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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.084 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.084
§ 431.084. EMERGENCY PERMITS FOR FOODS CONTAMINATED WITH MICROORGANISMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide for the issuance of temporary permits to a manufacturer, processor, or packer of a class of food in any locality that provides conditions for the manufacture, processing, or packing for the class of food as necessary to protect the public health only if the department finds after investigation that:

(1) the distribution in this state of a class of food may, because the food is contaminated with microorganisms during the manufacture, processing, or packing of the food in any locality, be injurious to health; and

(2) the injurious nature of the food cannot be adequately determined after the food has entered commerce.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish standards and procedures for the enforcement of this section.

(c) During the period for which permits are issued for a class of food determined by the department to be injurious under Subsection (a), a person may not introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce the food unless the person is a manufacturer, processor, or packer who has a permit issued by the department as authorized by rules adopted under this section.

(d) The department may immediately suspend a permit issued under this section if a condition of the permit is violated. An immediate suspension is effective on notice to the permit holder.

(e) A holder of a permit that has been suspended may at any time apply for the reinstatement of the permit. Immediately after a hearing and an inspection of the permit holder's establishment, the department shall reinstate the permit if adequate measures have been taken to comply with and maintain the conditions of the permit as originally issued or as amended.

(f) A permit holder shall provide access to the permit holder's factory or establishment to the department to allow the department to determine whether the permit holder complies with the conditions of the permit. Denial of access is grounds for suspension of the permit until the permit holder freely provides the access.
Tex. Utilities Code § 303.0001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 303 / Section 303.0001
§ 303.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Battery energy storage facility" includes:

(A) a battery energy storage resource; and

(B) any facility or equipment necessary to support the operation of a battery energy storage resource, other than a facility or equipment owned by an electric utility, as defined by Section 31.002.

(2) "Battery energy storage facility agreement" means a lease agreement between a grantee and a landowner that authorizes the grantee to operate a battery energy storage facility on the leased property.

(3) "Battery energy storage resource" means an electrochemical device, whether connected at the transmission or distribution level, with a capacity of one megawatt hour or greater that charges from the grid or a colocated generation resource and discharges that energy at a later time.

(4) "Battery operation date" means the date on which a battery energy storage resource is first used for its intended purpose.

(5) "Grantee" means a person, other than an electric utility as defined by Section 31.002, who:

(A) leases property from a landowner; and

(B) operates a battery energy storage facility on the property.

(6) "Recycle" means the processing, including disassembling, dismantling, and shredding of battery energy storage cells, modules or other equipment, or their components, to recover a usable product.
Tex. Government Code § 414.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 414 / Section 414.004
§ 414.004. DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The executive director of the criminal justice division of the governor's office, with input from the council, shall designate a person to serve as director. The executive director shall consult with the council to define the director's authority and responsibilities.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.204
§ 716.204. IMMUNITY FROM CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY; WRITTEN DIRECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Cemetery organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 711.001.

(2) "Embalmer" has the meaning assigned by Section 651.001, Occupations Code.

(b) If Section 716.054(a) applies, a cemetery organization, a business operating a crematory or columbarium, a funeral director, an embalmer, or a funeral establishment is not criminally liable or liable in a civil action for:

(1) cremating the human remains of a deceased person; or

(2) carrying out the written directions of the deceased person.
Tex. Government Code § 501.134 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.134
§ 501.134. PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A person may not be a public member of the committee if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the department or the committee;

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the department or the committee; or

(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the department or the committee other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for committee membership, attendance, or expenses.
Tex. Government Code § 2176.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2176 / Section 2176.053
§ 2176.053. DELIVERY OF STATE WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

State warrants may be delivered in a manner agreed to by the comptroller and the affected agency.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.307 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.307
§ 884.307. ISSUANCE OF ANNUITY CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A stipulated premium company that possesses capital and unencumbered surplus in a combined amount of at least $100,000 more than all of its liabilities, including contingent liabilities, may issue annuity contracts as authorized by Chapters 3 and 1701 and Title 7.

(b) The stipulated premium company shall maintain reserves on the contracts in accordance with the statutes governing reserves on equivalent contracts issued by a legal reserve company.

(c) A stipulated premium company that writes annuity contracts under this section shall maintain capital and unencumbered surplus in at least the combined amount required by Subsection (a).

(d) A stipulated premium company that does not comply with Subsection (c) is considered to be insolvent.
Tex. Government Code § 614.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.053
§ 614.053. PURCHASE PRICE OF FIREARM.
Status: in_force

A governmental entity shall establish the amount, which may not exceed fair market value, for which a firearm may be purchased under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 487.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 487 / Section 487.001
§ 487.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.

(2) "Director" means the public safety director of the department.

