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Tex. Occupations Code § 51.3512 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.3512
§ 51.3512. SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a subpoena as provided by this section.

(b) The department may request and, if necessary, compel by subpoena:

(1) the production for inspection and copying of records, documents, and other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter, a law establishing a regulatory program administered by the department, or a rule adopted or order issued by the commission or executive director; and

(2) the attendance of a witness for examination under oath.

(c) A subpoena under this section may be issued throughout this state and may be served by any person designated by the commission or the executive director.

(d) The department, acting through the attorney general, may bring an action to enforce a subpoena issued under this section against a person who fails to comply with the subpoena.

(e) Venue for an action brought under this section is in a district court in:

(1) Travis County; or

(2) any county in which the department may hold a hearing.

(f) The court shall order compliance with the subpoena if the court finds that good cause exists to issue the subpoena.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.1551 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.1551
§ 258.1551. PERMIT QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish the qualifications to obtain each permit described by Section 258.155, including the education and training required to obtain the permit.

(b) The rules adopted under Subsection (a) must require an applicant for a level 2, level 3, or level 4 permit to complete training on:

(1) pre-procedural patient evaluation, including the evaluation of a patient's airway and physical status as classified by the American Society of Anesthesiologists;

(2) the continuous monitoring of a patient's level of sedation during the administration of anesthesia; and

(3) the management of emergency situations.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.354 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.354
§ 501.354. AGENTS FOR SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The president, each vice president, and the registered agent of a corporation are the corporation's agents on whom a process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the corporation may be served.

(b) If a corporation does not appoint or maintain a registered agent in this state or if the corporation's registered agent cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office, the secretary of state is an agent of the corporation on whom a process, notice, or demand described by Subsection (a) may be served.

(c) Service of a process, notice, or demand on the secretary of state is made by delivering two copies of the process, notice, or demand to the secretary of state, the deputy secretary of state, or a clerk in charge of the corporation department of the secretary of state's office. The secretary of state shall immediately forward by registered mail one copy of the process, notice, or demand to the corporation at the corporation's registered office.

(d) Service made on the secretary of state under this section is returnable not earlier than the 30th day after the date of service.

(e) The secretary of state shall keep a record of each process, notice, and demand served on the secretary of state under this subtitle and shall include in the record the time of the service and the secretary of state's action in response to the service.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.207
§ 883.207. PREMIUM TAX.
Status: in_force

Each domestic or foreign mutual insurance company organized or operating under this chapter is subject to taxes imposed by law on that company. The company shall pay the tax on the gross premiums received for direct insurance written on property or risks located in this state. The tax payable must be computed on the portion of the gross premiums remaining after deducting:

(1) premiums charged on policies not taken;

(2) premiums returned on canceled policies; and

(3) any refund or other return made to the policyholders other than for the incurrence of a loss.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.008 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.008
§ 66.008. FISHING FROM BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may fish from the deck or road surface of any bridge or causeway on a road maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation.

(b) No person may deposit or leave any dead fish, crab, or bait on the deck or road surface of any bridge or causeway on a road maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation.

(c) The Texas Department of Transportation shall post appropriate signs on all bridges and causeways affected by this section.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.007 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.007
§ 54.007. FLEXIBILITY PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) After the commission grants an application for a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority, or a service provider certificate of operating authority or determines that a certificate is not needed for the applicant to provide the relevant services, the commission shall conduct appropriate proceedings to establish a transitional flexibility plan for the incumbent local exchange company in the same area or areas as the new certificate holder.

(b) A basic local telecommunications service price of the incumbent local exchange company may not be increased before the fourth anniversary of the date the certificate is granted to the applicant except that the price may be increased as provided by this title.
Tex. Family Code § 157.326 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.326
§ 157.326. INTEREST OF OBLIGOR'S SPOUSE OR ANOTHER PERSON HAVING OWNERSHIP INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A spouse of an obligor or another person having an ownership interest in property that is subject to a child support lien may file suit under Section 157.323 to determine the extent, if any, of the spouse's or other person's interest in real or personal property that is subject to:

(1) a lien perfected under this subchapter; or

(2) an action to foreclose under this subchapter.

