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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.851 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.851
§ 17.851. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "American Indian" or "Indian" means an individual who is an enrolled member of a federally or state recognized American Indian tribe, band, nation, rancheria, or pueblo or who is an Alaska Native and a member of an Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. Sec. 1601 et seq.).

(2) "Authentic Indian arts and crafts" means any product that:

(A) is Indian handcrafted; and

(B) is not made by machine or from unnatural materials, except stabilized or treated turquoise.

(3) "Nonauthentic Indian arts and crafts" means any product that is made to imitate or resemble authentic Indian arts and crafts and that:

(A) is not Indian handcrafted; or

(B) is made by machine or from unnatural materials, except stabilized or treated turquoise.

(4) "Indian handcrafted" means the skillful and expert use of the hands in making products solely by Indians within the United States, including the use of findings and hand tools and equipment for buffing, polishing, grinding, drilling, or sewing.

(5) "Made by machine" means the producing or reproducing of a product in mass production by mechanically stamping, casting, blanking, or weaving.

(6) "Findings" means an ingredient that adapts the product of which it is a part for wearing or display, including ceramic, glass, or silver beads, leather backing, binding material, bolo tie clips, tie bar clips, tie tac pins, earring pins, earring clips, earring screw backs, cuff link toggles, money clips, pin stems, combs, and chains.

(7) "Turquoise" means a hydrous copper sulphate containing aluminum salts plus iron.

(8) "Natural turquoise" means turquoise, exclusive of any backing material, the composition of which has not been chemically or otherwise altered.

(9) "Stabilized turquoise" means turquoise, excluding any backing material, that has been chemically hardened, but not adulterated so as to change the color of the natural mineral.

(10) "Treated turquoise" means turquoise, excluding any backing material, that has been altered to produce a change in the coloration of the natural mineral.

(11) "Simulated turquoise" means:

(A) reconstituted turquoise, which is turquoise dust or particles that are mixed with plastic resins and are compressed into a solid form so as to resemble natural turquoise; or

(B) imitation turquoise, which is any compound or mineral that is manufactured or treated so as to closely approximate turquoise in appearance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.1526 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.1526
§ 201.1526. DEVELOPMENT OF PROPOSED RULES REGARDING SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF CHIROPRACTIC.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to the process by which the board develops proposed rules under Section 201.1525 before the proposed rules are published in the Texas Register and before the board complies with the rulemaking requirements of Chapter 2001, Government Code. This section does not affect the duty of the board to comply with the rulemaking requirements of that law.

(b) The board shall establish methods under which the board, to the extent appropriate, will seek input early in the rule development process from the public and from persons who will be most affected by a proposed rule. Methods must include identifying persons who will be most affected and soliciting, at a minimum, the advice and opinions of those persons. Methods may include negotiated rulemaking, informal conferences, advisory committees, and any other appropriate method.

(c) A rule adopted by the board under Section 201.1525 may not be challenged on the grounds that the board did not comply with this section. If the board was unable to solicit a significant amount of advice and opinion from the public or from affected persons early in the rule development process, the board shall state in writing the reasons why the board was unable to do so.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.556 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.556
§ 91.556. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

If an operator fails to file an electric log as required by this subchapter, the commission may:

(1) if the well is completed as a producing well, refuse to assign an allowable or a change in allowable for production from the well for which the electric log is required until the operator files the electric log with the commission; or

(2) impose an administrative penalty on the operator in the manner provided by Sections 81.0531-81.0534 for each well for which the operator failed to file an electric log.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.054
§ 3884.054. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city shall fill a vacancy on the board by appointing a person who meets the qualifications prescribed by Section 3884.051(a) or 3884.053 to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Education Code § 56.145 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.145
§ 56.145. REPAYMENT OF CONDITIONAL GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule may establish conditions under which a student who has received a conditional grant may be required to repay all or part of the grant because the student has withdrawn from or dropped out of the student's institution or has otherwise failed to maintain eligibility for the grant.

