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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 90.004 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 90 / Section 90.004
§ 90.004. EXTENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The continuous extension of the Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas until September 1, 1951, by an agreement executed by the governor in the name of the State of Texas with other states currently members of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission was authorized by the legislature, subject to the approval of Congress, in:

(1) Chapter 217, Acts of the 45th Legislature, Regular Session, 1937;

(2) Chapter 2, Special Laws, page 527, Acts of the 46th Legislature, Regular Session, 1939;

(3) Chapter 63, Acts of the 47th Legislature, Regular Session, 1941;

(4) Chapter 15, Acts of the 48th Legislature, Regular Session, 1943; and

(5) Chapter 52, Acts of the 50th Legislature, Regular Session, 1947.

(b) The governor may execute agreements in the name of the State of Texas for the further extension of the expiration date of the Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.225 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.225
§ 225.225. TROOPER BILLY D.
Status: in_force

HOWRY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of Interstate Highway 35 in Williamson County between mile marker 268 and mile marker 272 is designated as the Trooper Billy D. Howry 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 Billy D. Howry 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. Natural Resources Code § 113.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.001
§ 113.001. TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code or LPG Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8098.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8098 / Section 8098.0402
§ 8098.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8098.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.073
§ 2116.073. LEASING PROPERTY AND USE OF LEASE PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may lease at fair market value any portion of a property acquired under this subchapter to a private tenant for commercial activities.

(b) Money received by the comptroller under a lease of property acquired under this subchapter may be used by the comptroller to:

(1) repay obligations issued under Section 1232.1026 and used to acquire the property or construct the building; or

(2) make payments under a lease-to-purchase agreement or other comparable financing agreement between the comptroller and the Texas Public Finance Authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.108
§ 1109.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient to exercise a right, power, privilege, or function conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as required by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(2) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.072 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.072
§ 451.072.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.072. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO CALL ELECTION: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) This section applies only to an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million.

(b) The board of an authority may call an election to determine the voters' will on any issue that the board is authorized to decide under this chapter or on the exercise of any discretionary power of the board under this chapter. At the time the board orders the election, the board shall specify whether the results of the election are binding on the authority.

(c) The board shall specify the ballot proposition for an election called under this section. A ballot proposition is approved if a majority of the voters voting at the election favor the proposition.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.002
§ 1105.002. MANNER OF QUALIFICATION OF GUARDIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a guardian is considered to have qualified when the guardian has:

(1) taken and filed the oath, or made and filed the declaration, required under Section 1105.051;

(2) given the required bond;

(3) obtained the judge's approval of the bond; and

(4) filed the bond with the clerk.

(b) A guardian who is not required to give a bond is considered to have qualified when the guardian has taken and filed the oath, or made and filed the declaration, as required under Section 1105.051.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.253
§ 2306.253. HOMEBUYER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and implement a statewide homebuyer education program designed to provide information and counseling to prospective homebuyers about the home buying process.

(b) The department shall develop the program in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the Texas Department of Human Services, the Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University, the Texas Workforce Commission, experienced homebuyer education providers, community-based organizations, and advocates of affordable housing. The department shall implement the program through self-help centers when feasible.

(c) The department shall make full use of existing training and informational materials available from sources such as the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the cooperative extension system, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, and existing homebuyer education providers.

(d) In order to implement this section, the department may use money available to the department for housing purposes that the department is not prohibited from spending on the homebuyer education program, including:

(1) the amount of administrative or service fees the department receives from the issuance or refunding of bonds that exceeds the amount the department needs to pay its overhead costs in administering its bond programs; and

(2) money the department receives from other entities by gift or grant under a contract.
Tex. Education Code § 62.1482 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.1482
§ 62.1482. RESEARCH PERFORMANCE FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) From 85 percent of the amount allocated for research performance funding under Section 62.148(c)(2) for a state fiscal year, an eligible institution is entitled to a distribution for that fiscal year in an amount proportionate to the average amount of federal and private research funds the institution spends per state fiscal year during the preceding three state fiscal years as compared to the average amount of those funds all eligible institutions spend per state fiscal year during that period.

(b) From 15 percent of the amount allocated for research performance funding under Section 62.148(c)(2) for a state fiscal year, an eligible institution is entitled to a distribution for that fiscal year in an amount proportionate to the average number of research doctoral degrees the institution awards per academic year during the preceding three academic years as compared to the average number of those degrees all eligible institutions award per academic year during that period.

(c) The coordinating board by rule shall establish a method for determining the amounts to which each eligible institution is entitled under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 888.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 888 / Section 888.156
§ 888.156. CHANGE OF RATES BY BURIAL ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) With the department's consent, a burial association may change its rates by adopting a new rate schedule and filing that schedule with the department.

