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Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.051 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.051
§ 78.051. ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose an annual uniform assessment on land within the district in order to pay the expenses of the district.

(b) The amount of the assessment may not exceed six cents an acre.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.2227 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.2227
§ 1702.2227. LOCKSMITH.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual acts as a locksmith for the purposes of this chapter if the person:

(1) sells, installs, services, or maintains mechanical security devices, including deadbolts and locks; or

(2) advertises or offers services to the public or represents to the public that the person is a locksmith.

(b) This section does not apply to a hotel, as that term is defined by Section 156.001, Tax Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.072 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.072
§ 370.072. FEASIBILITY STUDY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may maintain a feasibility study fund. The fund is a revolving fund held in trust by a banking institution chosen by the authority and shall be kept separate from the money for a transportation project.

(b) An authority may transfer an amount from a surplus fund established for a transportation project to the authority's feasibility study fund if the remainder of the surplus fund after the transfer is not less than any minimum amount required by the bond proceedings to be retained for that transportation project.

(c) Money in the feasibility study fund may be used only to pay the expenses of studying the cost and feasibility of a transportation project, the design and engineering of a transportation project, and any other expenses relating to:

(1) the preparation and issuance of bonds for the acquisition and construction of a proposed transportation project;

(2) the financing of the improvement, extension, or expansion of an existing transportation project; and

(3) private participation, as authorized by law, in the financing of a proposed transportation project, the refinancing of an existing transportation project or system, or the improvement, extension, or expansion of a transportation project.

(d) Money spent under Subsection (c) for a proposed transportation project must be reimbursed from the proceeds of revenue bonds issued for, or other proceeds that may be used for, the acquisition, construction, improvement, extension, expansion, or operation of the transportation project.

(e) For a purpose described by Subsection (c), an authority may borrow money and issue promissory notes or other interest-bearing evidences of indebtedness payable out of its feasibility study fund, pledging money in the fund or to be placed in the fund.
Tex. Education Code § 26.008 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 26 / Section 26.008
§ 26.008. RIGHT TO FULL INFORMATION CONCERNING STUDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 38.004, a parent is entitled to:

(1) full information regarding the school activities of a parent's child; and

(2) notification not later than one school business day after the date a school district employee first suspects that a criminal offense has been committed against the parent's child.

(b) An attempt by any school district employee to encourage or coerce a child to withhold information from the child's parent is grounds for discipline under Section 21.104, 21.156, or 21.211, as applicable, or by the State Board for Educator Certification, if applicable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 171.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 171 / Section 171.008
§ 171.008. COORDINATED INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The interstate commission shall establish a database of all physicians licensed, or who have applied for licensure, under Section 171.005.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, member boards shall report to the interstate commission any public action or complaints against a licensed physician who has applied for or received an expedited license through the compact.

(c) Member boards shall report disciplinary or investigatory information determined as necessary and proper by rule of the interstate commission.

(d) Member boards may report any nonpublic complaint, disciplinary, or investigatory information not required by Subsection (c) to the interstate commission.

(e) Member boards shall share complaint or disciplinary information about a physician upon request of another member board.

(f) All information provided to the interstate commission or distributed by member boards shall be confidential, filed under seal, and used only for investigatory or disciplinary matters.

(g) The interstate commission is authorized to develop rules for mandated or discretionary sharing of information by member boards.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.658 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.658
§ 39.658. TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

Transactions involving the transfer and ownership of uplift property and the receipt of uplift charges are exempt from state and local income, sales, franchise, gross receipts, and other taxes or similar charges.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7896.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7896 / Section 7896.0104
§ 7896.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7896.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.012
§ 191.012. DEATH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CERTAIN HOSPITALS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241.

(2) "Trauma facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003.

(b) The department shall implement an efficient and effective procedure to provide death information to a hospital designated as a Level I trauma facility to assist with the hospital's participation in the Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapter 540, Government Code.

(c) The procedure implemented under Subsection (b) at a minimum must provide the following information for each deceased person for whom a death certificate is filed with a local registrar in this state:

(1) the county of residence of the deceased;

(2) the date of birth of the deceased; and

(3) the full name of the deceased.

(d) Subject to available resources, the department may use the procedure implemented under Subsection (b) to provide death information to a hospital that is not designated as a Level I trauma facility.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.022
§ 2306.022. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2029.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8241.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8241 / Section 8241.105
§ 8241.105. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "recreational facilities" and "develop and maintain" have the meanings assigned by Section 49.462, Water Code.

(b) The district may develop and maintain recreational facilities.

(c) The district may not, for the development or maintenance of a recreational facility, acquire by condemnation land, an easement, or other property inside or outside the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.81 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 251 / Section 251.81
§ 251.81. SALE OF WINE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the sale of wine was approved in an area by a local option election, other than a local option election that approved the sale of all alcoholic beverages, before September 1, 1999, an alcoholic beverage license or permit holder may not sell in that area wine containing more than 14 percent alcohol by volume unless a subsequent local option election approves the sale of wine or wine and other alcoholic beverages.

