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Tex. Family Code § 61.054 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.054
§ 61.054. COMPENSATION OF APPOINTED ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney appointed to represent an indigent person is entitled to a reasonable fee for services to be paid from the general fund of the county according to the schedule for compensation adopted by the county juvenile board. The attorney must meet the qualifications required of attorneys for appointment to Class B misdemeanor cases in juvenile court.

(b) For purposes of compensation, a proceeding in the supreme court is the equivalent of a proceeding in the court of criminal appeals.

(c) The juvenile court may order the parent or other eligible person for whom it has appointed counsel to reimburse the county for the fees the county pays to appointed counsel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917 / Section 7917.104
§ 7917.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.291 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.291
§ 2306.291. PURCHASE AND SALE OF MORTGAGE LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may purchase and take assignments from mortgage lenders or the federal government of notes and other obligations, including contracts for deed and mortgages, evidencing loans or interest in loans for the construction, remodeling, improvement, rehabilitation, purchase, leasing, or refinancing of housing developments for individuals and families of low and very low income and families of moderate income.

(b) The department may sell, at public or private sale, with or without public bidding, a mortgage or other obligation held by the department.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.307 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.307
§ 53.307. COMPLIANCE WITH PRINCIPLES; REDUCED RATES.
Status: in_force

A rate established under this subchapter must be in accordance with the rate-setting principles of this chapter, except that a company may provide to its board members, officers, employees, or agents free or reduced rates for services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.054
§ 382.054. FEDERAL OPERATING PERMIT.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 382.0511(c), a person may not operate a federal source unless the person has obtained a federal operating permit from the commission under Section 382.0541, 382.0542, or 382.0543.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 321.101 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 321 / Section 321.101
§ 321.101. TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGE CONTAINING OBSCENE MATERIAL OR MATERIAL DEPICTING SEXUAL CONDUCT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally takes an action to transmit a message that contains obscene material or material depicting sexual conduct in violation of Section 321.052(a)(1).

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.101
§ 3818.101. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as, for the same term as, and on the conditions of the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Government Code § 442.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.027
§ 442.027.
Status: in_force

Sec. 442.027. STATE HIGHWAY 20 AS TEXAS HISTORIC HIGHWAY. (a) The commission shall cooperate with the Texas Department of Transportation to designate, interpret, and market State Highway 20 as a Texas historic highway.

(b) To supplement revenue available for the purposes under Subsection (a), the commission and the Texas Department of Transportation may pursue federal funds dedicated to highway enhancement.

(c) A designation of State Highway 20 as a Texas historic highway may not be construed as a designation under the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. Section 470 et seq.).

(d) The Texas Department of Transportation is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker. Money received to cover the cost of the marker shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Property Code § 76.303 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.303
§ 76.303. LIST OF OWNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The treasurer of the holder shall compile and revise each year an alphabetical list of names and last known addresses of the owners listed in the reports and the amount credited to each account.

(b) The treasurer of the holder shall make the list available for public inspection during all reasonable business hours.
Tex. Property Code § 82.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.005
§ 82.005. SEPARATE TITLES AND TAXATION.
Status: reserved

(a) If there is a unit owner other than a declarant, each unit that has been created, together with its interest in the common elements, constitutes for all purposes a separate parcel of real property.

(b) If there is a unit owner other than a declarant, each unit must be separately taxed and assessed, and no separate tax or assessment may be rendered against common elements for which a declarant has not reserved development rights. Any portion of the common elements for which a declarant has reserved any development right must be separately taxed and assessed against the declarant, and the declarant alone is liable for payment of those taxes.

(c) If there is no unit owner other than a declarant, the real property constituting the condominium may be taxed and assessed in any manner provided by law.

(d) The laws relating to homestead exemptions from property taxes apply to condominium units, which are entitled to homestead exemptions in those cases in which the owner of a single family dwelling would qualify.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.109 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.109
§ 172.109. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may employ and compensate persons to carry out the powers and duties of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.111
§ 3947.111. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

As provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, the board may add territory inside the corporate boundaries or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city to the district or remove territory inside the corporate boundaries or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city from the district, except that:

(1) the addition or removal of the territory must be approved by the city;

(2) the addition or removal may not occur without petition by the owners of the territory being added or removed; and

(3) territory may not be removed from the district if bonds or other obligations of the district payable wholly or partly from assessments assessed on the territory are outstanding.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.302
§ 4001.302. PROFITS AFTER DEATH OF AGENT WHO IS SOLE PROPRIETOR.
Status: in_force

(a) On the death of an agent who is a sole proprietor, unless otherwise provided by the probated will of the deceased agent, the surviving spouse and children, if any, of the deceased agent, or a trust for the surviving spouse or children, may share in the profits of the agency business of the deceased agent during the lifetime of the surviving spouse and children if the agency business is continued by an agent.

