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Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.08
§ 5.08. PER DIEM, EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Members of the commission receive per diem as provided by the General Appropriations Act for not more than 60 days a year, plus actual expenses, while attending commission meetings or otherwise engaged in the performance of their duties.
Tex. Transportation Code § 722.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 722 / Section 722.009
§ 722.009. SERVICE CONTRACT; MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each automobile club operating under this chapter shall furnish to the membership a service contract or membership card that includes the following information:

(1) the club's name;

(2) the street address of the club's home office and of its usual place of business in this state; and

(3) a description of the services or benefits to which the members are entitled.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, the completed application for an automobile club certificate of authority and the description of services listed under Subsection (a) constitute the service contract.
Tex. Local Government Code § 253.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 253 / Section 253.011
§ 253.011. CONVEYANCE TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC USE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "nonprofit organization" means an organization exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(b) This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more.

(c) A municipality may transfer to a nonprofit organization, for consideration described by this section, real property or an interest in real property without complying with the notice and bidding requirements of Section 272.001(a) or other law.

(d) Consideration for the transfer authorized by this section shall be in the form of an agreement between the parties that requires the nonprofit organization to use the property in a manner that primarily promotes a public purpose of the municipality. If the nonprofit organization at any time fails to use the property in that manner, ownership of the property automatically reverts to the municipality.

(e) The municipality shall transfer the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer. The instrument must include a provision that:

(1) requires the nonprofit organization to use the property in a manner that primarily promotes a public purpose of the municipality; and

(2) indicates that ownership of the property automatically reverts to the municipality if the nonprofit organization at any time fails to use the property in that manner.

(f) Provided, however, that if the real property to be transferred lies outside the municipality's corporate limits and outside the county where 80 percent of the municipality's residents reside, the municipality must obtain the consent of the county commissioners court in the county where the real property is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0102
§ 3793.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.303
§ 1954.303. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE OF REGISTERED PERSON.
Status: in_force

The department shall take disciplinary action under Section 1954.301 against a person registered under this chapter who:

(1) fraudulently or deceptively assigns, obtains, or attempts to assign or obtain a registration or the renewal of a registration; or

(2) violates:

(A) a federal, state, or local asbestos law or rule; or

(B) an order issued by the executive commissioner or department.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 61.014 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 61 / Section 61.014
§ 61.014. STOP-SALE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department has reason to believe that agricultural or vegetable seed is in violation of any provision of this chapter, the department may issue and enforce a written or printed order to stop the sale of the seed. The department shall present the order to the owner or custodian of the lot of seed. The person who receives the order may not sell the seed until the seed is discharged by a court under Subsection (b) of this section or until the department finds that the seed is in compliance with this chapter.

(b) The owner or custodian of seed prohibited from sale by an order of the department is entitled to sue in a court of competent jurisdiction where the seed is found for a judgment as to the justification of the order and for the discharge of the seed in accordance with the findings of the court.

(c) This section does not limit the right of the department to proceed as authorized by another section of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.207
§ 1050.207. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the indebtedness to be refunded; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8241.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8241 / Section 8241.001
§ 8241.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Southeast Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8326.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8326 / Section 8326.102
§ 8326.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4101.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4101 / Section 4101.003
§ 4101.003. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

An individual who is undergoing training as an adjuster under the supervision of a licensed adjuster may act as an adjuster for a period not to exceed 12 months without having a license issued under this chapter if, at the beginning of the period, the individual has been registered with the commissioner as a trainee.
Tex. Government Code § 2007.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2007 / Section 2007.022
§ 2007.022. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING AGAINST STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A private real property owner may file a contested case with a state agency to determine whether a governmental action of the state agency results in a taking under this chapter.

(b) A contested case must be filed with the agency not later than the 180th day after the date the private real property owner knew or should have known that the governmental action restricted or limited the owner's right in the private real property.

(c) A contested case filed under this section is subject to Chapter 2001 except to the extent of a conflict with this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8281.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8281 / Section 8281.103
§ 8281.103. LIMITATION ON PROVIDING WATER TO CERTAIN USERS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the district may not compete with the City of Mabank in providing water to household users unless the district receives permission from the Public Utility Commission of Texas, with the consent of that city.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.001
§ 4005.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "client" means:

(1) an applicant for insurance coverage; or

(2) an insured.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 29.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 29 / Section 29.002
§ 29.002. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area program is established under the administration of the department. The purposes of the program are to:

(1) further the establishment of motor vehicle recreation sites under Section 90.009;

(2) establish and maintain a public system of trails and other recreational areas for use by owners and riders of off-highway vehicles;

(3) improve existing trails and other recreational areas open to the public for use by owners and riders of off-highway vehicles; and

(4) foster the responsible use of off-highway vehicles.

