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Tex. Transportation Code § 22.091 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.091
§ 22.091. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION COLLECTED BY JOINT BOARD.
Status: in_force

Personal identifying information collected by a joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, if the information collected is in relation to:

(1) a commercial online payment system and includes a person's:

(A) name, address, e-mail address, or phone number;

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

(C) other personal financial information; or

(2) a person's use of an airport facility that includes:

(A) the person's name, address, e-mail address, phone number, and zip code;

(B) the person's license plate number, toll tag number, and credit, debit, or other payment card number;

(C) the dates the person's vehicle was parked at a parking facility, the date the person's vehicle exited the parking facility, and the amount the person paid to park in the parking facility;

(D) the person's profile name associated with a purchase or other online or in-person activity;

(E) the person's travel dates and flight information;

(F) the dates, times, and amounts of any purchase made by the person; or

(G) the person's airport lounge memberships and trusted traveler information.
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.083 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.083
§ 181.083. AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT LINE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A telephone or telegraph corporation may enter land in which a private person or a corporation owns a fee or lesser estate to:

(1) make a preliminary survey or examination to prepare for the construction of a telephone or telegraph line;

(2) change the location of a part of a telephone or telegraph line as necessary; or

(3) construct or repair a telephone or telegraph line.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.060 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.060
§ 42.060. CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "carbon monoxide detector" means a device that detects and sounds an alarm to indicate the presence of a harmful level of carbon monoxide gas.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), each day-care center, group day-care home, and family home must be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors in accordance with department rules.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe requirements regarding the placement, installation, and number of carbon monoxide detectors and maintenance procedures for those detectors.

(d) A day-care center is exempt from the carbon monoxide detector requirements prescribed by this section if the day-care center is located in a school facility that is subject to the school facility standards adopted by the commissioner of education under Section 46.008, Education Code, or similar safety standards adopted by the board of a local school district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.110
§ 1063.110. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires the relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration in the construction of any railroad, electric transmission, telegraph or telephone lines, conduits, poles, or facilities or pipelines, the board must bear the actual cost of the relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration of construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Election Code § 121.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 121 / Section 121.004
§ 121.004. COMMUNICATIONS WITH VOTING SYSTEMS VENDOR PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a written letter, e-mail, or other communication, including a communication made confidential by other law, between a public official and a voting systems vendor:

(1) is not confidential;

(2) is public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code; and

(3) is not subject to an exception to disclosure provided by Chapter 552, Government Code, other than Sections 552.110 and 552.1101, Government Code.

(b) A written letter, e-mail, or other communication between a public official and a voting systems vendor is excepted from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, if the communication discloses information, data, or records relating to the security of elections critical infrastructure.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.006
§ 2035.006. CONTENTS OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

To be valid, the petition must contain:

(1) a heading, as follows: "Petition for a Local Option Election to Approve the Legalization of Pari-mutuel Wagering on Horse Races" or "Petition for a Local Option Election to Approve the Legalization of Pari-mutuel Wagering on Greyhound Races," as appropriate;

(2) a statement of the issue to be voted on, in the same words used in the application;

(3) a statement immediately above the signatures of the petitioners, as follows: "It is the hope, purpose, and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that pari-mutuel wagering on horse races be legalized in __________ County" or "It is the hope, purpose, and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound races be legalized in __________ County," as appropriate;

(4) lines and spaces for the names, signatures, addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners; and

(5) the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the county clerk on each page.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8047.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8047 / Section 8047.0304
§ 8047.0304. 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. Property Code § 209.0094 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.0094
§ 209.0094. ASSESSMENT LIEN FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "assessment lien" means a lien, lien affidavit, or other lien instrument evidencing the nonpayment of assessments or other charges owed to a property owners' association.

(b) An assessment lien filed in the official public records of a county is a legal instrument affecting title to real property.

(c) Before a property owners' association files an assessment lien, the association must provide notices of delinquency in accordance with Subsections (d) and (e).

(d) The first notice of delinquency must be provided:

(1) by first class mail to the property owner's last known mailing address, as reflected in records maintained by the association; or

(2) by e-mail to an e-mail address the property owner has provided to the property owners' association.

(e) The second notice of delinquency must be provided by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the property owner's last known mailing address, as reflected in the records maintained by the association, not earlier than the 30th day after notice is given under Subsection (d).

(f) A property owners' association may not file an assessment lien before the 90th day after the date notice of delinquency was sent to the property owner under Subsection (e).

