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Tex. Government Code § 2258.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2258 / Section 2258.001
§ 2258.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Locality in which the work is performed" means:

(A) for a contract for a public work awarded by the state, the political subdivision of the state in which the public work is located:

(i) which may include a county, municipality, county and municipality, or district, except as provided by Subparagraph (ii); and

(ii) which, in a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more, may only include the geographic limits of the municipality; or

(B) for a contract for a public work awarded by a political subdivision of the state, the geographical limits of the political subdivision.

(2) "Public body" means a public body awarding a contract for a public work on behalf of the state or a political subdivision of the state.

(3) "Worker" includes a laborer or mechanic.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3821.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3821 / Section 3821.102
§ 3821.102. 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0402
§ 4016.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.261 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.261
§ 1301.261. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of agency rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the agency's jurisdiction.

(b) The agency's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The board shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the agency.
Tex. Estates Code § 1053.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.053
§ 1053.053. EXEMPTION FROM GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING FEES FOR CERTAIN MILITARY SERVICEMEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "combat zone" means an area that the president of the United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26 U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United States are or have engaged in combat.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the clerk of a county court may not charge, or collect from, the estate of a proposed ward or ward any of the following fees if the court finds that the proposed ward or ward became incapacitated as a result of a personal injury sustained while in active service as a member of the armed forces of the United States in a combat zone:

(1) a fee for the filing of a guardianship proceeding; and

(2) a fee for any service rendered by the court regarding the administration of the guardianship.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 285.030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.030
§ 285.030. PROCEDURES FOR STATION OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The bond order or trust indenture may prescribe procedures for the operation of the parking station.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8016A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8016A / Section 8016A.0103
§ 8016A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.102
§ 221.102. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall charge and collect fees for:

(1) filing articles of incorporation and issuing two certificates of incorporation;

(2) filing articles of amendment and issuing two certificates of amendment;

(3) filing a statement of change of address of registered office or change of registered agent, or both;

(4) filing restated articles of incorporation and issuing two restated articles of incorporation; and

(5) filing articles of dissolution.

(b) The fees are in the amounts charged by the secretary of state for the respective filings and issuances under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3809.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3809 / Section 3809.108
§ 3809.108. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.220 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.220
§ 36.220. RECEIVER'S REPORT; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The receiver shall file with the court:

(1) a quarterly report showing the operation, receipts, expenditures, and general condition of the bank in liquidation; and

(2) a final report regarding the liquidated bank showing all receipts and expenditures and giving a full explanation and a statement of the disposition of all assets of the bank.

(b) The receiver shall pay all administrative expenses out of money or other assets of the bank. Each quarter the receiver shall swear to and submit an itemized report of those expenses. The court shall approve the report unless an objection is filed before the 11th day after the date it is submitted. An objection may be made only by a party in interest and must specify each item objected to and the ground for the objection. The court shall set the objection for hearing and notify the parties of this action. The objecting party has the burden of proof to show that the item objected to is improper, unnecessary, or excessive.

(c) The court may prescribe whether the notice of the receiver's report is to be given by service on specific parties, by publication, or by a combination of those methods.
Tex. Family Code § 262.407 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.407
§ 262.407. FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES PLAN; CONTENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On order of the court under Section 262.406, the department in consultation with the child's family shall develop a family preservation services plan. The department and the family shall discuss each term and condition of the plan.

(b) The family preservation services plan must be written in a manner that is clear and understandable to the parent, managing conservator, guardian, or other member of the child's household and in a language the person understands.

(c) The family preservation services plan must:

(1) include a safety risk assessment of the child who is the subject of the investigation and an assessment of the child's family;

(2) state the reasons the department is involved with the family;

(3) be narrowly tailored to address the specific reasons the department is involved with the family and the factors that make the child a candidate for foster care;

(4) list the specific family preservation services the family will receive under the plan and identify the manner in which those services will mitigate the child's specific risk factors and allow the child to remain safely at home;

(5) specify the tasks the family must complete during the effective period of the plan and include a schedule with appropriate completion dates for those tasks; and

(6) include the name of the department or single source continuum contractor representative who will serve as a contact for the family in obtaining information related to the plan.

