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Tex. Finance Code § 347.053 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.053
§ 347.053. PROVISIONS PROHIBITED IN CREDIT DOCUMENT.
Status: in_force

A credit document may not:

(1) contain a power of attorney to confess judgment in this state;

(2) contain an assignment of wages;

(3) provide that the consumer agrees not to assert against a creditor or an assignee of the credit transaction a claim or defense arising out of the sale; or

(4) authorize the creditor or a person acting on the creditor's behalf to:

(A) enter the consumer's premises unlawfully; or

(B) commit a breach of the peace in the repossession of a manufactured home.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.103
§ 6902.103. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt an official seal.
Tex. Government Code § 420.0735 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.0735
§ 420.0735. CONSENT FOR RELEASE OF CERTAIN EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Consent for the release of evidence contained in an evidence collection kit must be in writing and signed by:

(1) the survivor, if the survivor is 14 years of age or older;

(2) the survivor's parent or guardian or an employee of the Department of Family and Protective Services, if the survivor is younger than 14 years of age; or

(3) the survivor's personal representative, if the survivor is deceased.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), a written consent signed by an adult survivor with a guardian appointed under Title 3, Estates Code, is effective regardless of whether the adult survivor's guardian, guardian ad litem, or other legal agent signs the release. If the adult survivor with an appointed guardian agrees to the release but is unable to provide a signature and the guardian, guardian ad litem, or other legal agent is unavailable or declines to sign the release, then the investigating law enforcement officer may sign the release.

(c) Consent for release under Subsection (a) applies only to evidence contained in an evidence collection kit and does not affect the confidentiality of any other confidential information under this chapter.

(d) The written consent must specify:

(1) the evidence covered by the release;

(2) the reason or purpose for the release; and

(3) the person to whom the evidence is to be released.

(e) A survivor or other person authorized to consent may withdraw consent to the release of evidence by submitting a written notice of withdrawal to the person or sexual assault program to which consent was provided. Withdrawal of consent does not affect evidence disclosed before the date written notice of the withdrawal was received.

(f) A person who receives evidence made confidential by this chapter may not disclose the evidence except to the extent that disclosure is consistent with the authorized purposes for which the person obtained the evidence.

(g) The reason or purpose for the release of evidence described by Subsection (d)(2) may be limited to permit only the acts of forensic DNA testing by the department in the manner provided by Section 420.0736, regardless of whether a report of the applicable offense is made to a law enforcement agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8334.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8334 / Section 8334.001
§ 8334.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 478.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 573.0001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 573 / Section 573.0001
§ 573.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Emergency medical services personnel" and "emergency medical services provider" have the meanings assigned by Section 773.003.

(2) "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning assigned by Article 59.01, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Water Code § 36.177 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.177
§ 36.177. BONDS AND NOTES AS INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

District bonds and notes are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) banks;

(2) savings banks;

(3) trust companies;

(4) savings and loan associations;

(5) insurance companies;

(6) fiduciaries;

(7) trustees;

(8) guardians; and

(9) sinking funds of cities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state and other public funds of the state and its agencies, including the permanent school fund.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2261 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2261
§ 152.2261. TARRANT COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Tarrant County is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Tarrant County.

(b) If the chief juvenile probation officer serves as secretary to the juvenile board, the officer may receive additional annual compensation of $1,000.

(c) The juvenile board shall hold meetings at least once every three months in accordance with board rules.

(d) The board shall keep records as required by law and board rules.

(e) A juvenile probation officer shall take the oath of office when appointed and the oath and the fact of the appointment shall be filed with the county clerk.

(f) The commissioners court shall provide the juvenile probation officers with:

(1) automobiles and their maintenance and operation expenses for use in official duties; or

(2) an automobile allowance for the use of a personal automobile on official business in the amount determined to be necessary by the juvenile board.

(g) The commissioners court shall provide the necessary funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation personnel and the additional compensation prescribed for the county judge.