(g) Subsections (c), (d), and (e) do not apply to a property owners' association providing a property owner covered by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. Section 3901 et seq.) the protections to which the owner is entitled under the Act.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.116 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.116
§ 201.116. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT FOR COLONIAS PROJECTS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "colonia" means a geographic area that:

(1) is an economically distressed area as defined by Section 17.921, Water Code;

(2) is located in a county any part of which is within 62 miles of an international border; and

(3) consists of 11 or more dwellings that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(5), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(5), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Regarding any projects funded by the commission that serve colonias by providing paved roads or other assistance, the commission shall require an applicant for the funds to submit to the commission a colonia classification number, if one exists, for each colonia that may be served by the project proposed in the application. If a colonia does not have a classification number, the commission may contact the secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative to obtain the classification number. On request of the commission, the secretary of state or the secretary of state's representative shall assign a classification number to the colonia.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.008
§ 8878.008. FINDING OF BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

All the land, property, and persons included within the boundaries of the authority will be directly benefited by the works, projects, improvements, and services to be provided by the authority under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and this chapter. The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit. The creation of the authority will serve to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of persons within the authority and the general public. Any fees, user fees, rates, or charges imposed by the authority under this chapter are necessary to pay for the costs of accomplishing the purposes of the authority as set forth in Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and this chapter, including:

(1) the reduction of groundwater withdrawals;

(2) the facilitation of compliance with the requirements of the Fort Bend Subsidence District or applicable subsidence district; and

(3) the provision of services, facilities, and systems.
Tex. Education Code § 51.828 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.828
§ 51.828. COUNCIL AGREEMENT WITH STUDENT ADMITTED TO PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A student admitted to the program must enter into an agreement with the council under which the student agrees to:

(1) maintain eligibility for continued participation in the program; and

(2) repay any scholarship or stipend received under the program if the student enrolls in a public or private medical school in another state, other than temporary enrollment occurring as a result of an exchange program.

(b) At the time the student enters into an agreement under this section, the council shall provide the student with information regarding:

(1) available program benefits, including undergraduate and graduate scholarships and summer stipends; and

(2) repayment of scholarship and stipend benefits received under the program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1458.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1458 / Section 1458.052
§ 1458.052. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to register under Section 1458.051 must disclose:

(1) all names used by the contracting entity, including any name under which the contracting entity intends to engage or has engaged in business in this state;

(2) the mailing address and main telephone number of the contracting entity's headquarters;

(3) the name and telephone number of the contracting entity's primary contact for the department; and

(4) any other information required by the commissioner by rule.

(b) The disclosure made under Subsection (a) must include a description or a copy of the applicant's basic organizational structure documents and a copy of organizational charts and lists that show:

(1) the relationships between the contracting entity and any affiliates of the contracting entity, including subsidiary networks or other networks; and

(2) the internal organizational structure of the contracting entity's management.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8335.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8335 / Section 8335.003
§ 8335.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.201 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.201
§ 22.201. MANAGEMENT BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 22.202, the affairs of a corporation are managed by a board of directors. The board of directors may be designated by any name appropriate to the customs, usages, or tenets of the corporation.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.356 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.356
§ 53.356. NOTICE TO AFFECTED PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The cooperative shall provide to each affected customer or party, including a municipality, at least two notices of the proposed action by bill insert or by individual notice.

(b) The cooperative shall provide:

(1) the first notice not later than the 61st day before the effective date of the proposed action; and

(2) the last notice not later than the 31st day before the effective date of the proposed action.

(c) A notice prescribed by this section must include:

(1) a description of the services affected by the proposed action;

(2) the effective date of the proposed action;

(3) an explanation of the customer's right to:

(A) obtain a copy of the proposed tariff from the cooperative; and

(B) petition the commission for a review under Section 53.358;

(4) a statement of the amount by which the cooperative's total gross annual revenues will increase or decrease and a statement explaining the effect on the cooperative revenues as a result of the proposed action; and

(5) a list of rates that are affected by the proposed rate action, showing the effect of the proposed action on each of those rates.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1801.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1801 / Section 1801.053
§ 1801.053. BOND APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

The bond must be approved by the county judge of each county in which the commission merchant maintains an office.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 757.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 757 / Section 757.016
§ 757.016. NONEXCLUSIVE REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

The remedies contained in this chapter are not exclusive and are not intended to affect existing remedies allowed by law or other procedure.
Tex. Election Code § 253.104 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.104
§ 253.104. CONTRIBUTION TO POLITICAL PARTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation or labor organization may make a contribution from its own property to a political party to be used as provided by Chapter 257.

(b) A corporation or labor organization may not knowingly make a contribution authorized by Subsection (a) during a period beginning on the 60th day before the date of a general election for state and county officers and continuing through the day of the election.

