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Tex. Transportation Code § 67.068 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.068
§ 67.068. REPORTING AND STENOGRAPHIC COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may assess the actual costs the board considers fair and just for reporting and stenographic services necessarily incurred in connection with a hearing against one or more of the applicants and objecting parties.

(b) The board may require that an applicant or objecting party deposit an amount against those costs as a condition of presenting an application or objection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.116
§ 8801.116. ACCESS TO PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) To perform technical and other investigations needed to implement this chapter, the board and its agents and employees are entitled to access to all property in the district.

(b) Before entering property for the purposes of this section, the person seeking access shall:

(1) give notice to the owner of the property as provided by district rules; and

(2) present proper credentials.

(c) The board and its agents and employees who enter private property shall observe the establishment's rules concerning safety, internal security, and fire protection.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00123
§ 30.00123. MARRIAGE CEREMONIES.
Status: in_force

The judge of the appellate court and each municipal judge may conduct marriage ceremonies in the city.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.404
§ 1477.404. AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE AND PLEDGE TAXES AND REVENUES.
Status: in_force

The county may impose taxes and may pledge taxes and other revenue of the county for the payment of money borrowed under Section 1477.402.
Tex. Property Code § 77.151 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 77 / Section 77.151
§ 77.151. DELIVERY OF PROPERTY TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

Each holder who on March 1 holds an unclaimed restitution payment that is presumed abandoned under Section 76.013 or 508.322, Government Code, shall deliver the property to the comptroller on or before the following July 1 accompanied by the report required to be filed under Section 77.051.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.251
§ 6002.251. REQUIRED LABEL; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a detection or alarm device, alarm system, or item of monitoring equipment, a purpose of which is to detect or give alarm of fire, may not be sold, offered for sale, leased, installed, or used to monitor property in this state unless the device, system, or item of equipment carries a label of approval or listing of a testing laboratory approved by the department.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a detection or alarm device, alarm system, or item of monitoring equipment in a one-family or two-family residence, a purpose of which is to detect or give alarm of fire, may not be sold, offered for sale, leased, installed, or used to monitor property in this state after April 14, 1989, unless the device, system, or equipment carries a label of approval or listing of a testing laboratory approved by the department.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not prohibit the continued use or monitoring of equipment in place if the equipment:

(1) complied with the law applicable on the date of the equipment's original placement; and

(2) has not been extended, modified, or altered.

(d) Fire alarm devices that are not required by this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter and that do not impair the operation of fire alarm or fire detection devices required by this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter are exempt from the label and listing requirements described by Subsections (a) and (b) if the devices are approved by the local authority with jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901 / Section 7901.0202
§ 7901.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Amy Hancock;

(2) Linda Schmidt;

(3) Grant Beehler;

(4) Rhonda Emerson; and

(5) Robin Ross.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7901.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7901.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7901.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0212
§ 8510.0212. ATTORNEYS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may appoint attorneys, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and set their compensation.

(b) The board may remove an authority employee.

(c) The board shall set the term of office and the compensation to be paid to authority employees.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.224 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.224
§ 225.224. TROOPER WILLIAM KOHLLEPPEL III MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of Interstate Highway 10 in Austin County between its intersection with State Highway 36 and its intersection with the Austin-Colorado county line is designated as the Trooper William Kohlleppel III Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

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

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper William Kohlleppel III Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.05183 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.05183
§ 382.05183. EXISTING FACILITY PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or operator of a facility affected by Section 382.0518(g) may apply for a permit to operate the facility under this section.

(b) The commission shall grant a permit under this section if, from the information available to the commission, the commission finds that the facility will use a control method at least as beneficial as that described by Section 382.003(9)(E)(ii), considering the age and the remaining useful life of the facility.

(c) The commission may issue an existing facility flexible permit for some or all of the facilities at a site affected by Section 382.0518(g) and facilities permitted under Section 382.0519 in order to implement the requirements of this section. Permits issued under this subsection shall follow the same permit issuance, modification, and renewal procedures as existing facility permits.

(d) If the commission finds that the emissions from the facility will contravene the standards under Subsection (b) or the intent of this chapter, including protection of the public's health and physical property, the commission may not grant the permit under this section.

(e) A person planning the modification of a facility previously permitted under this section must comply with Section 382.0518 before modifying.

(f) The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement and administer this section.
Tex. Government Code § 571.123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.123
§ 571.123. PROCESSING OF COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall determine whether a sworn complaint filed with the commission complies with the form requirements of Section 571.122.

(b) After a complaint is filed, the commission shall immediately attempt to contact and notify the respondent of the complaint by telephone or electronic mail. Not later than the fifth business day after the date a complaint is filed, the commission shall send written notice to the complainant and the respondent. The written notice to the complainant and the respondent must:

(1) state whether the complaint complies with the form requirements of Section 571.122;

(2) if the respondent is a candidate or officeholder, state the procedure by which the respondent may designate an agent with whom commission staff may discuss the complaint; and

(3) if applicable, include the information required by Section 571.124(e).

