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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.305
§ 3877.305. SALES AND USE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items within the district and an excise tax on the use, storage, or other consumption in the district of taxable items purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer in the district during the period that the tax is in effect.

(b) The board shall determine the rate of the tax, which may be in one-eighth of one percent increments not to exceed the maximum rate authorized by the district voters at the election. The board may lower the tax rate to the extent it does not impair any outstanding debt or obligations payable from the tax.

(c) The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sales price of the taxable item.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.101
§ 8479.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.055
§ 1062.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president and a vice president from among its members.

(b) The board shall elect a person, who is not required to be a director, to serve as secretary and treasurer.

(c) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.
Tex. Government Code § 411.373 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.373
§ 411.373. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The director is the statewide coordinator of the alert system.

(b) The director shall adopt rules and issue directives as necessary to ensure proper implementation of the alert system. The rules and directives must include instructions on the procedures for activating and deactivating the alert system.

(c) The director shall prescribe forms for local law enforcement agencies to use in requesting activation of the alert system.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 365.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 365 / Section 365.013
§ 365.013. RULES AND STANDARDS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt rules and standards regarding processing and treating litter disposed in violation of this subchapter.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted under this section.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) On conviction of an offense under this section, the court shall require the defendant, in addition to any fine or other penalty, to perform community service as provided by Article 42A.304(e), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.1091 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.1091
§ 460.1091. ENFORCEMENT OF FARES AND OTHER CHARGES; PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A board of directors by resolution may prohibit the use of the public transportation system by a person without payment of the appropriate fare for the use of the system and may establish reasonable and appropriate methods to ensure that persons using the public transportation system pay the appropriate fare for that use.

(b) A board of directors by resolution may provide that a fare for or charge for the use of the public transportation system that is not paid incurs a reasonable administrative fee.

(c) An authority shall post signs designating each area in which a person is prohibited from using the transportation system without payment of the appropriate fare.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person or another for whom the person is criminally responsible under Section 7.02, Penal Code, uses the public transportation system without paying the appropriate fare.

(e) If the person fails to provide proof that the person paid the appropriate fare for the use of the public transportation system and fails to pay any administrative fee assessed under Subsection (b) on or before the 30th day after the date the authority notifies the person that the person is required to pay the amount of the fare and the administrative fee, it is prima facie evidence that the person used the public transportation system without paying the appropriate fare.

(f) The notice required by Subsection (e) may be included in a citation issued to the person by a peace officer under Article 14.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, or by a fare enforcement officer under Section 460.1092, in connection with an offense relating to the nonpayment of the appropriate fare for the use of the public transportation system.

(g) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (d) that on or before the 30th day after the date the authority notified the person that the person is required to pay the amount of the fare and any administrative fee assessed under Subsection (b), the person:

(1) provided proof that the person paid the appropriate fare at the time the person used the transportation system or at a later date or that the person was exempt from payment; and

(2) paid the administrative fee assessed under Subsection (b), if applicable.

(h) An offense under Subsection (d) is:

(1) a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $100; and

(2) not a crime of moral turpitude.

(i) A justice court located in the service area of the authority may enter into an agreement with the authority to try all criminal cases that arise under Subsection (d). Notwithstanding Articles 4.12 and 4.14, Code of Criminal Procedure, if a justice court enters into an agreement with the authority:

(1) a criminal case that arises under Subsection (d) must be tried in the justice court; and

(2) the justice court has exclusive jurisdiction in all criminal cases that arise under Subsection (d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.056
§ 3904.056. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8344.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8344 / Section 8344.101
§ 8344.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.053
§ 504.053. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

A majority of the entire membership of the board of directors of a Type A corporation is a quorum.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.025
§ 334.025. FALSE AND MISLEADING CAMPAIGN MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "campaign material" means a communication supporting or opposing the authorization of a venue project that:

(1) in return for consideration, is published in a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical or is broadcast by radio or television; or

(2) appears in a pamphlet, circular, flier, billboard or other sign, bumper sticker, or similar form of written communication.

(b) A person may not print, broadcast, or publish, or cause to be printed, broadcast, or published, campaign material that contains false and misleading information.

(c) An individual may file a complaint with the Texas Ethics Commission in accordance with Subchapter E, Chapter 571, Government Code, alleging a violation of Subsection (b). The commission may impose a penalty in accordance with Chapter 571, Government Code, if the commission determines that the campaign materials contain false and misleading information.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the Texas Ethics Commission has jurisdiction to consider and investigate a complaint filed under this section and to impose a penalty.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.223 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.223
§ 425.223.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.223. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS FOR CAPITAL, SURPLUS, AND CONTINGENCY FUNDS: CAPITAL STOCK OF REINSURER. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), an insurer may invest the insurer's capital, surplus, and contingency funds in not more than 20 percent of the capital stock of any other insurance company organized under Chapter 841 whose principal business is the reinsurance, either wholly or partly, of risks ceded to that insurer by other life insurance companies.

