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Tex. Election Code § 15.021 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 15 / Section 15.021
§ 15.021. NOTICE OF CHANGE IN REGISTRATION INFORMATION BY VOTER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a voter discovers incorrect information on the voter's registration certificate or if any of the information becomes incorrect because of a change in circumstances, the voter shall promptly submit to the registrar a written, signed notice of the incorrect information and the corresponding correction.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the voter shall use the registration certificate or a registration application form as the notice, indicating the correct information in the appropriate space on the certificate or application form unless the voter does not have possession of the certificate or an application form at the time of giving the notice.

(c) The registrar shall retain the notice on file with the voter's registration application. If the correction is a change of the voter's name, the registrar shall file the application under the new name.

(d) A voter may correct information under this section by digital transmission of the information under a program administered by the secretary of state and the Department of Information Resources.

(d-1) If the notice indicates that a voter no longer resides in the county in which the voter is registered, the registrar shall forward the notice and the voter's application for registration to the registrar of the county in which the voter resides. The registrars shall coordinate to ensure that the voter's existing registration is canceled immediately after the voter is registered in the county in which the voter resides in accordance with Subsection (d-2).

(d-2) A registrar who receives a voter's notice and application from another registrar under Subsection (d-1) shall treat it as an original application for registration under Section 13.002, and shall register the voter if the voter resides in the county and is otherwise eligible under Section 13.001.

(e) The secretary of state shall adopt rules to:

(1) approve technologies for submitting changes of registration information by digital transmission under this section; and

(2) prescribe additional procedures as necessary to implement a system for the digital transmission of changes in registration information.
Tex. Government Code § 1507.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.003
§ 1507.003. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 1.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 1 / Section 1.002
§ 1.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.
Status: in_force

The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.149 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.149
§ 2306.149. APPROVED MORTGAGE LENDERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall have the specific duty and power to compile a list of approved mortgage lenders.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 51.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 51 / Section 51.001
§ 51.001. APPEAL FROM JUSTICE COURT TO COUNTY OR DISTRICT COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) In a case tried in justice court in which the judgment or amount in controversy exceeds $250, exclusive of costs, or in which the appeal is expressly provided by law, a party to a final judgment may appeal to the county court.

(b) In a county in which the civil jurisdiction of the county court has been transferred to the district court, a party to a final judgment in a case covered by this section may appeal to the district court.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.253
§ 504.253. COMPLAINT AND INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may file a complaint with the department alleging a violation of this chapter. The complaint must be in writing and under oath.

(b) The department shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person or entity that is the subject of the complaint the department's policies and procedures pertaining to complaint investigation and resolution.
Tex. Election Code § 141.038 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 141 / Section 141.038
§ 141.038. REFUND OF FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A filing fee paid in connection with a candidate's application for a place on the ballot shall be refunded to the candidate or to the candidate's estate, as appropriate, if before the date of the election for which the application is made:

(1) the candidate dies;

(2) the candidate is declared ineligible; or

(3) the candidate's application for a place on the ballot is determined not to comply with the requirements as to form, content, and procedure that it must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot.

(b) A claim for a refund of a filing fee must be presented to the authority with whom the candidate's application for a place on the ballot is filed.

(c) A filing fee may not be refunded except as provided by this section.

(d) The refunding of filing fees for home-rule city offices may be regulated by the city charter, and those regulations supersede this section to the extent of any conflict.
Tex. Government Code § 24.306 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.306
§ 24.306. JUVENILE BOARDS.
Status: in_force

The district judge of any district listed in this subchapter is a member of the juvenile board in each county within his district in which a juvenile board exists.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0302
§ 525.0302. CONSOLIDATION OF REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may consolidate any annual or biennial reports required to be made under this chapter or another law if:

(1) the consolidated report is submitted not later than the earliest deadline for the submission of any component of the report; and

(2) each person required to receive a component of the consolidated report receives the report, and the report identifies the component the person was required to receive.
Tex. Government Code § 2156.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2156 / Section 2156.204
§ 2156.204. SOLICITATION, EVALUATION, AND AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller or a state agency shall solicit, evaluate, and award a multiple award contract in accordance with:

(1) Subchapter A;

(2) Subchapter C; or

(3) the request for offers method prescribed by comptroller rules adopted under Section 2157.006.

(b) Each contractor must provide, or be capable of providing, the best value to the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3815.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3815 / Section 3815.159
§ 3815.159. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the elections required under Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district must hold an election in the manner provided by that subchapter to obtain voter approval before the district may:

(1) impose a maintenance tax; or

(2) issue a bond payable from ad valorem taxes or assessments.

