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Tex. Agriculture Code § 62.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 62 / Section 62.011
§ 62.011. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

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

(1) sells or offers for sale in this state seed or plants with labeling or packaging accompanying the seed or plants using the terms "from officially inspected fields," "state inspected," "approved seed," "approved plants," "approved sods," "approved trees," "inspected fields," "foundation seed," "certified plants," or terms having the same meaning, unless the seed or plants have been certified as Foundation, Registered, or Certified seed or plants;

(2) represents himself or herself to be a registered plant breeder or licensed producer of Foundation, Registered, or Certified seed or plants unless he or she has been registered or licensed under this chapter;

(3) sells or offers for sale in this state Foundation, Registered, or Certified seed or plants that are not in compliance with this chapter or with the rules adopted under this chapter;

(4) sells or offers for sale seed or plants represented to be certified in explicit oral or written statements or by misleading oral or written statements if the seed or plants have not been certified or have not been certified as being of the class of which they are represented;

(5) violates Section 62.007(c) of this code; or

(6) violates Section 62.009(c), (d), or (e) of this code.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(5), or (a)(6) of this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4) of this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Property Code § 113.031 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.031
§ 113.031. DIGITAL ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "digital asset" has the meaning assigned by Section 2001.002, Estates Code.

(b) A trustee may access digital assets as provided by Chapter 2001, Estates Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.251
§ 3833.251. BOARD VOTE REQUIRED TO IMPOSE TAXES OR ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose a tax or issue bonds unless four directors vote in favor of the tax or the issuance of bonds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.6545 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.6545
§ 504.6545. BOY SCOUT LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Boy Scouts of America." The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the Boy Scouts of America.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the Boy Scout account in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be used only by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in making grants to benefit educational projects sponsored by Boy Scout councils in this state.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.702 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.702
§ 2.702. SELLER'S REMEDIES ON DISCOVERY OF BUYER'S INSOLVENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Where the seller discovers the buyer to be insolvent he may refuse delivery except for cash including payment for all goods theretofore delivered under the contract, and stop delivery under this chapter (Section 2.705).

(b) Where the seller discovers that the buyer has received goods on credit while insolvent he may reclaim the goods upon demand made within ten days after the receipt, but if misrepresentation of solvency has been made to the particular seller in writing within three months before delivery the ten day limitation does not apply. Except as provided in this subsection the seller may not base a right to reclaim goods on the buyer's fraudulent or innocent misrepresentation of solvency or of intent to pay.

(c) The seller's right to reclaim under Subsection (b) is subject to the rights of a buyer in ordinary course or other good faith purchaser or lien creditor under this chapter (Section 2.403). Successful reclamation of goods excludes all other remedies with respect to them.
Tex. Government Code § 403.037 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.037
§ 403.037. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN SETTLEMENT MONEY AT DIRECTION OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may certify to the comptroller and the Legislative Budget Board that money awarded to the state in settlement of a claim is money to be credited to the account for a particular appropriation under Section 403.036 if it is not clear under applicable law to which account the money should be credited.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the comptroller shall act in accordance with the certification received under Subsection (a):

(1) on the 31st day after the date the comptroller receives it; or

(2) on the day following the date the comptroller receives the written prior approval of the Legislative Budget Board to act in accordance with the certification.

(c) If, before the 31st day after the date the comptroller receives the certification under Subsection (a), the comptroller receives from the Legislative Budget Board a certification that the money is to be credited to a different account for a particular appropriation under Section 403.036 or that the money should not be credited to any account for a particular appropriation under Section 403.036, the comptroller shall act in accordance with the board's certification as soon as is practicable.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 59.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 59 / Section 59.003
§ 59.003. WAIVER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be waived. A purported waiver of this chapter in violation of this section is void.
Tex. Transportation Code § 552A.0007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 552A / Section 552A.0007
§ 552A.0007. PERSONAL DELIVERY DEVICE EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A personal delivery device operated under this subchapter must:

(1) be equipped with a marker that clearly states the name and contact information of the owner and a unique identification number; and

(2) be equipped with a braking system that enables the device to come to a controlled stop.

(b) A personal delivery device operated under this subchapter at nighttime must be equipped with lights on the front and rear of the device that are visible and recognizable under normal atmospheric conditions on all sides of the device from 1 to 500 feet from the device when the light is directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.210 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.210
§ 232.210. CERTIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH PLAT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the approval of a plat by the commissioners court, the commissioners court shall issue to the person applying for the approval a certificate stating that the plat has been reviewed and approved by the commissioners court.

(b) On the commissioners court's own motion or on the written request of a subdivider, an owner or resident of a lot in a subdivision, or an entity that provides a utility service, the commissioners court shall make the following determinations regarding the land in which the entity or commissioners court is interested that is located within the jurisdiction of the county:

(1) whether a plat has been prepared and whether it has been reviewed and approved by the commissioners court;

(2) whether water service facilities have been constructed or installed to service the lot or subdivision under Section 232.203 and are fully operable;

(3) whether sewer service facilities have been constructed or installed to service the lot or subdivision under Section 232.203 and are fully operable, or if septic systems are used, whether the lot is served by a permitted on-site sewage facility or lots in the subdivision can be adequately and legally served by septic systems under Section 232.203; and

(4) whether electrical and gas facilities, if available, have been constructed or installed to service the lot or subdivision under Section 232.203.

