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Tex. Government Code § 25.0092 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0092
§ 25.0092. ATASCOSA COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, and except as limited by Subsection (b), a county court at law in Atascosa County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:

(1) Class A and Class B misdemeanor cases;

(2) family law matters;

(3) juvenile matters;

(4) probate matters;

(5) appeals from the justice and municipal courts; and

(6) civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds the maximum amount provided by Section 25.0003 but does not exceed $1 million, excluding interest, statutory or punitive damages and penalties, and attorney's fees and costs, as alleged on the face of the petition, including:

(A) a suit to decide the issue of title to real or personal property;

(B) a suit for the enforcement of a lien on real property;

(C) a suit for the trial of the right to property valued at $500 or more that has been levied on under a writ of execution, sequestration, or attachment; and

(D) a suit for the recovery of real property.

(b) A county court at law does not have general supervisory control or appellate review of the commissioners court or jurisdiction of:

(1) suits on behalf of this state to recover penalties or escheated property;

(2) misdemeanors involving official misconduct; or

(3) contested elections.

(c) The judge of a county court at law must have the same qualifications as those required by law for a district judge.

(c-1) In addition to other assignments provided by law, a judge of the county court at law in Atascosa County is subject to assignment under Chapter 74 to any district court in Atascosa County. A county court at law judge assigned to a district court may hear any matter pending in the district court.

(d) The judge of a county court at law shall be paid as provided by Section 25.0005.

(e) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law in matters of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, except that the county clerk serves as clerk of the court in Class A and Class B misdemeanor cases and probate matters. The county clerk shall serve as clerk of a county court at law in all other matters. Each clerk shall establish a separate docket for a county court at law.

(f) The official court reporter of a county court at law is entitled to receive a salary set by the judge of the county court at law with the approval of the commissioners court.

(g) Jurors summoned for a county court at law or a district court in the county may by order of the judge of the court to which they are summoned be transferred to another court for service and may be used as if summoned for the court to which they are transferred.
Tex. Family Code § 32.1011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.1011
§ 32.1011. CONSENT TO IMMUNIZATION BY CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 32.003 or 32.101, a child may consent to the child's own immunization for a disease if:

(1) the child:

(A) is pregnant; or

(B) is the parent of a child and has actual custody of that child; and

(2) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend or authorize the initial dose of an immunization for that disease to be administered before seven years of age.

(b) Consent to immunization under this section must meet the requirements of Section 32.002(a).

(c) Consent by a child to immunization under this section is not subject to disaffirmance because of minority.

(d) A health care provider or facility may rely on the written statement of the child containing the grounds on which the child has capacity to consent to the child's immunization under this section.

(e) To the extent of any conflict between this section and Section 32.003, this section controls.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.015
§ 486.015. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a business establishment shall maintain each record made under Section 486.014(a)(2) until at least the second anniversary of the date the record is made and shall make each record available on request by the department or any local, state, or federal law enforcement agency, including the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a business establishment that has used a real-time electronic logging system for longer than two years.

(c) A business establishment that has used a real-time electronic logging system for longer than two years shall destroy all paper records maintained under this section unless the destruction is otherwise prohibited by law.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 120.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 120 / Section 120.001
§ 120.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Social media platform" means an Internet website or application that is open to the public, allows a user to create an account, and enables users to communicate with other users for the primary purpose of posting information, comments, messages, or images. The term does not include:

(A) an Internet service provider as defined by Section 324.055;

(B) electronic mail; or

(C) an online service, application, or website:

(i) that consists primarily of news, sports, entertainment, or other information or content that is not user generated but is preselected by the provider; and

(ii) for which any chat, comments, or interactive functionality is incidental to, directly related to, or dependent on the provision of the content described by Subparagraph (i).

(2) "User" means a person who posts, uploads, transmits, shares, or otherwise publishes or receives content through a social media platform. The term includes a person who has a social media platform account that the social media platform has disabled or locked.
Tex. Insurance Code § 281.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 281 / Section 281.051
§ 281.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Domestic insurer" and "foreign insurer" have the meanings assigned by Section 281.001.

