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Tex. Finance Code § 35.212 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.212
§ 35.212. PAYMENT AND APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) When an administrative penalty order under Section 35.211 becomes final, a person affected by the order, within the time permitted by law for appeal, shall:

(1) pay the amount of the penalty;

(2) pay the amount of the penalty and file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both; or

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

(b) Within the time permitted by law for appeal, a person who acts under Subsection (a)(3) may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the amount of the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving the court a supersedeas bond that is approved by the court for the amount of the penalty and that is effective until all judicial review of the order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the amount of the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) giving a copy of the affidavit to the banking commissioner by certified mail.

(c) Not later than the fifth day after the date the banking commissioner receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (b)(2), the banking commissioner may file with the court a contest to the affidavit. The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the amount of the penalty and to give a supersedeas bond.

(d) If the person does not pay the amount of the penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the banking commissioner may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the amount of the penalty.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.2203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.2203
§ 1603.2203. ESTABLISHMENT LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) An establishment licensed as:

(1) an establishment may provide any barbering or cosmetology service;

(2) a manicurist specialty establishment may provide any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(7) or (8);

(3) an esthetician specialty establishment may provide any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), or (6) or (c);

(4) a manicurist/esthetician specialty establishment may provide any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8) or (c);

(5) a hair weaving specialty establishment may provide any service described by Section 1603.0011(a)(9);

(6) an eyelash extension specialty establishment may provide any service described by Section 1603.0011(c);

(7) a mini-establishment may provide any barbering or cosmetology service; and

(8) a mobile establishment may provide any barbering or cosmetology service.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Mini-establishment" includes a room or suite of rooms that is one of a number of connected establishments in a single premises that open onto a common hallway or another configuration of operations as authorized by the department in which a person practices under a license issued under Subchapter E-1.

(2) "Mobile establishment" means a facility that is readily movable and where barbering, cosmetology, or both are practiced other than at a fixed location.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.554 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.554
§ 91.554. AVAILABILITY OF CONFIDENTIAL ELECTRIC LOGS.
Status: in_force

If the commission requires an electric log to be filed before the expiration of a period of confidentiality, the commission shall make that electric log available for inspection during the period of confidentiality only to:

(1) a person authorized in writing by the operator; and

(2) members of the commission and its employees in the exercise of their powers and duties under this code.
Tex. Government Code § 74.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.201
§ 74.201. STAFF.
Status: in_force

A district judge who presides over multidistrict litigation involving claims for asbestos-related or silica-related injuries may appoint one briefing attorney and not more than three clerks to assist the judge.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.001
§ 31.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Appraiser" means a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser who:

(A) is employed by or contracts with the land office; and

(B) performs professional valuation services completely and in a manner that is independent, impartial, and objective.

(2) "Board" means the School Land Board.

(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

(4) "Division" means the asset management division of the General Land Office or any other division delegated the duties of the asset management division by the commissioner.

(5) "Evaluation report" means the annual report prepared by the commissioner as provided by Subchapter E.

(6) "Exchange" means an exchange of equal value or an exchange of real property accompanied by consideration.

(7) "Governor's report" means the report prepared by the commissioner as provided by Section 31.157.

(8) "Institution of higher education" means the Texas State Technical College System, the Southwest College for the Deaf, or an institution of higher education, excluding a public junior college, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(9) "Land office" means the General Land Office.

(10) "Market value" means the value of real property determined by an appraisal of the real property performed by an appraiser.

(11) "Political subdivision" means a municipality, county, public school district, levee improvement district, municipal utility district, or any other special purpose district authorized by state law.

(12) "Real estate transaction" means a sale, lease, trade, exchange, gift, grant, or other conveyance of a real property interest.

(13) "Real property owned by the state" means any interest in real property in the possession of the state or a state agency, including real property held in trust by a state agency.

(14) "State" means the State of Texas.

(15) "State agency" means a board, commission, department, institution, office, or other agency of state government, including an institution of higher education but excluding a special purpose district or authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941A / Section 7941A.0106
§ 7941A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made 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 the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.257
§ 3892.257. FILING OF ORDER WITH COUNTY CLERK AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board shall keep in the records of the consolidated district, recorded in the office of the county clerk in each of the counties in the consolidated district, a consolidation order issued by the board. The board shall file the consolidation order with the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952A / Section 7952A.0301
§ 7952A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Education Code § 22.08391 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.08391
§ 22.08391. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Information collected about a person to comply with this subchapter, including the person's name, address, phone number, social security number, driver's license number, other identification number, and fingerprint records:

(1) may not be released except:

(A) to comply with this subchapter;

(B) by court order; or

(C) with the consent of the person who is the subject of the information;

(2) is not subject to disclosure as provided by Chapter 552, Government Code; and

(3) shall be destroyed by the requestor or any subsequent holder of the information not later than the first anniversary of the date the information is received.

