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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.512 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.512
§ 45A.512. LOCAL YOUTH DIVERSION ADMINISTRATIVE FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk of a justice or municipal court may collect from a child's parent an administrative fee not to exceed $50 to defray the costs of the diversion of the child's case under this subchapter.

(b) The fee under this article may not be collected unless specified as a term of the diversion agreement accepted by the child's parent. If the fee is not paid after giving the child's parent an opportunity to be heard, the court shall order the parent, if financially able, to pay the fee to the clerk of the court.

(c) A court shall waive the fee if the child's parent is indigent or does not have sufficient resources or income to pay the fee.

(d) A court may adopt rules for the waiver of a fee for financial hardship under this article.

(e) An order under Subsection (b) is enforceable against the parent by contempt.

(f) The clerk of the court shall keep a record of the fees collected under this article and shall forward the funds to the county treasurer, municipal treasurer, or person fulfilling the role of a county treasurer or municipal treasurer, as appropriate.

(g) The fee collected under this article shall be deposited in a special account that can be used only to offset the cost of the operations of youth diversion programs under this subchapter.

(h) Except for the fee authorized under Subsection (a), a fee may not be assessed for a child diverted under this subchapter.

(i) The diversion of a child may not be contingent on payment of a fee under this article.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 552.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.103
§ 552.103. INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the attorney general receives a complaint through the online mechanism under Section 552.102 alleging a violation of this chapter, the attorney general may issue a civil investigative demand to determine if a violation has occurred. The attorney general shall issue demands in accordance with and under the procedures established under Section 15.10.

(b) The attorney general may request from the person reported through the online mechanism, pursuant to a civil investigative demand issued under Subsection (a):

(1) a high-level description of the purpose, intended use, deployment context, and associated benefits of the artificial intelligence system with which the person is affiliated;

(2) a description of the type of data used to program or train the artificial intelligence system;

(3) a high-level description of the categories of data processed as inputs for the artificial intelligence system;

(4) a high-level description of the outputs produced by the artificial intelligence system;

(5) any metrics the person uses to evaluate the performance of the artificial intelligence system;

(6) any known limitations of the artificial intelligence system;

(7) a high-level description of the post-deployment monitoring and user safeguards the person uses for the artificial intelligence system, including, if the person is a deployer, the oversight, use, and learning process established by the person to address issues arising from the system's deployment; or

(8) any other relevant documentation reasonably necessary for the attorney general to conduct an investigation under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 442.044 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.044
§ 442.044. AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an organization and the commission may enter into an agreement to use state money for the following purposes:

(1) expanding, renovating, or improving historic sites or facilities, including through construction;

(2) maintaining, preserving, restoring, and protecting historical markers, monuments, and historic sites;

(3) promoting and conducting archeological studies;

(4) designing and fabricating exhibits and preserving, storing, and displaying artifacts, historical data, items of historical significance, and other items;

(5) creating interpretive and educational programs;

(6) acquiring additional artifacts, historical and marketing data, real estate, and items of historical significance relevant to state history, settlement, and culture and historic sites; and

(7) supporting programming or providing financial support for projects of the commission or a historic site.

(b) Each agreement entered into under this section must be approved by the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.191 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.191
§ 2175.191. PROCEEDS OF SALE.
Status: repealed

(a) Proceeds from the sale of surplus or salvage property, less the cost of advertising the sale, the cost of selling the surplus or salvage property, including the cost of auctioneer services or assistance from a private vendor, and the amount of the fee collected under Section 2175.188, shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund of the state treasury.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 7.37.

(c) Proceeds from the sale of surplus and salvage property of the Texas Department of Transportation relating to the department's duties under Chapter 2205 shall be deposited to the credit of the department.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.035
§ 231.035. DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may divide the area in the county that is subject to this subchapter into districts of a number, shape, and size the court considers best for carrying out this subchapter. Within each district, the commissioners court may regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, other structures, or land.

(b) The zoning regulations must be uniform for each class or kind of building in a district, but the regulations may vary from district to district. The regulations shall be adopted with reasonable consideration, among other things, for the character of each district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, with a view of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the area.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.0075 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.0075
§ 301.0075. MEMBER TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the members until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the legislation that created the commission;

(2) the programs operated by the commission;

(3) the role and functions of the commission;

(4) the rules of the commission, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

(5) the current budget for the commission;

(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;

(7) the requirements of:

(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;

(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;

(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws;

(8) civil rights laws relevant to employment programs offered by the commission; and

(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed as a member of the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8041.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8041 / Section 8041.0305
§ 8041.0305. 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 § 1049.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1049 / Section 1049.059
§ 1049.059. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

