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Tex. Transportation Code § 548.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.006
§ 548.006. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) An advisory committee consisting of nine members shall:

(1) advise the environmental commission and the department on the environmental commission's and department's rules relating to the operation of the vehicle inspection program under this chapter;

(2) make recommendations to the environmental commission and the department relating to the content of rules involving the operation of the vehicle inspection program; and

(3) perform any other advisory function requested by the environmental commission or the department in administering this chapter and Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The members of the commission shall appoint seven members of the committee as follows:

(1) four persons to represent inspection station owners and operators;

(2) one person to represent manufacturers of motor vehicle emissions inspection devices;

(3) one person to represent independent vehicle equipment repair technicians; and

(4) one person to represent the public interest.

(c) The presiding officer of the environmental commission and the presiding officer of the commission shall each appoint one member of the committee who will alternate serving as the presiding officer of the committee.

(d) Committee members serve staggered three-year terms.

(e) A vacancy on the committee is filled in the same manner as other appointments to the committee.

(f) A member of the committee is not entitled to compensation, but is entitled to reimbursement of the member's travel expenses as provided in the General Appropriations Act for state employees.

(g) The committee may elect an assistant presiding officer and a secretary from among its members and may adopt rules for the conduct of its own activities.

(h) The committee is entitled to review and comment on rules to be considered for adoption by the environmental commission, the commission, or the department under this chapter or Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, before the rules are adopted.

(i) The committee shall hold a meeting at least once each quarter.

(j) Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the committee.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 109.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 109 / Section 109.004
§ 109.004. PAYMENT OF CLAIM BY AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to the payment of a claim if the legislature has specifically:

(1) identified the claim; and

(2) appropriated money to pay the claim.

(b) Subject to Subsections (c) and (d), a state agency may pay a claim subject to this chapter only from money appropriated to that agency in the General Appropriations Act.

(c) The amount paid under this section by a state agency for a single claim may not exceed a limitation imposed by the General Appropriations Act on the amount that may be paid by the agency on a single claim.

(d) The total of all amounts paid by a state agency from money appropriated to the agency for any fiscal year under this section may not exceed a limitation imposed by the General Appropriations Act on the amount that may be paid under this section by a state agency for that fiscal year.
Tex. Government Code § 1373.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1373 / Section 1373.011
§ 1373.011. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF OBLIGATION AND CONTRACT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an obligation may be issued or incurred, a record of the proceedings of the issuer authorizing the issuance, execution, incurrence, and delivery of the obligation and any contract providing revenue or security pledged to the payment of the obligation must be submitted to the attorney general for review.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the proceedings authorizing an obligation conform to the requirements of the Texas Constitution and this chapter, the attorney general shall approve it and deliver to the comptroller a copy of the attorney general's legal opinion stating that approval and the record of proceedings. After approval, the obligation may be executed and delivered, exchanged, or refinanced from time to time in accordance with those authorizing proceedings.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.255 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.255
§ 363.255. FILING OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

To form the basis for the ordering of a referendum, the petition must:

(1) be filed with the clerk of the political subdivision not later than the 60th day after the date of its issuance; and

(2) contain at least a number of signatures of registered voters of the political subdivision equal to five percent of the number of votes cast in the political subdivision for all candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.457 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.457
§ 885.457. COMPLETION AND LEGAL EFFECT OF CONVERSION TO STOCK COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) The conversion of a fraternal benefit society to an incorporated stock company is complete when the society has:

(1) complied with this subchapter and other state law regulating the incorporation of a life insurance company; and

(2) received from the commissioner its charter or certificate of authority to transact business as an incorporated stock company.

(b) A fraternal benefit society that converts to an incorporated stock company:

(1) is considered by law to have each right, privilege, power, or authority of any other stock corporation organized for engaging in the business of life insurance in this state;

(2) is subject to laws applicable to a stock corporation organized under Chapter 841 for engaging in the business of life insurance in this state;

(3) is considered by law to be a continuation of the business of the fraternal benefit society on the formation of the new company or amendment of its former charter; and

(4) succeeds to and is invested with each right, privilege, or franchise and all property of the former society, including debts due on any account and all choses in action.

(c) On conversion of a fraternal benefit society to an incorporated stock company, the title to any real estate by deed or otherwise vested in the society vests in the company, and the title is not in any way impaired because of the conversion.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.222 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.222
§ 1702.222. SECURITY OFFICER.
Status: in_force

An individual acts as a security officer for purposes of this chapter if the individual is:

(1) employed by a security services contractor or the security department of a private business; and

(2) employed to perform the duties of an alarm systems response runner who responds to the first signal of entry, a security guard, security watchman, security patrolman, armored car guard, or courier guard.
Tex. Government Code § 419.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.001
§ 419.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, "volunteer fire fighter" and "volunteer fire chief" do not include a person who is also employed full-time in the fire service.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.0031 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.0031
§ 463.0031. DEFINITION OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS OF PLAN SPONSOR OR OTHER PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, in this chapter, the "principal place of business" of a plan sponsor or a person other than an individual means the single state in which the individuals who establish policy for the direction, control, and coordination of the operations of the plan sponsor or person as a whole primarily exercise that function, as determined by the association in its reasonable judgment by considering the following factors:

