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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.402 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.402
§ 4.402. BANK'S LIABILITY TO CUSTOMER FOR WRONGFUL DISHONOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a payor bank wrongfully dishonors an item if it dishonors an item that is properly payable, but a bank may dishonor an item that would create an overdraft unless it has agreed to pay the overdraft.

(b) A payor bank is liable to its customer for damages proximately caused by the wrongful dishonor of an item. Liability is limited to actual damages proved and may include damages for an arrest or prosecution of the customer or other consequential damages. Whether any consequential damages are proximately caused by the wrongful dishonor is a question of fact to be determined in each case.

(c) A payor bank's determination of the customer's account balance on which a decision to dishonor for insufficiency of available funds is based may be made at any time between the time the item is received by the payor bank and the time that the payor bank returns the item or gives notice in lieu of return, and no more than one determination need be made. If, at the election of the payor bank, a subsequent balance determination is made for the purpose of reevaluating the bank's decision to dishonor the item, the account balance at that time is determinative of whether a dishonor for insufficiency of available funds is wrongful.
Tex. Local Government Code § 323.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 323 / Section 323.051
§ 323.051. ACQUISITION AND LOCATION OF LIBRARY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may:

(1) purchase, construct, repair, equip, or improve a building or other permanent improvement for county library use;

(2) acquire land for county library use; and

(3) determine the location in the county of each county library building or permanent improvement.

(b) A county that maintains a permanent improvement fund shall use money in that fund to pay for each library building, repair, or improvement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9028.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9028 / Section 9028.103
§ 9028.103. WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION ACT.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 9028.154, the district has the power necessary to fully qualify for and gain the full benefits of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), including:

(1) all powers necessary to carry out the projects, works, and improvements contemplated by the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act;

(2) the power to secure a loan or loans from the proper agencies of the federal government for the purpose of defraying the costs and expenses of the district in connection with carrying out its projects, works, and improvements under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act; and

(3) if necessary, the power to issue bonds as collateral for a loan described by Subdivision (2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8808.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8808 / Section 8808.154
§ 8808.154. COMMISSION DETERMINATION OF DISTRICT CAPABILITY FOR SERVICE.
Status: in_force

Before an election to confirm a proposed merger agreement described by Section 8808.152 may be held, the commission must determine that the district is capable of rendering adequate and continuous service as required by Section 13.251, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 296.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 296 / Section 296.053
§ 296.053. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

After the commissioners court has voted to require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter, the commissioners court may adopt rules relating to the administration of the mandatory payment.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 211.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 211 / Section 211.001
§ 211.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Hazardous liquid" means any liquid which is not defined as a solid or hazardous waste by Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code, and which is:

(A) petroleum or any petroleum or liquid natural gas product; or

(B) any hydrocarbon in a liquid state, other than liquified natural gas, that has been determined by the United States secretary of transportation to be a hazardous liquid.

(3) "Salt dome storage of hazardous liquids" means the storage of a hazardous liquid in any salt formation or bedded salt formation storage facility, but does not include a facility that has been defined by the federal Department of Transportation as part of an interstate pipeline facility and that is subject to federal minimum standards adopted under 49 U.S.C. Section 60101 et seq. and its subsequent amendments or a succeeding law.

(4) "Salt dome storage facility" includes any new or existing salt formation or bedded salt formation storage cavern and any equipment, facility, or building used or intended for use in the storage of a hazardous liquid in the salt formation cavern.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2351.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2351 / Section 2351.054
§ 2351.054. LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before engaging in business as a contracting stevedore in any county, the contracting stevedore must file a written application for a license with the county clerk.

(b) The county clerk shall issue the license on:

(1) approval of the bond executed under this subchapter; and

(2) receipt of a $5 license fee.

(c) The county clerk shall deposit the license fee into the general fund of the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.005
§ 1091.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT OR MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The state may not become obligated for the support or maintenance of the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.225 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.225
§ 36.225. RECORDS ADMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) A record of a bank in liquidation obtained by the receiver and held in the course of the receivership proceeding or a certified copy of the record under the official seal of the receiver is admissible in evidence in all cases without proof of correctness or other proof, except the certificate of the receiver that the record was received from the custody of the bank or found among its effects.

(b) The receiver may certify the correctness of a record of the receiver's office, including a record described by Subsection (a), and may certify any fact contained in the record. The record shall be received in evidence in all cases in which the original would be evidence.

(c) The original record or a certified copy of the record is prima facie evidence of the facts it contains.

(d) A copy of an original record or another record that is maintained on a medium approved by the records management division of the Texas State Library, within the scope of this section, and produced by the receiver or the receiver's authorized representative under this section:

(1) has the same effect as the original record; and

(2) may be used the same as the original record in a judicial or administrative proceeding in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2252.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.001
§ 2252.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Governmental contract" means a contract awarded by a governmental entity for general construction, an improvement, a service, or a public works project or for a purchase of supplies, materials, or equipment.

