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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.48 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.48
§ 17.48. DUTY OF DISTRICT AND COUNTY ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) It is the duty of the district and county attorneys to lend to the consumer protection division any assistance requested in the commencement and prosecutions of action under this subchapter.

(b) A district or county attorney, with prior written notice to the consumer protection division, may institute and prosecute actions seeking injunctive relief under this subchapter, after complying with the prior contact provisions of Subsection (a) of Section 17.47 of this subchapter. On request, the consumer protection division shall assist the district or county attorney in any action taken under this subchapter. If an action is prosecuted by a district or county attorney alone, he shall make a full report to the consumer protection division including the final disposition of the matter. No district or county attorney may bring an action under this section against any licensed insurer or licensed insurance agent transacting business under the authority and jurisdiction of the State Board of Insurance unless first requested in writing to do so by the State Board of Insurance, the commissioner of insurance, or the consumer protection division pursuant to a request by the State Board of Insurance or commissioner of insurance.

(c) In an action prosecuted by a district or county attorney under this subchapter for a violation of Section 17.46(b)(28), three-fourths of any civil penalty awarded by a court must be paid to the county where the court is located.

(d) A district or county attorney is not required to obtain the permission of the consumer protection division to prosecute an action under this subchapter for a violation of Section 17.46(b)(28), if the district or county attorney provides prior written notice to the division as required by Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 25.1352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1352
§ 25.1352. KERR COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 72, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

(b) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Kerr County has:

(1) concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in proceedings under the Family Code; and

(2) concurrent with the county court, the jurisdiction of a probate court in proceedings under Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code, and Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 72, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(58), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(f), (g) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 72, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(58), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 72, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.002
§ 32.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied in relation to applicable federal laws and regulations so that adequate and high quality health care may be made available to all children and adults who need the care and are not financially able to pay for it.

(b) If a provision of this chapter conflicts with a provision of the Social Security Act or any other federal act and renders the state program out of conformity with federal law to the extent that federal matching money is not available to the state, the conflicting provision of state law shall be inoperative to the extent of the conflict but shall not affect the remainder of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.072 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.072
§ 32.072. SUBCOMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in consultation with the Perinatal Advisory Council, shall appoint a subcommittee of that advisory council to advise the advisory council and the department on the development of rules related to the designations made by the department under this subchapter. As part of its duties under this subsection, the subcommittee specifically shall advise the advisory council and the department regarding the criteria necessary for a health care entity or program in this state to receive a designation under this subchapter.

(b) The subcommittee must consist of individuals with expertise in fetal diagnosis and therapy. A majority of the members of the subcommittee must practice in those areas in a health profession in this state. The subcommittee may include national and international experts.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.205
§ 883.205. EXAMINATION OF FOREIGN MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
Status: in_force

To the extent practicable, an examination of a foreign mutual insurance company must be conducted in cooperation with the insurance departments of other states in which the foreign company is authorized to transact business.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0029
§ 25.0029. FEES.
Status: in_force

A judge of a statutory probate court shall assess the same fees as are prescribed by law relating to county judges' fees. The clerk of the court shall collect the fees and pay them into the county treasury on collection. A fee may not be paid to the judge.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 35.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.006
§ 35.006. SELECTION OF PROGRAMS OR PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each client may select the client's program or provider of services, except that the client may select only a program or provider that complies with department standards.

(b) The department shall require each program or provider to comply with department standards relating to the provision of support services and may disapprove payments for a program or provider that does not comply with the rules.

(c) The department shall assist each client in locating and selecting qualified programs and services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9056.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9056 / Section 9056.104
§ 9056.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value derived from the old facility.

(b) If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted by this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 62.033 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.033
§ 62.033. CONDUCT OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall issue an order creating and defining the voting precincts in the proposed district and shall name polling places within the precincts. In designating the polling places, the commissioners court shall take into consideration the convenience of the voters in the proposed district.

(b) The commissioners court shall select and appoint the judges and other necessary officers of election.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.107 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.107
§ 2A.107. RECORDING AND FILING COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a complaint is made before a district or county attorney that an offense has been committed in the attorney's district or county, as applicable, the attorney shall:

(1) reduce the complaint to writing;

(2) cause the complaint to be signed and sworn to by the complainant;

(3) attest the complaint; and

(4) as applicable:

(A) if the offense is a misdemeanor and except as provided by Subsection (b), immediately prepare an information based on the complaint and file the information in the court having jurisdiction; or

(B) if the offense is a felony, immediately file the complaint with a magistrate of the county.

(b) In a county that does not have a county attorney or a criminal district court, a misdemeanor case may be tried based on complaint alone without an information.

