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Tex. Transportation Code § 643.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.054
§ 643.054. DEPARTMENT APPROVAL AND DENIAL; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall register a motor carrier under this subchapter if the carrier complies with Sections 643.052 and 643.053.

(a-1) The department may deny a registration if the applicant has had a registration revoked under Section 643.252.

(a-2) The department may deny a registration if the applicant is owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled by or affiliated with a person, including a family member, corporate officer, entity, or shareholder, that the Department of Public Safety has determined has:

(1) an unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 C.F.R. Part 385; or

(2) multiple violations of Chapter 644, a rule adopted under that chapter, or Subtitle C, other than Section 545.455(c).

(a-3) The department may deny a registration if the applicant is owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled by or affiliated with a person, including a family member, corporate officer, entity, or shareholder, that:

(1) owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled a motor carrier that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has placed out of service for unacceptable safety compliance; or

(2) has unpaid administrative penalties assessed under this chapter or Subtitle E.

(b) The department shall issue a certificate containing a single registration number to a motor carrier, regardless of the number of vehicles requiring registration the carrier operates.

(c) To avoid multiple registrations of a single motor carrier, the department shall adopt simplified procedures for the registration of motor carriers transporting household goods as agents for carriers required to register under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2251.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.155
§ 2251.155. RATE FILING APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER; USE OF RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall approve a rate filing under this subchapter if the proposed rate is adequate, not excessive, and not unfairly discriminatory.

(b) If the commissioner approves a rate filing under this section, the commissioner shall provide the insurer with a written or electronic notification of the approval. The insurer may use the rate on receipt of the approval notice.
Tex. Government Code § 661.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.005
§ 661.005. WITHDRAWAL OF TIME FROM POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee may apply to the pool administrator for permission to withdraw time from the sick leave pool.

(b) If the employee is seeking permission to withdraw time because of a catastrophic illness or injury, the employee must provide the pool administrator with a written statement from the licensed practitioner who is treating the employee or the employee's immediate family member. The statement must provide sufficient information regarding the illness or injury to enable the pool administrator to evaluate the employee's eligibility.

(c) If the pool administrator determines that the employee is eligible, the administrator shall:

(1) approve the transfer of time from the pool to the employee; and

(2) credit the time to the employee.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 552.106 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.106
§ 552.106. ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BY STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may impose sanctions against a person licensed, registered, or certified by that agency for a violation of Subchapter B if:

(1) the person has been found in violation of this chapter under Section 552.105; and

(2) the attorney general has recommended additional enforcement by the applicable agency.

(b) Sanctions under this section may include:

(1) suspension, probation, or revocation of a license, registration, certificate, or other authorization to engage in an activity; and

(2) a monetary penalty not to exceed $100,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.153
§ 3890.153. RULES.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt rules governing the district's public transit system or public parking facilities.
Tex. Education Code § 73.202 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.202
§ 73.202. GIFTS AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board of regents may accept gifts and donations for the benefit of the school.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 28.17 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 28 / Section 28.17
§ 28.17. SUMMARY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may summarily suspend, without a hearing, the permit of a permittee who fails to file a return, post the security required by the comptroller under Section 183.053, Tax Code, or make a tax payment. The administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the commission in the enforcement and administration of this section.

(b) A suspension under this section takes effect on the third day after the date the notice of suspension is provided. Notice of suspension shall be sent by registered or certified mail to the permittee or the permittee's agent, servant, or employee if not given in person.

(c) The commission shall terminate a suspension made under this section when the permittee files all required returns, posts the security required by the comptroller under Section 183.053, Tax Code, and makes all required tax payments, including payment of penalties that are due.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.0035 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.0035
§ 56B.0035. CRIMINALLY INJURIOUS CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter, criminally injurious conduct includes the solicitation or patronization of forced labor or services, including sexual conduct, by any person if the solicitation or patronization occurs in connection with a scheme or course of conduct that constitutes the trafficking of persons.

(b) A victim of criminally injurious conduct described by Subsection (a) is a trafficking victim for the purposes of grant programs administered by the office of the governor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 285.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.003
§ 285.003. AUTHORITY TO MAKE REVENUE ANTICIPATION AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of the county may make a revenue anticipation agreement with a person, including a bank or other financial institution, on the determination by the commissioners court that the county hospital district's projected revenue, including tax collections, will not be received by the district at the times necessary to pay when due the district's operating and maintenance expenses.