(b) Any criminal history record information received by the State Board for Educator Certification as provided by this subchapter is subject to Section 411.090(b), Government Code.

(c) Any criminal history record information received by the agency as provided by this subchapter is subject to Section 411.0901(b), Government Code.

(d) Any criminal history record information received by a school district, charter school, private school, regional education service center, commercial transportation company, or education shared services arrangement or an entity that contracts to provide services to a school district, charter school, or shared services arrangement as provided by this subchapter is subject to Section 411.097(d), Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8299.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8299 / Section 8299.103
§ 8299.103. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Alvin.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8255.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8255 / Section 8255.051
§ 8255.051. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.

(b) The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 661.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.027
§ 661.027. EQUAL TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

A state employee absent while using time withdrawn from the family leave pool may use the time as sick leave earned by the employee. The employee shall be treated for all purposes as if the employee is absent on earned sick leave.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933A / Section 7933A.0103
§ 7933A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9030.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9030 / Section 9030.001
§ 9030.001. 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 Burnet County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

(4) "Project" means a program or project authorized by this chapter or general law, to be undertaken inside or outside the boundaries of the district, that is necessary to accomplish the public purposes of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0305
§ 3945.0305. CONVEYANCE AND APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may convey a road project authorized by Section 3945.0304 to:

(1) a municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road if the municipality or county has approved the plans and specifications of the road project; or

(2) the state if the state will operate and maintain the road and the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district shall operate and maintain a road project authorized by Section 3945.0304 that the district implements and does not convey to a municipality, a county, or this state under Subsection (a).

(c) The district may agree in writing with a municipality, a county, or this state to assign operation and maintenance duties to the district, the municipality, the county, or this state in a manner other than the manner described in Subsections (a) and (b).
Tex. Government Code § 469.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 469 / Section 469.106
§ 469.106. BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES USED TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS; STATE LEASES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the commission shall require complete compliance with the standards and specifications adopted by the commission under this chapter that apply specifically to a building or facility occupied by a state agency involved in extending direct services to persons with mobility impairments. Those standards and specifications also apply to a building or facility occupied by the Health and Human Services Commission.

(b) The department and the Texas Facilities Commission shall ensure compliance with the standards and specifications described by Subsection (a) for a building or facility described by Subsection (a) and leased for an annual amount of more than $12,000 or built by or for the state.

(c) Before a building or facility to be leased by the state for an annual amount of more than $12,000 is occupied in whole or in part by the state, a person described by Section 469.105(b) must perform an on-site inspection of the building or facility to determine whether it complies with all accessibility standards and specifications adopted under this chapter.

(d) If an inspection under Subsection (c) determines that a building or facility does not comply with all applicable standards and specifications, the leasing agency or the Texas Facilities Commission, as applicable, shall cancel the lease unless the lessor brings the building or facility into compliance not later than:

(1) the 60th day after the date the person performing the inspection delivers the results of the inspection to the lessor or the lessor's agent; or

(2) a later date established by the commission if circumstances justify a later date.
Tex. Finance Code § 339.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 339 / Section 339.005
§ 339.005. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

This title does not override or restrict the applicability of 12 U.S.C. Section 1735f-7a.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8875.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8875 / Section 8875.003
§ 8875.003. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The initial boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Comal County, Texas, except that the district does not include any territory that is included in the boundaries of the Trinity Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.332 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.332
§ 9.332. TRANSFER OF MONEY; TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM DEPOSIT ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) A transferee of money takes the money free of a security interest unless the transferee acts in collusion with the debtor in violating the rights of the secured party.

(b) A transferee of funds from a deposit account takes the funds free of a security interest in the deposit account unless the transferee acts in collusion with the debtor in violating the rights of the secured party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7977.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7977 / Section 7977.151
§ 7977.151. 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 7977.153.

(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. Natural Resources Code § 134.099 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.099
§ 134.099. CERTIFICATION OF SILTATION STRUCTURE.
Status: in_force

The performance standards shall require that a siltation structure constructed under Section 134.092(a)(10)(B) be certified by a qualified registered engineer to be constructed as designed and as approved in the reclamation plan.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.012 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.012
§ 134.012. JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION OVER SURFACE COAL, IRON ORE, AND IRON ORE GRAVEL MINING AND RECLAMATION OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission has exclusive jurisdiction over:

(1) surface coal mining and reclamation operations in this state; and

(2) iron ore and iron ore gravel mining and reclamation operations in this state.

