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Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.361 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.361
§ 2301.361. INDEPENDENT MOBILITY MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law or rule, an independent mobility motor vehicle dealer may:

(1) purchase or otherwise acquire a new motor vehicle with a lowered floor or frame or a raised roof and door to fit or equip the motor vehicle for retail sale as a mobility motor vehicle;

(2) display a new mobility motor vehicle to a person with a disability to fit or equip the vehicle as a mobility motor vehicle for the person; and

(3) sell or arrange for the sale and delivery of a new mobility motor vehicle to a purchaser at the independent mobility motor vehicle dealer's place of business if the transaction occurs through or by a franchised dealer of the motor vehicle's chassis line make.

(b) An independent mobility motor vehicle dealer who purchased or acquired a new motor vehicle from a franchised dealer to equip the vehicle as a mobility motor vehicle may not advertise the vehicle for sale until the vehicle is fitted or equipped as a mobility motor vehicle.

(c) An independent mobility motor vehicle dealer may not sell or offer to sell a new motor vehicle other than a new mobility motor vehicle.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1507.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.056
§ 1507.056. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization providing a standard health benefit plan must provide a proposed contract holder or a contract holder with a written disclosure statement that:

(1) acknowledges that the standard health benefit plan being purchased does not provide some or all state-mandated health benefits;

(2) lists those state-mandated health benefits not included in the standard health benefit plan; and

(3) if the standard health benefit plan is issued to an individual certificate holder, provides a notice that purchase of the plan may limit the certificate holder's future coverage options in the event the certificate holder's health changes and needed benefits are not available under the standard health benefit plan.

(b) Each applicant for initial enrollment must sign the disclosure statement provided by the health maintenance organization under Subsection (a) and return the statement to the health maintenance organization. Under a group evidence of coverage, the term "applicant" means the employer.

(c) A health maintenance organization must:

(1) retain the signed disclosure statement in the organization's records; and

(2) on request from the commissioner, provide the signed disclosure statement to the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.153
§ 3893.153. RULES.
Status: in_force

The district may adopt rules covering its public transit system or its public parking facilities, except that a rule relating to or affecting the use of the public right-of-way or a requirement for off-street parking is subject to all applicable municipal charter, code, or ordinance requirements.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 16 / Section 16.102
§ 16.102. INFRINGEMENT OF REGISTERED MARK.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 16.107, a person commits an infringement if the person:

(1) without the registrant's consent, uses anywhere in this state a reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation of a mark registered under this chapter in connection with selling, distributing, offering for sale, or advertising goods or services when the use is likely to deceive or cause confusion or mistake as to the source or origin of the goods or services; or

(2) reproduces, counterfeits, copies, or colorably imitates a mark registered under this chapter and applies the reproduction, counterfeit, copy, or colorable imitation to a label, sign, print, package, wrapper, receptacle, or advertisement intended to be used in selling or distributing, or in connection with the sale or distribution of, goods or services in this state.

(b) A registrant may sue for damages and to enjoin an infringement proscribed by Subsection (a).

(c) If the court determines that there has been an infringement, the court shall enjoin the act of infringement and may:

(1) subject to Subsection (d), require the violator to pay the registrant all profits derived from or damages resulting from the acts of infringement; and

(2) order that the infringing counterfeits or imitations in the possession or under the control of the violator be:

(A) delivered to an officer of the court to be destroyed; or

(B) delivered to the registrant to be destroyed.

(d) If the court finds that the violator acted with actual knowledge of the registrant's mark or in bad faith, the court, in the court's discretion, may:

(1) enter judgment in an amount not to exceed three times the amount of profits and damages; and

(2) award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.

(e) A registrant is entitled to recover damages under Subsections (a)(2), (c)(1), and (d) only if the violator acted with intent to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.

(f) The enumeration of any right or remedy under this section does not affect the prosecution of conduct under the penal laws of this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 114.044 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 114 / Section 114.044
§ 114.044. REPORT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AT REGULAR TERM BY OFFICER WHO COLLECTS FINES, JUDGMENTS, OR JURY FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each district clerk, county clerk, county judge, county treasurer, sheriff, district attorney, county attorney, constable, or justice of the peace who collects or handles any money for the use of the county shall make a full report at least once a month at a regular term to the commissioners court on all fines imposed and collected, all judgments rendered and collected for the use of the county, and all jury fees collected by the respective courts in favor of or for the use of the county and, at the time of the report, shall present the receipts and vouchers that show the disposition of the money, fines, or judgments.

(b) Each report must fully state:

(1) the name of the person fined and the amount of the fine or the name of the person against whom judgment was rendered and the amount of the judgment;

(2) the style, number, and date of each case in which a fine was imposed or a judgment rendered; or

(3) the amount of the jury fees collected, the style and number of the case in which each jury fee was collected, and the name of the person from whom the fee was collected.

