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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.254
§ 11006.254. ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds, other than refunding bonds, payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless authorized by a majority of the authority voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may call an election under this section without a petition. The resolution calling the election must specify:

(1) the time and place at which the election will be held;

(2) the purpose for which the bonds will be issued;

(3) the amount of the bonds;

(4) the form of the ballot; and

(5) other matters the board considers necessary or advisable.

(c) Notice of the election must be given by publishing a substantial copy of the resolution calling the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the authority. The notice must be published once each week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must be not later than the 14th day before the date of the election.

(d) The authority may issue bonds not payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes without an election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8374.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8374 / Section 8374.201
§ 8374.201. 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 § 7926A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926A / Section 7926A.0503
§ 7926A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.017
§ 485.017. SIGNS.
Status: in_force

A business establishment that sells an abusable volatile chemical at retail shall display a conspicuous sign, in English and Spanish, that states the following:
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1642 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1642
§ 152.1642. MARION COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Marion County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judges and the district judges in Marion County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not less than $600 nor more than $1,200 for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) The chairman shall certify all claims for expenses of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of the officer's duties. The commissioners court shall provide the necessary funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation officer.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Marion County.
Tex. Water Code § 58.480 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.480
§ 58.480. ALTERNATE METHODS FOR PAYING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section and in Sections 58.481-58.484 of this code, "net revenue" means income or increment which may come from ownership and operation of the improvements which are encumbered less the proportion of the district's revenue income reasonably required to provide for administration, efficient operation, and adequate maintenance of the district's services and facilities which are encumbered. Net revenue does not include money derived from taxation.

(b) A district which expects net revenue from operations may secure its bonds in any one of the following:

(1) as provided in Section 58.463 of this code;

(2) by entering into a contract to pledge the net revenue of the district and to mortgage and encumber part or all of the property and facilities, franchise, revenue, and income from operations, and everything acquired or to be acquired by the district; or

(3) as provided in both Subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 36.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 36 / Section 36.007
§ 36.007. RULES RELATING TO AGREEMENTS LIMITING STATE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE INSURANCE PROHIBITED; EFFECT OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may not adopt or enforce a rule that implements an interstate, national, or international agreement that:

(1) infringes on the authority of this state to regulate the business of insurance in this state; and

(2) was not approved by the legislature.

(b) An agreement described by Subsection (a) has no effect on the authority of this state to regulate the business of insurance in this state unless the agreement is approved by the legislature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935A / Section 7935A.0201
§ 7935A.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 7935A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 845.501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.501
§ 845.501. STATEMENT OF AMOUNT IN ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as possible after the end of each calendar year, the board of trustees shall send to the governing body of each subdivision and to each requesting member an annual statement that contains the basic financial statements of the retirement system.

(b) The board of trustees shall furnish to a member, on written request, a statement of the amount credited to the member's individual account. During a calendar year, the board is not required to furnish to a member more than one statement requested under this subsection.
Tex. Education Code § 38.0042 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.0042
§ 38.0042. POSTING CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE TELEPHONE NUMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) Each public school and open-enrollment charter school shall post in a clearly visible location in a public area of the school that is readily accessible to students a sign in English and in Spanish that contains the toll-free telephone number operated by the Department of Family and Protective Services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules relating to the size and location of the sign required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8384.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8384 / Section 8384.105
§ 8384.105. COMPLIANCE WITH AND ENFORCEABILITY OF MUNICIPAL CONSENT AGREEMENT, ORDINANCE, OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) Any agreement between the district and a municipality related to the municipality's consent to the creation of the district is valid and enforceable.

(c) On the issuance of bonds by the district, the district is considered to have waived sovereign immunity to suit by a municipality for the purpose of adjudicating a claim for breach of an agreement described by this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.103
§ 110.103. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The council shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the council and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the council.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 22.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 22 / Section 22.05
§ 22.05. TRANSFER OF PERMITS.
Status: in_force

The holder of a package store permit may not transfer the permit to another county.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.007
§ 13.007. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Subchapter B or C or a rule adopted under Subchapter B or C is liable to the state for a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of a civil penalty assessment.

(b) On request of the department, the attorney general or the county attorney or district attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred shall file suit to collect the penalty.

(c) A civil penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the General Revenue Fund. All civil penalties recovered in suits first instituted by a local government or governments under this section shall be equally divided between the State of Texas and the local government or governments with 50 percent of the recovery to be paid to the General Revenue Fund and the other 50 percent equally to the local government or governments first instituting the suit.