(h) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Tarrant County.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2391 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2391
§ 25.2391. WALLER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Waller County has the following statutory county courts:

(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Waller County; and

(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Waller County.

(b) The county courts at law of Waller County sit in Hempstead.
Tex. Occupations Code § 112.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 112 / Section 112.051
§ 112.051. REDUCED LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR RETIRED HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS PERFORMING CHARITY WORK.
Status: in_force

(a) Each licensing entity shall adopt rules providing for reduced fees and continuing education requirements for a retired health care practitioner whose only practice is voluntary charity care.

(b) The licensing entity by rule shall define voluntary charity care.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.0421 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.0421
§ 822.0421. DETERMINATION THAT DOG IS DANGEROUS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person reports an incident described by Section 822.041(2), the animal control authority may investigate the incident. If, after receiving the sworn statements of any witnesses, the animal control authority determines the dog is a dangerous dog, the animal control authority shall notify the owner in writing of the determination.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, including a municipal ordinance, an owner, not later than the 15th day after the date the owner is notified that a dog owned by the owner is a dangerous dog, may appeal the determination of the animal control authority to a justice, county, or municipal court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) To file an appeal under Subsection (b), the owner must:

(1) file a notice of appeal of the animal control authority's dangerous dog determination with the court;

(2) attach a copy of the determination from the animal control authority; and

(3) serve a copy of the notice of appeal on the animal control authority by mailing the notice through the United States Postal Service.

(d) An owner may appeal the decision of the justice or municipal court under Subsection (b) in the manner described by Section 822.0424.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.404
§ 2310.404. STATE TAX REFUNDS AND CREDITS; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 2310.413, a defense readjustment project is eligible for:

(1) a refund of state taxes under Section 151.4291, Tax Code;

(2) a franchise tax credit under Subchapter P or Q, Chapter 171, Tax Code; and

(3) the exclusion of receipts from service performed in a readjustment zone in the determination of gross receipts from business done in this state under Sections 171.103 and 171.1032, Tax Code.

(b) Not later than the 60th day after the last day of each fiscal year, the comptroller shall report to the department the statewide total of the tax refunds or credits made under this section during that fiscal year.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.156 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.156
§ 334.156. COLLECTION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to collect a tax imposed under this subchapter shall report and send the taxes to the municipality or county as provided by the municipality or county imposing the tax.

(b) A municipality by ordinance or a county by order may prescribe penalties, including interest charges, for failure to keep records required by the municipality or county, to report when required, or to pay the tax when due. The attorney acting for the municipality or county may bring suit against a person who fails to collect a tax under this subchapter and to pay it over to the municipality or county as required.

(c) A municipality by ordinance or a county by order may permit a person who is required to collect a tax under this subchapter to retain a percentage of the amount collected and required to be reported as reimbursement to the person for the costs of collecting the tax. The municipality or county may provide that the person may retain the amount only if the person pays the tax and files reports as required by the municipality or county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 362.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 362 / Section 362.015
§ 362.015. PAYMENT OF CONTRACT FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) A public agency may use any available revenue or resource for, or pledge the revenue or resource to, payment of all or part of the amount due under a contract under Section 362.014. The public agency may agree in the contract to assure availability of payment when required.

(b) The public agency may agree to make sufficient provision in its annual budget to make all payments under the contract.

(c) The public agency may fix, charge, and collect, from its inhabitants or other users or beneficiaries of a service or facility provided in connection with the contract, a fee, rate, charge, rental, or other amount for the service or facility, including a water charge, sewage charge, solid waste disposal fee or charge, garbage collection or handling fee, or other fee or charge. The public agency may use those amounts for, or pledge them to, payments required under the contract, and may agree in the contract to make that use or pledge in an amount sufficient to make all or part of the payments when due.
Tex. Estates Code § 359.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 359 / Section 359.003
§ 359.003. SUPPORTING VOUCHERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ATTACHED TO ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The personal representative of an estate shall attach to each annual account:

(1) a voucher for each item of credit claimed in the account or, to support the item in the absence of the voucher, other evidence satisfactory to the court;

(2) an official letter from the bank or other depository where the estate money on hand is deposited that shows the amounts in general or special deposits; and

(3) proof of the existence and possession of:

(A) securities owned by the estate or shown by the account; and

(B) other assets held by a depository subject to court order.