(b) The department shall establish and maintain trails and recreational areas for use by owners and riders of off-highway vehicles:

(1) on public land over which the department has authority or on land purchased or leased by the department; or

(2) by making grants to federal agencies, political subdivisions of this state, and nonprofit organizations under Section 29.008.

(c) The department shall coordinate the implementation and operation of the program established under this chapter with the implementation and operation of the program established under Section 90.009.
Tex. Occupations Code § 57.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.103
§ 57.103. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall:

(1) establish a division to review state agency rules in accordance with this subchapter; and

(2) appoint a director for the division with the advice and consent of the senate.

(b) The director must be licensed to practice law in this state and have experience in antitrust law.

(c) The director serves a two-year term expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Election Code § 163.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 163 / Section 163.003
§ 163.003. CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW.
Status: in_force

The rules adopted by a political party must be consistent with state law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2023.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2023 / Section 2023.054
§ 2023.054. COMMISSION STANDARDS ON GREYHOUND FARMS AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt standards relating to the operation of greyhound farms or other facilities where greyhounds are raised for pari-mutuel racing.
Tex. Government Code § 553.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 553 / Section 553.002
§ 553.002. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A public servant who has a legal or equitable interest in property that is to be acquired with public funds shall file an affidavit within 10 days before the date on which the property is to be acquired by purchase or condemnation.

(b) The affidavit must:

(1) state the name of the public servant;

(2) state the public servant's office, public title, or job designation;

(3) fully describe the property;

(4) fully describe the nature, type, and amount of interest in the property, including the percentage of ownership interest;

(5) state the date when the person acquired an interest in the property;

(6) include a verification as follows: "I swear that the information in this affidavit is personally known by me to be correct and contains the information required by Section 553.002, Government Code"; and

(7) contain an acknowledgement of the same type required for recording a deed in the deed records of the county.

(c) The affidavit must be filed with:

(1) the county clerk of the county in which the public servant resides; and

(2) the county clerk of each county in which the property is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.025
§ 281.025. RECORD OF BOARD MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require the secretary to keep a suitable record of each board meeting.

(b) The presiding member shall read and sign the record after the meeting, and the secretary shall attest to the record.
Tex. Labor Code § 209.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 209 / Section 209.003
§ 209.003. FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall make findings as necessary to determine an extended benefit period, compute the rate of insured unemployment, and determine the eligibility or ineligibility or disqualification of an individual for extended benefits.

(b) A finding of an extended benefit period and a computation of the rate of insured unemployment shall be made in accordance with the rules of the secretary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.153
§ 7803.153. CERTIFICATION OF TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

Each year, the board shall certify to the tax assessor and collector for the City of Irving the rate or rates of tax that the board has imposed for bond and maintenance purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9080.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9080 / Section 9080.0101
§ 9080.0101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers essential to the accomplishment of the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, and functions implied by that section.
Tex. Government Code § 441.095 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.095
§ 441.095. DISPOSITION OF UNSCHEDULED RECORDS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 20(a)(3), eff. September 1, 2019.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 20(a)(3), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 20(a)(3), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) A custodian may dispose of a county record that is not listed on a records retention schedule issued by the commission if, not later than the 10th day before the date the record is destroyed, the custodian files and records a notice with the county clerk. The notice must indicate the record to be destroyed, how it is to be destroyed, and the date of its destruction. On the day the notice is filed, the county clerk shall post a copy of it in the same manner that a notice of a meeting is posted under Chapter 551.

(e) The custodian may destroy the record at any time after the notice required by Subsection (d) has been posted for 10 days by the county clerk.

(f) A county record may be destroyed only by sale or donation for recycling purposes, shredding, burning, burial in a landfill, or pulping.

(g) A person is not civilly liable for destruction of a record in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 42.904 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 42 / Section 42.904
§ 42.904. EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION AND VOTING RIGHTS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality that has disannexed territory under Section 43.133 that it had previously annexed for limited purposes and that has extended rules to its extraterritorial jurisdiction under Section 212.003.

(b) The municipality shall allow all qualified voters residing in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction to vote on any proposition that is submitted to the voters of the municipality and that involves:

(1) an adoption of or change to an ordinance or charter provision that would apply to the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction; or

(2) a nonbinding referendum that, if binding, would apply to the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Tex. Local Government Code § 130.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.002
§ 130.002. ACCEPTANCE OF CHECK OR CREDIT CARD PAYMENT OF CERTAIN FEES AND TAXES.
Status: in_force

A county tax assessor-collector may accept a check or credit card invoice for the payment of:

(1) motor vehicle registration fees under Chapter 502, Transportation Code;

(2) motor vehicle sales taxes imposed by Chapter 152, Tax Code;

(3) occupation taxes paid to the assessor-collector under Chapter 191, Tax Code;

(4) motor vehicle title transfer fees under Chapter 501, Transportation Code;

(5) license or permit fees under the Alcoholic Beverage Code; and

(6) property taxes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 165.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 165 / Section 165.002
§ 165.002. RIGHT TO BREAST-FEED OR EXPRESS BREAST MILK.
Status: in_force

A mother is entitled to breast-feed her baby or express breast milk in any location in which the mother's presence is otherwise authorized.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.155
§ 7803.155. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as the depository for the district's money.

