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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.066 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.066
§ 2A.066. EXECUTION OF PROCESS BY COUNTY JAILER.
Status: in_force

(a) A jailer licensed under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, who has successfully completed a training program provided by the sheriff may execute lawful process issued to the jailer by any magistrate or court on a person confined in the jail at which the jailer is employed to the same extent that a peace officer is authorized to execute process under Article 2A.051(3), including:

(1) a warrant under Chapter 15, 17, or 18;

(2) a capias under Chapter 17 or 23;

(3) a subpoena under Chapter 20A or 24; or

(4) an attachment under Chapter 20A or 24.

(b) A jailer licensed under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, may execute lawful process issued to the jailer by any magistrate or court on a person confined in the jail at which the jailer is employed to the same extent that a peace officer is authorized to execute process under Article 2A.051(3), including:

(1) a warrant under Chapter 15, 17, or 18;

(2) a capias under Chapter 17 or 23;

(3) a subpoena under Chapter 20A or 24; or

(4) an attachment under Chapter 20A or 24.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8327.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8327 / Section 8327.051
§ 8327.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8327.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.207 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.207
§ 772.207. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall control and manage the district.

(b) The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district.

(c) The board may contract with any public or private entity to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, including the operation of a 9-1-1 system.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 541.203 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 541 / Section 541.203
§ 541.203. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA TO THIRD-PARTY CONTROLLER OR PROCESSOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A controller or processor that discloses personal data to a third-party controller or processor, in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, does not violate this chapter if the third-party controller or processor that receives and processes that personal data is in violation of this chapter, provided that, at the time of the data's disclosure, the disclosing controller or processor did not have actual knowledge that the recipient intended to commit a violation.

(b) A third-party controller or processor receiving personal data from a controller or processor in compliance with the requirements of this chapter does not violate this chapter for the transgressions of the controller or processor from which the third-party controller or processor receives the personal data.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7895.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7895 / Section 7895.0403
§ 7895.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.351
§ 1201.351. MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The manufacturer of a new HUD-code manufactured home shall warrant, in a separate written document, that:

(1) the home is constructed or assembled in accordance with all building codes, standards, requirements, and regulations prescribed by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5401 et seq.); and

(2) the home and all appliances and equipment included in the home are free from defects in materials or workmanship except for cosmetic defects.

(b) The manufacturer's warranty is in effect until at least the first anniversary of the date of initial installation of the home at the consumer's homesite or the closing of the consumer's purchase or acquisition of an already installed new home, whichever is later.

(c) At the time the manufacturer delivers the home to the retailer, the manufacturer shall also deliver to the retailer:

(1) the manufacturer's warranty; and

(2) the warranties given by the manufacturers of appliances or equipment installed in the home.
Tex. Government Code § 2204.501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.501
§ 2204.501. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to land in:

(1) Denton, Jack, Montague, Parker, and Wise counties; and

(2) that portion of the Trinity Watershed located in Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant, or Van Zandt County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 84.902 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 84 / Section 84.902
§ 84.902.
Status: in_force

Sec. 84.902. AUDITOR TO KEEP CERTAIN HOSPITAL RECORDS IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 190,001 TO 200,000. If, in a county with a population of 190,001 to 200,000, the financial records of a municipal and county hospital located in the county must be kept, the county auditor shall keep the records. If reports concerning that hospital's financial records must be made to the governing bodies of the municipality and county, the county auditor shall make the reports.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 326.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 326 / Section 326.004
§ 326.004. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules related to the administration and implementation of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3927.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3927 / Section 3927.207
§ 3927.207. SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose. Revenue from the tax may be used for any purpose for which ad valorem tax revenue of the district may be used.

(b) The district may not adopt a sales and use tax if as a result of the adoption of the tax the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location in the district.

(c) If the voters of the district approve the adoption of the tax at an election held on the same election date on which another political subdivision adopts a sales and use tax or approves an increase in the rate of its sales and use tax and as a result the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the district and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the district would exceed two percent at any location in the district, the election to adopt a sales and use tax under this chapter has no effect.

(d) Chapter 321, Tax Code, applies to the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax imposed by this section except to the extent it is inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.051 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.051
§ 111.051. REPORTS AND PAYMENTS; DUE DATES; METHOD OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may set the date for filing a report for and making a payment of a tax imposed by this title.

(b) A date set by the comptroller under this section prevails over a different date prescribed by this title for the filing of a report for or the payment of a tax, except that the comptroller may only set a report or payment date for the state sales and use tax that conflicts with the dates prescribed by Chapter 151 of this code in case of public calamity or natural disaster.