(c) The court shall carefully examine the reports, receipts, and vouchers. If the court finds them to be correct, the court shall direct the county clerk to enter the information in the county finance records. If they are found to be incorrect, the court shall summon before the court the officer making the report and shall have corrections made. The reports, receipts, and vouchers shall be filed in the county clerk's office.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 143.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 143 / Section 143.001
§ 143.001. CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is injured or whose property has been injured as a result of a violation under Chapter 33, Penal Code, has a civil cause of action if the conduct constituting the violation was committed knowingly or intentionally.

(b) A person must bring suit for damages under this section before the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the date of the last act in the course of the conduct constituting a violation under Chapter 33, Penal Code, or the second anniversary of the date the claimant first discovered or had reasonable opportunity to discover the violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4005.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.0203
§ 4005.0203. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county 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. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) The temporary or successor temporary directors shall hold an election to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.

(c) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) If permanent directors have not been elected under Subsection (b) and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (e) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(e) If Subsection (d) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 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. Health and Safety Code § 50.0155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0155
§ 50.0155. TRAFFICKED PERSONS GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish the trafficked persons grant program to provide grants to applicants for dedicated housing and treatment facilities provided to human trafficking victims.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish and publish on its Internet website eligibility criteria for grant recipients. The commission must develop the criteria using research-based best practices and require the recipient to provide:

(1) immediate trauma support to a human trafficking victim on the victim's initial rescue or recovery from trafficking;

(2) wraparound services to facilitate a continuity of care for human trafficking victims placed in the recipient's facility as assisted by:

(A) the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section 772.0062, Government Code; or

(B) the governor's program for victims of child sex trafficking established under Section 772.0063, Government Code; and

(3) safe and constitutionally secure shelter that considers the clear and present danger of organized crime to the children and youth housed in the facility.

(c) A grant applicant must provide to the commission plans that include:

(1) a process for obtaining the consent of a qualified guardian of a human trafficking victim for the applicant's services and treatment;

(2) a strategy for addressing the spectrum of needs for human trafficking victims, including victims whose history of trauma poses a risk to other residents of the shelter or facility;

(3) a statement on whether the shelter or facility will provide:

(A) acute or subacute services to address the immediate medical or treatment needs of the victims;

(B) short-term housing services following initial rescue or recovery of victims; and

(C) residential treatment services to meet long-term needs of victims; and

(4) a statement on whether the shelter or facility will provide separate housing space according to age, risk, and medical or mental health needs of victims.

(d) In determining whether to award a grant under this section, the commission shall prioritize applicants operating a shelter or facility that:

(1) satisfies the requirements under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code;

(2) provides dedicated housing or shelter space for the exclusive use of human trafficking victims; and

(3) has not adopted a policy that allows the facility to refuse for any reason to provide facility services to persons presented to the facility by any person involved in the recovery of human trafficking victims.
Tex. Estates Code § 1355.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.051
§ 1355.051. INVESTMENT OF MONEY BY CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a payment under Section 1355.001, the county clerk shall invest the money as authorized under this title under court order in the name and for the account of the minor or other person entitled to the money.

(b) The county clerk shall credit any increase, dividend, or income from an investment made under this chapter to the account of the minor or other person entitled to the investment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.0382 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.0382
§ 1956.0382. CASH TRANSACTION CARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A metal recycling entity may pay a seller for a purchase of regulated material by cash or debit card only if, before the entity issues payment:

(1) the seller presents to the entity a valid cash transaction card issued by the entity or by another metal recycling entity located in this state; or

(2) the entity obtains a copy of the seller's cash transaction card from the records of the entity.

(b) An application for the issuance or renewal of a cash transaction card must include:

(1) the name, address, sex, and birth date of the applicant;

(2) the identification number from the applicant's personal identification document;

(3) a digital photograph that accurately depicts the applicant's entire face taken at the time the applicant completes the application;

(4) a clear and legible thumbprint of the applicant; and

(5) the signature of the applicant.

(c) On receipt of an application that contains the information required by Subsection (b), a metal recycling entity may approve the application and issue a cash transaction card to the applicant. The individual approving the application on behalf of the metal recycling entity must sign the application.

(d) A cash transaction card must include:

(1) the name and address of the seller;

(2) a digital photograph of the seller that accurately depicts the seller's entire face;

(3) an identifying number that is unique to the individual card; and

(4) the expiration date of the card, which may not be later than two years from the date the card was issued or renewed.

(e) A metal recycling entity must mail the issued cash transaction card to the address provided on the application for the card.

(f) A cash transaction card issued under this section is not transferable.

(g) A metal recycling entity shall preserve:

(1) each application for a cash transaction card the entity receives until the second anniversary of the date the application was received; and

(2) a copy of each cash transaction card the entity issues or renews until the second anniversary of the date the card was issued or renewed.
Tex. Government Code § 542.0106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0106
§ 542.0106. MEASURABLE GOALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in collaboration with the advisory committee and pilot program work group, shall:

(1) identify, using national core indicators, the National Quality Forum long-term services and supports measures, and other appropriate Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems measures, measurable goals the pilot program is to achieve;

(2) develop specific strategies and performance measures for achieving the identified goals; and

(3) ensure that mechanisms to report, track, and assess specific strategies and performance measures for achieving the identified goals are established before implementing the pilot program.