(2) "Governmental entity" means:

(A) the state;

(B) a municipality, county, public school district, or special-purpose district or authority;

(C) a district, county, or justice of the peace court;

(D) a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(E) the legislature or a legislative agency; or

(F) the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, or the State Bar of Texas or another judicial agency having statewide jurisdiction.

(3) "Nonresident bidder" refers to a person who is not a resident.

(4) "Resident bidder" refers to a person whose principal place of business is in this state, including a contractor whose ultimate parent company or majority owner has its principal place of business in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.154
§ 1095.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.451 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.451
§ 887.451. AUTHORIZATION TO CONVERT OR REINSURE.
Status: in_force

Subject to the requirements of this subchapter, an association may convert or reinsure itself to a legal reserve insurance company operating under Chapter 882.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 45.0061 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 45 / Section 45.0061
§ 45.0061. SOURCE OF GAME BIRDS.
Status: in_force

A person who is not required to possess a commercial game bird breeder's license and who is in possession of a live game bird, game bird egg, or part of a dead game bird shall, on the request of a game warden commissioned by the department, furnish to the warden a receipt showing the name and street address of the person and the name and street address of the source from which any live game bird, game bird egg, or part of a dead game bird in the possession of the person was derived. The receipt must also show the date of sale and the kind or species and number of live game birds, game bird eggs, or parts of dead game birds acquired. The failure or refusal to comply with this section is a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 206.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 206 / Section 206.06
§ 206.06. FORGERY OR COUNTERFEITING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "counterfeit" or "forged" means printed, manufactured or made by, or under the direction of, or issued, sold, or circulated by a person not authorized to do so under the provisions of this code.

(b) No person may forge or counterfeit a stamp provided for in this code or print, engrave, make, issue, sell, circulate, or possess with intent to use, sell, circulate, or pass a forged or counterfeit stamp or place or cause to be placed any forged or counterfeit stamp on any container of alcoholic beverage.

(c) No person may print, engrave, make, issue, sell, or circulate with intent to defraud or knowingly possess a forged or counterfeit permit, license, official signature, certificate, evidence of tax payment, or other instrument.

(d) No person may possess a stamp or a part of a stamp, die, plate, device, machine, or other instrument used or designed for use for forging or counterfeiting any instrument named in Subsection (b) or (c) of this section.

(e) Conviction for an offense defined in this section may be had on the uncorroborated evidence of an accomplice. A court, officer, or tribunal having jurisdiction of an offense defined in this section or any district or county attorney may subpoena any person and compel his attendance as a witness to testify as to the violation of any provision of this section. Any person so summoned and examined is immune from prosecution for the violation of any provision of this section about which he may testify.

(f) A person who violates any provision of this section commits a felony punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than 2 nor more than 20 years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 110.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 110 / Section 110.004
§ 110.004. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

The task force is administratively attached to the commission.
Tex. Local Government Code § 377.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.052
§ 377.052. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A board member is not entitled to compensation, but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses.
Tex. Education Code § 130.189 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.189
§ 130.189. NAVARRO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the Navarro College District includes the territory within Navarro, Ellis, Freestone, Limestone, and Leon counties.
Tex. Government Code § 321.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 321 / Section 321.010
§ 321.010. FIRST ASSISTANT STATE AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Auditor may appoint a first assistant state auditor.

(b) The first assistant state auditor shall:

(1) perform the duties and assignments prescribed by the State Auditor; and

(2) act as the State Auditor when the State Auditor is absent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.204
§ 3862.204. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES.
Status: in_force

The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.105
§ 3947.105. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Property Code § 54.041 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 54 / Section 54.041
§ 54.041. LIEN.
Status: in_force

A landlord of a single or multifamily residence has a lien for unpaid rent that is due. The lien attaches to nonexempt property that is in the residence or that the tenant has stored in a storage room.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.216 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.216
§ 9601.216. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Payments made by the district in connection with the issuance of bonds, the transfer of any bond, and the income from any bond, including profits made on the sale of any bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Water Code § 55.359 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.359
§ 55.359. LIEN AGAINST CROPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall have a first lien, superior to all other liens, against all crops grown on a tract of land in the district to secure the payment of an assessment imposed against the tract under Section 55.354(a), interest, and collection or attorney's fees.

(b) When the district obtains a water supply under contract with the United States, the board may, by resolution entered in their minutes and with the consent of the secretary of the interior, waive the lien in whole or in part.

