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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3914.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3914 / Section 3914.006
§ 3914.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 25.0011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0011
§ 25.0011. CERTAIN INCARCERATED CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 25.001, a person is not considered to reside in a school district if:

(1) the person is incarcerated in a private juvenile detention facility in the district as a result of the order of a court in another state; and

(2) the person resided in another state or country immediately before incarceration in the facility.

(b) A school district may provide educational services to a person described by Subsection (a) if the district is fully compensated for the cost of the services through payment of tuition for the person by the operator of the juvenile detention facility or other person having lawful control of the person in an amount equal to the actual cost of educating the person.

(c) For purposes of this section, "private juvenile detention facility" means a juvenile detention facility that is not operated by a governmental entity.
Tex. Tax Code § 26.135 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 26 / Section 26.135
§ 26.135. TAX DATES FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district that before January 1, 1989, has for at least 10 years followed a practice of adopting its tax rate at a different date than as provided by this chapter and of billing for and collecting its taxes at different dates than as provided by Chapters 31 and 33 may continue to follow that practice.

(b) This section does not affect the dates provided by this title for other purposes, including those relating to the appraisal and taxability of property, the attachment of tax liens and personal liability for taxes, and administrative and judicial review under Chapters 41 and 42.
Tex. Government Code § 78.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 78 / Section 78.002
§ 78.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE; DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The capital and forensic writs committee is established.

(b) The committee shall provide oversight and strategic guidance to the office of capital and forensic writs, including:

(1) recommending to the court of criminal appeals as provided by Section 78.004 a director for the office of capital and forensic writs when a vacancy exists for the position of director;

(2) setting policy for the office of capital and forensic writs; and

(3) developing a budget proposal for the office of capital and forensic writs.

(c) The committee may not access privileged or confidential information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.251
§ 1082.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used to pay:

(1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.301
§ 1083.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved only if the dissolution is approved by a majority of the registered voters of the district voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by a number of registered voters of the district equal to at least 15 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(d) Section 41.001, Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this subchapter.

(e) The order calling an election under this subchapter must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition that is to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1370.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1370 / Section 1370.004
§ 1370.004. NOTICE OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan issuer shall provide to each woman 18 years of age or older enrolled in the plan written notice of the coverage required under this chapter.

(b) The notice must be provided in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.121 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.121
§ 131.121. DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) violates a provision of Section 131.022 or 131.023;

(2) fails to report reportable diseases or reportable pests in accordance with Section 131.025;

(3) ships or causes bees or equipment to be shipped into this state without the permit required by Section 131.041;

(4) violates a rule, order, or quarantine of the chief apiary inspector adopted under this chapter;

(5) prevents or attempts to prevent an inspection of bees, equipment, pollen, or honey under the direction of the inspector under this chapter;

(6) prevents or attempts to prevent the discovery or treatment of bees with reportable diseases or reportable pests;

(7) interferes with or attempts to interfere with the inspector in the discharge of the duties under this chapter;

(8) as the owner or keeper of a colony of bees that has a reportable disease or contains a reportable pest, barters, gives away, sells, ships, or moves the bees, equipment, pollen, or honey or exposes other bees to the reportable disease or reportable pest; or

(9) exposes honey, pollen, hives, frames, combs, bees, or appliances from a colony of bees known to have a reportable disease or contain a reportable pest in a manner that provides access to other bees.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) All fines collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.042 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.042
§ 407.042. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

With the approval of the Texas Certified Self-Insurer Guaranty Association, the commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority to self-insure to an applicant who meets the certification requirements under this chapter and pays the required fee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.101
§ 841.101. BIENNIAL EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person committed under Section 841.081 shall receive a biennial examination. The office shall contract for an expert to perform the examination.

(b) In preparation for a judicial review conducted under Section 841.102, the office shall provide a report of the biennial examination to the judge and to the person. The report must include consideration of whether to modify a requirement imposed on the person under this chapter and whether to release the person from all requirements imposed on the person under this chapter.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.611 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.611
§ 11.611. CONVICTION OF OFFENSE RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
Status: in_force

The commission or administrator may suspend for not more than 60 days or cancel an original or renewal permit if it is found, after notice and hearing that:

(1) the permittee has been finally convicted of any offense under state or federal law or a municipal ordinance prohibiting the violation of an individual's civil rights or the discrimination against an individual on the basis of the individual's race, color, creed, or national origin; and

(2) the offense was committed on the licensed premises or in connection with the operation of the permittee's business.
Tex. Finance Code § 159.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 159 / Section 159.102
§ 159.102. FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

If the negotiations that precede the execution of the wrap mortgage loan agreement are conducted primarily in a language other than English, the wrap lender shall provide a copy of a written disclosure statement required under Section 159.101 of this code or Section 5.016, Property Code, in that language to the wrap borrower.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.456 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.456
§ 502.456. EMERGENCY SERVICES VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) A vehicle may be registered without payment if:

(1) the vehicle is owned or leased by an emergency medical services provider that:

(A) is a nonprofit entity; or

(B) is created and operated by:

(i) a county;

(ii) a municipality; or

(iii) any combination of counties and municipalities through a contract, joint agreement, or other method provided by Chapter 791, Government Code, or other law authorizing counties and municipalities to provide joint programs; and

(2) the vehicle:

(A) is authorized under an emergency medical services provider license issued by the Department of State Health Services under Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, and is used exclusively as an emergency medical services vehicle; or

(B) is an emergency medical services chief or supervisor vehicle and is used exclusively as an emergency services vehicle.

