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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.233 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.233
§ 161.233. DOWN PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The sale price of land sold under Sections 161.175 and 161.231, 161.232, and 161.234 of this code may include the addition of the expenses and fees in Sections 161.069, 161.070, and 161.175 of this code. Provided, however, no tract may be sold under Sections 161.175 and 161.231, 161.232, and 161.234 of this code at a price exceeding $40,000 unless the veteran pays the board in cash, in accordance with its rules, a down payment equal to that portion of the sale price in excess of $40,000. This down payment shall be in addition to the initial payment required by Section 161.222 of this code and shall be paid not later than the sale date.

(b) If the sale is not consummated, the down payment shall be refunded to the veteran.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.008
§ 1504.008. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date.
Tex. Property Code § 301.069 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.069
§ 301.069. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may accept gifts and grants from any public or private source for administering this chapter.

(b) Gifts and grants received shall be deposited to the credit of the fair housing fund in the state treasury.

(c) Money deposited to the credit of the fund may be used only for administering this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 502.070 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 502 / Section 502.070
§ 502.070. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

The attorney general is the institution's legal representative and may bring and defend all suits and hearings necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 183.0421 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 183 / Section 183.0421
§ 183.0421. TAX RETURN DUE DATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A permittee shall file a tax return with the comptroller not later than the 20th day of each month.

(b) The return under this section must be in a form prescribed by the comptroller and must include a statement of the total sales and total taxable sales during the preceding month and any other information required by the comptroller.

(c) A tax due for a business day that falls in two different months is allocated to the month in which the business day begins.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 102.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.051
§ 102.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Nude" means:

(A) entirely unclothed; or

(B) clothed in a manner that leaves uncovered or visible through less than fully opaque clothing any portion of the breasts below the top of the areola of the breasts, if the person is female, or any portion of the genitals or buttocks.

(2) "Sexually oriented business" means a nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial enterprise that:

(A) provides for an audience of two or more individuals live nude entertainment or live nude performances; and

(B) authorizes on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages, regardless of whether the consumption of alcoholic beverages is under a license or permit issued under the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9757 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9757
§ 61.9757. APPROVAL AS NURSING EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board and the Texas Board of Nursing shall establish a single application process under which a hospital-based nursing education partnership may apply both for approval as a pilot program under Section 301.1605, Occupations Code, and for a grant under this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 37.106 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.106
§ 37.106. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION INSIGNIA.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of a school district may provide for the issuance and use of suitable vehicle identification insignia. The board may bar or suspend a person from driving or parking a vehicle on any school property as a result of the person's violation of any rule adopted by the board or of this subchapter. Reinstatement of the privileges may be permitted and a reasonable fee assessed.
Tex. Family Code § 8.254 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.254
§ 8.254. ADDITIONAL ARREARAGES.
Status: in_force

If the notice of application for a writ of withholding states that the obligor has failed to pay more than one spousal maintenance payment according to the terms of the spousal maintenance order, the writ of withholding may include withholding for arrearages that accrue between the filing of the notice and the date of the hearing or the issuance of the writ.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140A.062 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140A / Section 140A.062
§ 140A.062. DISCLOSURE AND USE OF MATERIAL AND INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The civil investigative demand issued by the attorney general, any information obtained, maintained, or created in response to the demand, or any documentary material, product of discovery, or other record derived or created during an investigation from the information, is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and is not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for the release, except as described in Subsections (b) and (c).

(b) The attorney general may not release or disclose information that is obtained in response to a demand or any documentary material, product of discovery, or other record derived from the information except:

(1) by court order for good cause shown;

(2) with the consent of the person who provided the information to the attorney general;

(3) to an employee or other person under the direction of the attorney general;

(4) to an agency of this state, the United States, or another state or foreign country;

(5) to any party or person in accordance with Sections 140A.107 and 140A.108;

(6) to a political subdivision of this state; or

(7) to a person authorized by the attorney general to receive the information.

(c) The attorney general may use information obtained in response to a demand, or any documentary material, product of discovery, or other record derived or created from the information as the attorney general determines necessary in the enforcement of this chapter, including presentation before court.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.048 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.048
§ 161.048. INSPECTION OF SHIPMENT OF ANIMALS OR ANIMAL PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An agent of the commission is entitled to stop and inspect a shipment of animals or animal products being transported in this state in order to:

(1) determine if the shipment is in compliance with the laws and rules administered by the commission affecting the shipment;

(2) determine if the shipment originated from a quarantined area or herd; or

(3) determine if the shipment presents a danger to the public health or livestock industry through insect infestation or through a communicable or noncommunicable disease.

(b) The commission may detain a shipment of animals or animal products that is being transported in violation of law or a rule of the commission. The commission may require that the shipment be unloaded at the nearest available loading facility.

(c) The commission may not inspect a railroad train at any point other than a terminal.

(d) The commission may post signs on public highways and use signaling devices, including red lights, in conjunction with signs, if necessary to effectively signal and stop vehicles for inspection.

