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Tex. Transportation Code § 548.507 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.507
§ 548.507. FEE FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTION STATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish reasonable and necessary fees for certification as an inspection station.

(b) The fees established under this section may not be less than:

(1) except as provided by Subdivision (2) or (3):

(A) $100 for certification until August 31 of the odd-numbered year after the date of appointment as an inspection station; and

(B) $100 for certification for each subsequent two-year period;

(2) if an applicant for certification as an inspection station has been convicted of a violation of this chapter relating to an emissions inspection under Subchapter F:

(A) $500 for certification until August 31 of the odd-numbered year after the date of appointment as an inspection station; and

(B) $100 for certification for each subsequent two-year period; and

(3) if an applicant for certification as an inspection station has been convicted of two or more violations of this chapter relating to an emissions inspection under Subchapter F:

(A) $1,500 for certification until August 31 of the odd-numbered year after the date of appointment as an inspection station; and

(B) $100 for certification for each subsequent two-year period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8503.028 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8503 / Section 8503.028
§ 8503.028. AUTHORITY POWERS IN LAMPASAS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the authority may exercise all powers within Lampasas County that it may otherwise exercise within the 10 counties specified in Section 8503.003, except that the authority may not provide water or wastewater services in the portion of Lampasas County outside the Colorado River watershed without the consent of the Brazos River Authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3835.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3835 / Section 3835.052
§ 3835.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) From persons recommended by the board:

(1) the City of Richmond shall appoint two voting directors;

(2) the City of Rosenberg shall appoint two voting directors; and

(3) the cities shall jointly appoint one voting director.

(b) For an appointment under Subsection (a)(1) or (2), a person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body of the city, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person. For an appointment under Subsection (a)(3), a person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body of each city, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.

(c) If the board increases the number of voting directors from five, an equal number of directors must be appointed by the Cities of Richmond and Rosenberg. The remaining director, if any, must be appointed jointly by the cities as provided by this section.
Tex. Property Code § 22.043 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.043
§ 22.043. RETAINED JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

A court that authorizes a defendant in a trespass to try title action to remove improvements retains jurisdiction of the action until the court makes a final disposition of the case and a final determination of the rights, duties, and liabilities of the parties and sureties.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.154 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.154
§ 154.154. AGREEMENT TO PAY FINANCE CHARGE.
Status: in_force

A purchaser of a prepaid funeral benefits contract may agree in writing to pay the seller a finance charge in accordance with Chapter 345 on an amount due the seller on the contract.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.305 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.305
§ 15.305. GENERAL COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

A person may not act as the general counsel to the commission or the department if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the department.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.036 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.036
§ 232.036. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A subdivider commits an offense if the subdivider knowingly fails to file a plat required by this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A subdivider who owns a subdivision commits an offense if the subdivider knowingly fails to timely provide for the construction or installation of water or sewer service as required by Section 232.032 or fails to make a reasonable effort to have electric utility service and gas utility service installed by a utility as required by Section 232.032. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) If it is shown at the trial of an offense under Subsection (a) that the defendant caused five or more residences in the subdivision to be inhabited, the offense is a state jail felony.

(d) A subdivider commits an offense if the subdivider allows the conveyance of a lot in the subdivision without the appropriate water and sewer utilities as required by Section 232.032 or without having made a reasonable effort to have electric utility service and gas utility service installed by a utility as required by Section 232.032. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. Each lot conveyed constitutes a separate offense.

(e) Venue for prosecution for a violation under this section is in the county in which any element of the violation is alleged to have occurred or in Travis County.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.054 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.054
§ 31.054. PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND REMOVAL OF PAPERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who desires to examine any paper, record, or file must make a written request on a form and according to procedures prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner may establish procedures as reasonably necessary to maintain the integrity of the records.

(b) No transfer or deed which may be a link in any chain of title to any certificate on file in the land office may be removed by any person, but the commissioner shall deliver to the interested person on demand certified copies which shall have the same force and effect as the originals.

(c) If the genuineness of any original paper is questioned in a suit, the commissioner, on order of the court in which the suit is pending, shall deliver the original paper to the proper person and shall retain a certified copy of the paper which will have the same force and effect as the original if the original is lost.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.327 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.327
§ 547.327. SPOTLAMPS PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two spotlamps.

(b) A spotlamp shall be aimed so that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam strikes the windshield, window, mirror, or occupant of another vehicle in use.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8840.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8840 / Section 8840.102
§ 8840.102. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter, the administrative and procedural provisions of Chapter 36, Water Code, apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.157
§ 2054.157. OVERSIGHT BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may make formal recommendations to a state agency regarding the agency's need to develop, implement, or improve its project management practices.

