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Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.1186 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.1186
§ 1702.1186. PROVISIONAL COMPANY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a provisional company license to an applicant currently licensed in another jurisdiction who seeks an equivalent company license in this state and who:

(1) has been licensed in good standing as an investigations company or security services contractor for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;

(2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the commission relating to the practice of private investigations or security services contracting; and

(3) is sponsored by a person licensed by the department under this chapter with whom the provisional company license holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional company license.

(b) A provisional company license is valid until the date the department approves or denies the provisional company license holder's application for a company license. The department shall issue a company license under this chapter to the provisional company license holder if:

(1) the provisional company license holder is eligible to be licensed under Section 1702.1183; or

(2) the provisional company license holder:

(A) passes the part of the examination under Section 1702.117(a) that relates to the applicant's knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules relating to the practice of an investigations company or security services contractor in this state;

(B) is verified by the department as meeting the academic and experience requirements for a company license under this chapter; and

(C) satisfies any other licensing requirements under this chapter.

(c) The department must approve or deny a provisional company license holder's application for a company license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional company license is issued. The department may extend the 180-day period if the results of an examination have not been received by the department before the end of that period.

(d) The commission may establish a fee for provisional company licenses in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of issuing the company license.
Tex. Local Government Code § 216.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 216 / Section 216.007
§ 216.007. COMPENSATION FOR RECONSTRUCTED SIGN.
Status: in_force

The compensable costs for a sign that is required to be reconstructed include expenses of labor and materials and any loss in the value of the sign due to the reconstruction in excess of 15 percent of that value. The board shall determine the compensable costs according to standards applicable in a proceeding under Chapter 21, Property Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.151
§ 544.151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "family violence" means an act between individuals who reside together or resided together in which one individual:

(1) wilfully attempts to cause bodily injury, or wilfully or wantonly causes bodily injury, to another;

(2) wilfully by physical threat places another in fear of imminent bodily injury;

(3) engages in the act of sexual intercourse with a minor under 16 years of age who is not the spouse of the individual; or

(4) engages, with the intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desires of the individual, a minor under 16 years of age who is not the spouse of the individual, or both the individual and the minor, in any lewd fondling or touching of the individual or the minor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.252
§ 1046.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.024
§ 383.024. COMMISSION HEARING; CONTENTS OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Before the 61st day after the date a petition is received, the commissioners court shall set a date, time, and place at which the petition shall be heard and shall issue notice of the date, time, place, and subject matter of the hearing. The notice shall inform all persons of their right to appear and present evidence and testify for or against the creation of the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.023
§ 69.023. BUDGET; ANNUAL REPORT; AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt a budget not later than the 45th day before the start of a fiscal year. The budget may be adopted only after a public meeting has been held to explain the budget.

(b) Accounts of the board are subject to audit by the state auditor.

(c) The board shall keep minutes of its meetings and other books and records that clearly reflect all acts and transactions of the board. The board shall open its records to examination by any person during regular business hours.

(d) Not later than the 30th day after the end of a fiscal year, the board shall submit to the governor a report itemizing all income and expenditures and describing all activities of the board during the previous fiscal year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.159
§ 846.159. NAME OF MULTIPLE EMPLOYER WELFARE ARRANGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A multiple employer welfare arrangement shall transact business under the arrangement's own name and may not adopt any assumed name. An arrangement may not use a name that is the same as or closely resembles the name of any other arrangement that:

(1) possesses a certificate of authority; and

(2) is engaged in business in this state.

(b) A multiple employer welfare arrangement may change its name by:

(1) amending the articles of the arrangement; or

(2) taking a new name with the approval of the commissioner.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.196 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.196
§ 441.196. ALL PROPERTY TAXED.
Status: in_force

The board shall impose taxes on all property in the district subject to taxation.
Tex. Education Code § 46.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 46 / Section 46.006
§ 46.006. SHORTAGE OR EXCESS OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED FOR NEW PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the total amount appropriated for a year for new projects is less than the amount of money to which school districts applying for state assistance are entitled for that year, the commissioner shall rank each school district applying by wealth per student. For purposes of this section, a district's wealth per student is reduced by 10 percent for each state fiscal biennium in which the district did not receive assistance under this subchapter.

(b) A district's wealth per student is reduced for purposes of this section if a district has had substantial student enrollment growth in the preceding five-year period. The reduction is in addition to any reduction under Subsection (a) and is computed before the district's wealth per student is reduced under that subsection, if applicable. A district's wealth per student is reduced:

(1) by five percent, if the district has an enrollment growth rate in that period that is 10 percent or more but less than 15 percent;

(2) by 10 percent, if the district has an enrollment growth rate in that period that is 15 percent or more but less than 30 percent; or

(3) by 15 percent, if the district has an enrollment growth rate in that period that is 30 percent or more.

