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Tex. Transportation Code § 503.095 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.095
§ 503.095. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other penalty prescribed by this chapter, a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $1,000.

(b) For purposes of this section, each act in violation of this chapter and each day of a continuing violation is a separate violation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.053
§ 2022.053. COMMISSION INVESTIGATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may commission as many investigators as the commission determines necessary to enforce this subtitle and commission rules.

(b) An investigator commissioned under this section shall take the constitutional oath of office and file it with the commission.

(c) An investigator commissioned under this section has the powers of a peace officer.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.301
§ 460.301. ADDITION OF TERRITORY BY MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

When a municipality that is part of an authority annexes territory that before the annexation is not part of the authority, the annexed territory becomes part of the authority.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.152 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.152
§ 22.152. POWERS OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department may:

(1) accept gifts for the construction, building, or advertising of the park;

(2) accept gifts for exhibition dealing with the history or life of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz;

(3) advertise the affairs of the park;

(4) make rules and regulations for administration of the park;

(5) hire personnel necessary to carry out its duties;

(6) grant concessions; and

(7) operate and maintain the park.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.151 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.151
§ 96.151. PLACEMENT OF SAVINGS BANK UNDER CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner does not approve a plan to continue the operation of a savings bank under Section 96.108, the conservator shall continue to manage the affairs of the savings bank unless the temporary conservatorship order is modified or vacated:

(1) by order of the commissioner; or

(2) as a result of judicial review.
Tex. Property Code § 82.152 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.152
§ 82.152. LIABILITY FOR CONDOMINIUM INFORMATION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a declarant shall prepare a condominium information statement before offering to the public any interest in a unit.

(b) A declarant may transfer responsibility for preparation of all or a part of the condominium information statement to a successor declarant or to a person in the business of selling real property who intends to offer units in the condominium for the person's own account. On such transfer, the transferor shall provide the transferee with any information necessary to enable the transferee to prepare a condominium information statement.

(c) A declarant or other person in the business of selling real property who offers a unit for the person's own account to a purchaser shall provide a purchaser of a unit with a copy of the condominium information statement, as amended, before conveyance of the unit or the date of a contract of sale, whichever is earlier.

(d) The person preparing all or part of the condominium information statement is liable for any false or misleading statement or for any omission of material fact in the portion of the condominium information statement that the person prepared. If a declarant did not prepare any part of a condominium information statement that the declarant delivers, the declarant is not liable for any false or misleading statement or any omission of material fact unless the declarant actually knew or should have known of the statement or omission.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 30.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 30 / Section 30.04
§ 30.04. NOTATION OF DATES PERMIT IS VALID.
Status: in_force

When issuing a nonprofit entity temporary event permit under this chapter, the commission shall, on the face of the permit, indicate the dates on which the permit is valid.
Tex. Estates Code § 124.014 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 124 / Section 124.014
§ 124.014. RECOVERY OF ESTATE TAX SHARE NOT WITHHELD.
Status: in_force

(a) If property includable in an estate does not come into possession of a representative obligated to pay the estate tax, the representative shall:

(1) recover from each person interested in the estate the amount of the estate tax apportioned to the person under this subchapter; or

(2) assign to persons affected by the tax obligation the representative's right of recovery.

(b) The obligation to recover a tax under Subsection (a) does not apply if:

(1) the duty is waived by the parties affected by the tax obligation or by the instrument under which the representative derives powers; or

(2) in the reasonable judgment of the representative, proceeding to recover the tax is not cost-effective.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.002
§ 76.002. DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) All natural oyster beds are public.

