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Tex. Property Code § 301.171 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.171
§ 301.171. INTIMIDATION OR INTERFERENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, without regard to whether the person is acting under color of law, by force or threat of force intentionally intimidates or interferes with a person:

(1) because of the person's race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin and because the person is or has been selling, purchasing, renting, financing, occupying, or contracting or negotiating for the sale, purchase, rental, financing, or occupation of any dwelling or applying for or participating in a service, organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or renting dwellings; or

(2) because the person is or has been or to intimidate the person from:

(A) participating, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, in an activity, service, organization, or facility described by Subdivision (1); or

(B) affording another person opportunity or protection to so participate; or

(C) lawfully aiding or encouraging other persons to participate, without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin, in an activity, service, organization, or facility described by Subdivision (1).

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Education Code § 85.14 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 85 / Section 85.14
§ 85.14. CHAIRMAN OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from its members a chairman of the board, who shall call the board together for the transaction of business whenever he deems it expedient.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.004
§ 36.004. APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of the banking commissioner, the court in which a liquidation proceeding is pending may:

(1) appoint an independent receiver; and

(2) require a suitable bond of the independent receiver.

(b) On appointment of an independent receiver, the banking commissioner is discharged as receiver and remains a party to the liquidation proceeding with standing to initiate or contest any motion. The views of the banking commissioner are entitled to deference unless they are inconsistent with the plain meaning of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 432.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.158
§ 432.158. RIOT OR BREACH OF PEACE.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter who causes or participates in a riot or breach of the peace shall be punished as a court-martial directs.
Tex. Family Code § 261.315 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.315
§ 261.315. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN INVESTIGATION INFORMATION FROM RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the conclusion of an investigation in which the department determines that the person alleged to have abused or neglected a child did not commit abuse or neglect, the department shall notify the person of the person's right to request the department to remove information about the person's alleged role in the abuse or neglect report from the department's records.

(b) On request under Subsection (a) by a person whom the department has determined did not commit abuse or neglect, the department shall remove information from the department's records concerning the person's alleged role in the abuse or neglect report.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.152
§ 562.152. STATEMENT OF CHARGES; NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) When the department has reason to believe that a person engaged in the business of discount health care programs in this state has engaged or is engaging in this state in an unfair method of competition or unfair or deceptive act or practice defined by Subchapter B or has violated Subchapter B or C and that a proceeding by the department regarding the charges is in the interest of the public, the department shall issue and serve on the person:

(1) a statement of the charges; and

(2) a notice of the hearing on the charges, including the time and place for the hearing.

(b) The department may not hold the hearing before the sixth day after the date the notice required by Subsection (a)(2) is served.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.155 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.155
§ 53.155. COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGES FROM USE OF SURFACE.
Status: in_force

(a) Leases issued under Subchapter B or E of this chapter for unsold surveyed or unsurveyed school land, other than land included in islands, saltwater lakes, bays, inlets, marshes, and reefs owned by the state in tidewater limits and other than that portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of the state, must include a provision requiring compensation for damages from the use of the surface in prospecting for, exploring, developing, or producing the leased minerals.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall set the procedure for receiving compensation for damages to the surface of land dedicated to the permanent school fund.

(c) Money collected for surface damages shall be deposited in a special fund account in the State Treasury to be used for conservation, reclamation, or constructing permanent improvements on land that belongs to the permanent school fund.

(d) The special fund account must be an interest-bearing account, and the interest received on the account shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the permanent school fund.

(e) Money collected under this section and designated for the construction of permanent improvements as provided by this section must be used not later than two years after the date on which the money is collected.

(f) Any money that remains in the special fund account for longer than two years shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the permanent school fund.

(g) Compensation for damages under this section is in addition to any bonus, rental, royalty, or other payment required by the lease.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.104 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.104
§ 140B.104. DISPOSITION OF FORFEITED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The state shall dispose of all forfeited property as soon as commercially feasible. If property is not exercisable or transferable for value by the state, the state may destroy or otherwise dispose of the property.

(b) All forfeitures or dispositions under this subchapter shall be made with due provision for the rights of innocent persons.

(c) The state shall promptly distribute the proceeds realized from the forfeiture and disposition of property under this section in accordance with Subchapter D.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0706 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0706
§ 3976.0706. REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLECTION OF REVENUE TO PAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may not collect an assessment to be used for the payment of bonds until:

(1) the completion of at least 95 percent of the underground water, wastewater, and drainage facilities financed from bond proceeds that are necessary to serve the projected build-out, as certified by the district's engineer;

(2) the district or other appropriate party has secured the groundwater, surface water, and water discharge permits that are necessary to secure capacity to support the projected build-out;

(3) the completion of at least 95 percent of lift station, water plant, and sewage treatment plant capacity sufficient to serve the connections constructed in the project for a period of not less than 18 months, as certified by the district's engineer; and