(b) The department shall report on state agencies' progress in developing and implementing project management practices as part of the department's biennial performance report.
Tex. Education Code § 85.64 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 85 / Section 85.64
§ 85.64. PROTECTION FROM DRAINAGE.
Status: in_force

In every case where the area in which oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals sold shall be contiguous or adjacent to lands which are not lands belonging to and held by the university system, the acceptance of the bid and the sale made thereby shall constitute an obligation on the owner to adequately protect the land leased from drainage from the adjacent lands to the extent that a reasonably prudent operator would do under the same and similar circumstances. In cases where the area in which the oil, gas, sulphur, mineral ore, and other minerals are sold is contiguous to other lands belonging to and held by the university system which have been leased or sold at a lesser royalty, the owner shall likewise protect the land from drainage from the lands so leased or sold for a lesser royalty. On failure to protect the land from drainage as herein provided, the sale and all rights thereunder may be forfeited by the board in the manner provided in this subchapter for forfeitures.
Tex. Election Code § 18.012 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 18 / Section 18.012
§ 18.012. SECRETARY OF STATE TO APPROVE COMPUTER SERVICES CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may not contract with a computer service company or other private business entity for services related to the lists required under this subchapter unless the programs, equipment, or other materials to be covered by the contract are approved by the secretary of state. The secretary may rescind approval of the programs, equipment, or other materials at any time, and on that action the contract is nullified to the extent that it depends on the disapproved items.

(b) A computer service company or other private business entity may not use modified programs, equipment, or other materials under the contract unless the modifications are approved by the secretary of state.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (b). An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56C.005 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56C / Section 56C.005
§ 56C.005. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 100th day after the end of each state fiscal year, the attorney general shall submit to the governor and the legislature a report on the attorney general's activities under this chapter during the preceding fiscal year that includes the following information, disaggregated by each offense listed in Article 56C.001(2)(A):

(1) the number of applications made;

(2) the number of applicants receiving compensation; and

(3) the amount of compensation awarded.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 151.105 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 151 / Section 151.105
§ 151.105. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee commits an offense if the trustee, knowingly or with intent to defraud, directly or indirectly retains, uses, disperses, or otherwise diverts more than $500 of trust money without first fully paying all of the beneficiaries the purchase price for the timber.

(b) A trustee acts with intent to defraud if the trustee retains, uses, disperses, or diverts trust money with the intent to deprive a beneficiary of trust money.

(c) A trustee is presumed to have acted with intent to defraud if the trustee does not pay all of the beneficiaries the purchase price for the timber not later than the 45th day after the date the trustee collects money for the timber.

(d) An offense under this section is:

(1) a state jail felony if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber sold is at least $500 but less than $20,000;

(2) a felony of the third degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber sold is at least $20,000 but less than $100,000;

(3) a felony of the second degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber sold is at least $100,000 but less than $200,000; or

(4) a felony of the first degree if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the value of the timber sold is at least $200,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.205
§ 1045.205. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for hospital and ancillary health care purposes;

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital and ancillary health care purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service to assist the district in carrying out its hospital and ancillary health care purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority, or in accordance with other laws relating to the issuance of revenue bonds by a hospital district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.131 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.131
§ 214.131. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Street" means a public highway, boulevard, parkway, square, or street, or a part or side of any of these.

(2) "Structure" means a building or other structure, or a part of a building or other structure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.151
§ 1053.151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "hospital official" means the following officers or employees, or their equivalent, of the teaching hospital described by Section 1053.152(a):

(1) the executive director;

(2) the president;

(3) the chief executive officer;

(4) the chief operating officer;

(5) the chief financial officer;

(6) any vice president; and

(7) any other officer.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9603 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9603
§ 61.9603. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to receive repayment assistance, an attorney must:

(1) apply to the board;

(2) be currently employed as an attorney by a district or county attorney's office that serves a rural county; and

(3) enter into an agreement to remain employed by the district or county attorney's office as provided by Section 61.9605.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.175 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.175
§ 1473.175. USE OF JOINT PROJECT BUILDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a public health administration building erected jointly by a county and a municipality under this subchapter may be:

(1) used for any purpose that will contribute to the health of the residents of the county and municipality; and

(2) occupied and used by the county and municipality jointly.