(b) After notice to the obligor, the obligor's spouse, any other person alleging an ownership interest, the claimant, and the obligee, the court shall conduct a hearing and determine the extent, if any, of the ownership interest in the property held by the obligor's spouse or other person. If the court finds that:

(1) the property is the separate property of the obligor's spouse or the other person, the court shall order that the lien against the property be released and that any action to foreclose on the property be dismissed;

(2) the property is jointly owned by the obligor and the obligor's spouse, the court shall determine whether the sale of the obligor's interest in the property would result in an unreasonable hardship on the obligor's spouse or family and:

(A) if so, the court shall render an order that the obligor's interest in the property not be sold and that the lien against the property should be released; or

(B) if not, the court shall render an order partitioning the property and directing that the property be sold and the proceeds applied to the child support arrearages; or

(3) the property is owned in part by another person, other than the obligor's spouse, the court shall render an order partitioning the property and directing that the obligor's share of the property be applied to the child support arrearages.

(c) In a proceeding under this section, the spouse or other person claiming an ownership interest in the property has the burden to prove the extent of that ownership interest.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.008 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.008
§ 54.008. REVOCATION OR AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may revoke or amend a certificate of convenience and necessity, a certificate of operating authority or a service provider certificate of operating authority after notice and hearing if the commission finds that the certificate holder has never provided or is no longer providing service in all or any part of the certificated area.

(b) The commission may require one or more public utilities to provide service in an area affected by the revocation or amendment of a certificate held by a public utility.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9821 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9821
§ 61.9821. REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The board shall establish and administer a program to provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of student loans for nurses who:

(1) are serving on the faculties of nursing degree programs at institutions of higher education or private or independent institutions of higher education in positions that require an advanced degree in professional nursing; and

(2) apply and qualify for the assistance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0307
§ 8509.0307. TAX AND RATE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax on the taxable property in the district sufficient to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds as the bonds and interest become due without limit as to the rate or the amount. The board may adopt the rate of the tax for any year after considering the money received from the pledged revenue available for payment of principal and interest to the extent and in the manner permitted by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(b) If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue, the board shall set and revise the rates of compensation for water sold and services rendered by the district.

(c) For bonds payable wholly from revenue, the rates of compensation must be sufficient to:

(1) pay the expense of operating and maintaining the district's facilities;

(2) pay the bonds as they mature and the interest as it accrues; and

(3) maintain the reserve and other funds as provided by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(d) For bonds payable partly from revenue, the rates of compensation must be sufficient to assure compliance with the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8400.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8400 / Section 8400.004
§ 8400.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 6.03, Chapter 791, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(3) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Occupations Code § 403.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 403 / Section 403.104
§ 403.104. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSED DYSLEXIA PRACTITIONER LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for a licensed dyslexia practitioner license, an applicant must have:

(1) earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited public or private institution of higher education;

(2) successfully completed at least 45 hours of course work in multisensory structured language education from a training program that meets the requirements of Section 403.106;

(3) completed at least 60 hours of supervised clinical experience in multisensory structured language education;

(4) completed at least five demonstration lessons of the practice of multisensory structured language education, each observed by an instructor from a training program that meets the requirements of Section 403.106 and followed by a conference with and a written report by the instructor; and

(5) successfully completed a national multisensory structured language education competency examination approved by the department and administered by a national certifying professional organization.

(b) Clinical experience required under Subsection (a)(3) must be obtained under:

(1) the supervision of a qualified instructor or an instructor from an accredited training program that meets the requirements of Section 403.106; and

(2) guidelines approved by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8220.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8220 / Section 8220.101
§ 8220.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 65.201 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 65 / Section 65.201
§ 65.201. REDUCTION OF SWITCHED ACCESS RATES BY DEREGULATED COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) On the date the last market of an incumbent local exchange company is deregulated, the company shall reduce both the company's originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates in each market to parity with the company's respective federal originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates.

(b) After reducing the rates under Subsection (a), a deregulated company shall maintain parity with the company's federal originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates. If the company's federal originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates are changed, the company shall change the company's per minute of use switched access rates in each market as necessary to re-achieve parity with the company's federal originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9050.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9050 / Section 9050.052
§ 9050.052. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

Each director shall give a bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.049 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.049
§ 483.049. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is required to maintain a record under Section 483.023 or 483.024 and the person fails to maintain the record in the manner required by those sections.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense under this chapter, in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Family Code § 15.107 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.107
§ 15.107. EXCEPTION FROM DISQUALIFICATION FOR REPRESENTATION OF LOW-INCOME PARTIES.
Status: in_force

After a collaborative family law process concludes, another lawyer in a law firm with which a collaborative lawyer disqualified under Section 15.106(b) is associated may represent a party without a fee in the collaborative family law matter or a matter related to the collaborative family law matter if:

(1) the party has an annual income that qualifies the party for free legal representation under the criteria established by the law firm for free legal representation;

(2) the collaborative family law participation agreement authorizes that representation; and