(2) "Penalty or other obligation" includes a sanction, fine, financial, deposit, or regulatory requirement, and any other obligation, prohibition, or restriction.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 467.0075 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 467 / Section 467.0075
§ 467.0075. CONSENT TO DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

An impaired professional who is reported to a peer assistance program by a third party shall, as a condition of participation in the program, give consent to the program that at a minimum authorizes the program to disclose the impaired professional's failure to successfully complete the program to the appropriate licensing or disciplinary authority.
Tex. Estates Code § 151.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 151 / Section 151.002
§ 151.002. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENT WITH COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge who orders an examination of a decedent's documents or safe deposit box under Section 151.001 may order the person who possesses or controls the documents or who leases the safe deposit box to permit the court representative to take possession of a document described by Section 151.001(a)(2).

(b) The court representative shall deliver:

(1) a will to the clerk of a court that:

(A) has probate jurisdiction; and

(B) is located in the same county as the court of the judge who ordered the examination under Section 151.001;

(2) a burial plot deed to the person designated by the judge in the order for the examination; or

(3) an insurance policy to a beneficiary named in the policy.

(c) A court clerk to whom a will is delivered under Subsection (b) shall issue a receipt for the will to the court representative.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8083.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8083 / Section 8083.0106
§ 8083.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8002A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002A / Section 8002A.0106
§ 8002A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.038 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.038
§ 225.038. PATRIOT PARKWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) To commemorate the achievements of veterans buried at the national cemetery in Dallas County, Spur 408 in Dallas County from Interstate Highway 20 to Loop 12 is designated as Patriot Parkway.

(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as Patriot Parkway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the highway that the department determines are appropriate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.305
§ 1704.305. BAIL BOND RECEIPT AND INSPECTION; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A bail bond surety or an agent of a bail bond surety may not receive money or other consideration or thing of value from a person for whom the bail bond surety executes a bond unless the bail bond surety or agent issues a receipt to the person as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) The receipt must state:

(1) the name of the person who pays the money or transfers the consideration or thing of value;

(2) the amount of money paid or the estimated amount of value transferred;

(3) if the person transfers consideration or a thing of value, a brief description of the consideration or thing of value;

(4) the style and number of the case and the court in which the bond is executed; and

(5) the name of the person receiving the money, consideration, or thing of value.

(c) A bail bond surety or an agent of a bail bond surety shall retain a duplicate copy of a receipt issued under Subsection (a). The copy of the receipt shall be made available for inspection by:

(1) a representative of the board in any county in which the bail bond surety is licensed; and

(2) an appointed representative of a court in which the bail bond surety agrees to execute bail bonds.

(e) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.115
§ 1109.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0502
§ 3945.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 3945.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 109.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 109 / Section 109.001
§ 109.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "division" means the criminal justice division of the office of the governor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.504
§ 901.504. LICENSE REVOCATION BASED ON VIOLATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

After notice and hearing as provided by Section 901.509, the board:

(1) may revoke a license that was issued or renewed in violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; and

(2) shall revoke the firm license of a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other business entity that does not meet each qualification for a firm license prescribed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0503
§ 4012.0503. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.

(b) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, if the improvements financed by an obligation issued under this section will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a municipality or other retail utility provider pursuant to an agreement with the district entered into before the issuance of the obligation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.059
§ 1072.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ADMINISTRATOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board.

(c) The district administrator is entitled to compensation determined by the board.

(d) Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator must execute a bond payable to the district in an amount not less than $5,000, as determined by the board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties.

(e) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.271 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.271
§ 1201.271. ALTERATION OF POLICY APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not alter a written application for an individual accident and health insurance policy unless the person has the written consent of the applicant.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an insurer may make an insertion to an application solely for administrative purposes in a manner that indicates clearly that the insertion is not attributed to the applicant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.201
§ 1013.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 437.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.307
§ 437.307. FEDERAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize the calling, ordering, or drafting of all or part of the Texas State Guard into military service of the United States. A person is not exempted by enlistment or commission in the Texas State Guard from military service under federal law.
Tex. Election Code § 127.129 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 127 / Section 127.129
§ 127.129. CORRECTION OF RESULTS AFTER EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures for correcting results after the discovery of an equipment malfunction that caused the results to be incorrect.
Tex. Property Code § 143.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 143 / Section 143.005
§ 143.005. TERMS OF SUBACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

Unless the court orders otherwise, the terms governing the subaccount must provide that:

(1) the subaccount terminates on the earliest of the date of:

(A) the beneficiary's 18th birthday, if the beneficiary:

(i) is not found by the court to be considered disabled for purposes of 42 U.S.C. Chapter 7, Subchapter XVI; and

(ii) is a minor at the time the subaccount is established;