(d) The department is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent or abate a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter. On request of the department, the attorney general or the county or district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation is threatened or is occurring shall file suit for the injunctive relief. Venue is in the county in which the alleged violation is threatened or is occurring.

(e) The department and the attorney general may each recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief and civil penalties under this section, including investigative costs, court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses. The expenses recovered by the department may be appropriated only to the department for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. The expenses recovered by the attorney general may be appropriated only to the attorney general.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.109
§ 8888.109. FIDELITY BOND.
Status: in_force

The general manager and each authority employee or contractor who is charged with the collection, custody, or payment of any authority money shall execute a fidelity bond in an amount determined by the board and in a form and with a surety approved by the board. The authority shall pay for the bond.
Tex. Insurance Code § 84.047 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 84 / Section 84.047
§ 84.047. COLLECTION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

If the person does not pay the administrative penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the commissioner may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the penalty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.002
§ 1117.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Yoakum Hospital District operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the powers and responsibilities provided by that section and this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.254
§ 651.254. LICENSE EXAMINATIONS; RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The examinations for a funeral director's license and an embalmer's license shall be held at least annually. The examinations shall be given at the time and place designated by the commission. The commission shall give notice of the examinations.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date a person takes a licensing examination under this chapter, the commission shall notify the person of the results of the examination.

(c) If the examination is graded or reviewed by a testing service:

(1) the commission shall notify the person of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the commission receives the results from the testing service; and

(2) if notice of the examination results will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the commission shall notify the person of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(d) The commission may require a testing service to notify a person of the results of the person's examination.

(e) If requested in writing by a person who fails a licensing examination administered under this chapter, the commission shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
Tex. Government Code § 1203.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.021
§ 1203.021. REGISTRAR FOR PUBLIC SECURITY; DESIGNATION IN PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The public security authorization that authorizes a fully registrable public security shall designate the registrar for the security.

(b) The registrar may be:

(1) the comptroller;

(2) a home-rule municipality with a population of more than 100,000, as to a security of the municipality;

(3) a county with a population of more than 100,000, as to a security of the county;

(4) a bank, including a commercial bank, at which the principal of the security is payable; or

(5) a trust company organized under a law of this state.

(c) Designation of a county as registrar for a public security issued by the county is effective only if the commissioners court of the county makes the designation with regard to an issuance of debt.

(d) The county treasurer or the county officer who has the powers and duties of the county treasurer shall perform the registration duties for a county that is designated a registrar.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.053 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.053
§ 36.053. INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may take action under Subsection (b) if the attorney general has reason to believe that:

(1) a person has information or custody or control of documentary material relevant to the subject matter of an investigation of an alleged unlawful act;

(2) a person is committing, has committed, or is about to commit an unlawful act; or

(3) it is in the public interest to conduct an investigation to ascertain whether a person is committing, has committed, or is about to commit an unlawful act.

(b) In investigating an unlawful act, the attorney general may:

(1) require the person to file on a prescribed form a statement in writing, under oath or affirmation, as to all the facts and circumstances concerning the alleged unlawful act and other information considered necessary by the attorney general;

(2) examine under oath a person in connection with the alleged unlawful act; and

(3) execute in writing and serve on the person a civil investigative demand requiring the person to produce the documentary material and permit inspection and copying of the material under Section 36.054.

(c) The office of the attorney general may not release or disclose information that is obtained under Subsection (b)(1) or (2) or any documentary material or other record derived from the information except:

(1) by court order for good cause shown;

(2) with the consent of the person who provided the information;

(3) to an employee of the attorney general;

(4) to an agency of this state, the United States, or another state;

(5) to any attorney representing the state under Section 36.055 or in a civil action brought under Subchapter C;

(6) to a political subdivision of this state; or

(7) to a person authorized by the attorney general to receive the information.

(d) The attorney general may use documentary material derived from information obtained under Subsection (b)(1) or (2), or copies of that material, as the attorney general determines necessary in the enforcement of this chapter, including presentation before a court.

(e) If a person fails to file a statement as required by Subsection (b)(1) or fails to submit to an examination as required by Subsection (b)(2), the attorney general may file in a district court of Travis County a petition for an order to compel the person to file the statement or submit to the examination within a period stated by court order. Failure to comply with an order entered under this subsection is punishable as contempt.

