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Tex. Water Code § 1.003 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 1 / Section 1.003
§ 1.003. PUBLIC POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is the public policy of the state to provide for the conservation and development of the state's natural resources, including:

(1) the control, storage, preservation, and distribution of the state's storm and floodwaters and the waters of its rivers and streams for irrigation, power, and other useful purposes;

(2) the reclamation and irrigation of the state's arid, semiarid, and other land needing irrigation;

(3) the reclamation and drainage of the state's overflowed land and other land needing drainage;

(4) the conservation and development of its forest, water, and hydroelectric power;

(5) the navigation of the state's inland and coastal waters;

(6) the maintenance of a proper ecological environment of the bays and estuaries of Texas and the health of related living marine resources;

(7) the voluntary stewardship of public and private lands to benefit waters of the state; and

(8) the promotion of rainwater harvesting for potable and nonpotable purposes at public and private facilities in this state, including residential, commercial, and industrial buildings.
Tex. Utilities Code § 15.032 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 15 / Section 15.032
§ 15.032. PENALTIES CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A penalty that accrues under this title is cumulative of any other penalty.

(b) A suit for the recovery of a penalty does not bar or affect the recovery of any other penalty or bar a criminal prosecution against any person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.108
§ 3829.108. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(c) Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 111.0525 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0525
§ 111.0525. COORDINATION WITH STATE AGENCIES.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.116(b); Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 210, Sec. 2.

(b) The department shall enter into an agreement with the Department of Aging and Disability Services and the Department of State Health Services to reduce duplication and fragmentation of employment services by defining each agency's role and responsibilities for shared client populations.

(c) The department shall establish a formal referral process with the Texas Workforce Commission to ensure that appropriate vocational rehabilitation clients are referred to and receive services provided by the Texas Workforce Commission or local workforce development boards.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268, Sec. 32(f), eff. September 1, 2008.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.403 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.403
§ 76.403. OYSTER LICENSE MORATORIUM REVIEW BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The holders of commercial oyster boat licenses shall elect an oyster license moratorium review board of seven members.

(b) A member of the review board must be a holder of a commercial oyster boat license.

(c) The seven members of the review board must be selected to reflect the following geographical distribution according to the county of residence specified on the member's commercial oyster boat license:

(1) one member representing Orange, Jefferson, Chambers, and Harris Counties;

(2) two members representing Galveston County;

(3) one member representing Brazoria and Matagorda Counties;

(4) two members representing Calhoun, Aransas, Nueces, San Patricio, and Refugio Counties; and

(5) one member representing Kleberg, Cameron, and Willacy Counties.

(d) The review board shall advise the commission and department and make recommendations concerning the administrative aspects of the oyster license moratorium program, including hardship and appeal cases concerning eligibility.

(e) The director shall adopt procedures for the election and operation of the review board. The director shall solicit and consider recommendations from the commercial oyster boat license holders regarding the procedures and the continued need for the board.

(f) The review board is not subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 441.0051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 441 / Section 441.0051
§ 441.0051. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 15th day of each calendar year, a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer shall submit a report to the department stating the current wholesale acquisition cost information for the United States Food and Drug Administration-approved prescription drugs sold in or into this state by that manufacturer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.206
§ 3873.206. AD VALOREM TAX; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes an ad valorem tax.

(b) If authorized at an election under Subsection (a) and subject to Subsection (c), the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire park improvements; or

(3) provide a park service.

(c) The board shall determine the tax rate. The tax rate may not exceed 35 cents per $100 valuation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8877.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8877 / Section 8877.101
§ 8877.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 566.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 566 / Section 566.051
§ 566.051. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general at the request of the board may petition a district court for an injunction to prohibit a person who is violating this subtitle from continuing the violation.

(b) Venue in a suit for injunctive relief is in Travis County.

(c) After application and a finding that a person is violating this subtitle, the district court shall grant the injunctive relief the facts warrant.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46C.003 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46C / Section 46C.003
§ 46C.003. VICTIM NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE.
Status: in_force

If the court issues an order that requires the release of an acquitted person on discharge or on a regimen of outpatient care, the clerk of the court issuing the order, using the information provided on any victim impact statement received by the court under Subchapter D, Chapter 56A or other information made available to the court, shall notify the victim or the victim's guardian or close relative of the release. Notwithstanding Article 56A.156, the clerk of the court may inspect a victim impact statement for the purpose of notification under this article. On request, a victim assistance coordinator may provide the clerk of the court with information or other assistance necessary for the clerk to comply with this article.
Tex. Government Code § 419.0366 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.0366
§ 419.0366. TRACKING AND ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINT AND VIOLATION DATA.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a method for tracking and categorizing the sources and types of complaints filed with the commission and of violations of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The commission shall analyze the complaint and violation data maintained under Subsection (a) to identify trends and areas that may require additional regulation or enforcement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8495.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8495 / Section 8495.005
§ 8495.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 43.0033 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0033
§ 43.0033. REPORTS OF EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