(B) the beneficiary's death; or

(C) a court order terminating the subaccount; and

(2) on termination, any property remaining in the beneficiary's subaccount after making any required payments to satisfy the amounts of medical assistance reimbursement claims for medical assistance provided to the beneficiary under this state's medical assistance program and other states' medical assistance programs shall be distributed to:

(A) the beneficiary, if on the date of termination the beneficiary is living and is not a minor or incapacitated person;

(B) the beneficiary's guardian of the estate, if on the date of termination the beneficiary is living and is a minor or incapacitated person; or

(C) the personal representative of the beneficiary's estate, if on the date of termination the beneficiary is deceased.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8134.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8134 / Section 8134.002
§ 8134.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Williamson County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Election Code § 276.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 276 / Section 276.004
§ 276.004. UNLAWFULLY PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE FROM VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with respect to another person over whom the person has authority in the scope of employment, the person knowingly:

(1) refuses to permit the other person to be absent from work on election day or while early voting is in progress for the purpose of attending the polls to vote; or

(2) subjects or threatens to subject the other person to a penalty for attending the polls on election day or while early voting is in progress to vote.

(b) It is an exception to the application of this section that the person's conduct occurs in connection with an election in which the polls are open on election day or while early voting is in progress for voting for two consecutive hours outside of the voter's working hours.

(c) In this section, "penalty" means a loss or reduction of wages or another benefit of employment.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 5.104 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 5 / Section 5.104
§ 5.104. FORMAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A letter of credit, confirmation, advice, transfer, amendment, or cancellation may be issued in any form that is a record and is authenticated:

(1) by a signature; or

(2) in accordance with the agreement of the parties or the standard practice referred to in Section 5.108(e).
Tex. Occupations Code § 1805.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1805 / Section 1805.103
§ 1805.103. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

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

(1) disposes of property in violation of Section 1805.054;

(2) purchases, services, or repairs a business machine in violation of Section 1805.053 or fails to timely file a report required by that section;

(3) fails to obtain or retain a statement as required by Section 1805.101;

(4) fails to make a report or record available for inspection by a peace officer as required by this chapter; or

(5) is a secondhand dealer and:

(A) fails to make a report as required by Section 1805.051; or

(B) fails to file a registration statement as required by Section 1805.102.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7949A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7949A / Section 7949A.0103
§ 7949A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 645.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 645 / Section 645.003
§ 645.003. ENFORCEMENT RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may adopt rules providing for administrative penalties for a failure to register or submit information and documents under the unified carrier registration plan and agreement or for a violation of the unified carrier registration plan and agreement.

(b) The notice, hearing, and other procedural requirements of Section 643.2525 apply to the imposition of an administrative penalty under this section as if the action were being taken under that section.

(c) The amount of an administrative penalty imposed under this section is calculated in the same manner as the amount of an administrative penalty imposed under Section 643.251.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.059
§ 203.059. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall meet at the call of the presiding officer of the commission or the executive director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.156
§ 8506.156. TAX OR ASSESSMENT OR PLEDGE OF CREDIT OF STATE NOT AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize the authority to:

(1) levy or collect a tax or assessment;

(2) create any debt payable out of taxes or assessments; or

(3) in any way pledge the credit of this state.
Tex. Education Code § 62.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.053
§ 62.053. FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas research university fund consists of money appropriated by the legislature to eligible institutions for the purposes of this subchapter.

(a-1) In each state fiscal year, amounts shall be appropriated to eligible institutions based on the average amount of total research funds expended by each institution per year for the three preceding state fiscal years.

(b) For purposes of this subchapter, the amount of total research funds expended by an eligible institution in a state fiscal year is the amount of those funds as reported to the coordinating board by the institution for that fiscal year, subject to any adjustment by the coordinating board in accordance with the standards and accounting methods the coordinating board prescribes for purposes of this section.
Tex. Water Code § 36.415 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.415
§ 36.415. RULES; ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district by rule shall adopt procedural rules to implement this subchapter and may adopt notice and hearing procedures in addition to those provided by this subchapter.

(b) In adopting the rules, a district shall:

(1) define under what circumstances an application is considered contested;

(2) limit participation in a hearing on a contested application to persons who have a personal justiciable interest related to a legal right, duty, privilege, power, or economic interest that is within a district's regulatory authority and affected by a permit or permit amendment application, not including persons who have an interest common to members of the public; and

(3) establish the deadline for a person who may participate under Subdivision (2) to file in the manner required by the district a protest and request for a contested case hearing.