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Tex. Occupations Code § 110.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.059
§ 110.059. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to take office as a member of the council, a person appointed to the council must complete at least one course of a training program that complies with this section. If the person has not completed the training course at the time of the appointment, the person must complete the training program not later than six months after the date of appointment.

(b) The training program must provide information to a person regarding:

(1) the enabling legislation that created the council;

(2) the programs operated by the council;

(3) the role and functions of the council;

(4) the rules of the council, with an emphasis on the rules relating to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

(5) the current budget for the council;

(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the council;

(7) the requirements of Chapters 551, 552, and 2001, Government Code;

(8) the requirements of the conflict of interest laws and other laws relating to public officials; and

(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the council or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the council is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in attending the training program, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, as if the person were a member of the council.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.512 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.512
§ 2.512. PAYMENT BY BUYER BEFORE INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Where the contract requires payment before inspection non-conformity of the goods does not excuse the buyer from so making payment unless

(1) the non-conformity appears without inspection; or

(2) despite tender of the required documents circumstances would justify injunction against honor under this title (Section 5.109(b)).

(b) Payment pursuant to Subsection (a) does not constitute an acceptance of goods or impair the buyer's right to inspect or any of his remedies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.203
§ 1121.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election. The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of polling places;

(4) the amounts of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election must be given as provided by Chapter 1251, Government Code.

(d) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2655 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2655
§ 25.2655. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The seal is the same as that provided by law for a statutory probate court except that the seal must contain the name of the court as designated by statute.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.304
§ 1056.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election on the question of dissolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7212.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7212 / Section 7212.002
§ 7212.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special utility district in Caldwell, Hays, and Travis Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 402.001 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 402 / Section 402.001
§ 402.001. APPLICABILITY UPON EFFECTIVE DATE.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of this code, this code applies to:

(1) a domestic entity formed on or after the effective date of this code;

(2) a domestic entity that is a converted entity resulting from a conversion that takes effect on or after the effective date of this code;

(3) a foreign filing entity, or other foreign entity, that is not registered with the secretary of state to transact business in this state before the effective date of this code; and

(4) a foreign nonfiling entity, including a foreign limited liability partnership.

(b) The registration of a domestic limited liability partnership or foreign limited liability partnership under prior law and in effect on the effective date of this code continues to be governed by the prior law until expiration of the current term of registration, unless earlier withdrawn or revoked.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), after the effective date of this code, Sections 152.802 and 152.803, instead of prior law, govern a filing with the secretary of state made on behalf of a domestic limited liability partnership registered under prior law.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a domestic partnership that files an initial application for registration as a limited liability partnership after the effective date of this code is governed by Subchapter J, Chapter 152.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (b), on or after the effective date of this code, Subchapter K, Chapter 152, applies to the registration of a foreign limited liability partnership registered under prior law.
Tex. Penal Code § 25.11 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 25 / Section 25.11
§ 25.11. CONTINUOUS VIOLENCE AGAINST THE FAMILY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, during a period that is 12 months or less in duration, the person two or more times engages in conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 22.01(a)(1) against another person or persons whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code.

(b) If the jury is the trier of fact, members of the jury are not required to agree unanimously on the specific conduct in which the defendant engaged that constituted an offense under Section 22.01(a)(1) against the person or persons described by Subsection (a), the exact date when that conduct occurred, or the county in which each instance of the conduct occurred. The jury must agree unanimously that the defendant, during a period that is 12 months or less in duration, two or more times engaged in conduct that constituted an offense under Section 22.01(a)(1) against the person or persons described by Subsection (a).

(c) A defendant may not be convicted in the same criminal action of another offense the victim of which is an alleged victim of the offense under Subsection (a) and an element of which is any conduct that is alleged as an element of the offense under Subsection (a) unless the other offense:

(1) is charged in the alternative;

(2) occurred outside the period in which the offense alleged under Subsection (a) was committed; or

(3) is considered by the trier of fact to be a lesser included offense of the offense alleged under Subsection (a).

(d) A defendant may not be charged with more than one count under Subsection (a) if all of the specific conduct that is alleged to have been engaged in is alleged to have been committed against a single victim or members of the same household, as defined by Section 71.005, Family Code.

