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Tex. Agriculture Code § 203.160 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 203 / Section 203.160
§ 203.160. CONTRACT FOR COST SHARING.
Status: in_force

(a) On approval of an application for cost sharing by the board, the board or the governing board of the designated district shall negotiate cost-sharing contracts with the successful applicants in the project territory.

(b) The board or designated district board shall negotiate a contract with the successful applicant subject to:

(1) the conditions established by the board in approving the application;

(2) any specified instructions provided by the board; and

(3) board rules.

(c) On completion of the negotiations by the district board, it shall submit the proposed contract to the board for approval.

(d) The board shall examine the contract and if the board finds that the contract meets all the conditions of the board's resolution, instructions, and rules, it shall approve the contract and provide to the individual on faithful performance of the terms of the contract the money that constitutes the state's share of the project.

(e) The board may develop guidelines to allow partial payment of the state's share of a cost-sharing contract as certain portions or percentages of contracted work are completed, but state money may not be provided in advance for work remaining to be done.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.204
§ 1015.204. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Property Code § 92.1641 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.1641
§ 92.1641. LANDLORD'S DEFENSES RELATING TO INSTALLING OR REKEYING CERTAIN SECURITY DEVICES.
Status: in_force

The landlord has a defense to liability under Section 92.164 if:

(1) the tenant has not fully paid all rent then due from the tenant on the date the tenant gives a request under Section 92.157(c) or the notice required by Section 92.164; or

(2) on the date the tenant terminates the lease or files suit the tenant has not fully paid costs requested by the landlord and authorized by Section 92.162.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.202
§ 1041.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds issued under Section 1041.201.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Family Code § 7.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.008
§ 7.008. CONSIDERATION OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

In ordering the division of the estate of the parties to a suit for dissolution of a marriage, the court may consider:

(1) whether a specific asset will be subject to taxation; and

(2) if the asset will be subject to taxation, when the tax will be required to be paid.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.303 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.303
§ 21.303. CONFORMITY TO FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

A report or record required by the commission under this subchapter must conform to a similar record or report required under 42 U.S.C. Section 2000e-8(c).
Tex. Education Code § 51.239 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.239
§ 51.239. ENTERING OR REMAINING ON CAMPUS AFTER WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who has been notified by the chief administrative officer of a campus or facility of a state-supported institution of higher education, or by an officer or employee designated by the chief administrative officer to maintain order on the campus or facility, that consent to remain on the campus or facility has been withdrawn pursuant to Section 51.233, who has not had consent reinstated, and who willfully and knowingly enters or remains upon the campus or facility during the period for which consent has been withdrawn, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is subject to punishment as set out in Section 51.244.

(b) This section does not apply to any person who enters or remains on the campus or facility for the sole purpose of applying to the chief administrative officer or authorized officer or employee for the reinstatement of consent or for the sole purpose of attending a hearing on the withdrawal.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 152.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 152 / Section 152.001
§ 152.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "alternative dispute resolution system" means an informal forum in which mediation, conciliation, or arbitration is used to resolve disputes among individuals, entities, and units of government, including those having an ongoing relationship such as relatives, neighbors, landlords and tenants, employees and employers, and merchants and consumers.
Tex. Property Code § 70.407 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.407
§ 70.407. DISCHARGE OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) A lien created under this subchapter is discharged when:

(1) the lienholder receives full payment for the agricultural crop; or

(2) payment is tendered by the warehouse or the contract purchaser, as applicable, and the lienholder, without coercion, defers payment.

(b) If payment for the agricultural crop is received in the form of a negotiable instrument, full payment is received when the negotiable instrument clears all financial institutions.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.202 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.202
§ 9.202. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.
Status: in_force

A foreign nonfiling entity or a foreign filing entity registered under this chapter enjoys the same but no greater rights and privileges as the domestic entity to which it most closely corresponds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2702.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2702 / Section 2702.002
§ 2702.002.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2702.002. INSURED CLOSING AND SETTLEMENT LETTER: CERTAIN BUYERS OR SELLERS. (a) On written request, a title insurance company may issue to the buyer or seller of real property located in this state, the sales price of which exceeds the maximum covered claim specified by Chapter 2602, an insured closing and settlement letter in connection with the closing and settlement of the transaction by a title insurance agent or direct operation. Only the title insurance company that is to issue an owner title insurance policy in connection with the transaction may issue the insured closing and settlement letter.