(b) The board may submit multiple purposes in a single proposition at an election.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.616 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.616
§ 393.616. REINSTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED LICENSE; ISSUANCE OF NEW LICENSE AFTER REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may reinstate a suspended license or issue a new license on application to a person whose license has been revoked if at the time of the reinstatement or issuance no fact or condition exists that clearly would have justified the commissioner's denial of an original application for the license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.157
§ 1073.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office.
Tex. Government Code § 501.146 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.146
§ 501.146. MANAGED HEALTH CARE PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall develop and approve a managed health care plan for all persons confined by the department that:

(1) specifies the types and general level of care to be provided to persons confined by the department; and

(2) ensures continued access to needed care in the correctional health care system.

(b) To implement the managed health care plan, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, for employees who are entitled to retain salary and benefits applicable to employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 9.01, Chapter 238, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, may administer, offer, and report through their payroll systems participation by those employees in the Texas employees group benefits program and the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

(c) The committee shall provide expertise to the department, and may appoint subcommittees to assist the department, in developing policies and procedures for implementation of the managed health care plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8477.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8477 / Section 8477.003
§ 8477.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code, and this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.606 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.606
§ 12.606. REVIEW OF REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR RENEW PERMIT.
Status: in_force

In conducting a review of a decision by the department to refuse to issue or renew a permit, the department shall consider:

(1) any applicable factors listed under Section 12.604;

(2) the applicant's efforts toward rehabilitation;

(3) whether there is a substantial likelihood that the applicant would repeat the conduct on which the refusal is based;

(4) whether the conduct on which the refusal is based involved a threat to public safety; and

(5) other mitigating factors.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 91.055 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 91 / Section 91.055
§ 91.055. MANDATORY CHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A rental company that includes a mandatory charge in a rental agreement shall prominently display and fully disclose the charge:

(1) separately on the face of the agreement; and

(2) in all of the rental company's price advertising, price quotes, price offers, and price displays, including displays in computerized reservation systems.

(b) A rental company may not impose or require the purchase of a damage waiver as a mandatory charge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969 / Section 7969.001
§ 7969.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 224.
Tex. Utilities Code § 16.041 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 16 / Section 16.041
§ 16.041. APPLICATION OF STATE FUNDS REFORM ACT.
Status: in_force

Money paid to the commission or to the office under this title is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.060 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.060
§ 33.060. LOCATING AND MARKING BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

The board may locate and have marked on the ground the boundaries separating coastal public land from other land.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1682.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1682 / Section 1682.003
§ 1682.003. WAITING PERIOD FOR PREEXISTING CONDITION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a nonprofit agricultural organization that offers nonprofit agricultural organization health benefits may not require a waiting period of more than six months for treatment of a preexisting condition otherwise included in nonprofit agricultural organization health benefits.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.204 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.204
§ 363.204. ADOPTION OF BUDGET BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 100th day before the date each fiscal year begins, the board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any resident of the district is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) Not later than the 80th day before the date each fiscal year begins, the board shall adopt a budget. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that in its judgment the interests of the taxpayers demand.

(e) Not later than the 10th day after the date the budget is adopted, the board shall submit the budget to the governing body of the political subdivision that created the district.

(f) The board by rule may adopt procedures for adopting a budget different from the procedures outlined in this subchapter, but the board must hold public hearings relating to the budget.
Tex. Water Code § 16.092 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.092
§ 16.092. LOCAL SPONSORS FOR PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) When a project is proposed for planning or development by the board, the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army, or the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the Interior, any political subdivision may apply to the executive director for designation as the cooperating local sponsor of the project.

(b) In the application the applicant shall:

(1) describe the purposes of the project;

(2) state the reasons for the application, the contemplated use of water the applicant might derive from the project if a permit for the use is subsequently granted by the commission; and

(3) cite the contributions the applicant is prepared to make to the planning or development of the project.

(c) No application for designation as a local sponsor shall cover more than one proposed project.

(d) The commission shall prescribe the form to be used in applications for designation as cooperating local sponsor. Before accepting the application, the commission may require that the applicant complete the prescribed form.

(e) Before making any designation of local sponsorship, the commission shall set the application for hearing and give public notice of the hearing. Any interested party may appear and be heard for or against the designation of the applicant as project sponsor.

(f) More than one cooperating local sponsor may be designated for each project, but each applicant must comply with the provisions of this section.

(g) After a public hearing, the commission, by written order, shall grant or reject the application and shall state its reasons. The commission may set a reasonable time period for any sponsorship designation.

(h) In granting any future permit for use of water stored in a project for which it has designated a local sponsor, the commission shall fully recognize that sponsor's contributions to the planning and development of the project.

(i) To the extent that no local cooperator is prepared to undertake local sponsorship of a federal project in whole or part or to the extent that the board has an interest in the project, the board may be designated as sponsor of the project or as an additional cooperating sponsor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8338.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8338 / Section 8338.101
§ 8338.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 8338.053.

(b) 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.

(c) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 606.030 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 606 / Section 606.030
§ 606.030. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FUND.
Status: repealed

(a) The social security administration fund is outside the treasury. The comptroller is the custodian of the fund and shall administer the fund separately from other funds as directed by the retirement system. Credits of money in the fund are not state funds or subject to legislative appropriation.