(c) The comptroller may require that all payments from a taxpayer who files tax reports monthly and remits three or more dishonored or insufficient funds checks or drafts within a six-month period be remitted using certified instruments. The comptroller may require that all payments from a taxpayer who files tax reports quarterly and remits three or more dishonored or insufficient funds checks or drafts within an 18-month period be remitted by using certified instruments. In this subsection, "certified instruments" includes cashier's checks and money orders. The comptroller shall send written notice of a payment restriction under this subsection to the taxpayer at the business address shown on the comptroller's records. A failure to remit a payment by a certified instrument after imposition of the payment restriction by the comptroller is grounds for the suspension and revocation of a permit or license as provided by Section 111.0047 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 403.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.027
§ 403.027. DIGITAL SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may establish a procedure for a person to use a digital signature to authenticate a document, a communication, or data submitted to the comptroller if:

(1) the comptroller determines the procedure will provide a degree of security and authenticity at least equal to that provided by a manual signature; and

(2) the digital signature:

(A) is unique to the person using it;

(B) is capable of independent verification;

(C) is under the sole control of the person using it; and

(D) is transmitted in a manner that makes it infeasible to change the signature, document, communication, or data without invalidating the signature.

(b) A digital signature provided according to a procedure established under Subsection (a) has the same legal force and effect for all purposes as a manual signature.

(c) The electronic approval of a voucher is governed by:

(1) this section and Chapter 2103 if the comptroller has established a procedure for the person approving the voucher to provide a digital signature concerning the voucher; or

(2) Chapter 2103 if the comptroller has not established the procedure.

(d) This section prevails over Chapter 2103 to the extent of conflict if both this section and that chapter apply under Subsection (c)(1).

(e) Except as provided by this subsection, Section 2054.060 applies to a digital signature used to authenticate any document, communication, or data submitted to the comptroller if the comptroller has not established a procedure under Subsection (a) concerning the signature. Section 2054.060 does not apply to the electronic approval of a voucher under Chapter 2103.

(f) The use of a digital signature under this section is subject to criminal laws pertaining to fraud and computer crimes, including Chapters 32 and 33, Penal Code.

(g) In this section, "digital signature" means an electronic identifier intended by the person using it to have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature.
Tex. Government Code § 411.162 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.162
§ 411.162. CRIME LABORATORY PORTAL.
Status: in_force

The department by rule shall establish and maintain a central computerized portal that facilitates the process for requesting crime laboratory records and for transferring those records among crime laboratories, attorneys representing the state, and parties authorized to access the records as a part of discovery under Article 39.14, Code of Criminal Procedure. The portal may not be used as a central repository for crime laboratory records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8208.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8208 / Section 8208.105
§ 8208.105. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(d) A new district, at the time it is created by the division of the district, may not contain land outside the area described by Section 9.02 of the article creating this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.208
§ 1100.208. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Property Code § 82.051 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.051
§ 82.051. CREATION OF CONDOMINIUM.
Status: in_force

(a) A condominium may be created under this chapter only by recording a declaration executed in the same manner as a deed by all persons who have an interest in the real property that will be conveyed to unit owners and by every lessor of a lease the expiration or termination of which will terminate the condominium or reduce its size. The declaration shall be recorded in each county in which any portion of the condominium is located.

(b) A declarant may not convey an interest in a unit until each holder of a mortgage on the unit immediately before conveyance has executed a consent to declaration, and the consent has been recorded, or is recorded concurrently with the conveyance, as part of the declaration or an amendment to the declaration.

(c) If a recorded declaration is not properly executed, that defect may be cured by a subsequent execution conforming to Subsection (a). After an execution defect is cured by authority of this subsection, the declaration is retroactively effective on the date it was first recorded.

(d) A county clerk shall, without prior approval from any other authority, record declarations and amendments to declarations in the real property records and record condominium plats or plans in the real property records or in books maintained for that purpose. If a county clerk maintains a book for the condominium plat records, the book shall be the same size and type as the book for recording subdivision plats.

(e) This chapter does not affect or diminish the rights of municipalities and counties to approve plats of subdivisions and enforce building codes as may be authorized or required by law.

(f) A person may not file for record or have recorded in the county clerk's office a plat, replat, or amended plat or replat of a condominium unless the plat, replat, or amended plat or replat has attached to it an original tax certificate from each taxing unit with jurisdiction of the real property indicating that no delinquent ad valorem taxes are owed on the real property. If the tax certificate for a taxing unit does not cover the preceding year, the plat, replat, or amended plat or replat must also have attached to it a tax receipt issued by the collector for the taxing unit indicating that the taxes imposed by the taxing unit for the preceding year have been paid. This subsection does not apply if a taxing unit acquired the condominium for public use through eminent domain proceedings or voluntary sale.

(g) This chapter does not permit development of a subdivision golf course, as defined by Section 212.0155(b), Local Government Code, without a plat if the plat is otherwise required by applicable law. A municipality may require as a condition to the development of a previously platted or unplatted subdivision golf course that the subdivision golf course be platted or replatted.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.603 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.603
§ 101.603. ASSETS OF PROTECTED SERIES OR REGISTERED SERIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Assets associated with a protected series or registered series may be held directly or indirectly, including being held in the name of the protected series or registered series, in the name of the limited liability company, through a nominee, or otherwise.

(b) To the extent the records of a protected series or registered series are maintained in a manner so that the assets of the protected series or registered series can be reasonably identified by specific listing, category, type, quantity, or computational or allocational formula or procedure, including a percentage or share of any assets, or by any other method in which the identity of the assets can be objectively determined, the records are considered to satisfy the requirements of Section 101.602(b)(1).

