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Tex. Occupations Code § 504.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.305
§ 504.305. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person requests a hearing in a timely manner, the department shall set a hearing and give written notice of the hearing to the person.

(b) The department may employ a hearings examiner for this purpose.

(c) The hearings examiner shall:

(1) make findings of fact and conclusions of law; and

(2) promptly issue to the department a proposal for decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of any proposed administrative penalty.
Tex. Property Code § 221.102 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.102
§ 221.102. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to a timeshare interest if the timeshare interest has been acquired only for the purchaser's personal, family, or household use and:

(1) the timeshare interest is owned by a resident of this state;

(2) the timeshare property is located in this state; or

(3) the timeshare interest acquired is in a multisite timeshare plan required to be registered under Subchapter C.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), this subchapter applies to a person who:

(1) is acting in the ordinary course of business; and

(2) directly or indirectly, regardless of whether acting in person, by mail, by telephone, or by any mode of Internet or electronic communication, offers or advertises an offer to engage in, for consideration, the following activities:

(A) obtaining or attempting to obtain on behalf of a timeshare interest owner a termination of contractual obligations relating to a timeshare interest;

(B) selling, renting, listing, or advertising a timeshare interest on behalf of a timeshare interest owner;

(C) purchasing a timeshare interest from a timeshare interest owner; or

(D) assisting in the transfer of an owner's timeshare interest.

(c) This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a license holder under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code, acting as a broker, agent, or salesperson under that person's license in connection with the transfer or termination of a timeshare interest;

(2) a developer, association, or managing entity for a timeshare interest to be transferred or terminated or a third party acting at the specific request of the developer, association, or managing entity; or

(3) an attorney, title agent, title company, or escrow company that:

(A) provides only closing, settlement, or other comparable transaction services in connection with the transfer or termination of a timeshare interest; and

(B) does not otherwise engage in activities described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Tax Code § 23.53 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.53
§ 23.53. CAPITALIZATION RATE.
Status: in_force

The capitalization rate to be used in determining the appraised value of qualified open-space land as provided by this subchapter is 10 percent or the interest rate specified by the Farm Credit Bank of Texas or its successor on December 31 of the preceding year plus 2-1/2 percentage points, whichever percentage is greater.
Tex. Utilities Code § 32.051 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 32 / Section 32.051
§ 32.051. EXEMPTION OF RIVER AUTHORITY FROM WHOLESALE RATE REGULATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the commission may not directly or indirectly regulate revenue requirements, rates, fuel costs, fuel charges, or fuel acquisitions that are related to the generation and sale of electricity at wholesale, and not to ultimate consumers, by a river authority operating a steam generating plant on or before January 1, 1999.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.602 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.602
§ 351.602. INJUNCTION; DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sue in the board's own name to enjoin a violation of this chapter. This remedy is in addition to any other action authorized by law.

(b) A person injured by another person who violates Section 351.251, 351.409, or 351.607 may institute an action in district court in Travis County or in the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred for injunctive relief or damages plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

(c) A person may institute an action in a district court in the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred for injunctive relief or damages plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees if the person is injured by another person who violates:

(1) Section 351.403; or

(2) Section 351.408.
Tex. Government Code § 1478.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1478 / Section 1478.002
§ 1478.002. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ROAD BONDS.
Status: in_force

A county may issue and secure bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 284, Transportation Code, to construct, improve, and operate roads on an island described by Section 1478.001(2).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.055 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.055
§ 134.055. ANNUAL FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the application fees required by Section 134.054, each permit holder shall pay to the commission the following annual fees:

(1) a fee for each acre of land in the permit area on which the permit holder actually conducted operations for removing coal during the year;

(2) a fee for each acre of land in the bonded permit area on December 31 of the year; and

(3) a fee for the permit if the permit was in effect on December 31 of the year.

(b) A fee under Subsection (a) is due not later than March 15 of the year following the year for which the fee was imposed.