(1) the state in which the primary executive and administrative headquarters of the plan sponsor or person is located;

(2) the state in which the principal office of the chief executive officer of the plan sponsor or person is located;

(3) the state in which the board of directors, or similar governing person or persons, of the plan sponsor or person conduct the majority of their meetings;

(4) the state in which the executive or management committee of the board of directors, or similar governing person or persons, of the plan sponsor or person conduct the majority of their meetings;

(5) the state from which the management of the overall operations of the plan sponsor or person is directed; and

(6) in the case of a benefit plan sponsored by affiliated companies comprising a consolidated corporation, the state in which the holding company or controlling affiliate has its principal place of business as determined using the factors described by Subdivisions (1)-(5).

(b) In the case of a plan sponsor, if more than 50 percent of the participants in the benefit plan are employed in a single state, that state is the principal place of business of the plan sponsor.

(c) The principal place of business of a plan sponsor of a benefit plan described in Section 463.003(8-a)(C) is the principal place of business of the association, committee, joint board of trustees, or other similar group of representatives of the parties who establish or maintain the benefit plan that, in lieu of a specific or clear designation of a principal place of business, shall be deemed to be the principal place of business of the employer or employee organization that has the largest investment in that benefit plan.
Tex. Election Code § 253.162 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.162
§ 253.162. RESTRICTIONS ON REIMBURSEMENT OF PERSONAL FUNDS AND PAYMENTS ON CERTAIN LOANS.
Status: repealed

(a) A judicial candidate or officeholder who makes political expenditures from the person's personal funds or who accepts one or more political contributions in the form of a loan, including an extension of credit or guarantee of a loan or extension of credit, from one or more persons related to the candidate or officeholder within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, may not reimburse those personal funds or repay those loans from political contributions in amounts that in the aggregate exceed, for each election in which the person's name appears on the ballot:

(1) for a statewide judicial office, $100,000; or

(2) for an office other than a statewide judicial office, five times the applicable contribution limit under Section 253.155.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 384 (H.B. 3233), Sec. 17(5), eff. June 2, 2019.

(c) A person who is both a candidate and an officeholder may reimburse the person's personal funds in only one capacity.

(d) A person who violates this section is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed three times the amount by which the reimbursement made in violation of this section exceeds the applicable limit prescribed by Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.501 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.501
§ 401.501. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.

(1-a) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(74), eff. April 2, 2015.

(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(3) "Laser hair removal" means the use of a laser or pulsed light device for nonablative hair removal procedures.

(4) "Laser hair removal facility" means a business location that provides laser hair removal.

(5) "Laser or pulsed light device" means a device approved by the department and the United States Food and Drug Administration for laser hair removal.

(6) "Nonablative hair removal procedure" means a hair removal procedure using a laser or pulsed light device that does not remove the epidermis.

(7) "Operator" means the owner of a laser hair removal facility, an agent of an owner, or an independent contractor of a laser hair removal facility.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.061
§ 622.061. LENGTH LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may operate over a highway or road of this state a vehicle or combination of vehicles exclusively for the transportation of poles or pipe if the vehicle or combination of vehicles is not longer than 65 feet, including the load.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a truck-tractor or truck-tractor combination transporting poles or pipe.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6901.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6901 / Section 6901.057
§ 6901.057. DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a tax assessor and collector for the district for a period not to exceed the term of office of the directors making the appointment.

(b) The district's tax assessor and collector is not required to be a resident or voter of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.151
§ 1031.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall require a budget to be prepared for the next fiscal year that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed for the year.
Tex. Government Code § 74.0551 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.0551
§ 74.0551. CERTIFICATION OF WILLINGNESS NOT TO APPEAR AND PLEAD AS AN ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The two-year period provided for in Section 74.055(c)(6) is from January 1 of one year through December 31 of the next year.

(b) An initial certification of willingness not to appear and plead made before the judge leaves active service extends through December 31 of the year following the year in which the judge leaves active service. An initial certification made after the judge leaves active service extends through December 31 of the year following the year in which the certification is made.

(c) The person's second and subsequent certifications begin on the January 1 following the year in which the initial certification ends and each second January 1 thereafter, unless a written revocation is filed with the presiding judge not later than the 30th day before the date the revocation takes effect. A revocation may not take effect until the completion of the initial certification period under Subsection (b).

(d) If a revocation is not filed, recertification for subsequent two-year periods takes effect by operation of law.

