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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.005
§ 172.005. DATE WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as agreed by the parties, a written communication is received on the day that it is delivered:

(1) to the addressee personally; or

(2) at the addressee's place of business, habitual residence, or mailing address.

(b) If a place described by Subsection (a) cannot be found after a reasonable inquiry, a written communication is received if it is sent to the addressee's last known place of business, habitual residence, or mailing address by registered mail or other means that provides a record of the attempt to deliver it.

(c) This section does not apply to a written communication relating to a court proceeding.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.221 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.221
§ 162.221. INFORMATION REQUIRED ON TERMINAL OPERATOR'S RETURN.
Status: in_force

(a) A terminal operator shall file with the comptroller a monthly information return and supplement showing the amount of diesel fuel received and removed from the terminal during the month. The return also shall contain the following summary information:

(1) the beginning and ending inventory that relates to the applicable reporting month;

(2) the number of net gallons of diesel fuel received in inventory at the terminal during the month;

(3) the number of net gallons of diesel fuel removed from inventory at the terminal during the month; and

(4) any other summary information required by the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller may accept the Federal ExSTARS terminal operator report provided to the Internal Revenue Service instead of the required state terminal operator report.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.21 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.21
§ 49.21. COMMITMENT OF HOMICIDE SUSPECT.
Status: in_force

At the conclusion of an inquest, if a justice of the peace finds that a person who has been arrested in the case caused or contributed to the death of the deceased, the justice may:

(1) commit the person to jail; or

(2) require the person to execute a bail bond with security for the person's appearance before the proper court to answer for the offense.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.413 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.413
§ 152.413. APPLICATION FOR RELEASE FROM FINAL REMOVAL OR PROHIBITION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the expiration of 10 years from the date of issuance, a person who is subject to a removal or prohibition order issued under this subchapter, regardless of the order's stated duration or date of issuance, may apply to the commissioner to be released from the order.

(b) The application must be made under oath and in the form required by the commissioner. The application must be accompanied by any required fees.

(c) The commissioner, in the exercise of discretion, may approve or deny an application filed under this section.

(d) The commissioner's decision under Subsection (c) is final and not appealable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968A / Section 7968A.0403
§ 7968A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 63.055 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.055
§ 63.055. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court or governing body of the municipality may include in a permit the terms and conditions it finds necessary to assure the protection of life, natural resources, and property.
Tex. Government Code § 2170.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2170 / Section 2170.001
§ 2170.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Telecommunications services" means intercity communications facilities or services. The term does not include single agency point-to-point radio systems or facilities or services of criminal justice information communication systems.

(2) "Consolidated telecommunications system" means the network of telecommunications services serving the state government.

(3) "Department" means the Department of Information Resources.

(4) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003.

(b) In this section, any dedicated circuits included as part of the consolidated telecommunications system are considered to begin and end at the main connecting frame.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 822.114 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 822 / Section 822.114
§ 822.114. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Section 822.103(a) is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $200 and not more than $2,000 for each animal with respect to which there is a violation and for each day the violation continues.

(b) The county or municipality in which the violation occurs may sue to collect a civil penalty. A civil penalty collected under this subsection may be retained by the county or municipality.

(c) The county or municipality in which the violation occurs may also recover the reasonable costs of investigation, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable expert witness fees incurred by the animal registration agency in the civil action. Costs or fees recovered under this subsection shall be credited to the operating account from which payment for the animal registration agency's expenditures was made.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 11.016 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.016
§ 11.016.
Status: in_force

Sec. 11.016. LAND ACQUIRED FROM MEXICO IN 1933. (a) The State of Texas recognizes the provisions of 54 Stat. 21 (1940) and accepts as part of its territory and assumes civil and criminal jurisdiction over all of certain parcels or tracts of land lying adjacent to the territory of the State of Texas which were acquired by the United States under a convention between the United States of America and the United Mexican States signed February 1, 1933.

(b) The parcels and tracts of land acquired by the state constitute a part of the respective counties within whose boundaries they are located by extending the county boundaries to the Rio Grande and are subject to the civil and criminal jurisdiction of these counties.

(c) Any parcels or tracts, parts of which are located in two separate counties, shall be surveyed by the county surveyors of both counties, who shall determine the portion of the land located in their respective counties and shall file the field notes of the land in their offices together with a map of the parcels or tracts in the map records of the county.

(d) For the purpose of determining the boundaries, the boundary lines of the parcels and tracts established by the American Section of the International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, shall be accepted as the true boundaries.

(e) Any parcels or tracts of land that are adjacent to or contiguous to a water improvement district or a conservation and reclamation district may be included within the district by a written contract entered into between the owner of the land and the board of directors of the district. The contract shall specifically describe the land to be included in the district, the character of water service to be furnished to the land, and the terms and conditions on which the land is to be included in the district and shall be acknowledged in the manner required for the acknowledgment of deeds and recorded in the deed records of the county in which the land is located.