(b) The new rate schedule must be similar in all respects to the initial schedule adopted by the burial association and each new rate must be not less than the minimum or more than the maximum rate adopted by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.154
§ 1104.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the annual budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Education Code § 34.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 34 / Section 34.002
§ 34.002. SAFETY STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety, with the advice of the Texas Education Agency, shall establish safety standards for school buses used to transport students in accordance with Section 34.003.

(b) Each school district shall meet or exceed the safety standards for school buses established under Subsection (a).

(c) A school district that fails or refuses to meet the safety standards for school buses established under this section is ineligible to share in the transportation allotment under Section 48.151 until the first anniversary of the date the district begins complying with the safety standards.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.1095 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.1095
§ 76.1095. NONCOMMERCIAL APPLICATOR LICENSE FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL IN BORDER COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule shall provide for the issuance of a noncommercial applicator license that authorizes a person to purchase and use restricted-use and state-limited-use pesticides for the limited purpose of mosquito control in a county located along the international border with Mexico. To the extent practicable, the department shall minimize the fees and other requirements to obtain the license.

(b) A person may apply to the department for an original or renewal noncommercial applicator license described by Subsection (a). A person must apply on forms prescribed by the department and include a fee in an amount determined by the department.

(c) The department shall issue a noncommercial applicator license described by Subsection (a) to an applicant who meets the license requirements provided by department rule.

(d) The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations to implement and administer this section. The department shall coordinate with appropriate federal agencies, state agencies, nonprofit organizations, public and private hospitals, institutions of higher education, and private entities in identifying and soliciting funding to implement and administer this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 71.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 71 / Section 71.101
§ 71.101. PILOT QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

The pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County shall examine and determine the qualifications of each applicant for the position of branch pilot or deputy branch pilot in that navigation district before licensing the branch pilot or certifying the deputy branch pilot, as applicable.
Tex. Government Code § 443A.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443A / Section 443A.051
§ 443A.051. ALAMO COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The Alamo Commission is established for the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and its contents.
Tex. Water Code § 5.311 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.311
§ 5.311. DELEGATION OF RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may delegate to an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings the responsibility to hear any matter before the commission.

(b) Except as provided in Subsection (a), the administrative law judge shall report to the commission on the hearing in the manner provided by law.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.512 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.512
§ 151.512. INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Unpaid taxes imposed by this chapter draw interest beginning 60 days after the date on which the tax or the amount of the tax required to be collected became due and payable to the state.
Tex. Estates Code § 254.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 254 / Section 254.001
§ 254.001. DEVISES TO TRUSTEES.
Status: reserved

(a) A testator may validly devise property in a will to the trustee of a trust established or to be established:

(1) during the testator's lifetime by the testator, the testator and another person, or another person, including a funded or unfunded life insurance trust in which the settlor has reserved any or all rights of ownership of the insurance contracts; or

(2) at the testator's death by the testator's devise to the trustee, regardless of the existence, size, or character of the corpus of the trust, if:

(A) the trust is identified in the testator's will; and

(B) the terms of the trust are in:

(i) a written instrument, other than a will, executed before, with, or after the execution of the testator's will; or

(ii) another person's will if that person predeceased the testator.

(b) A devise under Subsection (a) is not invalid because the trust:

(1) is amendable or revocable; or

(2) was amended after the execution of the will or the testator's death.

(c) Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, property devised to a trust described by Subsection (a) is not held under a testamentary trust of the testator. The property:

(1) becomes part of the trust to which the property is devised; and

(2) must be administered and disposed of according to the provisions of the instrument establishing the trust, including any amendment to the instrument made before or after the testator's death.

(d) Unless the testator's will provides otherwise, a revocation or termination of the trust before the testator's death causes the devise to lapse.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 93.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 93 / Section 93.004
§ 93.004. REQUIRED NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A contract that offers a heavy equipment loss damage waiver must include the following notice:

"This contract offers an optional loss damage waiver for an additional charge to cover your responsibility for loss of or damage to the heavy equipment. You do not have to purchase this coverage. Before deciding whether to purchase this loss damage waiver, you may consider whether your insurance policies afford you coverage for loss of or damage to the heavy equipment rented and the amount of the deductible you would pay under your policies."
Tex. Government Code § 74.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.062
§ 74.062. EXPENSES AT MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

A judge who is required to attend an annual or special meeting prescribed by this chapter, or an educational course required by law, in addition to all other compensation allowed by law, is entitled to receive his actual travel expenses going to and returning from the place of the meeting or course and his actual expenses while attending the meeting or course.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0263 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0263
§ 540.0263. OUT-OF-NETWORK PROVIDER USAGE AND REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract to which this subchapter applies must require that:

(1) the contracting Medicaid managed care organization's usages of out-of-network providers or groups of out-of-network providers may not exceed limits the commission determines for those usages relating to total inpatient admissions, total outpatient services, and emergency room admissions; and

(2) the organization reimburse an out-of-network provider for health care services at a rate that is equal to the allowable rate for those services as determined under Sections 32.028 and 32.0281, Human Resources Code, if the commission finds that the organization violated Subdivision (1).