(c) The commission shall determine the amount of each fee under Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 299.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 299 / Section 299.102
§ 299.102. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board requires a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter, the board shall designate one or more banks as a depository for the district's local provider participation fund.

(b) All funds collected under this chapter shall be secured in the manner provided for securing other district funds.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 89.022 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 89 / Section 89.022
§ 89.022. REQUIRED PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

The state artificial reef plan must include:

(1) operational guidelines for the plan, including specific participant roles, and projected funding requirements for the plan;

(2) geographic, hydrographic, geological, biological, ecological, social, economic, and other criteria for permitting and siting artificial reefs;

(3) design, materials, and other criteria for establishing, constructing, and maintaining artificial reefs;

(4) mechanisms and methodologies for monitoring artificial reefs in compliance with the requirements of permits issued under the National Fishing Enhancement Act;

(5) mechanisms and methodologies for managing the use of artificial reefs;

(6) a map that depicts priority areas for artificial reef development consistent with this chapter and the National Fishing Enhancement Act; and

(7) provisions for managing the artificial reef account in a manner that will assure successful implementation of the plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907 / Section 7907.103
§ 7907.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Water Code § 27.072 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.072
§ 27.072. POWER TO EXAMINE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Members of the commission and the railroad commission and employees of the commission and railroad commission may examine and copy those records or memoranda of a business they are investigating as provided by Section 27.071 that relate to the operation of an injection well, monitoring well, disposal well, production well, or geologic storage facility, or any other records required to be maintained by law.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 221.056 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.056
§ 221.056. RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract with a local mental health authority and local intellectual and developmental disability authority for the establishment of a residential treatment facility for juveniles with mental illness or emotional injury who, as a condition of juvenile probation, are ordered by a court to reside at the facility and receive education services at the facility. The department may work in cooperation with the local mental health authority and local intellectual and developmental disability authority to provide mental health residential treatment services for juveniles residing at a facility established under this section.

(b) A residential treatment facility established under this section must provide juveniles receiving treatment at the facility:

(1) a short-term program of mental health stabilization that does not exceed 150 days in duration; and

(2) all educational opportunities and services, including special education instruction and related services, that a school district is required under state or federal law to provide for students residing in the district through a charter school operated in accordance with and subject to Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.

(c) If a residential treatment facility established under this section is unable to provide adequate and sufficient educational opportunities and services to juveniles residing at the facility, the facility may not continue to operate beyond the end of the school year in which the opportunities or services provided by the facility are determined to be inadequate or insufficient.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to the number of charters allowed under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, the commissioner of education shall grant a charter on the application of a residential treatment facility established under this section for a school chartered for the purposes of this section.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.022 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.022
§ 21.022. BONDS NOT TAXABLE.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter, income from the bonds, and profit made on their sale are free from taxation within this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0104
§ 3981.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(b) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;

(3) promoting the affordability of housing; and

(4) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.083 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.083
§ 52.083. CONDITIONS OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

Oil and gas shall only be leased together and separately from other minerals.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.063 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.063
§ 40.063. EXCEPTIONS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
Status: in_force

Section 2001.038 and Subchapters C through H, Chapter 2001, Government Code, do not apply to the granting, payment, denial, or withdrawal of financial or medical assistance or benefits under a service program of the department.
Tex. Education Code § 52.31 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.31
§ 52.31. PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "participating higher educational institution" means a public or private nonprofit institution of higher education, including a junior college, accredited by a recognized accrediting agency as defined by Section 61.003, or a regional education service center or other entity that offers an alternative educator certification program approved by the State Board for Educator Certification, that:

(1) is located in this state; and

(2) complies with the provisions of this chapter and the rules of the board promulgated in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 215.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 215 / Section 215.002
§ 215.002. SHARED WORK UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, under a voluntary shared work unemployment compensation program designed to reduce unemployment and stabilize the work force, shall allow participating employees shared work benefits.