(f) None of the provisions of this section may be construed to affect the ownership of the land.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.552 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.552
§ 884.552. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A mutual assessment company may enter into a direct reinsurance agreement with a stipulated premium company in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8318.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8318 / Section 8318.002
§ 8318.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.314 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.314
§ 8104.314. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The following may be enforced in a court by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding:

(1) payment of bonds or notes according to the term and tenor;

(2) performance of agreements with the holders of bonds or notes or any person on their behalf; and

(3) performance of official duties prescribed by this chapter in connection with bonds or notes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8378.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8378 / Section 8378.107
§ 8378.107. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.1526 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.1526
§ 3805.1526. PETITION REQUIRED FOR ASSESSMENT AND FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not impose an assessment or finance a service or improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting the improvement or service has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district or in the area of the district that will be subject to the assessment as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or

(2) at least 25 persons who own real property in the district or the area of the district that will be subject to the assessment, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district or area that will be subject to the assessment as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Education Code § 54.50891 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.50891
§ 54.50891. MEDICAL SERVICES FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM COMPONENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may charge each student registered at a component institution of The University of Texas System a medical services fee not to exceed $55 for each semester or term. If approved by a majority vote of those students participating in a general election held at the institution for that purpose, the maximum amount of the medical services fee that may be charged at a component institution is increased to the amount stated on the ballot proposition, not to exceed $75 for each semester or term. Approval at the election of an increase in the maximum amount of the fee that may be charged at a component institution does not affect the application of Subsection (e) to an increase in the amount of the fee actually charged at that institution from one academic year to the next.

(b) Before charging a medical services fee, the board must give students and administrators an opportunity to offer recommendations to the board as to the type and scope of medical services that should be provided. Before increasing the amount of the medical services fee at The University of Texas at Austin, a medical services fee committee, a majority of the members of which must be students of the university, must approve the fee increase.

(c) A medical services fee charged at a component institution of The University of Texas System may be used only to provide medical services to students registered at that component institution.

(d) A medical services fee charged under this section is in addition to any other fee the board is authorized by law to charge and may not be considered in determining the maximum student services fee that may be charged students enrolled at a component institution of The University of Texas System.

(e) The board may not increase the amount of the fee charged at a component institution of The University of Texas System by more than 10 percent from one academic year to the next unless the increase is approved by a majority of the students of the institution voting in a general election held at the institution for that purpose.

(f) The board shall prorate the amount of a fee charged to a student under this section based on the length of the semester or term for which the student is enrolled.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.101
§ 1201.101. STANDARDS FOR POLICY PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt reasonable rules establishing specific standards for:

(1) the content of an individual accident and health insurance policy; and

(2) the manner of sale of an individual accident and health insurance policy, including disclosures required to be made in connection with the sale.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must establish standards for:

(1) policy readability; and

(2) full and fair policy disclosures.

(c) Standards established under this section may include standards that address:

(1) terms of policy renewability;

(2) initial and subsequent conditions of eligibility;

(3) nonduplication of coverage;

(4) coverage of dependents;

(5) preexisting conditions;

(6) termination of insurance;

(7) probationary periods;

(8) limitations;

(9) exceptions;

(10) reductions;

(11) elimination periods;

(12) requirements for replacement;

(13) recurrent conditions; and

(14) definitions of terms, including definitions of:

(A) "accident";

(B) "accidental means";

(C) "guaranteed renewable and noncancellable";

(D) "hospital";

(E) "injury";

(F) "nervous disorder";

(G) "partial disability";

(H) "physician";

(I) "sickness"; and

(J) "total disability."

(d) A definition of "hospital" adopted under Subsection (c) may not apply to a corporation operating under Chapter 842.
Tex. Education Code § 43.071 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.071
§ 43.071. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The corporation may accept, and establish a nonprofit corporation or other entity for the purpose of accepting, a gift, grant, donation, or bequest of money, securities, property, or any other assets from any public or private source for the permanent school fund.
Tex. Government Code § 305.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 305 / Section 305.006
§ 305.006. ACTIVITIES REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each registrant shall file with the commission a written, verified report concerning the activities described by this section.

(b) The report must contain the total expenditures under a category listed in this subsection that the registrant made to communicate directly with a member of the legislative or executive branch to influence legislation or administrative action and that are directly attributable, as that term is used in Section 305.0062(b), to a member of the legislative or executive branch or the immediate family of a member of the legislative or executive branch. The report must also include expenditures for the direct communications under a category listed in this subsection that other people made on the registrant's behalf if the expenditures were made with the registrant's consent or were ratified by the registrant. The expenditures must be reported in the following categories:

(1) transportation and lodging;

(2) food and beverages;

(3) entertainment;

(4) gifts, other than awards and mementos;

(5) awards and mementos; and

(6) expenditures made for the attendance of members of the legislative or executive branch at political fund-raisers or charity events.

(c) The report must also list the total expenditures made by the registrant or by others on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification for broadcast or print advertisements, direct mailings, and other mass media communications if:

(1) the communications are made to a person other than a member, employee, or stockholder of an entity that reimburses, retains, or employs the registrant; and

(2) the communications support or oppose or encourage another to support or oppose pending legislation or administrative action.