(3) "Dispensing organization" means an organization licensed by the department to cultivate, process, and dispense low-THC cannabis to a patient for whom low-THC cannabis is prescribed under Chapter 169, Occupations Code.

(4) "Low-THC cannabis" has the meaning assigned by Section 169.001, Occupations Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8066.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8066 / Section 8066.0105
§ 8066.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.058 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397A / Section 397A.058
§ 397A.058. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

Except with respect to Chapter 245, if a regulation adopted under this subchapter conflicts with a standard imposed under another statute or local order or regulation, the more stringent standard controls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5016.0051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5016 / Section 5016.0051
§ 5016.0051. COMPOSITION OF PORT COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The port commission is composed of seven port commissioners.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.139 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.139
§ 167.139. MOVEMENT OF COMMODITIES FROM QUARANTINED AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person moves a commodity capable of carrying ticks from a quarantined area in violation of a quarantine established or a commission rule adopted under Section 167.032 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6915.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6915 / Section 6915.101
§ 6915.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a fresh water supply district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 53, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.154
§ 3846.154. IMPOSITION, COMPUTATION, ADMINISTRATION, AND GOVERNANCE OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 323, Tax Code, to the extent not inconsistent with this chapter, governs the application, collection, and administration of the sales and use tax and the excise tax, except that Sections 323.401-323.406, and 323.505, Tax Code, do not apply. Subtitles A and B, Title 2, and Chapter 151, Tax Code, govern the administration and enforcement of the sales and use tax and the excise tax.

(b) Chapter 323, Tax Code, does not apply to the use and allocation of revenue under this chapter.

(c) In applying Chapter 323, Tax Code:

(1) a reference in that chapter to "the county" means the district; and

(2) a reference in that chapter to the "commissioners court" means the board.

(d) The district is entitled to examine and receive information related to the imposition and collection of sales and use taxes to the same extent as if the district were a municipality under Subchapter D, Chapter 321, Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 666.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 666 / Section 666.002
§ 666.002. RECOVERY AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may recover in accordance with this chapter the amount of a state employee's indebtedness to the agency if:

(1) the agency provides a notice to the employee or successor that complies with Section 666.003;

(2) the agency provides the employee or successor with an opportunity to exercise any due process or other constitutional or statutory protection that must be accommodated before the agency may begin a collection action or procedure;

(3) the agency determines that the recovery would not violate any applicable law or rule of this state or the United States; and

(4) the comptroller is not responsible under Section 404.046, 404.069, or 2103.003 for paying the amount owed by the agency to the employee or successor through the issuance of a warrant or initiation of an electronic funds transfer.

(b) The comptroller may recover in accordance with this chapter the amount of a state employee's indebtedness to a state agency if:

(1) the agency provides a notice to the employee or successor that complies with Section 666.003;

(2) the agency's request for the comptroller to recover the indebtedness complies with Section 666.005; and

(3) the comptroller is responsible under Section 404.046, 404.069, or 2103.003 for paying the amount owed by the agency to the employee or the successor through the issuance of a warrant or initiation of an electronic funds transfer.

(c) A state agency may recover the amount of a state employee's indebtedness to the agency under this chapter by:

(1) deducting the amount of the indebtedness from any amount of compensation the agency owes the employee or the employee's successor; or

(2) reducing the gross amount of base salary or wages that the agency owes the employee or the employee's successor for services provided by the employee during any pay period after the pay period in which the indebtedness was incurred.

(d) The comptroller may recover the amount of a state employee's indebtedness to a state agency under this chapter by:

(1) deducting the amount of the indebtedness from any amount of compensation the agency owes the employee or the employee's successor; or

(2) reducing the gross amount of base salary or wages that the agency owes the employee or the employee's successor for services provided by the employee during any pay period after the pay period in which the indebtedness was incurred.

(e) For the purposes of Subsections (c)(2) and (d)(2), an indebtedness is incurred during the pay period the compensation is earned by the employee. For purposes of this subsection, compensation is earned without regard to whether the amount of that compensation exceeds the amount the employee was eligible to receive.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.155
§ 3834.155. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.106
§ 1369.106. CERTAIN WAITING PERIODS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan may not impose a waiting period applicable to benefits for prescription contraceptive drugs or devices unless the waiting period is the same as or shorter than any waiting period applicable to benefits for other prescription drugs or devices under the plan.

(b) A health benefit plan may not impose a waiting period applicable to benefits for outpatient contraceptive services unless the waiting period is the same as or shorter than any waiting period applicable to benefits for other outpatient services under the plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8177.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8177 / Section 8177.101
§ 8177.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.057
§ 1001.057. EMPLOYEE OF PRIVATE CORPORATION OR BUSINESS ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter shall not be construed to apply to the activities of a private corporation or other business entity, or the activities of the full-time employees or other personnel under the direct supervision and control of the business entity, on or in connection with:

(1) reasonable modifications to existing buildings, facilities, or other fixtures to real property not accessible to the general public and which are owned, leased, or otherwise occupied by the entity; or

(2) activities related only to the research, development, design, fabrication, production, assembly, integration, or service of products manufactured by the entity.

