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Tex. Local Government Code § 552.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.002
§ 552.002. CERTAIN PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITY SYSTEMS IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "public service" includes a public telephone system, street railway system, fertilizing plant, slaughterhouse, municipal railway terminal, dock, wharf, ferry, ferry landing, or shipping facility, including loading and unloading devices.

(b) A home-rule municipality may buy, own, construct inside or outside the municipal limits, and maintain and operate a gas system, electric lighting plant, sewage plant, or other public service or public utility and may require and receive compensation for services furnished for private purposes or otherwise. The municipality may use eminent domain authority to appropriate real property, rights-of-way, or other property as necessary to efficiently carry out those objects. The municipality may condemn the property of any person that conducts such a business or utility service for the purpose of operating and maintaining the public service or public utility and distributing the utility services in the municipality. In its charter, the municipality may adopt rules it considers advisable for the acquisition or operation of the public service or public utility.

(c) The municipality may manufacture its own electricity, gas, or anything else needed or used by the public. It may purchase, and make contracts for the purchase of, gas, electricity, oil, or any other commodity or article used by the public and may sell it to the public on terms as provided by the municipal charter, ordinance, or resolution of the governing body of the municipally owned utility.

(d) The municipality may require water works corporations, gas companies, street car companies, telephone companies, telegraph companies, electric companies, or other persons who hold a franchise from the municipality to extend their services to territory as required by the municipal charter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.105
§ 6902.105. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The district may request and accept any appropriation, grant, allocation, subsidy, guaranty, aid, service, material, or gift from any person.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.710 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.710
§ 201.710. PLANNING AND FUNDING OF PORTS OF ENTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Port of entry" means a place designated by executive order of the president of the United States, by order of the United States secretary of the treasury, or by Act of the United States Congress at which a customs officer is authorized to accept entries of merchandise to collect duties, and to enforce the various provisions of the customs and navigation laws.

(2) "Project related to a port of entry" means a transportation project on the state highway system related to access to a port of entry in this state.

(b) This section applies only to a port of entry on the border with the United Mexican States. This section does not apply to a port of entry at an airport.

(c) The department shall include projects related to ports of entry in its unified transportation program or any successor to that program.

(d) A metropolitan planning organization that has a port of entry within its jurisdiction shall include projects related to ports of entry in its transportation improvement plan.

(e) In allocating money to projects, the department shall fund projects related to ports of entry from money other than North American Free Trade Agreement discretionary funds.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.254 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.254
§ 22.254. POWERS OF CITY OF DALLAS.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this Act shall preclude or prohibit the city of Dallas from initiating, developing, completing, extending, or maintaining any project, as described in Subsection (b) of this section, whether the project may be located within, partially within, or adjacent to the boundaries of Trinity River State Park.

(b) For purposes of this section, the city of Dallas by ordinance or resolution of the governing body may approve and authorize any or all of the following:

(1) the development of a lake to be located within the flood plain of the Trinity River within the city of Dallas;

(2) the extension of Trinity River flood controls which shall include but not be limited to the construction of drainage channels, swales, levees, and associated flood control appurtenances in the Trinity River flood plain which may be constructed and maintained within the boundaries of Trinity River State Park;

(3) the extension of Simpson Stuart Road at the point where it may cross the flood plain of the Trinity River; and

(4) the construction of swales in or adjacent to the natural channel of the Trinity River as necessary to provide offset capacity for full utilization of the McCommas Bluff Reclamation landfill.

(c) If the city of Dallas approves a project, as authorized by this section, the department shall grant the city of Dallas access to land within Trinity River State Park and whatever permissions are necessary in order to attain the purposes of the project.

(d) For purposes of this section, Chapter 276, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969 (Article 5421q, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), does not apply.
Tex. Family Code § 263.00201 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.00201
§ 263.00201. REVIEW OF PLACEMENT IN QUALIFIED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "qualified residential treatment program" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 672(k)(4).

(b) Not later than the 60th day after the date the department places a child in a qualified residential treatment program, a court shall:

(1) consider any assessment, determination, and documentation made by a qualified individual in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 675a(c) regarding the child's placement;

(2) determine whether the child's needs can be met through placement in a foster home and, if not, whether:

(A) placing the child in a qualified residential treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive environment; and

(B) placement in a qualified residential treatment program is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the child, as specified in the child's permanency plan; and

(3) approve or disapprove the placement.

(c) Any written documentation prepared for the review of the child's placement under this section and any documentation regarding the determination and approval or disapproval of the placement in a qualified residential treatment program by the court under Subsection (b) shall be included in and made part of the child's permanency plan.

(d) As long as a child remains in a qualified residential treatment program, the department shall at the status review hearing and each permanency hearing held with respect to the child provide the court with information:

(1) demonstrating that:

(A) ongoing assessment of the strengths and needs of the child continues to support the determination that the needs of the child cannot be met through placement in a foster home;

(B) placement in a qualified residential treatment program provides the most effective and appropriate level of care for the child in the least restrictive environment; and

(C) the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the child, as specified in the child's permanency plan;

(2) documenting the specific treatment or service needs that will be met for the child in the placement and the length of time the child is expected to need the treatment or services; and

(3) documenting the efforts made by the department to prepare the child to return home or to be placed in a foster home or with a fit and willing relative, legal guardian, or adoptive parent.