(b) The surviving spouse and children or trust is not required to qualify as an agent to share in the profits of the agency but may not perform an act of an agent in connection with the agency business without first being licensed as an agent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941A / Section 7941A.0401
§ 7941A.0401. 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 7941A.0403.

(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. Estates Code § 1158.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.201
§ 1158.201. APPLICATION FOR SALE OF MORTGAGED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On the filing of a written application, a creditor holding a claim that is secured by a valid mortgage or other lien and that has been allowed and approved or established by suit may obtain from the court in which the guardianship is pending an order requiring that the property securing the lien, or as much of the property as is necessary to satisfy the creditor's claim, be sold.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.001
§ 1042.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Hood County Hospital District of Hood County, Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0109
§ 5012.0109. COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the commission enters into a contract for the expenditure of an amount of $25,000 or more, the authority shall submit the proposed contract for competitive bids as provided by this section.

(b) The commission shall publish notice of the time and place for the opening of sealed bids on a contract described by Subsection (a) in one or more newspapers of general circulation in this state, one of which must be a newspaper published in Jefferson County. The notice must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks, with the first publication being made not later than the 14th day before the date set for the opening of bids.

(c) The commission may reject any bid submitted under this section, but if the commission accepts a bid, the bid must be the lowest and best bid received.

(d) This section does not apply to:

(1) improvements performed by the United States;

(2) emergencies that require immediate action to protect persons or property;

(3) necessary emergency repairs to authority property; or

(4) contracts for personal or professional services or work done by the authority and paid for by the day as the work progresses.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 22.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 22 / Section 22.004
§ 22.004. FEE FOR PRODUCTION OR CERTIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a custodian of a record who receives a request for production or certification of a record under a subpoena, a request for production, or other instrument issued under the authority of a tribunal that compels production or certification of a record is entitled to $1 for production or certification of the record. If more than one record is produced or certified, the custodian of the records is entitled to only one fee under this section.

(a-1) A municipality that receives a request for production or certification of a record under a subpoena, a request for production, or other instrument in relation to a matter to which the municipality is not a party and that is issued under the authority of a tribunal that compels production or certification of a record is entitled to impose a fee for production or certification of the record in the same amount and manner provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 552, Government Code, for a charge for providing a copy of public information, as if the production or certification of the record is the provision of a copy of public information under that chapter.

(b) A custodian of a record who produces or certifies a record under Subsection (a) or (a-1), but who is not required to appear in court, is not entitled to a witness fee under Section 22.001.

(c) The party who requests production or certification of a record shall pay the fee required for the record, as provided by this section, at the time the subpoena, request, or other instrument is served.

(d) The fee required by this section must be taxed in the bill of costs as other costs.

(e) The fee required by this section is in addition to any other fee imposed by law for the production or certification of a record.
Tex. Finance Code § 93.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 93 / Section 93.003
§ 93.003. POWERS OF FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK.
Status: in_force

A federal savings bank and its members have all of the powers, privileges, benefits, immunities, and exemptions that are provided by the law of this state for a savings bank and the savings bank's members.
Tex. Government Code § 2252.905 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.905
§ 2252.905. CERTAIN RULES OR POLICIES OF STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Contract" means a contract awarded by a state agency for general construction, an improvement, a service, or a public works project, including a contract subject to Section 201.112, Transportation Code.

(2) "Private design professional" means an individual registered as an architect under Chapter 1051, Occupations Code, or an individual licensed as an engineer under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, who provides professional architectural or engineering services.

(3) "State agency" means a board, commission, office, department, or other agency in the judicial or executive branch of state government.