(4) the completion of at least 95 percent of the streets and roads that are necessary to provide access to the areas served by utilities and financed by the proceeds of bonds issued by the district, as certified by the district's engineer and constructed in accordance with municipal or county standards.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.142 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.142
§ 63.142. DISTRIBUTION OF MISBRANDED FERTILIZER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person distributes, conspires to distribute, or causes another person to distribute commercial fertilizer that:

(1) carries a false or misleading statement on, attached to, or accompanying the container;

(2) makes a false or misleading statement concerning its agricultural value on the container or in any advertising matter accompanying or associated with it;

(3) is of a composition, quantity, or quality that is below or is different from that which it is represented to be on its label;

(4) has a container that is made, formed, or filled in a manner that is misleading; or

(5) purports to be or is represented as a commercial fertilizer for which a definition of identity and a standard have been prescribed by rule, but does not conform to the definition or standard.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown that the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this subchapter, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0301
§ 4007.0301. 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. Human Resources Code § 51.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.001
§ 51.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to promote development of and access to locally based and supported nonprofit services for victims of family violence throughout the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.005
§ 8878.005. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a district or municipality or the owner of a large tract may petition for exclusion of all of the territory of the municipality, district, or large tract from the authority's boundaries if, on the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, all or any part of the municipality, district, or large tract is located in the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter. The petition must be signed, as applicable, by a majority of the members of the governing body of the district or municipality or by the landowner of the large tract.

(b) The board shall:

(1) not later than the 180th day after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, grant the petition and order the territory excluded if the petition:

(A) includes an accurate legal description of the boundaries of the territory to be excluded; and

(B) is filed with the authority not later than the 120th day after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter; and

(2) if the board grants the petition, file for recording in the office of the county clerk for the applicable county or counties a copy of the order and a description of the authority's boundaries as they exist after the exclusion of the territory.

(c) If a district, municipality, or large tract is excluded from the authority's boundaries under this section, the authority is not required to:

(1) provide water or any other service to the district, municipality, or large tract; or

(2) include the district, municipality, or large tract in any groundwater reduction plan adopted or implemented by the authority.

(d) If, not later than the 120th day after the effective date of this chapter, the governing body of a district or municipality or the owner of a large tract files a petition for exclusion under this section, the authority may not impose fees, user fees, rates, or charges on the district, municipality, or large tract after the petition is filed with the authority unless the district, municipality, or large tract is annexed by the authority under Section 8878.006.

(e) If a district or municipality excluded or the owner of a large tract excluded from the authority's boundaries under this section petitions the authority to be annexed under Section 8878.006, the authority may annex the district, municipality, or large tract. The authority may, as a condition of annexation, require terms and conditions the board considers appropriate. The authority may require the district, municipality, or owner of the large tract to pay the authority the fees, user fees, and charges, with interest, that, as determined by the authority, the district, municipality, or owner of the large tract would have been charged by the authority if the district, municipality, or large tract had not been excluded from the authority under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.155
§ 162.155. REVIEW OF DATA BY PHYSICIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Before releasing a physician's core credentials data from its data bank for the first time, the board shall provide to the affected physician 15 business days to review the data and request reconsideration or resolution of errors in or omissions from the data. The board shall include with the data any change or clarification made by the physician.

(b) The board shall notify a physician of any change to the physician's core credentials data when a change is made or initiated by a person other than the physician.

(c) A physician may request to review the physician's core credentials data collected at any time after the initial release of information. The board is not required to hold, release, or modify any information because of the request.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.025
§ 593.025. PLACEMENT PREFERENCE.
Status: in_force

Preference for requested, voluntary placement in a residential care facility shall be given to the facility located nearest the residence of the proposed resident, unless there is a compelling reason for placement elsewhere.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.001
§ 1109.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of hospital managers of the district.

(2) "Commissioners court" means the Commissioners Court of Tyler County.

(3) "District" means the Tyler County Hospital District.

(4) "Manager" means a member of the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.261 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.261
§ 801.261.
Status: in_force

Sec. 801.261. LICENSED EQUINE DENTAL PROVIDER: APPLICATION, QUALIFICATIONS, AND ISSUANCE. (a) The board shall issue an equine dental provider license to a person who is qualified under this section. A person is qualified to be licensed as an equine dental provider if the person:

(1) passes a jurisprudence examination conducted by the board in accordance with Section 801.264;

(2) is not disqualified under this chapter or board rule; and

(3) is certified by the International Association of Equine Dentistry or another board-approved certification entity or organization.