(b) A person who claims an exemption under this section and who is determined to have directly or indirectly represented the person as legally qualified to engage in the practice of engineering or who is determined to have violated Section 1001.301 may not claim an exemption until the 10th anniversary of the date the person made that representation.

(c) This exemption does not prohibit:

(1) a licensed professional engineer who intends to incorporate manufactured products into a fixed work, system, or facility that is being designed by the licensee on public property or the property of others from requiring the manufacturer to have plans or specifications signed and sealed by a licensed professional engineer; or

(2) the board from requiring, by rule, that certain manufactured products delivered to or used by the public must be designed and sealed by a licensed professional engineer, if necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.

(d) For purposes of this section, "products manufactured by the entity" also includes computer software, firmware, hardware, semiconductor devices, and the production, exploration, and transportation of oil and gas and related products.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 251.351 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 251 / Section 251.351
§ 251.351. RECORDKEEPING.
Status: in_force

A cooperative association shall keep books and records relating to the cooperative association's business operation in accordance with standard accounting practices.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.301 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.301
§ 154.301. COMPLIANCE INVESTIGATION AND RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the comptroller has reason to believe that a person has failed to pay a tax or penalty in the proper manner when due, as required by this chapter, or otherwise failed to comply with this chapter, the comptroller may employ auditors and investigators to determine compliance and any amount due. If the comptroller determines that the person has not paid the tax or penalty or has failed to comply with this chapter, the comptroller may require the person to pay the reasonable expenses incurred for the compliance investigation and audit as an additional penalty.

(b) The comptroller shall deposit funds paid under this section to the credit of the general revenue fund in the treasury to be used for making audits, conducting investigations, or as otherwise appropriated. The comptroller may use other funds available for audits as appropriated by the legislature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8144.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8144 / Section 8144.002
§ 8144.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Galveston County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 418.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.154
§ 418.154. CERTAIN CLAIMS EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to or authorize compensation for:

(1) the destruction or damaging of standing timber or other property in order to provide a firebreak;

(2) the release of water or breach of impoundments in order to reduce pressure or other danger from actual or threatened flood; or

(3) contravention of Article I, Section 17, of the Texas Constitution or statutes pertaining to that section.
Tex. Government Code § 483.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 483 / Section 483.203
§ 483.203. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may provide a reimbursement grant from the Texas advanced nuclear development fund under this section for the expenses associated with or required for initial development of an advanced nuclear project in this state.

(b) Expenses that qualify for reimbursement under this section are limited to expenses attributable or allocable to:

(1) technology development, including university technology development;

(2) feasibility studies;

(3) site planning, including conceptual site-specific engineering studies;

(4) front-end engineering design;

(5) site and environmental characterization;

(6) regulatory commission early site permit work;

(7) preparation of the construction permit or license application to the regulatory commission;

(8) developing manufacturing capacity and readiness;

(9) fuel processing, manufacturing, and fabrication activities essential to the fuel cycle supply;

(10) preparation of local, state, and nonregulatory commission federal permits; and

(11) regulatory commission licensing fees.

(c) To be eligible for a reimbursement grant under this section, an applicant must provide with an application proof of incurred expenses described by Subsection (b).

(d) A grant provided under this section may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) 50 percent of the amount of qualifying expenses associated with the project; or

(2) $12.5 million.

(e) The office by rule shall establish procedures for the application for and provision of a grant under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.104
§ 157.104. PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN HEALTH COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

A county may purchase and pay premiums for coverages as described by Section 157.006.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8163.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8163 / Section 8163.103
§ 8163.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate arterials or main feeder roads or improvements in aid of those roads.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 579.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 579 / Section 579.203
§ 579.203. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing, the board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(c) Any resident of the district is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interest of the district's residents and that the law warrants.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 2006.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2006 / Section 2006.001
§ 2006.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Micro-business" means a legal entity, including a corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship, that:

(A) is formed for the purpose of making a profit;

(B) is independently owned and operated; and

(C) has not more than 20 employees.

(1-a) "Rural community" means a municipality with a population of less than 25,000.

(2) "Small business" means a legal entity, including a corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship, that:

(A) is formed for the purpose of making a profit;

(B) is independently owned and operated; and

(C) has fewer than 100 employees or less than $6 million in annual gross receipts.

(3) "State agency" means a department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council, or other agency of the state and includes an officer who is authorized by law to determine contested cases.