(e) A revocation may be rescinded and a certification of willingness not to appear and plead reinstated only on written request to the presiding judge and with the consent of the presiding judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3820.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3820 / Section 3820.053
§ 3820.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons shall serve as nonvoting directors:

(1) the directors of the following departments of the City of Houston or a person designated by that director:

(A) parks and recreation;

(B) planning and development;

(C) public works; and

(D) civic center; and

(2) the City of Houston's chief of police.

(b) If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting director. If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.

(c) Nonvoting directors are not counted for the purposes of establishing a quorum of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.116
§ 1064.116. SALE OR LEASE OF HOSPITAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "long-term lease" means a lease for a term that exceeds 10 years.

(b) The board may not sell a hospital owned and operated by the district, including real property, or lease the hospital under a long-term lease that relinquishes control of the hospital to the lessee unless:

(1) the agreement for the sale or lease of the hospital provides for indigent care in the district;

(2) in the event of a sale of the hospital, the board has published notice of the proposed sale twice in a newspaper with general circulation in Moore County, with the first publication occurring not later than the 61st day before the date of the proposed sale, and the second publication occurring not earlier than the 30th day or later than the eighth day before the date of the proposed sale; and

(3) the majority of the votes cast by district voters at an election held for that purpose approve the sale or lease, as appropriate.

(c) Notice required by Subsection (b)(2) must include the:

(1) date of the proposed sale;

(2) name and address of the proposed buyer; and

(3) proposed purchase price.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.751 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.751
§ 1131.751. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a wholesale, franchise, or employee life insurance policy issued as provided by Section 1131.065.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.040 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.040
§ 47.040. REFUSAL TO SHOW LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A person who is engaging in any act for which a license or permit is required by this chapter and who fails or refuses upon request to show the required license or permit to a game warden, other peace officer, or officer of the court commits an offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8456.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8456 / Section 8456.003
§ 8456.003. 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 five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.151 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.151
§ 155.151. WAIVER PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may waive a forfeiture proceeding for property seized under Section 155.143 of this code if the owner or possessor of the property:

(1) pays the tax due; and

(2) pays to the state through the comptroller an additional sum equal to the tax due.

(b) The comptroller may make a compromise with a person before or after a claim is filed in court. The comptroller shall keep a record open for public inspection of compromises and waivers of forfeiture made under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0202
§ 4001.0202. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each director in one year may not exceed $7,200.

(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.256
§ 3946.256. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS.
Status: in_force

The district may provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the establishment, administration, and operation of the district and the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an improvement project or district contractual obligation or debt by:

(1) a lease, installment purchase contract, or other agreement; or

(2) any other revenue or resources of the district or other revenue authorized by the city, including revenue from a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city.
Tex. Government Code § 445.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 445 / Section 445.009
§ 445.009. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The museum may contract with public or private entities to the extent necessary or convenient to the operation of the museum's exhibits, programs, activities, and facilities, including contracts for the acquisition by purchase or loan of items for exhibition.
Tex. Education Code § 22A.251 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22A / Section 22A.251
§ 22A.251. REPORT BY AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency, in cooperation with the board, shall, on a quarterly basis, post on the agency's Internet website a report on educator, employee, contractor, and service provider misconduct reported under this chapter.

(b) The report under Subsection (a) must be disaggregated by type of misconduct and include:

(1) the number of reports of alleged misconduct, categorized by the source of the report and whether the person who is the subject of the report holds a certification or permit issued under Subchapter B, Chapter 21;

(2) the number of preliminary reviews under Section 22A.102 that resulted in a formal investigation;

(3) the number of preliminary reviews under Section 22A.102 that did not result in a formal investigation, categorized by reason for disposition;

(4) the number of formal investigations, categorized by disposition;

(5) the number of individuals sanctioned by the board or placed on the registry following a formal investigation; and

(6) any other information as determined by the board or commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3878.212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3878 / Section 3878.212
§ 3878.212. POWERS OF MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS AND DESIGNATED PROPERTY; TAXES; BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers of a municipal utility district under Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, including the power to:

(1) implement a plan;

(2) issue bonds; and

(3) impose a tax in a defined area established under that subchapter.

(b) The district may exercise the powers described by Subsection (a) regardless of whether the district is composed of the minimum number of acres provided by Section 54.801, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.155
§ 1201.155. DISCLAIMER OF IMPLIED WARRANTY.
Status: in_force

The seller's proper provision of the warranties and notices as required by Subchapter H or J is a valid disclaimer of an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or of merchantability as described by Chapter 2, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8095.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8095 / Section 8095.0103
§ 8095.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.151
§ 1508.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.010
§ 351.010. SANITATION AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A county jail must be:

(1) provided with safe water in ample quantity;

(2) provided with sewage disposal facilities in accordance with good sanitation standards;

(3) provided with food prepared and served in a palatable and sanitary manner according to good dietary practices and of sufficient quality to maintain good health; and

(4) maintained in a clean and sanitary condition in accordance with standards of sanitation and health.