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Tex. Transportation Code § 504.670 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.670
§ 504.670. BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the image of the United States flag printed in black and white with a blue stripe crossing beneath the field of stars and the words "Blessed are the Peacemakers" at the bottom of each plate.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money deposited to that account may be used only by the State Preservation Board to maintain the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument under Section 3105.004, Government Code.
Tex. Penal Code § 25.03 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 25 / Section 25.03
§ 25.03. INTERFERENCE WITH CHILD CUSTODY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person takes or retains a child younger than 18 years of age:

(1) when the person knows that the person's taking or retention violates the express terms of a judgment or order, including a temporary order, of a court disposing of the child's custody;

(2) when the person has not been awarded custody of the child by a court of competent jurisdiction, knows that a suit for divorce or a civil suit or application for habeas corpus to dispose of the child's custody has been filed, and takes the child out of the geographic area of the counties composing the judicial district if the court is a district court or the county if the court is a statutory county court, without the permission of the court and with the intent to deprive the court of authority over the child; or

(3) outside of the United States with the intent to deprive a person entitled to possession of or access to the child of that possession or access and without the permission of that person.

(b) A noncustodial parent commits an offense if, with the intent to interfere with the lawful custody of a child younger than 18 years, the noncustodial parent knowingly entices or persuades the child to leave the custody of the custodial parent, guardian, or person standing in the stead of the custodial parent or guardian of the child.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(2) that the actor returned the child to the geographic area of the counties composing the judicial district if the court is a district court or the county if the court is a statutory county court, within three days after the date of the commission of the offense.

(c-1) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(3) that:

(1) the taking or retention of the child was pursuant to a valid order providing for possession of or access to the child; or

(2) notwithstanding any violation of a valid order providing for possession of or access to the child, the actor's retention of the child was due only to circumstances beyond the actor's control and the actor promptly provided notice or made reasonable attempts to provide notice of those circumstances to the other person entitled to possession of or access to the child.

(c-2) Subsection (a)(3) does not apply if, at the time of the offense, the person taking or retaining the child:

(1) was entitled to possession of or access to the child; and

(2) was fleeing the commission or attempted commission of family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, against the child or the person.

(d) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

(e) If conduct that constitutes an offense under Subsection (a)(3) also constitutes an offense under Section 20.03, the actor may be prosecuted only under Section 20.03.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7990.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7990 / Section 7990.151
§ 7990.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7990.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.102
§ 185.102. ORDER OF CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner by order may appoint a conservator for a state trust company if the banking commissioner determines from examination or other credible evidence that the state trust company is in hazardous condition and immediate and irreparable harm is threatened to the state trust company, its clients, creditors, or shareholders or participants, or the public.

(b) The banking commissioner may issue the order without prior notice at any time before, during, or after the period of supervision.

(c) An order of conservatorship issued under this section must specifically state the basis for the order.
Tex. Tax Code § 323.205 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 323 / Section 323.205
§ 323.205.
Status: in_force

Sec. 323.205. USE TAX: COUNTY IN WHICH USE OCCURS. (a) In determining the incidence of the use tax authorized by this chapter, the name of the county adopting the tax is substituted in Subchapter D, Chapter 151, for "this state" where those words are used to designate the taxing entity or delimit the tax imposed. However, the excise tax authorized by this chapter on the use, storage, or consumption of a taxable item does not apply if the taxable item is first used, stored, or consumed in a county that has not adopted the taxes authorized by this chapter.

(b) If a sale of a taxable item is consummated in this state but not within a county that has adopted the taxes authorized by this chapter and the taxable item is shipped directly, or brought by the purchaser or lessee directly, into a county that has adopted the taxes authorized by this chapter, the taxable item is subject to the county's use tax. The use is considered to be consummated at the location where the item is first stored, used, or consumed after the intrastate transit has ceased.

(c) If a taxable item is shipped from outside this state to a customer within this state and the use of the taxable item is consummated within a county that has adopted the tax authorized by this chapter, the taxable item is subject to a county's use tax and not its sales tax. A use is considered to be consummated at the first point in this state where the taxable item is stored, used, or consumed after the interstate transit has ceased. A taxable item delivered to a point in this state is presumed to be for storage, use, or consumption at that point until the contrary is established.

(d) The holder of a direct payment permit issued under Chapter 151 who becomes liable for the use tax under this chapter by reason of the storage, use, or consumption of a taxable item purchased in this state under a direct payment exemption certificate shall allocate the tax to the county in which the item was first removed from the permit holder's storage, or if not stored, the place at which the item was first used or consumed by the permit holder after transportation. In this subsection an item is not considered to have been stored, used, or consumed because of a temporary delay or interruption necessary and incidental to its transportation or further fabrication, processing, or assembling within this state for delivery to the permit holder. A charge for fabrication, processing, or further assembly in a county that has adopted the tax under this chapter shall be subject to the county use tax.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00346 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00346
§ 30.00346. COURT REPORTER.
Status: repealed

(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010.