(c) If the commission determines that the complaint does not comply with the form requirements, the commission shall send the complaint to the complainant with the written notice, a statement explaining how the complaint fails to comply, and a copy of the rules for filing sworn complaints. The commission shall send a copy of the rejected complaint to the respondent with the written notice and the statement explaining how the complaint fails to comply. The complainant may resubmit the complaint not later than the 21st day after the date the notice under Subsection (b) is mailed. If the commission determines that the complaint is not resubmitted within the 21-day period, the commission shall:

(1) dismiss the complaint; and

(2) not later than the fifth business day after the date of the dismissal, send written notice to the complainant and the respondent of the dismissal and the grounds for dismissal.

(d) If the commission determines that a complaint is resubmitted under Subsection (c) within the 21-day period but is not in proper form, the commission shall send the notice required under Subsection (c), and the complainant may resubmit the complaint under that subsection.

(e) If the commission determines that a complaint returned to the complainant under Subsection (c) or (d) is resubmitted within the 21-day period and that the complaint complies with the form requirements, the commission shall send the written notice under Subsection (b).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.006
§ 716.006. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed to require a funeral director to perform any act not otherwise authorized by other law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.201
§ 51.201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) supervise the executive director's administration of the department;

(2) formulate the policy objectives for the department; and

(3) approve the department's operating budget and the department's requests for legislative appropriations.

(b) The commission:

(1) may adopt rules as necessary for its own procedures; and

(2) shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.184 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.184
§ 86.184. USE AS GAS LIFT.
Status: in_force

(a) A producer of either sweet or sour gas or casinghead gas may use the gas as gas lift in the bona fide production of oil if the gas is not used in excess of 10,000 cubic feet per barrel of oil produced.

(b) To prevent waste in a case where the facts in the case warrant it, the commission may permit the use of additional quantities of gas to lift oil provided:

(1) all the gas used in excess of 10,000 cubic feet for each barrel of oil is processed for natural gasoline; and

(2) the residue is burned for carbon black when it is reproduced.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.004
§ 125.004. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed to conflict with the laws of the United States or the laws of this state governing the taxation of multiple-party accounts.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 95.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 95 / Section 95.003
§ 95.003. COMPLIANCE WITH RISK ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each individual required by rules adopted under this chapter to be assessed shall undergo approved risk assessment for Type 2 diabetes. The individual shall comply with the requirements as soon as possible after the individual's admission to a school and as required by rule. The individual or, if the individual is a minor, the minor's parent, managing conservator, or guardian may substitute a professional examination for the risk assessment.

(b) An individual is exempt from risk assessment if risk assessment conflicts with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination of which the individual is an adherent or a member. To qualify for the exemption, the individual or, if the individual is a minor, the individual's parent, managing conservator, or guardian must submit to the chief administrator of the school on or before the day of the risk assessment process an affidavit stating the objections to the risk assessment.

(c) The chief administrator of each school shall ensure that each individual admitted to the school complies with the risk assessment requirements set by the office or submits an affidavit of exemption.
Tex. Water Code § 56.121 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.121
§ 56.121. ROAD CULVERTS.
Status: in_force

The board shall build necessary bridges and culverts across or over canals, drains, ditches, laterals, and levees which cross a county or public road and shall pay for the construction with funds of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 394.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.052
§ 394.052. BOND COVENANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds under this chapter may contain covenants relating to:

(1) the use and disposition of the bond proceeds and of the revenue and receipts from any residential development or home mortgages for which the bonds are issued, including the creation and maintenance of reserves;

(2) the issuance of other or additional bonds relating to any residential development or to any rehabilitation, improvement, renovation, or enlargement of, or addition to, a residential development;

(3) the maintenance and repair of a residential development or any homes;

(4) the insurance carried on any residential development, home, home mortgage, or bonds, and the use and disposition of insurance money;

(5) the appointment of one or more banks or trust companies located inside or outside this state that have the necessary trust powers as trustee or custodian for the benefit of the bondholders, paying agent, or bond registrar, and the investment of any funds held by the trustee or custodian;

(6) the appointment of one or more mortgage bankers to provide necessary administrative and mortgage servicing functions to assure the proper administration of the corporation's portfolio of home mortgage loans for the benefit of the bondholders;

(7) the maximum interest rate payable on any home mortgage; and

(8) the terms on which the bondholders or the trustees for the bonds are entitled to the appointment of a receiver by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) The terms established under Subsection (a)(8) relating to the appointment of a receiver may provide that the receiver may:

(1) enter and take possession of all or part of the residential development or home mortgage;

(2) maintain, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of the development or mortgage;

(3) prescribe rentals or other payments; and

(4) collect, receive, and apply all income and other revenues that arise from the development or mortgage after the receiver takes possession.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.362 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.362
§ 2301.362. OFFSITE SALES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) and Sections 2301.358(c) and (d), a dealer may only sell or offer to sell a motor vehicle from an established and permanent place of business:

(1) that is approved by the division; and

(2) for which a general distinguishing number has been issued.