(3) the collaborative lawyer is isolated from any participation in the collaborative family law matter or a matter related to the collaborative family law matter through procedures within the law firm that are reasonably calculated to isolate the collaborative lawyer from such participation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.003
§ 3940.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the county and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7918.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7918 / Section 7918.201
§ 7918.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.110 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.110
§ 18A.110. SUBSEQUENT CRIMINAL PROSECUTION RELATED TO INTERCEPTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

A judge who issues an interception order may not hear a criminal prosecution in which:

(1) evidence derived from the interception may be used; or

(2) the order may be an issue.
Tex. Property Code § 92.154 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.154
§ 92.154. HEIGHT, STRIKE PLATE, AND THROW REQUIREMENTS--KEYED DEAD BOLT OR KEYLESS BOLTING DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A keyed dead bolt or a keyless bolting device required by this subchapter must be installed at a height:

(1) not lower than 36 inches from the floor; and

(2) not higher than:

(A) 54 inches from the floor, if installed before September 1, 1993; or

(B) 48 inches from the floor, if installed on or after September 1, 1993.

(b) A keyed dead bolt or a keyless bolting device described in Section 92.151(6)(A) or (B) in a dwelling must:

(1) have a strike plate screwed into the portion of the doorjamb surface that faces the edge of the door when the door is closed; or

(2) be installed in a door with a metal doorjamb that serves as the strike plate.

(c) A keyed dead bolt or keyless dead bolt, as described by Section 92.151(6)(A), installed in a dwelling on or after September 1, 1993, must have a bolt with a throw of not less than one inch.

(d) The requirements of this section do not apply to a keyed dead bolt or a keyless bolting device in one door of a pair of French doors that is installed in accordance with the requirements of Section 92.153(b)(1) or (2).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.0351 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.0351
§ 341.0351. NOTIFICATION OF SYSTEM CHANGES.
Status: in_force

Any person, including a municipality, supplying a drinking water service to the public that intends to make a material or major change in a water supply system that may affect the sanitary features of that utility must give written notice of that intention to the commission before making the change.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.111 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.111
§ 366.111. TURNPIKE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority, by adoption of a bond resolution, may authorize the issuance of bonds to pay all or part of the cost of a turnpike project or system, to refund any bonds previously issued for the turnpike project or system, or to pay for all or part of the cost of a turnpike project or system that will become a part of another system.

(b) As determined in the bond resolution, the bonds of each issue shall:

(1) be dated;

(2) bear interest at the rate or rates and beginning on the dates, as authorized by law, or bear no interest;

(3) mature at the time or times, not exceeding 40 years from their date or dates; and

(4) be made redeemable before maturity at the price or prices and under the terms provided by the bond resolution.

(c) An authority may sell the bonds at public or private sale in the manner and for the price it determines to be in the best interest of the authority.

(d) The proceeds of each bond issue shall be disbursed in the manner and under the restrictions, if any, the authority provides in the bond resolution.

(e) Additional bonds may be issued in the same manner to pay the costs of a turnpike project or system. Unless otherwise provided in the bond resolution, the additional bonds shall be on a parity, without preference or priority, with bonds previously issued and payable from the revenue of the turnpike project or system. In addition, an authority may issue bonds for a turnpike project or system secured by a lien on the revenue of the turnpike project or system subordinate to the lien on the revenue securing other bonds issued for the turnpike project or system.

(f) If the proceeds of a bond issue exceed the cost of the turnpike project or system for which the bonds were issued, the surplus shall be segregated from the other money of the authority and used only for the purposes specified in the bond resolution.

(g) Bonds issued and delivered under this chapter and interest coupons on the bonds are a security under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.

(h) Bonds issued under this chapter and income from the bonds, including any profit made on the sale or transfer of the bonds, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Estates Code § 252.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 252 / Section 252.102
§ 252.102. WILL DELIVERY ON TESTATOR'S DEATH.
Status: in_force

On the request of one or more persons notified under Section 252.101, the county clerk shall deliver the will that is the subject of the notice to the person or persons. The clerk shall obtain a receipt for delivery of the will.
Tex. Family Code § 263.4055 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.4055
§ 263.4055. SUPREME COURT RULES.
Status: in_force

The supreme court by rule shall establish civil and appellate procedures to address:

(1) conflicts between the filing of a motion for new trial and the filing of an appeal of a final order rendered under this chapter; and

(2) the period, including an extension of at least 20 days, for a court reporter to submit the reporter's record of a trial to an appellate court following a final order rendered under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8488.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8488 / Section 8488.006
§ 8488.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 52.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 52 / Section 52.001
§ 52.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Regulation of Invention Development Services Act.