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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.0575 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0575
§ 31.0575. TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP BY SECURED PARTY'S TRANSFER STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "secured party's transfer statement" means a record signed by the secured party of record stating:

(1) there has been a default on an obligation secured by the vessel or outboard motor;

(2) the secured party of record is exercising or has exercised post-default remedies with respect to the vessel or outboard motor;

(3) by reason of the exercise, the secured party of record has the right to transfer the ownership interest of an owner, and the name of the owner;

(4) the name and last known mailing address of the owner of record and the secured party of record;

(5) the name of the transferee;

(6) other information required by Section 31.047(b); and

(7) one of the following:

(A) that the certificate of title is an electronic certificate of title;

(B) that the secured party does not have possession of the written certificate of title issued in the name of the owner of record; or

(C) that the secured party is delivering the written certificate of title to the department with the secured party's transfer statement.

(b) Unless the department rejects a secured party's transfer statement for a reason stated in Section 31.0485(c), not later than the 20th day after the date of delivery to the department of the statement and payment of fees due under this chapter and taxes payable under Chapter 160, Tax Code, in connection with the statement or the acquisition or use of the vessel or outboard motor, the department shall:

(1) accept the statement;

(2) amend the files of the department to reflect the transfer; and

(3) if the name of the owner whose ownership interest is being transferred is indicated on the certificate of title:

(A) cancel the certificate of title, regardless of whether the certificate of title has been delivered to the department;

(B) issue a new certificate of title indicating the transferee as owner; and

(C) deliver the new certificate of title or a record evidencing an electronic certificate of title.

(c) The submission to the department of a secured party's transfer statement, or the issuance of a certificate of title under Subsection (b), is not a disposition of the vessel or outboard motor and does not relieve the secured party of the secured party's duties under Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.152
§ 1802.152. MANAGEMENT OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The department is the manager of the fund and shall maintain books and records of the fund.

(b) The department, as manager, is entitled to compensation for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses for the management of the fund. The department shall be compensated from the earnings from the fund.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.251
§ 485A.251. EXEMPTION FROM SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

Certain items are exempt from the sales and use tax as provided by Section 151.3415, Tax Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.154 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.154
§ 451.154.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.154. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: LIMITATION ON REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION. (a) An interest in real property may not be acquired for station or terminal complex facilities described by Section 451.152(2) unless the property:

(1) is 1,500 feet or less from the center point of the station or terminal complex; or

(2) if farther than 1,500 feet from the center point of the station or terminal complex, is included in a master development plan adopted by the board and not acquired by eminent domain.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million may acquire, including through the use of eminent domain, an interest in real property for facilities if the property:

(1) is 2,500 feet or less from the center point of the station or terminal complex; or

(2) is included in a master development plan adopted by the board.

(c) Before the commencement of an eminent domain proceeding to which this section applies, the board shall designate the center point of the station or terminal complex.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9084.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9084 / Section 9084.0101
§ 9084.0101. 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 Wood Trace Water Control and Improvement District of Montgomery County, Texas.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.155 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.155
§ 56.155. RECOVERY OF SPECIALIZED TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM SURCHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall allow a telecommunications utility to recover the universal service fund assessment related to the specialized telecommunications assistance program through a surcharge added to the utility's customers' bills.

(b) The commission shall specify how each utility must determine the amount of the surcharge and by rule shall prohibit a utility from recovering an aggregation of more than 12 months of assessments in a single surcharge. The rules must require a utility to apply for approval of a surcharge before the 91st day after the date the period during which the aggregated surcharges were assessed closes.

(c) If a utility chooses to impose the surcharge, the utility shall include the surcharge in the "universal service fund surcharge" listing as provided by Section 56.107.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 551.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 551 / Section 551.044
§ 551.044. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each department may provide equipment, materials, and merchandise for occupational therapy programs at department facilities.

(b) The superintendent or director of a department facility may, in accordance with rules of that department, contract for the provision of equipment, materials, and merchandise for occupational therapy programs. If the contractor retains the finished or semi-finished product, the contract shall provide for a fair and reasonable rental payment to the applicable department by the contractor for the use of facility premises or equipment. The rental payment is determined by the amount of time the facility premises or equipment is used in making the products.

(c) The finished products made in an occupational therapy program may be sold and the proceeds placed in the patients' or clients' benefit fund, the patients' or clients' trust fund, or a revolving fund for use by the patients or clients. A patient or client may keep the finished product if the patient or client purchases the material for the product from the state.