(c) A district's wealth per student is reduced by 10 percent for purposes of this section if the district does not have any outstanding debt at the time the district applies for assistance under this subchapter. The reduction is in addition to any reduction under Subsection (a) or (b) and is computed before the district's wealth per student is reduced under those subsections, if applicable.

(d) The commissioner shall adjust the rankings after making the reductions in wealth per student required by Subsections (a), (b), and (c).

(e) Beginning with the district with the lowest adjusted wealth per student that has applied for state assistance for the year, the commissioner shall award state assistance to districts that have applied for state assistance in ascending order of adjusted wealth per student. The commissioner shall award the full amount of state assistance to which a district is entitled under this subchapter, except that the commissioner may award less than the full amount to the last district for which any funds are available.

(f) Any amount appropriated for the first year of a fiscal biennium that is not awarded to a school district may be used to provide assistance in the following fiscal year.

(g) In this section, "wealth per student" means a school district's taxable value of property as determined under Subchapter M, Chapter 403, Government Code, or, if applicable, Section 48.258, divided by the district's average daily attendance as determined under Section 48.005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9053.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9053 / Section 9053.203
§ 9053.203. FAILED BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A general law, including Sections 51.781-51.791, Water Code, that provides for calling a hearing on the dissolution of a district after a failed district bond election does not apply to the district.

(b) After the expiration of 30 days from the date of a failed bond election, the board may call a subsequent bond election.

(c) The district continues to exist and retain its full power to function and operate regardless of the outcome of a bond election.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.064 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.064
§ 131.064. MANNER OF AFFIXING NAME OR BRAND TO HIVES.
Status: in_force

A name or brand must be affixed to a hive by burning, pressing, painting, or otherwise permanently marking the name or brand, in figures at least one-half of an inch high, into the wood or other material in a manner that shows the identification of the hive. The name or brand must be affixed on one or both ends of the hive.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.051
§ 1110.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors elected as follows:

(1) one director elected from each county commissioners precinct; and

(2) three directors elected from the district at large.

(b) A district voter may vote on the directors to be elected at large and on the director to be elected from the precinct in which the voter resides.

(c) On the May uniform election date of each even-numbered year or another date authorized by law, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.

(d) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Local Government Code § 234.134 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 234 / Section 234.134
§ 234.134. LICENSES OR PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may require that an owner or operator of a game room obtain a license or permit or renew a license or permit on a periodic basis to own or operate a game room in the county. An application for a license or permit must be made in accordance with Section 234.1341 and with regulations adopted by the county.

(a-1) A county may require that a person employed by a game room, other than an owner or operator, obtain a license or permit or renew a license or permit on a periodic basis to be employed by a game room in the county. An application for a license or permit must be made in accordance with Section 234.1342 and with regulations adopted by the county.

(b) Regulations adopted under this section may provide for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or permit.

(c) A district court has jurisdiction of a suit that arises from the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license or other permit by a county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8077.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8077 / Section 8077.0201
§ 8077.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8077.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.206
§ 334.206. COLLECTION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to collect a tax imposed under this subchapter shall report and send the taxes to the municipality or county as provided by the municipality or county imposing the tax.

(b) A municipality by ordinance or a county by order may prescribe penalties, including interest charges, for failure to keep records required by the municipality or county, to report when required, or to pay the tax when due. The attorney acting for the municipality or county may bring suit against a person who fails to collect a tax under this subchapter and to pay it over to the municipality or county as required.

(c) A municipality by ordinance or a county by order may permit a person who is required to collect a tax under this subchapter to retain a percentage of the amount collected and required to be reported as reimbursement to the person for the costs of collecting the tax. The municipality or county may provide that the person may retain the amount only if the person pays the tax and files reports as required by the municipality or county.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.155 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.155
§ 62.155. COMMON STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) An association may not issue common stock before the common stock is fully paid for in cash.

(b) An association may not make a loan against the shares of its outstanding common stock.

(c) An association may not directly or indirectly purchase its own issued common stock.

(d) An association may not retire or redeem common stock until:

(1) all liabilities of the association are satisfied, including all amounts due to holders of savings accounts, unless:

(A) the savings accounts are insured by an agency of the United States or written permission is obtained from the commissioner; and

(B) the retirement or redemption is authorized by a majority vote of the association's stockholders at an annual meeting or a special meeting called for that purpose;

(2) the basis of the retirement or redemption is approved by the commissioner; and

(3) if an association's accounts are insured, the association files written consent from the insuring agency with the commissioner.
Tex. Election Code § 33.035 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 33 / Section 33.035
§ 33.035. INELIGIBILITY OF PERSON CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

A person is ineligible to serve as a watcher in an election if the person has been finally convicted of a felony:

(1) of the first or second degree; or

(2) in connection with conduct directly attributable to an election.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.059 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.059
§ 134.059. NOTIFICATION BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall notify local governmental bodies, planning agencies, and sewage and water treatment authorities in the locality of a proposed surface coal mining operation that the operator intends to conduct a surface mining operation.

