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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.004
§ 3905.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.058 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.058
§ 464.058. GENERAL DIRECTIVE TO STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

A state agency may not deny to an individual a state or federal social service benefit on the basis that the individual is participating in a faith-based residential chemical dependency treatment program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.151
§ 1201.151. REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a retailer must refund a consumer's deposit not later than the 15th day after the date that a written request for the refund is received from the consumer.

(b) The deposit may be retained only if:

(1) the consumer specially orders from the manufacturer a manufactured home that is not in the retailer's inventory;

(2) the home conforms to the specifications of the special order and any representations made to the consumer;

(3) the consumer fails or refuses to accept delivery and installation of the home by the retailer; and

(4) the consumer was given conspicuous written notice of the requirements for retaining the deposit.

(c) The retailer may not retain more than five percent of the estimated cash price of the specially ordered home and must refund any amount that exceeds five percent.

(d) This section does not apply to:

(1) a deposit held in escrow in a real estate transaction; or

(2) money stated to be a down payment in an executed retail sales contract.

(e) A deposit becomes a down payment upon execution of a sales purchase contract. Thereafter, if the consumer exercises the consumer's three-day right of rescission in accordance with Section 1201.1521, the retailer shall, not later than the 15th day after the date of the rescission, refund to the consumer all money and other consideration received from the consumer, with only the allowable deduction for real property appraisal and title work expenses in accordance with Section 1201.1511.

(f) Retention of real property appraisal and title work expenses authorized by Subsection (e) is not allowed if the consumer exercises the right of rescission in accordance with 12 C.F.R. Section 1026.23.
Tex. Occupations Code § 264.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 264 / Section 264.101
§ 264.101. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates a provision of this subtitle is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000.

(b) Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing the civil penalty.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2213.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2213 / Section 2213.052
§ 2213.052. CREATION OF SAVINGS AND LOAN SELF-INSURANCE TRUST; COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Two or more savings and loan associations that have their principal offices located in this state may create a savings and loan self-insurance trust to provide insurance and indemnity coverage for the savings and loan self-insurance trust's members and the officers and directors of the savings and loan self-insurance trust's members.

(b) Insurance and indemnity coverage provided by the savings and loan self-insurance trust is limited to savings and loan blanket bonds covering losses resulting from:

(1) dishonest acts and criminal acts of employees; or

(2) robbery.

(c) The trustees shall determine, according to the plan, the amount of coverage to be provided to a savings and loan association participating in the savings and loan self-insurance trust.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.204
§ 846.204. WAITING PERIOD PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

Sections 846.202 and 846.203 do not preclude application of a waiting period that applies to all new participating employees under the health benefit plan in accordance with the terms of the multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.111 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.111
§ 31.111. OPERATING VESSEL LIVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) A vessel livery must purchase liability insurance from an insurer licensed to do business in this state.

(b) Before releasing possession of a rented vessel, a vessel livery shall provide each operator of the rented vessel instruction relating to:

(1) the provisions of this chapter;

(2) operational characteristics of the rented vessel; and

(3) boating regulations that apply in the area of operation of the vessel.

(c) After providing the instruction required by Subsection (b) and before releasing possession of the rented vessel, the vessel livery shall require each operator to sign an acknowledgment form indicating that the operator has received the required instruction. The vessel livery shall retain the form for at least six months.
Tex. Education Code § 51.827 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.827
§ 51.827. ELIGIBILITY TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to continue participation in the program, an undergraduate student who is admitted to the program must:

(1) meet criteria established by the council regarding:

(A) courses taken and minimum grade point average for those courses during enrollment at the general academic teaching institution or the private or independent institution of higher education;

(B) progress in those courses;

(C) achievement of an acceptable score on the Medical College Admission Test or any equivalent examination taken as a precondition for enrollment in or admission to a participating medical school; and

(D) any other matter the council considers appropriate;

(2) participate in:

(A) internship programs described by Section 51.824(c) in:

(i) the summers immediately following the student's sophomore and junior years; and

(ii) if required, the summer immediately following the student's senior year; and

(B) any undergraduate or graduate mentoring program required by the council; and

(3) exhibit intelligence, integrity, and personal and emotional characteristics that are considered necessary for the student to become an effective physician.

(b) If an undergraduate student who is admitted to the program fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (a) without good cause as determined by the council, the council may terminate that student's participation in the program at the end of the semester during which the student failed to meet the requirements of that subsection. A student's participation in the program is automatically terminated if the student fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (a) for two consecutive semesters without good cause.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4021.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4021 / Section 4021.0305
§ 4021.0305. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.102 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.102
§ 131.102. ENTRY POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief apiary inspector may enter at a reasonable hour any public or private premises, including a building, depot, express office, storeroom, vehicle, or warehouse, in which bees, equipment, pollen, or honey may be located to determine whether a violation of Subchapter B, C, or D of this chapter has occurred or is occurring.

