FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.104 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.104
§ 131.104. CIVIL ACTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) The official or agency responsible for enforcing a provision of this chapter or a rule or quarantine adopted under this chapter may sue to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of the provision and may maintain other civil actions necessary to enforce this chapter.

(b) On the request of the official or agency suing under this section, the attorney general or a county or district attorney shall represent the official or agency in the civil action.

(c) A sheriff or constable shall protect the officers or employees of the official or agency in the discharge of the duties given to the official or agency by this chapter.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 4538), Sec. 24(6), eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.113 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.113
§ 207.113. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE; NOTICE TO FOOD STAMP AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who files a new claim for unemployment benefits shall disclose, at the time of filing of that claim, whether the individual owes an uncollected overissuance.

(b) If an individual who discloses under Subsection (a) that the individual does owe an uncollected overissuance is found eligible for unemployment benefits, the commission shall notify the state agency of the identity of that individual.
Tex. Government Code § 24.364 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.364
§ 24.364.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.364. 184TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 184th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 184th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.402 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.402
§ 11.402. JURISDICTION TO APPOINT RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) A court that has subject matter jurisdiction over specific property of a domestic or foreign entity that is located in this state and is involved in litigation has jurisdiction to appoint a receiver for that property as provided by Section 11.403.

(b) A district court in the county in which the registered office or principal place of business of a domestic entity is located has jurisdiction to:

(1) appoint a receiver for the property and business of a domestic entity for the purpose of rehabilitating the entity as provided by Section 11.404; or

(2) order the liquidation of the property and business of a domestic entity and appoint a receiver to effect that liquidation as provided by Section 11.405.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.041 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.041
§ 301.041. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR; AGENCY PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall appoint an executive director to administer the daily operations of the commission in compliance with federal law.

(b) A reference in this code or another law to the "agency administrator" of the commission means the executive director.

(c) The executive director may:

(1) appoint and prescribe the powers and duties of all commission staff, including officers, accountants, attorneys, experts, and other persons as necessary in the performance of the commission's duties;

(2) delegate authority to a person appointed under this section as the executive director considers reasonable and proper for the effective administration of this title;

(3) employ and terminate the employment of commission staff members; and

(4) bond any person that handles money or signs checks under this title.

(d) The executive director or a person designated by the executive director shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks. All merit pay for commission employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.203
§ 941.203. COMPUTATION OF RESERVE.
Status: in_force

A Lloyd's plan shall compute reserve liabilities for outstanding business and incurred losses on the same basis required for a stock insurance company engaged in the same kinds of business in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.153
§ 3903.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8417.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8417 / Section 8417.202
§ 8417.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Election Code § 13.036 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 13 / Section 13.036
§ 13.036. TERMINATION OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar is terminated on:

(1) the expiration of the volunteer deputy's term of appointment; or

(2) the final conviction of the volunteer deputy for an offense prescribed by Section 13.008 or 13.043.

(b) The registrar may terminate the appointment of a volunteer deputy registrar on a determination by the registrar that the volunteer deputy:

(1) failed to adequately review a registration application as required by Section 13.039;

(2) intentionally destroyed or physically altered a registration application; or

(3) engaged in any other activity that conflicts with the responsibilities of a volunteer deputy registrar under this chapter.

(c) Immediately on the termination of an appointment, the registrar shall deliver written notice of the termination to the volunteer deputy, directing the deputy:

(1) to stop activity as a volunteer deputy registrar immediately; and

(2) to deliver the certificate of appointment, receipt forms, and registration applications and receipts in the volunteer deputy's possession to the registrar not later than the second day after the date the deputy receives the termination notice.

(d) The registrar shall reject all registration applications received by a person purporting to act as a volunteer deputy registrar after the person's appointment is terminated.

(e) The registrar may not reappoint a person whose appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar is terminated under Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Finance Code § 158.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 158 / Section 158.002
§ 158.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commissioner" means the savings and mortgage lending commissioner.

(2) "Finance commission" means the Finance Commission of Texas.

(3) "Person" means an individual, corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, or association.

(4) "Registrant" means a person registered under this chapter.

(5) "Residential mortgage loan" means a loan primarily for personal, family, or household use that is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other equivalent consensual security interest on a dwelling or on residential real estate.

(6) "Residential mortgage loan servicer" means a person who:

(A) receives scheduled payments from a borrower under the terms of a residential mortgage loan, including amounts for escrow accounts; and

(B) makes the payments of principal and interest to the owner of the loan or other third party and makes any other payments with respect to the amounts received from the borrower as may be required under the terms of the servicing loan document or servicing contract.

