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Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0601 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0601
§ 152.0601. CROSBY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Crosby County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Crosby County, and one public member appointed by the judges.

(b) The public member serves a two-year term.

(c) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at the beginning of each year.

(d) The members of the juvenile board do not receive compensation for serving on the board.

(e) The chief probation officer may set the salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the approval of the board.

(f) Sections 152.0003 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the juvenile board of Crosby County.

(g) The juvenile board of Crosby County and the juvenile boards of one or more counties that are adjacent to or in close proximity to Crosby County may agree to operate together with respect to all matters, or with respect to certain matters specified by the juvenile boards. Juvenile boards operating together may appoint one fiscal officer to receive and disburse funds for the boards.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2252.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.151
§ 2252.151. PROHIBITED CONDUCT RELATED TO RATES AND PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person or organization may not knowingly give false or misleading information to the department or commissioner, an insurer, or any other entity that will in any manner affect the proper determination of rates or premiums.

(b) An insurer or agent who knowingly misrepresents the actual or replacement value of real or personal property to achieve an unfair competitive rate advantage commits an offense.
Tex. Finance Code § 35.109 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.109
§ 35.109. EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner shall determine and approve the reasonable expenses attributable to the service of a supervisor or conservator, including costs incurred by the department and the compensation and expenses of the supervisor or conservator and any professional employees appointed to represent or assist the supervisor or conservator. The banking commissioner or an employee of the department may not receive compensation in addition to salary for serving as supervisor or conservator, but the department may receive reimbursement for the fully allocated personnel cost associated with service of the banking commissioner or an employee of the department as supervisor or conservator.

(b) All approved expenses shall be paid by the bank as the banking commissioner determines. The banking commissioner has a lien against the assets and money of the bank to secure payment of approved expenses. The lien has a higher priority than any other lien against the bank.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the bank may employ an attorney and other persons the bank selects to assist the bank in contesting or satisfying the requirements of an order of supervision or conservatorship. The banking commissioner shall authorize the payment of reasonable fees and expenses from the bank for the attorney and other persons as expenses of the supervision or conservatorship.

(d) The banking commissioner may defer collection of assessment and examination fees by the department from the bank during a period of supervision or conservatorship if deferral would appear to aid prospects for rehabilitation. As a condition of release from supervision or conservatorship, the banking commissioner may require the rehabilitated bank to pay or develop a reasonable plan for payment of deferred fees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.002
§ 240.002. REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or regulate the keeping of a wild animal in the county.

(b) The order does not apply inside the limits of a municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 100.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 100 / Section 100.005
§ 100.005. SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall establish in the department a program to:

(1) identify by sentinel surveillance individuals infected with emerging or neglected tropical diseases;

(2) maintain a central database of laboratory-confirmed cases of emerging and neglected tropical diseases; and

(3) use the information in the database to investigate the incidence, prevalence, and trends of emerging and neglected tropical diseases.

(b) In establishing the sentinel surveillance program for emerging and neglected tropical diseases, the executive commissioner shall consider:

(1) the location of health facilities that collect locally emerging and neglected tropical disease information; and

(2) the use, privacy, and security of existing data collected by health facilities.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to govern the operation of the program and carry out the intent of this chapter, including rules that:

(1) specify a system for selecting the demographic areas in which the department collects information; and

(2) identify the specific emerging and neglected tropical diseases that are included in the sentinel surveillance program and the manner in which diseases will be added to the program as necessary to reflect changing conditions.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.07 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.07
§ 11.07. DUPLICATE OR CORRECTED PERMIT.
Status: in_force

If a permit is lost, destroyed, or needs to be changed, the commission may issue a duplicate or corrected permit.
Tex. Tax Code § 352.1033 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 352 / Section 352.1033
§ 352.1033. USE OF REVENUE; COUNTIES BORDERING THE GULF OF MEXICO.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (c), the revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico authorized to impose the tax by Section 352.002(a)(6) may be used only to:

(1) clean public beaches;

(2) acquire, furnish, or maintain facilities, including parks, that enhance public access to beaches;

(3) provide and maintain public restrooms on or adjacent to beaches or beach access facilities;

(4) provide and maintain litter containers on or adjacent to beaches or beach access facilities;

(5) create, renovate, promote, and maintain parks adjacent to bays, rivers, and other navigable waterways if the county does not operate a public beach on the Gulf of Mexico;

(6) advertise and conduct solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates or registrants to the county or its vicinity, any of which may be conducted by the county or through contracts with persons or organizations selected by the county;

(7) acquire a site for and construct, improve, enlarge, equip, repair, operate, and maintain a visitor information center; and

(8) encourage, promote, and improve historical preservation and restoration efforts.

(b) A county that borders the Gulf of Mexico and that is authorized to impose the tax by Section 352.002(a)(6) may use 50 percent or less of the revenue from the tax for the promotion of tourism.