(b) The commission may adopt rules and establish procedures necessary to administer the shared work program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026A / Section 8026A.0202
§ 8026A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) LaKeta Morris;

(2) Brian Alexander;

(3) Jennifer Ramirez;

(4) Kyle Jones; and

(5) John Northington Jr.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8026A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8026A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8026A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8183.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8183 / Section 8183.253
§ 8183.253. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after their date of issuance.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 49.011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 49 / Section 49.011
§ 49.011. TRANSFER OR SALE OF RAPTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as permitted in Subsections (b) and (c), no person may buy, sell, barter, or exchange, or offer to buy, sell, barter, or exchange, a raptor in this state.

(b) The holder of a falconer's permit may transfer a raptor to another holder of a falconer's permit or receive a raptor from another holder of a falconer's permit.

(c) A holder of a falconer's permit who qualifies as prescribed by commission rule may purchase raptors from any legal source and may sell captive-bred raptors to any person permitted to purchase captive-bred raptors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 223.030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 223 / Section 223.030
§ 223.030. TEMPORARY OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the issuance of definitive bonds, the issuer may issue interim receipts or temporary bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds when those bonds are executed and are available for delivery.

(b) The term of an interim receipt or temporary bond may not be more than two years.

(c) The issuer shall submit the interim receipts or temporary bonds to the attorney general in accordance with Section 223.031.
Tex. Government Code § 656.044 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.044
§ 656.044. PUBLIC FUNDS FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

A state agency may use public funds to provide training and education for its administrators and employees. The training or education must be related to the duties or prospective duties of the administrator or employee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0307
§ 3986.0307. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 315.062 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 315 / Section 315.062
§ 315.062. METHOD OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An assessment against abutting property or an owner of abutting property shall be made according to the frontage of that property on a street to be improved in proportion to the total frontage on all streets to be improved.

(b) The costs shall be apportioned according to the frontage or front foot rule but may not exceed the special benefit to the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8015.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8015 / Section 8015.002
§ 8015.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.503 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.503
§ 884.503. DIRECT REINSURANCE OF ACCIDENT OR HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In the direct reinsurance of a stipulated premium accident or health insurance policy under Section 884.502, the company assuming the policy under the agreement must assume the exact obligations of the policy.

(b) If a policy is non-cancellable or guaranteed renewable, the assuming company may include in the assumption certificate a premium redetermination clause instead of the clause required by Section 884.352.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.053
§ 3900.053. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If there are fewer than three directors, the governing body of the city shall appoint the necessary number of directors to fill all board vacancies.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.302 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.302
§ 36.302. PROOF OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A proof of claim must be in writing, be signed by the claimant, and include:

(1) a statement of the claim;

(2) a description of the consideration for the claim;

(3) a statement of whether collateral is held or a security interest is asserted against the claim and, if so, a description of the collateral or security interest;

(4) a statement of any right of priority of payment for the claim or other specific right asserted by the claimant;

(5) a statement of whether a payment has been made on the claim and, if so, the amount and source of the payment, to the extent known by the claimant;

(6) a statement that the amount claimed is justly owed by the bank in liquidation to the claimant; and

(7) any other matter that is required by the court.

(b) The receiver may designate the form of the proof of claim. A proof of claim must be filed under oath unless the oath is waived by the receiver. A proof of claim filed with the receiver is considered filed in an official proceeding for purposes of Chapter 37, Penal Code.

(c) If a claim is founded on a written instrument, the original instrument, unless lost or destroyed, must be filed with the proof of claim. After the instrument is filed, the receiver may permit the claimant to substitute a copy of the instrument until the final disposition of the claim. If the instrument is lost or destroyed, a statement of that fact and of the circumstances of the loss or destruction must be filed under oath with the claim.
Tex. Government Code § 91.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 91 / Section 91.002
§ 91.002. LIBRARY OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The library shall maintain a legal reference facility that includes the statutes and case reports from the several states and legal periodicals and journals.

(b) The facility may be used by the members and staff of the supreme court, court of criminal appeals, the office of the attorney general, and other state entities and by citizens of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8460.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8460 / Section 8460.051
§ 8460.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.104
§ 3898.104. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.