A consultant, advisor, broker, or other person providing services to the State Board of Education relating to the management and investment of the permanent school fund shall file with the board regularly, as determined by the board, a report that describes in detail any expenditure of more than $50 made by the person on behalf of:

(1) a member of the board;

(2) the commissioner; or

(3) an employee of the agency.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.302 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.302
§ 76.302. RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall conduct continuous research and study of:

(1) the supply, economic value, environment, and reproductive characteristics of the various economically important species of oysters;

(2) factors affecting the increase or decrease in oyster stocks in both an annual and long-term cycle;

(3) the use and effectiveness of dredges and other devices for the taking of oysters;

(4) industrial and other pollution of the water naturally frequented by oysters;

(5) statistical information gathered by the department on the marketing, harvesting, processing, and taking of oysters;

(6) environmental parameters in areas in which oysters may be found that may serve as limiting factors of oyster population abundance;

(7) other factors that, based on the best scientific information available, may affect the health and well-being of the economically important oyster resources; and

(8) alternative management measures for oysters that may be considered for implementation in the management regime.

(b) The research may be conducted by the department or an agency designated by the department.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.078 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.078
§ 2304.078. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY TO ENFORCE LIEN.
Status: in_force

To enforce a lien under this chapter, the department may acquire housing by:

(1) foreclosure of a mortgage;

(2) a sale under a deed of trust; or

(3) a voluntary conveyance from a borrower in full or partial settlement of a housing rehabilitation loan.
Tex. Water Code § 11.1421 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1421
§ 11.1421. PERMIT EXEMPTION FOR MARICULTURE ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "mariculture" means the propagation and rearing of aquatic species, including shrimp, other crustaceans, finfish, mollusks, and other similar creatures in a controlled environment using brackish or marine water.

(b) Without obtaining a permit and subject to the requirements and limitations provided by Subsections (c) through (e) of this section, a person who is engaged in mariculture operations on land may take for that purpose state water from the Gulf of Mexico and adjacent bays and arms of the Gulf of Mexico in an amount appropriate to those mariculture activities.

(c) Before a person first takes water under Subsection (b) of this section, the person must give notice to the commission of the proposed appropriation.

(d) Each appropriation of water made under Subsection (b) of this section shall be reported to the commission in the manner provided by the commission's rules.

(e) After notice and hearing, if the commission determines that as a result of low freshwater inflows appropriation of water under Subsection (b) of this section would interfere with natural productivity of bays and estuaries, the commission shall issue an order requiring interruption or reduction of the appropriation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4020.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4020 / Section 4020.0202
§ 4020.0202. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.

(b) Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Tax Code § 183.026 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 183 / Section 183.026
§ 183.026. AUDIT FREQUENCY.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall have the discretion to determine the frequency of mixed beverage tax audits under this subchapter. In determining the frequency of the audit the comptroller may consider the following factors:

(1) reasonable and prudent accounting standards;

(2) the audit history of the permittee;

(3) the effect on state revenues; and

(4) other factors the comptroller deems appropriate.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.209 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.209
§ 121.209.
Status: in_force

Sec. 121.209. PIPELINE SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY: REFUND OF PAYMENT OR RELEASE OF BOND. If through judicial review of a decision or order regarding an administrative penalty it is determined that a violation did not occur or that the amount of the penalty should be reduced or not assessed, the railroad commission shall, not later than the 30th day after the date of that determination:

(1) remit the appropriate amount to the person, with accrued interest if the utility paid the penalty to the railroad commission; or

(2) execute a release of the bond if the utility posted a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Local Government Code § 601.036 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 601 / Section 601.036
§ 601.036. ELIGIBILITY FOR INVESTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond is a security in which a public officer or body of the state or a municipality or municipal subdivision, insurance company, bank, trust company, savings and loan association, or investment company may invest.

(b) A bond is not eligible for the investment of funds of a trust, estate, or guardianship under the control of an individual fiduciary.

(c) A bond may be deposited with a public officer or body of the state or a municipality or municipal subdivision for any purpose for which a bond of the state may be deposited.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.058
§ 1033.058. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT AND DISMISSAL OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to or dismiss from the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The board may employ an attorney, general manager, bookkeeper, architect, and other employees necessary for the efficient operation of the district.
Tex. Property Code § 21.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.002
§ 21.002. TRANSFER OF CASES.
Status: in_force

If an eminent domain case is pending in a county court at law and the court determines that the case involves an issue of title or any other matter that cannot be fully adjudicated in that court, the judge shall transfer the case to a district court.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 8 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 51 / Section 8
§ 8. MANNER AND PLACE OF EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

Such warrant shall authorize the peace officer or other person to whom directed to arrest the accused at any time and any place where he may be found within the State and to command the aid of all peace officers and other persons in the execution of the warrant, and to deliver the accused, subject to the provisions of this Article to the duly authorized agent of the demanding State.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.205
§ 3859.205. ASSESSMENTS CONSIDERED TAXES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of a title insurance policy issued under Title 11, Insurance Code, an assessment is a tax.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.090 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.090
§ 52.090. EXTENSION OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