(d) Each department may accept donations of money or materials for use in occupational therapy programs and may use a donation in the manner requested by the donor if not contrary to the policy of that department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 716.301 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 716 / Section 716.301
§ 716.301. TRANSPORT OF CREMATED REMAINS.
Status: in_force

On delivery of the cremated remains by a crematory establishment, an authorizing agent or the representative delegated by the authorizing agent as provided by Section 716.053 may transport the remains without a permit in any manner in this state and finally dispose of the cremated remains in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 437.357 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.357
§ 437.357. DESIGN; RIBBONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall design and have manufactured the medals, awards, decorations, and ribbons awarded under this subchapter and others that the adjutant general has approved for award.

(b) The department may purchase or replace medals, awards, decorations, and ribbons authorized under this subchapter for the recipient, the decedent's family, and nonprofit and governmental entities honoring the recipient or decedent.

(c) The adjutant general shall adopt regulations prescribing when a ribbon may be appropriately worn instead of the medal it symbolizes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1106.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.005
§ 1106.005. REQUEST FOR REINSTATEMENT; LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A request for reinstatement of a policy under this chapter and proof of mental incapacity may be filed with the insurer by:

(1) the insured;

(2) the insured's legal guardian or other legal representative; or

(3) the legal representative of the insured's estate.

(b) The request and the proof of mental incapacity must be filed not later than the first anniversary of the date the policy lapses.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.017
§ 552.017. SLIDING FEE SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a sliding fee schedule for the payment by the patient's parents of the state's total costs for the support, maintenance, and treatment of a patient younger than 18 years of age.

(b) The executive commissioner shall set the fee according to the parents' net taxable income and ability to pay.

(c) The parents may elect to have their net taxable income determined by their current financial statement or most recent federal income tax return.

(d) In determining the portion of the costs of the patient's support, maintenance, and treatment that the parents are required to pay, the department, in accordance with rules adopted by the executive commissioner, shall adjust, when appropriate, the payment required under the fee schedule to allow for consideration of other factors affecting the ability of the parents to pay.

(e) The executive commissioner shall evaluate and, if necessary, revise the fee schedule at least once every five years.
Tex. Estates Code § 1163.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1163 / Section 1163.102
§ 1163.102. REPORTING PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided under Subsection (b), an annual report required by Section 1163.101 must cover a 12-month reporting period that begins on the date or the anniversary of the date the guardian of the person qualifies to serve.

(b) The court may change a reporting period for purposes of this subchapter but may not extend a reporting period so that it covers more than 12 months.

(c) Each report is due not later than the 60th day after the date the reporting period ends.
Tex. Family Code § 7.006 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.006
§ 7.006. AGREEMENT INCIDENT TO DIVORCE OR ANNULMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) To promote amicable settlement of disputes in a suit for divorce or annulment, the spouses may enter into a written agreement concerning the division of the property and the liabilities of the spouses and maintenance of either spouse. The agreement may be revised or repudiated before rendition of the divorce or annulment unless the agreement is binding under another rule of law.

(b) If the court finds that the terms of the written agreement in a divorce or an annulment are just and right, those terms are binding on the court. If the court approves the agreement, the court may set forth the agreement in full or incorporate the agreement by reference in the final decree. If the court incorporates the agreement by reference in the final decree, the agreement is not required to be filed with the court or the court clerk.

(c) If the court finds that the terms of the written agreement in a divorce or annulment are not just and right, the court may request the spouses to submit a revised agreement or may set the case for a contested hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3960.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3960 / Section 3960.109
§ 3960.109. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 6 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 6
§ 6. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This Act does not apply to a person in this state who is confined as mentally ill or who is under sentence of death.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8309.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8309 / Section 8309.252
§ 8309.252. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 71.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 71 / Section 71.001
§ 71.001. CORPORATE AND POLITICAL BODY.
Status: in_force

A county is a corporate and political body.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.156
§ 603.156. REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

The medical board shall prepare a registry of licensed perfusionists and provisionally licensed perfusionists that is available to the public, license holders, and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0401
§ 3939.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.153 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.153
§ 200.153. CHARACTERIZATION AND TRANSFER OF SHARES AND OTHER SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this code, the shares and other securities of a real estate investment trust are:

(1) personal property for all purposes; and

(2) transferable in accordance with Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.132 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.132
§ 161.132. CIVIL SUIT AGAINST NONRESIDENT VIOLATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person who commits an offense under Section 161.135, 161.136, 161.137, 161.138, 161.141, or 161.143 of this code is not a resident of this state, is a foreign corporation not permitted to do business in this state, or is absent from this state at the time the offense is committed, the county attorney of the county in which the violation occurs shall sue that person for collection of the fine provided for the offense. In addition, the county attorney shall seek to attach that person's property in this state and, after final judgment, have the attached property sold under execution for the purpose of paying the fine and costs of suit.