(b) In accordance with Subsection (a)(2), a Medicaid managed care organization must reimburse an out-of-network provider of poststabilization services for providing the services at the allowable rate for those services until the organization arranges for the recipient's timely transfer, as the recipient's attending physician determines, to a provider in the organization's provider network. The organization may not refuse to reimburse an out-of-network provider for emergency or poststabilization services provided as a result of the organization's failure to arrange for and authorize a recipient's timely transfer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4005.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.0201
§ 4005.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected or appointed as provided by this chapter and Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) Except as provided by Section 4005.0203, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Water Code § 15.114 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.114
§ 15.114. ALTERATION OF PLANS.
Status: in_force

After approval of engineering plans, a political subdivision or federal agency shall not make any substantial or material alteration in the plans unless the executive administrator authorizes the alteration. For a waste water treatment plant or other facility required to have commission approval of plans and specifications, the commission must give its approval before a substantial or material alteration is made in those plans.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.016
§ 301.016. LOANS TO MEMBERS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A hospital laundry cooperative association may not loan money to a member.
Tex. Government Code § 26.050 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.050
§ 26.050. POWERS OF LAW AND EQUITY.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations stated in this chapter and in the constitution, a county court may hear and determine any cause in law or equity that a court of law or equity recognizes and may grant any relief that may be granted by a court of law or equity.
Tex. Transportation Code § 250.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 250 / Section 250.001
§ 250.001. RESTRICTION ON FENCES IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a fence located on land adjacent to a road or highway in the state highway system in a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.

(b) The commission may regulate the use of a fence near a road or highway that prevents or obstructs a vehicle from observing other vehicles or traffic in a manner that creates a safety hazard.

(c) The rules may provide for:

(1) setback, height, or visibility requirements for fences;

(2) delayed enforcement of not more than 120 days from the regulations for existing fences that do not comply with current standards; and

(3) any other provision necessary to prevent an unsafe obstruction to the view of traffic on a road or highway.

(d) The failure of the commission to regulate a fence under this section is not admissible as evidence in a civil action that involves allegations that a fence prevents or obstructs a vehicle from observing other vehicles or traffic.

(e) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally violates a rule adopted by the commission under this section. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000. Each day of a rule violation is a separate offense.
Tex. Education Code § 62.144 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.144
§ 62.144. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The fund consists of:

(1) money appropriated or transferred to the credit of the fund;

(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund; and

(3) the interest and other earnings attributable to the investment of money in the fund.

(b) The comptroller may solicit and accept gifts or grants from any public or private source for the fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1953.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1953 / Section 1953.106
§ 1953.106. RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

To renew a certificate of registration under this chapter, a professional sanitarian must:

(1) pay to the department a renewal fee prescribed by the commission by rule; and

(2) provide proof of completion of any applicable continuing education requirements prescribed by the commission by rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5008.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5008 / Section 5008.0503
§ 5008.0503. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds authorized at an election must be:

(1) issued by board order; and

(2) signed by the board's presiding officer and secretary.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.014 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.014
§ 91.014. WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an original or renewal license must demonstrate positive working capital in the following amounts:

(1) $50,000 if the applicant employs fewer than 250 covered employees;

(2) $75,000 if the applicant employs at least 250 but not more than 750 covered employees; and

(3) $100,000 if the applicant employs more than 750 covered employees.

(b) The applicant shall demonstrate the applicant's working capital to the department by providing the department with the applicant's financial statement. The financial statement must be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, be audited by an independent certified public accountant, and be without qualification as to the going concern status of the applicant. An applicant that has not had sufficient operating history to have audited financial statements based on at least 12 months of operations must meet the financial capacity requirements required by Subsection (a) and provide the department with financial statements that have been reviewed by a certified public accountant.The applicant may satisfy any deficiencies in the working capital requirement through guarantees, letters of credit, a bond in an amount that demonstrates compliance with the amounts required under Subsection (a), or other security acceptable to the department. A guaranty is not acceptable to satisfy this subsection unless the applicant submits sufficient evidence to satisfy the department that the guarantor has adequate resources to satisfy the obligations of the guaranty.

(c) Information submitted to or maintained by the department is subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, other than information related to:

(1) identification of clients;

(2) working capital;

(3) financial statements; or

(4) federal tax returns.
Tex. Election Code § 122.063 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.063
§ 122.063. APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

A person desiring approval of a modified design must submit a written application for approval to the secretary of state.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0151
§ 2270.0151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Business operations" means engaging in commerce in any form, including by acquiring, developing, maintaining, owning, selling, possessing, leasing, or operating equipment, facilities, personnel, products, services, personal property, real property, or any other apparatus of business or commerce.

(2) "Terroristic equipment" means weapons, arms, military supplies, and equipment that readily may be used for terroristic purposes or activities.