(b) The Department of State Health Services may enter at a reasonable hour any public or private premises, including a building, depot, express office, storeroom, vehicle, or warehouse, in which bees, equipment, pollen, or honey may be located to determine whether a violation of Subchapter E has occurred or is occurring.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.517 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.517
§ 401.517. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a laser hair removal facility shall have a certified laser hair removal professional or a licensed health professional described by Section 401.504(c) present to supervise the laser hair removal procedures performed at the facility during the facility's operating hours.

(b) A laser hair removal facility may continue to perform laser hair removal procedures after the facility's certified laser hair removal professional leaves the facility if a senior laser hair removal technician is present to perform or supervise each procedure. Not later than the 45th day after the date the facility's certified laser hair removal professional leaves the facility:

(1) the facility's senior laser hair removal technician must become certified as a laser hair removal professional under Section 401.505; or

(2) the facility must hire a new certified laser hair removal professional.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.005
§ 166.005. ENFORCEABILITY OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVES EXECUTED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

An advance directive or similar instrument validly executed in another state or jurisdiction shall be given the same effect as an advance directive validly executed under the law of this state. This section does not authorize the administration, withholding, or withdrawal of health care otherwise prohibited by the laws of this state.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.207 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.207
§ 52.207. REPORTS; CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In conjunction with the commission's authority to collect and compile information, the commission may collect a report from a holder of a:

(1) certificate of operating authority; or

(2) service provider certificate of operating authority.

(b) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of information contained in a report collected under this section that is claimed to be confidential for competitive purposes. The confidential information is exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(c) To protect the confidential information, the commission shall aggregate the information to the maximum extent possible considering the purpose of the proceeding.
Tex. Election Code § 214.043 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 214 / Section 214.043
§ 214.043. EQUIPMENT USED FOR RECOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The recount supervisor shall designate the automatic tabulating equipment to be used for an electronic recount in precincts in the supervisor's jurisdiction.

(b) A recount of ballots originally counted on automatic tabulating equipment at a polling place must be made on the same or a similar unit of equipment unless the person requesting the recount requests that other equipment be used.

(c) A recount of ballots originally counted at a central counting station must be made on the same equipment unless:

(1) the equipment is unavailable or is not in usable condition; or

(2) the person requesting the recount requests that other equipment be used.

(d) If the equipment used for the original count is available and in usable condition, the recount supervisor is not required to grant a request that the recount be made on different equipment unless the request is contained in the recount document or in a written request filed with the supervisor before the supervisor gives notice of the time and place for beginning the recount.

(e) Equipment other than that used for the original count must:

(1) be located at a site that complies with Section 127.001(c) unless all persons entitled to notice of the recount consent to a site that does not comply; and

(2) be approved by:

(A) the programmer for the election if the ballots were counted at a polling place and the unit to be used for the recount was not used in the election; or

(B) the programmer for the election or the tabulation supervisor of the central counting station at which the ballots were counted, if counted at a central counting station.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7502.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7502 / Section 7502.055
§ 7502.055. RECOMMENDATION OF DIRECTOR FOLLOWING REJECTION BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission rejects a recommendation submitted by the board, the board shall hold a special meeting of landowners not later than the 20th day after the date notice of the meeting is mailed to the landowners in the authority.

(b) At the special meeting, the board shall conduct a written poll and submit the results of the poll to the commission in the same manner as the poll conducted at the annual meeting.

(c) The board shall hold subsequent special meetings as needed for the appointment of the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.031 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.031
§ 15.031. EXECUTOR; ADMINISTRATOR; GUARDIAN.
Status: in_force

If the suit is against an executor, administrator, or guardian, as such, to establish a money demand against the estate which he represents, the suit may be brought in the county in which the estate is administered, or if the suit is against an executor, administrator, or guardian growing out of a negligent act or omission of the person whose estate the executor, administrator, or guardian represents, the suit may be brought in the county in which the negligent act or omission of the person whose estate the executor, administrator, or guardian represents occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0058
§ 5018.0058. OFFICER'S OR EMPLOYEE'S SURETY BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond required of a district officer or employee must be executed by a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety on the bond.

(b) The district may pay the premium on the bond.
Tex. Penal Code § 76.046 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 76 / Section 76.046
§ 76.046. UNAUTHORIZED ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "agent of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 76.045.

(b) A person commits an offense if, as an agent of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization, the person, without the approval of this state or the United States:

(1) prevents another person in this state from violating the laws of a foreign government; or

(2) detects, investigates, monitors, or surveilles another person in this state for the purpose of preventing the other person from violating the laws of a foreign government.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56C.003 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56C / Section 56C.003
§ 56C.003. LANDOWNER COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(1) a trespasser as a result of an offense under Chapter 28, Penal Code, that was committed in the course of or in furtherance of a border crime; or

(2) a law enforcement response to a trespasser who was engaged in a border crime.