(b) A strategy proposed under Subsection (a)(2) may be evidence-based if an evidence-based strategy is available for meeting the identified goals.
Tex. Water Code § 17.071 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.071
§ 17.071. DISPOSITION OF MONEY RECEIVED.
Status: in_force

All money received by the board shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to the proper special fund as provided in this subchapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.055 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.055
§ 172.055. FACTORS CONSIDERED.
Status: in_force

In appointing an arbitrator, the court shall consider:

(1) each qualification required of the arbitrator by the arbitration agreement;

(2) any consideration making more likely the appointment of an independent and impartial arbitrator; and

(3) in the case of a sole or third arbitrator, the advisability of appointing an arbitrator of a nationality other than that of any party.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.306 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.306
§ 11.306. RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE LOAN ORIGINATION RULES.
Status: in_force

The finance commission may adopt residential mortgage loan origination rules as provided by Chapter 156.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.303 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.303
§ 772.303. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of managers of a district.

(2) "Director" means the director of communication for a district.

(3) "District" means an emergency communication district created under this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.175 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.175
§ 231.175. DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may divide the El Paso Mission Trail Historical Area into districts of a number, shape, and size the court considers best for carrying out this subchapter. Within each district, the commissioners court may regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, removal, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, other structures, or land.

(b) The regulations must be uniform for each class or kind of building in a district, but the regulations may vary from district to district. The regulations shall be adopted with reasonable consideration, among other things, for the character of each district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, with a view of conserving the value of buildings, protecting historic landmarks and structures, and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the area.
Tex. Government Code § 72.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.204
§ 72.204. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter expires September 1, 2030.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.613 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.613
§ 361.613. COST REPORT; BUDGET ALLOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director annually shall calculate the commission's costs to administer the voluntary cleanup program under this subchapter and shall publish in the Texas Register the rates established for the purposes of identifying the costs recoverable by the commission under this subchapter.

(b) Costs recovered under this subchapter and appropriated to the commission shall be budgeted and distributed to each organizational unit of the commission solely on the basis of costs fairly attributable to the voluntary cleanup program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 36.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 36 / Section 36.014
§ 36.014. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The department may enter into contracts and agreements necessary to administer this chapter, including contracts for the purchase of remedial services.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.22 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 20 / Section 20.22
§ 20.22. APPLICABILITY; CONFLICT OF LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not apply to the use of a protected consumer's consumer report or record by:

(1) a person administering a credit file monitoring subscription service to which:

(A) the protected consumer has subscribed; or

(B) the representative of the protected consumer has subscribed on behalf of the protected consumer;

(2) a person providing the protected consumer or the protected consumer's representative with a copy of the protected consumer's consumer report on request of the protected consumer or the protected consumer's representative;

(3) a consumer reporting agency with respect to a database or file that consists entirely of information concerning, and is used solely for, one or more of the following:

(A) criminal history record information;

(B) personal loss history information;

(C) fraud prevention or detection;

(D) tenant screening; or

(E) employment screening; or

(4) an entity described by Section 20.038(11), (12), or (13).

(b) To the extent of a conflict between a provision of this subchapter relating to a protected consumer and another provision of this chapter, this subchapter controls.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 293A.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 293A / Section 293A.002
§ 293A.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a county that:

(1) is not served by a hospital district or a public hospital;

(2) has a population of more than 100,000; and

(3) includes a portion of the Concho River.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.155
§ 8888.155. FEE AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

Fees established by the board must be sufficient to:

(1) achieve water conservation;

(2) prevent waste of water;

(3) serve as a disincentive to pumping groundwater;

(4) accomplish the purposes of this chapter, including making available alternative water supplies;

(5) enable the authority to meet operation and maintenance expenses; and

(6) pay the principal of and interest on debt issued in connection with the exercise of the authority's general powers and duties.
Tex. Water Code § 30.066 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.066
§ 30.066. RATES AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

While any bonds are outstanding, the governing body of the district shall fix, maintain, and collect for services furnished or made available by the disposal system rates and charges adequate to:

(1) pay maintenance and operating costs of and expenses allocable to the disposal system;

(2) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds; and

(3) provide and maintain the funds created by the resolution authorizing the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8334.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8334 / Section 8334.106
§ 8334.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8334.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.618 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.618
§ 9.618. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CERTAIN SECONDARY OBLIGORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A secondary obligor acquires the rights and becomes obligated to perform the duties of the secured party after the secondary obligor:

(1) receives an assignment of a secured obligation from the secured party;

(2) receives a transfer of collateral from the secured party and agrees to accept the rights and assume the duties of the secured party; or

(3) is subrogated to the rights of a secured party with respect to collateral.

(b) An assignment, transfer, or subrogation described in Subsection (a):

(1) is not a disposition of collateral under Section 9.610; and

(2) relieves the secured party of further duties under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3957.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3957 / Section 3957.151
§ 3957.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.