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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.653 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.653
§ 43.653. HUNTING LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The possession of either a migratory or upland game bird stamp does not authorize a person to hunt a migratory or upland game bird:

(1) without possessing a hunting license as provided by Chapter 42; or

(2) at any time or by means not otherwise authorized by this code.
Tex. Education Code § 132.301 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.301
§ 132.301. HEARING; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may set a hearing on whether to issue a cease and desist order against a person under Section 132.303 if the commission has reason to believe that the person is operating a career school or college without a certificate issued by the commission in violation of Section 132.151.

(b) The commission shall serve on the person a statement of charges and a notice of hearing, including a copy of the applicable rules of the commission.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.12 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.12
§ 21.12. SPECIAL AND GENERAL TERMS.
Status: in_force

When a statute defining any offense uses special or particular terms, indictment on it may use the general term which, in common language, embraces the special term. To charge an unlawful sale, it is necessary to name the purchaser.
Tex. Education Code § 61.608 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.608
§ 61.608. RULES; ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter.

(b) The board shall distribute to each institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education and to any appropriate state agency and professional association copies of the rules adopted under this section and other pertinent information relating to this subchapter.

(c) The board shall adopt rules establishing a process for allocating any unused funds under the program in a state fiscal year in accordance with Section 61.604(d).

(d) The board shall administer the program under this subchapter in a manner that maximizes any matching funds available through the state loan repayment program under the National Health Service Corps program of the United States Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration.

(e) The board shall administer the program under this subchapter in a manner that, as program openings occur, allows for the continuous:

(1) approval or disapproval of applications;

(2) determination of applicant eligibility; and

(3) acceptance of eligible applicants into the program.

(f) The board may use funds, in an amount not to exceed $1 million appropriated for purposes of this subchapter, to market the program to students enrolled in postsecondary institutions, mental health professionals, and mental health professional organizations and associations and may contract with a third party for the purpose. The board or third party may develop marketing plans or promotional materials to market the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913 / Section 7913.106
§ 7913.106. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7913.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district or provide that the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in each new district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7913.003. A new district that is not confirmed is subject to dissolution under general law.

(i) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.061 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.061
§ 172.061. FAILURE OR IMPOSSIBILITY TO ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) The mandate of an arbitrator terminates if the arbitrator:

(1) is unable to perform the arbitrator's functions or for another reason fails to act without undue delay; and

(2) withdraws from office or each party agrees to the termination.

(b) If there is a controversy concerning the termination of the arbitrator's mandate under Subsection (a), a party may request the district court or the division of the business court of the county in which the place of arbitration is located to decide the termination. The decision of the court is not subject to appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8384.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8384 / Section 8384.001
§ 8384.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Southeast Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 3.

(5) "Municipality" means a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8215.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8215 / Section 8215.003
§ 8215.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 401.082 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 401 / Section 401.082
§ 401.082. TERM OF SERVICE AS GOVERNOR.
Status: in_force

The individual who receives the highest number of votes cast by the members of the legislature for governor shall hold that office until the next general election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.166 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.166
§ 8501.166. NO AUTHORITY FOR TAX OR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize the authority to impose a tax or special assessment or to create any debt payable from taxes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.663 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.663
§ 451.663. COMPOSITION OF BOARD ON CONFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

Except as required by Subchapter K, the composition of the board is not changed by confirmation of the authority.
Tex. Water Code § 61.075 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.075
§ 61.075. COMMISSIONER'S OATH.
Status: in_force

Each commissioner shall subscribe an oath before the county judge of the county of jurisdiction to discharge faithfully the duties of his office without favor or partiality, and to render a true account of his activities to the commissioners court or the board which appointed him. The oath shall be filed by the clerk and preserved as a part of the records of the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.305
§ 2001.305. NOTICE TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not issue a license to an applicant for an authorized organization license or a commercial lessor license until the applicant has sent a copy of the license application to the appropriate governing body.

(b) Except as provided by Section 2001.103(i), immediately after issuing a license, the commission shall send a copy of the license to the appropriate governing body. The governing body shall file the copy of the license in a central file containing licenses issued under this chapter.

(c) Except as provided by Section 2001.103(i), not later than the 10th day after the date a license is issued, the commission shall give written notice of the issuance of the license to:

(1) the police department of the municipality in which bingo will be conducted, if bingo is to be conducted in a municipality; or

(2) the sheriff of the county in which bingo will be conducted, if bingo is to be conducted outside a municipality.

(d) Bingo may not be played until notification has been given under Subsections (b) and (c).
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.003
§ 941.003. LIMITED EXEMPTION FROM INSURANCE LAWS; APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) A Lloyd's plan is exempt from the operation of all insurance laws of this state except as specifically provided in this chapter or unless it is specifically provided in the other law that the law is applicable.