(b) The aggregate amount of an insurer's investments under this section may not exceed 10 percent of the insurer's capital, surplus, and contingency funds.

(c) The investment authorized by this section may be made by purchase of stock issued and outstanding or by subscription to and payment for the increase in the capital stock of the reinsurer.
Tex. Family Code § 231.109 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.109
§ 231.109. ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Attorneys employed by the Title IV-D agency may represent this state or another state in an action brought under the authority of federal law or this chapter.

(b) The Title IV-D agency may contract with private attorneys, other private entities, or political subdivisions of the state to provide services in Title IV-D cases.

(c) The Title IV-D agency shall provide copies of all contracts entered into under this section to the Legislative Budget Board and the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning, along with a written justification of the need for each contract, within 60 days after the execution of the contract.

(d) An attorney employed to provide Title IV-D services represents the interest of the state and not the interest of any other party. The provision of services by an attorney under this chapter does not create an attorney-client relationship between the attorney and any other party. The agency shall, at the time an application for child support services is made, inform the applicant that neither the Title IV-D agency nor any attorney who provides services under this chapter is the applicant's attorney and that the attorney providing services under this chapter does not provide legal representation to the applicant.

(e) An attorney employed by the Title IV-D agency or as otherwise provided by this chapter may not be appointed or act as an amicus attorney or attorney ad litem for a child or another party.

(f) An attorney employed to provide Title IV-D services may, without notice to the parties, represent the Title IV-D agency at a court proceeding in an action brought under this title.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.1617 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.1617
§ 1305.1617. RESIDENTIAL APPLIANCE INSTALLER.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license as a residential appliance installer must pass a residential appliance installer examination administered under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 443A.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443A / Section 443A.054
§ 443A.054. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet twice each year and at the call of the presiding officer or joint assistant presiding officers.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 15.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 15 / Section 15.04
§ 15.04. COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

The affidavit made before the magistrate or district or county attorney is called a "complaint" if it charges the commission of an offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8271.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8271 / Section 8271.102
§ 8271.102. ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) make, purchase, construct, lease, or otherwise acquire property, works, facilities, existing improvements, or improvements to be made, constructed, or acquired that are:

(A) inside or outside the district's boundaries; and

(B) necessary to carry out the powers granted by this chapter or general law; or

(2) enter into a contract with a person on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous for:

(A) the purchase or sale of water;

(B) the transportation, treatment, and disposal of the domestic, industrial, or communal wastes of the district or others;

(C) the continuing and orderly development of land and property in the district through the purchase, construction, or installation of facilities, works, or improvements that the district is otherwise authorized to do or perform so that, to the greatest extent reasonably possible, considering sound engineering and economic practices, all of the land and property may ultimately receive the services of the facilities, works, or improvements; and

(D) the performance of any of the powers granted by this chapter or general law.

(b) A contract under Subsection (a)(2) may not have a duration of more than 40 years.
Tex. Transportation Code § 112.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.054
§ 112.054.
Status: in_force

Sec. 112.054. CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY: CERTAIN TERMINAL SWITCHING RAILROADS. (a) This section applies only to the condemnation of property for a terminal switching railroad that:

(1) handles fewer than 10,000 but more than 3,000 carloads a year; and

(2) operates in a single county that:

(A) has a population of 110,000 or more;

(B) is not adjacent to the Texas border; and

(C) does not contain a portion of a national forest.

(b) The power to condemn property given to a railroad company under this subtitle or Subtitle D, including Section 112.052 or 112.053, does not apply to any property used for or designated under local zoning regulations for residential use unless the use of the condemned property is authorized under or in conformity with local zoning or development regulations.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.113 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.113
§ 91.113. CHOICE GRADE.
Status: in_force

Choice pears have the same qualities as fancy pears, except not more than 10 percent of a lot of choice pears may be misshapen or have worm strings that have healed.
Tex. Water Code § 51.408 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.408
§ 51.408. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) After a district is created and has adopted plans for construction of a plant and improvements, it may issue bonds to pay for constructing the plant and improvements and to pay costs and charges incident to the construction including the cost of necessary property and the retirement of preliminary bonds.