(b) Under the revenue anticipation agreement, the contracting person agrees to advance to the hospital district, and the county and district agree to repay from the sources specified by Section 285.006, funds necessary for the district hospital facilities' operation and maintenance during the term of the agreement.
Tex. Water Code § 30.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.001
§ 30.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Regional Waste Disposal Act.
Tex. Election Code § 232.049 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 232 / Section 232.049
§ 232.049. SECOND RUNOFF FOLLOWING CONTEST OF RUNOFF.
Status: in_force

If in a new election ordered by a court in a contest of a runoff election there are more than two candidates and no candidate receives a majority vote, another runoff to determine the nomination or election to the contested office shall be ordered in accordance with Section 232.048, except as otherwise provided by that section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 297.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 297 / Section 297.001
§ 297.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Institutional health care provider" means a nonpublic hospital that provides inpatient hospital services.

(2) "Paying hospital" means an institutional health care provider required to make a mandatory payment under this chapter.

(3) "Program" means the county health care provider participation program authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 70.07 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 70 / Section 70.07
§ 70.07. GRANTS AND GIFTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept and administer, on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants or gifts of property, including real estate or money, that may be tendered to it in aid of the planning, establishment, conduct, and operation of The University of Texas at Dallas, and in aid of the research and teaching at the university. The board may accept from the federal government or any foundation, trust fund, corporation, or individual donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate, buildings, libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment, records, or money for the use and benefit of the university.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.209 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.209
§ 373A.209. SUBSEQUENT RESALE BY LAND BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) Each subsequent resale of property acquired by a land bank under this subchapter must comply with the conditions of this section.

(b) The land bank must sell a property to a qualified participating developer within the three-year period following the date of acquisition for the purpose of construction of affordable housing for sale or rent to low income households. If after three years a qualified participating developer has not purchased the property, the property shall be transferred from the land bank to the taxing units who were parties to the judgment for disposition as otherwise allowed under the law.

(c) Unless the municipality increases the amount in its plan, the number of properties acquired by a qualified participating developer under this section on which development has not been completed may not at any given time exceed three times the annual average residential production completed by the qualified participating developer during the preceding two-year period as determined by the municipality.

(d) The deed conveying a property sold by the land bank must include a right of reverter so that if the qualified participating developer does not apply for a construction permit and close on any construction financing within the two-year period following the later of the date of the conveyance of the property from the land bank to the qualified participating developer or the expiration of the period specified by the municipality under Section 373A.211(d), the property will revert to the land bank for subsequent resale to another qualified participating developer or conveyance to the taxing units who were parties to the judgment for disposition as otherwise allowed under the law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.002
§ 1954.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Air monitoring" means the collection of airborne samples for analysis of asbestos fibers.

(2) "Asbestos" means:

(A) an asbestiform variety of chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, or actinolite; or

(B) a material that contains one percent or more of a substance described by Paragraph A.

(3) "Asbestos abatement" means a removal, encapsulation, or enclosure of asbestos to reduce or eliminate or that has the effect of reducing or eliminating:

(A) a concentration of asbestos fibers; or

(B) an asbestos-containing material.

(4) "Asbestos-related activity" means:

(A) the removal, encapsulation, or enclosure of asbestos;

(B) the performance of an asbestos survey;

(C) the development of an asbestos management plan or response action;

(D) the collection or analysis of an asbestos sample; or

(E) the performance of another activity for which a license is required under this chapter.

(5) "Asbestos removal" means an action that disturbs, dislodges, strips, or otherwise takes away asbestos fibers.

(6) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 5.318(11), eff. April 2, 2015.

(7) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of state health services.

(8) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(9) "Encapsulation" means a method of control of asbestos fibers in which the surface of an asbestos-containing material is penetrated by or covered with a coating prepared for that purpose.

(10) "Enclosure" means the construction of an airtight wall and ceiling around an asbestos-containing material.

(10-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(11) "Public building" means a building used or to be used for a purpose that involves public access or occupancy and includes a building that is vacant at any time, including during preparation for actual demolition. The term does not include:

(A) an industrial facility to which access is limited principally to employees of the facility because of a process or function that is hazardous to human health or safety;

(B) a federal building or installation;

(C) a private residence;

(D) an apartment building that has not more than four dwelling units; or

(E) a manufacturing facility or building that is part of a facility to which access is limited to workers and invited guests under controlled conditions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8151.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8151 / Section 8151.0103
§ 8151.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 363.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 363 / Section 363.002
§ 363.002. CONTRACT FOR TOLL BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may contract for the construction of a toll bridge over a large creek or watercourse if it is inexpedient for the county to build the bridge.

(b) The commissioners court shall determine the toll to be imposed for crossing the bridge.

(c) The commissioners court may grant to the contractor the right to the tolls for a period not to exceed 10 years.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1145 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1145
§ 411.1145.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1145. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: STATE PRESERVATION BOARD. (a) The State Preservation Board is entitled to obtain criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who is an employee, volunteer, or intern, or an applicant to be an employee, volunteer, or intern, in a position that involves:

(1) handling money or checks;

(2) working in the Capitol or another area designated by the executive director as security sensitive; or

(3) direct contact with persons under 18 years of age.

