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Tex. Labor Code § 210.012 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 210 / Section 210.012
§ 210.012. DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF WARRANT.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may not pay a warrant issued for benefits unless the warrant is presented for payment before the first anniversary of the date on which the warrant was issued.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.065 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.065
§ 361.065. MAXIMUM INMATE POPULATION.
Status: in_force

A facility authorized by this subchapter must be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to hold not more than an average daily population of 4,000 inmates.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.607 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.607
§ 452.607.
Status: in_force

Sec. 452.607. ADDED TERRITORY: EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAXES. (a) A sales and use tax imposed by an authority under Subchapter I, other than a tax imposed by an authority created by a contiguous municipality and except as provided by Section 452.403, takes effect in territory added to the authority under this subchapter on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives:

(1) a certified copy of an order adding the territory or of an order canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the election; and

(2) a map of the authority showing clearly the territory added.

(b) The presiding officer of the executive committee shall send the order and map required under Subsection (a) to the comptroller by certified or registered mail.

(c) The order must include the effective date of the tax.

(d) The comptroller may delay implementation of the sales and use tax in the added territory for one calendar quarter by notifying the presiding officer of the executive committee before the 11th day after the date on which the comptroller receives the order and map under this section that the comptroller requires more time. If implementation is delayed, the tax takes effect on the first day of the second calendar quarter that begins after the date on which the comptroller receives the order and map. This subsection does not apply to an authority created by a contiguous municipality.

(e) On the date of annexation of territory to a subregional authority created by a contiguous municipality, a tax imposed by the authority takes effect in the added territory.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.204
§ 981.204. CLASSIFICATION OF SURPLUS LINES AGENTS.
Status: in_force

The department may classify surplus lines agents and issue a surplus lines license to an agent in accordance with:

(1) a classification created under this section; and

(2) reasonable rules of the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292D.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292D / Section 292D.101
§ 292D.101. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) In each year that the commissioners court of a county authorizes a program under this chapter, the commissioners court shall hold a public hearing on the amounts of any mandatory payments that the commissioners court intends to require during the year and how the revenue derived from those payments is to be spent.

(b) Not later than the fifth day before the date of the hearing required under Subsection (a), the commissioners court of the county shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and provide written notice of the hearing to each institutional health care provider located in the county.

(c) A representative of a paying hospital is entitled to appear at the public hearing and be heard regarding any matter related to the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8138.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8138 / Section 8138.003
§ 8138.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8138.023 before September 1, 2007:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2007, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Kaufman County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2010.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0108
§ 3980.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.205 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.205
§ 9.205. USE OR DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL PERMISSIBLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A security interest is not invalid or fraudulent against creditors solely because:

(1) the debtor has the right or ability to:

(A) use, commingle, or dispose of all or part of the collateral, including returned or repossessed goods;

(B) collect, compromise, enforce, or otherwise deal with collateral;

(C) accept the return of collateral or make repossessions; or

(D) use, commingle, or dispose of proceeds; or

(2) the secured party fails to require the debtor to account for proceeds or replace collateral.

(b) This section does not relax the requirements of possession if attachment, perfection, or enforcement of a security interest depends upon possession of the collateral by the secured party.
Tex. Government Code § 661.035 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.035
§ 661.035. COMPUTATION OF TOTAL ACCUMULATED LEAVE; HOLIDAY TIME.
Status: in_force

(a) For a state employee who at the time of death is normally scheduled to work at least 40 hours a week, eight hours is to be added to the employee's sick and vacation leave under Section 661.034 for each state or national holiday that is scheduled to fall within the period after the date of death and during which the employee could have used leave. To determine the period during which leave could have been used and the number of state or national holidays, the employee's leave is allocated over the workdays after the employee's death and eight hours is added as a state or national holiday occurs during the period.

(b) For a state employee who at the time of death is normally scheduled to work fewer than 40 hours a week, the number of hours that is to be added to the employee's accumulated sick and vacation leave for each state or national holiday is computed as provided by Subsection (a), but is to be proportionally reduced according to the lesser number of the employee's normally scheduled weekly work hours.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.304 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.304
§ 401.304. ACCEPTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The department and commission each may accept and administer conditional or other loans, grants, gifts, or other funds from the federal government or other sources to carry out their respective functions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8819.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8819 / Section 8819.151
§ 8819.151. LIMITATION ON TAXES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose ad valorem taxes at a rate that exceeds 1.5 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2002.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.053
§ 2002.053. PURCHASE AND RESALE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
Status: in_force

(a) To promote efficiency and economy in state government, the secretary of state may periodically purchase copies of the administrative code for resale and distribution to other branches of state government, state agencies, or institutions.

(b) The purchase does not require the secretary of state to engage in competitive bidding procedures to enter into the contract or license to publish the code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.302 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.302
§ 366.302. AGREEMENTS TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE TURNPIKE PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may enter into an agreement with a public or private entity, including a toll road corporation, the United States, a state of the United States, the United Mexican States, a state of the United Mexican States, a local governmental entity, or another political subdivision, to permit the entity, jointly with the authority, to study the feasibility of a turnpike project or system or to acquire, design, finance, construct, maintain, repair, operate, extend, or expand a turnpike project or system.

