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Tex. Labor Code § 213.051 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.051
§ 213.051. FORFEITURE OF RIGHT TO EMPLOY INDIVIDUALS IN THIS STATE; BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) After a judgment is entered against an employer for a contribution, a penalty, or interest or an assessment against an employer under this chapter is final and execution returned unsatisfied, an employer liable for the unpaid judgment or final assessment may not employ an individual in this state until the employer furnishes a surety bond.

(b) The amount of the bond may not exceed twice the amount due at the time the bond is furnished plus contributions estimated by the commission to become due from the employer during the succeeding calendar year. The bond must be conditioned on payment of the contribution, penalty, interest, and court costs due from the employer not later than January 30 of the succeeding calendar year. The bond must be approved by the commission.

(c) If the employer does not furnish the bond or pay the contribution, penalty, and interest due, the commission may apply to the court that entered the judgment for an injunction to prohibit the employer from employing a person in this state without first furnishing a bond as required by this section. After reasonable notice of not less than 10 days by the court, the court may grant a temporary injunction. The temporary injunction may be made permanent on final hearing and remains in effect until the requirements of this chapter are satisfied.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.301
§ 174.301. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

A district may issue revenue bonds and notes in amounts that the board considers necessary or appropriate for the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, repair, equipping, improvement, or extension of its commuter rail facilities.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.558 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.558
§ 651.558. LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall suspend for six months the license of a person who fails to pay an administrative penalty or post a supersedeas bond within the time required by Section 651.555, or within a longer period agreed to by the commission.

(b) After notice and a hearing, the commission may extend the license suspension for a longer period or may revoke the license for failure to pay the penalty or post a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.059
§ 454.059. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing board and executive council operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budgets of the board and executive council;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the board and executive council;

(4) the types of board and executive council rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business regulated by the board, including rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that:

(A) regulate the scope of practice of persons engaged in a profession or business regulated by the board;

(B) restrict advertising by persons engaged in a profession or business regulated by the board;

(C) affect the price of goods or services provided by persons engaged in a profession or business regulated by the board; or

(D) restrict participation in a profession or business regulated by the board;

(5) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board and executive council;

(6) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the board in performing their duties; and

(7) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the person's attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The director of the executive council shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each board member. On receipt of the training manual, each board member shall sign and submit to the director a statement acknowledging receipt of the training manual.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 21.075 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.075
§ 21.075. ZONE NAMES IN LAND DESCRIPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) As established for use in the North Zone, the Texas Coordinate System of 1927 or the Texas Coordinate System of 1983 shall be named, and in any land description in which it is used it shall be designated, the "Texas Coordinate System of 1927, North Zone" or "Texas Coordinate System of 1983, North Zone."

(b) As established for use in the North Central Zone, the Texas Coordinate System of 1927 or the Texas Coordinate System of 1983 shall be named, and in any land description in which it is used it shall be designated, the "Texas Coordinate System of 1927, North Central Zone" or "Texas Coordinate System of 1983, North Central Zone."

(c) As established for use in the Central Zone, the Texas Coordinate System of 1927 or the Texas Coordinate System of 1983 shall be named, and in any land description in which it is used it shall be designated, the "Texas Coordinate System of 1927, Central Zone" or "Texas Coordinate System of 1983, Central Zone."

(d) As established for use in the South Central Zone, the Texas Coordinate System of 1927 or the Texas Coordinate System of 1983 shall be named, and in any land description in which it is used it shall be designated, the "Texas Coordinate System of 1927, South Central Zone" or "Texas Coordinate System of 1983, South Central Zone."

(e) As established for use in the South Zone, the Texas Coordinate System of 1927 or the Texas Coordinate System of 1983 shall be named, and in any land description in which it is used it shall be designated, the "Texas Coordinate System of 1927, South Zone" or "Texas Coordinate System of 1983, South Zone."
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.214 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.214
§ 61.214. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

The application shall include:

(1) the name of the applicant;

(2) the location and dimensions of the proposed excavation;

(3) the property interest or contractual right that enables the applicant to excavate, take, remove, or carry away sand, marl, gravel, or shell; and

(4) certification by the county treasurer, or other official exercising similar authority if there is no county treasurer, that the applicant has deposited a filing fee of $50.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 323.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 323 / Section 323.003
§ 323.003. REJECTION OF PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) If a plan required under Section 323.002 is not approved, the department shall:

(1) return the plan to the health care facility; and

(2) identify the specific provisions under Section 323.004 with which the plan conflicts or does not comply.

(b) Not later than the 90th day after the date the department returns a plan to a health care facility under Subsection (a), the facility shall correct and resubmit the plan to the department for approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.106
§ 11005.106. BOARD RESOLUTIONS; QUORUM; VOTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall act through resolutions adopted by the board.

