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Tex. Government Code § 419.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.033
§ 419.033. CERTIFICATE EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may adopt a system under which certificates expire on various dates during the year. For the year in which the certificate expiration date is changed, certificate fees payable on the date set by commission rule shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each fire department or other employing entity shall pay only that portion of the certificate fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the certificate is valid. On renewal of the certificate on the new expiration date, the total certificate renewal fee is payable.

(b) The commission shall issue to a person who has held a commission certificate but is no longer employed by an entity that is regulated by the commission a one-time certificate that states the level of certification held by the person on the date the person left the regulated entity's employment. The commission shall prescribe the procedure under which a person applies for a certificate under this subsection. The commission shall set and collect from the person a fee of not more than $35 for the certificate.
Tex. Government Code § 432.073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.073
§ 432.073. CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

A military court may punish for contempt a person who uses a menacing word, sign, or gesture in its presence, or who disturbs its proceedings by riot or disorder. Punishment may not exceed confinement for 30 days and a fine of $100.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.352 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.352
§ 375.352. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The terms and conditions for consolidation must include:

(1) adoption of a name for the consolidated district;

(2) the number and apportionment of directors to serve on the board of the consolidated district;

(3) the effective date of the consolidation;

(4) an agreement on finances for the consolidated district, including disposition of funds, property, and other assets of each district; and

(5) an agreement on governing the districts during the transition period, including selection of officers.

(b) The terms and conditions for consolidation may include any terms or conditions to which the board of each district agrees.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.058
§ 1505.058. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR PROJECT RELATED TO ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

As additional security, a municipality that acquires or constructs a bridge using bonds issued under this subchapter may pledge revenue from any project carried out in connection with the acquisition or construction of the bridge, including revenue or income from any submerged land reclaimed or reconstructed and any improvement built on the land, including a water main, gas main, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, sidewalk, or street.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971 / Section 7971.104
§ 7971.104. 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. Election Code § 163.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 163 / Section 163.002
§ 163.002. REQUIRED RULES.
Status: in_force

A political party that makes nominations in this state shall adopt rules that:

(1) prescribe the parliamentary procedure governing the conduct of party meetings and conventions from the precinct level to the state level, including:

(A) quorums;

(B) casting and counting votes;

(C) operation of executive committees;

(D) appointment and duties of convention committees; and

(E) presentation of matters before a convention;

(2) prescribe the method of selecting the party's presidential elector candidates;

(3) prescribe the manner of selecting party officers, convention delegates, any convention alternates, and convention officials;

(4) provide for representative apportionment of party officers, convention delegates, any convention alternates, and convention officials throughout the state on the basis of population, party strength, or both, within the appropriate territorial unit;

(5) provide for periodic publication and publicizing of party rules; and

(6) prescribe the manner of adopting party rules and amendments to the rules.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.011
§ 61.011. SERVICES BY STATE HOSPITAL OR CLINIC.
Status: in_force

A state hospital or clinic shall be entitled to payment for services rendered to an eligible resident under the provisions of this chapter applicable to other providers. The executive commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913 / Section 7913.004
§ 7913.004. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.757 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.757
§ 1101.757. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS BY RESIDENTIAL RENTAL LOCATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person engages in business as a residential rental locator in this state without a license issued under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.034 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.034
§ 411.034. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENT; OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The identity of an employee in a report filed under Section 411.032 is confidential and may not be disclosed as part of the job safety information system.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly publishes, discloses, or distributes information that is confidential under this section to a person not authorized to receive the information.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly receives information that is confidential under this section and that the person is not authorized to receive.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(e) An offense under this section may be prosecuted in a court in the county where the information was unlawfully received, published, disclosed, or distributed.

(f) A district court in Travis County has jurisdiction to enjoin the use, publication, disclosure, or distribution of confidential information under this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 32.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 32 / Section 32.104
§ 32.104. CAPITAL NOTES OR DEBENTURES.
Status: in_force

(a) With the prior written approval of the banking commissioner, a state bank may at any time, through action of its board and without requiring action of its shareholders, issue and sell its capital notes or debentures. The capital notes or debentures must be subordinate to the claims of depositors and may be subordinate to other claims, including the claims of other creditors or the shareholders.

(b) Capital notes or debentures may be convertible into shares of any class or series. The issuance and sale of convertible capital notes or debentures are subject to satisfaction of preemptive rights, if any, to the extent provided by law.

(c) Without the prior written approval of the banking commissioner, a state bank may not pay interest due or principal repayable on outstanding capital notes or debentures when the bank is in hazardous condition or is insolvent, or to the extent that payment will cause the bank to be in hazardous condition or insolvent, as determined by the banking commissioner.