(b) An applicant for an equine dental provider license must submit to the board:

(1) an application on the form prescribed by the board;

(2) information to enable the board to conduct a criminal background check as required by the board; and

(3) any other information required by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 2156.122 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2156 / Section 2156.122
§ 2156.122. SOLICITATION OF PROPOSALS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller or other state agency shall:

(1) solicit proposals under this subchapter by a request for proposals; and

(2) give public notice of a request for proposals in the manner provided for requests for bids under Subchapter B.
Tex. Transportation Code § 311.901 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 311 / Section 311.901
§ 311.901. REGULATION OF ANIMALS ON STREET OF TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may:

(1) prohibit or suppress horse racing on a street or immoderate riding or driving of an animal on a street; or

(2) require a person to fasten in place the person's horse or other animal remaining in a street.
Tex. Government Code § 466.453 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.453
§ 466.453. PAYMENT OF COSTS AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The department may share in the payment of costs associated with participating in multijurisdiction lottery games.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.062 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.062
§ 49A.062. AUTHORITY TO DISINTER BODY.
Status: in_force

If a body or body part subject to an inquest under Article 49A.053 is interred and an authorized person has not conducted an inquest required under this subchapter, a justice of the peace may direct the disinterment of the body or body part to conduct an inquest.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0403 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0403
§ 547.0403. MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED; GRANT CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall condition a grant provided to the community collaborative under this subchapter on the collaborative providing funds from non-state sources in a total amount at least equal to the grant amount.

(b) A community collaborative may seek and receive gifts, grants, or donations from any person to raise the required funds from non-state sources.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.057 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.057
§ 71.057. NURSERY DEALERS AND AGENTS; ANNUAL REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who buys and sells or leases or offers for sale or lease a nursery product and who has facilities that maintain or preserve the nursery product and prevent that product from becoming dry, infested, or diseased is a nursery dealer.

(b) A person is a nursery agent if the person sells or leases, offers for sale or lease, or takes mail orders for the sale or lease of a nursery product and:

(1) is entirely under the control of a nursery grower or nursery dealer with whom the nursery product offered for sale or lease originates; or

(2) operates on a cooperative basis for handling a nursery product with a nursery grower or nursery dealer.

(c) A nursery agent shall possess proper credentials from the nursery grower or nursery dealer the agent represents or cooperates with. A nursery agent who fails to possess proper credentials is subject to this subchapter as a nursery dealer.

(d) A nursery dealer or nursery agent must register with the department under this section before offering for sale or lease or otherwise distributing a nursery product.

(e) A nursery dealer or nursery agent may apply for registration or renewal of registration by submitting an application prescribed by the department and an annual fee. The fee shall be the sum of:

(1) an amount based on the size and type of a location, as defined by department rule, where a nursery dealer or nursery agent offers a nursery product for sale or lease; and

(2) an optional additional amount equal to 15 percent of the amount described by Subdivision (1), to fund the Texas nursery and floral account.

(e-1) The department shall allow an applicant to elect whether to pay the amount described by Subsection (e)(2). An applicant is not required to pay that amount to apply for or renew registration.

(f) Registrations under this section expire one year after issuance. A person who fails to submit a renewal fee on or before the expiration date of the registration must pay, in addition to the renewal fee, the late fee provided by Section 12.024 of this code.

(g) Upon receipt of the correct annual registration fee, the department shall issue a registration certificate for each location a florist or nursery owner has registered.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.066 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.066
§ 252.066. NOTICE; REQUEST FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after investigation of a possible violation and the facts surrounding that possible violation, the department determines that a violation has occurred, the department shall give written notice of the violation to the person designated by the facility to receive notice. The notice shall include:

(1) a brief summary of the alleged violation;

(2) a statement of the amount of the proposed penalty based on the factors listed in Section 252.065(d); and

(3) a statement of the person's right to a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty.

(b) Not later than the 20th day after the date on which the notice is received, the person notified may accept the determination of the department made under this section, including the proposed penalty, or may make a written request for a hearing on that determination.

(c) If the person notified under this section of the violation accepts the determination of the department or if the person fails to respond in a timely manner to the notice, the department shall issue an order approving the determination and ordering that the person pay the proposed penalty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8073.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8073 / Section 8073.0204
§ 8073.0204. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.056
§ 1115.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect:

(1) a president and a vice president from among its members; and

(2) a secretary, who need not be a director.

(b) Each officer of the board serves a one-year term.

(c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3853.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3853 / Section 3853.053
§ 3853.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint nonvoting directors.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.078 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.078
§ 161.078. INDEMNIFICATION.
Status: in_force

An electric cooperative may indemnify and provide indemnity insurance in the same manner and to the same extent as a nonprofit corporation under Article 2.22A, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.22A, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 96.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 96 / Section 96.005
§ 96.005. SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall establish in the department a program to:

(1) identify by sentinel surveillance RSV infection in children; and

(2) maintain a central database of laboratory-confirmed cases of RSV that can be used to investigate the incidence, prevalence, and trends of RSV.

(b) In establishing the sentinel surveillance program for RSV, the executive commissioner shall consider:

(1) the number and geographic distribution of children in the state;

(2) the location of health facilities that collect RSV information locally; and

(3) the use of existing data collected by health facilities.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to govern the operation of the program and carry out the intent of this chapter, including rules that specify a system for selecting the demographic areas in which the department collects information.