(b) An original voucher submitted to the court may on application be returned to the personal representative after approval of the account.

(c) The court may require:

(1) additional evidence of the existence and custody of the securities and other personal property as the court considers proper; and

(2) the personal representative at any time to exhibit the securities and other personal property to the court or another person designated by the court at the place where the securities and other personal property are held for safekeeping.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.127 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.127
§ 286.127. LIMITATION OF EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may not be spent for an expense not included in the annual budget or an amendment to it.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9090.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9090 / Section 9090.0402
§ 9090.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 9090.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Family Code § 6.105 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.105
§ 6.105. UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR NARCOTICS.
Status: in_force

The court may grant an annulment of a marriage to a party to the marriage if:

(1) at the time of the marriage the petitioner was under the influence of alcoholic beverages or narcotics and as a result did not have the capacity to consent to the marriage; and

(2) the petitioner has not voluntarily cohabited with the other party to the marriage since the effects of the alcoholic beverages or narcotics ended.
Tex. Insurance Code § 557.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 557 / Section 557.001
§ 557.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Lender" means a person holding a mortgage, lien, deed of trust, or other security interest in property.

(2) "Residential real property" means:

(A) a single-family house;

(B) a duplex, triplex, or quadraplex; or

(C) a unit in a multi-unit residential structure in which title to an individual unit is transferred to the owner of the unit under a condominium or cooperative system.
Tex. Family Code § 263.502 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.502
§ 263.502. PERMANENCY PROGRESS REPORT AFTER FINAL ORDER.
Status: repealed

(a) Not later than the 10th day before the date set for a permanency hearing after a final order is rendered, the department shall file a permanency progress report with the court and provide a copy to each person entitled to notice under Section 263.0021.

(a-1) The permanency progress report must contain:

(1) information necessary for the court to conduct the permanency hearing and make its findings and determinations under Section 263.5031;

(2) information on significant events, as defined by Section 264.018; and

(3) any additional information the department determines is appropriate or that is requested by the court and relevant to the court's findings and determinations under Section 263.5031.

(a-2) For good cause shown, the court may:

(1) order a different deadline for filing the permanency progress report; or

(2) waive the reporting requirement for a specific hearing.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(20), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(20), eff. September 1, 2015.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 944 , Sec. 86(20), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8330.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8330 / Section 8330.002
§ 8330.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 7.1831 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.1831
§ 7.1831. VIOLATION OF LOCALLY ENFORCED MOTOR VEHICLE IDLING LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted by the commission concerning locally enforced motor vehicle idling limitations.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 403.0142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.0142
§ 403.0142. REPORT ON ORIGIN OF TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before each regular session of the legislature, the comptroller shall report to the legislature and the governor on the amount of revenue remitted to the comptroller in each municipality and county for each tax collected by the comptroller if that information is available from tax returns. The report may be included in any other report made by the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller shall report the information under Subsection (a) as an aggregate total for each tax without disclosing individual tax payments or taxpayers.

(c) The comptroller shall publish the report required under Subsection (a) on the comptroller's Internet website not later than the 20th day after the date the report is provided to the legislature and the governor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9023.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9023 / Section 9023.203
§ 9023.203. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition for an election to disannex municipal territory under this subchapter must:

(1) be signed by at least the lesser of 250 registered voters of the district who are residents of the municipal territory or a number of registered voters equal to five percent of the total votes cast in the municipal territory in the most recent district election;

(2) state that the purpose of the petition is to order an election to determine whether the municipal territory should be disannexed; and

(3) include each petitioner's:

(A) signature;

(B) printed name;

(C) address;

(D) voting precinct;

(E) voter certificate number; and

(F) date of signing.