(b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(8), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 2.114 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 2 / Section 2.114
§ 2.114. CERTIFICATED INDEBTEDNESS; MANNER OF ISSUANCE; SIGNATURE AND SEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by the governing documents of the domestic entity, this code, or other law, on the issuance by a domestic entity of a bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness in certificated form, the seal of the entity, if the entity has adopted a seal, may be a facsimile that may be engraved or printed on the certificate.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by the governing documents of the domestic entity, this code, or other law, if a security described by Subsection (a) is authenticated with the manual signature of an authorized officer of the domestic entity or an authorized officer or representative, to the extent permitted by law, of a transfer agent or trustee appointed or named by an indenture of trust or other agreement under which the security is issued, the signature of any officer of the domestic entity may be a facsimile signature.

(c) A security described by Subsection (a) that contains the manual or facsimile signature of a person who is no longer an officer when the security is delivered by the entity may be adopted, issued, and delivered by the entity in the same manner and to the same extent as if the person had remained an officer of the entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.252
§ 3938.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the municipality that dissolves the district shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The municipality shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the municipality to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.
Tex. Government Code § 550.0209 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 550 / Section 550.0209
§ 550.0209. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner and the Texas Workforce Commission may adopt rules to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.009
§ 534.009. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall adopt rules for the holding of regular and special meetings.

(b) Board meetings are open to the public to the extent required by and in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code.

(c) The board of trustees shall keep a record of its proceedings in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code. The record is open for public inspection in accordance with that law.

(d) The board of trustees shall send to each appropriate department and each local agency that appoints the members a copy of the approved minutes of board of trustees meetings by:

(1) mailing a copy appropriately addressed and with the necessary postage paid using the United States Postal Service; or

(2) another method agreed to by the board of trustees and the local agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.308
§ 1031.308. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the district has paid all district debts and has disposed of all district money and other assets as prescribed by this subchapter, the board shall file a written report with the Commissioners Court of Garza County summarizing the board's actions in dissolving the district.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date the Commissioners Court of Garza County receives the report and determines that the requirements of this subchapter have been fulfilled, the commissioners court shall enter an order dissolving the district and releasing the board from any further duty or obligation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 141.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 141 / Section 141.010
§ 141.010. MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES IN TYPE A AND B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

To the extent consistent with Subchapter B of this chapter and Chapters 142 and 143, the governing body of a Type A or B general-law municipality may consider longevity and cost of living in setting the salary of a municipal employee.
Tex. Education Code § 74.505 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.505
§ 74.505. TEACHING HOSPITAL.
Status: in_force

A teaching hospital shall be furnished for or available for use by the school at no cost or expense to the state, and the state shall never contribute any funds for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a teaching hospital for the school.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0502
§ 3986.0502. TAX LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

An ad valorem tax imposed by the district may be used only for a purpose authorized under:

(1) Chapter 49 or 54, Water Code;

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution; or

(3) Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1275.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1275 / Section 1275.053
§ 1275.053. OUT-OF-NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING PROVIDER OR LABORATORY SERVICE PROVIDER PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "diagnostic imaging provider" and "laboratory service provider" have the meanings assigned by Section 1467.001.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the administrator of a health benefit plan to which this chapter applies shall pay for a covered health care or medical service performed for or a covered supply related to that service provided to an enrollee by an out-of-network provider who is a diagnostic imaging provider or laboratory service provider at the usual and customary rate or at an agreed rate if the provider performed the service in connection with a health care or medical service performed by a participating provider. The administrator shall make a payment required by this subsection directly to the provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the administrator receives an electronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the administrator receives a nonelectronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an out-of-network provider who is a diagnostic imaging provider or laboratory service provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill an enrollee receiving a health care or medical service or supply described by Subsection (b) in, and the enrollee does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the enrollee's health benefit plan that:

(1) is based on:

(A) the amount initially determined payable by the administrator; or

(B) if applicable, the modified amount as determined under the administrator's internal appeal process; and

(2) is not based on any additional amount determined to be owed to the provider under Chapter 1467.

(d) This section does not apply to a nonemergency health care or medical service:

(1) that an enrollee elects to receive in writing in advance of the service with respect to each out-of-network provider providing the service; and

(2) for which an out-of-network provider, before providing the service, provides a complete written disclosure to the enrollee that:

(A) explains that the provider does not have a contract with the enrollee's health benefit plan;

(B) discloses projected amounts for which the enrollee may be responsible; and

(C) discloses the circumstances under which the enrollee would be responsible for those amounts.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.002
§ 1131.002. CERTAIN GROUP LIFE INSURANCE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

A group life insurance policy may be delivered in this state only if the policy:

(1) covers a group described by Subchapter B; and

(2) complies with this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 15.152 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.152
§ 15.152. FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The new water supply for Texas fund is a special fund in the state treasury administered by the board. The fund consists of:

(1) money appropriated for transfer or deposit to the credit of the fund;

(2) money the board transfers to the fund from any available source;

(3) depository interest allocable to the fund and other investment returns on money in the fund;

(4) money from gifts, grants, or donations to the fund; and

(5) any other fees or sources of revenue that the legislature may dedicate for deposit to the fund.