(e) The department may include the information required by Subsection (d) in any report the department is required to provide to the court before the hearing.

(f) The review of a child's placement in a qualified residential treatment program may be conducted through a remote proceeding. For purposes of this subsection, "remote proceeding" means a proceeding before a court in which one or more of the participants, including a judge, party, attorney, witness, court reporter, child, or other individual, attends the proceeding remotely through the use of technology and the Internet.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1954.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.051
§ 1954.051. GENERAL INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A transportation network company driver or transportation network company on the driver's behalf shall maintain primary automobile insurance as required by this subchapter.

(b) Insurance maintained under this subchapter must allow a transportation network company driver to use a personal vehicle to transport transportation network company riders for compensation and cover the driver while:

(1) the driver is logged on to the transportation network company's digital network as provided by Section 1954.052; or

(2) the driver is engaged in a prearranged ride as provided by Section 1954.053.

(c) Insurance maintained under this subchapter must comply with the law applicable to personal automobile insurance in this state, including this subtitle and Chapter 601, Transportation Code.

(d) The coverage requirements of this subchapter may be satisfied by:

(1) automobile insurance maintained by the transportation network company driver;

(2) automobile insurance maintained by the transportation network company; or

(3) a combination of Subdivisions (1) and (2).

(e) Insurance required under this subchapter may be placed with an automobile insurer authorized to engage in business in this state or with an eligible surplus lines insurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.152
§ 1109.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall publish notice of a public hearing on the proposed annual budget. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district one time before the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(b) The board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator.

(c) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0601
§ 3967.0601. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 321, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, enforcement, and collection of the sales and use tax authorized by this subchapter except to the extent Chapter 321, Tax Code, is inconsistent with this chapter.

(b) A reference in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality or the governing body of a municipality is a reference to the district or the board, respectively.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.104 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.104
§ 152.104. FAILURE TO REMIT TAX COLLECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is a dealer, as defined by Section 503.001, Transportation Code, or who is acting in the capacity of a dealer, commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly fails to pay to the tax assessor-collector the motor vehicle sales tax collected as required by this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is:

(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the tax collected and not paid is less than $1,500;

(2) a state jail felony if the value of the tax collected and not paid is $1,500 or more but less than $20,000;

(3) a felony of the third degree if the value of the tax collected and not paid is $20,000 or more but less than $100,000;

(4) a felony of the second degree if the value of the tax collected and not paid is $100,000 or more but less than $200,000; and

(5) a felony of the first degree if the value of the tax collected and not paid is $200,000 or more.

(c) When amounts are obtained in violation of this section pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, whether from the same or several resources, the conduct may be considered as one offense and the amounts aggregated in determining the grade of the offense.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.092 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.092
§ 161.092. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to administration of medication provided to certain persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are served:

(1) in a small facility with not less than one and not more than eight beds that is licensed or certified under Chapter 252, Health and Safety Code;

(2) in a medium facility with not less than 9 and not more than 13 beds that is licensed or certified under Chapter 252, Health and Safety Code; or

(3) by one of the following Section 1915(c) waiver programs administered by the department to serve persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities:

(A) the Home and Community-Based Services waiver program; or

(B) the Texas Home Living waiver program.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 258.011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 258 / Section 258.011
§ 258.011. SHOOTING PISTOLS ON CADDO LAKE.
Status: repealed

(a) No person may shoot a pistol in, on, along, or across Caddo Lake in Marion County.

(b) This section does not apply to peace officers or employees of the department engaged in official duties, nor does this section prohibit hunting with a shotgun during an open season.

(c) Peace officers and authorized employees of the department may inspect boats and other watercraft for violations of this section without a warrant.

(d) A prosecution for a violation of this section may be maintained in Marion or Harrison County without regard to where the offense occurred.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 4, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 824.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 824 / Section 824.004
§ 824.004. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A kennel owner or operator who violates Section 824.003 is liable for a civil penalty in an amount equal to $500 for each animal subject to the violation and for each day the violation continues.

(b) The attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney may:

(1) bring an action on behalf of this state to collect the civil penalty under this section; and

(2) recover attorney's fees and costs incurred in bringing the action.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.251 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.251
§ 410.251. EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

A party that has exhausted its administrative remedies under this subtitle and that is aggrieved by a final decision of the appeals panel may seek judicial review under this subchapter and Subchapter G, if applicable.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2561 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2561
§ 152.2561. WOOD COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Wood County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in the county, and the judge of any statutory court in the county designated as a juvenile court.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at its first regular meeting of each calendar year.

(c) The board may agree to operate with the juvenile board of another county to provide services and to receive and disburse funds.

(d) The board shall hold regular meetings each year on dates set by the board, and special meetings at the call of the chairman.

(e) Service on a juvenile board by a judge is an additional duty of office. The commissioners court shall pay each juvenile board member an annual salary of not less than $4,800, payable in equal monthly installments from any funds available to the county or to the juvenile board.