(b) Three directors constitute a quorum.

(c) Each director has a vote.

(d) The affirmative vote of at least three directors is necessary to adopt any resolution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 46.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 46 / Section 46.002
§ 46.002. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter "Texas agricultural product" means an agricultural, apicultural, horticultural, silvicultural, viticultural, or vegetable product, either in its natural or processed state, that has been produced, processed, or otherwise had value added to the product in this state, including:

(1) feed for use by livestock or poultry;

(2) fish or other aquatic species;

(3) livestock, a livestock product, or a livestock by-product;

(4) planting seed;

(5) poultry, a poultry product, or a poultry by-product; or

(6) wildlife processed for food or by-products.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3812.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3812 / Section 3812.102
§ 3812.102. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as, for the same term as, and on the same conditions as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2305.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2305 / Section 2305.002
§ 2305.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Account" means the oil overcharge account.

(2) "Applicable federal guidelines" means federal court judgments or orders, case settlements, laws, regulations, or other requirements or discretionary authority, imposed by the judicial, legislative, or executive branch, that govern or restrict the use of money received by the state because of petroleum overcharge litigation relating to the overpricing of crude oil or refined petroleum products during the 1973-1981 period of mandatory federal price controls.

(3) "Energy office" means the state energy conservation office of the comptroller's office as established by Chapter 447.

(4) "Supervising state agency" means the state agency, department, commission, or other entity designated by this chapter or by the governor to supervise, manage, or administer a program financed under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.107
§ 1105.107. RATES AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

The board shall establish the rates and charges for:

(1) services;

(2) supplies; and

(3) the use of district facilities.
Tex. Family Code § 83.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 83 / Section 83.004
§ 83.004. MOTION TO VACATE.
Status: in_force

Any individual affected by a temporary ex parte order may file a motion at any time to vacate the order. On the filing of the motion to vacate, the court shall set a date for hearing the motion as soon as possible.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0321 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0321
§ 32.0321. SURETY BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule may require each provider of medical assistance in a provider type that has demonstrated significant potential for fraud or abuse to file with the commission a surety bond in a reasonable amount. The executive commissioner by rule shall require a provider of medical assistance to file with the commission a surety bond in a reasonable amount if the commission identifies a pattern of suspected fraud or abuse involving criminal conduct relating to the provider's services under the medical assistance program that indicates the need for protection against potential future acts of fraud or abuse.

(b) The bond under Subsection (a) must be payable to the commission to compensate the commission for damages resulting from or penalties or fines imposed in connection with an act of fraud or abuse committed by the provider under the medical assistance program.

(c) Subject to Subsection (d) or (e), the executive commissioner by rule may require each provider of medical assistance that establishes a resident's trust fund account to post a surety bond to secure the account. The bond must be payable to the commission to compensate residents of the bonded provider for trust funds that are lost, stolen, or otherwise unaccounted for if the provider does not repay any deficiency in a resident's trust fund account to the person legally entitled to receive the funds.

(d) The executive commissioner may not require the amount of a surety bond posted for a single facility provider under Subsection (c) to exceed the average of the total average monthly balance of all the provider's resident trust fund accounts for the 12-month period preceding the bond issuance or renewal date.

(e) If an employee of a provider of medical assistance is responsible for the loss of funds in a resident's trust fund account, the resident, the resident's family, and the resident's legal representative are not obligated to make any payments to the provider that would have been made out of the trust fund had the loss not occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7918.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7918 / Section 7918.001
§ 7918.001. 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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 151.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.117 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.117
§ 772.117. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Allowable operating expenses of a district include all costs attributable to designing a 9-1-1 system and to all equipment and personnel necessary to establish and operate a public safety answering point and other related answering points that the board considers necessary.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.404 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.404
§ 545.404. UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an operator may not leave a vehicle unattended without:

(1) stopping the engine;

(2) locking the ignition;

(3) removing the key from the ignition;

(4) setting the parking brake effectively; and

(5) if standing on a grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.

(b) The requirements of Subsections (a)(1), (2), and (3) do not apply to an operator who starts the engine of a vehicle by using a remote starter or other similar device that:

(1) remotely starts the vehicle's engine without placing the key in the ignition; and

(2) requires the key to be placed in the ignition or physically present in the vehicle before the vehicle can be operated.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8272.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8272 / Section 8272.003
§ 8272.003. 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 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. Transportation Code § 451.616 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.616
§ 451.616. REVENUE FROM WITHDRAWN UNIT FOR PROVIDING SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall withhold from the amount of sales and use tax revenue refunded to a unit of election that has withdrawn from an authority the full amount of the difference between the cost of providing services to persons with disabilities in the unit of election and the fares charged during the period in which the sales and use tax was collected and remit this amount to the authority providing the services.

