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Tex. Transportation Code § 460.109 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.109
§ 460.109. FARES AND USE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority shall impose reasonable and nondiscriminatory fares, tolls, charges, rents, and other forms of compensation for the use of the public transportation system. The fares and other forms of compensation shall be sufficient to produce revenue, together with tax revenue and grants received by the authority, in an amount adequate to:

(1) pay annually the expenses necessary to operate and maintain the public transportation system;

(2) pay as due the principal of and interest on, and sinking fund or reserve fund payments agreed to be made with respect to, all bonds that are issued by the authority and payable in whole or part from the revenue; and

(3) fulfill the terms of any other agreement with the holders of bonds issued by the authority.

(b) Fares for passenger transportation may be set according to a zone system or by any other classification system that the authority determines to be reasonable.

(c) This section does not limit the state's power to regulate taxes imposed by an authority. The state agrees not to alter the power granted to an authority under this section to impose taxes, fares, tolls, charges, rents, and other compensation sufficient to pay obligations incurred by the authority.

(d) The state agrees not to impair the rights and remedies of an authority bondholder, or a person acting on behalf of a bondholder, until the principal and interest on the bonds, the interest on unpaid installments of interest, costs, and expenses in connection with an action or proceeding by or on behalf of a bondholder are discharged.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), personal identifying information collected by an authority is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, including a person's:

(1) name, address, e-mail address, and phone number;

(2) account number, password, payment transaction activity, toll or charge record, or credit, debit, or other payment card number;

(3) trip data, including the time, date, origin, and destination of a trip, and demographic information collected when the person purchases a ticket or schedules a trip; and

(4) other personal information, including financial information.

(f) Personal identifying information described by Subsection (e)(3) may be disclosed to a governmental agency or institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, by an authority if the requestor confirms in writing that the use of the information will be strictly limited to use in research or in producing statistical reports, but only if the information is not published, redisclosed, sold, or used to contact any individual.
Tex. Property Code § 76.203 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.203
§ 76.203. NOTICE THAT ACCOUNTS ARE SUBJECT TO THIS CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

Publication of notice in accordance with Section 76.201 is notice to the owner by the holder that the reported property is subject to this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.128 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.128
§ 162.128. WHEN GASOLINE TAX REFUND OR CREDIT MAY BE FILED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a claim for a refund must be filed with the comptroller before the first anniversary of the first day of the calendar month following the purchase, use, delivery, or export, or loss by fire, theft, or accident of gasoline, whichever period expires latest.

(b) If the amount of credit that an interstate trucker is entitled to take under Section 162.125 exceeds the amount of tax due on that reporting period, the excess credit amount may be claimed on any of three successive quarterly returns following the period in which the credit was established, or the interstate trucker may seek a refund from the comptroller on or before the due date of the third successive quarterly return following the period in which the credit was established. A credit that is not claimed within the period prescribed by this subsection expires.

(c) If the comptroller assesses a supplier or permissive supplier for a tax-free sale that is taxable, and the supplier or permissive supplier subsequently collects the tax from the purchaser, the purchaser may file a refund claim before the first anniversary of the date the supplier's or permissive supplier's deficiency assessment becomes final if the purchaser used the gasoline in an exempt manner.

(d) A supplier, permissive supplier, distributor, importer, exporter, or blender that determines taxes were erroneously reported and remitted or that paid more taxes than were due this state because of a mistake of fact or law may take a credit on the monthly tax report on which the error has occurred and tax payment made to the comptroller. The credit must be taken before the expiration of the applicable period of limitation as provided by Chapter 111.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.110 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.110
§ 541.110. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates a cease and desist order issued under Section 541.108 is subject to an administrative penalty under Chapter 84.

(b) In determining whether a person has violated a cease and desist order, the department shall consider the maintenance of procedures reasonably adapted to ensure compliance with the order.

(c) An administrative penalty imposed under this section may not exceed:

(1) $1,000 for each violation; or

(2) $5,000 for all violations.

(d) An order of the department imposing an administrative penalty under this section applies only to a violation of the cease and desist order committed before the date the order imposing the penalty is issued.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 81.0055 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0055
§ 81.0055. COMMISSIONER'S POWERS AND DUTIES; EFFECT OF CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

To the extent a power or duty given to the commissioner of assistive and rehabilitative services by this chapter, or another law relating to services for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, conflicts with any of the following provisions of the Government Code, the Government Code provision controls:

(1) Subchapter A, Chapter 524;

(2) Section 524.0101;

(3) Sections 524.0151(a)(2) and (b);

(4) Section 524.0202; and

(5) Section 525.0254.
Tex. Water Code § 55.672 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.672
§ 55.672. EXCLUDING NONIRRIGABLE LAND FROM DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

If the owner of land which is classed as nonirrigable under the uniform acreage valuation objects to the amount of charges fixed against him by the order calling the election or by the result of the election, he may have his nonirrigable land excluded from the district by filing an application for exclusion as provided by law within 10 days after the election is held.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 63.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 63 / Section 63.005
§ 63.005. HEALTH BENEFITS PLAN PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefits plan provider under this chapter must:

(1) hold a certificate of authority or other appropriate license issued by the Texas Department of Insurance that authorizes the health benefits plan provider to provide the type of coverage to be offered through the program required by Section 63.003; and

(2) satisfy, except as provided by Subsection (b), any other applicable requirement of the Insurance Code or another insurance law of this state.

