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Tex. Occupations Code § 1202.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.003
§ 1202.003. DEFINITION OF INDUSTRIALIZED BUILDING.
Status: repealed

(a) An industrialized building is a commercial structure that is:

(1) constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one or more modular components built at a location other than the commercial site; and

(2) designed to be used as a commercial building when the module or the modular component is transported to the commercial site and erected or installed.

(b) An industrialized building includes the structure's plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 714, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.

(d) An industrialized building includes a permanent commercial structure and a commercial structure designed to be transported from one commercial site to another commercial site but does not include a commercial building or structure that is:

(1) installed in a manner other than on a permanent foundation; and

(2) either:

(A) not open to the public; or

(B) less than 1,500 square feet in total area and used other than as a school or a place of religious worship.
Tex. Estates Code § 1155.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1155 / Section 1155.005
§ 1155.005. MAXIMUM AGGREGATE COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 1155.006(a) for a fee the court determines is unreasonably low, the aggregate fee of the guardian of the person and guardian of the estate may not exceed an amount equal to five percent of the gross income of the ward's estate plus five percent of all money paid out of the estate.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.098 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.098
§ 31.098. HAZARDOUS WAKE OR WASH.
Status: in_force

No person may operate a motorboat so as to create a hazardous wake or wash.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.001 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.001
§ 101.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this title:

(1) "Company agreement" means any agreement, written, implied, or oral, of the members concerning the affairs or the conduct of the business of a limited liability company. A company agreement of a limited liability company having only one member is not unenforceable because only one person is a party to the company agreement. A written company agreement may consist of one or more agreements, instruments, or other writings and may include or incorporate one or more schedules, supplements, or other writings providing for the conduct of the business and affairs of the limited liability company or of a series of the limited liability company.

(2) "Foreign limited liability company" or "foreign company" means a limited liability company formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state.

(3) "Limited liability company" or "company" means a domestic limited liability company subject to this title.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.074 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.074
§ 981.074. AUTHORIZED BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic surplus lines insurer may only insure a risk in this state if:

(1) the insurance is procured as eligible surplus lines insurance under this chapter; and

(2) the insurance is a kind of insurance the insurer is authorized to write under the insurer's articles of incorporation.

(b) A domestic surplus lines insurer may not issue:

(1) a policy in the admitted market; or

(2) a policy to satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of Chapter 601, Transportation Code, insurance requirements of Chapter 406, Labor Code, or requirements of any other law of this state mandating insurance coverage by an insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 24.418 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.418
§ 24.418.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.418. 241ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (SMITH COUNTY). The 241st Judicial District is composed of Smith County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 201.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 201 / Section 201.052
§ 201.052. REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall reimburse the appropriate portion of the general revenue fund for the amount of expenses incurred by the comptroller in administering taxes imposed under this code or another insurance law of this state.

(b) The comptroller shall certify to the commissioner the total amount of expenses estimated to be required to perform the comptroller's duties under this code or another insurance law of this state for each fiscal biennium. The comptroller shall provide copies of the certification to the budget division of the governor's office and to the Legislative Budget Board.

(c) The amount certified by the comptroller shall be transferred from the Texas Department of Insurance operating account to the appropriate portion of the general revenue fund. It is the legislature's intent that money in the Texas Department of Insurance operating account to be transferred under this subsection should reflect the revenues from maintenance taxes paid by insurers under this code or another insurance law of this state.

(d) In setting maintenance taxes for each fiscal year, the commissioner shall ensure that the amount of taxes imposed is sufficient to fully reimburse the appropriate portion of the general revenue fund for the amount of expenses incurred by the comptroller in administering taxes imposed under this code or another insurance law of this state.

(e) If the amount of maintenance taxes collected is not sufficient to reimburse the appropriate portion of the general revenue fund for the amount of expenses incurred by the comptroller, other money in the Texas Department of Insurance operating account shall be used to reimburse the appropriate portion of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.154
§ 3831.154. DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

The district may select one or more financial institutions to serve as a depository bank for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985A / Section 7985A.0502
§ 7985A.0502. 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. Tax Code § 26.11 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 26 / Section 26.11
§ 26.11. PRORATING TAXES--ACQUISITION BY GOVERNMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the federal government, the state, or a political subdivision of the state acquires the right to possession of taxable property under a court order issued in condemnation proceedings, takes possession of taxable property under a possession and use agreement or under Section 21.021, Property Code, or acquires title to taxable property, the amount of the tax due on the property is calculated by multiplying the amount of taxes imposed on the property for the entire year as determined as provided by Section 26.09 of this code by a fraction, the denominator of which is 365 and the numerator of which is the number of days that elapsed prior to the date of the conveyance, the effective date of the possession and use agreement, the date the entity took possession under Section 21.021, Property Code, or the date of the order granting the right of possession, as applicable.

(b) If the amount of taxes to be imposed on the property for the year of transfer has not been determined at the time of transfer, the assessor for each taxing unit in which the property is taxable may use the taxes imposed on the property for the preceding tax year as the basis for determining the amount of taxes to be imposed for the current tax year.