(c) In addition to the uses allowed by Subsection (a), a county authorized to impose a tax under this chapter by Section 352.002(a)(6) that has a population of 50,000 or less and in which there is located at least one national wildlife refuge may use the revenue from the tax to:

(1) acquire, construct, furnish, or maintain facilities, such as aquariums, birding centers and viewing sites, history and art centers, and nature centers and trails;

(2) advertise and conduct solicitations and promotional programs to attract conventions and visitors; and

(3) provide and maintain public restrooms and litter containers on public land in an area that is a tourism venue.

(d) The limitation prescribed by Subsection (b) does not apply to the use of revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county to which Subsection (c) applies.
Tex. Water Code § 15.112 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.112
§ 15.112. CONTRACTS INCONTESTABLE.
Status: in_force

Contracts entered into by the board for the payment of the principal of or interest on or both the principal of and interest on bonds or other obligations issued by a political subdivision are valid, binding, and incontestable after:

(1) approval of the bonds or other obligations by the attorney general;

(2) registration of the bonds or other obligations by the comptroller; and

(3) purchase by and delivery of the bonds or other obligations to the purchaser.
Tex. Tax Code § 113.007 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 113 / Section 113.007
§ 113.007. EVIDENCE OF TAX PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A payment in whole or in part of a tax secured by a state tax lien may be evidenced by a receipt, acknowledgment, or release signed by an authorized representative of the state agency that filed the lien.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 118.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 118 / Section 118.001
§ 118.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "advisory council" means the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council established under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 12.054 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.054
§ 12.054. AUTHORITY UNDER CHARTER.
Status: in_force

A campus or program for which a charter is granted under this subchapter:

(1) is exempt from the instructional and academic rules and policies of the board of trustees from which the campus or program is specifically exempted in the charter; and

(2) retains authority to operate under the charter only if students at the campus or in the program perform satisfactorily as provided by the charter in accordance with Section 12.059.
Tex. Insurance Code § 751.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 751 / Section 751.207
§ 751.207. CONFIDENTIALITY OF EXAMINATION REPORT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A final or preliminary market conduct examination report, and any information obtained during the course of an examination, is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. This section may not be construed to limit the commissioner's authority to use any final or preliminary market conduct examination report, any examiner or company work papers or other documents, or any other information discovered or developed during the course of an examination in the furtherance of any legal or regulatory action that the commissioner, in the commissioner's sole discretion, may deem appropriate.

(b) This chapter does not prevent the commissioner from disclosing at any time the contents of a final market conduct examination report to the department, the insurance department of any other state, or an agency of the federal government, if the department or agency receiving the report agrees in writing to maintain the information as confidential and in a manner consistent with this chapter.

(c) The commissioner shall provide to an insurer subject to a final market conduct examination a written agreement described by Subsection (b) not later than the fifth day after the date the final market conduct examination is released under Subsection (b).
Tex. Occupations Code § 552.011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.011
§ 552.011. EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code, conduct a portion of a board meeting in executive session.

(b) The board may conduct in executive session a deliberation relating to discipline of a license holder. At the conclusion of the deliberation, in open session the board shall vote and announce the board's decision relating to the license holder.

(c) The board may conduct in executive session a disciplinary hearing relating to a pharmacist or pharmacy student who is impaired because of chemical abuse or mental or physical illness.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.205 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 621 / Section 621.205
§ 621.205. RECORDS AVAILABLE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

A person who receives a written request from the attorney general for the records required under this subchapter shall make the records available to the attorney general not later than the 30th day after the date the person received the request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.157
§ 3805.157. USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of:

(1) burying or removing electrical power lines, telephone lines, cable or fiber optic lines, or any other type of electrical or optical line;

(2) removing poles and any elevated lines using the poles; and

(3) reconnecting the lines described by Subdivision (2) to the buildings or other improvements to which the lines were connected.

(b) The district may acquire, operate, or charge fees for the use of the district conduits for:

(1) another person's:

(A) telecommunications network;

(B) fiber-optic cable; or

(C) electronic transmission line; or

(2) any other type of transmission line or supporting facility.

(c) The district may not require a person to use a district conduit.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.353 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.353
§ 334.353. SHORT-TERM MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality to which this subchapter applies may impose by ordinance a tax on the rental in the municipality of a motor vehicle.

(b) The municipality may impose the tax only if the tax is approved at an election called and held for that purpose.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, Subchapter E applies to the tax imposed under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.001
§ 1092.001. 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 Sabine County Hospital District of Sabine County, Texas.
Tex. Local Government Code § 572.056 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.056
§ 572.056. PETITION AND REFERENDUM.
Status: in_force

(a) If, before the date set for the adoption of a concurrent ordinance that creates a public utility agency or adds a public entity to an agency, 10 percent of the registered voters of a public entity required to publish notice of the creation or addition present a petition to the governing body of the entity requesting that a referendum be called, the ordinance may not take effect unless a majority of the qualified voters of the entity voting in the election have approved the ordinance.

