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Tex. Local Government Code § 111.095 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.095
§ 111.095. SPECIAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section shall apply to all funds maintained and controlled by a county tax assessor-collector that are not included in the county budget.

(b) At least 60 days before the first day of the county's fiscal year, the county tax assessor-collector shall prepare a budget for the expenditure of the funds during that fiscal year and file a copy of that budget with the county budget officer. The county budget officer shall make a copy of the budget filed with the budget officer available to the public at all reasonable times. The budget filed with the county budget officer is not subject to approval by the commissioners court of the county, but any member of the public is entitled to speak for or against the budget during the county's budget process. Funds in the accounts under this section may be spent only in compliance with the budget filed with the county budget officer under this subsection.

(c) Funds in the accounts under this section may not be used to supplement the salary or cover the personal expenses of the county tax assessor-collector.

(d) The provisions of this section are cumulative with the provisions of other statutes pertaining to county funds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.159
§ 801.159. BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall:

(1) adopt a form to standardize information relating to complaints filed with the board; and

(2) prescribe information to be provided to a person when the person files a complaint with the board.

(b) The board shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wishes to file a complaint with the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7918.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7918 / Section 7918.151
§ 7918.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7918.153.

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

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.152 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.152
§ 174.152. RULES.
Status: in_force

To protect the health, safety, and general welfare of district residents and people who use district services, a district may adopt rules to govern the operation of the district, its employees, the system, service provided by the district, and any other necessary matter concerning its purposes, including rules regarding health, safety, alcohol or beverage service, food service, or telephone or utility service.
Tex. Government Code § 38.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 38 / Section 38.001
§ 38.001. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county may establish a judicial donation trust fund as a separate account held outside the municipal or county treasury to be used in accordance with this chapter.

(b) The governing body of a municipality or the commissioners court of a county may accept a gift, grant, donation, or other consideration from a public or private source that is designated for the judicial donation trust fund.

(c) Money received under Subsection (b) shall be deposited in the judicial donation trust fund and may only be disbursed in accordance with this chapter.

(d) Interest and income from the assets of the judicial donation trust fund shall be credited to and deposited in the trust fund.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.404 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.404
§ 451.404. SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, subject to Section 451.402, may impose for an authority a sales and use tax at the rate of:

(1) one-quarter of one percent;

(2) one-half of one percent;

(3) three-quarters of one percent; or

(4) one percent.

(b) Chapter 322, Tax Code, applies to an authority's sales and use tax.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.210 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.210
§ 15.210. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The governor shall designate a member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.174 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.174
§ 191.174. ASSISTANCE FROM STATE AGENCIES, POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief administrative officers of all state agencies and political subdivisions are directed to cooperate and assist the committee and the attorney general in carrying out the intent of this chapter.

(b) All state and local law enforcement agencies and officers are directed to assist in enforcing the provisions and carrying out the intent of this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 71.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 71 / Section 71.031
§ 71.031. LIABILITY OF NEW COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A new county is liable for a proportionate share of the indebtedness of the county from which it was created.

(b) The new county's liability is the amount that bears the same ratio to the property value in the territory excised from the original county that the total indebtedness of the original county at the time of the creation of the new county bears to the total property value in the original county, including the value of the property in the territory excised from the original county.

(c) After organization of the new county, the commissioners court of the new county shall levy a tax on all property in the new county in order to pay the proportionate share of the indebtedness at the same tax rate as that set by the commissioners court of the original county for the payment of the debt.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0899 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0899
§ 61.0899. ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN RURAL HEALTH CARE LOAN REIMBURSEMENT AND STIPEND PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The board shall, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, ensure that the board seeks to obtain the maximum amount of funds from any source, including federal funds, to support programs to provide student loan reimbursement or stipends for graduates of degree programs in this state who practice or agree to practice in a medically underserved community.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8483.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8483 / Section 8483.0105
§ 8483.0105. 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.034 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.034
§ 77.034. COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP UNLOADING LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), no person may unload or allow to be unloaded at a port or point in this state shrimp or other aquatic products caught or taken from the outside water or from salt water outside the state without having been previously unloaded in some other state or foreign country, unless the person has obtained:

(1) a commercial gulf shrimp unloading license; and

(2) a federal commercial vessel permit for gulf shrimp from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

(b) A person holding a valid resident or nonresident commercial gulf shrimp boat license is exempt from the requirement to hold a commercial gulf shrimp unloading license.

(c) A vessel operating under a commercial gulf shrimp unloading license must make a nonstop progression through outside waters to a place of unloading. The commission shall adopt rules for the requirements of trawl gear storage for a vessel who holds a commercial gulf shrimp unloading license while that vessel is making a nonstop progression through outside waters to a place of unloading.