(d) The report must also contain a list of the specific categories of subject matters about which the registrant, any person the registrant retains or employs to appear on the registrant's behalf, or any other person appearing on the registrant's behalf communicated directly with a member of the legislative or executive branch and that has not been reported under Section 305.005. The list must include the number or other designation assigned to the administrative action, if known.

(e) A registrant who reports an expenditure under one category provided by Subsection (b) may not report the same expenditure under another category of Subsection (b).

(f) An expenditure described by Subsection (b)(1), (2), (3), or (6) may not be made or accepted unless the registrant is present at the event. This subsection does not apply to a gift of food or beverages required to be reported under Subsection (b)(4) in accordance with Section 305.0061(e-1).

(g) For expenditures required to be reported under this section, the authorized expenditures described by Sections 305.025(3) and (4) include expenditures for an individual described by Sections 305.0062(a)(1)-(6).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.110 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.110
§ 134.110. WATER SUPPLY REPLACEMENT.
Status: in_force

The operator of a surface coal mining operation shall replace the water supply of an owner of an interest in real property who obtains all or part of the owner's supply of water for domestic, agricultural, industrial, or other legitimate use from an underground or surface source if the supply has been affected by contamination, diminution, or interruption proximately resulting from the surface coal mining operation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.009
§ 223.009. PARTIAL PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A contract may provide for partial payments to the contractor.
Tex. Government Code § 487.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.106
§ 487.106. ELIGIBILITY FOR LOANS; RURAL COMMUNITY FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) For an outstanding rural scholar to be eligible for a forgivable loan, community sponsorship must include financial support.

(b) Community financial support consists of a commitment to fund 50 percent of the costs of a scholar's tuition, fees, educational materials, and living expenses.

(c) The financial support under this section may be satisfied wholly or partly by a grant, a scholarship, or private foundation support.

(d) Evidence of the financial support must be submitted with a community's nomination.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 107.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 107 / Section 107.06
§ 107.06. IMPORTATION OF MALT BEVERAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not import malt beverages into the state except the holder of a brewer's or general or branch distributor's license.

(b) A person may not transport malt beverages into this state unless the malt beverages are consigned and delivered to one of the licensees named in Subsection (a).

(c) This section does not apply to the importation or transportation of military malt beverages consigned to a military installation or to the importation of malt beverages as authorized under Section 107.07.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.055
§ 521.055. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERACTIVE SYSTEM.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may establish a system, separate from the department's mainframe computer, that will allow interactive access to certain driver's license record information.

(b) The system may provide for the release of driving records described in:

(1) Section 521.045;

(2) Section 521.046;

(3) Section 521.047; and

(4) Section 521.0475.

(c) The fee for a driving record under Subsection (b)(1) is $2.50. The fee for a driving record under Subsection (b)(2) is $4.50. The fee for a driving record under Subsection (b)(3) is $5.50. The fee for a driving record under Subsection (b)(4) is $20.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 11.10.

(e) The department may contract with private vendors as necessary to implement this section.

(f) The department may adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.

(g) For purposes of this section, a release of information to persons eligible to receive the information under Chapter 730 occurs each time a query is made of the system.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.113 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.113
§ 202.113. DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission shall dispose of property acquired by advance acquisition that is not needed for a transportation facility in the manner provided by Subchapter B.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission first shall offer property described by Subsection (a) for sale to the person from whom the commission acquired the property at a price that is equal to the lesser of:

(1) the price the commission paid the person to acquire the property; or

(2) the fair market value of the property at the time it is offered for sale under this subsection, taking into account any damage to the property.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.67 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.67
§ 11.67. APPEAL FROM CANCELLATION, SUSPENSION, OR DENIAL OF LICENSE OR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An appeal from an order of the commission or administrator cancelling or suspending a permit or license may be taken to the district court of the county in which the licensee or permittee resides or in which the owner of involved real or personal property resides.

(b) The appeal shall be under the substantial evidence rule and against the commission alone as defendant. The rules applicable to ordinary civil suits apply, with the following exceptions, which shall be construed literally:

(1) the appeal shall be perfected and filed within 30 days after the date the order, decision, or ruling of the commission or administrator becomes final and appealable;

(2) the case shall be tried before a judge within 20 days from the date it is filed;

(3) neither party is entitled to a jury; and

(4) the order, decision, or ruling of the commission or administrator may be suspended or modified by the court pending a trial on the merits, but the final judgment of the district court may not be modified or suspended pending appeal.

(c) A local official on record as protesting the issuance or renewal of a permit or license is entitled to notice of the appeal. If other persons are on record as protesting the issuance or renewal of a permit or license, the first three persons to be on record are entitled to notice of the appeal. The appellant is responsible for causing the notice to be given. The notice shall be given by sending, on or before the third day after the date on which the appeal is filed, a copy of the petition by registered or certified mail to the persons entitled to receive the notice.

(d) If the appeal is from an order denying an application for an original or renewal permit or license for a business that is sexually oriented, any person may appear on appeal against the issuance or renewal of the license or permit. However, the court may grant a motion to strike the person's appearance on a showing that the person does not have a justiciable or administratively cognizable interest in the proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3804.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3804 / Section 3804.001
§ 3804.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the First Colony Management District.