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Tex. Occupations Code § 604.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.151
§ 604.151. CERTIFICATE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate to practice respiratory care must be renewed biennially.

(b) The advisory board by rule may adopt a system under which certificates expire on various dates during the year. For the year in which the certificate expiration date is changed, the advisory board shall prorate certificate fees on a monthly basis so that each certificate holder pays only that portion of the certificate fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the certificate is valid. On renewal of the certificate on the new expiration date, the total certificate renewal fee is payable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.063
§ 1068.063. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) participating in:

(A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or

(B) another statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.001
§ 1010.001. 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 Burleson County Hospital District.
Tex. Property Code § 70.4045 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.4045
§ 70.4045. PERFECTION AND PRIORITY OF AGRICULTURAL LIEN ON CROPS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code, a lien created under this subchapter is perfected at the time the lien attaches under Section 70.403 and continues to be perfected if a financing statement covering the agricultural crop is filed on or before the 90th day after the date:

(1) the physical possession of the crop is delivered or transferred by the agricultural producer to the warehouse or the contract purchaser or the purchaser's agent, if there is only one delivery; or

(2) of the last delivery of the crop to the warehouse or the contract purchaser or the purchaser's agent, if there is a series of deliveries.

(b) If a financing statement covering the agricultural crop is not filed within the time prescribed by Subsection (a)(1) or (2), as applicable, the lien is considered unperfected.

(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code, and except as provided by Subsection (d), a lien created and perfected under this subchapter has priority over a conflicting security interest in or lien on the agricultural crop or the proceeds from the sale of the crop created by the warehouse or the contract purchaser in favor of a third party, regardless of the date the security interest or lien created by the warehouse or the contract purchaser attached. This subsection does not affect:

(1) the validity or priority of a security interest or lien:

(A) created and perfected to secure a loan directly to the agricultural producer; or

(B) created and perfected under Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code, to secure a loan to a warehouse or a contract purchaser on a company-owned crop in favor of a secured lender;

(2) the validity or priority of a cotton ginner's lien created under Section 70.003(d); or

(3) the rights of a holder of a negotiable warehouse receipt.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to a contract purchaser who purchases an agricultural crop from an agricultural producer under a marketing contract created under:

(1) Section 52.016, Agriculture Code; or

(2) regulations adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture under Title 7 of the United States Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 572.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.002
§ 572.002. EFFECT OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect:

(1) the statutory purposes relating to the establishment, operation, or regulation under the Water Code or other applicable law of a public entity that may become a co-owner of a public utility agency under this chapter; or

(2) a public or private entity's rights or powers in effect on August 27, 1979.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3827.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3827 / Section 3827.155
§ 3827.155. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district that will be subject to the assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which the property is located; or

(2) at least 25 owners of real property in the district that will be subject to the assessment, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district that will be subject to the assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which the property is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 441.0055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 441 / Section 441.0055
§ 441.0055. FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmaceutical drug manufacturer shall submit a fee in the amount provided by department rule with each report submitted under this subchapter.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fee in the amount necessary for the department to administer this chapter, not to exceed $400.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.064 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.064
§ 651.064. PROCEDURE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A license holder may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the department.

(b) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the department:

(1) the required renewal fee; and

(2) an additional fee equal to one-half of the original license fee.

(c) A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than two years may renew the license by paying to the department:

(1) all unpaid renewal fees; and

(2) an additional fee equal to the original license fee.

(d) A person whose license has been expired for two years or more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.

(e) Not later than the 30th day before the date a person's license expires, the department shall send written notice of the impending license expiration to the person at the person's last known address.

(f) This section may not be construed to prevent the department from denying or refusing to renew a license under an applicable law or a rule adopted by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8212.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8212 / Section 8212.005
§ 8212.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) right to impose an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Education Code § 38.252 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.252
§ 38.252. REGIONAL INVENTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each regional education service center shall use the rubric developed under Section 38.251 to identify resources related to student mental health available to schools in the center's region, including evidence-based and promising programs and best practices, that:

(1) create school environments that support the social, emotional, and academic development of students;

(2) identify students who may need additional behavioral or mental health support before issues arise;

(3) provide early, effective interventions to students in need of additional support;

(4) connect students and their families to specialized services in the school or community when needed; and

(5) assist schools in aligning resources necessary to address the mental health of students.