(b) A vehicle may be registered without payment of a registration fee if the vehicle:

(1) is owned by the Civil Air Patrol, Texas Wing; and

(2) is used exclusively as an emergency services vehicle by members of the Civil Air Patrol, Texas Wing.

(c) An application for registration under Subsection (a) must be accompanied by a copy of the license issued by the Department of State Health Services. An application for registration of an emergency medical services vehicle must include a statement signed by an officer of the emergency medical services provider that the vehicle is used exclusively as an emergency response vehicle and qualifies for registration under this section. An application for registration of an emergency medical services chief or supervisor vehicle must include a statement signed by an officer of the emergency medical services provider stating that the vehicle qualifies for registration under this section.

(d) An application for registration under Subsection (b) must include a statement signed by an officer of the Civil Air Patrol, Texas Wing, that the vehicle is used exclusively as an emergency services vehicle by members of the Civil Air Patrol, Texas Wing.

(e) The department must approve an application for registration under this section as provided by Section 502.451.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8249.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8249 / Section 8249.155
§ 8249.155. CONFIRMATION ELECTION FOR NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8249.003.

(b) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 53.064 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.064
§ 53.064. PREREQUISITES FOR EFFECTIVENESS OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) No lease executed by the owner of the surface is binding on the state unless it recites the actual consideration paid or promised for the lease. A lease covering land adjacent to a military base shall require the lessee to forego the right to use the surface within 2,500 feet of the military base while exploiting the minerals.

(b) No lease is effective until a certified copy is filed in the land office and the bonus accruing to the state is paid to the commissioner. The commissioner is entitled to reject for filing any lease submitted to him that he feels is not in the best interest of the state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 164.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 164 / Section 164.010
§ 164.010. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

It is a violation of this chapter, in connection with the marketing of mental health services, for a person to:

(1) advertise, expressly or impliedly, the services of a treatment facility through the use of:

(A) promises of cure or guarantees of treatment results that cannot be substantiated; or

(B) any unsubstantiated claims;

(2) advertise, expressly or impliedly, the availability of intervention and assessment services unless and until the services are available and are provided by mental health professionals licensed or certified to provide the particular service;

(3) fail to disclose before soliciting a referral source or prospective patient to induce a person to use the services of the treatment facility an affiliation between a treatment facility and its soliciting agents, employees, or contractors;

(4) obtain or disclose information considered confidential by state or federal law regarding a person for the purpose of soliciting that person to use the services of a treatment facility unless and until consent is obtained from the person or, in the case of a minor, the person's parent, managing conservator, or legal guardian or another person with authority to give that authorization;

(5) represent that a referral service is a qualified mental health referral service unless and until the referral service complies with Section 164.007;

(6) make a false or misleading statement or provide false or misleading information about the treatment facility's services or location in the treatment facility's advertising media or on its Internet website; or

(7) provide a link on the treatment facility's Internet website that redirects the user to another Internet website containing false or misleading statements or information described by Subdivision (6).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 162.009 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 162 / Section 162.009
§ 162.009. TUBERCULOSIS MODIFIED ACCREDITED ADVANCED AND TUBERCULOSIS FREE AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) As part of a cooperative program, the commission or its representative may examine, test, and retest any cattle in this state as necessary to maintain an area of this state as a tuberculosis modified accredited advanced area or to establish or maintain each area of this state as a tuberculosis free area under the uniform methods and rules of the United States Department of Agriculture and the rules of the commission.

(b) The commission or its representative may test or retest all or part of a herd of cattle at intervals considered necessary or advisable by the commission to control and eliminate tuberculosis in animals.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.017 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.017
§ 11.017. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The commission may appoint an executive director who is the chief executive officer of the department and performs its administrative duties. The director serves at the will of the commission.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 4.18 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 4 / Section 4.18
§ 4.18. CLAIM OF UNDERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A claim that a district court or criminal district court does not have jurisdiction over a person because jurisdiction is exclusively in the juvenile court and that the juvenile court could not waive jurisdiction under Section 8.07(a), Penal Code, or did not waive jurisdiction under Section 8.07(b), Penal Code, must be made by written motion in bar of prosecution filed with the court in which criminal charges against the person are filed.

(b) The motion must be filed and presented to the presiding judge of the court:

(1) if the defendant enters a plea of guilty or no contest, before the plea;

(2) if the defendant's guilt or punishment is tried or determined by a jury, before selection of the jury begins; or

(3) if the defendant's guilt is tried by the court, before the first witness is sworn.

