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Tex. Government Code § 4007.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.154
§ 4007.154. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) On the commissioner's request, the attorney general may, in addition to other remedies, seek a civil penalty to be paid to the state in an amount that, when added to the amount of any administrative fine previously assessed under Section 4007.106(b), does not exceed:

(1) the greater of:

(A) $20,000 per violation; or

(B) the gross amount of any economic benefit gained by the person or company as a result of the commission of the act or practice; and

(2) if the act or practice was committed against a person 65 years of age or older, an additional amount of not more than $250,000.

(b) The attorney general may seek a civil penalty under this section either in:

(1) an action under Section 4007.152; or

(2) a separate action in district court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.024
§ 432.024. REFUND OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

On the date the court's judgment that an administrative penalty against a person should be reduced or not assessed becomes final, the court shall order that:

(1) the appropriate amount of any penalty payment plus accrued interest be remitted to the person not later than the 30th day after that date; or

(2) the bond be released, if the person has posted a bond.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.102
§ 2651.102. ALTERNATIVE TO BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Instead of the bond required by Section 2651.101, a title insurance agent or direct operation may deposit with the department:

(1) cash;

(2) irrevocable letters of credit issued by a financial institution in this state that is insured by an agency of the United States; or

(3) securities approved by the department.

(b) The cash, letters of credit, or securities deposited under this section are subject to the conditions required for a bond under Section 2651.101.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.001 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.001
§ 56B.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.
Tex. Local Government Code § 101.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 101 / Section 101.004
§ 101.004. SPECIAL FUNDS; DISBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality may provide by ordinance for the creation of special funds for special purposes and may provide that a special fund may be disbursed only for the purpose for which the fund was created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.102
§ 3876.102. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.039 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.039
§ 161.039. COMPLIANCE POLICY AND INTERNAL OPERATING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall adopt agencywide compliance policies and internal operating procedures and convey those policies and procedures to all officers and employees of the commission.

(b) The commission by rule shall adopt clearly defined and uniform procedures addressing compliance with this chapter and commission rules. The compliance procedures shall include the commission's process for:

(1) receiving and consistently responding to complaints from the public and officers and employees of the commission;

(2) checking for previous violations whenever a complaint is filed;

(3) involving a supervisor in the approval of key compliance decisions; and

(4) regularly updating complainants on the status of their complaints.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.007 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.007
§ 207.007. FEES LIMITATION; LEGAL REPRESENTATION; CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual claiming benefits under this subtitle may not be charged a fee in a proceeding under this subtitle by:

(1) the commission or a representative of the commission; or

(2) a court or an officer of a court.

(b) An individual claiming benefits in a proceeding before the commission or a court may be represented by counsel or another authorized agent. Counsel or an agent representing an individual under this subtitle may charge and collect a fee for the counsel's or agent's services.

(c) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $500;

(2) imprisonment for not more than six months; or

(3) both a fine and imprisonment.
Tex. Government Code § 543A.0202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543A / Section 543A.0202
§ 543A.0202. PAYMENT INITIATIVE ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall administer any payment initiative the commission establishes under this subchapter. The executive commissioner may adopt rules, plans, and procedures and enter into contracts and other agreements as the executive commissioner considers appropriate and necessary to administer this subchapter.

(b) The commission may limit a payment initiative to:

(1) one or more regions in this state;

(2) one or more organized networks of physicians and other health care providers; or

(3) specified types of services provided under the child health plan program or Medicaid, or specified types of enrollees or recipients.

(c) An implemented payment initiative must be operated for at least one calendar year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.405 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.405
§ 901.405. PROCEDURE FOR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the board before the expiration date of the license. A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed.

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

(d) A person whose license has been expired for at least one year but less than two years may renew the license by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to three times the normally required renewal fee.

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

(f) A person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date of application may obtain a new license without reexamination. A person described by this subsection whose license has been revoked under Section 901.502(3) or (4) may obtain a new license under this subsection. A person described by this subsection must pay to the board a fee that is equal to two times the normally required renewal fee for the license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8361.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8361 / Section 8361.108
§ 8361.108. FIREFIGHTING AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Subchapter L, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0503
§ 9092.0503. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of their issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.064
§ 1100.064. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may spend district money to recruit physicians, nurses, or other trained medical personnel.