(b) The maximum amount of bonds which may be issued may not be more than the amount of the engineer's estimate plus the additional amounts added by the board in the election order.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 185.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 185 / Section 185.003
§ 185.003. DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY LICENSING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The appropriate licensing authority shall take disciplinary action against a health care provider that violates this chapter as if the provider violated an applicable licensing law.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a health care provider that in good faith mails a hard copy of an itemized bill to a patient if:

(1) the mailed copy is returned as undeliverable or lost; or

(2) the address on file for the patient was not current at the time the itemized bill was mailed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.202 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.202
§ 841.202. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION TO COMMITTED PERSON.
Status: in_force

A person may not administer a psychoactive medication to a committed person who refuses to take the medication voluntarily unless:

(1) the committed person is having a medication-related emergency; or

(2) the committed person is under an order issued under Section 841.205 authorizing the administration of medication regardless of the committed person's refusal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0401
§ 4205.0401. 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) A petition filed under Subsection (a) 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. Utilities Code § 41.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 41 / Section 41.001
§ 41.001. APPLICABLE LAW.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except Sections 39.155, 39.157(e), and 39.203, this chapter governs the transition to and the establishment of a fully competitive electric power industry for electric cooperatives. Regarding the regulation of electric cooperatives, this chapter shall control over any other provision of this title, except for sections in which the term "electric cooperative" is specifically used.
Tex. Insurance Code § 549.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 549 / Section 549.056
§ 549.056. CERTAIN ACTIONS BY LENDER NOT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not prevent a lender from requiring evidence to be produced before the commencement or renewal of a risk that insurance has been obtained that:

(1) has a fixed termination date;

(2) except as provided by Section 549.0551, provides adequate coverage in an amount sufficient to cover the debt or loan; and

(3) will not be canceled without reasonable notice to the lender.

(b) This subchapter does not prevent a lender from requiring insurance from an insurer that is authorized to engage in business in this state and that has a licensed resident agent in this state.

(c) This subchapter does not prevent a lender from refusing to accept or approve insurance from a particular insurer on reasonable and nondiscriminatory grounds relating to the financial soundness of the insurer or the insurer's ability to service the policy.

(d) Except as provided by Section 549.0551, this subchapter does not prevent a lender from providing, in accordance with the terms of the mortgage, security agreement, deed of trust, or other security instrument, insurance coverage adequate to protect the lender's security interest in property in the event the borrower fails to provide on or before the 15th day before the termination date of an existing insurance policy an insurance policy meeting the requirements established by the lender as authorized by this chapter. A lender that provides insurance coverage under this subsection may use information contained in the existing policy for the purpose of determining that the insurance coverage provided is adequate.

(e) Except as provided by this subsection, this subchapter does not prevent a lender from requiring, at or before the time of delivery to the lender of an insurance policy by a general property and casualty agent or a personal lines property and casualty agent or by the insurer, a written statement from the borrower designating the agent or insurer as the borrower's agent for the delivery of the policy. A lender may not require a statement described by this subsection when an agent or insurer is providing a renewal of an existing expiring insurance policy provided by the agent or insurer.

(f) This subchapter does not prevent a lender from providing to a person, firm, or corporation that is or becomes the owner or holder of a note or obligation secured by a mortgage, security agreement, deed of trust, or other security instrument an insurance policy or any information contained in an insurance policy that covers property that is security for the loan.

(g) This subchapter does not prevent a lender from processing a claim under the terms of an insurance policy that covers property that is security for a loan.
Tex. Government Code § 814.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.009
§ 814.009. DEDUCTION FROM ANNUITY FOR STATE EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who receives an annuity under this subtitle may, on a form prescribed by and filed with the retirement system, authorize the retirement system to deduct from the person's monthly annuity payment the amount of a fee for the person's membership in a state employee organization that:

(1) is a certified eligible state employee organization under Section 403.0165; or

(2) has at least 2,500 retirees as members on January 1 preceding the fiscal year for which the deduction is made.

(b) An authorization made under this section remains in effect until:

(1) the person who receives the annuity modifies or revokes the authorization; or

(2) the state employee organization fails to meet the requirements of Subsection (a).

(c) The retirement system shall adopt rules to administer this section.
Tex. Government Code § 43.119 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.119
§ 43.119.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.119. 33RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba Counties elect a district attorney for the 33rd and 424th Judicial Districts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0101
§ 3943.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "County" means Harris County.

(4) "District" means the Channelview Improvement District.
Tex. Occupations Code § 52.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 52 / Section 52.002
§ 52.002. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN OCCUPATION AFTER ACQUIRING LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A person who purchases or is assigned a license to engage in an occupation may engage in that occupation under the license during the unexpired term of the license after the person has complied with the legal requirements provided for in original applications for those licenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7926.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926 / Section 7926.006
§ 7926.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.212 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.212
§ 1001.212. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A statement made by a person providing a reference for an applicant and other pertinent information compiled by or submitted to the board relating to an applicant for licensing, registration, or certification under this chapter or Chapter 1071 is privileged and confidential.

(b) Information described by Subsection (a) may be used only by the board or its employees or agents who are directly involved in the application or licensing, registration, or certification process. The information is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other disclosure.