(b) A regional education service center may consult with any entity the center considers necessary in identifying resources under Subsection (a), including:

(1) school districts;

(2) local mental health authorities;

(3) community mental health services providers;

(4) education groups;

(5) hospitals; and

(6) institutions of higher education.

(c) Not later than March 1 of each even-numbered year, each regional education service center shall:

(1) use the revised rubric received from the agency under Section 38.251 to identify, in the manner provided by this section, any additional resources that may be available to schools in the center's region; and

(2) submit to the agency a report on resources identified through the process, including any additional resources identified under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.154
§ 1080.154. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall require an independent audit of the district's books and records.

(b) Not later than December 1 of each year, the board shall file a copy of the audit with:

(1) the comptroller; and

(2) the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 133.057 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 133 / Section 133.057
§ 133.057. QUARTERLY REPORT FOR CIVIL FEES.
Status: in_force

On the last day of the month following a calendar quarter, the treasurer shall report the civil fees collected for the preceding calendar quarter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.122 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.122
§ 1802.122. STANDARDS OF PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall adopt standards for the practice of auctioneers and associate auctioneers, including standards for:

(1) the maintenance and use of a trust or escrow account for funds belonging or owed to another; and

(2) required consumer notices.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.056
§ 2308.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the council that a member who is not an ex officio member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 2308.052;

(2) does not maintain during service on the council the qualifications required by Section 2308.052;

(3) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term;

(4) is absent from more than one-fourth of the regularly scheduled council meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the council's members; or

(5) is absent from two consecutive council meetings for which the member received notice not less than 48 hours before the time of the meeting.

(b) The validity of an action of the council is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a council member exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the council of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the council, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.101
§ 453.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Chapter 452, the board shall administer and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2258.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2258 / Section 2258.052
§ 2258.052. COMPLAINT; INITIAL DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of information, including a complaint by a worker, concerning an alleged violation of Section 2258.023 by a contractor or subcontractor, a public body shall make an initial determination as to whether good cause exists to believe that the violation occurred.

(b) A public body must make its determination under Subsection (a) before the 31st day after the date the public body receives the information.

(c) A public body shall notify in writing the contractor or subcontractor and any affected worker of its initial determination.

(d) A public body shall retain any amount due under the contract pending a final determination of the violation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1152.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.205
§ 1152.205. SEPARATE ACCOUNT STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

An insurance company that files a separate account statement under Section 1152.107 shall include in that statement a statement for each separate account that relates to a modified guaranteed contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.214 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.214
§ 3876.214. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.302
§ 6903.302. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must be:

(1) issued in the district's name;

(2) signed by the president or vice president; and

(3) attested by the secretary.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.204
§ 2302.204. CASUAL SALES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a person who purchases fewer than five nonrepairable motor vehicles or salvage motor vehicles from a salvage vehicle dealer, an insurance company or salvage pool operator in a casual sale at auction, except that:

(1) the board shall adopt rules as necessary to regulate casual sales by salvage vehicle dealers, insurance companies, or salvage pool operators and to enforce this section; and

(2) a salvage vehicle dealer, insurance company, or salvage pool operator who sells a motor vehicle in a casual sale shall comply with those rules and Subchapter E, Chapter 501, Transportation Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.153 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.153
§ 36.153. RATE-FILING PACKAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric utility shall file a rate-filing package with the regulatory authority not later than the 120th day after the date the authority notifies the utility that the authority will proceed with an inquiry under Section 36.151.

(b) The regulatory authority may grant an extension of the 120-day period prescribed by Subsection (a) or waive the rate-filing package requirement on agreement of the parties.
Tex. Labor Code § 208.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 208 / Section 208.003
§ 208.003. NOTICE TO EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer may designate in writing to the commission an address for mail service.

(b) If an employer designates a mailing address under Subsection (a), mailing of notice of claims, determinations, or other decisions to that address constitutes notice to the employer.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 243.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 243 / Section 243.003
§ 243.003. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 243.004, a person may not establish or operate an ambulatory surgical center in this state without a license issued under this chapter.