(b) A Lloyd's plan is subject to:

(1) Subchapter A, Chapter 5, Chapter 254, Subchapters A and B, Chapter 1806, and Subtitle C, Title 10;

(2) Articles 5.35, 5.39, and 5.40;

(3) Article 5.13-2, as provided by that article, Chapter 2251, as provided by that chapter, and Chapter 2301, as provided by that chapter;

(4) Chapters 251, 252, 402, 541, and 2253;

(5) Subchapter A, Chapter 401;

(6) Subchapter B, Chapter 404;

(7) Subchapter C, Chapter 1806; and

(8) Sections 38.001, 501.159, 822.203, 822.205, 822.210, 822.212, 2002.005, 2002.051, and 2002.052.

(c) Chapter 2007 applies to rates for motor vehicle insurance written by a Lloyd's plan.

(d) Underwriters and their attorney in fact are subject to Sections 822.051, 822.057, 822.058, 822.059, 822.060, and 822.201, except that:

(1) the articles of agreement executed by the underwriters are instead of the articles of incorporation; and

(2) the aggregate of the guaranty fund and unencumbered surplus of the Lloyd's plan constitutes capital structure for purposes of Section 822.060.

(e) A Lloyd's plan is subject to Chapter 2210, as provided by that chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.158
§ 1024.158. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a sworn statement of the amount of district money; and

(2) an account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Family Code § 6.103 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.103
§ 6.103. UNDERAGE ANNULMENT BARRED BY ADULTHOOD.
Status: in_force

A suit to annul a marriage may not be filed under Section 6.102 by a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a person after the 18th birthday of the person.
Tex. Finance Code § 274.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 274 / Section 274.001
§ 274.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Bank" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.002(a)(2), excluding a bank that does not have its main office or a branch located in this state.

(2) "Bank holding company" has the meaning assigned by Section 2(a), Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. Section 1841(a)), as amended.

(3) "Commissioner" means the banking commissioner of Texas.

(4) "Fiduciary" means an entity responsible for managing a fiduciary account.

(5) "Fiduciary account" means an account with a situs of administration in this state involving the exercise of a corporate purpose specified by Section 182.001(b).
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.260 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.260
§ 39.260. USE OF GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.
Status: in_force

(a) The definition and identification of invested capital and other terms used in this subchapter and Subchapter G that affect the net book value of generation assets and the treatment of transactions performed under Section 35.035 and other transactions authorized by this title or approved by the regulatory authority that affect the net book value of generation assets during the freeze period shall be treated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as modified by regulatory accounting rules generally applicable to utilities.

(b) The principles and criteria described by Subsection (a), including the criteria for applicability of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 71 ("Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of Regulation"), shall be applied for purposes of this subchapter as they existed on January 1, 1999.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.183 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.183
§ 371.183. CONSUMER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The Finance Commission of Texas by rule may require a pawnshop to display, in an area in the pawnshop accessible to a consumer, materials provided by the commissioner that are designed to:

(1) inform a consumer of the duties, rights, and responsibilities of parties to a transaction regulated by the commissioner; and

(2) inform and assist a robbery, burglary, or theft victim.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.206
§ 1011.206. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) District refunding bonds may be issued without an election and in the manner provided by this subchapter to refund outstanding bonds issued by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar amount of the outstanding bonds and the unpaid matured interest on those bonds.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.152 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.152
§ 18A.152. IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERCEPTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

A person implementing an interception order that authorizes the interception of an oral communication and that, as permitted by this subchapter, does not specify the facility from which or the place where a communication is to be intercepted may begin interception only after the person ascertains the place where the communication is to be intercepted.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.075 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.075
§ 157.075. EMPLOYEE WITHDRAWAL FROM SICK LEAVE POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee is eligible to use time contributed to the county sick leave pool if:

(1) because of a catastrophic injury or illness, the employee has exhausted all the accrued paid leave and compensatory time to which the employee is otherwise entitled; and

(2) the employee is enrolled in the county sick leave pool, if the commissioners court requires enrollment under Section 157.073(a).

(b) An eligible employee must apply to the administrator for permission to use time in the county sick leave pool. If the administrator determines that the employee is eligible, the administrator shall approve the transfer of time from the pool to the employee. The administrator shall credit the time to the employee, and the employee may use the time in the same manner as sick leave earned by the employee in the course of employment.

(c) An eligible employee may not use time in the county sick leave pool in an amount that exceeds the lesser of one-third of the total amount of time in the pool or 180 days. The administrator shall determine the exact amount that an eligible employee may use.