(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Insurance Code § 888.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 888 / Section 888.152
§ 888.152. ADOPTION OF RATE SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt a schedule of reasonable and adequate rates that a burial association may charge its members. The schedule of rates must be adopted in compliance with Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) The schedule must show the maximum and minimum rates that a burial association may charge per week, per month, per quarter, per six months, and per year, for the definite benefits at the definite ages. The commissioner must designate the ages in convenient groups.

(c) To ensure the adequacy and reasonableness of the rates, the commissioner may consider information gathered from an area of this state that is sufficiently large to include the varying conditions of the risks involved and during a period sufficiently long to ensure that the minimum and maximum rates authorized are:

(1) just and reasonable as they apply to members of the public who become insured under this chapter; and

(2) adequate and non-confiscatory as they apply to the burial associations.

(d) The commissioner may require:

(1) sworn statements from any burial association in this state showing its experience in rates collected and claims paid over a reasonable period; and

(2) any other information the commissioner considers necessary or useful in adopting the rate schedule.

(e) The department shall mail a copy of the adopted rate schedule to each burial association that holds a certificate of authority to engage in the business of insurance in this state.
Tex. Property Code § 62.106 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.106
§ 62.106. EXTINGUISHMENT OF LIEN UPON ESCROW.
Status: in_force

When the escrow account is established under this subchapter, the broker's lien against the commercial real estate is extinguished and becomes a lien on the proceeds in the escrow account.
Tex. Education Code § 74.253 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.253
§ 74.253. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered in other leading American dental schools, may award the degrees, and may make other rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the school, including the determination of the number of students that shall be admitted to any degree-granting program, as may be necessary for the conduct of a professional school of the first class.
Tex. Transportation Code § 458.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 458 / Section 458.012
§ 458.012. OPERATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION IN RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) From the effective date a rural transit district begins providing a public transportation service, another person or private corporation may not operate a local public passenger transportation service in the rural transit district, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) the operation of:

(A) a taxicab; or

(B) a bus owned or operated by a corporation or organization exclusively for a purpose of the corporation or organization and for the use of which a fee or fare is not charged;

(2) an intercity passenger rail service;

(3) an intercity bus carrier; or

(4) a rural public transportation provider operating under an agreement entered into under this chapter that provides local public passenger transportation service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.110
§ 1037.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction contract that involves the expenditure of more than $2,000 may be made only after advertising in the manner provided by Chapter 252 and Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8064.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8064 / Section 8064.0304
§ 8064.0304. 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. Finance Code § 371.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.206
§ 371.206. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

Information obtained during an examination or inspection authorized by this subchapter is confidential and privileged except for use by the commissioner or in a criminal investigation or prosecution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.024
§ 822.024. BALLOT PROPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Registration of and registration fee for dogs."
Tex. Human Resources Code § 244.010 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 244 / Section 244.010
§ 244.010. DEPARTMENT CASEWORKERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall assign a caseworker to a child committed to the department. A department caseworker shall:

(1) explore family issues and needs with the parent or guardian of a child committed to the department;

(2) as needed, provide the parent or guardian of a child committed to the department with information concerning programs and services provided by the department or another resource; and

(3) perform other duties required by the department.

(b) A department caseworker shall:

(1) at least once a month, attempt to contact the child's parent or guardian by phone, in person while the parent or guardian is visiting the facility, or, if necessary, by mail;

(2) if unsuccessful in contacting the child's parent or guardian under Subdivision (1), attempt at least one additional time each month to contact the child's parent or guardian; and

(3) document successful as well as unsuccessful attempts to contact the child's parent or guardian.

(c) To the extent practicable, a caseworker or another facility administrator shall attempt to communicate with a parent or guardian who does not speak English in the language of choice of the parent or guardian.
Tex. Election Code § 122.065 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.065
§ 122.065. REVIEW AND EXAMINATION OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall review additional information in support of an application and examine the modified system or equipment submitted.

(b) The secretary may approve the modified design by written order if the design satisfies the applicable requirements for approval.

