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Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.006
§ 52.006. DURATION OF EXISTENCE.
Status: in_force

Each association incorporated and organized under this chapter after August 1, 1987, has perpetual existence unless a limited duration is provided for and stated in its charter or articles of incorporation or in an amendment to either of the documents. Each association incorporated and organized under this chapter that is in existence on August 1, 1987, has perpetual existence unless a limited duration is provided for and stated in an amendment to its charter or articles of incorporation.
Tex. Education Code § 22.08361 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.08361
§ 22.08361. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW OF CERTAIN PRIVATE SCHOOL EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "qualified private school" has the meaning assigned by Section 411.0972, Government Code.

(b) This section applies to a person who is an employee of or an applicant for employment at a qualified private school.

(c) A qualified private school may require a person to whom this section applies to submit to a national criminal history record information review under this section before being employed by the school.

(d) Before or immediately after securing the services of a person to whom this section applies, a qualified private school may submit or require the person to whom this section applies to submit to the department information that is required by the department for obtaining national criminal history record information, which may include fingerprints and photographs.

(e) On receipt of the information under Subsection (c), the department shall obtain the person's national criminal history record information and report the results through the criminal history clearinghouse as provided by Section 411.0845, Government Code.

(f) Each qualified private school may obtain all criminal history record information that relates to a person to whom this section applies through the criminal history clearinghouse as provided by Section 411.0845, Government Code, and may subscribe to the criminal history record information of the person.

(g) A qualified private school may require a person to pay any fees related to obtaining criminal history record information under this section.

(h) If a qualified private school requires a person to whom this section applies to submit to a national criminal history record information review, the school shall provide the agency with the name and information described by Subsection (d). The agency shall facilitate the submission of information to the department to allow the school to obtain all criminal history record information that relates to the person to whom this section applies through the criminal history clearinghouse as provided by Section 411.0845, Government Code.

(i) The department, in coordination with the commissioner, may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.087 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.087
§ 533.087. LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in coordination with the executive commissioner, may lease real property related to the provision of services under this title, including any improvements under the department's management and control, regardless of whether the property is surplus property. Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department, in coordination with the executive commissioner, may award a lease of real property only:

(1) at the prevailing market rate; and

(2) by competitive bid.

(b) The commission shall advertise a proposal for lease at least once a week for four consecutive weeks in:

(1) a newspaper published in the municipality in which the property is located or the daily newspaper published nearest to the property's location; and

(2) a newspaper of statewide circulation.

(c) The department, in coordination with the executive commissioner, may lease real property related to the provision of services under this title or an improvement for less than the prevailing market rate, without advertisement or without competitive bidding, if:

(1) the executive commissioner determines that sufficient public benefit will be derived from the lease; and

(2) the property is leased to:

(A) a federal or state agency;

(B) a unit of local government;

(C) a not-for-profit organization; or

(D) an entity related to the department by a service contract.

(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt leasing rules, forms, and contracts that will protect the state's interests.

(e) The executive commissioner may reject any bid.

(f) This section does not authorize the executive commissioner or department to close or consolidate a facility used to provide mental health services without legislative approval.

(g) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b), the executive commissioner, in coordination with the department, may enter into a written agreement with the General Land Office to administer lease proposals. If the General Land Office administers a lease proposal under the agreement, notice that the property is offered for lease must be published in accordance with Section 32.107, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 108.51 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 108 / Section 108.51
§ 108.51. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Outdoor advertising" means any sign bearing a word, mark, description, or other device that is used to advertise an alcoholic beverage or the business of a person who manufactures, sells, or distributes an alcoholic beverage if the sign is displayed outside the walls or enclosure of a building or structure where a license or permit is issued or if it is displayed inside a building but within five feet of an exterior wall facing a street or highway so that it is visible by a person of ordinary vision from outside the building. "Outdoor advertising" does not include advertising appearing on radio or television, in a public vehicular conveyance for hire, on a race car while participating at a professional racing event or at a permanent motorized racetrack facility, on a boat participating in a racing event or a boat show, on an aircraft, on a bicycle or on the clothing of a member of a bicycle team participating in an organized bicycle race, or in a newspaper, magazine, or other literary publication published periodically. For the purpose of this definition the word "sign," with respect to a retailer, does not include an identifying label affixed to a container as authorized by law or to a card or certificate of membership in an association or organization if the card or certificate is not larger than 80 square inches.

(2) "Billboard" means a structure directly attached to the land, a house, or a building having one or more spaces used to display a sign or advertisement of an alcoholic beverage or a person engaged in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of alcoholic beverages, whether or not the structure is artificially lighted. "Billboard" does not include a bench or a wall or other part of a structure used as a building, fence, screen, front, or barrier.