(b) The petition must be filed with the district manager.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date the petition is filed, the district manager shall:

(1) verify the validity of the petition; and

(2) determine whether the petition contains the number of signatures required to order an election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8204.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8204 / Section 8204.103
§ 8204.103. ROAD CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The district may contract for a road project in the manner provided by Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8873.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8873 / Section 8873.007
§ 8873.007. REVIEW OF RESOLUTION REQUESTING LEGISLATION.
Status: in_force

The board may not vote on a resolution requesting the legislature to amend this chapter unless the board first submits for review a copy of the proposed resolution to the commissioners court of each county included in the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.021 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.021
§ 86.021. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall exempt the projects listed in Subsection (b) from any permit requirement or payment to the department for materials removed if the commission finds that the state will not be deprived of significant revenue and there will be no significant adverse effects on navigation, the coastal sediment budget, riverine hydrology, erosion, or fish and wildlife resources or their habitat.

(b) Projects that may be exempted under Subsection (a) include:

(1) projects resulting in insignificant takings or disturbances of marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell;

(2) projects to restore or maintain the storage capacity of existing public water supplies;

(3) maintenance projects carried out by public utilities for noncommercial purposes; and

(4) public road projects contracted by the Texas Department of Transportation.

(b-1) In this subsection, "unconsolidated sedimentary material" means loose gravel, sand, or other sedimentary material that has been transported by the flow of the watercourse. The term does not include solid bedrock or earthen banks. A project results in an insignificant taking or disturbance of marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell for purposes of Subsection (b)(1) if:

(1) the project is noncommercial;

(2) the project takes or disturbs less than 125 cubic yards of dry unconsolidated sedimentary material within a 12-month period;

(3) the project occurs within an on-channel impoundment created by a dam originally constructed on or before December 31, 1955, and the dam crest has not been increased in height by more than six inches since initial construction; and

(4) the taking or disturbance of unconsolidated sedimentary material does not occur outside of the impoundment in areas above dam crest elevation.

(c) The commission may require the performance of scientific studies as needed to determine the cumulative effect of permitted operations in a watershed on natural resources using the criteria described by Section 86.004 and may provide for permit holders to participate in the performance of those studies. The commission may reimburse a participating permit holder for costs incurred by the permit holder in performing the study in an amount equal to not more than one-fourth of all royalty fees paid by the permit holder to the commission. Total reimbursements to all participating permit holders may not exceed one-half the total cost of the study.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.154
§ 3899.154. 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. Government Code § 1372.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.101
§ 1372.101. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The applicable official may designate bonds as entitled to a portion of a miscellaneous bond ceiling or allocate a portion of a miscellaneous bond ceiling to an issuer of bonds:

(1) in accordance with the federal law that establishes the federal subsidy for which the miscellaneous bond ceiling is established; and

(2) to the extent consistent with the federal law, as the applicable official determines will achieve the purposes for which the federal subsidy is authorized by federal law.

(b) The board is authorized to administer programs established by the applicable official for the allocation of a miscellaneous bond ceiling or the designation of bonds entitled to the federal subsidy limited by a miscellaneous bond ceiling.
Tex. Water Code § 56.115 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.115
§ 56.115. DUTIES OF THE ENGINEER.
Status: in_force

(a) The engineer shall make a map of the district showing:

(1) the boundary lines of the district;

(2) the original surveys within the boundaries of the district; and

(3) the number of acres in an original survey which are included in the district if the boundary lines of the district cross the original survey.

(b) The engineer shall make maps and profiles of the canals, drains, ditches, and levees located in the district and their outlets extending beyond the boundaries of the district.

(c) A copy of the land office map of the county which shows the name and number of each survey and the area or number of acres within the district is sufficient to comply with the requirement for a map of the district, and any recognized map of a city or town in the district is sufficient to comply with the requirement for a map of that city or town.