(c) For purposes of fulfilling the duties under this article, a district or county attorney may administer oaths.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.055
§ 651.055. REFUSAL TO ISSUE LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The department may refuse to issue a license to an applicant if the department determines that:

(1) the financial responsibility, experience, character, or general fitness of the applicant or any person associated with the applicant does not command the confidence of the community and does not warrant the belief that the applicant will engage in the business of insurance premium financing honestly, fairly, and efficiently; or

(2) the applicant does not have available for the operation of the business net assets of at least $25,000.
Tex. Government Code § 1503.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1503 / Section 1503.110
§ 1503.110.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1503.110. PLEDGE AND USE OF PROCEEDS OF TAX BY MUNICIPALITIES WITH POPULATION OF 200,000 OR MORE. (a) This section applies only to a home-rule municipality that:

(1) has a population of 200,000 or more; and

(2) owns real property acquired for airport purposes that is leased, wholly or partly, to an airport operating company or corporation.

(b) A municipality that issues bonds under this subchapter to acquire improvements constructed by an airport operating company or corporation or to further improve its airport, or that issues bonds to refund bonds issued under this subchapter for those purposes, may impose and pledge to the payment of the operation and maintenance expenses of the airport all or part of the proceeds of an ad valorem tax authorized by Section 22.051, Transportation Code, in the manner provided by Section 1503.109.
Tex. Estates Code § 1202.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.102
§ 1202.102. COMPENSATION FOR ATTORNEY AD LITEM AND GUARDIAN AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney ad litem appointed under Section 1202.101 is entitled to reasonable compensation for services in the amount set by the court to be taxed as costs in the proceeding, regardless of whether the proceeding results in the restoration of the ward's capacity or a modification of the ward's guardianship.

(b) A guardian ad litem appointed in a proceeding involving the complete restoration of a ward's capacity or modification of a ward's guardianship is entitled to reasonable compensation, as provided by Section 1054.055(a), regardless of whether the proceeding results in the restoration of the ward's capacity or a modification of the ward's guardianship.
Tex. Water Code § 68.314 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.314
§ 68.314. DELINQUENT ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

A delinquent assessment incurs interest, penalties, and attorney's fees in the same manner as a delinquent ad valorem tax. The owner of a facility may pay at any time the entire assessment, with interest, penalties, and attorney's fees that have accrued on the assessment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1104.024 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.024
§ 1104.024. COMMINGLING.
Status: in_force

Life insurance policy proceeds received by a trustee under this subchapter may be commingled with any other assets properly coming into the trust.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.053
§ 8288.053. BOARD RESOLUTIONS; VOTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall act through orders or resolutions adopted by the board.

(b) All directors are entitled to vote.

(c) The affirmative vote of a majority of the directors in attendance, but not fewer than five directors, is necessary to adopt an order or resolution.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.015
§ 4005.015. NONPROFITS.
Status: in_force

The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to the disposition of a security or membership:

(1) issued by a corporation or association:

(A) that is organized exclusively for a religious, educational, benevolent, fraternal, charitable, or reformatory purpose;

(B) that is not organized for pecuniary profit; and

(C) for which no part of the net earnings inures to the benefit of any stockholder, shareholder, or individual member of the corporation or association; and

(2) for which no commission or remuneration is paid or given or is to be paid or given.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 23.013 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 23 / Section 23.013
§ 23.013. VACATING OR STAYING ORDER SUSPENDING LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may render an order vacating or staying an order suspending a license if the person has paid all amounts owed to the commission or has established a satisfactory payment record.

(b) The commission shall promptly deliver an order vacating or staying an order suspending a license to the appropriate licensing authority.

(c) On receipt of an order vacating or staying an order suspending a license, the licensing authority shall promptly reinstate and return the affected license to the person if the person is otherwise qualified for the license.

(d) An order rendered under this section does not affect the right of the commission to any other remedy provided by law, including the right to seek relief under this chapter. An order rendered under this section does not affect the power of a licensing authority to grant, deny, suspend, revoke, terminate, or renew a license as otherwise provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8362.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8362 / Section 8362.004
§ 8362.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8362.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.361 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.361
§ 171.361. PENALTY FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 171.208 of this code prohibiting the disclosure of information on a report filed under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, confinement in jail for not more than one year, or both.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.315 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.315
§ 1477.315. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county by order may issue revenue refunding bonds similarly secured to refund either original bonds or revenue refunding bonds previously issued by the county under this subchapter.

(b) The refunding bonds shall be executed as provided by this subchapter for original bonds.