(d) The family preservation services plan must include the following statement:

"TO THE PARENT OF THE CHILD SERVED BY THIS PLAN: THIS DOCUMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT. ITS PURPOSE IS TO HELP YOU PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN THE REASONABLE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN THIS PLAN. IF YOU ARE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO PROVIDE YOUR CHILD WITH A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, YOUR CHILD MAY BE REMOVED FROM YOU, AND YOUR PARENTAL AND CUSTODIAL DUTIES AND RIGHTS MAY BE RESTRICTED OR TERMINATED. A COURT HEARING WILL BE HELD AT WHICH A JUDGE WILL REVIEW THIS FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES PLAN."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119 / Section 119.055
§ 119.055. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The network may accept and administer gifts and grants to fund the network from an individual, corporation, trust, or foundation or the federal government, subject to any limitations or conditions imposed by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.162 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.162
§ 801.162. ALTERNATIVE RULEMAKING AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of board rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The board shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the board.
Tex. Tax Code § 22.02 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 22 / Section 22.02
§ 22.02. RENDITION OF PROPERTY LOSING EXEMPTION DURING TAX YEAR OR FOR WHICH EXEMPTION APPLICATION IS DENIED.
Status: in_force

(a) If an exemption applicable to a property on January 1 terminates during the tax year, the person who owns or acquires the property on the date applicability of the exemption terminates shall render the property for taxation within 30 days after the date of termination.

(b) If the chief appraiser denies an application for an exemption for property described by Section 22.01(a), the person who owns the property on the date the application is denied shall render the property for taxation in the manner provided by Section 22.01 within 30 days after the date of denial.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.067 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.067
§ 62.067. GENERAL HUNTING LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter do not waive the requirement of a hunting license under this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.001
§ 2026.001. PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION RULES.
Status: in_force

To preserve and protect the public health, welfare, and safety, the commission shall adopt rules relating to all matters concerning the planning, construction, and operation of racetracks.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0303
§ 3976.0303. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

A district improvement project may be located inside or outside of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7936.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7936 / Section 7936.051
§ 7936.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7936.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 552.124 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.124
§ 552.124.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.124. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS OF LIBRARY OR LIBRARY SYSTEM. (a) A record of a library or library system, supported in whole or in part by public funds, that identifies or serves to identify a person who requested, obtained, or used a library material or service is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 unless the record is disclosed:

(1) because the library or library system determines that disclosure is reasonably necessary for the operation of the library or library system and the record is not confidential under other state or federal law;

(2) under Section 552.023; or

(3) to a law enforcement agency or a prosecutor under a court order or subpoena obtained after a showing to a district court that:

(A) disclosure of the record is necessary to protect the public safety; or

(B) the record is evidence of an offense or constitutes evidence that a particular person committed an offense.

(b) A record of a library or library system that is excepted from required disclosure under this section is confidential.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.005 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 42 / Section 42.005
§ 42.005. NONRESIDENT LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: repealed

(a) No nonresident in this state may hunt a mule deer, white-tailed deer, turkey, pronghorn antelope, desert bighorn sheep, or alligator in this state without first having acquired a nonresident general hunting license.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (f), no nonresident may hunt any bird or animal in this state without first having acquired a nonresident general hunting license or a nonresident five-day hunting license.

(c) A nonresident possessing a valid nonresident trapper's license is not required to have a license issued under this section to take or possess the species governed by the license.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 312 (S.B. 1247), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2025.

(e) A nonresident may not acquire or possess during a license year more than one nonresident general hunting license.

(f) A nonresident landowner or any person, with the consent of the landowner, may take feral hogs on the nonresident landowner's land without having acquired a hunting license required by this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.302 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.302
§ 62.302. APPLICATION TO CONVERT TO STATE OR NATIONAL BANK OR STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) An association may convert to a state or national bank or state or federal savings bank if a resolution favoring the conversion is adopted by a majority vote of the members or shareholders of the association who are entitled to vote at an annual meeting or a special meeting called to consider the conversion.