(b) A student who does not become a member of an eligible profession and work for the department for the two academic years immediately following the date of the student's receipt of an eligible degree must repay all conditional grants received by the student.

(c) The department shall establish a schedule for installment repayment under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.00554 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.00554
§ 1301.00554. OTHER MAXIMUM DISTANCE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS; COMMISSIONER AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "maximum distance" has the meaning assigned by Section 1301.00553.

(b) For a physician specialty not specifically listed in Section 1301.00553, the maximum distance, in any county classification, is 75 miles.

(c) When necessary due to utilization or supply patterns, the commissioner by rule may decrease the base maximum travel time and distance standards listed in this section or Section 1301.00553 for specific counties.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.101 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.101
§ 202.101. PRODUCER'S RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A producer shall keep accurate records in the state. The records must show:

(1) the counties in which the producer produces oil;

(2) the names of the leases from which the producer produces oil;

(3) the total number of barrels of oil produced from each lease;

(4) for each sale or delivery to a first purchaser, the name and address of the first purchaser, the number of barrels sold or delivered, and the price received for the oil;

(5) the amount and disposition of oil refined, processed, or used on the lease where it is produced;

(6) the location and number of barrels in storage that the producer owns and has not sold; and

(7) the name and address of each pipeline or refinery that is storing oil that the producer has not sold.
Tex. Local Government Code § 377.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.021
§ 377.021. CREATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may call an election on the question of creating a municipal development district under this chapter to plan, acquire, establish, develop, construct, or renovate one or more development projects beneficial to the district.

(b) The order calling the election must:

(1) define the boundaries of the district; and

(2) call for the election to be held within those boundaries.

(c) The ballot at an election held under this section must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Authorizing the creation of the ____ Municipal Development District (insert name of district) and the imposition of a sales and use tax at the rate of ____ of one percent (insert one-eighth, one-fourth, three-eighths, or one-half, as appropriate) for the purpose of financing development projects beneficial to the district."

(d) The district is created if a majority of the registered voters of the proposed district voting at the election favor creation of the district.

(e) If a majority of the registered voters of the proposed district voting at the election to create the district vote against creation of the district, the municipality may not hold another election on the question of creating a municipal development district before the first anniversary of the most recent election concerning creation of a district.

(f) The Election Code governs an election held under this chapter.

(g) In the order calling the election, the municipality may provide for the district boundaries to conform automatically to any changes in the boundaries of the portion of the municipality or the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction included in the district, and the election shall be held on one of the four uniform election dates under Section 41.001, Election Code.
Tex. Education Code § 51.971 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.971
§ 51.971. COMPLIANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Compliance program" means a process to assess and ensure compliance by the officers, employees, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or other persons acting on behalf of an institution of higher education with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies, including matters of:

(A) ethics and standards of conduct;

(B) financial reporting;

(C) internal accounting controls; or

(D) auditing.

(2) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) An institution of higher education that maintains a compliance program may establish procedures, such as a telephone hotline, to permit private access to the compliance program office and to preserve the confidentiality of communications and the anonymity of a person making a compliance report or participating in a compliance investigation.

(c) The following are confidential:

(1) information that directly or indirectly reveals the identity of an individual who made a report to the compliance program office of an institution of higher education, sought guidance from the office, or participated in an investigation conducted under the compliance program; and

(2) information that directly or indirectly reveals the identity of an individual as a person who is alleged to have or may have planned, initiated, or participated in activities that are the subject of a report made to the compliance program office of an institution of higher education if, after completing an investigation, the office determines the report to be unsubstantiated or without merit.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to information related to an individual who consents to disclosure of the information.

(e) Information is excepted from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, if it is collected or produced:

(1) in a compliance program investigation and releasing the information would interfere with an ongoing compliance investigation; or

(2) by a systemwide compliance office for the purpose of reviewing compliance processes at a component institution of higher education of a university system.

