solely to display merchandise or to submit orders for taxable items from a data entry device, or both;

(ii) is located entirely within a location that is a place of business of another retailer, such as a department store or shopping mall; and

(iii) at which taxable items are not available for immediate delivery to a customer.

(b) Words used in this chapter and defined by Chapter 151 have the meanings assigned by Chapter 151.
Tex. Labor Code § 209.043 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 209 / Section 209.043
§ 209.043. REQUIREMENT TO SEEK WORK.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual is ineligible for payment of extended benefits for a benefit period in the individual's eligibility period if during that period the individual failed to actively seek work.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), an individual is actively seeking work during a benefit period if the individual:

(1) engages in a systematic and sustained effort to obtain work during the benefit period; and

(2) furnishes tangible evidence of that effort.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01513 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01513
§ 30.01513. CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The city manager shall provide a clerk of the municipal courts of record. The city manager shall provide deputy clerks, warrant officers, and other personnel as needed for the proper operation of the municipal courts of record. The clerk and other court personnel shall perform their duties under the direction and control of the city manager.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.104
§ 3905.104. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 72.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.016
§ 72.016. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR JUDICIAL PRIVACY.
Status: in_force

The director shall develop a procedure to regularly notify county registrars, the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Ethics Commission, and any other state or local government agency the office determines should be notified of the judges, judges' spouses, employees of the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and entities administratively attached to the office, employees and commissioners of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, and related family members whose personal information must be kept from public records, as provided under Sections 552.117 and 572.035 of this code, Sections 13.0021 and 15.0215, Election Code, Section 25.025, Tax Code, and Section 521.121, Transportation Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.1041 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.1041
§ 601.1041. NOTIFICATION OF EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a person takes an examination for a certificate under this chapter, the advisory board shall notify the person of the results of the examination.

(b) If the examination is graded or reviewed by a testing service, the advisory board shall notify the person of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the advisory board receives the results from the testing service. If notice of the examination results will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the advisory board shall notify the person of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(c) The advisory board may require a testing service to notify a person of the results of the person's examination.

(d) If requested in writing by a person who fails an examination for a certificate administered under this chapter, the advisory board shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7915A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7915A / Section 7915A.0305
§ 7915A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.306 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.306
§ 21.306. DEPOSIT OF MONEY FOR REDEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the date the notice of redemption required by Section 21.305 is sent and before the day after the date set for redemption of redeemable shares of the corporation, a corporation may deposit with a bank or trust company in this or another state of the United States appointed and acting as transfer agent for the corporation an amount sufficient to redeem the shares called for redemption. The amount must be deposited as a trust fund.

(b) Unless the corporation's certificate of formation provides otherwise, if a corporation deposits money and gives payment instructions in accordance with Subsection (a) and Section 21.307(b):

(1) the shares called for redemption are considered redeemed, and distributions on those shares cease to accrue on and after the date set for redemption; and

(2) the deposit constitutes full payment of the shares called for redemption to the holders of the shares on and after the date set for redemption.

(c) Unless the certificate of formation provides otherwise, after the date a deposit is made and instructions are given under this section and Section 21.307(b), the shares called for redemption are not considered outstanding, and the holders of the shares cease to be shareholders of the shares and have no right with respect to the shares other than:

(1) the right to receive payment of the redemptive price of the shares without interest from the bank or trust company; and

(2) any right to convert those shares.

(d) Unless the certificate of formation provides otherwise, a bank or trust company receiving a deposit under this section shall pay to the corporation on demand the balance of the amount deposited if one or more holders of the shares called for redemption do not claim for redemption the amount deposited on or before the sixth anniversary of the date of the deposit. After making a payment under this subsection, the bank or trust company is relieved of all responsibility to the holders with respect to the amount deposited.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.0045 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 46 / Section 46.0045
§ 46.0045. TAG FEES.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule may establish fees for initial and duplicate tags issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.309 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.309
§ 623.309. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety may enforce the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.252 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.252
§ 40.252. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may assess administrative penalties for the violations and in the amounts established in Section 40.251 of this code. In determining the amount of penalties, the commissioner shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation and the hazard or damage caused thereby;

(2) the degree of cooperation and quality of response;

(3) the degree of culpability and history of previous violations by the person subject to the penalty;

(4) the amount necessary to deter future violations; and

(5) any other matter that justice requires.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8261.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8261 / Section 8261.051
§ 8261.051. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements in aid of those roads, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards and regulatory ordinances of each municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Government Code § 62.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.007
§ 62.007. ENVELOPES CONTAINING JURY LISTS; OATH.
Status: in_force

(a) The justice of the peace or the county or district judge receiving an envelope containing a jury list shall inspect the envelope for proper endorsement.

(b) The judge shall return the envelope to the county or district clerk or clerk's deputy on completion of his inspection and may instruct the clerk or deputy to endorse on the envelope that the jury for that week is to be summoned for a day other than Monday of that week.

(c) At the time that the judge returns the envelope to the clerk or deputy, the judge shall administer to the clerk and each of the clerk's deputies an oath that in substance provides:

"You do solemnly swear that you will not open an envelope containing a jury list now delivered to you nor permit an envelope to be opened until the time prescribed by law; and that you will not communicate to any person the names appearing on a jury list nor directly or indirectly converse or communicate with a person selected as a juror about a case pending for trial in this court at its next term, so help you God."

(d) Immediately after the judge returns an envelope containing a jury list to the clerk or deputy, the clerk shall file the envelope in a secure place in his office.