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Tex. Education Code § 52.20 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.20
§ 52.20. STUDENT LOAN NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) Promissory notes evidencing student loans made by the board with proceeds from bonds may be deposited and held in any fund as directed by the board resolution that authorized the issuance of the bonds.

(b) The board may pledge and grant a security interest in all or any portion of those promissory notes to any person to further secure the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued under this chapter or of obligations under any contracts entered into by the board relating to the issuance of a series of bonds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.145 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.145
§ 501.145. FILING BY PURCHASER; APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the later of the 30th day after the date of assignment on the documents or the date provided by Section 152.069, Tax Code, the purchaser of the used motor vehicle shall file with the county assessor-collector:

(1) the certificate of title or other evidence of title; or

(2) if appropriate, a document described by Section 502.457 and the title or other evidence of ownership.

(b) The filing under Subsection (a) is an application for transfer of title as required under this chapter and an application for transfer of the registration of the motor vehicle.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the purchaser is a member of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Texas National Guard or of the National Guard of another state serving on active duty under an order of the president of the United States, or a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States serving on active duty under an order of the president of the United States, the documents described by Subsection (a) must be filed with the county assessor-collector not later than the 60th day after the date of assignment of ownership.
Tex. Water Code § 27.014 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.014
§ 27.014. APPLICATION FEE.
Status: in_force

With each application for a disposal well permit, the commission shall collect a fee in the amount provided by and under the terms of Section 5.701.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.002
§ 592.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall ensure the implementation of the rights guaranteed in this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 221.052 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.052
§ 221.052. LIABILITY OF DEVELOPER AND EXCHANGE COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) A developer does not incur any liability arising out of the use, delivery, or publication to a purchaser of written information or audio-visual materials provided to it by the exchange company in accordance with Subchapter D, unless the developer knows or has reason to know that the materials are inaccurate or false.

(b) No exchange company shall have any liability with respect to any violation under this chapter arising out of the use by a developer of information relating to an exchange program other than that provided to the developer by the exchange company.

(c) An exchange company that denies exchange privileges to an owner whose use of accommodations in the owner's timeshare plan is denied is not liable to any member of the exchange company or exchange program or any third party because of the denial of the owner's exchange privileges.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 32.155 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 32 / Section 32.155
§ 32.155. VENUE.
Status: in_force

The department may file any suit under this chapter in Travis County or the county in which the floating cabin that is the subject of the suit is located.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.306 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.306
§ 3.306. CLAIMS TO AN INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

A person taking an instrument, other than a person having rights of a holder in due course, is subject to a claim of a property or possessory right in the instrument or its proceeds, including a claim to rescind a negotiation and to recover the instrument or its proceeds. A person having rights of a holder in due course takes free of the claim to the instrument.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.501 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.501
§ 82.501. CREATION.
Status: in_force

The Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary is composed of an area in San Patricio and Nueces counties described as follows:

BEGINNING at Kinney Bayou on the east shoreline of Ingleside Cove, also known as North Shore Channel (N 27 50.791, W 97 13.577);

THENCE, in a northwesterly direction along the shoreline to the channel marker at the location commonly known as Donnel Point (N 27 51.593, W 97 14.505);

THENCE, due northwest crossing the Reynolds Channel to the east side of a spoil bank (N 27 51.668, W 97 14.715);

THENCE, following the eastern edge of this spoil bank in a southeasterly direction to its southernmost point (N 27 50.328, W 97 14.302), continuing southeast crossing Ingleside Cut to the north shore of Ingleside Point (N 27 50.231, W 97 14.197);

THENCE, in an easterly and southeasterly direction along the east shoreline following the Reynolds Channel through Ingleside Point to the southernmost portion of this cut (N 27 49.782, W 97 13.782);

THENCE, due east across the Reynolds Channel to the west shoreline of the mainland known as the southernmost portion of Ingleside Cove (N 27 49.834, W 97 13.641);

THENCE, following the shoreline in a northerly direction being the east shoreline of Ingleside Cove to the point of beginning.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 466.041 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 466 / Section 466.041
§ 466.041. EMERGENCY ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue an emergency order, either mandatory or prohibitory in nature, in relation to the operation of a permitted facility or the treatment of patients by the facility staff, in the department's jurisdiction. The order may be issued if the department determines that the treatment of patients by the staff of the permit holder creates or poses an immediate and serious threat to human life or health and other procedures available to the department to remedy or prevent the occurrence of the situation will result in an unreasonable delay.