(b) An authority has broad discretion to negotiate provisions in a development agreement with a private entity. The provisions may include provisions relating to:

(1) the design, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation of a turnpike project or system in accordance with standards adopted by the authority; and

(2) professional and consulting services to be rendered under standards adopted by the authority in connection with a turnpike project or system.

(c) An authority may not incur a financial obligation on behalf of, or otherwise guarantee the obligations of, a private entity that constructs, maintains, or operates a turnpike project or system.

(d) An authority or a county in an authority is not liable for any financial or other obligation of a turnpike project solely because a private entity constructs, finances, or operates any part of a turnpike project or system.

(e) An authority may authorize the investment of public and private money, including debt and equity participation, to finance a function described by this section.

(f) If an authority enters into an agreement with a private entity that includes the collection by the private entity of tolls for the use of a turnpike project or system, the private entity shall submit to the authority for approval:

(1) the methodology for:

(A) the setting of tolls; and

(B) increasing the amount of the tolls;

(2) a plan outlining methods the entity will use to collect the tolls, including:

(A) any charge to be imposed as a penalty for late payment of a toll; and

(B) any charge to be imposed to recover the cost of collecting a delinquent toll; and

(3) any proposed change in an approved methodology for the setting of a toll or a plan for collecting the toll.

(g) An agreement with a private entity that includes the collection by the private entity of tolls for the use of a turnpike project or system may not be for a term longer than 50 years.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.0551 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.0551
§ 96.0551. REGULATION AND EXAMINATION OF CERTAIN RELATED ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state savings bank" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.002.

(b) The commissioner may regulate and examine, to the same extent as if the services or activities were performed by a state savings bank on its own premises:

(1) the activities of a state savings bank affiliate; and

(2) the services or activities of a third-party service provider that a state savings bank or state savings bank affiliate has contracted for or otherwise arranged to be performed on behalf of the state savings bank or state savings bank affiliate.

(c) The commissioner may collect a fee from an examined third-party service provider or affiliate in connection with each examination to cover the cost of the examination or may collect that fee from the state savings banks that use the examined third-party service provider.

(d) For purposes of this section, a third-party service provider or state savings bank affiliate does not include a company or firm in which ownership or membership is limited to individuals and conditioned by law on the existence and maintenance of professional licensing.

(e) To promote regulatory efficiency, if, in the preceding 24 months, a third-party service provider or affiliate has been examined by a federal or state financial services regulatory agency or by a member agency of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, or its successor agency, the commissioner may accept the results of that examination instead of conducting the commissioner's own examination of the third-party service provider or affiliate. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as limiting or restricting the commissioner from participating in an examination of a third-party service provider or affiliate conducted by a federal or state financial services regulatory agency or by a member agency of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, or its successor agency.

(f) A third-party service provider that refuses to submit to examination or to pay an assessed fee for examination under this section is subject to an enforcement action under Chapter 96. With respect to a third-party service provider's refusal to submit to examination, the commissioner may notify all state savings banks of the refusal and warn that continued use of the third-party service provider may constitute an unsafe and unsound banking practice.
Tex. Family Code § 263.6021 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.6021
§ 263.6021. VOLUNTARY EXTENDED JURISDICTION FOR YOUNG ADULT RECEIVING TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 263.602, a court that had jurisdiction over a young adult on the day before the young adult's 18th birthday may, at the young adult's request, render an order that extends the court's jurisdiction beyond the end of trial independence if the young adult receives transitional living services from the department.

(b) Unless the young adult reenters extended foster care before the end of the court's extended jurisdiction described by Subsection (a), the extended jurisdiction of the court under this section terminates on the earlier of:

(1) the young adult's 21st birthday; or

(2) the date the young adult withdraws consent to the extension of the court's jurisdiction in writing or in court.

(c) At the request of a young adult who is receiving transitional living services from the department and who consents to voluntary extension of the court's jurisdiction under this section, the court may hold a hearing to review the services the young adult is receiving.

(d) Before a review hearing scheduled under this section, the department must file with the court a report summarizing the young adult's transitional living services plan, services being provided to the young adult under that plan, and the young adult's progress in achieving independence.

(e) If, after reviewing the report and any additional testimony and evidence presented at the hearing, the court determines that the young adult is entitled to additional services, the court may order the department to take appropriate action to ensure that the young adult receives those services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.157
§ 1014.157. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 754.0171 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 754 / Section 754.0171
§ 754.0171. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION.
Status: repealed

(a) A person may not install, repair, alter, test, or maintain equipment without registering as a contractor with the department as required by this chapter.

(b) A contractor shall submit an application for registration or renewal of registration, as applicable, and pay appropriate fees to the department. The registration application form shall require:

(1) information concerning the background, experience, and identity of the applicant;

(2) designation of and information regarding the responsible party or parties under Section 754.0173; and

(3) documentation of fulfillment of the continuing education requirements for renewal of registration, if applicable.