(d) The amount of any outstanding capital notes or debentures that meet the requirements of this section and that are subordinated to unsecured creditors of the bank may be included in equity capital of the bank for purposes of determining hazardous condition or insolvency and for other purposes provided by rules adopted under this subtitle.
Tex. Local Government Code § 211.057 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.057
§ 211.057. NO EFFECT ON HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHER PRIVATE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prohibit property owners from enforcing rules or deed restrictions imposed by a homeowners' association or by other private agreement.(a) A person who owns property in or a tenant who resides in a municipality who is adversely affected or aggrieved by the municipality's violation of this subchapter may bring an action against the municipality or an officer or employee of the municipality in the officer's or employee's official capacity for relief described by Subsection (c).

(b) A claimant must bring an action under this section in a county in which the real property that is the subject of the action is wholly or partly located.

(c) In an action brought under this section, a court may:

(1) enter a declaratory judgment under Chapter 37, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;

(2) issue a writ of mandamus compelling a defendant officer or employee to comply with this subchapter; and

(3) issue an injunction preventing the defendant from violating this subchapter.

(d) A court shall award reasonable attorney's fees and court costs incurred in bringing an action under this section to a prevailing claimant.

(e) The Fifteenth Court of Appeals has exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction over an appeal or original proceeding arising from an action brought under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 661.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.033
§ 661.033. PAYMENT FOR VACATION AND SICK LEAVE.
Status: in_force

(a) When a state employee dies, the state shall pay the employee's estate for the balances of the employee's:

(1) vacation leave; and

(2) sick leave.

(b) Payment under this section shall comply with any limits in the General Appropriations Act, except as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) Payment under this section may not be for more than:

(1) all of the state employee's accumulated vacation leave; and

(2) one-half of the state employee's accumulated sick leave or 336 hours of sick leave, whichever is less.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8353.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8353 / Section 8353.102
§ 8353.102. 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. Estates Code § 101.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 101 / Section 101.003
§ 101.003. POSSESSION OF ESTATE BY PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

On the issuance of letters testamentary or of administration on an estate described by Section 101.001, the executor or administrator has the right to possession of the estate as the estate existed at the death of the testator or intestate, subject to the exceptions provided by Section 101.051. The executor or administrator shall recover possession of the estate and hold the estate in trust to be disposed of in accordance with the law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.052
§ 1057.052. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select from among the managers a presiding officer who shall preside over the board.

(b) A presiding officer pro tem shall preside in the absence of the presiding officer.

(c) The district administrator or any manager may be appointed secretary.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.093 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 88 / Section 88.093
§ 88.093. PROHIBITED EQUIPMENT OR ENCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

No person owning, leasing, operating, or controlling an oil property in this state may equip or enclose his oil property, or any part of his oil property, in a manner that:

(1) prevents inspection and examination; or

(2) prevents an inspection and examination from revealing the true facts with respect to:

(A) the amount of oil or oil and gas being produced from the oil property;

(B) the manner in which the oil property is being operated; or

(C) the manner and method by which the production from the oil property is produced, stored, or delivered from the possession or control of that person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8808.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8808 / Section 8808.053
§ 8808.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, in May of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.201
§ 206.201. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 206.002, a person may not practice as a surgical assistant unless the person is licensed under this chapter.

(b) Unless the person holds a license under this chapter, a person may not use, in connection with the person's name:

(1) the title "Licensed Surgical Assistant"; or

(2) any other designation that would imply that the person is a licensed surgical assistant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8249.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8249 / Section 8249.102
§ 8249.102. 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. Business & Commerce Code § 509.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 509 / Section 509.102
§ 509.102. POWERS OF VERIFIED PARENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A verified parent is entitled to alter the duties of a digital service provider under Section 509.052 with regard to the verified parent's known minor.

(b) A verified parent is entitled to supervise the verified parent's known minor's use of a digital service using tools provided by a digital service provider under Section 509.054.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0534 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0534
§ 39.0534. ACCOUNTABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall establish an accountability advisory committee to advise the commissioner and the agency regarding the adoption and modification of performance standards and indicators required under this chapter. The committee must meet at least once during the year preceding the school year for which the commissioner proposes to modify the performance standards under Section 39.053(f-1).

(b) The committee must include:

(1) a staff member from the office of the governor;

(2) a staff member from the office of the lieutenant governor;

(3) a staff member from the office of the speaker of the house of representatives;

(4) a staff member from the office of each chair of a standing legislative committee with primary jurisdiction over primary and secondary education; and

(5) a representative of each stakeholder group described by Section 39.053(f).