(c) If the amount of prorated taxes determined to be due as provided by this section is tendered to the collector for the unit, the collector shall accept the tender. The payment absolves:

(1) the transferor of liability for taxes by the unit on the property for the year of the transfer; and

(2) the taxing unit of liability for a refund in connection with taxes on the property for the year of the transfer.
Tex. Family Code § 153.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.005
§ 153.005. APPOINTMENT OF SOLE OR JOINT MANAGING CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit, except as provided by Section 153.004, the court:

(1) may appoint a sole managing conservator or may appoint joint managing conservators; and

(2) if the parents are or will be separated, shall appoint at least one managing conservator.

(b) A managing conservator must be a parent, a competent adult, the Department of Family and Protective Services, or a licensed child-placing agency.

(c) In making an appointment authorized by this section, the court shall consider whether, preceding the filing of the suit or during the pendency of the suit:

(1) a party engaged in a history or pattern of family violence, as defined by Section 71.004;

(2) a party engaged in a history or pattern of child abuse or child neglect; or

(3) a final protective order was rendered against a party.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.252
§ 2154.252. CERTAIN SALES OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the fireworks conform to the standards of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission and the department, a person in this state may not:

(1) sell the fireworks at retail;

(2) offer the fireworks for retail sale;

(3) possess the fireworks for retail sale in this state; or

(4) transport, use, or explode the fireworks in this state.

(b) A person may offer for sale to the general public Fireworks 1.4G only at authorized retail locations. All mail order sales of Fireworks 1.4G are prohibited.

(c) Fireworks may not be sold or offered for sale to children under 16 years of age or to an intoxicated or incompetent person. A person selling fireworks at retail shall make a reasonable effort to determine that potential purchasers of fireworks are of the minimum age required by this subsection.

(d) A licensed manufacturer, distributor, jobber, or importer may not sell fireworks to a person who does not hold a license or permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8813.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8813 / Section 8813.104
§ 8813.104. PURCHASE OF WATER FROM ANOTHER ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the authority purchases water from another entity for resale to local governments, the authority shall use its best efforts in negotiating with the entity to determine the amount of capital costs included in any rates or charges paid by the authority. The authority shall determine the amount of expected capital costs of its own system.

(b) The authority may provide each district or municipality within its boundaries information regarding the share of the capital costs to be paid by the district or municipality, as determined by the authority, and may provide each district or municipality the opportunity, in a manner and by a procedure determined by the authority, to fund its share of the capital costs with proceeds from the sale of bonds or fees and charges collected by the districts or municipalities. A district or municipality may use any lawful source of revenue, including bond funds, to pay any sums due to the authority.

(c) The authority may adopt a procedure by which a district or municipality may receive a credit from the authority. The board may adopt any other procedure necessary to accomplish the goals of this section.

(d) In complying with this section, the authority may use any reasonable basis to calculate from time to time the share of the capital costs of a district or municipality. The authority may calculate the shares of the capital costs based on the amount of water used within the authority by the district or municipality during the calendar year preceding the year in which the calculation is made.

(e) This section or any failure to comply with this section does not limit or impede the authority's ability to issue bonds or notes or invalidate any fees, user fees, charges, rates, or special assessments imposed by the authority.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.044
§ 81.044. REPORTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall prescribe the form and method of reporting under this chapter by electronic data transmission, through a health information exchange as defined by Section 182.151 if requested and authorized by the person required to report, or by other means.

(b) The executive commissioner may require the reports to contain any information relating to a case that is necessary for the purposes of this chapter, including:

(1) the patient's name, address, age, sex, race, and occupation;

(2) the date of onset of the disease or condition;

(3) the probable source of infection; and

(4) the name of the attending physician or dentist.

(b-1) In this subsection, "cycle threshold value" means for a communicable disease test the number of thermal cycles required for the fluorescent signal to exceed that of the background and cross the threshold for a positive test. The executive commissioner shall require the reports of polymerase chain reaction tests from clinical or hospital laboratories to contain the cycle threshold values and their reference ranges.

(c) The commissioner may authorize an alternate routing of information in particular cases if the commissioner determines that the reporting procedure would cause the information to be unduly delayed.

(d) For a case of acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus infection, the executive commissioner shall require the reports to contain:

(1) the information described by Subsection (b); and

(2) the patient's ethnicity, national origin, and city and county of residence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.102
§ 3872.102. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may develop or finance recreational facilities as authorized by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and any other law that applies to the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.051 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.051
§ 56B.051. APPLICATION FOR COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for compensation under this chapter must apply in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney general.