(f) Information made confidential or excepted from public disclosure by this section may be made available to the following on request in compliance with applicable law and procedure:

(1) a law enforcement agency or prosecutor;

(2) a governmental agency responsible for investigating the matter that is the subject of a compliance report, including the Texas Workforce Commission civil rights division or the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; or

(3) an officer or employee of an institution of higher education or a compliance officer or employee of a university system administration who is responsible under institutional or system policy for a compliance program investigation or for reviewing a compliance program investigation.

(g) A disclosure under Subsection (f) is not a voluntary disclosure for purposes of Section 552.007, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 394.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.023
§ 394.023. DISPOSITION OF CORPORATE EARNINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The housing finance corporation may not pay dividends. The net earnings of the corporation may not be distributed to or benefit the directors or officers of the corporation or any person except as reasonable compensation for services rendered to the corporation.

(b) If the board of directors determines that sufficient provision has been made for full payment of the expenses, bonds, and other obligations of the corporation, any net corporate earnings accruing after the determination shall be paid to the local government. The local government shall use amounts received under this subsection only to provide for the housing needs of individuals and families of low and moderate incomes, including single-family units and mixed income multifamily projects found by the local government to serve the interests of low and moderate income individuals and families if the single-family and multifamily projects have as a major purpose the provision of safe, sanitary, and decent housing for individuals and families of low income.

(c) This section does not prohibit the board of directors from transferring corporate property as provided by a contract made by the corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 4003.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.057
§ 4003.057. TERM OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

A registration of securities by notification is effective for one year.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.012 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.012
§ 13.012. ROADSIDE PARKS.
Status: in_force

An area under the control of the department which is more suitable for use as a roadside park than any other type of park may be transferred to the Texas Department of Transportation for roadside park purposes if the land meets the specifications of the Texas Department of Transportation.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 71.006 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 71 / Section 71.006
§ 71.006. PURCHASES BY RETAIL FUR BUYER.
Status: in_force

No retail fur buyer may purchase in this state a pelt or carcass except from a licensed trapper.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8244.022 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8244 / Section 8244.022
§ 8244.022. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after all the temporary directors have qualified under Section 49.055, Water Code, the temporary directors shall meet at a location in the district agreeable to a majority of the directors. At the meeting, the temporary directors shall elect officers from among the temporary directors and conduct any other district business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.110
§ 1032.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction contract that involves the expenditure of more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, may be made only after competitive bidding in the manner provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.026
§ 2116.026. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall submit to the governor and the legislature a report on the status, condition, operations, and prospects for the depository and depository participation each year not later than September 30.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8293.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8293 / Section 8293.001
§ 8293.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 9.
Tex. Government Code § 46.0031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 46 / Section 46.0031
§ 46.0031. COMPENSATION OF COUNTY PROSECUTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), each county that has a county prosecutor is entitled to receive from the state supplemental salary compensation to be paid by the county to the county prosecutor in an amount equal to the amount that is one-half of the benchmark salary divided by the total number of counties served by the state prosecutor, unless that formula would result in an amount less than one-sixth of the benchmark salary, in which case the county prosecutor is entitled to receive one-sixth of the benchmark salary. A county with no county prosecutor is not entitled to receive the salary supplement funds provided by this section.

(b) For a county with more than one state prosecutor who serves that county, the supplemental salary compensation for the county prosecutor is computed by:

(1) determining the amount of compensation as provided by Subsection (a) in relation to each state prosecutor as if that state prosecutor is the only state prosecutor who serves the county;

(2) adding the amounts of compensation determined under Subdivision (1); and

(3) setting the amount of compensation at the lesser of:

(A) the sum of those amounts; or

(B) one-half of the benchmark rate.

(c) If the receipt of compensation under this section causes the gross salary of a county prosecutor to exceed the benchmark salary, or if any amount of the compensation is waived by the prosecutor, the excess or waived amount shall be used for expenses of the county prosecutor's office.