(d) An employee absent on sick leave assigned from the county sick leave pool is treated for all purposes as if the employee were absent on earned sick leave.

(e) The estate of a deceased employee is not entitled to payment for unused sick leave acquired by that employee from the county sick leave pool.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6003.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6003 / Section 6003.052
§ 6003.052. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) In adopting necessary rules, the commissioner may use recognized standards, including standards:

(1) adopted by federal law or regulation;

(2) published by a nationally recognized standards-making organization; or

(3) developed by individual manufacturers.

(b) Under rules adopted under Section 6003.051(b), the department may create a specialized licensing or registration program for fire protection sprinkler system contractors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8046.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8046 / Section 8046.0402
§ 8046.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8046.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.043
§ 334.043. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or county in which an approved venue project is located may issue bonds, including revenue bonds and refunding bonds, or other obligations to pay the costs of the approved venue project.

(b) The bonds or other obligations and the proceedings authorizing the bonds or other obligations shall be submitted to the attorney general for review and approval as required by Chapter 1202, Government Code.

(c) The bonds or other obligations must be payable from and secured by the revenues in the venue project fund.

(d) The bonds or other obligations may mature serially or otherwise not more than 30 years from their date of issuance.

(e) The bonds or other obligations are not a debt of and do not create a claim for payment against the revenue or property of the municipality or county other than the revenue sources pledged and an approved venue project for which the bonds are issued.
Tex. Government Code § 2156.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2156 / Section 2156.006
§ 2156.006. SUBMISSION OF ADDITIONAL MATERIAL WITH BID.
Status: in_force

(a) A bidder as an essential element of the materiality of the bid must comply with the specified time limit for the submission of written information, samples, or models at or before the time for bid opening.

(b) The comptroller may waive this requirement if the failure to comply is beyond the bidder's control.
Tex. Government Code § 43.142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.142
§ 43.142.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.142. 84TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of Hansford and Hutchinson counties elect a district attorney for the 84th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in those counties.

(b) The district attorney may appoint an assistant district attorney with the approval of the commissioners courts of the counties comprising the district.

(c) The salary and expenses of the assistant district attorney shall be paid by the counties comprising the district in proportion to the population of the counties. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments. Expense claims shall be paid at the end of each month on the approval of the district attorney.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 766.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 766 / Section 766.002
§ 766.002. SMOKE DETECTOR REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each one-family or two-family dwelling constructed in this state must have working smoke detectors installed in the dwelling in accordance with the smoke detector requirements of the building code in effect in the political subdivision in which the dwelling is located, including performance, location, and power source requirements.

(b) If a one-family or two-family dwelling does not comply with the smoke detector requirements of the building code in effect in the political subdivision in which the dwelling is located, any home improvement to the dwelling that requires the issuance of a building permit must include the installation of smoke detectors in accordance with the building code in effect in the political subdivision in which the dwelling is located, including performance, location, and power source requirements.
Tex. Water Code § 55.524 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.524
§ 55.524. LAW GOVERNING REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this subchapter governing the election and the issuance, approval, validation, registration, and sale of bonds shall apply to refunding bonds.

(b) Refunding bonds shall be registered and delivered in the manner provided in Section 55.521 of this code.
Tex. Education Code § 52.51 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.51
§ 52.51. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint advisory committees from outside its membership as it deems necessary to assist it in achieving the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.752 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.752
§ 2306.752. OWNER-BUILDER LOAN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) To provide for the development of affordable housing in this state, the department, through the colonia self-help centers established under Subchapter Z or a nonprofit organization certified by the department as a nonprofit owner-builder housing program, shall make loans for owner-builders to enable them to:

(1) purchase or refinance real property on which to build new residential housing;

(2) build new residential housing; or

(3) improve existing residential housing.

(b) The department may adopt rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 24.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 24 / Section 24.012
§ 24.012. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The failure to have the aircraft identification numbers clearly displayed on an aircraft in compliance with federal aviation regulations is probable cause for a peace officer to further inspect the aircraft to determine the identity of the owner of the aircraft.

(b) A peace officer may inspect an aircraft under Subsection (a) if the aircraft is located on public property or on private property if the officer has the consent of the property owner.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person operates an aircraft that the person knows does not have aircraft identification numbers that comply with federal aviation regulations.

(d) An offense under Subsection (c) is a felony of the third degree.

(e) In this section, "federal aviation regulations" means the regulations adopted by the Federal Aviation Administration regarding identification and registration marking, 14 C.F.R. Part 45, as those regulations existed on September 1, 1985, except a regulation in existence on September 1, 1985, that is inconsistent with a regulation adopted after that date.