(b) The authority and the unit of election that has withdrawn shall determine the amount of the cost of providing services to persons with disabilities. If the authority and the unit of election cannot agree on the amount, the comptroller shall determine the amount.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7932.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7932 / Section 7932.103
§ 7932.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Estates Code § 201.057 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 201 / Section 201.057
§ 201.057. COLLATERAL KINDRED OF WHOLE AND HALF BLOOD.
Status: in_force

If the inheritance from an intestate passes to the collateral kindred of the intestate and part of the collateral kindred are of whole blood and the other part are of half blood of the intestate, each of the collateral kindred who is of half blood inherits only half as much as that inherited by each of the collateral kindred who is of whole blood. If all of the collateral kindred are of half blood of the intestate, each of the collateral kindred inherits a whole portion.
Tex. Government Code § 442.068 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.068
§ 442.068. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Historical Commission.

(2) "First capitol site" means the first capitol state historic site located in West Columbia, Texas.

(3) "Replica" means the replica of the first Republic of Texas house of representatives building housed on the first capitol site.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.075 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.075
§ 232.075. WATER AND SEWER SERVICE EXTENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may extend, beyond the date specified on the plat or on the document attached to the plat, the date by which the water and sewer service facilities must be fully operable if the commissioners court finds the extension is reasonable and not contrary to the public interest.

(b) The commissioners court may not grant an extension under Subsection (a) if it would allow an occupied residence to be without water or sewer services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.153
§ 1067.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

After the annual budget is adopted, the budget may be amended on the board's approval.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.154
§ 702.154. BENEFICIARY OF SECURITY.
Status: in_force

The security filed or posted by a certificate holder under this subchapter must be payable to the state and held for the benefit of:

(1) the state; and

(2) each member of the certificate holder's health spa who has been administratively adjudicated to have suffered actual financial loss as a result of the closing of the certificate holder's health spa.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.057
§ 6610.057. DISTRICT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The board shall designate the location of the district's principal office at any place within the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.004
§ 1068.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1.03, Chapter 45, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989.
Tex. Government Code § 24.246 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.246
§ 24.246.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.246. 145TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NACOGDOCHES COUNTY). (a) The 145th Judicial District is composed of Nacogdoches County.

(b) The terms of the 145th District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September.

(c) The judge may take a vacation and not attend court for four weeks in each year.
Tex. Estates Code § 1252.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1252 / Section 1252.001
§ 1252.001. GRANTING OF GUARDIANSHIP OF ESTATE FOR NONRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A guardianship of the estate of a nonresident incapacitated person who owns property in this state may be granted, if necessary, in the same manner as for the property of a resident of this state.

(b) A court in the county in which the principal estate of the nonresident incapacitated person is located has jurisdiction to appoint the guardian.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.051 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.051
§ 63.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of regents of the University of North Texas System.

(2) "Center" means the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth.

(3) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.

(4) "DNA database" means the database containing forensic DNA analysis results, including any known name of the person who is the subject of the forensic DNA analysis, that is maintained by the center.

(5) "High-risk missing person" means:

(A) a person missing as a result of an abduction by a stranger;

(B) a person missing under suspicious or unknown circumstances; or

(C) a person who has been missing more than 30 days, or less than 30 days at the discretion of the investigating agency, if there is reason to believe that the person is in danger or deceased.

(6) "Law enforcement agency" means the law enforcement agency primarily responsible for investigating a report of a high-risk missing person.
Tex. Government Code § 81.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0151
§ 81.0151. PURCHASING.
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall adopt guidelines and procedures for purchasing that are consistent with the guidelines and procedures in Chapters 2155-2158. Purchases are subject to the ultimate review of the supreme court. The state bar shall maintain reports on state bar purchases and shall make those reports available for review by the state auditor.
Tex. Election Code § 254.184 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.184
§ 254.184. APPLICABILITY OF REGULAR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subchapter C or E, as applicable, applies to an opposed candidate or specific-purpose committee filing under this subchapter to the extent that the appropriate subchapter does not conflict with this subchapter.

(b) A candidate or committee filing under this subchapter is not required to file any reports of political contributions and political expenditures other than the semiannual reports required to be filed not later than July 15 and January 15.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.364 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.364
§ 370.364. ELECTION TO CHANGE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) At an election ordered under Section 370.362(b)(2), the ballots shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The increase (decrease) of the local sales and use tax rate for mass transit to (percentage)."

(b) The increase or decrease in the tax rate becomes effective only if it is approved by a majority of the votes cast.

(c) A notice of the election and a certified copy of the order canvassing the election results shall be:

(1) sent to the commission and the comptroller; and

(2) filed in the deed records of the county.