The board shall:

(1) maintain all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and other matters of the district and its operation, at the district office; and

(2) make those records available for public inspection at reasonable times.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.013
§ 69.013. OATH.
Status: in_force

Before beginning service as a board member, each board member must take and sign before a person authorized to administer oaths an oath to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.405 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.405
§ 202.405. OTHER EXCEPTIONS TO PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The privilege and confidentiality requirements of this subchapter do not apply to, and a podiatrist may disclose information made confidential under this subchapter to:

(1) a government agency, if:

(A) the disclosure is required or permitted by law; and

(B) the agency protects the identity of a patient whose podiatric records are examined;

(2) medical or law enforcement personnel, if the podiatrist determines that there is a probability of:

(A) imminent physical injury to the patient, the podiatrist, or another person; or

(B) immediate mental or emotional injury to the patient;

(3) qualified personnel for a management audit, financial audit, program evaluation, or research;

(4) a person who presents the written consent of the patient or a person authorized to act on the patient's behalf for the release of confidential information, as provided by Section 202.406;

(5) an individual, corporation, or governmental entity involved in the payment or collection of fees for services provided by a podiatrist; or

(6) another podiatrist and a person under the direction of the podiatrist who is participating in the diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of the patient.

(b) A person who receives information under Subsection (a)(3) may not directly or indirectly identify the patient in any report of the research, audit, or evaluation or otherwise disclose the patient's identity.

(c) Records reflecting charges and specific services provided may be disclosed only when necessary to collect fees for services provided by a podiatrist, professional association, or another entity qualified to provide or arrange for services.

(d) Records created by a state hospital, a state school, or an employee of the state hospital or state school that are otherwise confidential under this subchapter may be disclosed in an official legislative inquiry regarding the state hospital or state school. Information or records that identify a patient or client may not be released for any purpose unless proper consent to the release is given by the patient.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.115
§ 1034.115. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county, municipality, or public hospital, as provided by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The board shall require the sheriff of Hall County to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a person confined in a jail facility of Hall County who is not a district resident.

(c) On behalf of the district, the board may contract with the state or federal government for that government to reimburse the district for treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8808.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8808 / Section 8808.056
§ 8808.056. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution may appoint one or more advisory committees to assist the board with any matter affecting the district. A person who serves on an advisory committee is not entitled to compensation for that service.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.101
§ 623.101. SPEED LIMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A manufactured house or house trailer may not be towed in excess of the posted speed limit or 55 miles per hour, whichever is less.

(b) In this section, "house trailer" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.151 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.151
§ 140B.151. INITIAL DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A court entering a judgment of forfeiture in an action brought under Subchapter C retains jurisdiction to direct the distribution of any cash or cash proceeds realized from the forfeiture and disposition of the property. The court shall direct the distribution of the funds in the following order of priority:

(1) statutory fees to which the clerk of the court may be entitled;

(2) claims against the property by persons who have previously been judicially determined to be innocent persons and whose interests are preserved from forfeiture by the court and not otherwise satisfied; and

(3) subject to Subsection (c), claims for restitution by victims of the racketeering activity.

(b) A claim under Subsection (a)(2) may include a claim by a person appointed by the court as receiver pending litigation.

(c) If the attorney general brought the forfeiture action, restitution shall be distributed though the compensation to victims of crime fund. If the attorney general did not bring the forfeiture action, restitution shall be distributed by the clerk of the court.
Tex. Education Code § 110.35 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 110 / Section 110.35
§ 110.35. FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The board of regents shall provide for physical facilities for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso for use in its teaching and research programs.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.207 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.207
§ 1501.207. SALE OF DISTRICT PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A district may sell to a municipality, and the municipality may buy, district property only if the purchase price paid, when added to other applicable money of the district, is sufficient to provide for the payment of:

(1) all outstanding district bonds, including interest on the bonds to:

(A) the maturity dates of the bonds; or

(B) the dates the district sets for redemption of the bonds;

(2) any required redemption premium; and

(3) any applicable fee of the bank of payment.
Tex. Labor Code § 206.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 206 / Section 206.005
§ 206.005. PREVIOUS RIGHTS LOST BY CESSATION OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

When an employing unit that ceased to be an employer subsequently becomes an employer, the employing unit is considered to be a new employer without regard to the rights that employing unit acquired when previously an employer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.106
§ 2310.106. INSPECTION OF STANDARDS USED TO PERFORM DEVICE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "state metrology laboratory" means the metrology laboratory maintained by the Department of Agriculture under Subchapter C, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code.

