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Tex. Tax Code § 201.353 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.353
§ 201.353. INCOMPLETE RECORDS OR REPORTS; CONCEALING PROPERTY UNDER LIEN; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

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

(1) with intent to defraud the state, knowingly fails to keep a complete record that the person is required by this chapter to keep;

(2) knowingly fails to file a complete report on or before the day the person is required by this chapter to file the report; or

(3) with intent to defraud the state, conceals property or equipment that is under a lien authorized by Section 201.303 of this code.

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

(1) a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000;

(2) confinement in county jail for not more than 12 months; or

(3) both a fine and confinement.

(c) In addition to the criminal penalty, a person is liable for a civil penalty of $1,000 if the person:

(1) performs any act constituting an offense under Subsection (a) of this section;

(2) with intent to defraud the state, makes a false entry in any record the person is required by this chapter to keep;

(3) destroys, damages, or conceals a record the person is required by this chapter to keep;

(4) falsifies a report the person is required by this chapter to file; or

(5) violates any rule promulgated under this section.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.058 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.058
§ 355.058. APPEAL OF COURT'S ACTION ON CLAIM.
Status: in_force

A claimant or any person interested in an estate who is dissatisfied with the court's action on a claim may appeal the action to the court of appeals in the manner other judgments of the county court in probate matters are appealed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9044.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9044 / Section 9044.053
§ 9044.053. 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. Government Code § 2003.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.051
§ 2003.051. ROLE OF REFERRING AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except in connection with interim appeals of orders or questions certified to an agency by an administrative law judge, as permitted by law, a state agency that has referred a matter to the office in which the office will conduct a hearing may not take any adjudicative action relating to the matter until the office has issued its proposal for decision or otherwise concluded its involvement in the matter. The state agency may exercise its advocacy rights in the matter before the office in the same manner as any other party.

(b) If the office issues a proposal for decision in a matter referred to the office by a state agency, the referring agency shall send to the office an electronic copy of the agency's final decision or order in the matter.
Tex. Family Code § 234.0015 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 234 / Section 234.0015
§ 234.0015. CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

For purposes of services provided by the state disbursement unit under this subchapter, a child support payment includes child support, medical support, and dental support ordered under Chapter 154.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8827.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8827 / Section 8827.001
§ 8827.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commissioners court" means the Brewster County Commissioners Court.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Brewster County Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.017
§ 265.017. ISSUANCE OF REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of managers may issue and sell revenue bonds in the name of the hospital to finance:

(1) the acquisition of real property, the acquisition, construction, improvement, repair, or rehabilitation of hospital facilities, or the acquisition of equipment or supplies necessary for the hospital to provide hospital services; or

(2) the installation of equipment necessary for the hospital to provide hospital services.

(b) The board of managers has the powers of an issuer under Chapter 1371, Government Code, and may enter into a credit agreement under that chapter. A bond issued under this subchapter is an obligation under Chapter 1371, Government Code, but is not required to be rated as required by that chapter. In this subsection, "credit agreement" and "obligation" have the meanings assigned by Section 1371.001, Government Code.

(c) Bonds issued under this subchapter must be approved by:

(1) a resolution adopted by the board of managers; and

(2) a resolution or order adopted by the commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the municipality that appointed the board.

(d) At the time of issuance of the bonds, the board of managers may:

(1) determine the title of the bonds, provided the title includes the following: "Board of Managers Joint (insert county name)-(insert municipality name) Hospital Revenue Bonds";

(2) prescribe procedures for the operation and maintenance of the hospital in the proceedings authorizing issuance of the revenue bonds; and

(3) provide for the issuance of additional parity bonds or subordinate lien bonds under terms prescribed by the board of managers in the proceedings authorizing issuance of the revenue bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4005.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.0309
§ 4005.0309. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8210.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8210 / Section 8210.002
§ 8210.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district, to the extent authorized by Section 8210.103 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, has road powers.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.064 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.064
§ 773.064. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly practices as, attempts to practice as, or represents himself to be an emergency medical technician-paramedic, advanced emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician, emergency care attendant, or licensed paramedic and the person does not hold an appropriate certificate issued by the department under this chapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) An emergency medical services provider commits an offense if the provider knowingly advertises or causes the advertisement of a false, misleading, or deceptive statement or representation concerning emergency medical services staffing, equipment, and vehicles. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly uses or permits to be used a vehicle that the person owns, operates, or controls to transport a sick or injured person unless the person is licensed as an emergency medical services provider by the department. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (c) that the person transports a sick or injured person:

(1) to medical care as an individual citizen not ordinarily engaged in that activity;

(2) in a casualty situation that exceeds the basic vehicular capacity or capability of an emergency medical services provider; or

(3) as an emergency medical services provider in a vehicle for which a variance has been granted under Section 773.052.