(3) "Electric sign" means a structure or device other than an illuminated billboard by which artificial light produced by electricity is used to advertise the alcoholic beverage business by a person who manufactures, sells, or distributes alcoholic beverages or to advertise an alcoholic beverage.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.045
§ 171.045. METHOD OF ABORTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an abortion authorized under Section 171.046(a)(1) or (2) in which:

(1) the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 or more weeks; or

(2) the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child has not been determined but could reasonably be 20 or more weeks.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by Section 171.046(a)(3), a physician performing an abortion under Subsection (a) shall terminate the pregnancy in the manner that, in the physician's reasonable medical judgment, provides the best opportunity for the unborn child to survive.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0502
§ 4013.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 4013.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8348.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8348 / Section 8348.003
§ 8348.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 183.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 183 / Section 183.005
§ 183.005. RETURN OF DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) When the service is discontinued, the utility shall return the deposit and any unpaid interest on the deposit to the depositor or the depositor's heirs or legal representatives.

(b) The utility company may deduct from the amount returned under Subsection (a) any payments due for the services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8359.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8359 / Section 8359.104
§ 8359.104. 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. Education Code § 29.0056 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.0056
§ 29.0056. INFORMATION REGARDING STATE SUPPORTED LIVING CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state supported living center" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The Health and Human Services Commission, in collaboration with the agency and stakeholders who represent the full continuum of educational residential placement options, shall develop and provide to the agency materials regarding educational residential placement options for children who may qualify for placement in a state supported living center. The agency shall make the materials developed under this subsection available to school districts.

(c) At a meeting of a child's admission, review, and dismissal committee at which residential placement is discussed, the school district shall provide to the child's parent the materials developed under Subsection (b).
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.156
§ 885.156. SURETY BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A fraternal benefit society must file with the department a bond in an amount not less than $300,000 and not more than $1.5 million, as required by the commissioner, with sureties approved by the commissioner.

(b) The bond must be conditioned on the return of advance payments to applicants for benefit certificates as provided by this subchapter if the fraternal benefit society fails to qualify under this subchapter within one year.
Tex. Government Code § 4003.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.102
§ 4003.102. REGISTRATION STATEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

To register securities by coordination, an issuer of the securities or a registered dealer must file with the commissioner a registration statement that contains:

(1) the following information:

(A) the amount of securities to be offered in this state;

(B) the states in which a registration statement or similar document in connection with the offering has been or is expected to be filed; and

(C) any adverse order, judgment, or decree previously entered in connection with the offering by a court or the Securities and Exchange Commission;

(2) one copy of the prospectus filed under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. Section 77a et seq.) together with all amendments to the prospectus;

(3) a copy of:

(A) the articles of incorporation and bylaws, or their substantial equivalents, currently in effect;

(B) any agreements with or among underwriters; and

(C) any indenture or other instrument governing the issuance of the securities to be registered;

(4) a specimen or copy of the security;

(5) any other information or copies of any other documents filed under the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. Section 77a et seq.) the commissioner requests;

(6) an undertaking to promptly forward all amendments to the federal registration statement other than an amendment that delays the effective date only; and

(7) a consent to service of process conforming to the requirements of Section 4001.102 if:

(A) the registration statement is filed by the issuer or by a dealer that will offer the securities for sale as the issuer's agent; and

(B) the issuer is not a resident of this state or incorporated or formed under the laws of this state.
Tex. Estates Code § 360.153 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 360 / Section 360.153
§ 360.153. PARTITION BY COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners shall make a fair, just, and impartial partition and distribution of the estate in the following order and manner:

(1) if the real estate is capable of being divided without manifest injury to all or any of the distributees, the commissioners shall partition and distribute the land or other property by allotting to each distributee:

(A) a share in each parcel;

(B) shares in one or more parcels; or

(C) one or more parcels separately, with or without the addition of a share of other parcels;

(2) if the real estate is not capable of a fair, just, and equal division in kind, but may be made capable of a fair, just, and equal division in kind by allotting to one or more of the distributees a proportion of the money or other personal property to supply the deficiency, the commissioners may make, as nearly as possible, an equal division of the real estate and supply the deficiency of any share from the money or other personal property; and

(3) the commissioners shall:

(A) make a like division in kind, as nearly as possible, of the money and other personal property; and

(B) determine by lot, among equal shares, to whom each share shall belong.

(b) The commissioners shall allot the land or other property under Subsection (a)(1) in the manner described by that subsection that is most in the interest of the distributees.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.506 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.506
§ 651.506. DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS; HEARING PROCEEDINGS.
Status: repealed

(a) A proceeding conducted by the commission relating to the denial of a license or provisional license, the suspension or revocation of a license, the issuance of a reprimand, or the imposition of an administrative penalty assessed after a hearing as provided by Section 651.551 and judicial review of the proceeding are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) A proceeding brought under Subsection (a) shall be held before an administrative law judge employed by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(c) In the course of a proceeding, the administrative law judge may:

(1) administer an oath;

(2) take testimony;

(3) rule on a question of evidence;

(4) make a determination of fact; or

(5) order compliance with a proper discovery request.

(d) The commission shall provide the administrative law judge with a written statement of all commission rules or policies that govern the proceeding.

(e) At the conclusion of the proceeding, the administrative law judge shall make a ruling on the matter accompanied by written findings of fact and conclusions of law.