(c) A registration expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 558, Sec. 23(4), eff. September 1, 2013.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 558, Sec. 23(4), eff. September 1, 2013.

(f) Installation, repair, alteration, testing, and maintenance standards for contractors must be consistent with ASME Code A17.1, ASME Code A17.3, ASME Code A18.1, and ASCE Code 21.
Tex. Education Code § 51.219 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.219
§ 51.219. NOTIFICATION OF PENALTY FOR FALSE ALARM OR REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" and "private or independent institution of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) Each institution of higher education and private or independent institution of higher education shall notify all incoming students, as soon as practicable, of the penalty for the offense under Section 42.06, Penal Code, of making a false alarm or report involving a public or private institution of higher education.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.234 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.234
§ 161.234. SALE TO OTHER PURCHASERS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 161.175 and 161.231 through 161.233 of this code notwithstanding, land acquired and subdivided under these sections that has first been offered for sale to veterans and that has not been sold to the purchasers may be sold to any purchaser in the same manner as land forfeited under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.251 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.251
§ 347.251. FINANCING INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A creditor may finance as part of a credit transaction insurance:

(1) required in accordance with Section 347.201; or

(2) requested by the consumer.

(b) The cost of the insurance required under Section 347.201 may be included as a separate charge in the credit transaction.

(c) The premium of any insurance included in the credit transaction may be included in the unpaid balance of the credit transaction and paid as part of the total of payments regardless of whether the term of the insurance is less than the term of the credit transaction.

(d) A consumer and creditor may agree that the purchase of additional insurance under Section 347.204 will be:

(1) in accordance with an insurance premium financing agreement made under the Insurance Code; and

(2) separate from the credit transaction.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.205
§ 2166.205. COMPENSATION OF PRIVATE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A private design professional retained under this chapter shall be compensated under this section.

(b) The commission shall establish compensation for a new project or rehabilitation project by studying compensation paid in this state by private clients for projects of comparable size and complexity. Compensation may not exceed the minimum recommended for similar projects by the:

(1) Texas Society of Architects, if the private design professional is an architect; or

(2) Texas Society of Professional Engineers, if the private design professional is an engineer.

(c) Compensation established by the commission covers all professional services rendered by a private design professional, including professional inspection as defined by Section 2166.351. If the commission requires detailed inspection as defined by Section 2166.351, the commission shall increase compensation by an amount equal to the actual cost of providing the detailed inspection.

(d) Compensation for preparation of a project analysis under Subchapter D may not exceed one percent of the estimated cost of construction. If the project is approved by the legislature in substantially the form originally requested and the same private design professional is retained for the later phases of design, compensation paid for preparing the project analysis under this subsection shall be deducted from compensation paid under Subsections (b) and (c).
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 51.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 51 / Section 51.02
§ 51.02. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

The holder of a mixed beverage permit issued for operation in a hotel may sell the following alcoholic beverages out of a minibar:

(1) distilled spirits in containers of not less than one ounce nor more than two ounces;

(2) wine and vinous liquors in containers of not more than 13 fluid ounces; and

(3) malt beverages in containers of not more than 12 fluid ounces.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.071
§ 2054.071. IDENTITY OF MANAGER; CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall designate an employee of the agency to serve as the agency's information resources manager.

(b) An employee designated under Subsection (a) may be designated to serve as a joint information resources manager by two or more state agencies. The department must approve the joint designation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.057
§ 823.057. CONSOLIDATED FILING.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may require or permit two or more insurers that are affiliates of each other and that are required to register under this chapter to file:

(1) a consolidated registration statement; or

(2) a consolidated report amending:

(A) the consolidated registration statement; or

(B) the individual registration statement of each insurer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.403 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.403
§ 1951.403. EXAMINATION FEE.
Status: in_force

Each time a person applies to take an examination for a license, the person shall pay the department an examination fee, in an amount established by department rule, for each category of examination to be taken. Except as provided by department rule, an examination fee is not refundable.
Tex. Transportation Code § 726.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 726 / Section 726.004
§ 726.004. FINANCING OF MOTOR VEHICLE TESTING STATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may borrow money to finance all or part of the cost of the acquisition, establishment, improvement, or repair of motor vehicle testing stations and may pledge all or part of the fees or other receipts derived from the operation of the stations for payment of principal and interest on the loan.

(b) A municipality may encumber a testing station, including things acquired pertaining to the station, to secure the payment of funds to construct all or part of the station or to improve, operate, or maintain the station. An encumbrance is not a debt of the municipality but is solely a charge on the property encumbered and may not be considered in determining the power of the municipality to issue bonds.
Tex. Water Code § 17.885 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.885
§ 17.885. BONDS INCONTESTABLE.
Status: in_force

After approval of the proceedings relating to bonds issued under this subchapter by the attorney general, registration of the proceedings by the comptroller, and delivery to the purchasers, the bonds are incontestable and constitute general obligations of the state.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 91.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 91 / Section 91.103
§ 91.103. SUIT FOR CIVIL PENALTY OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

The attorney general or a county or district attorney may bring an action in the name of the state for a civil penalty under Section 91.101, injunctive relief under Section 91.102, or both.