(7) "Residential real estate" means real property located in this state on which a dwelling designed for occupancy for one to four families is constructed or intended to be constructed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991 / Section 7991.152
§ 7991.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7991.151, 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933 / Section 7933.001
§ 7933.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 543.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3891.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3891 / Section 3891.107
§ 3891.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district.

(b) The district has all of the economic development authority that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, grants to a municipality with a population of more than 100,000; and

(2) Chapter 1509, Government Code, grants to a municipality.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 5.32 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 5.32
§ 5.32. PETITION FOR CHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Any such fire insurance company shall have the right at any time to petition the Board for an order changing or modifying any rate or rates fixed and determined by the Board, and the Board shall consider such petition in the manner provided in this subchapter and enter such order thereon as it may deem just and equitable.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this article, on and after the effective date of S.B. No. 14, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, rates for homeowners and residential fire and residential allied lines insurance coverage under this subchapter are determined as provided by Subchapter Q of this chapter, and rates for other lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code, except that on and after December 1, 2004, rates for all lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.057 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.057
§ 61.057. NOTICE; TIME FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A notice regarding an administrative hearing conducted under this subchapter must be mailed by the wage claim appeal tribunal not later than the 21st day after the date a request for the hearing is received by the commission.

(b) As soon as practicable, but not later than the 45th day after the date a notice is mailed under Subsection (a), the tribunal shall conduct the hearing.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.156 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.156
§ 225.156. TROOPER JERRY DON DAVIS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 84 in Lubbock County between the northern municipal limits of Slaton and County Road 3600 is designated as the Trooper Jerry Don Davis Memorial Highway.

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

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Trooper Jerry Don Davis 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. Government Code § 2059.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2059 / Section 2059.055
§ 2059.055. RESTRICTED INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Confidential network security information may be released only to officials responsible for the network, law enforcement, the state auditor's office, and agency or elected officials designated by the command.

(b) Network security information is confidential under this section if the information is:

(1) related to passwords, personal identification numbers, access codes, encryption, or other components of the security system of a governmental entity;

(2) collected, assembled, or maintained by or for a governmental entity to prevent, detect, or investigate criminal activity; or

(3) related to an assessment, made by or for a governmental entity or maintained by a governmental entity, of the vulnerability of a network to criminal activity.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.622 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.622
§ 101.622. PROTECTED SERIES OR REGISTERED SERIES NOT A SEPARATE DOMESTIC ENTITY OR ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter and Title 1, a protected series or registered series has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this subchapter to the protected series or registered series but is not a separate domestic entity or organization.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 251.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 251 / Section 251.011
§ 251.011. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 251.012, a person may not operate an end stage renal disease facility without a license issued under this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 621 / Section 621.053
§ 621.053. PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO GIFTS.
Status: in_force

A person may not:

(1) use the term "gift" or a similar term in a false, misleading, or deceptive manner;

(2) directly represent or imply that a gift promotion is a contest;

(3) in a gift promotion, use the term:

(A) "finalist," "major award winner," "grand prize recipient," "winner," "won," "will win," or "will be awarded" or use words or phrases of similar meaning that imply that a person is being solicited to enter or participate in a contest; or

(B) "sweepstakes" or "contest" or use words or phrases of similar meaning that imply that a person is being solicited to enter or has won a contest;

(4) represent that a gift has a sponsor, approval, characteristic, ingredient, use, benefit, quantity, status, affiliation, connection, or identity that the gift does not have;

(5) represent that a gift is of a particular standard, quality, grade, style, or model if the gift is of another; or

(6) use a word or phrase that:

(A) simulates or causes confusion with a document issued by an officer of a court or with the seal or name of a real or fictitious governmental entity; or

(B) implies that the offeror is sending a court document or legal document or that the offeror is a governmental entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.205
§ 3944.205. NOTIFICATION OF RATE CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate under this subchapter in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.158
§ 3816.158. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an assessment or impact fee on the property of a person that provides gas, electricity, telephone, sewage, or water service to the public.
Tex. Water Code § 63.103 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.103
§ 63.103. DEPUTY'S BOND.
Status: in_force

The assistant or assistants to the assessor and collector appointed by the commission may or may not be required to furnish bond with conditions similar to those required of the assessor and collector.
Tex. Government Code § 442.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.111
§ 442.111. FINANCING OF HISTORIC SITE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The operation, maintenance, and improvement of historic sites described by Subchapter C shall be financed from the general revenue fund, the historic site account, other accounts that may be authorized by law, and donations, grants, and gifts received by the commission for these purposes.