(b) A rule or policy adopted by a state agency relating to the recovery of costs arising from an engineering or architectural error or omission by a private design professional on a project must:

(1) provide that the private design professional be notified at the time a problem with project plans or specifications is identified by the agency;

(2) provide an opportunity for the private design professional to be involved in the resolution of a problem identified under Subdivision (1);

(3) provide guidelines for distinguishing an error or omission from other reasons for the submission of a change order;

(4) provide a process for determining the cost of errors or omissions by private design professionals;

(5) provide for an evaluation of the totality of project services provided by private design professionals, including the level of quality, performance, and value provided over the term of the entire project;

(6) provide that an internal management review of the agency's claim for costs may be used, if available, without requiring that the claim be paid before the internal management review may be used;

(7) provide a process for tracking the cost of errors or omissions by agency employees; and

(8) recognize that some errors, omissions, or changes are likely to occur during a design and construction project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 831.0006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 831 / Section 831.0006
§ 831.0006. SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

An insurer that provides information substantially similar to the information required by this chapter in other documents provided to the commissioner, including proxy statements filed in conjunction with Form B requirements or other state or federal filings provided to the department, is not required to duplicate that information in the disclosure but is required only to cross-reference the document in which the information is included.
Tex. Government Code § 545.0103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 545 / Section 545.0103
§ 545.0103. VERIFICATION OF SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS RECIPIENTS OR ENROLLEES; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sponsored alien" means an individual who:

(1) has been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.); and

(2) as a condition of that admission, was sponsored by another individual who executed an affidavit of support on the lawfully admitted individual's behalf.

(b) This section applies only with respect to the following benefits programs:

(1) the child health plan program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code;

(2) the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;

(3) Medicaid; and

(4) the supplemental nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code.

(c) If an individual states at the time of application for benefits under a program to which this section applies that the individual is a sponsored alien, the commission:

(1) shall make a reasonable effort to notify the individual that the commission may seek reimbursement from the individual's sponsor for any program benefits the individual receives; and

(2) may, to the extent allowed by federal law and using an automated system where available, verify information relating to the sponsorship after the individual is determined eligible for and begins receiving program benefits.

(d) If the commission verifies that an individual who receives benefits under a program to which this section applies is a sponsored alien and determines that seeking reimbursement is cost-effective, the commission may seek reimbursement from the individual's sponsor for the program benefits provided to the individual to the extent allowed by federal law.

(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules that specify the most cost-effective procedures by which the commission may seek reimbursement under Subsection (d).

(f) Nothing in this section adds to or changes the eligibility requirements for a benefits program to which this section applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8416.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8416 / Section 8416.152
§ 8416.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8416.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Education Code § 33.257 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.257
§ 33.257. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A member of the council may not receive compensation for service on the council.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 87.092 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 87 / Section 87.092
§ 87.092. PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

In any common reservoir in this state producing both sweet and sour gas, no person may operate a plant for the extraction of the natural gasoline content of gas in which sweet gas and sour gas are commingled, or plant casinghead gas is commingled with either sweet gas or sour gas or both, until the person secures from the commission a permit authorizing the operation of the plant.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2023.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2023 / Section 2023.058
§ 2023.058. COST OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall, in determining the amount of a license fee, set the fee in at least an amount necessary to cover the cost of conducting a criminal history record check on a license applicant.

(b) The commission shall reimburse the Department of Public Safety for the cost of conducting a criminal history record check under this subtitle.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.105
§ 2652.105. INVESTIGATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a written statement under Section 2652.104, the attorney general shall investigate the charges and, on determining that a loss covered by the bond or deposit has occurred, shall enforce the liability by collecting against the deposited cash or securities or by filing suit on the bond.

(b) A suit brought under this section shall be filed in the name of the department in Travis County for the benefit of all parties who have suffered any loss covered by the bond or deposit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.205
§ 205.205. EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a licensing examination is administered under this chapter, the acupuncture board shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination. If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the acupuncture board shall notify examinees of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the acupuncture board receives the results from the testing service.

(b) If the notice of examination results graded or reviewed by a national testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the acupuncture board shall notify the examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day. The acupuncture board may require a testing service to notify examinees of the results of an examination.

(c) If requested in writing by a person who fails a licensing examination administered under this chapter, the acupuncture board shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination if an analysis is available from the national testing service.
Tex. Water Code § 51.413 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.413
§ 51.413. BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The proposition to be voted on shall be the issuance of the total amount of bonds covered by the engineer's estimate plus additional estimates made by the board.

(b) The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against: "The issuance of bonds and the levy of taxes to pay for the bonds."

(c) If a contract is proposed with the United States under the federal reclamation laws, the ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against: "The contract with the United States and the levy of a tax to pay the contract."
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.152
§ 4055.152. SPECIALTY LICENSE; LICENSE NOT REQUIRED FOR TRAVEL RETAILER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue to an applicant under this chapter a specialty license that authorizes the license holder to sell, solicit, or negotiate travel insurance through a licensed insurer.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or this code, a travel retailer that operates on behalf of and under the license and direction of a supervising entity does not require a license issued under this title, subject to Section 4055.153.