(b) All oyster beds not designated as private are public.
Tex. Education Code § 59.25 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 59 / Section 59.25
§ 59.25. LEGAL COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

The board may employ private legal counsel to represent the professional staff covered by this subchapter under the rules of the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.125 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.125
§ 286.125. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any resident of the district is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that in its judgment the interests of the taxpayers demand.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Education Code § 38.253 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.253
§ 38.253. STATEWIDE INVENTORY OF MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall develop a list of statewide resources available to school districts to address the mental health of students, including:

(1) training and technical assistance on practices that support the mental health of students;

(2) school-based programs that provide prevention or intervention services to students;

(3) community-based programs that provide school-based or school-connected prevention or intervention services to students;

(4) school-based mental health providers; and

(5) public and private funding sources available to address the mental health of students.

(b) In developing the list required under Subsection (a), the agency shall collaborate with:

(1) the Health and Human Services Commission;

(2) the Department of Family and Protective Services;

(3) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

(4) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(5) the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium;

(6) the Texas Workforce Commission;

(7) one or more representatives of Communities In Schools programs described by Subchapter E, Chapter 33, who are designated by the Communities In Schools State Office;

(8) hospitals or other health care providers;

(9) community service providers;

(10) parent, educator, and advocacy groups; and

(11) any entity the agency determines can assist the agency in compiling the list.

(c) The agency shall include on the list any resource available through an entity identified as a resource under Subsection (b), including an entity described by Subsection (b), that provides evidence-based and promising programs and best practices that:

(1) create school environments that support the social, emotional, and academic development of students;

(2) identify students who may need additional behavioral or mental health support before issues arise;

(3) provide early, effective interventions to students in need of additional support; and

(4) connect students and their families to specialized services in the school or community when needed.

(d) The agency shall revise the list not later than March 1 of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1110.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.007
§ 1110.007. NOTICE TO POLICYHOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "policyholder" includes the owner of a life insurance policy or the person designated to pay premiums as shown on the records of the life insurer.

(b) For a cash loan on a life insurance policy, the life insurer shall notify the policyholder of the initial interest rate on the loan at the time the insurer makes the loan.

(c) For a premium loan on a life insurance policy, the life insurer shall notify the policyholder of the initial interest rate on the loan as soon as reasonably practical after making the loan. Except as provided by Subsection (d), subsequent notice is not required to be given when the insurer makes an additional premium loan on the policy.

(d) At least 30 days before an increase in the interest rate on a policy loan, the life insurer shall send a notice of the rate increase to the policyholder.

(e) The life insurer shall include in a notice required by this section the substance of the provisions of Section 1110.004(b) applicable to the policy. For a policy loan with an adjustable interest rate, the notice must state the frequency at which the rate is to be determined.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.219 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.219
§ 36.219. COURT ORDER; NOTICE AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

If the court requires notice and hearing before entering an order, the court shall set the time and place of the hearing and prescribe whether the notice is to be given by service on specific parties, by publication, or by a combination of those methods. The court may not enter an order requested by a person other than the receiver without notice to the receiver and an opportunity for the receiver to be heard.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8270.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8270 / Section 8270.004
§ 8270.004. STATE POLICY REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

The district's powers and duties are subject to the state policy of encouraging the development and use of integrated area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of this state's residents, if integrated systems can reasonably be provided for an area, so as to avoid the economic burden on residents and the effect on state water quality caused by the construction and operation of numerous small waste collection, treatment, and disposal facilities.
Tex. Education Code § 51.752 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.752
§ 51.752. EDUCATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY COMMITTEE.
Status: repealed

(a) The Educational Economic Policy Committee is created as the primary policy-making body of the Educational Economic Policy Center. The committee shall study the elements of a quality educational system to:

(1) improve the management and productivity of the public education system to meet the demands of the twenty-first century;

(2) provide greater accountability to the taxpayers of the state; and

(3) improve the state's ability to compete in education and to compete economically with other states and nations.

(b) The committee is composed of nine members. The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint two members, only one of whom may be a board member or employee of a public school district, college, or university. Those appointees shall include persons in the private sector who have an interest in improving public education. In addition, the governor shall appoint three members who serve on the boards of regents representing the universities or systems participating in the center.