(b) The district may pay the tuition or other costs or expenses of a full-time medical or nursing student who:

(1) is enrolled in and is in good standing at an accredited school, college, or university; and

(2) contractually agrees to become a district employee in return for that assistance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0301
§ 3943.0301. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has all of the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created, including the powers and duties provided by:

(1) Subchapter E, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; and

(2) the general laws of this state on conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 55.0042 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 55 / Section 55.0042
§ 55.0042. DETERMINATION OF GOOD STANDING.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, a person is in good standing with another state's licensing authority if the person:

(1) holds a license that is current, has not been suspended or revoked, and has not been voluntarily surrendered during an investigation for unprofessional conduct;

(2) has not been disciplined by the licensing authority with respect to the license or person's practice of the occupation for which the license is issued; and

(3) is not currently under investigation by the licensing authority for unprofessional conduct related to the person's license or profession.
Tex. Government Code § 403.074 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.074
§ 403.074. MISCELLANEOUS CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall pay, from available funds appropriated for that purpose, miscellaneous claims for which an appropriation does not otherwise exist or for which the appropriation has lapsed. For the purpose of this section, "miscellaneous claims" does not include claims concerning warrants that have expired because they were not presented to the comptroller for payment within the time period specified in Section 210.012, Labor Code.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (g), the comptroller may not pay a miscellaneous claim unless the claim has been:

(1) verified and substantiated by an authorized employee of the state agency whose special fund or account is to be charged for the claim;

(2) verified by the attorney general as a legally enforceable obligation of the state; and

(3) certified by the claimant as due and unpaid.

(c) The comptroller shall keep a record of each transaction made under this section, showing:

(1) the amount of the claim paid;

(2) the identity of the claimant;

(3) the purpose of the claim; and

(4) the fund or account against which the claim is to be charged.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (g), the comptroller may not pay under this section a single claim in excess of $50,000, or an aggregate of claims by a single claimant during a biennium in excess of $50,000. For the purposes of this subsection, all claims that were originally held by one person are considered held by a single claimant regardless of whether those claims were later transferred.

(e) Unless another law provides a period within which a particular claim must be made, a claim may not be made under this section after eight years from the date on which the claim arose. A claim arises on the day after the last day that payment was due on the original claim. A person who fails to make a claim within the period provided by law waives any right to a payment of the claim.

(f) This section does not apply to a claim for a refund of a tax or fee.

(g) The comptroller shall pay under this section any claim that satisfies the requirements of Subchapter B, Chapter 103, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as provided by Section 103.151, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Government Code § 24.123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.123
§ 24.123.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.123. 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CALDWELL, COMAL, AND HAYS COUNTIES). (a) The 22nd Judicial District is composed of Caldwell, Comal, and Hays counties.

(b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Comal County has the civil and criminal jurisdiction of a county court.

(c) The terms of the 22nd District Court begin:

(1) in Caldwell County on the first Mondays in March, June, September, and December;

(2) in Comal County on the first Mondays in April, July, October, and January; and

(3) in Hays County on the first Mondays in February, May, August, and November.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.115
§ 1045.115. JOINT OWNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into a joint ownership arrangement for the district with one or more public or private entities for:

(1) the provision of management or operating services; and

(2) the ownership of all or part of real property, facilities, equipment, or supplies.

(b) Before the board enters into the arrangement, the board must determine that the arrangement is:

(1) in the district's best interest; and

(2) for a public purpose of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 30.000123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.000123
§ 30.000123. LOCATION OF COURT PROCEEDINGS AND TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a municipal court of record from conducting its proceedings at the location assigned for the proceedings, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected municipal court of record, may designate for the proceedings an alternate location:

(1) in the corporate limits of the municipality; or

(2) outside the corporate limits of the municipality at the location the presiding judge determines is closest in proximity to the municipality that allows the court to safely and practicably conduct its proceedings, provided the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region for the designated location approves if that presiding judge is not the presiding judge making the designation.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a municipal court of record from holding its terms, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected municipal court of record, may designate the terms and sessions of court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.044 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.044
§ 62.044. FILING AND RECORDING ORDER AND BOND.
Status: in_force

The district clerk of the county in which the abolished municipality is located shall file the receiver's bond and the order appointing the receiver with the minutes of the court, and the clerk shall record the order and the bond in the minutes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.022
§ 69.022. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

Proceedings for judicial review of a board decision shall be brought in a district court in Jefferson County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.112
§ 3503.112. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS AND LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may authorize by resolution the creation of a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code to undertake on behalf of the authority a project described by Section 3503.003 or carry out any other purpose described by that section on the authority's behalf.