(b) Criminal history record information obtained by the board under this section may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.155
§ 1012.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates on a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period that revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.005
§ 262.005. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

The purchasing requirements of Section 361.426, Health and Safety Code, apply to county purchases made under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 253.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 253 / Section 253.004
§ 253.004. GRANT OR LEASE OF PROPERTY FOR JUVENILE BOARD.
Status: in_force

A home-rule municipality by grant or lease may donate to the county in which the municipality is located any unimproved land for use by a juvenile board of the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.207
§ 3919.207. NO IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1006.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.053
§ 1006.053. TERM OF OFFICE; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The six members of the authority appointed by the governor serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of two members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) If there is a vacancy during a term, the governor shall appoint a replacement who meets the requirements of the vacant office to fill the unexpired term.
Tex. Finance Code § 13.011 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 13 / Section 13.011
§ 13.011. CONSUMER INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with that department. The Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 47(1), eff. September 1, 2019.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 614), Sec. 47(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Government Code § 609.119 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.119
§ 609.119. TRANSFER ON VENDOR'S FAILURE.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision or group of subdivisions that creates a deferred compensation plan may authorize or require as a part of the plan that the plan administrator immediately transfer to the deferred compensation trust fund all deferred amounts and investment income from a vendor who fails to satisfy the requirements of this subchapter or the plan administrator.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8489.258 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.258
§ 8489.258. ADMINISTRATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT AFTER DIVISION.
Status: in_force

The board of the existing emergency services district continues in existence to govern the territory of the existing emergency services district after disannexation of the land of the new emergency services district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 80.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 80 / Section 80.003
§ 80.003. CHILDREN BORN TO IMPRISONED WOMEN.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide medical care for a child born to a woman who, at the time of giving birth, is imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice if there is no other source of payment for the medical care.

(b) In this section, "medical care" means the care relating to childbirth and the period of the child's hospitalization immediately following the birth or rehospitalization in the first 28 days of life.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3830.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3830 / Section 3830.053
§ 3830.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8038.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8038 / Section 8038.0501
§ 8038.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.157 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.157
§ 41.157. GENERAL POWERS OF COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

The council may take action or exercise other authority as necessary to execute any act authorized by this chapter or the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law as described by Section 1.008, Business Organizations Code. The council may contract or enter into agreements with the entity qualified to collect the proceeds of and administer the beef check off program established by federal law in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.159 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.159
§ 142.159. RATIFICATION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement made under this subchapter between a public employer and an association is binding on the public employer, the association, and the emergency medical services personnel covered by the agreement if:

(1) the municipality's governing body ratifies the agreement by a majority vote; and

(2) the association recognized under Section 142.155 ratifies the agreement by a majority vote of its members voting in an election by secret ballot at which only members of the association who are eligible to sign a petition under Section 142.155 may vote.

(b) An agreement ratified as described by Subsection (a) may establish a procedure by which the parties agree to resolve disputes related to a right, duty, or obligation provided by the agreement, including binding arbitration on interpretation of the agreement.

(c) The state district court of the judicial district in which the municipality is located has jurisdiction to hear and resolve a dispute under the ratified agreement on the application of a party to the agreement aggrieved by an act or omission of the other party. The court may issue proper restraining orders, temporary and permanent injunctions, or any other writ, order, or process, including a contempt order, that is appropriate to enforce the agreement.
Tex. Water Code § 61.164 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.164
§ 61.164. FRANCHISES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may grant franchises to persons or corporations on property owned or controlled by the district if the franchises are granted for purposes consistent with the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) No franchise shall be granted for longer than 50 years nor shall a franchise be granted except on the affirmative vote of a majority of the commissioners at three separate meetings of the commission which meetings may not be closer together than one week. The third meeting at which the commission votes to grant a franchise may not take place before the date the notice required by Subsection (c) is published for the third time.

(c) No franchise shall be granted until notice is published at the expense of the applicant, once a week for three consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation published inside the district. For the purposes of this subsection, notice consists of:

(1) the text of the franchise in full; or

(2) a descriptive caption stating the purpose of the franchise and the location at which a complete copy of the franchise may be obtained.

(d) The franchise shall require the grantee to file a written acceptance within 30 days after the franchise is finally approved by the commission. Unless the district and the grantee agree on a later date, the effective date of the franchise is the date the grantee files the written acceptance with the commission.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the district from granting revocable licenses or permits for the use of limited portions of waterfront or facilities for purposes consistent with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8016A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8016A / Section 8016A.0301
§ 8016A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.