(c) Members of the committee serve two-year staggered terms.

(d) The governor shall appoint one member of the committee as the chairman.

(e) Members shall not receive salaries but shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in attending meetings of the committee.

(f) State agencies shall cooperate with and assist the center at the committee's request.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1203 , Sec. 21(1), eff. September 1, 2015.

(h) If the legislature fails to appropriate funds for the operation of the Educational Economic Policy Center, the Legislative Budget Board shall perform the duties of the committee under this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.0584 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.0584
§ 52.0584. PRICING AND PACKAGING FLEXIBILITY; CUSTOMER PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an incumbent local exchange company may exercise pricing flexibility in accordance with this section, including the packaging of any regulated service such as basic local telecommunications service with any other regulated or unregulated service or any service of an affiliate. The company may exercise pricing flexibility 10 days after providing an informational notice to the commission, to the office, and to any person who holds a certificate of operating authority in the incumbent local exchange company's certificated area or areas or who has an effective interconnection agreement with the incumbent local exchange company. Pricing flexibility includes all pricing arrangements included in the definition of "pricing flexibility" prescribed by Section 51.002 and includes packaging of any regulated service with any unregulated service or any service of an affiliate.

(b) An incumbent local exchange company, at the company's option, shall price each regulated service offered separately or as part of a package under Subsection (a) at either the service's tariffed rate or at a rate not lower than the service's long run incremental cost. The commission shall allow a company serving fewer than one million access lines in this state to establish a service's long run incremental cost by adopting, at that company's option, the cost studies of a larger company for that service that have been accepted by the commission.

(c) An affected person, the office on behalf of residential or small commercial customers, or the commission may file a complaint alleging that an incumbent local exchange company has priced a regulated service in a manner that does not meet the pricing standards of this subchapter. The complaint must be filed before the 31st day after the date the company implements the rate.

(d) A company electing incentive regulation under Chapter 58 or 59 may use pricing and packaging flexibility and introduce customer promotional offerings only in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 58 or 59.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.034 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.034
§ 366.034. ESTABLISHMENT OF TURNPIKE SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an authority determines that the traffic needs of the counties in which it operates and the traffic needs of the surrounding region could be most efficiently and economically met by jointly operating two or more turnpike projects as one operational and financial enterprise, it may create a system comprised of those turnpike projects. An authority may create more than one system and may combine two or more systems into one system. An authority may finance, acquire, construct, and operate additional turnpike projects as additions to and expansions of a system if the authority determines that the turnpike project could most efficiently and economically be acquired and constructed if it were a part of the system and that the addition will benefit the system.

(b) The revenue of a system shall be accounted for separately and may not be commingled with the revenue of a turnpike project that is not a part of the system or with the revenue of another system.
Tex. Education Code § 29.1544 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.1544
§ 29.1544. REPORTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS; AGENCY REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency by rule shall require each school district that offers a prekindergarten program under Section 29.153 and each private entity that provides a prekindergarten program under contract with a school district to report the following information in the form and manner prescribed by the agency for each prekindergarten class offered by the district or private entity:

(1) the number of students in each prekindergarten class;

(2) the number of certified teachers in each prekindergarten class;

(3) the number of teacher's aides in each prekindergarten class;

(4) whether each prekindergarten class is full-day or half-day; and

(5) if the district offers half-day classes, whether the district offers two half-day classes per day.

(b) From the information submitted under Subsection (a), the agency shall determine the total number of teachers and teacher's aides in prekindergarten classes in this state.

(c) From the information submitted under Subsection (a) and for purposes of calculating the student/teacher ratio for each prekindergarten class offered by a school district or private entity that provides a prekindergarten program under contract with a school district, the agency shall count each teacher or teacher's aide:

(1) once for a full-day class; and

(2) twice for a half-day class if the district offers two half-day classes per day.