A lease may be extended in the manner provided in Section 52.031 of this code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.07 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.07
§ 24.07. FINE AGAINST WITNESS CONDITIONAL.
Status: in_force

When a fine is entered against a witness for failure to appear and testify, the judgment shall be conditional; and a citation shall issue to him to show cause, at the term of the court at which said fine is entered, or at the first term thereafter, at the discretion of the judge of said court, why the same should not be final; provided, citation shall be served upon said witness in the manner and for the length of time prescribed for citations in civil cases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9007.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9007 / Section 9007.159
§ 9007.159. SUBSTITUTION FOR EXCLUDED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) At the sole discretion of the board, after the board issues an exclusion order under this subchapter, property may be added to the district if the property is:

(1) practically irrigable with water purchased from the district; and

(2) in the aggregate less than or equal to the acreage of property excluded under the exclusion order.

(b) Property may be added to the district under this section only if the owner of the property files a petition requesting inclusion. If the owner requesting inclusion already has acreage within the district, all taxes and other assessments owed to the district by the owner must be current before the board may consider the petition requesting inclusion.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248 / Section 248.101
§ 248.101. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may impose an administrative penalty on a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.

(b) A penalty collected under this subchapter shall be deposited in the state treasury in the general revenue fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 487.253 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 487 / Section 487.253
§ 487.253. COMPASSIONATE-USE INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) One or more compassionate-use institutional review boards may be established to:

(1) evaluate and approve proposed research programs to study the medical use of low-THC cannabis in treating a medical condition designated by rule of the executive commissioner under Section 487.252(a); and

(2) oversee patient treatment undertaken as part of an approved research program, including the certification of treating physicians.

(b) An institutional review board must be affiliated with a dispensing organization and meet one of the following conditions:

(1) be affiliated with a medical school, as defined by Section 61.501, Education Code;

(2) be affiliated with a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 that has at least 150 beds;

(3) be accredited by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs;

(4) be registered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Human Research Protections, in accordance with 21 C.F.R. Part 56; or

(5) be accredited by a national accreditation organization acceptable to the Texas Medical Board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.115 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.115
§ 334.115. DEPOSIT OF TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the tax imposed under this subchapter shall be deposited in the venue project fund of the municipality or county imposing the tax.
Tex. Transportation Code § 71.201 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 71 / Section 71.201
§ 71.201. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to:

(1) in the public interest, stimulate and preserve maritime commerce on the pilotage grounds of this state by limiting and regulating the liability of pilots; and

(2) maintain pilotage fees at reasonable amounts.
Tex. Government Code § 418.1015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.1015
§ 418.1015. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer of the governing body of an incorporated city or a county or the chief administrative officer of a joint board is designated as the emergency management director for the officer's political subdivision.

(b) An emergency management director serves as the governor's designated agent in the administration and supervision of duties under this chapter. An emergency management director may exercise the powers granted to the governor under this chapter on an appropriate local scale.

(c) An emergency management director may designate a person to serve as emergency management coordinator. The emergency management coordinator shall serve as an assistant to the emergency management director for emergency management purposes.

(d) A person, other than an emergency management director exercising under Subsection (b) a power granted to the governor, may not seize state or federal resources without prior authorization from the division or the state or federal agency having responsibility for those resources.
Tex. Family Code § 154.007 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.007
§ 154.007. ORDER TO WITHHOLD CHILD SUPPORT FROM INCOME.
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding in which periodic payments of child support are ordered, modified, or enforced, the court or Title IV-D agency shall order that income be withheld from the disposable earnings of the obligor as provided by Chapter 158.

(b) If the court does not order income withholding, an order for support must contain a provision for income withholding to ensure that withholding may be effected if a delinquency occurs.

(c) A child support order must be construed to contain a withholding provision even if the provision has been omitted from the written order.

(d) If the order was rendered or last modified before January 1, 1987, the order is presumed to contain a provision for income withholding procedures to take effect in the event a delinquency occurs without further amendment to the order or future action by the court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.071
§ 370.071. EXPENDITURES FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may pay the expenses of studying the cost and feasibility of a transportation project, the design and engineering of a transportation project, and any other expenses relating to the preparation and issuance of bonds for a proposed transportation project by:

(1) using legally available revenue derived from an existing transportation project;

(2) borrowing money and issuing bonds or entering into a loan agreement payable out of legally available revenue anticipated to be derived from the operation of an existing transportation project;

(3) pledging to the payment of the bonds or a loan agreement legally available revenue anticipated to be derived from the operation of transportation projects or revenue legally available to the authority from another source; or

(4) pledging to the payment of the bonds or a loan agreement the proceeds from the sale of other bonds.

(b) Money spent under this section for a proposed transportation project must be reimbursed to the transportation project from which the money was spent from the proceeds of bonds issued for the acquisition and construction of the proposed transportation project, unless the transportation projects are or become part of a system under Section 370.034.

(c) The use of any money of a transportation project to study the feasibility of another transportation project or used to repay any money used for that purpose does not constitute an operating expense of the transportation project producing the revenue and may be paid only from the surplus money of the transportation project as determined by the authority.