(d-1) The commission may enter into an agreement with a corporation or other private entity to provide goods or services for the establishment and operation of checkpoints or the performance of inspections under this section.

(e) In this section, "animal product" includes hides; bones; hoofs; horns; viscera; parts of animal bodies; litter, straw, or hay used for bedding; and any other substance capable of carrying insects or a disease that may endanger the livestock industry.
Tex. Insurance Code § 545.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 545 / Section 545.055
§ 545.055. NOTICE OF POSITIVE TEST RESULT; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant must be given written notice of a positive HIV-related test result by:

(1) a physician designated by the applicant; or

(2) the Texas Department of Health, if the applicant has not designated a physician.

(b) The Texas Department of Health by rule may set a fee, not to exceed $25, to cover the cost of giving written notice under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.253
§ 3884.253. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

If the legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of the city consenting to the creation of the district, the district may not exercise that power unless the governing body of the city consents to that change by resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8106.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8106 / Section 8106.106
§ 8106.106. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The board president or secretary may give notice of an election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 284.251 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 284 / Section 284.251
§ 284.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Cable service" and "video service" have the meanings assigned by Section 66.002, Utilities Code.

(2) "Electric cooperative" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.003, Utilities Code.

(3) "Electric utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.002, Utilities Code.

(4) "Telecommunications provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.002, Utilities Code.

(5) "Telephone cooperative" has the meaning assigned by Section 162.003, Utilities Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 16.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 16 / Section 16.004
§ 16.004. FUEL ETHANOL, RENEWABLE METHANE, BIODIESEL, AND RENEWABLE DIESEL PRODUCTION ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The fuel ethanol, renewable methane, biodiesel, and renewable diesel production account is an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only to the office for the purposes of this chapter, including the making of grants under this chapter.

(b) The account is composed of:

(1) fees collected under Section 16.005; and

(2) money transferred to the account under Subsection (c).

(c) The comptroller shall transfer from the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund to the account an amount of money equal to 5.25 times the amount of the fees collected under Section 16.005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.206
§ 8506.206. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The proceeds of sale of authority bonds shall be deposited in one or more banks or trust companies, and shall be paid out according to the terms, on which the authority and the purchasers of the bonds agree.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.314 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.314
§ 504.314. ENDURING FREEDOM VETERANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who served in the United States armed services and participated in Operation Enduring Freedom. The license plates must include the words "Enduring Freedom."

(b) The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who served in the United States armed services and participated in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The license plates must include the words "Enduring Freedom Afghanistan."
Tex. Family Code § 263.405 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.405
§ 263.405. APPEAL OF FINAL ORDER.
Status: repealed

(a) An appeal of a final order rendered under this subchapter is governed by the procedures for accelerated appeals in civil cases under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. The appellate court shall render its final order or judgment with the least possible delay.

(b) A final order rendered under this subchapter must contain the following prominently displayed statement in boldfaced type, in capital letters, or underlined: "A PARTY AFFECTED BY THIS ORDER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPEAL. AN APPEAL IN A SUIT IN WHICH TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP IS SOUGHT IS GOVERNED BY THE PROCEDURES FOR ACCELERATED APPEALS IN CIVIL CASES UNDER THE TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE TEXAS RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE FOR ACCELERATED APPEALS MAY RESULT IN THE DISMISSAL OF THE APPEAL."

(b-1) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.

(c) The supreme court shall adopt rules accelerating the disposition by the appellate court and the supreme court of an appeal of a final order granting termination of the parent-child relationship rendered under this subchapter.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 75, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8361.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8361 / Section 8361.203
§ 8361.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3837.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3837 / Section 3837.158
§ 3837.158. CITIES NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, a municipality is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.050 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.050
§ 281.050. ACQUISITION OF LAND AND OTHER PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may acquire land, materials, easements, rights-of-way, or other property considered necessary, incidental, or helpful to the accomplishment of a purpose stated in Section 281.044, including property considered necessary for the construction, improvement, extension, enlargement, operation, or maintenance of the authority's facilities. An authority may acquire the property by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation.

(b) An authority may acquire fee simple title to, or an easement on, public or private land located in or out of the authority's boundaries. An authority may acquire title to, or an easement on, property that is not held in fee.

(c) An authority may lease property on terms the board considers advantageous to the authority.
Tex. Government Code § 853.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 853 / Section 853.003
§ 853.003. BUY BACK OF CREDITED SERVICE PREVIOUSLY CANCELED.
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible member who has withdrawn contributions and canceled credited service in the retirement system may reestablish the canceled credit in the system if the governing body of the municipality that currently employs the member by ordinance authorizes reestablishment of the credit by eligible employee members.

(b) A member eligible to reestablish credit under this section is one who has, since resuming membership, at least 24 consecutive months of credited service as an employee of the municipality for which the ordinance was adopted.

(c) A member may reestablish credit by depositing with the retirement system in a lump sum the amount withdrawn from the system, plus a withdrawal charge computed at an annual rate of five percent from the date of withdrawal to the date of redeposit.