(c) If the crops against which the district has a lien under this section are cultivated on a basis other than annual replanting, the owner of the crops shall record with the county clerk of the county where the land on which the crops are cultivated is located a legally sufficient description of the land, including a metes and bounds description or a plat reference.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 128.017 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 128 / Section 128.017
§ 128.017. TIME OF WRITTEN NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The lien claimant shall provide written notice of the claim of lien to the lien debtor not later than the 10th day after the date the notice of claim of lien is filed with the office of the secretary of state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.108
§ 1131.108. INSURANCE CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A group life insurance policy must provide that the insurer will issue to the policyholder for delivery to each insured an individual certificate stating:

(1) the insurance protection to which the insured is entitled;

(2) to whom the insurance benefits are payable; and

(3) the rights and conditions specified by Sections 1131.110-1131.112.

By agreement between the insurer and the policyholder, the certificate of insurance may be delivered electronically.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a policy issued to a creditor to insure the creditor's debtors; or

(2) a policy to which Section 1131.703 applies.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.241 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.241
§ 223.241. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Design-build contractor" means a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity or team that includes an engineering firm and a construction contractor qualified to engage in the construction of highway projects in this state.

(2) "Design-build method" means a project delivery method by which an entity contracts with a single entity to provide both design and construction services for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility.

(3) "Highway project" means:

(A) a single highway facility between two defined points in a corridor; or

(B) two or more contiguous highway facilities.
Tex. Estates Code § 361.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 361 / Section 361.103
§ 361.103. APPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF EXISTENCE OF PRIOR RIGHT.
Status: in_force

If letters testamentary or of administration have been granted to a person and another person applies for letters, the court shall revoke the initial letters and grant letters to the second applicant if the second applicant:

(1) is qualified;

(2) has a prior right to the letters; and

(3) has not waived the prior right to the letters.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.0203
§ 437.0203. REGULATION OF COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS AT FARMERS' MARKETS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "farmers' market" and "food" have the meanings assigned by Section 437.020.

(b) Except as provided by this section and Sections 437.020, 437.0201, and 437.0202:

(1) this chapter does not regulate cooking demonstrations at a farmers' market; and

(2) a rule adopted under state law may not regulate cooking demonstrations at a farmers' market.

(c) A person may conduct a cooking demonstration at a farmers' market only if:

(1) regardless of whether the demonstrator provides a sample of food to consumers, the farmers' market that hosts the demonstration:

(A) has an establishment operator with a valid certification under Subchapter D, Chapter 438, supervising the demonstration; and

(B) complies with Sections 437.020 and 437.0202, the requirements of a temporary food establishment under this chapter, and rules adopted under this chapter; and

(2) when the demonstrator provides a sample of food to consumers:

(A) the demonstrator provides a sample only and not a full serving; and

(B) samples of food prepared during a demonstration are disposed of not later than two hours after the beginning of the demonstration.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21A.004 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21A / Section 21A.004
§ 21A.004. REQUIRED APPROVAL OF ACQUISITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department must submit to the Legislative Budget Board a request for approval of a proposed acquisition of real property under this chapter before the property is acquired.

(b) A request to the Legislative Budget Board under this section shall be considered approved on the 30th day after the date the request is submitted unless the request is approved or disapproved before that date.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.171 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.171
§ 604.171. COMPLAINT INFORMATION AND STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the advisory board. The advisory board shall maintain:

(1) information about the parties to the complaint and the subject matter of the complaint;

(2) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(3) information about the disposition of the complaint.

(b) The advisory board shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) If a written complaint is filed with the advisory board relating to a certificate or temporary permit holder, the advisory board, as often as quarterly and until final determination of the action to be taken on the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an active investigation.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 324.054 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 324 / Section 324.054
§ 324.054. OTHER PROHIBITED CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

A person other than the owner or operator of the computer may not:

(1) induce the owner or operator of a computer in this state to install a computer software component to the computer by intentionally misrepresenting the extent to which the installation is necessary:

(A) for security or privacy reasons;

(B) to open or view text; or

(C) to play a particular type of musical or other content; or

(2) copy and execute or cause the copying and execution of a computer software component to a computer in this state in a deceptive manner with the intent to cause the owner or operator of the computer to use the component in a manner that violates this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8285.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8285 / Section 8285.003
§ 8285.003. 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. Health and Safety Code § 486.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.002
§ 486.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to the sale of any product dispensed or delivered by a pharmacist according to a prescription issued by a practitioner for a valid medical purpose and in the course of professional practice.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.20 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.20
§ 5.20. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide to its members and employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for office or employment under this code and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Family Code § 154.304 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.304
§ 154.304. GENERAL PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the substantive and procedural rights and remedies in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship relating to the establishment, modification, or enforcement of a child support order apply to a suit filed and an order rendered under this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 58.393 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.393
§ 58.393. MATURITY DATE OF LOAN.
Status: in_force

(a) If taxes are pledged to pay for the loan, the loan shall mature not later than the following April 1.

(b) If preliminary or construction bonds are pledged to pay the loan, the loan shall mature not later than six months from the date it is made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.004
§ 3831.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of the city of Temple as the boundaries of the city are adjusted by the city.