(b) A donation, grant, or gift accruing to the state or received by the commission for the purpose of operating, maintaining, improving, or developing historic sites described by Subchapter C may not be used for any purpose other than the operation, maintenance, or developing of historic sites.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.101
§ 2308.101. GENERAL DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall:

(1) promote the development of a well-educated, highly skilled workforce in this state;

(2) advocate the development of an integrated workforce development system to provide quality services addressing the needs of business and workers in this state;

(3) recommend to the governor the designation or redesignation of workforce development areas for the local planning and delivery of workforce development;

(4) identify and recommend to the governor incentives to encourage the consolidation, on a regional labor market basis, of:

(A) local boards, councils, and committees; and

(B) service delivery areas authorized under federal workforce legislation;

(5) review plans for local workforce development and make recommendations to the governor for approval;

(6) evaluate the effectiveness of the workforce development system;

(7) use the administrative records of the state's unemployment compensation program and other sources as appropriate in evaluating the workforce development system;

(8) encourage, support, or develop research and demonstration projects designed to develop new programs and approaches to service delivery;

(9) recommend measures to ensure that occupational skills training is:

(A) provided in occupations that are locally in demand; and

(B) directed toward high-skill and high-wage jobs;

(10) monitor the operation of the state's workforce development system to assess the degree to which the system is effective in achieving state and local goals and objectives;

(11) develop and recommend to the governor criteria for the establishment of local workforce development boards;

(12) carry out the federal and state duties and responsibilities of advisory councils under applicable federal and state workforce development laws or regulations;

(13) report periodically to the governor and the legislature; and

(14) provide annual reports to the governor and the legislature, including an annual report analyzing work development programs that focus on welfare to work initiatives.

(b) The council shall provide the information required to be reported under Subsections (a)(13) and (14) and Section 2308.104(a) to the Texas Workforce Commission. The Texas Workforce Commission shall include information provided under this subsection that relates to the administration and operation of the state's workforce development system with other information the commission provides to the public on the Internet.

(c) The members of the council shall develop and implement policies that:

(1) clearly separate:

(A) the policy-making responsibilities of the members of the council; and

(B) the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the council; and

(2) provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the council and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the council.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.209
§ 1087.209. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The district may use the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter to pay:

(1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds;

(2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of acquisition or construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, not to exceed five years;

(3) costs related to the operation and maintenance of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds:

(A) during an estimated period of acquisition or construction, not to exceed five years; and

(B) for one year after the project or facility is acquired or constructed;

(4) costs related to the financing of the bond funds, including debt service reserve and contingency funds;

(5) costs related to the bond issuance;

(6) costs related to the acquisition of land or interests in land for a project or facility to be provided through the bonds; and

(7) construction costs of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, including the payment of related professional services and expenses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 524.043 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 524 / Section 524.043
§ 524.043. REVIEW; ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Review on appeal is on the record certified by the State Office of Administrative Hearings with no additional testimony.

(b) On appeal, a party may apply to the court to present additional evidence. If the court is satisfied that the additional evidence is material and that there were good reasons for the failure to present it in the proceeding before the administrative law judge, the court may order that the additional evidence be taken before an administrative law judge on conditions determined by the court.

(c) There is no right to a jury trial in an appeal under this section.

(d) An administrative law judge may change a finding or decision as to whether the person had an alcohol concentration of a level specified in Section 49.01, Penal Code, or whether a minor had any detectable amount of alcohol in the minor's system because of the additional evidence and shall file the additional evidence and any changes, new findings, or decisions with the reviewing court.

(e) A remand under this section does not stay the suspension of a driver's license.
Tex. Government Code § 419.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.027
§ 419.027. BIENNIAL INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) At least biennially, the commission shall visit and inspect each institution or facility conducting courses for training fire protection personnel and recruits, each fire department, and each local governmental agency providing fire protection to determine if the department, agency, institution, or facility is complying with this chapter and commission rules.

(b) The commission may conduct risk-based inspections of institutions and facilities in addition to the inspections under Subsection (a). In determining whether to conduct an inspection of an institution or facility under this subsection, the commission shall consider:

(1) how recently the institution or facility has come under regulation;

(2) the institution's or facility's history of compliance with state law and commission rules;

(3) the number of complaints filed with the commission regarding the institution or facility during the last year;

(4) the number of paid personnel in the institution or facility;

(5) the frequency of fire responses;

(6) the institution's or facility's ability to inspect and maintain equipment; and

(7) any other factor the commission considers appropriate to assess an institution's or facility's safety risk.