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Tex. Occupations Code § 2104.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2104 / Section 2104.101
§ 2104.101. FESTIVAL PERMIT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A promoter shall, before the 60th day before the date the promoter holds an outdoor music festival, file a permit application with the county clerk of the county in which the festival is to be held.

(b) The application must include:

(1) the name and address of:

(A) the promoter; and

(B) each of the promoter's associates or employees assisting in the promotion of the festival;

(2) a financial statement of the promoter and a statement specifying the sources and amounts of capital being supplied for the festival;

(3) a description of the festival location;

(4) the name and address of the owner of the festival location;

(5) a statement describing the terms and conditions of the agreement allowing the promoter to use the festival location;

(6) the dates and times of the festival;

(7) the maximum number of persons the promoter will allow to attend the festival;

(8) a statement describing the promoter's plan to control the number of persons attending the festival;

(9) a description of the agreement between the promoter and each performer who is scheduled to appear at the festival; and

(10) a complete statement describing the promoter's festival preparations to comply with the minimum standards of sanitation and health prescribed by Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code.

(c) The promoter shall submit a $5 filing fee with the permit application.

(d) The permit application must be verified by the promoter and be based on the promoter's best information and belief.
Tex. Family Code § 162.421 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.421
§ 162.421. PROHIBITED ACTS; CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not prevent the Department of State Health Services from making known to the public, by appropriate means, the existence of voluntary adoption registries.

(b) Information received by or in connection with the operation of a registry may not be stored in a data bank used for any purpose other than operation of the registry.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or recklessly discloses information from a registry application, registration, record, or other information submitted to, obtained by, or otherwise acquired by a registry in violation of this subchapter. This subsection may not be construed to penalize the disclosure of information from adoption agency records. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the second degree.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person with criminal negligence causes or permits the disclosure of information from a registry application, registration, record, or other information submitted to, obtained by, or otherwise acquired by a registry in violation of this subchapter. This subsection may not be construed to penalize the disclosure of information from adoption agency records. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) A person commits an offense if the person impersonates an adoptee, birth parent, or biological sibling with the intent to secure confidential information from a registry established under this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the second degree.

(f) A person commits an offense if the person impersonates an administrator, agent, or employee of a registry with the intent to secure confidential information from a registry established under this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the second degree.

(g) A person commits an offense if the person, with intent to deceive and with knowledge of the statement's meaning, makes a false statement under oath in connection with the operation of a registry. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Water Code § 42.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 42 / Section 42.001
§ 42.001. RATIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The Pecos River Compact, the text of which is set out in Section 42.010 of this code, was ratified by the legislature of this state in Chapter 30, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949, after having been signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on December 3, 1948, by John H. Bliss, commissioner for the State of New Mexico, and Charles H. Miller, commissioner for the State of Texas, and approved by Berkeley Johnson, representing the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.107
§ 7807.107.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7807.107. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS: AWARD. (a) The board shall award all construction contracts.

(b) The board may award contracts to construct improvements included in the approved plan of reclamation for the district at the times and in the amounts that the board considers in the best interest of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8067.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8067 / Section 8067.0302
§ 8067.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8046.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8046 / Section 8046.0302
§ 8046.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 984.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 984 / Section 984.103
§ 984.103. RETURN OF DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

With the approval of the department, the comptroller shall return the deposit required under this subchapter, or the unencumbered balance of the deposit, to the Mexican casualty insurance company on:

(1) the company's withdrawal from the business of insurance in this state; and

(2) a showing to the department that:

(A) each policy written by the company in this state has expired or been canceled; and

(B) each claim or obligation of the company on a policy written in this state that constitutes a lawful charge against the deposit has been satisfied.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.039 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.039
§ 31.039. PUBLIC RECORDS; FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), all ownership records of the department made or kept under this chapter are public records.

(a) Ownership records of the department made or kept under this chapter are public records, including the information required under Section 31.049, except the following information is not a public record:

(1) an owner identifier as prescribed by 33 C.F.R. Section 174.17;

(2) the phone number, e-mail address, social security number, or taxpayer identification number of an owner of a vessel or outboard motor; and

(3) any other information contained in an ownership record that is not subject to public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other law.

(b) The commission may by rule charge a fee for access to ownership records and other records made or kept under this chapter.

(b) The commission may by rule charge a fee for access to ownership records and other records made or kept under this chapter. The department may provide a record in any medium. If requested, the department shall provide a record in a format that is self-authenticating under Rule 902, Texas Rules of Evidence.