(b) The commission shall, on the face of each alcoholic beverage license or permit, indicate whether the holder may sell wine and, if the license or permit holder may sell wine, whether the holder may sell wine up to 14 percent alcohol or 17 percent alcohol by volume.
Tex. Tax Code § 31.031 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 31 / Section 31.031
§ 31.031. INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN HOMESTEAD TAXES.
Status: repealed

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) an individual who is:

(A) disabled or at least 65 years of age; and

(B) qualified for an exemption under Section 11.13(c); or

(2) an individual who is:

(A) a disabled veteran or the unmarried surviving spouse of a disabled veteran; and

(B) qualified for an exemption under Section 11.132 or 11.22.

(a-1) An individual to whom this section applies may pay a taxing unit's taxes imposed on property that the person owns and occupies as a residence homestead in four equal installments without penalty or interest if the first installment is paid before the delinquency date and is accompanied by notice to the taxing unit that the person will pay the remaining taxes in three equal installments. If the delinquency date is February 1, the second installment must be paid before April 1, the third installment must be paid before June 1, and the fourth installment must be paid before August 1. If the delinquency date is a date other than February 1, the second installment must be paid before the first day of the second month after the delinquency date, the third installment must be paid before the first day of the fourth month after the delinquency date, and the fourth installment must be paid before the first day of the sixth month after the delinquency date.

(a-2) Notwithstanding the deadline prescribed by Subsection (a-1) for payment of the first installment, an individual to whom this section applies may pay the taxes in four equal installments as provided by Subsection (a-1) if the first installment is paid and the required notice is provided before the first day of the first month after the delinquency date.

(b) If the individual fails to make a payment, including the first payment, before the applicable date provided by Subsection (a-1), the unpaid installment is delinquent and incurs a penalty of six percent and interest as provided by Section 33.01(c). The penalty provided by Section 33.01(a) does not apply to the unpaid installment.

(c) An individual may pay more than the amount due for each installment and the amount in excess of the amount due shall be credited to the next installment. An individual may not pay less than the total amount due for each installment unless the collector provides for the acceptance of partial payments under this section. If the collector accepts a partial payment, penalties and interest are incurred only by the amount of each installment that remains unpaid on the applicable date provided by Subsection (a-1).

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 226 , Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Government Code § 81.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.052
§ 81.052. MEMBERSHIP CLASSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A bar membership is one of four classes: active, inactive, emeritus, or associate.

(b) Each licensed member of the state bar is an active member until the person requests to be enrolled as an inactive member.

(c) An inactive member is a person who:

(1) is eligible for active membership but not engaged in the practice of law in this state; and

(2) has filed with the executive director and the clerk of the supreme court written notice requesting enrollment as an inactive member.

(d) An inactive member at his request may become an active member on application and payment of required fees.

(e) An emeritus member is a person who:

(1) is either an active or inactive member in good standing who is at least 70 years old; and

(2) has filed a written notice requesting enrollment as an emeritus member.

(f) A person enrolled in law school in this state may be enrolled as an associate member.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.0181 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.0181
§ 623.0181. PERMITS FOR AUXILIARY POWER UNITS.
Status: in_force

The department may issue a permit that authorizes the operation of a commercial motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or combination of those vehicles, or a truck-tractor or combination of a truck-tractor and one or more other vehicles, that exceeds the maximum weight limit as set by the department due to the presence of an auxiliary power unit that allows the vehicle to operate on electricity or battery power if the department finds that such an exemption would reduce nitrogen oxide emissions.
Tex. Transportation Code § 646.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 646 / Section 646.001
§ 646.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(2) "Motor transportation broker" means a person who:

(A) sells, offers for sale, provides, or negotiates for the transportation of cargo by a motor carrier operated by another person; or

(B) aids or abets a person in performing an act described by Paragraph (A).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.102
§ 3846.102. RULES.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt rules for:

(1) the administration and operation of the district;

(2) the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of the district's property, including facilities; and

(3) the provision of public safety and security in the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.003
§ 13.003. GIFTS AND IMPROVEMENTS OF PARK SITES.
Status: in_force

The department may receive gifts of state park sites and may improve and equip parks sites or contract for their improvement and equipment.
Tex. Estates Code § 1204.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.151
§ 1204.151. DISCHARGE OF GUARDIAN WHEN NO ESTATE PROPERTY REMAINS.
Status: in_force

The court shall enter an order discharging a guardian from the guardian's trust, canceling the letters issued to the guardian of the estate, and closing the guardianship estate if, on final settlement of the estate, none of the estate remains in the guardian's possession.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7802.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7802 / Section 7802.103
§ 7802.103. IMPOSITION OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Tax Code governs the imposition of district taxes.