(d) Credit reestablished under this section is treated as if all service on which the credit is based were performed for the municipality authorizing the reestablishment.

(e) A governing body may not adopt an ordinance under Subsection (a) unless the actuary first determines that all obligations charged against the municipality's account in the benefit accumulation fund, including the obligations proposed in the ordinance, can be funded by the municipality within its maximum contribution rate and within its amortization period.
Tex. Property Code § 21.020 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.020
§ 21.020. REINSTATEMENT OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

If a condemnor moves to dismiss a condemnation proceeding and subsequently files a petition to condemn substantially the same property interest from the same property owner, the court may not appoint new special commissioners but shall enter the award of the special commissioners in the first proceeding as the award in the second. The court shall award the property owner triple the amount of the expenses that were allowed the property owner prior to the dismissal of the first proceeding.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.176 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.176
§ 134.176. PAYMENT OF PENALTY; REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the commission issues a notice or order charging that a violation of this chapter has occurred, the commission shall inform the person charged of the proposed amount of the penalty.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the person is informed under Subsection (a), the person shall:

(1) pay the proposed penalty in full; or

(2) forward the proposed amount to the commission for placement in an escrow account if the person wishes to contest the amount of the penalty or the fact of the violation.

(c) If administrative or judicial review of the proposed penalty determines that a violation did not occur or that the amount of the penalty should be reduced, the commission, not later than the 30th day after the date of the determination, shall remit the appropriate amount to the person, with interest at the prevailing United States Department of the Treasury rate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7894.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7894 / Section 7894.0402
§ 7894.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7894.0401, 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. Local Government Code § 115.0035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 115 / Section 115.0035
§ 115.0035. EXAMINATION OF FUNDS COLLECTED BY COUNTY ENTITY OR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, "accounts" means all public funds that are subject to the control of any precinct, county or district official, including the accounts of law enforcement agencies and the attorney for the state composed of money and proceeds of property seized and forfeited to those officials.

(b) At least once each county fiscal year, or more often if the county auditor desires, the auditor shall, without advance notice, fully examine the accounts of all precinct, county and district officials.

(c) The auditor shall verify the correctness of the accounts and report the findings of the examination to the commissioners court of the county at its next term beginning after the date the audit is completed.

(d) This section does not apply to funds received by the attorney for the state from the comptroller of public accounts pursuant to the General Appropriations Act, or to federal or state grant-in-aid funds received by precinct, county or district officials.
Tex. Education Code § 25.035 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.035
§ 25.035. TRANSFERS BETWEEN DISTRICTS OR COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

The boards of trustees of two or more adjoining school districts or the boards of county school trustees of two or more adjoining counties may, by agreement and in accordance with Sections 25.032, 25.033, and 25.034, arrange for the transfer and assignment of any student from the jurisdiction of one board to that of another. In the case of the transfer and assignment of a student under this section, the participating governing boards shall also agree to the transfer of school funds or other payments proportionate to the transfer of attendance.
Tex. Government Code § 814.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.206
§ 814.206. DISABILITY RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEE CLASS SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Section 814.207, a standard disability retirement annuity for service credited in the employee class of membership is an amount computed at the rate of 2.3 percent for each year of service credit in that class, times the member's average monthly compensation.

(b) A standard disability retirement annuity under this section may not be more than 100 percent of the average monthly compensation or, if occupational, not less than 35 percent of the average monthly compensation or $150 a month, whichever is greater.

(c) A standard disability retirement annuity computed under this section is payable throughout the life of the retiree, except as provided by Section 814.210.

(d) Instead of the standard disability retirement annuity payable under this section, a retiring member may elect to receive an optional disability retirement annuity payable throughout the life of the retiree and actuarially reduced, under tables adopted by the board of trustees, from the standard disability retirement annuity.

(e) Optional disability retirement annuities available to a disabled retiring member are those available to members retiring from regular service under Section 814.108(c).

(f) A standard nonoccupational disability retirement annuity under this section is reducible, under actuarial tables adopted by the board of trustees, for a member who retires before reaching an applicable age provided by Section 814.102 or 814.104.
Tex. Education Code § 12.028 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.028
§ 12.028. PROCEDURE FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education by rule shall adopt a procedure to be used for placing on probation or revoking a home-rule school district charter.

(b) The procedure adopted under Subsection (a) must provide an opportunity for a hearing to the district and to parents of district students. A hearing under this subsection must be held in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2401.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2401 / Section 2401.005
§ 2401.005. INTERPRETATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter may not be construed to preempt a state or federal law that is equally or more protective of the free exercise of religious beliefs or to narrow the meaning or application of a state or federal law protecting the free exercise of religious beliefs.

(b) This chapter may not be construed to prevent a governmental entity from providing, either directly or through a person who is not seeking protection under this chapter, any benefit or service authorized under state or federal law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 264.011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 264 / Section 264.011
§ 264.011. INFORMAL ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prevent the board from assessing an administrative penalty using an informal proceeding under Section 263.007.