(b) The department may issue the emergency order, including an emergency order suspending or revoking a permit issued by the department, without notice and hearing, if the department determines that action to be practicable under the circumstances.

(c) If an emergency order is issued without a hearing, the department shall determine a time and place for a hearing at which the emergency order is affirmed, modified, or set aside. The hearing shall be held under the contested case provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code, and the department's formal hearing rules.

(d) If an emergency order is issued to suspend or revoke the permit, the department shall ensure that treatment services for the patients are maintained at the same location until appropriate referrals to an alternate treatment program are made.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.352 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.352
§ 2001.352. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person whose application for a license is denied by the commission may make a written request for a hearing. At the hearing the applicant is entitled to be heard on the qualifications of the applicant and the merits of the application.

(b) The burden of proof is on the applicant to establish by a preponderance of the evidence its eligibility for a license.

(c) A hearing under this section must be conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings and is subject to Section 2001.058(e), Government Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 148.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 148 / Section 148.004
§ 148.004. LIABILITY OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS DURING PANDEMIC EMERGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "educational institution" means an institution or program that facilitates learning or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, or habits. The term includes:

(1) a public or private preschool, child-care facility, primary or secondary school, college, or university;

(2) an institution of higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; and

(3) a private or independent institution of higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) An educational institution is not liable for damages or equitable monetary relief arising from a cancellation or modification of a course, program, or activity of the institution if the cancellation or modification arose during a pandemic emergency and was caused, in whole or in part, by the emergency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.106
§ 161.106. CERTAIN DISCUSSIONS OF PENDING COMPLAINTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Until a sworn complaint alleging a violation of the ethics code is resolved, a member of the commission may not discuss the complaint with a member of the commissioners court.
Tex. Election Code § 252.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 252 / Section 252.006
§ 252.006.
Status: in_force

Sec. 252.006. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM APPOINTMENT FILED: SPECIFIC-PURPOSE COMMITTEE FOR SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING CANDIDATE OR ASSISTING OFFICEHOLDER. A specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a candidate or assisting an officeholder must file its campaign treasurer appointment with the same authority as the appointment for candidacy for the office.
Tex. Education Code § 12.1171 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1171
§ 12.1171. ADMISSION TO OPEN-ENROLLMENT CHARTER SCHOOLS SPECIALIZING IN PERFORMING ARTS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 12.117, the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school that specializes in one or more performing arts may require an applicant to audition for admission to the school in addition to completing and submitting the common admission application form under Section 12.1173.
Tex. Government Code § 659.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.023
§ 659.023. COMPENSATORY TIME POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall notify its employees annually of the state's policy on compensatory time.

(b) A state agency shall accommodate to the extent practicable an employee's request to use accrued compensatory time.

(c) A state agency shall:

(1) provide an employee activated to military service as a member of the reserve component of the armed forces with a statement containing the balance of the employee's accrued state compensatory time; and

(2) accommodate an employee's request to use the balance of the employee's accrued state compensatory time before the compensatory time expires.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3960.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3960 / Section 3960.004
§ 3960.004. 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 improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.171 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.171
§ 51.171. PURPOSE; APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter controls the purchase and lease of vacant land and the authority of the commissioner and the board to:

(1) determine whether a vacancy exists; and

(2) sell and lease vacant land.

(b) To the extent a provision of this subchapter conflicts with another law relating to vacant land or Chapter 2001, Government Code, this subchapter controls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.305
§ 21.305. ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may apply to the commission for designation as an authorized agent to implement and enforce on-site sewage disposal rules under Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code.

(b) If the district finds that due to the nature of the soil or drainage in the area it is necessary to prevent water pollution that may injure the public health, the board by rule may:

(1) provide limits on the number and kind of septic tanks in an area defined by the rule;

(2) prohibit the use of septic tanks in the area; or

(3) prohibit the installation of new septic tanks in the area.

(c) The board shall consult with the commission before the adoption of a rule under Subsection (b).

(d) The board may not adopt a rule under Subsection (b) without first holding a public hearing in the area to be affected by the rule.

(e) The board by order may provide for a gradual and systematic reduction of the number or kind of septic tanks in the area and, by rule, may provide for a system to license and issue permits for the installation of new septic tanks in the area affected. If the board adopts a license and permit system, a person may not install a septic tank in the area without a license or permit from the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.601 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.601
§ 901.601. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the board that a person is engaging in an act or practice that constitutes the practice of public accountancy without a license under this chapter, the board, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in that activity.