(f) An order issued by a district court under this section is subject to appeal to the supreme court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 3502.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 3502 / Section 3502.204
§ 3502.204. ADVERTISING OF "INSURED LOANS.
Status: in_force

" A bank, savings and loan association, insurer, or approved seller-servicer of the Federal National Mortgage Association, any of whose authorized real estate securities are insured by a mortgage guaranty insurer, may not state in a brochure, pamphlet, or report or any form of advertising that the real estate loans of the bank, savings and loan association, insurer, or seller-servicer are "insured loans" unless:

(1) the brochure, pamphlet, report, or advertising also:

(A) clearly states that the loans are insured by private insurers; and

(B) lists the names of the private insurers; and

(2) the insurance on the real estate loans is written by an insurer authorized to write that insurance in this state.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 2.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 2 / Section 2.005
§ 2.005.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.005. POLICY: BISON. The agricultural policy of this state must recognize that bison:

(1) are wild animals indigenous to this state;

(2) are distinct from cattle, livestock, exotic livestock, and game animals; and

(3) may be raised and used for:

(A) commercial purposes; or

(B) the purpose of preserving the bison species.
Tex. Government Code § 607.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 607 / Section 607.057
§ 607.057. EFFECT OF PRESUMPTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 607.052(b), a presumption established under this subchapter applies to a determination of whether a detention officer's, custodial officer's, firefighter's, peace officer's, or emergency medical technician's disability or death resulted from a disease or illness contracted in the course and scope of employment for purposes of benefits or compensation provided under another employee benefit, law, or plan, including a pension plan.
Tex. Government Code § 572.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 572 / Section 572.032
§ 572.032. PUBLIC ACCESS TO STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Financial statements filed under this subchapter are public records. The commission shall maintain the statements in separate alphabetical files and in a manner that is accessible to the public during regular office hours.

(a-1) The commission shall remove the home address, the telephone number, and the names of the dependent children of an individual from a financial statement filed by the individual under this subchapter before:

(1) permitting a member of the public to view the statement;

(2) providing a copy of the statement to a member of the public; or

(3) making the statement available to the public on the commission's Internet website, if the commission makes statements filed under this subchapter available on its website.

(a-1) Before permitting a member of the public to view a financial statement filed under this subchapter or providing a copy of the statement to a member of the public, the commission shall remove from the statement, if applicable, the home address of:

(1) a judge or justice; or

(2) a member of the governing board or executive head of the Texas Civil Commitment Office.

(b) During the one-year period following the filing of a financial statement, each time a person requests to see the financial statement, excluding the commission or a commission employee acting on official business, the commission shall place in the file a statement of the person's name and address, whom the person represents, and the date of the request. The commission shall retain that statement in the file for one year after the date the requested financial statement is filed.

(c) After the second anniversary of the date the individual ceases to be a state officer, the commission may and on notification from the former state officer shall destroy each financial statement filed by the state officer.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.110 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.110
§ 348.110. DELIVERY OF COPY OF CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A retail seller shall:

(1) deliver to the retail buyer a copy of the retail installment contract as accepted by the retail seller; or

(2) mail to the retail buyer at the address shown on the retail installment contract a copy of the retail installment contract as accepted by the retail seller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0003
§ 3959.0003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 110.054 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 110 / Section 110.054
§ 110.054. DELIVERY OF WINE IN A DRY AREA.
Status: in_force

A package store that participates in the program may ship wine under Section 110.053 to a person who resides in a dry area if:

(1) the delivery is made by the holder of a carrier permit; and

(2) the package is clearly labeled as requiring the signature of a person 21 years of age or older for delivery.
Tex. Government Code § 437.412 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.412
§ 437.412. CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT.
Status: in_force

Within 60 days after the date a notice of the right to file a civil action is received, the complainant may bring a civil action against the respondent.
Tex. Occupations Code § 451.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 451 / Section 451.056
§ 451.056. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet at the call of the presiding officer of the commission or the executive director.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.203
§ 1954.203. PROCEDURE FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may renew an unexpired license for an additional two-year term if the person:

(1) is otherwise entitled to be licensed;

(2) submits to the department a renewal application on the form required by the department;

(3) pays to the department a nonrefundable renewal fee;

(4) has successfully completed:

(A) the requirements for renewal; and

(B) a current physical examination; and

(5) has complied with any final order resulting from a violation of this chapter.

(b) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee.

(c) A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the department a renewal fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee.

(d) A person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures, including any examination requirements, for obtaining an original license.