(c) The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(d) In lieu of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the county, in the order authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in the place bonds to be refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds to be refunded to their option or maturity date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.313 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.313
§ 370.313. PARTICIPATION ON CERTAIN OTHER BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, OR PUBLIC BODIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may participate in and designate board members to serve as representatives on boards, commissions, or public bodies, the purposes of which are to promote the development of joint toll facilities in this state, between this state and other states of the United States, or between this state and the United Mexican States or states of the United Mexican States.

(b) A fee or expense associated with authority participation under this section may be reimbursed from money in the authority's feasibility study fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.137 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.137
§ 12.137. TOBACCO SETTLEMENT PERMANENT TRUST ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The tobacco settlement permanent trust account administration advisory committee shall advise:

(1) the department on the implementation of the department's duties under this subchapter; and

(2) the comptroller on the administration of the comptroller's duties under Section 403.1041, Government Code.

(b) The advisory committee is composed of 11 members appointed as follows:

(1) one member appointed by the executive commissioner to represent a public hospital or hospital district located in a county with a population of 50,000 or less or a public hospital owned or maintained by a municipality;

(2) one member appointed by the political subdivision that, in the year preceding the appointment, received the largest annual distribution paid from the account;

(3) one member appointed by the political subdivision that, in the year preceding the appointment, received the second largest annual distribution paid from the account;

(4) four members appointed by the Texas Conference of Urban Counties from nominations received from political subdivisions that in the year preceding the appointment, received the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th largest annual distribution paid from the account;

(5) one member appointed by the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas;

(6) one member appointed by the North and East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association;

(7) one member appointed by the South Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association; and

(8) one member appointed by the West Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association.

(b-1) An appointing entity under Subsection (b) is not a state association of counties.

(c) A commissioners court that sets the tax rate for a hospital district must approve any person appointed by the hospital district to serve on the advisory committee.

(d) The advisory committee shall elect the officers of the committee from among the members of the committee.

(e) The advisory committee may act only on the affirmative votes of eight members of the committee.

(f) Members of the advisory committee serve staggered six-year terms expiring on August 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(g) Appointments to the advisory committee shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

(h) A member of the advisory committee may not receive compensation from the trust fund or the state for service on the advisory committee but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses of attending meetings of the advisory committee or performing other official duties authorized by the comptroller.

(i) The department shall provide administrative support and resources to the advisory committee as necessary for the advisory committee to perform the advisory committee's duties under this subchapter.

(j) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the advisory committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969 / Section 7969.152
§ 7969.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7969.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.031 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.031
§ 47.031. EXPIRATION OF LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) All licenses and permits issued under the authority of Chapter 47 of this code are valid only during the yearly period for which they are issued without regard to the date on which the licenses are acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.

(b) All licenses and permits issued under the authority of Chapter 47 may not be transferred to another person except that a license issued in the name of a business shall remain valid for the business location specified on the license or permit if a change of ownership and/or business name occurs. A license issued under the authority of Section 47.009, 47.011, 47.014, or 47.016 may be transferred to a new address if the business moves to another location. A license issued under the authority of Section 47.007, 47.010, or 47.013 may be transferred to another vehicle or vessel or to a new owner of the same vehicle or vessel. The commission, by regulation, may prescribe requirements necessary to clarify license and permit transfer procedures and may prescribe, by regulation, forms to be used and fees to be charged for transfer of licenses and permits in this chapter and for duplicate license plates and duplicate or replacement licenses and permits.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.0231 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0231
§ 501.0231. LABELING OF CERTAIN TOYS AND GAMES.
Status: in_force

(a) Toys or games intended for use by children, including the parts of those toys or games, shall be labeled in the manner required by department rule. The rules adopted under this subsection shall be consistent with federal guidelines and regulations adopted under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1261 et seq.), as amended. Until the executive commissioner adopts rules under this subsection, the toys, games, and parts shall be labeled in the manner required by federal guidelines and regulations adopted under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1261 et seq.) as of September 1, 2001.

(b) Latex balloons, small balls, marbles, and any toy or game that contains such a balloon, ball, or marble shall be labeled in the manner required by department rule. The rules adopted under this subsection shall be consistent with federal guidelines and regulations adopted under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1261 et seq.), as amended. Until the executive commissioner adopts rules under this subsection, latex balloons, small balls, marbles, and any toy or game that contains such a balloon, ball, or marble shall be labeled in the manner required by federal guidelines and regulations adopted under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1261 et seq.) as of September 1, 2001.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.001
§ 4001.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature to:

(1) simplify and reform the regulation of agents and other persons regulated under this title in this state by consolidating the kinds of licenses issued to those persons under this title; and

(2) promote uniformity in the licensing, examination, continuing education, and disciplinary requirements for those persons in this state and with other states.