(d) The fee for a commercial gulf shrimp unloading license is $1485, or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. Revenue from the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account established under Section 11.032.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.009
§ 437.009. INSPECTIONS; INSPECTION FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF CERTAIN LOCAL ORDERS; PROHIBITED DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Authorized agents or employees of the department, a county, or a public health district may enter the premises of a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, roadside food vendor, or temporary food service establishment under the department's, county's, or district's jurisdiction during normal operating hours to conduct inspections to determine compliance with:

(1) state law, including a requirement to hold and display written authorization under Section 437.021;

(2) rules adopted under state law; and

(3) orders adopted by the department, county, or district.

(b) A municipality or public health district of which the municipality is a member may not conduct an inspection to determine compliance with an ordinance the municipality adopts that differs from state law or department rules or orders before the 60th day following the date the municipality or district submits a copy of the ordinance to the department for inclusion in the registry established under Section 437.0091.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the department, a county, a municipality, or a public health district, including an authorized agent or employee, that conducts an inspection authorized under this section may not take disciplinary action against or otherwise penalize a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, roadside food vendor, or temporary food service establishment for failing to adhere to easily cleanable surface requirements for wall and ceiling surfaces, decorative items, or attachments in a consumer area, provided the surfaces, items, or attachments are kept clean. For purposes of this subsection, a consumer area includes a dining room, outdoor dining area, or bar seating area in which customers consume food but does not include a table, bar top, or other similar surface where food is regularly prepared or consumed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 461A.059 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.059
§ 461A.059. OPIOID ANTAGONIST PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "opioid antagonist" has the meaning assigned by Section 483.101.

(b) From funds available for that purpose, the executive commissioner shall operate a program to provide opioid antagonists for the prevention of opioid overdoses in a manner determined by the executive commissioner to best accomplish that purpose.

(c) The executive commissioner may provide opioid antagonists under the program to emergency medical services personnel, first responders, public schools, institutions of higher education as defined by Section 481.134, community centers, and other persons likely to be in a position to respond to an opioid overdose.

(d) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and donations to be used in administering this section.

(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.051
§ 826.051. PLAN ADOPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) To convert to a stock insurance company a mutual insurance company must adopt, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of its board of directors, a conversion plan consistent with this chapter.

(b) For a conversion plan to take effect:

(1) the commissioner must approve the conversion plan; and

(2) the eligible members must approve the conversion plan and adopt the amended or restated articles of incorporation of the resulting company.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.043 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 34 / Section 34.043
§ 34.043. SALE OF RURAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If real property taken in execution is not located in a city or town, the defendant in the writ who holds legal or equitable title to the property may divide the property into lots of not less than 50 acres and designate the order in which those lots shall be sold.

(b) The defendant must present to the executing officer:

(1) a plat of the property as divided and as surveyed by the county surveyor of the county in which the property is located; and

(2) field notes of each numbered lot with a certificate of the county surveyor certifying that the notes are correct.

(c) The defendant must present the plat and field notes to the executing officer before the sale at a time that will not delay the sale as advertised.

(d) When a sufficient number of the lots are sold to satisfy the amount of the execution, the officer shall stop the sale.

(e) The defendant shall pay the expenses of the survey and the sale, and those expenses do not constitute an additional cost in the case.
Tex. Water Code § 56.023 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.023
§ 56.023. MAP.
Status: in_force

(a) The engineer shall include with his report a map showing:

(1) the beginning point and outlets of canals, drains, ditches, and laterals;

(2) the length, width, depth, and slopes of the banks of any cut or excavation and the estimated number of cubic yards of earth necessary to be removed from each; and

(3) the location and size of levees and the estimated number of cubic yards of earth necessary to construct them.

(b) The engineer will comply sufficiently with Subsection (a) of this section if he describes the boundaries and provides the other information required by that subsection on a copy of the official land office map of the county in which the proposed district is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 441.0001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 441 / Section 441.0001
§ 441.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Animal health product" means a medical product approved and licensed for use in animal or veterinary medicine, including a pharmaceutical, a biologic, an insecticide, and a parasiticide.

(2) "Pharmaceutical drug manufacturer" means a person engaged in the business of producing, preparing, propagating, compounding, converting, processing, packaging, labeling, or distributing a drug. The term does not include a wholesale distributor or retailer of prescription drugs or a pharmacist licensed under Subtitle J, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(3) "Prescription drug" and "drug" have the meanings assigned by Section 551.003, Occupations Code, except that the term "prescription drug" does not include a device or an animal health product.