(c) An owner identifier as prescribed by 33 C.F.R. Section 174.17 is not a public record.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 22(1), eff. January 1, 2028.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0056
§ 5018.0056. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A vacancy on the board shall be filled by board appointment until the next commissioners' election. If the vacant position is not regularly scheduled to be filled at that election, the person elected to fill the position serves only for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) A person appointed under this section must have the same qualifications as a person elected to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3844.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3844 / Section 3844.003
§ 3844.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing Harris County, the City of Houston, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the area of the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve Harris County or the City of Houston from providing the level of services provided as of September 1, 2005, to the area in the district or to release the county or the city from the obligations of each entity to provide services to that area. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the county or city services provided in the area in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8443.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8443 / Section 8443.202
§ 8443.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Election Code § 68.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 68 / Section 68.007
§ 68.007. POSTING REPORTS FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall post for public inspection, on publication, one copy of each report published under Section 68.004.

(b) The secretary of state may post for public inspection any of the reports prepared under this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 264.102 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.102
§ 264.102. COUNTY CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract with a county commissioners court to administer the funds authorized by this subchapter for eligible children in the county and may require county participation.

(b) The payments provided by this subchapter do not abrogate the responsibility of a county to provide child welfare services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7811.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7811 / Section 7811.052
§ 7811.052. QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years of age and:

(1) an owner of taxable 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).

(b) A director must meet the qualifications described by Subsection (a) at the time the director qualifies for office.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.0235 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.0235
§ 402.0235. PRIORITIES FOR COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall assign priorities to complaint investigations under this subtitle based on risk. In developing priorities under this section, the division shall develop a formal, risk-based complaint investigation system that considers:

(1) the severity of the alleged violation;

(2) whether the alleged violator showed continued or wilful noncompliance; and

(3) whether a commissioner order has been violated.

(b) The commissioner may develop additional risk-based criteria as determined necessary.
Tex. Estates Code § 361.155 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 361 / Section 361.155
§ 361.155. SUCCESSOR REPRESENTATIVE TO RETURN INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT, AND LIST OF CLAIMS OR AFFIDAVIT IN LIEU OF INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT, AND LIST OF CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) An appointee who has qualified to succeed a former personal representative, before the 91st day after the date the personal representative qualifies, shall make and return to the court an inventory, appraisement, and list of claims of the estate or, if the appointee is an independent executor, shall make and return to the court that document or file an affidavit in lieu of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, in the manner provided for an original appointee, and shall also return additional inventories, appraisements, and lists of claims and additional affidavits in the manner provided for an original appointee.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, an appointee who files an inventory, appraisement, and list of claims under Subsection (a) shall set out in the inventory the appointee's appraisement of the fair market value of each item in the inventory on the date of the appointee's qualification. If an inventory, appraisement, and list of claims has not been filed by any former personal representative, the appointee shall set out the inventory as provided by Sections 309.051 and 309.052.

(c) On the application of any person interested in the estate, the court shall, in an order appointing a successor representative of an estate, appoint appraisers as in an original appointment.
Tex. Property Code § 53.256 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.256
§ 53.256. LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), for the construction of improvements under a residential construction contract, the original contractor shall:

(1) furnish to the owner before the commencement of construction a written list that identifies by name, address, and telephone number each subcontractor and supplier the contractor intends to use in the work to be performed; and

(2) provide the owner with an updated list of subcontractors and suppliers not later than the 15th day after the date a subcontractor or supplier is added or deleted.

(b) The list must contain the following notice conspicuously printed, stamped, or typed in a size equal to at least 10-point boldface or the computer equivalent:

"NOTICE: THIS LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS MAY NOT BE A FINAL LISTING. UNLESS YOU SIGN A WAIVER OF YOUR RIGHT TO RECEIVE UPDATED INFORMATION, THE CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO SUPPLY UPDATED INFORMATION, AS THE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE, FOR EACH SUBCONTRACTOR OR SUPPLIER USED IN THE WORK PERFORMED ON YOUR RESIDENCE."

(c) The failure of a contractor to comply with this section does not invalidate a lien under this chapter, a contract lien, or a deed of trust.

(d) An owner may waive the right to receive the list of subcontractors and suppliers or any updated information required by this section only as provided by this subsection. The waiver must be in writing and may be included in the residential construction contract. If the waiver is not included as a provision of the residential construction contract, the separate waiver statement must be signed by the owner. The waiver must be conspicuously printed in at least 10-point bold-faced type and read substantially similar to the following:

"WAIVER OF THE LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS. AN OWNER IS NOT REQUIRED TO WAIVE THE RIGHT GRANTED BY SECTION 53.256, PROPERTY CODE, TO RECEIVE FROM THE CONTRACTOR AN ORIGINAL OR UPDATED LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS.

"BY SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT, I AGREE TO WAIVE MY RIGHT TO RECEIVE FROM THE CONTRACTOR AN ORIGINAL OR UPDATED LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS.

"I UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, AFTER SIGNING THIS DOCUMENT, THIS WAIVER MAY NOT BE CANCELED AT A LATER DATE.