(c) In this subchapter, a reference to:

(1) "assets of a protected series" or "assets of a registered series" includes assets associated with that series;

(2) "assets associated with a protected series" or "assets associated with a registered series" includes assets of that series;

(3) "members or managers of a protected series" or "members or managers of a registered series" includes members or managers associated with that series; and

(4) "members or managers associated with a protected series" or "members or managers associated with a registered series" includes members or managers of that series.
Tex. Government Code § 490I.0104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490I / Section 490I.0104
§ 490I.0104. PARTICIPATION IN PROCEEDINGS OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The broadband development office may monitor, participate in, and provide input in proceedings of the Federal Communications Commission related to the geographic availability and deployment of broadband service in this state to ensure that:

(1) the information available to the commission reflects the current status of geographic availability and deployment of broadband service in this state; and

(2) this state is best positioned to benefit from broadband service deployment programs administered by federal agencies.

(b) The office may participate in a process established by the Federal Communications Commission allowing governmental entities to challenge the accuracy of the commission's information regarding the geographic availability and deployment of broadband service.

(c) The office shall establish procedures and a data collection process in accordance with rules established by the Federal Communications Commission that will enable the office to participate in the process described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 1372.066 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.066
§ 1372.066.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1372.066. PRIORITY 4 CARRYFORWARD CLASSIFICATION. (a) The priority 4 carryforward classification applies to any political subdivision:

(1) that is authorized to issue bonds; and

(2) to which priority carryforward classifications 1-3 do not apply.

(b) A project that is the subject of an application for a priority 4 carryforward classification must be owned by a governmental unit in accordance with applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 403.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 403 / Section 403.005
§ 403.005. SURCHARGE RATE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of insurance shall annually adjust the rate of assessment of the surcharge imposed under Section 403.003 so that the surcharge imposed that year, together with any unexpended funds produced by the surcharge, produces the amount the commissioner of insurance determines is necessary to pay the expenses of administering this subtitle.
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.007
§ 91.007. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ABANDON OR DISCONTINUE SERVICE.
Status: in_force

On receipt of notice of intent to abandon or discontinue rail service served under 49 C.F.R. Section 1152.20, as amended, the department shall coordinate with the governing body of a municipality, county, or rural rail transportation district in which all or a segment of the line is located to determine whether:

(1) the department should acquire the rail facility to which the notice relates; or

(2) any other actions should be taken to provide for continued rail transportation service.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.066 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.066
§ 52.066. STOCK ISSUED ON PURCHASE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a marketing association organized with capital stock purchases stock, property, or an interest in property, it may discharge its obligations, in whole or part, by exchanging for its acquisition shares of preferred stock the par value of which equals the value of the purchased property as determined by the board of directors.

(b) In the transaction described by Subsection (a) of this section, the transfer of the purchased property to the association is considered payment in cash for the issued shares of preferred stock.
Tex. Election Code § 211.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 211 / Section 211.003
§ 211.003. CHANGE IN OUTCOME OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

In this title, a change in the outcome of an election occurs if, as a result of a recount in the precincts included in a recount document:

(1) a candidate who was shown by the previous vote count to be nominated, elected, or entitled to a place on a runoff ballot or to be tied for nomination, election, or entitlement to a place on a runoff ballot loses that status;

(2) in a presidential general election, the presidential candidate who was shown by the previous vote count to have received the most votes in this state loses that status;

(3) in an election on a measure, the winning side becomes the losing side; or

(4) in a presidential primary election, entitlement to delegate representation at the political party's national presidential nominating convention on behalf of a candidate or an uncommitted delegation is changed.
Tex. Water Code § 36.413 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.413
§ 36.413. DECISION; WHEN FINAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A decision by the board on a permit or permit amendment application is final:

(1) if a request for rehearing is not filed on time, on the expiration of the period for filing a request for rehearing; or

(2) if a request for rehearing is filed on time, on the date:

(A) the board denies the request for rehearing; or

(B) the board renders a written decision after rehearing.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an applicant or a party to a contested hearing may file a suit against the district under Section 36.251 to appeal a decision on a permit or permit amendment application not later than the 60th day after the date on which the decision becomes final.

(c) An applicant or a party to a contested hearing may not file suit against the district under Section 36.251 if a request for rehearing was not filed on time.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2028.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2028 / Section 2028.204
§ 2028.204. ALLOCATION OF MONEY IN ESCROW ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A greyhound racetrack association shall deposit into an escrow account in the commission's registry the purse set aside under Section 2028.202(b)(4).

(b) Any horse racetrack association in this state may apply to the commission for receipt of money in the horse industry escrow account for use as purses. Any state horse breed registry listed in Section 2030.002(a) may apply for receipt of money in the account for any event that furthers the horse industry. The commission:

(1) shall determine the horse racetrack associations and state horse breed registries to be allocated money from the account and the percentages to be allocated, taking into consideration purse levels, racing opportunities, and the financial status of the requesting racetrack association or requesting breed registry; and

(2) may not annually allocate more than 70 percent of the amount deposited into the account to horse racetrack associations for use as purses.