(b) This chapter governs iron ore and iron ore gravel mining and reclamation operations to the extent it can be made applicable.

(c) The jurisdiction conferred by Subsection (a)(2) does not extend to:

(1) a mining or reclamation activity in progress on or before September 1, 1985; or

(2) a mining operation or reclamation activity that is conducted solely on real property owned in fee simple by the person authorizing the operation or reclamation activity and that is confined to a single, contiguous tract of land, if:

(A) the activity is conducted in an area not larger than 20 acres;

(B) the depth of the mining operation is restricted to 30 inches or less; and

(C) the fee simple owner receives surface damages.

(d) This chapter does not authorize the commission to adjudicate property title or property rights disputes.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.103 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.103
§ 407.103. SELF-INSURER SURCHARGE; EFFECT ON GENERAL SURCHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each certified self-insurer shall pay a self-insurer surcharge for the administration of the division and the office of injured employee counsel and to support the prosecution of workers' compensation insurance fraud in this state. Not more than two percent of the total surcharge base of all certified self-insurers, as computed under Subsection (b), may be assessed for a surcharge under this section.

(b) To determine the surcharge base of a certified self-insurer for purposes of this chapter, the department shall multiply the amount of the certified self-insurer's liabilities for workers' compensation claims incurred in the previous year, including claims incurred but not reported, plus the amount of expense incurred by the certified self-insurer in the previous year for administration of self-insurance, including legal costs, by 1.02.

(c) The surcharge liability of a certified self-insurer under this section is the surcharge base computed under Subsection (b) multiplied by the rate assessed workers' compensation insurance companies under Sections 403.002 and 403.003, as limited by Section 255.002(a), Insurance Code.

(d) In setting the rate of the surcharge for insurance companies, the commissioner of insurance may not consider revenue or expenditures related to the operation of the self-insurer program under this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 84.038 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 84 / Section 84.038
§ 84.038. CANCELLATION EFFECTIVE FOR SINGLE ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The cancellation of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail under Section 84.032(c), (d), or (e) is effective for a single ballot only and does not cancel the application with respect to a subsequent election, including a subsequent election to which the same application applies under Section 84.001(e) or 86.0015(b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3920.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3920 / Section 3920.204
§ 3920.204. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.006 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.006
§ 410.006. REPRESENTATION AT ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A claimant may be represented at a benefit review conference, a contested case hearing, or arbitration by an attorney or may be assisted by an individual of the claimant's choice who does not work for an attorney or receive a fee. An employee of an attorney may represent a claimant if that employee:

(1) is a relative of the claimant; and

(2) does not receive a fee.

(b) An insurance carrier may be represented by an attorney or adjuster.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 3.052 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 3 / Section 3.052
§ 3.052. PROCEDURES TO AMEND CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The procedure to adopt an amendment to the certificate of formation is as provided by the title of this code that applies to the entity.

(b) A filing entity that amends its certificate of formation shall sign and file, in the manner required by Chapter 4, a certificate of amendment complying with Section 3.053 or a restated certificate of formation complying with Section 3.059.
Tex. Government Code § 542.0002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0002
§ 542.0002. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

To the extent of a conflict between a provision of this chapter and another state law, the provision of this chapter controls.
Tex. Election Code § 67.014 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 67 / Section 67.014
§ 67.014. DETERMINING OFFICIAL RESULT OF ELECTION CANVASSED AT STATE LEVEL.
Status: in_force

The official result of an election canvassed by the governor or by the legislature is determined from the canvass of the county returns conducted by that authority.
Tex. Government Code § 2260.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2260 / Section 2260.104
§ 2260.104. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) An administrative law judge of the office shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the procedures adopted by the chief administrative law judge of the office.

(b) Within a reasonable time after the conclusion of the hearing, the administrative law judge shall issue a written decision containing the administrative law judge's findings and recommendations.

(c) The administrative law judge shall base the decision on the pleadings filed with the office and the evidence received.

(d) The decision must include:

(1) the findings of fact and conclusions of law on which the administrative law judge's decision is based; and

(2) a summary of the evidence.

(e) In a contested case hearing under this subchapter:

(1) the decision may not be appealed except for abuse of discretion; and

(2) the state agency may not change the finding of fact or conclusion of law, nor vacate or modify an order as provided in Section 2001.058(e).

(f) Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, does not apply to a hearing under this section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 671.104 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 671 / Section 671.104
§ 671.104. AD VALOREM TAXES AND BONDS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The authority may not:

(1) impose an ad valorem tax; or

(2) issue bonds.