(b) A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposition of an administrative penalty under Subchapter L. Notwithstanding Section 901.552, the amount of an administrative penalty for a violation of an order under this section may not exceed $25,000.

(c) The board by rule shall adopt a schedule for purposes of this section that prescribes ranges in the amounts of administrative penalties to be imposed for specified types of conduct and circumstances that violate an order under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8366.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8366 / Section 8366.006
§ 8366.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.011
§ 12.011. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE STATISTICS.
Status: in_force

The department shall collect and publish statistics and other information relating to industries of this state and other states that the department considers beneficial in developing the agricultural resources of this state.
Tex. Finance Code § 37.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 37 / Section 37.006
§ 37.006. FINANCIAL MORATORIUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner, with the approval of a majority of the finance commission and the governor, may proclaim a financial moratorium for, and invoke a uniform limitation on, withdrawal of deposits of every character from all banks within this state. A bank refusing to comply with a written proclamation of the banking commissioner under this section, signed by a majority of the members of the finance commission and the governor:

(1) forfeits its charter if it is a state bank; or

(2) may not act as reserve agent for a state bank or as depository of state, county, municipal, or other public money if it is a national bank.

(b) On order of the banking commissioner after refusal of a national bank to comply with the proclamation, a depositor of public money with the bank:

(1) shall immediately withdraw the public money from the bank; and

(2) may not redeposit public money in the bank without the banking commissioner's prior written approval.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.093 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.093
§ 111.093.
Status: in_force

Sec. 111.093. APPROPRIATIONS FOR PURCHASES, CONTRACTS, SALARIES, OR LABOR EXPENSES IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 225,000. (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of more than 225,000.

(b) The county auditor shall charge all purchase orders, requisitions, contracts, and salary and labor allowances to the appropriation accounts.

(c) A requisition issued or a contract for work, labor, services, or materials and supplies that is entered into in the manner provided by law by a proper authority is not binding until the county auditor certifies that the budget contains an ample provision for the obligation and that funds are or will be available to pay the obligation when due.

(d) The amount allocated in the budget for a purchase order, requisition, contract, special purpose, or salary or labor account may not be allocated for any other purpose unless an unexpended balance remains in the account after full discharge of the obligation or unless the requisition, contract, or allocation is canceled in writing by the commissioners court or a county officer for a valid reason.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8351.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8351 / Section 8351.202
§ 8351.202. 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. Human Resources Code § 114.009 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.009
§ 114.009. PROGRAM GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

The council shall develop specific program guidelines for:

(1) instructional or treatment options;

(2) frequency and duration of services;

(3) ratio of staff to affected persons;

(4) staff composition and qualifications;

(5) eligibility determination; and

(6) other program features designed to ensure the provision of quality services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.356 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.356
§ 1369.356. ACCESS TO MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE COST LISTS.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager must provide to each pharmacist or pharmacy under contract with the health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager a process to readily access the maximum allowable cost list that applies to the pharmacist or pharmacy.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.021 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.021
§ 501.021. TITLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor vehicle title issued by the department must include:

(1) the legal name and address of each purchaser;

(2) the legal name of the seller and the municipality and state in which the seller is located or resides;

(3) the year, make, and body style of the vehicle;

(4) the vehicle identification number of the vehicle;

(5) if the vehicle is subject to odometer disclosure under Section 501.072, the odometer reading and odometer brand as recorded on the last title assignment for the vehicle;

(6) the name and address of each lienholder and the date of each lien on the vehicle, listed in the chronological order in which the lien was recorded;

(7) a statement indicating rights of survivorship under Section 501.031; and

(8) any other information required by the department.

(b) A printed certificate of title must bear the following statement on its face:

"UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, IT IS A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW TO SIGN THE NAME OF ANOTHER PERSON ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR OTHERWISE GIVE FALSE INFORMATION ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE."

(c) A title for a motor vehicle that has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, must contain on its face a notice sufficient to inform a purchaser that the motor vehicle has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.313 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.313
§ 15.313. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or a person designated by the commissioner shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel that comply with requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the department workforce that meets federal and state law, including rules and regulations, and instructions adopted directly from that law;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made about the extent of underuse in the department workforce of all persons for whom federal or state laws, including rules and regulations, and instructions adopted directly from that law, encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.

(b) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must:

(1) cover an annual period;

(2) be updated annually and reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a)(1); and

(3) be filed with the governor's office.

(c) The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.