(4) "Wholesale acquisition cost" means, with respect to a drug, the pharmaceutical drug manufacturer's list price for the drug charged to wholesalers or direct purchasers in the United States, as reported in wholesale price guides or other publications of drug pricing data. The cost does not include any rebates, prompt pay or other discounts, or other reductions in price.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.552 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.552
§ 18B.552. NO CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

A subscriber or customer of a provider of an electronic communications service or a provider of a remote computing service does not have a cause of action against a service provider or the service provider's officers, employees, or agents or against other specified persons for providing information, facilities, or assistance as required by a court order, warrant, subpoena, or certification under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8234.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8234 / Section 8234.002
§ 8234.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district, to the extent authorized by Section 8234.103 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, has road powers.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.103
§ 4005.103. PROBATED LICENSE SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

If a license suspension is probated, the commissioner may require the license holder to:

(1) report regularly to the department on any matter that is the basis of the probation;

(2) limit the license holder's practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or

(3) continue or review professional education until the license holder attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the commissioner in each area that is the basis of the probation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0831 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0831
§ 152.0831. FLOYD COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Floyd County is included in the 110th Judicial District Juvenile Board.

(b) Section 152.0291 applies to the 110th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7982.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7982 / Section 7982.005
§ 7982.005. 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. Government Code § 411.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.017
§ 411.017. UNAUTHORIZED ACTS INVOLVING DEPARTMENT NAME, INSIGNIA, OR DIVISION NAME.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, without the director's authorization, the person:

(1) manufactures, sells, or possesses a badge, identification card, or other item bearing a department insignia or an insignia deceptively similar to the department's;

(2) makes a copy or likeness of a badge, identification card, or department insignia, with intent to use or allow another to use the copy or likeness to produce an item bearing the department insignia or an insignia deceptively similar to the department's; or

(3) uses the term "Texas Department of Public Safety," "Department of Public Safety," "Texas Ranger," or "Texas Highway Patrol" in connection with an object, with the intent to create the appearance that the object belongs to or is being used by the department.

(b) In this section, "department insignia" means an insignia or design prescribed by the director for use by officers and employees of the department in connection with their official activities. An insignia is deceptively similar to the department's if it is not prescribed by the department but a reasonable person would presume that it was prescribed by the department.

(c) A district or county court, on application of the attorney general or of the district attorney or prosecuting attorney performing the duties of district attorney for the district in which the court is located, may enjoin a violation or threatened violation of this section on a showing that a violation has occurred or is likely to occur.

(d) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the object is used exclusively:

(1) for decorative purposes, maintained or preserved in a decorative state, and not offered for sale; or

(2) in an artistic or dramatic presentation, and before the use of the object the producer of the presentation notifies the director in writing of the intended use, the location where the use will occur, and the period during which the use will occur.

(e) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the object is shipped by United States mail or by any type of commercial carrier from a point outside the State of Texas to a point inside the state if the shipper or his agent has been sent notification by registered United States mail of this section prior to the shipment, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.055
§ 841.055. SHARES OF STOCK.
Status: repealed

(a) The shares of stock of an insurance company operating under this chapter may be divided or converted into shares of stock with a par value or shares of stock without par value or into a combination of shares with or without par value.

(b) Each issued share of stock must be fully paid for and nonassessable.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 825 (H.B. 1903), Sec. 3(2), eff. September 1, 2023.

(d) Authorized but unissued shares of stock of an insurance company are not considered capital, stock, or capital stock of the company.

(e) This section and Sections 841.056 and 841.057 do not impair the charter rights of an insurance company authorized to issue shares of stock with or without a par value before September 6, 1955.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.403 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.403
§ 351.403. FALSE, DECEPTIVE, OR MISLEADING ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not publish or display, or cause or permit to be published or displayed, by any means, including by newspaper, radio, television, billboard, or window display, a false, deceptive, or misleading statement or advertisement concerning ophthalmic services or materials. In this subsection, "ophthalmic materials" include lenses, frames, eyeglasses, or contact lenses, or parts of lenses, frames, eyeglasses, or contact lenses.

(b) An advertisement of prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses must contain language to the effect that an eye doctor's prescription is required to purchase prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses.

(c) An advertisement of the price of prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses must contain the following information:

(1) a statement of whether the cost of an examination, prescription services, and follow-up care by an eye doctor is included in the price;

(2) if the advertised goods are to be available to the public at the advertised price for less than 30 days after the date of publication of the advertisement, a statement of the time limitation on the offer;

(3) if the advertised goods are to be available to the public in limited quantities and if no rainchecks are to be given on total depletion of the inventory of the advertised goods, a statement of the total quantity available to all customers;

(4) if the advertised goods are to be available to the public at a limited number for each customer, a statement of the limit for each customer; and

(5) for contact lenses, a statement of the number of lenses included for the price specified.

(d) A person who fails to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (b) or (c) is considered to have published a false, deceptive, or misleading statement within the meaning of this section.

(e) A statement required by Subsection (b) or (c) must be readily audible or readable by a person of average comprehension or reading speed.
Tex. Government Code § 411.522 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.522
§ 411.522. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a program, and persons regulated under the program, to which Section 411.502 applies.