(b) The public entity must hold the election in conformity with:

(1) the Election Code;

(2) Chapter 1251, Government Code; and

(3) this subchapter.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (a), a concurrent ordinance is not subject to a referendum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7914A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7914A / Section 7914A.0305
§ 7914A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.164 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.164
§ 3846.164. BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue bonds as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) In addition to the sources described in Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, bonds issued by the district may be secured and made payable, wholly or partly, by a pledge of all or part of the net proceeds the district receives from:

(1) a specified portion of not more than 75 percent of the maximum sales and use tax amount authorized under Section 3846.152;

(2) a specified portion of not more than 90 percent of the maximum sales and use tax imposed by a development zone;

(3) an ad valorem tax imposed by a development zone;

(4) a hotel occupancy tax;

(5) an event admissions tax;

(6) an event parking tax; and

(7) any other district revenue.

(c) Sections 375.207 and 375.208, Local Government Code, do not apply to bonds issued under this section.

(d) To the extent consistent with the documents authorizing the issuance of the district's bonds, the proceeds of bonds remaining after the payment of the cost of issuing the bonds and all costs associated with the projects for which the bonds were sold may be spent by the district for any lawful purpose or for any project the district is authorized to undertake.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.014
§ 622.014. LOCAL REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a county or municipality that determines a public highway under its jurisdiction is insufficient to carry a load authorized by Section 622.012 may prescribe, by order or ordinance, rules governing the operation of a ready-mixed concrete truck over a public highway maintained by the county or municipality.

(b) The rules may include weight limitations on a truck with:

(1) a tandem axle weight that is heavier than 36,000 pounds;

(2) a single axle weight that is heavier than 12,000 pounds; or

(3) a gross weight that is heavier than 48,000 pounds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.056
§ 1097.056. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than four for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining directors do not call the election, a district court, on application of a district voter or taxpayer, may order the directors to hold the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.256 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.256
§ 846.256. MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION OR PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement may require an employer to meet minimum contribution or participation requirements as a condition of issuance and renewal of coverage in accordance with the terms of the arrangement's plan document.

(b) The minimum contribution and participation requirements must be stated in the plan document and must be applied uniformly to each employer offered or issued coverage by the multiple employer welfare arrangement in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.108
§ 3833.108. PEDESTRIAN LINKAGES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, or maintain pedestrian linkages.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.4095 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.4095
§ 431.4095. RENEWAL NOTIFICATION; CHANGE OR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the expiration of a license issued under this subchapter, the department shall send to each licensed wholesale distributor a form containing a copy of the information the distributor provided to the department under Section 431.404.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the wholesale distributor receives the form under Subsection (a), the wholesale distributor shall identify and state under oath to the department any change in or correction to the information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0202
§ 4016.0202. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each director in one year may not exceed $7,200.

(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.

(c) Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 394.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.011
§ 394.011. APPLICATION FOR INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a local government shall consider a written application for the incorporation of a housing finance corporation filed with the governing body by at least three residents of the local government who are citizens of this state and at least 18 years of age.

(b) If the governing body by resolution determines that the formation of the housing finance corporation is wise, expedient, necessary, or advisable and approves the form of the proposed articles of incorporation of the corporation, the articles may be filed as provided by this chapter. A corporation may not be formed unless the application is filed with the governing body and the governing body adopts the resolution.

(c) The approval of the articles of incorporation of one housing finance corporation does not preclude the approval by the governing body of the articles of incorporation of additional corporations that have names or designations sufficient to distinguish them from previously created corporations. The governing body may not permit the incorporation on its behalf of more than one corporation that has the power to make or acquire home mortgages, or to make loans to lending institutions, the proceeds of which are to be used to make home mortgages or to make loans on residential developments.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.063
§ 375.063. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years old and:

(1) an owner of property in the district;

(2) an owner of stock, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate owner of property in the district;

(3) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust that owns property in the district; or

(4) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person covered by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.106
§ 592.106. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

To the extent of a conflict between this subchapter and Chapter 322, this subchapter controls.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.106
§ 401.106. RIGHT OF ACTION ON BOND.
Status: in_force

If an examiner or assistant examiner knowingly makes a false report or gives any information in violation of law that relates to an examination of a corporation, firm, or person, the corporation, firm, or person has a right of action on a bond authorized under Chapter 653, Government Code, for the entity's injuries in a suit brought in the name of the state at the relation of the entity.
Tex. Family Code § 1.104 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 1 / Section 1.104
§ 1.104. CAPACITY OF SPOUSE.
Status: in_force

Except as expressly provided by statute or by the constitution, a person, regardless of age, who has been married in accordance with the law of this state has the capacity and power of an adult, including the capacity to contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.203
§ 504.203. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the department before the expiration date of the license.

(b) If the person's license has been expired for 90 days or less, the person may renew the license by paying to the department a fee in an amount equal to one and one-half times the required renewal fee.

(c) If the person's license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the department a fee in an amount equal to two times the required renewal fee.

(d) If the person's license has been expired for one year or more, the person may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.