(b) Except as required by the executive commissioner, a health benefits plan provider under this chapter is not subject to a law that requires coverage or the offer of coverage of a health care service or benefit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079 / Section 8079.0103
§ 8079.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' 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. Local Government Code § 203.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 203 / Section 203.003
§ 203.003. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of each county shall:

(1) promote and support the efficient and economical management of records of all elective offices in the county to enable elected county officers to conform to this subtitle and rules adopted under it;

(2) facilitate the creation and maintenance of records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of each elective office and designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the local government, the state, and the persons affected by the activities of the local government;

(3) facilitate the identification and preservation of the records of elective offices that are of permanent value;

(4) facilitate the identification and protection of the essential records of elective offices;

(5) establish a county clerk records management and preservation fund for fees subject to Section 118.0216 and approve in advance any expenditures from the fund; and

(6) establish a records management and preservation account for the records management and preservation fees authorized under Sections 135.101 and 135.102, and approve in advance any expenditures from the fund, which may be spent only for records management preservation or automation purposes in the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.052
§ 3897.052. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold an election for directors on the uniform election date in May in even-numbered years.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.5026 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.5026
§ 201.5026. UNPROFESSIONAL OR DISHONORABLE CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 201.5025(a)(3), unprofessional or dishonorable conduct that is likely to deceive or defraud the public includes conduct in which a chiropractor:

(1) commits an act that violates any state or federal law if the act is connected with the chiropractor's practice of chiropractic;

(2) prescribes or administers a treatment that is nontherapeutic in nature or nontherapeutic in the manner the treatment is prescribed or administered;

(3) violates Section 311.0025, Health and Safety Code;

(4) fails to supervise adequately the activities of those acting under the supervision of the chiropractor; or

(5) delegates professional chiropractic responsibility or acts to a person if the delegating chiropractor knows or has reason to know that the person is not qualified by training, experience, or licensure to perform the responsibility or acts.

(b) A complaint, indictment, or conviction of a violation is not necessary for the enforcement of Subsection (a)(1). Proof of the commission of the act while in the practice of chiropractic or under the guise of the practice of chiropractic is sufficient for the board's action.
Tex. Education Code § 106.02 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 106 / Section 106.02
§ 106.02. PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSITY.
Status: in_force

In addition to its designation as a statewide general purpose institution of higher education, Texas Southern University is designated as a special purpose institution of higher education for urban programming and shall provide instruction, research, programs, and services as are appropriate to this designation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959A / Section 7959A.0402
§ 7959A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7959A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8218.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8218 / Section 8218.151
§ 8218.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from a source other than ad valorem taxation.

(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 district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 243.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 243 / Section 243.007
§ 243.007. FEE AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall set fees imposed by this chapter in amounts reasonable and necessary to defray the cost of administering this chapter and as prescribed by Section 12.0111.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.202
§ 3818.202. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, notice of a hearing on financing improvement projects or services shall be given as provided by Section 375.115, Local Government Code.

(b) The final publication must be made:

(1) not later than the 15th day before the date of the hearing; and

(2) in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the district is located.

(c) Written notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, must be made not later than the 15th day before the date of the hearing.

(d) The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.004
§ 154.004. GROUP INSURANCE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A life insurance company authorized to engage in the business of life insurance in this state may issue a group contract of decreasing term life insurance to persons who purchase prepaid funeral benefits from the same seller. The amount of life insurance for a purchaser must at all times approximate the future unpaid balance of the purchaser's contract for prepaid funeral benefits.

(b) A seller has an insurable interest in the life of the purchaser of a prepaid funeral benefits contract to the extent of any unpaid balance of the contract. The proceeds of a life insurance policy received by the seller on the life of the purchaser shall be applied to the unpaid balance.

(c) This section does not affect the funding of prepaid funeral benefits by other insurance contracts as provided by Subchapter E.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2703.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2703 / Section 2703.056
§ 2703.056. EXCEPTIONS; MINERAL AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY INTERESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the underwriting standards of the title insurance company, a title insurance company may in a commitment for title insurance or a title insurance policy include a general exception or a special exception to except from coverage:

(1) a mineral estate or the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of the land; or

(2) an instrument that purports to reserve or transfer all or part of a mineral estate or the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of the land.