(b) An application for compensation under this chapter must be verified and contain:

(1) the date on which the criminally injurious conduct occurred;

(2) a description of the nature and circumstances of the criminally injurious conduct;

(3) a complete financial statement, including:

(A) the cost of medical care or burial expenses and the loss of wages or support the claimant or victim has incurred or will incur; and

(B) the extent to which the claimant or victim has been indemnified for the expenses under Paragraph (A) from a collateral source;

(4) a statement indicating the extent of any disability resulting from the injury incurred;

(5) an authorization permitting the attorney general to verify the contents of the application; and

(6) any other information the attorney general requires.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.253
§ 1501.253. WATER SUPPLY PROJECT OWNERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The water supply project of the river authority may consist of:

(1) a dam;

(2) a reservoir;

(3) related outlet facilities; and

(4) land, easements, or flowage rights.

(b) The river authority shall construct and operate the water supply project.

(c) The river authority shall own the property and each facility of the water supply project except for any part of the water supply project property that the municipality owns under the contract between the municipality and the river authority.

(d) Except for the water supply project and any facility the contract between the municipality and the river authority specifies, the municipality shall own, construct, and operate any other facility needed to deliver to the municipality treated water from the water supply project, including:

(1) the intake structure;

(2) pumping stations, pipelines, and equipment;

(3) treatment and filtration plants;

(4) all intermediate and terminal reservoirs, including intermediate reservoirs used to store water from the water supply project; and

(5) pumping and pipeline facilities to convey water to and from intermediate reservoirs.
Tex. Water Code § 16.232 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.232
§ 16.232. LOCATION OF PROJECTS; REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall maintain files reflecting engineering reports, studies, drawings, and staff findings and recommendations pertaining to the location and effect of reclamation projects.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.311
§ 8104.311. BOND OR NOTE SALE PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

Proceeds from the sale of bonds or notes issued by the authority shall be:

(1) deposited in a depository bank; and

(2) paid out under the terms to which the authority and the purchasers agree.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.151
§ 1084.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 522.0101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0101
§ 522.0101. SHARING OF DATA RELATED TO CERTAIN GENERAL REVENUE FUNDED PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

To the extent permitted under federal law and notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 191 or 192, Health and Safety Code, the commission and other health and human services agencies shall share data to facilitate patient care coordination, quality improvement, and cost savings in Medicaid, the child health plan program, and other health and human services programs funded using money appropriated from the general revenue fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.043
§ 438.043. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCREDITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not accredit an education or training program unless the program includes:

(1) four hours of training on the subject of food, including:

(A) a description of food-borne disease and its cause and prevention;

(B) protection of food in location, receipt, storage, preparation, service, and transportation; and

(C) the food allergen awareness information described by Section 437.027(b);

(2) four hours of training on the subject of food service facilities, including:

(A) waste disposal and sanitary plumbing and water;

(B) cleaning and sanitization of dishes and utensils;

(C) storage of equipment and utensils;

(D) housekeeping procedures and schedules;

(E) proper handling of nonfood supplies, including single service items, linens, and toxic materials; and

(F) cleanliness of the physical plant, including building construction, ventilation, lighting, pest control, and general safety of the environment;

(3) two hours of training on the subject of sanitary habits for food handlers, including:

(A) personal hygiene, including proper dress, handwashing, personal habits, and illness;

(B) food handling practices, including minimum handling and proper use of food service utensils; and

(C) operational problems, including identification and correction of commonly occurring deficiencies; and

(4) four hours of training on the subject of management in the food service industry, including:

(A) self-inspection promotion and techniques;

(B) motivation, including safety, the economics of safe food handling, and planning to meet sanitation guidelines; and

(C) personnel training, including management responsibility, resources, and methods.

(b) In addition to the course requirements in Subsection (a), the department shall require that, to receive accreditation, a course include an examination of at least one hour to allow the instructor to evaluate the students' comprehension of the subject matter covered.

(c) The department shall ensure that each accredited program may be presented in not less than 15 hours.

(d) The course requirements in Subsection (a) do not apply to an education or training program for recertification.

(e) The department may modify the requirements of Subsection (a), (b), or (c) for a course used in training employees under the common control of a single entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.106
§ 8506.106. FORESTATION AND REFORESTATION; PREVENTION OF SOIL EROSION AND FLOODS.
Status: in_force

In the watershed of the Colorado River and its tributaries, the authority may:

(1) forest, reforest, or aid in foresting or reforesting; and

(2) prevent or aid in the prevention of soil erosion and floods.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.056
§ 1001.056. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall:

(1) appoint a person qualified by training and experience as district administrator; and

(2) determine the administrator's compensation.

(b) The board may remove the district administrator at any time.

(c) Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator must execute a bond payable to the district in an amount of not less than $10,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing well and faithfully the administrator's required duties; and

(2) contains other conditions the board may require.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3874.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3874 / Section 3874.006
§ 3874.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created by the city under Chapter 2303, Government Code.

(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project. A project may not receive public funds under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project has been approved by the governing body of the city by the adoption of a resolution.

(c) A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.054
§ 1579.054. COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS; RULES.
Status: in_force

A contract to provide group health coverage under this chapter may be awarded only through competitive bidding under rules adopted by the trustee.