(f) The commissioners court shall reimburse a juvenile board member for the member's actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the member's duties. The commissioners court shall set the rate of reimbursement and shall pay the expenses from funds allocated or received from any source.

(g) The juvenile board shall appoint necessary juvenile probation department personnel. The juvenile board may discharge the employees of the juvenile probation department.

(h) The juvenile board shall provide each juvenile probation officer or juvenile probation department employee with an automobile or an automobile allowance for use of a personal automobile on official business.

(i) The juvenile board shall pay the salaries, allowances, and other necessary expenses from the juvenile probation budget to the extent of the state aid received. The commissioners court shall pay the remaining salaries, allowances, and other necessary expenses from the general fund or other available funds of the county.

(j) The juvenile board shall set the annual rate of increase in the salaries of juvenile probation department personnel. If any portion of an employee's salary is to be paid from the general fund, the commissioners court shall approve the salary as presented to the commissioners court by the chairman of the juvenile board. For purposes of this subsection, "salary" means only the fixed compensation paid to an employee and does not include health insurance, allowances, or any other benefit.

(k) The board may accept state aid and grants or gifts from other political subdivisions of the state or associations for the sole purpose of financing adequate and effective juvenile programs. The fiscal officer shall deposit funds received under this subsection in a special account.

(l) The board shall make available to the commissioners court the financial and statistical reports required by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

(m) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0008, and 152.0009 do not apply to the juvenile board of Wood County.
Tex. Government Code § 434.251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.251
§ 434.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Veterans Commission.

(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.359 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.359
§ 45A.359. DRIVING RECORD RETRIEVAL AND RELATED FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "state electronic Internet portal" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003, Government Code.

(b) As an alternative to receiving the defendant's driving record under Article 45A.356(a)(2), the judge, at the time the defendant requests a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training course dismissal under this subchapter, may:

(1) require the defendant to pay a reimbursement fee in an amount equal to the sum of the amount of:

(A) the fee established by Section 521.048, Transportation Code; and

(B) the state electronic Internet portal fee; and

(2) use the state electronic Internet portal to request that the Department of Public Safety provide the judge with a copy of the defendant's driving record showing the information described by Section 521.047(b), Transportation Code.

(c) As soon as practicable, the Department of Public Safety shall use the state electronic Internet portal to provide the judge with the requested copy of the defendant's driving record.

(d) The reimbursement fee authorized by Subsection (b) is in addition to any other fee required under this subchapter.

(e) The custodian of a municipal or county treasury who receives reimbursement fees collected under this article shall keep a record of the fees and, without deduction or proration, forward the fees to the comptroller with and in the manner required for other fees and costs received in connection with criminal cases.

(f) The comptroller shall credit fees collected under Subsection (e) to the Department of Public Safety.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.363 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.363
§ 545.363. MINIMUM SPEED REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may not drive so slowly as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, except when reduced speed is necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.

(b) When the Texas Transportation Commission, the Texas Turnpike Authority, the commissioners court of a county, or the governing body of a municipality, within the jurisdiction of each, as applicable, as specified in Sections 545.353 to 545.357, determines from the results of an engineering and traffic investigation that slow speeds on a part of a highway consistently impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic, the commission, authority, county commissioners court, or governing body may determine and declare a minimum speed limit on the highway.

(c) If appropriate signs are erected giving notice of a minimum speed limit adopted under this section, an operator may not drive a vehicle more slowly than that limit except as necessary for safe operation or in compliance with law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 713.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 713 / Section 713.006
§ 713.006. TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality acting as a trustee for a cemetery may include in the municipality's annual budget an amount considered necessary for cemetery maintenance.

(b) The municipality may impose a tax on all property in the municipality in an amount not exceeding five cents for each $100 valuation of the property for maintenance of the cemetery, regardless of whether the cemetery is located inside or outside the municipal limits.
Tex. Insurance Code § 423.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 423 / Section 423.004
§ 423.004. STATUTORY DEPOSITS WITH DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), notwithstanding any requirement under this code that an insurer deposit with the comptroller money or other assets for the security of an insurer's policyholders or creditors, including a deposit required by another state, an insurer may deposit the required money or other assets with the department in accordance with this section.

(b) A deposit authorized by Subsection (a):

(1) must be approved by the commissioner;

(2) is subject to any requirements applicable to the type of deposit;

(3) must be held under the commissioner's control; and

(4) may not be substituted or withdrawn by the insurer without the commissioner's approval.

(c) This section does not apply to any deposit made under Chapter 406 or a deposit of fees or taxes under this code.
Tex. Family Code § 161.209 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 161 / Section 161.209
§ 161.209. COPY OF ORDER OF TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

A copy of an order of termination rendered under Section 161.206 is not required to be mailed to parties as provided by Rules 119a and 239a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Tex. Finance Code § 35.013 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.013
§ 35.013. COLLECTION OF FEES.
Status: in_force

The department may sue to enforce the collection of a fee owed to the department under a law administered by the department. In the suit a certificate by the banking commissioner showing the delinquency is prima facie evidence of:

(1) the levy of the fee or the delinquency of the stated fee amount; and

(2) compliance by the department with the law relating to the computation and levy of the fee.