(b) A reduction to, or credit on a premium charge for, a policy of title insurance or other insuring form may not be directly or indirectly based on an exclusion of, or general or special exception to, a mineral estate or the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of the land in the title insurance policy.

(c) The inclusion in a title insurance policy of a general exception or a special exception described by Subsection (a) does not create title insurance coverage as to the condition or ownership of the mineral estate or the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of the land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9061.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9061 / Section 9061.153
§ 9061.153. COPY OF AUDIT REPORT.
Status: in_force

A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be delivered:

(1) to each director; and

(2) to a holder of at least 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the district, on request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917 / Section 7917.201
§ 7917.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9020.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9020 / Section 9020.101
§ 9020.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The authority may exercise the rights, privileges, and functions provided by this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 31.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 31 / Section 31.008
§ 31.008. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to eligibility criteria for an individual to receive services under the program, including health, medical, and financial criteria. The department shall determine or cause to be determined an applicant's eligibility in accordance with this chapter and department rules.

(b) Except as modified by other rules adopted under this chapter, the executive commissioner by rule shall provide that to be eligible to receive services, the individual must be a resident of this state.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.02601 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.02601
§ 12.02601. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the department. The department shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The department shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The department shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.
Tex. Election Code § 64.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 64 / Section 64.003
§ 64.003. MARKING THE BALLOT FOR CANDIDATE ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

A vote for a particular candidate whose name is on the ballot must be indicated by placing an "X" or other mark that clearly shows the voter's intent in the square beside the name of the candidate for whom the voter desires to vote.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.026
§ 142.026. FEES FOR ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF HOME HEALTH MEDICATION AIDE PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to recover the amount projected by the department as required to administer its functions under this subchapter. The fees may not exceed:

(1) $25 for a combined permit application and examination fee; and

(2) $15 for a renewal permit application fee.

(b) Fees received under this section may only be appropriated to the department to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.1827 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1827
§ 11.1827. COMMUNITY LAND TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "community land trust" means a community land trust created or designated under Section 373B.002, Local Government Code.

(b) In addition to any other exemption to which the trust may be entitled, a community land trust is entitled to an exemption from taxation by a taxing unit of land owned by the trust, together with the housing units located on the land if they are owned by the trust, if:

(1) the trust:

(A) meets the requirements of a charitable organization provided by Sections 11.18(e) and (f);

(B) owns the land for the purpose of leasing the land and selling or leasing the housing units located on the land as provided by Chapter 373B, Local Government Code; and

(C) engages exclusively in the sale or lease of housing as described by Paragraph (B) and related activities, except that the trust may also engage in the development of low-income and moderate-income housing; and

(2) the exemption is adopted by the governing body of the taxing unit before July 1 in the manner provided by law for official action by the body.

(c) Property owned by a community land trust may not be exempted under Subsection (b) after the third anniversary of the date the trust acquires the property unless the trust is offering to sell or lease or is leasing the property as provided by Chapter 373B, Local Government Code.

(d) A community land trust entitled to an exemption from taxation by a taxing unit under Subsection (b) is also entitled to an exemption from taxation by the taxing unit of any real or tangible personal property the trust owns and uses in the administration of its acquisition, construction, repair, sale, or leasing of property. To qualify for an exemption under this subsection, property must be used exclusively by the trust, except that another person may use the property for activities incidental to the trust's use that benefit the beneficiaries of the trust.

(e) To receive an exemption under this section, a community land trust must annually have an audit prepared by an independent auditor. The audit must include:

(1) a detailed report on the trust's sources and uses of funds; and

(2) any other information required by the governing body of the municipality or county that created or designated the trust under Section 373B.002, Local Government Code.

(f) Not later than the 180th day after the last day of the community land trust's most recent fiscal year, the trust must deliver a copy of the audit required by Subsection (e) to:

(1) the governing body of the municipality or county or an entity designated by the governing body; and

(2) the chief appraiser of the appraisal district in which the property subject to the exemption is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.0831 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.0831
§ 841.0831. TIERED PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall develop a tiered program for the supervision and treatment of a committed person.

(b) The tiered program must provide for the seamless transition of a committed person from a total confinement facility to less restrictive housing and supervision and eventually to release from civil commitment, based on the person's behavior and progress in treatment.
Tex. Tax Code § 313.005 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 313 / Section 313.005
§ 313.005. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

Unless this chapter defines a word or phrase used in this chapter, Section 1.04 or any other section of Title 1 or this title that defines the word or phrase or ascribes a meaning to the word or phrase applies to the word or phrase used in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.057
§ 1118.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is sufficient in any matter relating to the business of the district. (Acts 59th Leg., R.S., Ch. 172, Sec. 5(g) (part).)