(b) An insured closing and settlement letter must be issued:

(1) at or before closing; and

(2) in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner may adopt a charge for the issuance of an insured closing and settlement letter under this section and prescribe the form and manner in which the charge must be made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.003
§ 1115.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.026 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.026
§ 11.026. GIFTS OF PROPERTY OR MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may accept gifts of property or money in support of any department purpose authorized in this code.

(b) The department may not accept a gift or other donation from a person who holds a commercial license issued by the department. For the purposes of this section, a license issued under Subchapter D, Chapter 43, is not a commercial license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.402 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.402
§ 361.402. COMMISSION DUTIES AND POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) administer this subchapter; and

(2) cooperate with municipalities and with agencies, departments, and political subdivisions of this state and the United States and its agencies in implementing this section and the environmental response law.

(b) The commission may:

(1) enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with the federal government to carry out removal and remedial action for a specific disposal facility as authorized by Section 104(c)(3) of the environmental response law or to carry out removal and remedial action with regard to a disposal facility under Section 104(d)(1) of the environmental response law;

(2) after notice and hearing, authorize the executive director to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements on behalf of the commission under Subdivision (1) under terms and conditions stated in the commission's order; and

(3) when acting under a cooperative agreement with the federal government under Subdivision (1), undertake the enforcement and remedial actions authorized under the environmental response law as may be reasonably necessary, in lieu of or in conjunction with actions by the federal government.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.202 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.202
§ 356.202. CITATION.
Status: in_force

On the filing of an application under Section 356.201, the clerk shall issue a citation requiring the personal representative of the estate to appear and show cause why the application should not be granted.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.143 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.143
§ 161.143. IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including a railroad company or other common carrier, commits an offense if the person knowingly moves an animal into this state in violation of a rule of the commission adopted under Section 161.081 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) A person commits a separate offense for each animal moved in violation of a rule of the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.0045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0045
§ 61.0045. INFORMATION NECESSARY TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Any provider, including a mandated provider, public hospital, or hospital district, that delivers health care services to a patient who the provider suspects is an eligible resident of the service area of a county, hospital district, or public hospital under this chapter may require the patient to:

(1) provide any information necessary to establish that the patient is an eligible resident of the service area of the county, hospital district, or public hospital; and

(2) authorize the release of any information relating to the patient, including medical information and information obtained under Subdivision (1), to permit the provider to submit a claim to the county, hospital district, or public hospital that is liable for payment for the services as described by Section 61.033 or 61.060.

(b) A county, hospital district, or public hospital that receives information obtained under Subsection (a) shall use the information to determine whether the patient to whom services were provided is an eligible resident of the service area of the county, hospital district, or public hospital and, if so, shall pay the claim made by the provider to the extent that the county, hospital district, or public hospital is liable under Section 61.033 or 61.060.

(c) The application, documentation, and verification procedures established by the department for counties under Section 61.006 may include a standard format for obtaining information under Subsection (a) to facilitate eligibility and residence determinations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006 / Section 8006.0106
§ 8006.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting 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. Labor Code § 81.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 81 / Section 81.005
§ 81.005. SHARING MATERIALS ON WORK AND FAMILY POLICIES.
Status: in_force

The commission may share materials on work and family policies that are published by state agencies with employers, job applicants, and other interested persons.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.905 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.905
§ 91.905. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Section 212.153(e), Local Government Code, and Sections 203.092 and 224.008, Transportation Code, apply to saltwater pipeline operators and saltwater pipeline facilities in the same manner as they apply to utilities and utility facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9013.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9013 / Section 9013.103
§ 9013.103. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

Each director shall give a bond in the amount of $1,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.
Tex. Water Code § 28A.051 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28A / Section 28A.051
§ 28A.051. REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The responsible party for an aggregate production operation shall register the operation with the commission not later than the 10th business day before the beginning date of extraction activities and shall renew the registration annually as extraction activities continue.

(b) After extraction activities at an aggregate production operation have ceased and the operator has notified the commission in writing that the operations have ceased, the requirements of this chapter are not applicable to the aggregate production operation.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1713 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1713
§ 55.1713. THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the authority granted by Sections 55.13, 55.14, 55.17, 55.171, 55.1711, 55.1712, and 55.19 of this code, the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip property, buildings, structures, facilities, roads, or related infrastructure for the following institutions to be financed by the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter and in accordance with a systemwide revenue financing program adopted by the board in aggregate principal amounts not to exceed the following amounts:

(1) Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, $22 million;

(2) Texas A&M International University, $36 million; and

(3) Texas A&M University--Kingsville, $17 million.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of an institution, branch, or entity of The Texas A&M University System, including student tuition charges required or authorized by law to be imposed on students enrolled at an institution, branch, or entity of The Texas A&M University System. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.