(b) All district money shall be deposited in the depository bank or banks, except that sufficient money must be remitted to and received by the bank or banks of payment to pay the principal of and interest on any outstanding district bonds on or before the maturity date of the principal and interest.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.
Tex. Water Code § 51.819 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.819
§ 51.819. FILING DISSOLUTION TAX ROLL.
Status: in_force

After the preparation of the dissolution tax roll, the board shall file the tax roll with the assessor and collector of the county or counties in which the district is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.014
§ 534.014. BUDGET; REQUEST FOR FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each community center shall annually provide to each local agency that appoints members to the board of trustees a copy of the center's:

(1) approved fiscal year operating budget;

(2) most recent annual financial audit; and

(3) staff salaries by position.

(b) The board of trustees shall annually submit to each local agency that appoints the members a request for funds or in-kind assistance to support the center.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.0275 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0275
§ 501.0275. ISSUANCE OF TITLE FOR UNREGISTERED VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a title for a motor vehicle that complies with the other requirements under this chapter unless:

(1) the vehicle is not registered for a reason other than a reason provided by Section 501.051(a)(6); and

(2) the applicant does not provide evidence of financial responsibility that complies with Section 502.046.

(b) On application for a title under this section, the applicant must surrender any license plates issued for the motor vehicle if the plates are not being transferred to another vehicle and any registration insignia for validation of those plates to the department.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 154.022 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 154 / Section 154.022
§ 154.022. NOTIFICATION AND OBJECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a court determines that a pending dispute is appropriate for referral under Section 154.021, the court shall notify the parties of its determination.

(b) Any party may, within 10 days after receiving the notice under Subsection (a), file a written objection to the referral.

(c) If the court finds that there is a reasonable basis for an objection filed under Subsection (b), the court may not refer the dispute under Section 154.021.
Tex. Government Code § 2267.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2267 / Section 2267.004
§ 2267.004. APPLICABILITY OF EMINENT DOMAIN LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not alter the eminent domain laws of this state or grant the power of eminent domain to any person who is not expressly granted that power under other state law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 284.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 284 / Section 284.010
§ 284.010. REFUNDING BONDS AND REFINANCING.
Status: in_force

(a) Revenue bonds issued by the commissioners court under this subchapter or under any other statute of this state and payable from hospital facility revenue may be refunded or otherwise refinanced by the commissioners court.

(b) The provisions of this subchapter pertinent and appropriate to the issuance of revenue bonds generally apply to the refunding bonds.

(c) In issuing refunding bonds or in refinancing revenue bonds, the commissioners court in the same authorizing proceedings may:

(1) refund or refinance bonds issued under this subchapter and bonds issued under another statute of this state and combine the refunding bonds with other new bonds to be issued under those laws into one or more issues or series of bonds; and

(2) provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity, subordinate lien, or other bonds.

(d) Refunding bonds shall be issued and delivered under the terms and conditions stated in the authorizing proceedings.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.401
§ 110.401. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 110.301.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.116 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.116
§ 117.116. SELECTION OF DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

At the time and place stated in the notice, the commissioners court shall select a special depository for the registry fund in accordance with the same provisions as those prescribed by Section 116.024 for the selection of a county depository.
Tex. Education Code § 61.892 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.892
§ 61.892. ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Leadership Scholars Program is established to serve as a merit-based scholarship and leadership opportunity program for high-achieving, emerging leaders with financial need.

(b) Using money appropriated or otherwise available for the purpose, the board shall award scholarships and provide academic achievement support and leadership development to eligible students under the program.

(c) The board shall administer the program. The board may contract with one or more institutions of higher education to assist in administering the program, including receiving and reviewing applications, recommending the distribution of funds to institutions of higher education, and developing criteria for the selection of students for the program.

(d) The board may establish one or more advisory committees for the purpose of recommending rules for the administration of the program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 368.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 368 / Section 368.002
§ 368.002. PARTICIPATION BY MUNICIPALITY IN REGULATORY PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may enter into a contract with a municipality that provides the terms and conditions under which the municipality may participate in the regulatory program.
Tex. Election Code § 142.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 142 / Section 142.005
§ 142.005. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPLICATION FILED.
Status: in_force

An application for a place on the ballot must be filed with:

(1) the secretary of state, for a statewide or district office; or

(2) the county judge, for a county or precinct office.
Tex. Government Code § 2104.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2104 / Section 2104.015
§ 2104.015. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall provide a conservator with administrative services.

(b) If necessary, the governor may use appropriations made under Section 403.075 to provide the administrative services.