(b) The application to convert must:

(1) be filed in the office of the commissioner not later than the 10th day after the date of the meeting; and

(2) include a copy of the minutes of the meeting, sworn to by the secretary or an assistant secretary.

(c) The copy of the minutes filed under Subsection (b) is presumptive evidence that the meeting was held and the resolution was adopted.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.201 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.201
§ 453.201. TRANSPORTATION FOR JOBS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A transit department shall contract with the Texas Department of Human Services to provide, in accordance with federal law, transportation services to a person who:

(1) resides in the area served by the transit department;

(2) is receiving financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code; and

(3) is registered in the jobs opportunities and basic skills training program under Part F, Subchapter IV, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 682).

(b) The contract must include provisions to ensure that:

(1) the transit department is required to provide transportation services only to a location:

(A) to which the person travels in connection with participation in the jobs opportunities and basic skills training program; and

(B) that the transit department serves under the transit department's authorized rate structure and existing services;

(2) the transit department is to provide directly to the Texas Department of Human Services trip vouchers for distribution by the Texas Department of Human Services to a person who is eligible under this section to receive transportation services;

(3) the Texas Department of Human Services reimburses the transit department for allowable costs, at the applicable federal matching rate; and

(4) the Texas Department of Human Services may return undistributed trip vouchers to the transit department.

(c) A transit department shall certify the amount of public funds spent by the transit department under this section for the purpose of obtaining federal funds under the jobs opportunities and basic skills training program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.351
§ 2302.351. INJUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The prosecutor in the county where a motor vehicle salvage yard is located or the city attorney in the municipality where the salvage yard is located may bring suit to enjoin for a period of less than one year a violation of this chapter.

(b) If a salvage vehicle dealer or an employee of the dealer acting in the course of employment is convicted of more than one offense under Section 2302.353(a), the district attorney for a county in which the dealer's salvage business is located may bring an action in that county to enjoin the dealer's business operations for a period of at least one year.

(c) An action under Subsection (b) must be brought in the name of the state. If judgment is in favor of the state, the court shall:

(1) enjoin the dealer from maintaining or participating in the business of a salvage vehicle dealer for a definite period of at least one year or indefinitely, as determined by the court; and

(2) order that the dealer's place of business be closed for the same period.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.10 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.10
§ 5.10. EMPLOYEES; COMPENSATION; BONDS.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission or administrator may employ clerks, stenographers, inspectors, chemists, and other employees necessary to properly enforce this code.

(b) The administrator or the administrator's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program. The program shall require the intra-agency posting of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting. The administrator or the administrator's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations. All merit pay for commission employees must be based on the system established under this subsection. The employees shall be compensated as provided by legislative appropriation. The commission or administrator shall determine the duties of all employees of the commission.

(c) The administrator or the administrator's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the commission work force that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the commission work force of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of significant underuse.

(d) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (c) of this section must cover an annual period, be updated annually and reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (c)(1) of this section, and be filed with the governor's office. The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information submitted under this subsection. The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(4).

(f) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8313.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8313 / Section 8313.107
§ 8313.107. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8313.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.455 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.455
§ 1951.455.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1951.455. PEST CONTROL INFORMATION FOR INDOOR TREATMENTS: CERTAIN OTHER BUILDINGS. (a) For an indoor treatment at a building that is a hospital, nursing home, hotel, motel, lodge, warehouse, food-processing establishment, school, or day-care center, a certified applicator or technician shall make available a pest control information sheet developed under Section 1951.254 and a pest control sign developed under that section to the chief administrator or building manager. The chief administrator or building manager shall notify the persons who work in the building of the treatment by:

(1) posting the sign in an area of common access that the persons are likely to check on a regular basis at least 48 hours before each planned treatment; and

(2) providing the information sheet to a person working in the building on request of the person.

(b) Personnel at a school or day-care center shall inform the parent, guardian, or managing conservator of each child attending the school or center, at the time the child is registered, that:

(1) the school or center periodically applies pesticides indoors; and

(2) information on the application of the pesticides is available at the request of the parent, guardian, or managing conservator.