(c) If sufficient funds are not available to the board to meet its obligations under this section, the board may transfer funds among institutions, branches, and entities of The Texas A&M University System to ensure the most equitable and efficient allocation of available resources for each institution, branch, or entity to carry out its constitutional and statutory duties and purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8296.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8296 / Section 8296.002
§ 8296.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Burleson County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 389.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 389 / Section 389.001
§ 389.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.0601 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0601
§ 161.0601. CERTIFICATES OF VETERINARY INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may provide for the issuance, including electronically, of a certificate of veterinary inspection by a veterinarian to a person transporting livestock, exotic livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl.

(b) The commission by rule shall set and charge a fee for each certificate of veterinary inspection provided to a veterinarian under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 254.0065 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 254 / Section 254.0065
§ 254.0065. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICANT OR LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "license" has the meaning assigned by Section 263.0001.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), all information, records, and proceedings of the board or an authorized agent of the board relating to the participation of an applicant for or holder of a license in a peer assistance program or the evaluation of an applicant or license holder under Section 263.0025 are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(c) The board may disclose a disciplinary action taken against a license holder in the enforcement of Section 263.002(a)(1), (7), or (11). The board may not disclose the nature of the impairment or condition that resulted in the board's action.
Tex. Government Code § 466.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.205
§ 466.205. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) All information received by the executive director from the Internal Revenue Service is confidential and may only be used as provided by the contract between the comptroller and the Internal Revenue Service under which the information was obtained.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules governing the custody and use of criminal history record information obtained under this subchapter. The comptroller shall adopt necessary rules governing the custody and use of information obtained from the Internal Revenue Service under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.091 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.091
§ 225.091. SAM JOHNSON HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 225.001(c), the portion of U.S. Highway 75 in Collin County between its intersection with the President George Bush Highway and its intersection with U.S. Highway 380 is designated as the Sam Johnson Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Sam Johnson Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.12 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.12
§ 5.12. DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

The commission shall specify the duties and powers of the administrator by printed rules and regulations entered in its minutes and shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the administrator and the staff of the commission. The commission or administrator may develop a procedure under which the commission or administrator, or the designee of either, may negotiate the repayment of debts owed the commission, including fees and delinquent taxes. When this code imposes concurrent powers or duties on the commission and the administrator, the commission shall designate those powers and duties which it delegates to the administrator. An order, decision, or judgment rendered and entered by the administrator in a matter in which the administrator has been authorized to act is not subject to change, review, or revision by the commission. A concurrent power or duty which has not been specifically delegated to the administrator by the commission's order is retained by the commission, and an order, decision, or judgment rendered and entered by the commission in a matter in which the commission has retained authority is not subject to change, review, or revision by the administrator.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.054 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 242 / Section 242.054
§ 242.054. HALFWAY HOUSE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not develop a halfway house to be operated by the department if an appropriate private halfway house program is contractually available and the costs under the contract are less than the costs would be if the department provided the services.

(b) Before the department contracts for the development of a halfway house program, the department shall send prospective service providers a request for a proposal that identifies the program services desired, the population to be served, and potential locations for the program. The department shall select the service provider that submits the proposal that best meets the department's needs according to standards established by the department. If the department does not receive a proposal that meets its needs, the department may request funds from the legislature for the development of a halfway house to be operated by the department.

(c) This section does not apply to halfway houses operated by the department on September 1, 1987.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019 / Section 8019.0303
§ 8019.0303. 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. Local Government Code § 72.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 72 / Section 72.005
§ 72.005. OATH AND BOND OF SURVEYOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Before performing duties under this chapter, a surveyor must take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution for appointed officers and must execute a bond conditioned that the surveyor will faithfully perform those duties.

(b) The bond must be in the amount of $1,000, must be payable to the county judge or the judge's successors in office, and must have two or more sureties who are approved by the county judge.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.712 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.712
§ 2301.712. FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The filing fee for a contested case or a protest that involves a hearing is:

(1) $35 for a complaint filed under Subchapter M; and

(2) $200 for any other complaint or protest.

(b) If a person who brings a complaint under Subchapter M prevails in the case, the nonprevailing party in the case shall reimburse the amount of the filing fee for the case.