(b) The commission may adopt rules to regulate the frequency and place of inspection and correction of the standards for motor fuel used by an individual or business licensed by the department to perform device maintenance activities under Subchapter D.

(c) The department may inspect any standard for motor fuel used by an individual or business licensed by the department to perform device maintenance activities described by Subchapter D if the department has reason to believe a standard is no longer in compliance with this chapter.

(d) The department shall keep a record of the inspection and character of standards for motor fuel inspected under this section.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 337 (S.B. 246), Sec. 25(4), eff. September 1, 2023.

(f) The state metrology laboratory, or a metrology laboratory certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and approved by the department, shall inspect and correct the standards for motor fuel used by the department or an individual or business licensed by the department to perform device maintenance activities under Subchapter D.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3855.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3855 / Section 3855.203
§ 3855.203. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property subject to assessment in the area to be assessed according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Galveston County.
Tex. Finance Code § 31.306 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 31 / Section 31.306
§ 31.306. INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the banking commissioner may refuse to release information or records in the custody of the department if, in the opinion of the commissioner, release of the information or records might jeopardize an ongoing investigation of potentially unlawful activities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.070 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.070
§ 69.070. PILOTAGE RATE LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A consignee who declines the services of a pilot offered outside the bar and enters the port without the aid of a pilot is liable for the payment of pilotage to the first pilot whose services were declined.

(b) A consignee is liable for the payment of pilotage to the pilot who brings a vessel in if the vessel goes out without employing a pilot.

(c) A consignee is liable for the payment of pilotage for a vessel that goes out without the aid of a pilot and that came in without the aid of a pilot to the pilot who first offered services before the vessel came in.

(d) A consignee is not liable for the payment of pilotage for a vessel going out without a pilot if the vessel came in without the aid of a pilot or came in without the offer of a pilot outside.

(e) Subsections (a)-(d) do not apply to a consignee exempt under this chapter from payment of pilotage rates.

(f) A pilot who charges a pilotage rate for pilot services different from the pilotage rates established under this chapter for the port in which the pilot serves is liable to each person who was charged the different rate for double the amount of pilotage.

(g) A court may include in a judgment in favor of a person who files suit to collect an amount owed under this chapter an award to cover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.555 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.555
§ 651.555.
Status: in_force

Sec. 651.555. OPTIONS AFTER DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) If an administrative penalty is assessed after a hearing conducted under Section 651.506, not later than the 30th day after the date the order is sent or a motion for rehearing is denied, the person charged shall:

(1) pay the penalty; or

(2) without paying the penalty, file a petition for judicial review contesting the fact of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) Not later than the 30-day period, a person who acts under Subsection (a)(2) must, if the penalty that the person wishes to contest is greater than $5,000:

(1) post a supersedeas bond in a form approved by the commission for the amount of the penalty; or

(2) if the person cannot afford to pay the penalty or file the bond, file an affidavit in the manner required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a person who cannot afford to file security for costs.

(c) The commission may file a contest, as provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, to an affidavit filed under Subsection (b)(2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8256.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8256 / Section 8256.001
§ 8256.001. 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 Platinum Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.617 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.617
§ 9.617. RIGHTS OF TRANSFEREE OF COLLATERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A secured party's disposition of collateral after default:

(1) transfers to a transferee for value all of the debtor's rights in the collateral;

(2) discharges the security interest under which the disposition is made; and

(3) discharges any subordinate security interest or other subordinate lien.

(b) A transferee that acts in good faith takes free of the rights and interests described in Subsection (a), even if the secured party fails to comply with this chapter or the requirements of any judicial proceeding.

(c) If a transferee does not take free of the rights and interests described in Subsection (a), the transferee takes the collateral subject to:

(1) the debtor's rights in the collateral;

(2) the security interest or agricultural lien under which the disposition is made; and

(3) any other security interest or other lien.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8484.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8484 / Section 8484.051
§ 8484.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8484.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.001
§ 3950.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the City of Houston.

(3) "County" means Harris County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Stadium Park Management District.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 2.105 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 2 / Section 2.105
§ 2.105. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF CERTAIN PIPELINE BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers provided by the other sections of this subchapter, a corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, or other combination of those entities engaged as a common carrier in the pipeline business for the purpose of transporting oil, oil products, gas, carbon dioxide, salt brine, fuller's earth, sand, clay, liquefied minerals, or other mineral solutions has all the rights and powers conferred on a common carrier by Sections 111.019-111.022, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8306.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8306 / Section 8306.105
§ 8306.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) Land in the district that is located in the City of Bastrop's extraterritorial jurisdiction is subject to municipal ordinances applicable to extraterritorial areas, unless the municipality's governing body waives compliance.