"I HAVE VOLUNTARILY CONSENTED TO THIS WAIVER."
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.157 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.157
§ 327.157. PROPERTY; APPROVAL REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A zoo board may acquire and sell property for any zoo board purpose. Before the acquisition or sale, the zoo board must obtain the approval of the county commissioners court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 367.067 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 367 / Section 367.067
§ 367.067. LIMITATIONS ON MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not authorize a municipality to:

(1) impose or collect a tax or assessment or pledge the credit of this state; or

(2) issue, sell, or deliver a bond, create an obligation, incur a liability, or enter an agreement to be paid, performed, met, or discharged using any tax or assessment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1366.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1366 / Section 1366.007
§ 1366.007. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter. A rule adopted under this section is subject to notice and hearing as provided by Section 1201.007 for a rule adopted under Chapter 1201.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1952.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.151
§ 1952.151. DENIAL OF CERTIFICATE; DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or executive director may deny an individual's application for a certificate of registration if the individual's certificate or license to engage in code enforcement or a related profession has been revoked by another licensing entity in this state or another state for:

(1) unprofessional conduct;

(2) fraud, deceit, or negligence; or

(3) misconduct in the practice of code enforcement or a related profession.

(b) The commission or executive director shall suspend or revoke a certificate of registration issued under this chapter if the commission or executive director determines that the certificate holder:

(1) engaged in fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate; or

(2) is grossly negligent, incompetent, or guilty of misconduct in the practice of code enforcement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8061.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8061 / Section 8061.0305
§ 8061.0305. 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. Government Code § 836.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 836 / Section 836.001
§ 836.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle:

(1) "Accumulated contributions" means the total of amounts in a member's individual account in the retirement system, including:

(A) amounts deducted from the compensation of the member;

(B) other member deposits required to be placed in the member's individual account; and

(C) interest credited to amounts in the member's individual account.

(2) "Annuity" means an amount of money payable in monthly installments for life or for another period as provided by this subtitle.

(3) "Board of trustees" means the entity given responsibility under Section 840.001 for the administration of the retirement system.

(3-a) "Cash balance group member" means a member subject to Chapter 840A.

(4) "Executive director" means the person appointed under Section 815.202.

(5) "Judicial officer" means a person who presides over a court or a commission to a court named in Section 837.001 and who has never been a member of the Judicial Retirement System of Texas or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One.

(6) "Medical board" means the entity designated under Section 840.202.

(7) "Retiree" means a person who receives from the retirement system an annuity based on service that was credited to the person.

(8) "Retirement system" means the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.

(9) "Service credit" means the amount of membership and, if applicable, military and equivalent membership service ascribed by the retirement system to a person and for which the person has made required contributions.

(9-a) "State salary" does not include the amount of any longevity pay payable under Section 659.0445.

(10) "Supreme court" means the Supreme Court of Texas.

(11) "Compensation" includes amounts by which a member's salary is reduced under a salary reduction agreement authorized by Chapter 610.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.103
§ 3913.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2009.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2009 / Section 2009.053
§ 2009.053. IMPARTIAL THIRD PARTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental body may appoint a governmental officer or employee or a private individual to serve as an impartial third party in an alternative dispute resolution procedure. The governmental body's appointment of the impartial third party is subject to the approval of the parties, except:

(1) that when a State Office of Administrative Hearings administrative law judge has issued an order referring a case involving a state agency to an alternative dispute resolution procedure under Section 2003.042(a)(5), the administrative law judge may appoint the impartial third party for the parties if they cannot agree on an impartial third party within a reasonable period; or

(2) for a victim-offender mediation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice as described in Article 56A.602, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) A governmental body also may obtain the services of a qualified impartial third party through an agreement with the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution at The University of Texas School of Law, an alternative dispute resolution system created under Chapter 152, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, another governmental body, or a federal agency or through a pooling agreement with several governmental bodies. The agreements may provide that the using governmental body or the parties will reimburse the furnishing entity, in kind or monetarily, for the full or partial cost of providing the qualified impartial third party.

(c) A state agency may also obtain the services of a qualified third party through an agreement with the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(d) The impartial third party must possess the qualifications required under Section 154.052, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The impartial third party is subject to the standards and duties prescribed by Section 154.053, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and has the qualified immunity prescribed by Section 154.055, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if applicable.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 241.009 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 241 / Section 241.009
§ 241.009. COMMITMENT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than October 1 of each year, the department shall publish on the department's Internet website aggregated information on the number of children committed to the department during the previous fiscal year, categorized by:

(1) committing offense level;

(2) sentence type;

(3) age; and

(4) sex.

(b) The department shall publish quarterly on the department's Internet website end-of-month data described by Subsection (a), aggregated for all children committed to the department and for children placed in each secure facility and halfway house.

(c) The department shall ensure that information regarding an individual child cannot be identified in any of the aggregated information published under this section.