(c) The committee shall provide minutes of each committee meeting within a reasonable time after the meeting to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over primary and secondary education.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.0013 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.0013
§ 91.0013. FRANCHISORS EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "franchisee" and "franchisor" have the meanings assigned by 16 C.F.R. Section 436.1.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, a franchisor is not considered to be in a coemployment relationship with:

(1) a franchisee; or

(2) a franchisee's employees.

(c) With respect to a specific claim for relief under this chapter made by a franchisee or a franchisee's employee, this section does not apply to a franchisor who has been found by a court of competent jurisdiction in this state to have exercised a type or degree of control over the franchisee or the franchisee's employees not customarily exercised by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor's trademarks and brand.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.181 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.181
§ 242.181. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Person with a disability" means a person whose physical or mental functioning is impaired to the extent that the person needs medical attention, counseling, physical therapy, therapeutic or corrective equipment, or another person's attendance and supervision.

(2) "Plan of care" means a written description of the medical care or the supervision and nonmedical care needed by a person during respite care.

(3) "Respite care" means the provision by an institution to a person, for not more than two weeks for each stay in the institution, of:

(A) room and board; and

(B) care at the level ordinarily provided for permanent residents.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.409 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.409
§ 12.409. SEPARATE OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

Each fish, bird, animal, reptile, amphibian, or egg or part of a fish, bird, animal, reptile, amphibian, or egg taken, possessed, killed, left to die, imported, exported, offered for sale, sold, purchased, attempted to be purchased, or retained in violation of any provision of this code or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this code constitutes a separate offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009 / Section 8009.0306
§ 8009.0306. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0305
§ 3974.0305. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8359.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8359 / Section 8359.152
§ 8359.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8359.151, 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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.065 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.065
§ 62.065. ENTRY ONTO SCHOOL PREMISES; NOTICE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article:

(1) "Premises" means a building or portion of a building and the grounds on which the building is located, including any public or private driveway, street, sidewalk or walkway, parking lot, or parking garage on the grounds.

(2) "School" has the meaning assigned by Section 481.134, Health and Safety Code.

(b) A person subject to registration under this chapter who enters the premises of any school in this state during the standard operating hours of the school shall immediately notify the administrative office of the school of the person's presence on the premises of the school and the person's registration status under this chapter. The office may provide a chaperon to accompany the person while the person is on the premises of the school.

(c) The requirements of this article:

(1) are in addition to any requirement associated with the imposition of a child safety zone on the person under Section 508.187, Government Code, or Article 42A.453 of this code; and

(2) do not apply to:

(A) a student enrolled at the school;

(B) a student from another school participating at an event at the school; or

(C) a person who has entered into a written agreement with the school that exempts the person from those requirements.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.024
§ 254.024. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may award a contract involving the expenditure of more than $15,000 only by competitive bidding.

(b) Competitive bidding is not required:

(1) for a contract for:

(A) personal or professional services;

(B) a real estate transaction;

(C) operation of an improvement or facility under a specific agreement for a limited term; or

(D) insurance; or

(2) if the board determines that the delay posed by the competitive bidding procedure would prevent or substantially impair the operation of island property.
Tex. Utilities Code § 187.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 187 / Section 187.002
§ 187.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a battery energy storage facility with a capacity of one megawatt hour or greater and a commercial operations date, determined according to criteria adopted by the commissioner, that occurs on or after January 1, 2027.
Tex. Water Code § 13.414 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.414
§ 13.414. PENALTY AGAINST RETAIL PUBLIC UTILITY OR AFFILIATED INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Any retail public utility or affiliated interest that violates this chapter, fails to perform a duty imposed on it, or fails, neglects, or refuses to obey an order, rule, direction, or requirement of the utility commission or the commission or decree or judgment of a court is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 for each violation.

(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a retail public utility or affiliated interest that violates Section 13.151 is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $50,000 for each violation.

(b) A retail public utility or affiliated interest commits a separate violation each day it continues to violate Subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The attorney general shall institute suit on his own initiative or at the request of, in the name of, and on behalf of the utility commission or the commission in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the penalty under this section.

(d) The utility commission by rule shall establish a classification system to be used by a court under this section for violations of Section 13.151 that includes a range of penalties that may be recovered for each class of violation based on:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including:

(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of a prohibited act; and

(B) the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;

(2) the history of previous violations;

(3) the amount necessary to deter future violations;

(4) efforts to correct the violation; and

(5) any other matter that justice may require.

(e) The classification system established under Subsection (d) shall provide that a penalty in an amount that exceeds $5,000 may be recovered only if the violation is included in the highest class of violations in the classification system.