(c) A corporation or labor organization that knowingly makes a contribution in violation of this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.014 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.014
§ 116.014. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Fees collected by the commission under Section 116.034 of this code for training, examinations, and seminars must be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury designated as the CNG and LNG examination fund. The commission shall use money in this fund to pay the cost of training, examinations, and seminars sponsored or administered by the commission.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a) of this section, money collected by the commission as fees under this chapter shall be deposited in the general revenue fund.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 22.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 22 / Section 22.004
§ 22.004. INFORMATION FROM WINNING BIDDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A winning bidder at a sale, other than the foreclosing mortgagee or mortgage servicer, shall provide the following information to the trustee or substitute trustee at the time the trustee or substitute trustee completes the sale:

(1) the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the bidder and of each individual tendering or who will tender the sale price for the winning bid;

(2) if the bidder is acting on behalf of another individual or organization, the name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the individual or organization and the name of a contact person for the organization;

(3) the name and address of any person to be identified as the grantee in a trustee's or substitute trustee's deed;

(4) the purchaser's tax identification number;

(5) a government-issued photo identification to confirm the identity of each individual tendering funds for the winning bid; and

(6) any other information reasonably needed to complete the trustee's or substitute trustee's duties and functions concerning the sale.

(b) If a winning bidder required to provide information under Subsection (a) fails or refuses to provide the information, the trustee or substitute trustee may decline to complete the transaction or deliver a deed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 767.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 767 / Section 767.003
§ 767.003. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS AND EMPLOYEES; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner or operator of a group home shall obtain criminal history record information maintained by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas on each individual who is an applicant for employment with or an employee of the group home.

(b) An owner or operator of a group home may not hire or continue to employ an individual for whom the owner or operator obtains criminal history record information on the applicant's or employee's conviction of an offense under Chapter 19, 20, 20A, 21, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 33A, 34, 35, 35A, or 71, Penal Code, or Section 48.015, 48.02, 48.03, or 48.04, Penal Code, or any other offense punishable as a Class A misdemeanor or a felony.

(c) An owner or operator of a group home who violates Subsection (b) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.302 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.302
§ 151.302. SALES FOR RESALE.
Status: in_force

(a) The sale for resale of a taxable item is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter.

(b) Tangible personal property used to perform a taxable service is not considered resold unless the care, custody, and control of the tangible personal property is transferred to the purchaser of the service.

(c) Internal or external wrapping, packing, and packaging supplies used by a person in wrapping, packing, or packaging tangible personal property or in the performance of a service for the purpose of furthering the sale of the tangible personal property or the service may not be purchased by the person for resale.

(d) In this section, "wrapping," "packing," and "packaging supplies" include:

(1) wrapping paper, wrapping twine, bags, cartons, crates, crating material, tape, rope, rubber bands, labels, staples, glue, and mailing tubes; and

(2) excelsior, straw, cardboard fillers, separators, shredded paper, ice, dry ice, cotton batting, shirt boards, hay laths, and property used inside a package to shape, form, stabilize, preserve, or protect the contents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.003
§ 5007.003. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The authority is authorized and empowered to issue in direct conformity with the Constitution and the laws of this State as and when necessary such bonds as may be voted from time to time by the voters voting at any election when called and conducted in direct conformity with the Constitution and laws of Texas and to issue and sell the same subject to such provisions of the Constitution and laws of this State as may be in effect at the time, and subject to the approval of the Attorney General.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.406 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.406
§ 51.406. DEDICATION TO PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND.
Status: in_force

Land acquired under this subchapter is dedicated to the permanent school fund and is subject to sale and lease in the same manner and under the same authority as any other real property dedicated to the permanent school fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.905 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.905
§ 3798.905. REQUIREMENTS FOR BOND ISSUE.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue bonds until:

(1) the district submits to the commission:

(A) an engineer's report describing the project for which the bonds will provide funding, including data, profiles, maps, plans, and specifications related to the project; and

(B) a cash flow analysis to determine the projected rate of assessment, which includes the following assumptions:

(i) each ending balance for debt service in the analysis is not less than 25 percent of the following year's debt service requirement;

(ii) interest income is only shown on the ending balance for debt service for the first two years; and

(iii) the projected rate of assessment is level or decreasing for the life of the bonds issued by the district;

(2) the completion of at least 75 percent of the projected value of the improvements, including houses and other buildings, that are liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds; and

(3) the district has obtained an independent market study from a firm recognized in the area of real estate market analysis supporting the development projects for the real property that is liable for district assessments and necessary to support the district bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 779.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 779 / Section 779.008
§ 779.008. HOSPITAL EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not apply to hospitals licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 23.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 23 / Section 23.001
§ 23.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

(2) "Land office" means the General Land Office.