(e) Venue for prosecution of an offense under this section is in the county in which the offense is alleged to have occurred.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0057
§ 540.0057. COORDINATION OF EXTERNAL OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent possible, the commission shall coordinate all external oversight activities to minimize duplicating oversight of Medicaid managed care plans and disrupting operations under those plans.

(b) The executive commissioner, after consulting with the commission's office of inspector general, shall by rule define the commission's and office's roles in, jurisdiction over, and frequency of audits of Medicaid managed care organizations that are conducted by the commission and the office.

(c) In accordance with Section 544.0109, the commission shall share with the commission's office of inspector general, at the office's request, the results of any informal audit or on-site visit that could inform the office's risk assessment when determining:

(1) whether to conduct an audit of a Medicaid managed care organization; or

(2) the scope of the audit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.204
§ 290.204. INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND DISCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

Interest, penalties, and discounts on taxes imposed under this subchapter are governed by the law applicable to county ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 1371.155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.155
§ 1371.155. REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An adviser, including an adviser that is not required to be registered under Section 1371.154(b)(1)(A), shall comply with the following with respect to all services contemplated under this subchapter to be provided in this state:

(1) in conducting services as an adviser of the issuer, the adviser shall deal fairly with all persons and may not engage in any deceptive, dishonest, or unfair practice;

(2) in recommending to an issuer any transaction involving the issuance of public securities, the execution and delivery of interest rate management agreements, or the investment of proceeds of securities, the adviser shall have reasonable grounds for making the recommendation based on the information made available by the issuer or information the adviser otherwise knows about the issuer;

(3) the adviser may not in any year, directly or indirectly, give or permit to be given to an employee or an elected or appointed official of an issuer gifts or services of value, including gratuities, that have a total cumulative value of more than $100;

(4) the adviser may not, directly or indirectly, provide or agree to provide payment to a person who is not affiliated with the adviser for a solicitation of advisory business for the adviser; and

(5) the adviser may not act as adviser to an issuer before the second anniversary of the date of making a contribution to an official of the issuer if the contribution is made by:

(A) the adviser;

(B) a municipal finance professional associated with the adviser; or

(C) a political action committee controlled by the adviser or by a municipal finance profession associated with the adviser.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(3), this section does not prohibit an adviser, including an adviser that is not required to be registered under Section 1371.154(b)(1)(A), from:

(1) giving an employee or an elected or appointed official of an issuer occasional gifts of meals or tickets to theatrical, sporting, or other entertainments hosted by the adviser;

(2) sponsoring legitimate business functions for the issuer that are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as deductible business expenses; or

(3) providing to the issuer or an employee or elected or appointed official of the issuer gifts of reminder advertising.

(c) A gift or sponsorship given or provided by an adviser, including an adviser that is not required to be registered under Section 1371.154(b)(1)(A), to an issuer under Subsection (b) may not be so frequent or so extensive that a question of impropriety is raised.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(5), this section does not prohibit an adviser, including an adviser that is not required to be registered under Section 1371.154(b)(1)(A), from acting as an adviser to an issuer if the only contributions made to an official of the issuer before the second anniversary of the date of making a contribution described by Subsection (a)(5):

(1) were made by municipal finance professionals who were entitled to vote; and

(2) were not in excess of $250 for each election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.151
§ 507.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall administer and enforce this chapter and Chapters 501, 502, 503, and 505.

(b) In carrying out its duties under this section, the executive council may request input or assistance from the board for the applicable profession.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 24.006 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 24 / Section 24.006
§ 24.006. TRANSFERS FRAUDULENT AS TO PRESENT CREDITORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation without receiving a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transfer or obligation and the debtor was insolvent at that time or the debtor became insolvent as a result of the transfer or obligation.

(b) A transfer made by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made if the transfer was made to an insider for an antecedent debt, the debtor was insolvent at that time, and the insider had reasonable cause to believe that the debtor was insolvent.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 366.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 366 / Section 366.003
§ 366.003. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

The commission, an authorized agent, or a designated representative is not liable for damages resulting from the commission's or authorized agent's approval of the installation and operation of an on-site sewage disposal system.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.307 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.307
§ 393.307. CAUSING WAIVER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A credit services organization may not attempt to cause a consumer to waive a right under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11022.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11022 / Section 11022.0201
§ 11022.0201. DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors appointed by the Commissioners Court of Starr County as follows:

(1) one director who is a bona fide agricultural producer for whom a substantial portion of the person's income is derived from conducting agricultural business in the district;

(2) one director who is an employee of a rural water supply entity in the district;

(3) one director who represents municipal interests in the district;

(4) one director who represents active industrial interests in the district; and

(5) one director who represents Starr County at large.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8206.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8206 / Section 8206.001
§ 8206.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 123.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.063 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.063
§ 77.063. GENERAL LIMITATION ON NETS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 130, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

(b) When restrictions are imposed on either or both the size and number of main trawls, no person may use a try net in outside water exceeding 21 feet in width as measured along an uninterrupted corkline from leading tip of door to leading tip of door and having doors or boards that exceed 450 square inches each or a beam trawl exceeding 10 feet in width as measured along the beam of a beam trawl in its fully extended position.