(d) At least annually the comptroller shall pay to the salary fund of each county that is entitled to receive funds under this section an amount authorized under this section to supplement the salary of the county prosecutor. For purposes of calculating that amount, the comptroller shall use the benchmark salary applicable to the county prosecutor on September 1 of the state fiscal year in which the payment is made.

(e) A county attorney who does not have criminal prosecution duties or who has criminal prosecution duties only upon request of the district attorney is entitled to receive from the state supplemental salary compensation that is equal to one-half the amount the county attorney would be eligible for under Subsection (a) or (b). The remainder of the supplement shall be used for expenses of the county attorney's office. This subsection does not apply to a county attorney who is responsible for the prosecution of juvenile justice cases under Title 3, Family Code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 111.002 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 111 / Section 111.002
§ 111.002. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

A wine collection seller may sell to a permitted restaurant wine that is:

(1) lawfully owned or possessed by the wine collection seller;

(2) in an original container sealed by the manufacturer; and

(3) manufactured not less than 10 years before the date the wine collection seller sells the wine to a permitted restaurant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8435.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8435 / Section 8435.001
§ 8435.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 257.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.111
§ 1061.111. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.403 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.403
§ 823.403. MANAGEMENT OF CONTROLLED INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The control of an authorized insurer by another person does not relieve an officer or director of the insurer of any obligation or liability to which the officer or director is subject by law. The insurer shall be managed to assure the insurer's separate operating identity consistent with this code.

(b) This section does not preclude an authorized insurer from having a common management or joint use of personnel, property, or services with one or more other persons under an arrangement that meets the standards of Section 823.101(e).
Tex. Insurance Code § 701.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 701 / Section 701.152
§ 701.152. CONFIDENTIALITY OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Information or material acquired under this chapter by an authorized governmental agency is privileged and is not a public record. The information or material is not subject to a subpoena, other than a grand jury subpoena, unless, after reasonable notice to the insurer and agency and a hearing, a district court determines that obeying the subpoena would not jeopardize the public interest and any investigation by the agency.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 45.009 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 45 / Section 45.009
§ 45.009. EFFECT ON RIGHTS; CONSTRUCTION OF LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter may not be construed to authorize a governmental entity to burden a person's free exercise of religion.

(b) The protections of religious freedom afforded by this chapter are in addition to the protections provided under federal or state law and the constitutions of this state and the United States.

(c) This chapter may not be construed to supersede any law of this state that is equally as protective of religious beliefs as, or more protective of religious beliefs than, this chapter.

(d) This chapter may not be considered to narrow the meaning or application of any other law protecting religious beliefs.

(e) This chapter may not be construed to prevent law enforcement officers from exercising duties imposed on the officers under the Family Code and the Penal Code.

(f) This chapter may not be construed to allow a child welfare services provider to decline to provide, facilitate, or refer a person for child welfare services on the basis of that person's race, ethnicity, or national origin.

(g) This chapter may not be construed to allow a child welfare services provider to deprive a minor of the rights, including the right to medical care, provided by Chapters 32, 263, and 266, Family Code.

(h) This chapter may not be construed to prohibit the department from:

(1) exercising its duty as the child's managing conservator to make decisions in the child's best interest; or

(2) obtaining necessary child welfare services from an alternate child welfare services provider.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 440.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 440 / Section 440.017
§ 440.017. REFUSAL TO GRANT LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

In accordance with rules adopted under Section 440.006, the department may refuse an application for a license under this chapter or may suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 371.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 371 / Section 371.103
§ 371.103. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not store, process, or dispose of a used oil filter in a manner that results in the discharge of oil into soil or water.

(b) A person may not knowingly place on land a used oil filter that contains oil unless the used oil filter is in a container.

(c) A bulk filter container used to store used oil filters:

(1) must not leak; and

(2) must be securely closed, waterproof, and in good condition.

(d) A used oil filter may not be intentionally or knowingly placed in or accepted for disposal in a landfill permitted by the commission.