(a-1) The attorney general may use money from the following sources to establish the program described by Subsection (a):

(1) money appropriated, credited, or transferred by the legislature for purposes of the program; and

(2) grants and reimbursements received from the federal government for purposes of the program.

(b) The attorney general shall establish:

(1) eligibility criteria for compensation under this article, including requirements for providing proof of eligibility for compensation;

(2) application procedures;

(3) criteria for evaluating applications and awarding compensation;

(4) guidelines related to compensation amounts, provided that the maximum amount awarded per incident causing damage may not exceed a total of $75,000 and any portion of damages attributable to livestock, timber, or crops may not exceed $10,000; and

(5) procedures for monitoring the use of compensation awarded under this article and ensuring compliance with any conditions of the award.

(b-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), damage caused to agricultural land includes any debris, pollutants, or contaminants left on the land during the applicable incident, and compensation awarded under this article may include an amount necessary to clean up the debris, pollutants, or contaminants to restore the soil to its agricultural use.

(c) The attorney general may not award compensation under this article for damage caused by a trespasser described by Subsection (a)(1) unless the damage is documented in a written report by a law enforcement agency as having occurred in connection with a border crime.

(c-1) On request by the attorney general and not later than the 14th business day after the date of the request, a law enforcement agency shall release to the attorney general all reports, including witness statements and criminal history record information, to allow the attorney general to determine whether a person qualifies for an award of compensation under this article and the extent of the damage.

(c-2) The attorney general may not award compensation under this article to a lessee for real property damage caused by a trespasser described by Subsection (a)(1) unless the lessee provides a notarized statement from the landowner authorizing the lessee to directly receive compensation awarded under this article for the damage.

(d) In awarding compensation under this article for damage caused by a trespasser described by Subsection (a)(1), the attorney general may not consider the outcome of any criminal prosecution arising out of:

(1) the offense under Chapter 28, Penal Code, as a result of which the applicant suffered damage; or

(2) the applicable offense listed in Article 56C.001(2)(A).
Tex. Labor Code § 410.203 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.203
§ 410.203. POWERS AND DUTIES OF APPEALS PANEL; PRIORITY OF HEARING ON REMAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The appeals panel shall consider:

(1) the record developed at the contested case hearing; and

(2) the written request for appeal and response filed with the appeals panel.

(b) The appeals panel may:

(1) reverse the decision of the administrative law judge and render a new decision;

(2) reverse the decision of the administrative law judge and remand the case to the administrative law judge for further consideration and development of evidence; or

(3) affirm the decision of the administrative law judge in a case described by Section 410.204(a-1).

(c) The appeals panel may not remand a case under Subsection (b)(2) more than once.

(d) A hearing on remand shall be accelerated and the commissioner shall adopt rules to give priority to the hearing over other proceedings.

(e) The appeals panel shall issue and maintain a precedent manual. The precedent manual shall be composed of precedent-establishing decisions and may include other information as identified by the appeals panel.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.255
§ 1369.255. COMPLETION OF AUDIT.
Status: in_force

An audit of a claim under Section 1369.254 must be completed on or before the one-year anniversary of the date the claim is received by the health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.301 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.301
§ 54.301. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Exiting utility" means a telecommunications utility that:

(A) holds a certificate of operating authority or a service provider certificate of operating authority;

(B) is the predominant provider of basic local telecommunications service in a defined geographic area and provides those services using the utility's own facilities; and

(C) ceases operations in all or part of the utility's certificated service area under Section 54.253 or 54.303.

(2) "Provider of last resort" means a certificated telecommunications utility that must offer basic local telecommunications service throughout a defined geographic area.

(3) "Successor utility" means a telecommunications utility that holds a certificate of convenience and necessity, certificate of operating authority, or service provider certificate of operating authority, and that is or is designated to become the provider of last resort for the defined geographic area previously served by an exiting utility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.059
§ 1060.059. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may employ an attorney, general manager, bookkeeper, architect, and other employees necessary for the efficient operation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8070.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8070 / Section 8070.0106
§ 8070.0106. 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. Local Government Code § 117.058 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.058
§ 117.058.
Status: in_force

Sec. 117.058. ACCOUNTING FOR AND DISBURSING REGISTRY FUNDS IN COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF 190,000 OR MORE. (a) This section applies to a county with a population of 190,000 or more.

(b) If the commissioners court of a county provides a depository for the registry funds of the county clerk or the district clerk, those officers shall make reports under oath to the county auditor to properly reflect all registry funds received and disbursed by the officer, including all money remaining on hand at the time of the report. The county auditor shall prescribe the form and frequency of the report.

(c) Each check issued for the disbursement of the funds must be issued in accordance with the laws providing for registry fund depositories. Each check must be signed according to procedure established by the county auditor before delivery or payment.