(f) The commission shall review the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and ruling of the administrative law judge before making its final ruling in the proceeding. The commission may also review a transcript of the proceeding before making its final ruling. The commission shall adopt the ruling of the administrative law judge as its ruling unless it finds good cause to issue a different ruling. The commission shall explain in writing the reasons for adopting a ruling other than the one issued by the administrative law judge.

(g) The commission shall inform each interested person, including a person filing the complaint, of the right to obtain at that person's cost a tape or transcript of a hearing or proceeding under this section.

(h) A member or agent of the commission who carries out the functions of the commission and is assigned to make a decision, finding of fact, or conclusion of law in a proceeding pending before the commission may not communicate directly or indirectly with a party to the proceeding or a party's representative unless notice and an opportunity to participate is given to all parties to the proceeding.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 3.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 562, Sec. 42(4).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.001
§ 3798.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the City of Celina, Texas.

(3) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Celina Municipal Management District No. 2.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 51.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 51 / Section 51.06
§ 51.06. PROHIBITED INTERESTS.
Status: in_force

The holder of a mixed beverage permit who operates a minibar may not have a direct or indirect interest in a package store permit, and a package store may not be located on the premises of a hotel in which a mixed beverage permittee operates a minibar.
Tex. Transportation Code § 24.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 24 / Section 24.003
§ 24.003. OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AIRMAN CERTIFICATE; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) navigates an aircraft in this state without an airman certificate; or

(2) serves as an airman in connection with an aircraft flown or operated in this state without an airman certificate.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $500;

(2) confinement in county jail for not less than 30 days and not more than six months; or

(3) both the fine and the confinement.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person could be prosecuted under the laws or regulations of the United States for the alleged violation.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.156 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.156
§ 251.156. OTHER EXCEPTIONS TO DUTY OF EXCAVATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 251.151 does not apply to:

(1) interment operations of a cemetery;

(2) operations at a secured facility if:

(A) the excavator operates each underground facility at the secured facility, other than those within a third-party underground facility easement or right-of-way; and

(B) the excavation activity is not within a third-party underground facility or right-of-way;

(3) routine railroad maintenance within 15 feet of either side of the midline of the track if the maintenance will not disturb the ground at a depth of more than 18 inches;

(4) activities performed on private property in connection with agricultural operations;

(5) operations associated with the exploration or production of oil or gas if the operations are not conducted within an underground facility easement or right-of-way;

(6) excavations by or for a person that:

(A) owns, leases, or owns a mineral leasehold interest in the real property on which the excavation occurs; and

(B) operates all underground facilities located at the excavation site; or

(7) routine maintenance by a county employee on a county road right-of-way to a depth of not more than 24 inches.

(b) If a person excepted under Subsection (a)(4) elects to comply with this chapter and the operator fails to comply with this chapter, the person is not liable to the underground facility owner for damages to the underground facility.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Agricultural operations" means activities performed on land and described by Section 23.51(2), Tax Code.

(2) "Routine maintenance" means operations, not to exceed 24 inches in depth, within a road or drainage ditch involving grading and removal or replacement of pavement and structures.
Tex. Estates Code § 1160.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1160 / Section 1160.151
§ 1160.151. AUTHORIZATION FOR POOLING OR UNITIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an existing lease on property owned by an estate being administered does not adequately provide for pooling or unitization, the court in which the proceeding is pending may, in the manner provided by this subchapter, authorize the commitment of royalty or mineral interests in oil, liquid hydrocarbons, gas, gaseous elements, and other minerals or any one or more of them owned by the estate to agreements that provide for the operation of areas as a pool or unit for the exploration for, development of, and production of all of those minerals, if the court finds that:

(1) the pool or unit to which the agreement relates will be operated in a manner that protects correlative rights or prevents the physical or economic waste of oil, liquid hydrocarbons, gas, gaseous elements, or other minerals subject to the agreement; and

(2) it is in the best interests of the estate to execute the agreement.

(b) An agreement authorized under Subsection (a) may provide that:

(1) operations incident to the drilling of or production from a well on any portion of a pool or unit are considered for all purposes to be the conduct of operations on or production from each separately owned tract in the pool or unit;

(2) any lease covering any part of the area committed to a pool or unit continues in effect in its entirety as long as:

(A) oil, gas, or other minerals subject to the agreement are produced in paying quantities from any part of the pooled or unitized area;

(B) operations are conducted as provided in the lease on any part of the pooled or unitized area; or

(C) there is a shut-in gas well on any part of the pooled or unitized area, if the presence of the shut-in gas well is a ground for continuation of the lease under the terms of the lease;

(3) the production allocated by the agreement to each tract included in a pool or unit shall, when produced, be considered for all purposes to have been produced from the tract by a well drilled on the tract;

(4) the royalties provided for on production from any tract or portion of a tract within the pool or unit shall be paid only on that portion of the production allocated to the tract in accordance with the agreement;

(5) the dry gas, before or after extraction of hydrocarbons, may be returned to a formation underlying any land or leases committed to the agreement, and that royalties are not required to be paid on the gas returned; and

(6) gas obtained from other sources or another tract of land may be injected into a formation underlying any land or lease committed to the agreement, and that royalties are not required to be paid on the gas injected when the gas is produced from the unit.