(b) The retirement system shall deposit in the fund all money collected for administrative expenses under Section 606.028.

(c) The comptroller shall issue warrants for disbursements from the fund under sworn vouchers executed by the executive director of the retirement system or a person designated by the director.

(d) The fund may be used to pay:

(1) interest assessed as a penalty by the United States secretary of the treasury because of delinquent payment of contributions under this subchapter; or

(2) any expense necessary for the retirement system to administer this subchapter.

(e) A salary or expenditure paid from the fund shall be consistent with a comparable item in and the general provisions of the General Appropriations Act.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 618, Sec. 26(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1661.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1661 / Section 1661.005
§ 1661.005. REFUND OF OVERPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A physician, hospital, or other health care provider that receives an overpayment from an enrollee must refund the amount of the overpayment to the enrollee not later than the 30th day after the date the physician, hospital, or health care provider determines that an overpayment has been made. This section does not apply to an overpayment subject to Section 843.350 or 1301.132.
Tex. Family Code § 58.106 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.106
§ 58.106. DISSEMINATION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, information contained in the juvenile justice information system is confidential information for the use of the department and may not be disseminated by the department except:

(1) with the permission of the juvenile offender, to military personnel of this state or the United States;

(2) to a criminal justice agency as defined by Section 411.082, Government Code;

(3) to a noncriminal justice agency authorized by federal statute or federal executive order to receive juvenile justice record information;

(4) to a juvenile justice agency;

(5) to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

(6) to the office of independent ombudsman of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;

(7) to a district, county, justice, or municipal court exercising jurisdiction over a juvenile; and

(8) to the Department of Family and Protective Services or the Health and Human Services Commission as provided by Section 411.114, Government Code.

(a-1) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 746 (S.B. 1304), Sec. 21(7), eff. September 1, 2017.

(a-2) Information disseminated under Subsection (a) remains confidential after dissemination and may be disclosed by the recipient only as provided by this title.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a document maintained by a juvenile justice or law enforcement agency that is the source of information collected by the department.

(c) The department may, if necessary to protect the welfare of the community, disseminate to the public the following information relating to a juvenile who has escaped from the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or from another secure detention or correctional facility:

(1) the juvenile's name, including other names by which the juvenile is known;

(2) the juvenile's physical description, including sex, weight, height, race, ethnicity, eye color, hair color, scars, marks, and tattoos;

(3) a photograph of the juvenile; and

(4) a description of the conduct for which the juvenile was committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or detained in the secure detention or correctional facility, including the level and degree of the alleged offense.

(d) The department may, if necessary to protect the welfare of the community, disseminate to the public the information listed under Subsection (c) relating to a juvenile offender when notified by a law enforcement agency of this state that the law enforcement agency has been issued a directive to apprehend the offender or an arrest warrant for the offender or that the law enforcement agency is otherwise authorized to arrest the offender and that the offender is suspected of having:

(1) committed a felony offense under the following provisions of the Penal Code:

(A) Title 5;

(B) Section 29.02; or

(C) Section 29.03; and

(2) fled from arrest or apprehension for commission of the offense.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.32 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.32
§ 44.32. BAIL AFTER REVERSAL.
Status: repealed

By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0203
§ 8511.0203. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor may remove a director from office for:

(1) inefficiency;

(2) neglect of duty;

(3) misconduct in office; or

(4) absence from three consecutive regular board meetings.

(b) Before a director is removed from office, the board shall conduct a hearing on the charges against the director, and the director is entitled to appear at the hearing and present evidence to show why the director should not be removed from office.

(c) At least 30 days before the date of the hearing, the director shall be given notice of:

(1) the charges against the director; and

(2) the time and place for the hearing.

(d) An affirmative vote of not fewer than 11 of the directors is required to approve a removal recommendation.

(e) A removal recommendation shall be forwarded to the governor for the governor's consideration and action in accordance with this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.152
§ 1102.152. OFFERING OF EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall offer each license examination at least once every two months in Austin.
Tex. Property Code § 5.207 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.207
§ 5.207. INJUNCTIVE OR DECLARATORY RELIEF; PROVIDING PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may institute an action for injunctive or declaratory relief to restrain a violation of this subchapter.

(b) In addition to instituting an action for injunctive or declaratory relief under Subsection (a), the attorney general may institute an action for civil penalties against a payee for a violation of this chapter. Except as provided by Subsection (c), a civil penalty assessed under this section may not exceed an amount equal to two times the amount of the private transfer fee charged or collected by the payee in violation of this subchapter.

(c) If the court in which an action under Subsection (b) is pending finds that a payee violated this subchapter with a frequency that constitutes a pattern or practice, the court may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $250,000.

(d) The comptroller shall deposit to the credit of the general revenue fund all money collected under this section.