(b) A dealer may sell or offer to sell a motor vehicle online through an advertisement on the Internet to a buyer who never personally appears at the dealer's established and permanent place of business.

(c) A dealer may sell, offer to sell, including by consignment, or exchange at a public auction an antique motor vehicle that is at least 25 years of age or a special interest vehicle that is at least 12 years of age or that has been the subject of a retail sale.

(d) For purposes of this section, "special interest vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 683.077, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8222.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8222 / Section 8222.201
§ 8222.201. 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, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 492.0131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 492 / Section 492.0131
§ 492.0131. PAROLE RULES, POLICIES, PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board and the presiding officer of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall jointly review all rules, policies, and procedures of the department and the Board of Pardons and Paroles that relate to or affect the operation of the parole process. The board and the presiding officer of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall identify areas of inconsistency between the department and the Board of Pardons and Paroles and shall amend rules or change policies and procedures as necessary for consistent operation of the parole process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8024.0051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8024 / Section 8024.0051
§ 8024.0051. ROAD UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has road utility district authority under Section 52(b)(3), Article III, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 441, Transportation Code, including:

(1) the authority to repair and maintain streets and roadways in the district; and

(2) the ability to make contracts in the same manner as a road utility district under Subchapter E, Chapter 441, Transportation Code.

(b) The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, duties, and functions conferred by the general laws applicable to a road utility district created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, to the extent those provisions can be made applicable.

(c) The district is not subject to the requirements of Subchapter B, Chapter 441, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968A / Section 7968A.0106
§ 7968A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 5(b) of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 5(b) of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 108.0131 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 108 / Section 108.0131
§ 108.0131. LIST OF PURCHASERS OR RECIPIENTS OF DATA.
Status: in_force

The department shall post on the department's Internet website a list of each entity that purchases or receives data collected under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2413 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2413
§ 54.2413. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE.
Status: in_force

At the conclusion of the proceedings, a magistrate shall transmit to the referring court any papers relating to the case, including the magistrate's findings, conclusions, orders, recommendations, or other action taken.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.063 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.063
§ 162.063. EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF SECURITIES ACT.
Status: in_force

The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code) does not apply to:

(1) a note, bond, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a telephone cooperative doing business in this state to the United States;

(2) an instrument executed to secure a debt of a telephone cooperative to the United States; or

(3) the issuance of a membership certificate by a telephone cooperative or a foreign corporation doing business in this state under this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.104 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.104
§ 151.104. SALE FOR STORAGE, USE, OR CONSUMPTION PRESUMED.
Status: in_force

(a) A sale of a taxable item by a person for delivery in this state is presumed to be a sale for storage, use, or consumption in this state unless a resale or exemption certificate is accepted by the seller.

(b) A sale is exempt if the seller receives in good faith from a purchaser, who is in the business of selling, leasing, or renting taxable items, a resale certificate stating that the property is acquired for the purpose of selling, leasing, or renting it in the regular course of business or for the purpose of transferring it as an integral part of a taxable service performed in the regular course of business.

(c) A sale is exempt if the seller receives in good faith from a purchaser an exemption certificate stating qualifications for an exemption provided in Subchapter H of this chapter.

(d) Properly executed resale or exemption certificates should be in possession of the seller at the time the nontaxable transaction occurs. If the seller is not in possession of these certificates within 90 days from the date written notice requiring possession of them is given to the seller by the comptroller or a later date agreed to by the comptroller and the seller, deductions claimed by the seller that require delivery of the certificates shall be disallowed. A deduction may not be granted on the basis of certificates obtained after the 90-day period or, if applicable, the date agreed to by the comptroller and the seller.

(e) Before allowing a deduction, the comptroller may verify the reason or basis for exemption claimed in a resale or exemption certificate acquired by the seller during the period provided by Subsection (d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8171.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8171 / Section 8171.001
§ 8171.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means Cinco Municipal Utility District No. 6.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.111
§ 485A.111. PERIOD OF APPROVAL OR DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An area that qualifies under this subchapter may be approved by the office as a media production development zone for a maximum of five years after the date the last qualified media production location was designated within the zone's boundaries.

(b) A location may be designated as a qualified media production location, and may be eligible for the sales and use tax exemption as provided by Section 151.3415, Tax Code, for a maximum of two years.

(c) Except as provided by Section 485A.112, a media production development zone approval and qualified media production location designation remains in effect until September 1 of the final year of the approval or designation, as appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.101
§ 1069.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.