(c) The request made under Subsection (b) must identify the land that is the subject of the request.

(d) Whenever a request is made under Subsection (b), the commissioners court shall issue the requesting party a written certification of its determinations under that subsection.

(e) The commissioners court shall make its determinations within 20 days after the date it receives the request under Subsection (b) and shall issue the certificate, if appropriate, within 10 days after the date the determinations are made.

(f) The commissioners court may adopt rules it considers necessary to administer its duties under this section.

(g) The commissioners court may impose a fee for a certificate issued under this section for a subdivision which is located in the county and not within the limits of a municipality. The amount of the fee may be the greater of $30 or the amount of the fee imposed by the municipality for a subdivision that is located entirely in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality for a certificate issued under Section 212.0115. A person who obtains a certificate under this section is not required to obtain a certificate under Section 212.0115.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991 / Section 7991.005
§ 7991.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, or improvement of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 434.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.024
§ 434.024. VETERANS COMMUNITY OUTREACH CAMPAIGN.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Veterans Commission shall conduct a community outreach campaign to provide information relating to and increase awareness of benefits and services available to veterans, including:

(1) claims assistance services;

(2) technology services, including the veterans website under Section 434.102;

(3) health, financial, rehabilitation, and housing services;

(4) employment and reemployment services;

(5) legal services, including the veterans treatment court program under Chapter 124;

(6) state and federal education benefits;

(7) grants available to veterans;

(8) entrepreneurial services under Section 434.022; and

(9) mental health services.

(b) The community outreach campaign must include outreach efforts at:

(1) community centers;

(2) places of worship; and

(3) any other place in a community where veterans routinely gather, as determined by the commission.

(c) The commission shall collaborate with, and may contract with, community-based, nonprofit, or private organizations to implement the community outreach campaign under this section.

(d) The commission may solicit and accept gifts and grants to fund the community outreach campaign under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0510 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0510
§ 8510.0510. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of authority bonds for the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction and a reserve interest and sinking fund. The resolution authorizing the bonds may provide for setting aside and using the proceeds as provided by this subsection.

(b) The authority may use proceeds from the sale of the bonds to pay any expense necessarily incurred in accomplishing the authority's purposes.
Tex. Education Code § 10.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 10 / Section 10.004
§ 10.004. COOPERATING ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The lead agency and each cooperating entity shall enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding the sharing of data for purposes of the system. The memorandum of understanding must specify the data to be shared consistent with Sections 10.002(b)(1) and (c) and the frequency and manner of that data sharing.

(b) Each cooperating entity shall participate in the system and share data for purposes of the system as required by the memorandum of understanding.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.003
§ 111.003. ANNUAL BUDGET REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than August 15, the county judge, assisted by the county auditor or county clerk, shall prepare a budget to cover all proposed expenditures of the county government for the succeeding fiscal year.

(b) A proposed budget that will require raising more revenue from property taxes than in the previous year must contain a cover page with the following statement in 18-point or larger type: "This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year's budget by (insert total dollar amount of increase and percentage increase), and of that amount (insert amount computed by multiplying the proposed tax rate by the value of new property added to the roll) is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.0603 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.0603
§ 534.0603. ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL AUDIT ACTIVITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall develop protocols for an agency or department of the state to conduct additional financial audit activities of a local mental health authority.

(b) An agency or department of the state may not conduct additional financial audit activities relating to a local mental health authority without the approval of the executive commissioner.

(c) This section, and a protocol developed under this section, do not apply to an audit conducted under Chapter 321, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 552.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.201
§ 552.201. IDENTITY OF OFFICER FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief administrative officer of a governmental body is the officer for public information, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) Each elected county officer is the officer for public information and the custodian, as defined by Section 201.003, Local Government Code, of the information created or received by that county officer's office.
Tex. Government Code § 79.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 79 / Section 79.032
§ 79.032. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, GRANTS, AND OTHER FUNDS; STATE GRANTS TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and other funds from any public or private source to pay expenses incurred in performing its duties under this chapter.

(b) The State Grants Team of the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning, and Policy may assist the commission in identifying grants and other resources available for use by the commission in performing its duties under this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.075 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.075
§ 76.075. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to obtain a dealer's license by Section 76.071 shall record each distribution of a restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticide or regulated herbicide and shall maintain a copy of the record for at least two years after the date of the distribution.

(b) The department shall adopt rules that prescribe the information to be stated in the records required by this section.

(c) The department may require that a copy of the records required by this section be submitted periodically to the department.