(b) The public health administration building may not be used for hospital purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.351
§ 882.351. POLICYHOLDER'S ENTITLEMENT TO DIVIDEND.
Status: in_force

A policyholder of a mutual life insurance company is entitled to a credit or payment of a dividend from that part of the company's divisible surplus that may be fairly allocated to the policyholder's policy.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.610 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.610
§ 152.610. DEFERRED PAYMENT ON WINDING UP PARTNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

If a partner withdraws under Section 152.501 and not later than the 60th day after the date of withdrawal an event requiring winding up occurs under Section 11.051 or 11.057:

(1) the partnership may defer paying the redemption price to the withdrawn partner until the partnership makes a winding up distribution to the remaining partners; and

(2) the redemption price or contribution obligation is the amount the withdrawn partner would have received or contributed if the event requiring winding up had occurred at the time of the partner's withdrawal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8089.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8089 / Section 8089.0201
§ 8089.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8089.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 861.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 861 / Section 861.152
§ 861.152. GENERAL POWERS OF COMPANY.
Status: in_force

A general casualty company may:

(1) sue or be sued in the name of the company;

(2) make or enforce contracts in relation to the business of the company;

(3) have and use a common seal;

(4) in its own name, or through a trustee chosen by the board of directors, acquire, purchase, hold, and dispose of real and personal property to further the purposes of the company; and

(5) through its board of directors, trustees, or managers, adopt and amend bylaws that include provisions establishing the qualifications, duties, and terms of office of and the manner of electing directors, trustees, or managers and officers of the company.
Tex. Education Code § 51.963 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.963
§ 51.963. EMPLOYEE WITH MULTIPLE APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

A full-time employee of an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 who has appointments to more than one position at the same institution may receive pay for working more than 40 hours in a week if the institution determines that pay in lieu of compensatory time is in the best interests of the institution.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.310 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.310
§ 54A.310. GENERAL POWERS OF ASSOCIATE JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) On the motion of a party or the associate judge, an associate judge may return a complex guardianship proceeding to the referring court for final disposition after recommending temporary orders for the protection of a ward.

(b) An associate judge may:

(1) render and sign any pretrial order; and

(2) recommend to the referring court any order after a trial on the merits.
Tex. Water Code § 5.354 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.354
§ 5.354. VENUE.
Status: in_force

A suit instituted under Section 5.351 or 5.352 of this code must be brought in a district court in Travis County.
Tex. Government Code § 24.240 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.240
§ 24.240.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.240. 138TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). (a) The 138th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County. The court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(b) The terms of the 138th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March, July, and November.

(c) The judge of the 138th District Court shall impanel grand juries at all times required by law.

(d) Section 24.205, relating to the 103rd District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 138th District Court.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 304 / Section 304.001
§ 304.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Telemarketing Disclosure and Privacy Act.
Tex. Government Code § 522.0001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 522 / Section 522.0001
§ 522.0001. LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST BY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each health and human services agency shall submit to the commission a biennial agency legislative appropriations request on a date determined by commission rule.

(b) A health and human services agency may not submit the agency's legislative appropriations request to the legislature or the governor until the commission reviews and comments on the request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997 / Section 7997.151
§ 7997.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7997.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Local Government Code § 42.0225 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0225
§ 42.0225. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AROUND CERTAIN MUNICIPALLY OWNED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an area owned by a municipality that is:

(1) annexed by the municipality; and

(2) not contiguous to other territory of the municipality.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 42.021, the annexation of an area described by Subsection (a) does not expand the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 497.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.028
§ 497.028. CATALOGS.
Status: in_force

The office shall prepare catalogs that accurately and completely describe articles and products produced under this subchapter. The office shall send copies of the catalogs to all state agencies and make the catalogs available to political subdivisions.
Tex. Government Code § 801.207 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.207
§ 801.207. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the board. The file must include:

(1) the name of the person who filed the complaint;

(2) the date the complaint is received by the board;

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;

(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(6) an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the board closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.

(b) The board shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the board's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The board, at least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and each person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.153
§ 258.153. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter, including rules to establish the minimum standards for the administration of anesthesia by a dentist.

(b) The rules must be designed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public and must include requirements relating to:

(1) for each type of permit held, the methods that may be used to administer an anesthetic and the anesthetic agents that may be used;

(2) dental patient evaluation, diagnosis, counseling, and preparation;

(3) dental patient monitoring to be performed and equipment to be used during a procedure and during postprocedure monitoring;

(4) emergency procedures, drugs, and equipment, including education, training, and certification of personnel, as appropriate, and including protocols for transfers to a hospital;

(5) the documentation necessary to demonstrate compliance with this subchapter;

(6) the period in which protocols or procedures covered by rules of the board shall be reviewed, updated, or amended; and

(7) the minimum components required to be included in a preoperative checklist to be used before administering anesthesia to a patient and retained in the patient's dental record.