(a-1) After the creation of a nonprofit corporation under Subsection (a), the authority may authorize by resolution:

(1) the creation of a limited liability company under the Business Organizations Code for the purposes described by Subsection (a); and

(2) the designation of the nonprofit corporation described by Subsection (a) to participate as a member of the company.

(b) The board shall appoint the board of directors of each nonprofit corporation or limited liability company created under this section. A board member is not required to reside in the authority.

(c) A board member or employee of the authority may simultaneously serve as a member of the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation or limited liability company created under this section. A person serving as a board member of the authority and of a nonprofit corporation or limited liability company created under this section may participate in all votes relating to the business of the authority, corporation, or company.

(d) A nonprofit corporation or limited liability company created under this section may not exercise the power of eminent domain.

(e) A nonprofit corporation or limited liability company created under this section is subject to Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.001
§ 14.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Document" includes books, accounts, correspondence, records, and papers.

(2) "Office" means the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner.

(b) The definitions provided by Section 341.001 apply to this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.352 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.352
§ 85.352. TYPES OF COURT ORDERS.
Status: in_force

In the suit, the commission in the name of the state may obtain prohibitory and mandatory injunctions, including temporary restraining orders and temporary injunctions, that the facts may warrant.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.038 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.038
§ 68.038. DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT APPOINTMENT BY BRANCH PILOT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each branch pilot may appoint, subject to examination and approval by the board, two deputy branch pilots.

(b) A branch pilot may appoint an additional deputy branch pilot if the board considers the appointment advisable.

(c) The board may not approve an appointment if the appointee is related to the branch pilot within the second degree by affinity or within the third degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, unless each member of the Brazos Pilots Association recommends the appointment in writing.

(d) A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot without the approval of the board forfeits the pilot's appointment as a branch pilot.
Tex. Government Code § 411.072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.072
§ 411.072. PROCEDURE FOR DEFERRED ADJUDICATION COMMUNITY SUPERVISION; CERTAIN NONVIOLENT MISDEMEANORS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person who:

(1) was placed on deferred adjudication community supervision under Subchapter C, Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal Procedure, for a misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor:

(A) under:

(i) Section 49.04 or 49.06, Penal Code; or

(ii) Chapter 20, 21, 22, 25, 42, 43, 46, or 71, Penal Code; or

(B) with respect to which an affirmative finding under Article 42A.105(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, or former Section 5(k), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, was filed in the papers of the case; and

(2) has never been previously convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for another offense other than a traffic offense that is punishable by fine only.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter or Subchapter F, if a person described by Subsection (a) receives a discharge and dismissal under Article 42A.111, Code of Criminal Procedure, and satisfies the requirements of Section 411.074, the court that placed the person on deferred adjudication community supervision shall issue an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this subchapter prohibiting criminal justice agencies from disclosing to the public criminal history record information related to the offense giving rise to the deferred adjudication community supervision. The court shall determine whether the person satisfies the requirements of Section 411.074, and if the court makes a finding that the requirements of that section are satisfied, the court shall issue the order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information:

(1) at the time the court discharges and dismisses the proceedings against the person, if the discharge and dismissal occurs on or after the 180th day after the date the court placed the person on deferred adjudication community supervision; or

(2) as soon as practicable on or after the 180th day after the date the court placed the person on deferred adjudication community supervision, if the discharge and dismissal occurred before that date.

(c) The person shall present to the court any evidence necessary to establish that the person is eligible to receive an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section. The person must pay a $28 fee to the clerk of the court before the court issues the order.

(d) A person who is not eligible to receive an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under this section solely because an affirmative finding under Article 42A.105(f), Code of Criminal Procedure, or former Section 5(k), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, was filed in the papers of the case may file a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under Section 411.0725 if the person otherwise satisfies the requirements of that section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 75.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 75 / Section 75.051
§ 75.051. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM; MULTICOUNTY COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may, by order, establish or participate in a local health care program under this subchapter.

(b) The commissioners courts of two or more counties may, by joint order, establish or participate in a regional health care program under this subchapter.

(c) A community-based nonprofit organization may establish or participate in a regional health care program under this subchapter without the participation of the commissioners court of a county if the program is a premium assistance program not offering health care services or health care benefits.