(d) The department may revoke a dealer's license if the licensee fails to submit a copy of a record as required under Subsection (c) or makes false or fraudulent records, invoices, or reports.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.255 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.255
§ 173.255. PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL INSURED PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

A district may purchase an additional insured provision to any liability insurance contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.203
§ 1114.203. 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 district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the amount of the bonds to be authorized;

(4) the maximum interest rate of the bonds; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 854.410 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.410
§ 854.410. OPTIONAL OCCUPATIONAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Status: repealed

(a) Instead of the standard occupational disability retirement annuity payable under Section 854.408, a member retiring for disability may elect to receive an optional occupational disability retirement annuity under this section.

(b) An optional occupational disability retirement annuity is payable throughout the life of the retiree and is actuarially adjusted from the standard occupational disability retirement annuity to its actuarial equivalent under the option selected under Subsection (c).

(c) An eligible person may select an optional annuity under Section 854.104(c).

(d) An option under Subsection (c) applies to both prior and current service annuities, except that prior service annuities are subject to reduction under Section 855.308(f).

(e) To select an optional occupational disability retirement annuity, a member or retiree must make the selection and designate a beneficiary on a form prescribed by and filed with the retirement system before the 31st day after the effective date of retirement.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 28, eff. January 1, 2020.

(g) If a person who retires after August 31, 1997, elects a reduced retirement annuity that is payable until the death of the last to die of the retiree and a person designated under Subsection (e), and if the retiree survives the other person, the monthly payments to the retiree will be increased to the amounts that would have been payable if the retiree at the time of retirement had elected to receive an annuity payable only during the retiree's life, and adjustments had been made for any applicable postretirement increases in that benefit. The increased benefit becomes payable the month after the month in which the person designated under Subsection (e) dies and continues until the retiree dies.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 28.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 28 / Section 28.004
§ 28.004. WITHHOLDING DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A disclosure required by Section 28.003 may not be delayed, excluded, or withheld for any reason, including because of a claim the information is privileged or otherwise exempted from disclosure.

(b) A court may not grant a motion by a claimant to limit the disclosure of proprietary or confidential information related to money or sources of funding or financial support described by Section 28.003.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0824 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0824
§ 39.0824. CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school assigned the lowest rating under Section 39.082 shall submit to the commissioner a corrective action plan to address the financial weaknesses of the district or school. A corrective action plan must identify the specific areas of financial weaknesses, such as financial weaknesses in transportation, curriculum, or teacher development, and include strategies for improvement.

(b) The commissioner may impose appropriate sanctions under Chapter 39A against a district or school failing to submit or implement a corrective action plan required under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.203
§ 11005.203. DISTRICT FACILITIES EXEMPT FROM TAXATION AND ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on its facilities or any part of its facilities.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.003
§ 383.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Air contaminant" has the meaning assigned by Section 382.003 (Texas Clean Air Act).

(2) "Air pollution" has the meaning assigned by Section 382.003 (Texas Clean Air Act).

(3) "Bond" includes a note.

(4) "Coastal basin" means an area that:

(A) is defined and designated as a coastal basin as of April 26, 1973, by the Texas Water Development Board, and as a separate unit that has the purpose of water development and interwatershed transfers; and

(B) has boundaries determined by a contour map filed in the office of the Texas Water Development Board.

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

(6) "Control facility" means a facility that has been certified by the commission, or by its executive secretary if the commission authorizes, as being designed to reduce or eliminate air pollution.

(7) "Disposal system" has the meaning assigned by Section 30.003(10), Water Code.

(8) "District" means a district or authority created under Article XVI, Section 59, or Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, but does not include a district or authority located entirely within a river authority unless the district or authority:

(A) has all or part of at least two municipalities within its boundaries;

(B) is governed by Chapter 56, 60, 61, 62, or 63, Water Code; or

(C) is created for the primary purpose of navigation of its coastal and inland waters.

(9) "Issuer" means a municipality, county, or district.

(10) "Real property" means land, a structure, a franchise or interest in land, water, land under water, riparian rights, air rights, or another thing or right pertaining to that property, including an easement, right-of-way, use, lease, license, or other incorporeal hereditament, or an estate, interest, or legal or equitable right, including a term for years or lien on that property because of a judgment, mortgage, or other reason.

(11) "Resolution" means the action, including an order or ordinance, that authorizes bonds and that is taken by the governing body of an issuer.

(12) "River authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 30.003(4), Water Code.

(13) "River basin" means an area that:

(A) is defined and designated as a river basin as of April 26, 1973, by the Texas Water Development Board, and as a separate unit that has the purpose of water development and interwatershed transfers; and

(B) has boundaries determined by a contour map filed in the office of the Texas Water Development Board.

(14) "Security agreement" means a trust indenture or other instrument securing bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.003
§ 462.003. CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to implement the purposes of this chapter described by Section 462.002, which shall be used to aid and guide interpretation of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.109
§ 3818.109. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4153.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4153 / Section 4153.053
§ 4153.053. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To qualify for a risk manager's license, an applicant must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) maintain a place of business in this state;

(3) meet the application requirements prescribed by this chapter and department rules;

(4) take and pass the examination required by this chapter; and

(5) pay the examination and license fees.