(c) If the secretary does not approve the modified design, the secretary by written order shall require an examination of the modified system or equipment by independent examiners.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.354 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.354
§ 334.354. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the municipality may use revenue from the tax to:

(1) pay the costs of collecting the tax;

(2) operate one or more athletic events in the municipality; and

(3) pay costs associated with an athletic event in the municipality, including paying the costs of planning, acquiring, establishing, developing, advertising, promoting, conducting, sponsoring, or otherwise supporting the event.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.301
§ 504.301. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The department may impose an administrative penalty on a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907A / Section 7907A.0106
§ 7907A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 1(b) of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 1(b) 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. Natural Resources Code § 89.022 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 89 / Section 89.022
§ 89.022. PLUGGING OF INACTIVE WELLS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 89.023, on or before the date the operator is required to renew the operator's organization report required by Section 91.142, an operator of an inactive well must plug the well in accordance with statutes and commission rules in effect at the time of plugging.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person who assumes responsibility for the physical operation and control of an existing inactive well must satisfy the requirements of Sections 89.023(a)(1) and (3) not later than six months after the date the commission approves the initial form described by Section 89.002(a)(2) and filed with the commission under which the person assumes responsibility for the well.

(c) The commission may not renew or approve the organization report required by Section 91.142 for an operator that fails to comply with the requirements of this subchapter.

(d) Before the commission issues an order refusing to renew an operator's organization report under Subsection (c), an authorized commission employee or a person designated by the commission for that purpose must determine whether the operator has failed to comply with the requirements of this subchapter. If the authorized commission employee or designated person determines that the organization report does not qualify for renewal on that ground, the authorized commission employee or designated person must:

(1) notify the operator of the determination;

(2) provide the operator with a written statement of the reasons the organization report does not qualify for renewal; and

(3) notify the operator that the operator has 90 days to comply with the requirements of this subchapter.

(e) After the expiration of the period specified by Subsection (d)(3), the authorized commission employee or designated person shall determine whether the organization report qualifies for renewal and notify the operator of the determination. If the authorized commission employee or designated person determines that the organization report does not qualify for renewal because the operator has continued to fail to comply with the requirements of this subchapter, the operator, not later than the 30th day after the date of the determination, may request a hearing regarding the determination. The operator shall pay the costs associated with a hearing requested under this subsection.

(f) If the commission determines following the hearing that the operator has failed to comply with the requirements of this subchapter or the operator fails to file a timely request for a hearing, the commission by order shall refuse to renew the organization report. The organization report remains in effect until the commission's order becomes final.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.161
§ 1073.161. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next 12-month period following the date of the pledge that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.0002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.0002
§ 533.0002. COMMISSIONER'S POWERS AND DUTIES; EFFECT OF CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

To the extent a power or duty given to the commissioner by this title or another law conflicts with any of the following provisions of the Government Code, the Government Code provision controls:

(1) Subchapter A, Chapter 524;

(2) Section 524.0101;

(3) Sections 524.0151(a)(2) and (b);

(4) Section 524.0202; and

(5) Section 525.0254.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.354 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.354
§ 544.354. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter, including rules with regard to the definition of a water damage claim.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.024 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.024
§ 62.024. IMPORTATION OF GAME.
Status: in_force

No person may bring into this state any bird or animal protected by this code during the closed season for that bird or animal except as provided by this code.
Tex. Government Code § 466.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.304
§ 466.304. SALE OF TICKET AT UNAUTHORIZED LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person sells a ticket at a location other than the location of a sales agency.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.108
§ 4001.108. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO ENTITY CHARTERED BY FEDERAL FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The department may license an entity chartered by the federal Farm Credit Administration under the farm credit system established under 12 U.S.C. Section 2001 et seq., as amended, to solicit insurance in this state as provided by 12 U.S.C. Section 2218, as amended. The department shall issue the license in the manner provided by this subchapter for the licensing of a corporation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.005
§ 522.005. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt rules necessary to carry out this chapter and the federal act and to maintain compliance with 49 C.F.R. Parts 383 and 384.
Tex. Government Code § 466.252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.252
§ 466.252. PURCHASE OF TICKET AGREEMENT TO ABIDE BY RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) By purchasing a ticket in a particular lottery game, a player agrees to abide by and be bound by the commission's rules, including the rules applicable to the particular lottery game involved. The player also acknowledges that the determination of whether the player is a valid winner is subject to:

(1) the commission's rules and claims procedures, including those developed for the particular lottery game involved; and

(2) any validation tests established by the commission for the particular lottery game involved.

(b) If the lottery uses tickets, an abbreviated form of the rules or a reference to the rules may appear on the tickets.

(c) The commission by rule shall require that a ticket that contains a number of words, as determined by commission rule, in a language other than English must include disclosures in that language.