(d) Not later than August 1 of each year, the agency shall prepare and submit a report to the legislature based on the information collected under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8335.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8335 / Section 8335.004
§ 8335.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8335.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 437.2131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.2131
§ 437.2131. RIGHT TO CIVIL ACTION AND PRIVATE LEGAL COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a service member of the Texas military forces who is ordered to state active duty or to state training and other duty by the governor, the adjutant general, or another proper authority under the law of this state and who is entitled under Section 437.213 to the same benefits and protections provided to persons:

(1) performing services in the uniformed services as provided by 38 U.S.C. Sections 4301-4313 and 4316-4319; and

(2) in the military service of the United States as provided by 50 U.S.C. Sections 3901-3959, 3991, and 4011-4026.

(b) A service member described by Subsection (a) may retain private legal counsel and, notwithstanding Subchapter I, file a civil action in a district court in this state if the service member is aggrieved by a violation of or is denied a benefit or protection guaranteed under:

(1) Section 437.204;

(2) 38 U.S.C. Sections 4301-4313 and 4316-4319; or

(3) 50 U.S.C. Sections 3901-3959, 3991, and 4011-4026.

(c) The court may award to a service member who prevails in an action filed under this section:

(1) any appropriate declaratory or equitable relief;

(2) other appropriate relief, including monetary damages; and

(3) costs of the action and reasonable attorney's fees.

(d) This section does not limit any remedy or relief available to a service member under other law, including:

(1) a remedy or relief available under Section 437.204(b) or Subchapter I; or

(2) consequential and punitive damages.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.102 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.102
§ 60.102. REPAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The directors may pay:

(1) all costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the creation and organization of the district;

(2) the cost of investigation and making plans, including the cost of feasibility analyses, engineering reports, design fees, and other necessary costs; and

(3) legal fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974 / Section 7974.201
§ 7974.201. 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. Labor Code § 104A.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 104A / Section 104A.002
§ 104A.002. NOTICE BY EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

Each employer shall post a notice to employees of the contact information for reporting instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety. The notice must be posted:

(1) in a conspicuous place in the employer's place of business;

(2) in sufficient locations to be convenient to all employees; and

(3) in English and Spanish, as appropriate.
Tex. Education Code § 54.641 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.641
§ 54.641. STATEMENT REGARDING STATUS OF PREPAID TUITION CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than January 31 of each year, the board shall furnish without charge to each purchaser a statement of:

(1) the amount paid by the purchaser under the prepaid tuition contract;

(2) the number of credit hours originally covered by the contract;

(3) the number of credit hours remaining under the contract; and

(4) any other information the board determines by rule is necessary or appropriate.

(b) The board shall furnish a statement complying with Subsection (a) to a purchaser or beneficiary on written request. The board may charge a reasonable fee for each statement furnished under this subsection.
Tex. Transportation Code § 222.111 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 222 / Section 222.111
§ 222.111. TRANSPORTATION REINVESTMENT ZONES FOR PROJECTS LOCATED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a county or municipality may designate a transportation reinvestment zone for a transportation project located outside the boundaries of the county or municipality if:

(1) the county or municipality finds that:

(A) the project will benefit the property and residents located in the zone; and

(B) the creation of the zone will serve a public purpose of that county or municipality;

(2) a zone has been designated for the same project by one or more counties or municipalities in whose boundaries the project is located; and

(3) an agreement for joint support of the designated zones is entered into under this section by:

(A) the county or municipality whose boundaries do not contain the project; and

(B) one or more of the counties or municipalities that have designated a zone for the project and in whose boundaries the project is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.102
§ 1103.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

Swisher County or a municipality in Swisher County may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or for medical care.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.0737 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.0737
§ 246.0737. CARE IN RESIDENCE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule shall establish requirements for escrow release different from those under Section 246.073 for money received as an entrance fee in connection with a continuing care contract in circumstances in which a living unit is not furnished to the resident.