(c) This section does not apply to the taking of sea bobs.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.112 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.112
§ 3.112. INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the instrument:

(1) an instrument is not payable with interest; and

(2) interest on an interest-bearing instrument is payable from the date of the instrument.

(b) Interest may be stated in an instrument as a fixed or variable amount of money or it may be expressed as a fixed or variable rate or rates. The amount or rate of interest may be stated or described in the instrument in any manner and may require reference to information not contained in the instrument. If an instrument provides for interest, but the amount of interest payable cannot be ascertained from the description, interest is payable at the judgment rate in effect at the place of payment of the instrument and at the time interest first accrues, and the instrument shall not by virtue of this sentence be considered to violate the provisions of Title 4, Finance Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.112 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.112
§ 534.112. FINANCIAL AUDITS OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall prescribe procedures for a financial audit of a local intellectual and developmental disability authority. The procedures must be consistent with requirements for the receipt of federal funding by the authority.

(b) The executive commissioner shall develop the procedures with the assistance of each agency or department of the state that contracts with a local intellectual and developmental disability authority. The executive commissioner shall incorporate each agency's or department's financial or compliance requirements for an authority into a single audit that meets the requirements of Section 534.121.

(c) Before prescribing or amending a procedure under this section, the executive commissioner must set a deadline for agencies and departments of the state that contract with local intellectual and developmental disability authorities to submit proposals relating to the procedure.

(d) An agency or department of the state that contracts with a local intellectual and developmental disability authority must comply with a procedure developed under this section.

(e) The department may not implement a procedure under this section without the approval of the executive commissioner.
Tex. Water Code § 62.295 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.295
§ 62.295. ELECTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

If after the hearing the commission finds that inclusion of the territory proposed to be annexed would be a direct benefit to all the land in that territory, the commission shall order an election to be held in the territory proposed to be annexed.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01544 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01544
§ 30.01544. COURT REPORTER.
Status: in_force

The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 111.0553 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0553
§ 111.0553. PROCUREMENT METHODS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt and the department shall implement in relation to this chapter and Subchapter F, Chapter 117, agency-wide procurement procedures to:

(1) ensure compliance with the best-value purchasing requirements of Section 2155.144(c), Government Code;

(2) document that a best-value review of vendors has occurred;

(3) document the reasons for selecting a vendor;

(4) negotiate price discounts with high-volume vendors;

(5) consolidate purchases with other agencies, including the Department of State Health Services and the comptroller, to achieve best value; and

(6) provide effective public notification to potential vendors of planned department purchases.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the department's ability to procure goods and services from persons with disabilities.
Tex. Occupations Code § 554.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 554 / Section 554.007
§ 554.007. FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall deposit revenue collected under this subtitle to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(b) The board may receive and spend money, or use gifts, grants, and other funds and assets, in addition to money collected under Subsection (a), in accordance with state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.154
§ 8479.154. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8479.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(c) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(d) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 117.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.003
§ 117.003. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

Unless the commission is continued in existence as provided by Chapter 325, Government Code, after the review required by Section 523.0003, Government Code, this chapter expires on the date the commission is abolished under that section.
Tex. Government Code § 74.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.052
§ 74.052. ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES.
Status: repealed

(a) Judges may be assigned in the manner provided by this chapter to hold court when necessary to dispose of accumulated business in the region.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 674, Sec. 2.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Tex. Occupations Code § 303.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.002
§ 303.002. GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING PEER REVIEW.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 3.001.

(b) The board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with each state agency that licenses, registers, or certifies a facility required by law to have a nursing peer review committee. The memorandum of understanding must:

(1) state the actions the board and agency are to take to encourage compliance with the requirement to have a nursing peer review committee; and

(2) be adopted as a rule of the board and the agency.

(c) A court may not enjoin the activities of a nursing peer review committee under this chapter.

(d) This chapter may not be nullified by a contract.

(e) The committee shall give the nurse being reviewed at least minimum due process, including notice and opportunity for a hearing.