(b) The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector or may contract for the imposition of taxes with Dallas County or with another person as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 317.0015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 317 / Section 317.0015
§ 317.0015. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a patient who is:

(1) 18 years of age or older; or

(2) younger than 18 years of age who has had the disabilities of minority removed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.116
§ 3953.116. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8314.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8314 / Section 8314.0301
§ 8314.0301. 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. Human Resources Code § 152.0141 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0141
§ 152.0141. AUSTIN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Austin County is composed of the county judge, the judges of the statutory county courts, and a judge of a district court in Austin County as determined by the commissioners court.

(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation of not more than $1,200 for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.

(c) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Austin County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8330.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8330 / Section 8330.001
§ 8330.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 192.
Tex. Labor Code § 415.009 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 415 / Section 415.009
§ 415.009. FRIVOLOUS ACTIONS; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

A person commits an administrative violation if the person brings, prosecutes, or defends an action for benefits under this subtitle or requests initiation of an administrative violation proceeding that does not have a basis in fact or is not warranted by existing law or a good faith argument for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 2.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 2 / Section 2.02
§ 2.02. CAUSES OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not affect the right of any person to bring a common law cause of action against any individual whose consumption of an alcoholic beverage allegedly resulted in causing the person bringing the suit to suffer personal injury or property damage.

(b) Providing, selling, or serving an alcoholic beverage may be made the basis of a statutory cause of action under this chapter and may be made the basis of a revocation proceeding under Section 6.01(b) of this code upon proof that:

(1) at the time the provision occurred it was apparent to the provider that the individual being sold, served, or provided with an alcoholic beverage was obviously intoxicated to the extent that he presented a clear danger to himself and others; and

(2) the intoxication of the recipient of the alcoholic beverage was a proximate cause of the damages suffered.

(c) An adult 21 years of age or older is liable for damages proximately caused by the intoxication of a minor under the age of 18 if:

(1) the adult is not:

(A) the minor's parent, guardian, or spouse; or

(B) an adult in whose custody the minor has been committed by a court; and

(2) the adult knowingly:

(A) served or provided to the minor any of the alcoholic beverages that contributed to the minor's intoxication; or

(B) allowed the minor to be served or provided any of the alcoholic beverages that contributed to the minor's intoxication on the premises owned or leased by the adult.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.252
§ 1954.252. NOTICE OF ASBESTOS REMOVAL, ENCAPSULATION, OR ENCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person engaged in removing asbestos from or encapsulating or enclosing asbestos in a public building shall notify the department in writing at least 10 days before the date the person begins the removal, encapsulation, or enclosure project according to applicable laws.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person may give the required notice orally if the removal, encapsulation, or enclosure project is of an emergency nature.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1903.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1903 / Section 1903.051
§ 1903.051. LOSS CONTROL INFORMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Before writing professional liability insurance, including medical professional liability insurance, for insureds other than hospitals or general liability insurance in this state, an insurer must provide to the insurer's policyholders loss control information reasonably commensurate with the risks, exposures, and experience of the insured's business.

(b) To provide the information described by Subsection (a) or services, the insurer may:

(1) employ qualified personnel;

(2) retain qualified independent contractors;

(3) contract with the policyholder to provide qualified loss control personnel and services; or

(4) use a combination of methods described by this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954 / Section 7954.052
§ 7954.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, 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 temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7954.003; 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 7954.003 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 7954.003; 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. Government Code § 660.091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.091
§ 660.091. GENERAL PROVISION.
Status: in_force

A state agency shall pay as provided by this subchapter the expense of transporting a state employee by rented or public conveyance in the course of conducting state business.
Tex. Government Code § 791.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.005
§ 791.005. EFFECT OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect an act done or a right, duty, or penalty existing before May 31, 1971.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.002
§ 13.002. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and shall supervise all weighing or measuring devices sold or offered for sale in this state. The department may purchase apparatus as necessary for the administration of this chapter.

(b) The department shall, to the extent practical and cost effective, allow another state agency by interagency contract to execute the department's responsibilities under Subsection (a). The contract may cover the whole state or only a specified region.
Tex. Government Code § 845.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.004
§ 845.004. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

Trustees hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three trustees expiring December 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0102
§ 540.0102. PROFIT SHARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the sharing of profits earned by a Medicaid managed care organization through a Medicaid managed care plan.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), any amount this state receives under this section shall be deposited in the general revenue fund.

(c) If cost-effective, the commission may use amounts this state receives under this section to provide incentives to specific Medicaid managed care organizations to promote quality of care, encourage payment reform, reward local service delivery reform, increase efficiency, and reduce inappropriate or preventable service utilization.