(b) Each ambulatory surgical center must have a separate license.

(c) A license is not transferable or assignable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.153
§ 1047.153. PURCHASING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The board may purchase all necessary supplies, materials, and office equipment to meet the needs of the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 13.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 13 / Section 13.001
§ 13.001. DISMISSAL OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A court in which an affidavit of inability to pay under Rule 145, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, has been filed may dismiss the action on a finding that:

(1) the allegation of poverty in the affidavit is false; or

(2) the action is frivolous or malicious.

(b) In determining whether an action is frivolous or malicious, the court may consider whether:

(1) the action's realistic chance of ultimate success is slight;

(2) the claim has no arguable basis in law or in fact; or

(3) it is clear that the party cannot prove a set of facts in support of the claim.

(c) An action may be dismissed under Subsection (a) as frivolous or malicious either before or after service of process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8268.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8268 / Section 8268.052
§ 8268.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.031
§ 501.031. RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall include on each title an optional rights of survivorship agreement that:

(1) provides that if the agreement is between two or more eligible persons, the motor vehicle will be owned by the surviving owners when one or more of the owners die; and

(2) provides for the acknowledgment by signature, either electronically or by hand, of the persons.

(b) If the vehicle is registered in the name of one or more of the persons who acknowledged the agreement, the title may contain a:

(1) rights of survivorship agreement acknowledged by all the persons; or

(2) remark if a rights of survivorship agreement is on file with the department.

(c) Ownership of the vehicle may be transferred only:

(1) by all the persons acting jointly, if all the persons are alive; or

(2) on the death of one of the persons, by the surviving person or persons by transferring ownership of the vehicle, in the manner otherwise required by law, with a copy of the death certificate of the deceased person.

(d) A rights of survivorship agreement under this section may be revoked only if the persons named in the agreement file a joint application for a new title in the name of the person or persons designated in the application.

(e) A person is eligible to file a rights of survivorship agreement under this section if the person:

(1) is married and the spouse of the person is the only other party to the agreement;

(2) is unmarried and attests to that unmarried status by affidavit; or

(3) is married and provides the department with an affidavit from the person's spouse that attests that the person's interest in the vehicle is the person's separate property.

(f) The department may develop an optional electronic rights of survivorship agreement for public use.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.153 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.153
§ 301.153. DATE OF PERMIT ISSUANCE; PERMIT AREA.
Status: in_force

A permit may not be issued by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation before the end of the 30-day period immediately following the first publication of notice and then only in:

(1) those counties or parts of counties in the target area or operational area in which the majority of the qualified voters voting have approved or have not disapproved the issuance of a permit if an election has been held; or

(2) any county or part of a county in the target area or operational area if no petition for an election has been filed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.328 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.328
§ 772.328. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) a bank;

(2) a savings bank;

(3) a trust company;

(4) a savings and loan association;

(5) an insurance company;

(6) a fiduciary;

(7) a trustee;

(8) a guardian; and

(9) a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, and other political subdivision of the state and other public funds of the state and its agencies, including the permanent school fund.

(b) District bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state. The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.602 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.602
§ 361.602. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the voluntary cleanup program is to provide incentive to remediate property by removing liability of lenders and future landowners. The program does not replace other voluntary actions and is restricted to voluntary actions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0201
§ 3984.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected or appointed as provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) Except as provided by Section 3984.0203, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8461.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8461 / Section 8461.054
§ 8461.054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3988.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3988 / Section 3988.0103
§ 3988.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of the district is to preserve the 141.35 acres of land used for the historic Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin as a public golf course, publicly available parkland, or a combination of those uses.

(b) This chapter does not preclude, and is not intended by any language contained herein to preclude, preservation of the historic Lions Municipal Golf Course in Austin in its current 141.35 acre imprint as an 18-hole public golf course, practice facilities, and land related to the course.

(c) This chapter does not require a person to:

(1) sell or otherwise convey real property to the district or the city; or

(2) enter into an agreement with the district.

(d) 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.

(e) By creating the district and in authorizing the county, the city, 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.

(f) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county or the city from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county or city services provided in the district.