(b) A suit under this section shall be brought in the name of the State of Texas and the court may not require a cost or attachment bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8210.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8210 / Section 8210.004
§ 8210.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.010
§ 1504.010. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may sell bonds issued under this subchapter under the terms the governing body of the municipality determines to be the most advantageous and reasonably obtainable.
Tex. Education Code § 59.22 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 59 / Section 59.22
§ 59.22. VETERINARY MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may establish a separate self-insurance fund to pay any damages adjudged in a court of competent jurisdiction or a settlement of any veterinary malpractice claim against a member of the professional staff arising from the exercise of his appointment or duties with the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory.

(b) The board may pay from the fund all expenses incurred in amounts and at intervals determined by the board.

(c) The board may receive and accept any gifts or donations into the fund.

(d) The board may invest money deposited in the fund, and any income received shall be retained in the fund. The money shall be deposited in any of the approved depository banks of The Texas A&M University System. All expenditures from the fund shall be paid pursuant to approval by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.006
§ 1098.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

This state may not become obligated for the support or maintenance of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.045
§ 232.045.
Status: in_force

Sec. 232.045. APPLICABILITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS TO LOTS UNDEVELOPED FOR 25 YEARS OR MORE. (a) This section applies only to a county that is adjacent to an international border and contains a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more.

(b) A commissioners court by order may implement a process:

(1) applicable to a subdivision in which 50 percent or more of the lots are undeveloped or unoccupied on or after the 25th anniversary of the date the plat for the subdivision was recorded with the county; and

(2) through which the county, to the extent practicable, may apply to the subdivision more current street, road, drainage, and other infrastructure requirements.

(c) A regulation or standard adopted by a county under this section must be no less stringent than the minimum standards and other requirements under the model rules for safe and sanitary water supply and sewer services adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code, and any other minimum public safety standards that would otherwise be applicable to the subdivision.

(d) A regulation or standard adopted by a county under this section applies only to a lot that is owned by an individual, firm, corporation, or other legal entity that directly or indirectly offers lots for sale or lease as part of a common promotional plan in the ordinary course of business, and each regulation or standard must expressly state that limitation. For the purposes of this subsection, "common promotional plan" means a plan or scheme of operation undertaken by a person or a group acting in concert, either personally or through an agent, to offer for sale or lease more than two lots when the land is:

(1) contiguous or part of the same area of land; or

(2) known, designated, or advertised as a common unit or by a common name.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.142 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.142
§ 111.142. EQUITABLE APPORTIONMENT OF EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CRUDE PETROLEUM.
Status: in_force

If more crude petroleum is offered for transportation by a common carrier than can be transported immediately, it shall be apportioned equitably, and the commission may make and enforce general or specific rules for equitable apportionment.
Tex. Property Code § 62.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.002
§ 62.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to real estate that is commercial real estate on the date the notice of lien is filed under this chapter.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a transaction involving a claim for a commission of $2,500 or less in the aggregate; or

(2) a transaction for the sale of commercial real estate involving a claim for a commission of $5,000 or less in the aggregate if the commercial real estate:

(A) is the principal place of business of the record title owner;

(B) is occupied by more than one and fewer than five tenants; and

(C) is improved with 7,500 square feet or less of total gross building area.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.148 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.148
§ 2155.148. CERTAIN PURCHASES FOR TEXAS EMERGENCY SERVICES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Emergency Services Retirement System is delegated all purchasing functions relating to the purchase of goods or services from funds other than general revenue funds for a purpose the state board of trustees of the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System determines relates to the fiduciary duties of the retirement system.

(b) The Texas Emergency Services Retirement System shall acquire goods or services by any procurement method approved by the state board of trustees of the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System that provides the best value to the retirement system. The retirement system shall consider the best value standards provided by Section 2155.074.

(c) The comptroller shall procure goods or services for the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System at the request of the retirement system, and the retirement system may use the services of the comptroller in procuring goods or services.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.211 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.211
§ 200.211. SPLIT-UP OR DIVISION OF SHARES.
Status: in_force

The trust managers of a real estate investment trust may authorize the real estate investment trust to carry out any split-up or division of the issued shares of a class of the real estate investment trust into a larger number of shares within the same class that does not increase the stated capital of the real estate investment trust because the split-up or division of issued shares is not a share dividend or a distribution.
Tex. Education Code § 109.169 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.169
§ 109.169. FORMS, REGULATIONS, RULES, AND CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt proper forms, regulations, rules, and contracts which, in its judgment, will protect the income from lands leased pursuant to this subchapter.