(b) The fund is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.303 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.303
§ 375.303. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Authority" means a defense adjustment management authority created under this subchapter.

(2) "Eligible project" means a program authorized by Section 379A.051 and a project as defined by Section 501.002 and Sections 505.151-505.156. Notwithstanding this definition, seeking a charter for or operating an open-enrollment charter school authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, shall not be an eligible project.
Tex. Government Code § 54.651 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.651
§ 54.651. APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The judges of the district courts of Tarrant County that give preference to criminal cases, the judges of the criminal district courts of Tarrant County, and the judges of the county criminal courts of Tarrant County, with the consent and approval of the Commissioners Court of Tarrant County, shall jointly appoint the number of magistrates set by the commissioners court to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter.

(b) Each magistrate's appointment must be made with the approval of at least two-thirds of all the judges described in Subsection (a).

(c) If the number of magistrates is less than the number of judges described in Subsection (a), each magistrate shall serve equally in the courts of those judges.

(d) A magistrate appointed under this subchapter may not engage in the private practice of law, as defined by Section 81.101, in Tarrant County.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0553 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0553
§ 546.0553. REIMBURSEMENT UNDER CERTAIN MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

Subject to legislative appropriation and state and federal law, the commission shall use money from the waiver program quality assurance fee account, together with any federal money available to match money from the account, to increase reimbursement rates paid under:

(1) the home and community services waiver program; or

(2) the community living assistance and support services (CLASS) waiver program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 507.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 507 / Section 507.007
§ 507.007. EMERGENCY PLANNING INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The fire chief or the fire chief's representative, on request, may conduct on-site inspections of the chemicals on the tier two form for the sole purpose of planning fire department activities in case of an emergency.

(b) A facility operator, on request, shall give the fire chief or the local emergency planning committee such additional information on types and amounts of hazardous chemicals present at a facility as the requestor may need for emergency planning purposes. A facility operator, on request, shall give the executive director, the fire chief, or the local emergency planning committee a copy of the SDS for any chemical on the tier two form furnished under Section 507.006 or for any chemical present at the facility.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 515 , Sec. 36(6), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.105
§ 4201.105. FEES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall establish, administer, and enforce the fees for initial certification and certification renewal in amounts that do not exceed the amounts necessary to cover the cost of administering this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.458 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.458
§ 521.458. PERMITTING UNAUTHORIZED PERSON TO DRIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not knowingly permit or cause the person's child or ward who is under 18 years of age to operate a motor vehicle on a highway in violation of this chapter.

(b) A person may not authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by or under the control of the person to be operated on a highway by any person in violation of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.053
§ 1104.053. BALLOT PETITION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary a petition requesting that action. The petition must be:

(1) signed by at least 50 registered voters of the district, as determined by the most recent official lists of registered voters; and

(2) filed by the deadline imposed by Section 144.005, Election Code.
Tex. Family Code § 162.023 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.023
§ 162.023. ADOPTION ORDER FROM FOREIGN COUNTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, an adoption order rendered to a resident of this state that is made by a foreign country shall be accorded full faith and credit by the courts of this state and enforced as if the order were rendered by a court in this state unless the adoption law or process of the foreign country violates the fundamental principles of human rights or the laws or public policy of this state.

(b) A person who adopts a child in a foreign country may register the order in this state. A petition for registration of a foreign adoption order may be combined with a petition for a name change. If the court finds that the foreign adoption order meets the requirements of Subsection (a), the court shall order the state registrar to:

(1) register the order under Chapter 192, Health and Safety Code; and

(2) file a certificate of birth for the child under Section 192.006, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.015 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.015
§ 43.015. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Capias" means a writ that is:

(A) issued by a court having jurisdiction of a case after judgment and sentence; and

(B) directed "To any peace officer of the State of Texas" and commanding the officer to arrest a person convicted of an offense and bring the arrested person before that court immediately or on a day or at a term stated in the writ.

(2) "Capias pro fine" means a writ that is:

(A) issued by a court having jurisdiction of a case after judgment and sentence for unpaid fines and costs; and

(B) directed "To any peace officer of the State of Texas" and commanding the officer to arrest a person convicted of an offense and bring the arrested person before that court immediately.

(3) "Cost" includes any fee, including a reimbursement fee, imposed on a defendant by the court.