(c) Unless the motion is not contested, the presiding judge shall promptly conduct a hearing without a jury and rule on the motion. The party making the motion has the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence those facts necessary for the motion to prevail.

(d) A person may not contest the jurisdiction of the court on the ground that the juvenile court has exclusive jurisdiction if:

(1) the person does not file a motion within the time requirements of this article; or

(2) the presiding judge finds under Subsection (c) that a motion made under this article does not prevail.

(e) An appellate court may review a trial court's determination under this article, if otherwise authorized by law, only after conviction in the trial court.

(f) A court that finds that it lacks jurisdiction over a case because exclusive jurisdiction is in the juvenile court shall transfer the case to the juvenile court as provided by Section 51.08, Family Code.

(g) This article does not apply to a claim of a defect or error in a discretionary transfer proceeding in juvenile court. A defendant may appeal a defect or error only as provided by Chapter 56, Family Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.312 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.312
§ 96.312. COST OF LIQUIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall determine the cost of the liquidation.

(b) The cost of liquidation shall be paid from the savings bank's assets as the commissioner directs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.602 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.602
§ 202.602. MONITORING AND INSPECTION OF LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop a system to identify and monitor a podiatrist's compliance with this chapter and any order issued by the commission or executive director under this chapter.

(b) The department, during reasonable business hours, may enter the business premises of a person regulated by the department under this chapter without notice to:

(1) investigate a complaint filed with the department; or

(2) determine compliance with an order of the commission or executive director issued under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079 / Section 8079.0302
§ 8079.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2105.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2105 / Section 2105.102
§ 2105.102. INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An agency shall have a procedure for investigating complaints about the programs funded by a block grant.

(b) Before the 31st day after the date on which the complaint is received, the agency shall:

(1) complete the investigation; or

(2) notify the complainant when the investigation can be completed, if the investigation cannot be completed within the period provided by this subsection.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.227 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.227
§ 186.227. ASSETS DISCOVERED AFTER CLOSE OF RECEIVERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner shall report to the court discovery of an asset having value that:

(1) the banking commissioner discovers after the receivership was closed by final order of the court; and

(2) was abandoned as worthless or unknown during receivership.

(b) The court may reopen the receivership proceeding for continued liquidation if the value of the after-discovered assets justifies the reopening.

(c) If the banking commissioner suspects that the information concerning after-disclosed assets may have been intentionally or fraudulently concealed, the banking commissioner shall notify appropriate civil and criminal authorities to determine any applicable penalties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.131 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.131
§ 283.131. DISTRICT CONVERSION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

A hospital district created in accordance with Chapter 281 may be converted into a district subject to this chapter, or a district created in accordance with this chapter may be converted into a district subject to Chapter 281.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.005
§ 1059.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The state may not become obligated for the support or maintenance of the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.222 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.222
§ 2154.222. SALES DISPLAY AREA.
Status: in_force

The sales display area of an indoor retail fireworks site must be sufficiently designed to prevent customers from handling fireworks unless an attendant is directly assisting the customer.
Tex. Estates Code § 354.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 354 / Section 354.051
§ 354.051. REQUIRED REPORT ON CONDITION OF ESTATE.
Status: in_force

At any time after the return of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims of an estate required by Chapter 309, anyone entitled to a portion of the estate, by a written complaint filed in the court in which the case is pending, may have the estate's executor or administrator cited to appear and render under oath an exhibit of the condition of the estate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.123 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.123
§ 225.123. ROSA PARKS MEMORIAL PARKWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Highway 360 from the municipal limits of Mansfield in Tarrant County to its intersection with East Sublett Road/West Camp Wisdom Road in Tarrant County is designated as the Rosa Parks Memorial Parkway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Rosa Parks Memorial Parkway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.032 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.032
§ 41.032. SUBSEQUENT BOARD ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

A commodity producers board shall conduct biennial elections for the purpose of electing members to the board. The board shall give notice and hold the election in accordance with the applicable provisions of this subchapter relating to the initial election and, to the extent necessary, in accordance with the rules of the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.045
§ 433.045. PROTECTION OF OFFICIAL DEVICE, MARK, AND CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

A person may not:

(1) cast, print, lithograph, or make in any other manner, except as authorized by the department in accordance with department rules:

(A) a device containing or label bearing an official mark or a simulation of an official mark; or

(B) a form of official certificate or simulation of an official certificate;

(2) forge an official device, mark, or certificate;

(3) without the department's authorization, use, alter, detach, deface, or destroy an official device, mark, or certificate or use a simulation of an official device, mark, or certificate;

(4) detach, deface, destroy, or fail to use an official device, mark, or certificate, in violation of a department rule;

(5) knowingly possess, without promptly notifying the department:

(A) an official device;

(B) a counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official certificate; or

(C) a device, label, animal carcass, or part or product of an animal carcass, bearing a counterfeit, simulated, forged, or improperly altered official mark;

(6) knowingly make a false statement in a shipper's certificate or other certificate provided for by department rule; or

(7) knowingly represent that an article has been inspected and passed, when it has not, or is exempted, when it is not.