(b) The notice shall indicate the application number and the county courthouse in which a copy of the proposed surface coal mining and reclamation plan can be inspected.
Tex. Education Code § 29.3521 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.3521
§ 29.3521. AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION; LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) In the comptroller's legislative appropriations request for each state fiscal biennium, the comptroller shall state the amount of money necessary for the biennium to provide the amount specified under Section 29.361 for each:

(1) participating child;

(2) child on the waiting list maintained by the comptroller under Section 29.356(f) on the January 1 preceding the biennium; and

(3) child who is a sibling of a participating child and is eligible for the program under Section 29.355 for the first time during that biennium.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), the comptroller shall specify the amount described by that subsection for the first state fiscal year of the biennium and estimate the amount required for the second state fiscal year of the biennium.

(c) Notwithstanding the amount stated in the comptroller's legislative appropriations request under Subsection (a), the amount appropriated for purposes of the program for a state fiscal biennium must be established by the legislature by appropriation for that biennium.

(c-1) Notwithstanding any other law, for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2025, the amount spent for purposes of the program may not exceed $1 billion. This subsection expires September 1, 2027.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, for each school year, the total amount of money spent for purposes of participation in the program by children described by Section 29.356(b)(2)(D) may not exceed 20 percent of the amount of money appropriated from the program fund for that school year. In allocating money under the program in accordance with this subsection, the comptroller shall ensure children who were enrolled in a school district or open-enrollment charter school for at least 90 percent of the preceding school year are prioritized.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.248 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.248
§ 225.248. CLARENCE "BB" SASSER MEDAL OF HONOR HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 225.001(c), the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County is designated as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at appropriate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.0515 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.0515
§ 1056.0515. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified to serve as a manager, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a registered voter.

(b) A district employee may not serve as a manager.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3920.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3920 / Section 3920.111
§ 3920.111. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.207 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.207
§ 225.207. DEPUTY SHERIFF JOHN RHODEN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Highway Loop 121 in Bell County between its intersection with Interstate Highway 35 and its intersection with Interstate Highway 14 is designated as the Deputy Sheriff John Rhoden Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Deputy Sheriff John Rhoden Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Estates Code § 353.106 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 353 / Section 353.106
§ 353.106. SURVIVING SPOUSE, MINOR CHILDREN, OR ADULT INCAPACITATED CHILDREN MAY TAKE PERSONAL PROPERTY FOR FAMILY ALLOWANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A decedent's surviving spouse, the guardian of the decedent's minor children, or the guardian of an adult incapacitated child of the decedent or another appropriate person, as determined by the court, on behalf of the adult incapacitated child if there is no guardian, as applicable, is entitled to take, at the property's appraised value as shown by the appraisement, any of the estate's personal property in full or partial payment of the family allowance.

(b) Property specifically devised to another may be taken as provided by Subsection (a) only if other available property is insufficient to pay the allowance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8808.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8808 / Section 8808.151
§ 8808.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

(2) "Directors" means the board of directors of a water control and improvement district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.227 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.227
§ 5007.227. HARRIS COUNTY AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The county auditor of Harris County may conduct a financial audit of the authority as part of an annual, county-wide risk assessment and audit plan. An audit performed under this subsection must be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as prescribed by:

(1) the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;

(2) the Governmental Accounting Standards Board;

(3) the United States Government Accountability Office; or

(4) any other professionally recognized entity that prescribes auditing standards.

(b) The county auditor of Harris County may not conduct an operational audit of the authority or any audit that exceeds the scope of the audit described in Subsection (a).

(c) The authority shall reimburse the county auditor of Harris County for an audit conducted under Subsection (a), according to standard rates agreed to by the authority and the county before an audit is scheduled or performed. The rates shall be updated periodically.

(d) Sections 60.204(c) and 61.174(b) and (c), Water Code, do not apply to the authority.
Tex. Government Code § 24.524 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.524
§ 24.524.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.524. 379TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). The 379th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.265 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.265
§ 1473.265. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court by order or trust indenture may issue revenue bonds to provide money to construct, enlarge, furnish, or equip a parking facility authorized by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983 / Section 7983.107
§ 7983.107. LIMITATION ON GROUNDWATER USE.
Status: in_force

In providing water services to users in the district, the district may not, except in emergency situations:

(1) develop groundwater on land owned by the district for use as a potable water source; or

(2) purchase or lease the rights to groundwater underlying land inside the district for use as a potable water source.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.106
§ 1071.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prescribe the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district.

(b) The board shall prescribe:

(1) all accounting and control procedures; and

(2) the method of purchasing necessary supplies, materials, and equipment.
Tex. Utilities Code § 59.083 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 59 / Section 59.083
§ 59.083. CONTINUATION OF OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an electing company shall continue to comply with this subchapter until January 1, 2016, regardless of:

(1) the date the company elected under this chapter; or

(2) any action taken in relation to that company under Chapter 65.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983 / Section 7983.104
§ 7983.104. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.