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Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.053
§ 2310.053. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may exempt a motor fuel metering device from a requirement established by this chapter if the commission determines that imposing or enforcing the requirement:

(1) is not cost-effective for the department;

(2) is not feasible with current resources or standards; or

(3) will not substantially benefit or protect consumers.

(b) A motor fuel metering device is exempt from the requirements of this chapter if the motor fuel metering device is not used to:

(1) calculate the amount of motor fuel sold in a commercial transaction; or

(2) compute the charge for service.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 2310.002, this chapter does not apply to a weighing or measuring device, as defined by Section 13.001, Agriculture Code, that measures liquefied petroleum gas.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.2865 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.2865
§ 1702.2865. CUSTOMER AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN LOCKSMITH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A locksmith company or locksmith may not perform services for a customer who seeks entry to a structure, motor vehicle, or other property unless the customer, in the course of the transaction:

(1) shows the locksmith company or locksmith a government-issued identification; and

(2) provides a signed authorization stating that the customer owns or is otherwise entitled to legal access to the structure, motor vehicle, or other property.

(b) A locksmith company or locksmith is exempt from Subsection (a) if the locksmith is requested to perform services in a case of imminent threat to a person or property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 182.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 182 / Section 182.055
§ 182.055. EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Members of the board serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses in attending meetings of the board or performing other official duties authorized by the presiding officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.201
§ 6903.201. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt reasonable rules to:

(1) secure, maintain, and preserve the sanitary condition of water in and water that flows into any reservoir owned by the district;

(2) prevent waste of or the unauthorized use of water; and

(3) regulate residence, hunting, fishing, boating, camping, and any other recreational or business privilege along or around any district reservoir and the stream leading into the reservoir, and its tributaries, or any body of land, or easement owned or controlled by the district.
Tex. Government Code § 480.0002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0002
§ 480.0002. RULES.
Status: in_force

The office may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 24.365 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 24 / Section 24.365
§ 24.365. CORRECTION OF CERTIFIED AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) A chief appraiser who discovers that the chief appraiser's certification to the comptroller of the amount of the market value of rolling stock allocated to this state under Section 24.36 was incomplete or incorrect shall immediately certify the correct amount of that market value to the comptroller.

(b) As soon as practicable after the comptroller receives the correct certification from the chief appraiser, the comptroller shall certify to the county assessor-collector for each affected county the information required by Section 24.38 as corrected.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.069 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.069
§ 326.069. ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS; AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall keep a complete system of accounts.

(b) The district shall have an annual audit of the affairs of the district performed by an independent certified public accountant.

(c) A signed copy of the audit report shall be delivered to each trustee not later than the 120th day after the closing date of each fiscal year.

(d) A copy of the audit report shall be kept on file at the district office and shall be made available for inspection by any interested person during regular business hours.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.106
§ 1001.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.

(b) The governing body by resolution or order may delegate to the board a power described by Subsection (a).

(c) The district shall pay the salaries and expenses necessarily incurred by the City of Amarillo or by an officer or agent of the City of Amarillo in performing a duty prescribed or required by this section.

(d) An officer, employee, or agent of the City of Amarillo shall perform any function or service prescribed by the governing body under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.106
§ 348.106. TIME PRICE DIFFERENTIAL FOR OTHER CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A retail installment contract that is payable other than in substantially equal successive monthly installments or the first installment of which is not payable one month from the date of the contract may provide for a time price differential that does not exceed an amount that, having due regard for the schedule of payments, provides the same effective return as if the contract were payable in substantially equal successive monthly installments beginning one month from the date of the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.007
§ 3933.007. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.

(b) If the county or a municipality in the county creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the county or municipality and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for:

(1) the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code; and

(2) any other district purpose, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds or other obligations issued by the district.

(c) If the county or a municipality in the county creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the county or municipality may determine the percentage of the property in the zone that may be used for residential purposes and is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006, Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.151
§ 1505.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality:

(1) that has a population of more than 1,000;

(2) that is located within five miles of the coast or of any gulf, bay, or inlet of the coast; and

(3) in which commercial fishing and shrimping is an established industry.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 442.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 442 / Section 442.002
§ 442.002. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.006
§ 1089.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Education Code § 61.793 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.793
§ 61.793. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The board shall administer this subchapter using available appropriations and gifts, grants, and donations made for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.151
§ 1008.151. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by a number of residents of the district equal to at least 15 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(d) The election shall be held not later than the 60th day after the date the election is ordered.

(e) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(f) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Property Code § 92.2611 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.2611
§ 92.2611. TENANT'S DISABLING OF A SMOKE ALARM.
Status: in_force

(a) A tenant is liable according to this subchapter if the tenant removes a battery from a smoke alarm without immediately replacing it with a working battery or knowingly disconnects or intentionally damages a smoke alarm, causing it to malfunction.

(b) Except as provided in Subsection (c), a landlord of a tenant who is liable under Subsection (a) may obtain a judgment against the tenant for damages suffered by the landlord because the tenant removed a battery from a smoke alarm without immediately replacing it with a working battery or knowingly disconnected or intentionally damaged the smoke alarm, causing it to malfunction.

(c) A tenant is not liable for damages suffered by the landlord if the damage is caused by the landlord's failure to repair the smoke alarm within a reasonable time after the tenant requests it to be repaired, considering the availability of material, labor, and utilities.

(d) A landlord of a tenant who is liable under Subsection (a) may obtain or exercise one or more of the remedies in Subsection (e) if:

(1) a lease between the landlord and tenant contains a notice, in underlined or boldfaced print, which states in substance that the tenant must not disconnect or intentionally damage a smoke alarm or remove the battery without immediately replacing it with a working battery and that the tenant may be subject to damages, civil penalties, and attorney's fees under Section 92.2611 of the Property Code for not complying with the notice; and

(2) the landlord has given notice to the tenant that the landlord intends to exercise the landlord's remedies under this subchapter if the tenant does not reconnect, repair, or replace the smoke alarm or replace the removed battery within seven days after being notified by the landlord to do so.

(d-1) The notice in Subsection (d)(2) must be in a separate document furnished to the tenant after the landlord has discovered that the tenant has disconnected or damaged the smoke alarm or removed a battery from it.

(e) If a tenant is liable under Subsection (a) and the tenant does not comply with the landlord's notice under Subsection (d), the landlord shall have the following remedies against the tenant:

(1) a court order directing the tenant to comply with the landlord's notice;

(2) a judgment against the tenant for a civil penalty of one month's rent plus $100;

(3) a judgment against the tenant for court costs; and

(4) a judgment against the tenant for reasonable attorney's fees.

(f) A tenant's guest or invitee who suffers damage because of a landlord's failure to install, inspect, or repair a smoke alarm as required by this subchapter may recover a judgment against the landlord for the damage. A tenant's guest or invitee who suffers damage because the tenant removed a battery without immediately replacing it with a working battery or because the tenant knowingly disconnected or intentionally damaged the smoke alarm, causing it to malfunction, may recover a judgment against the tenant for the damage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.054
§ 3864.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Education Code § 38.2115 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.2115
§ 38.2115. CONTRACTING FOR MEDICATION FOR RESPIRATORY DISTRESS AND TRAINING.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of a school district or governing body of an open-enrollment charter school or private school may contract with a vendor to provide:

(1) medication for respiratory distress and related equipment to the district or school; and

(2) training to school personnel and school volunteers authorized to administer medication for respiratory distress under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0304
§ 4012.0304. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.158
§ 702.158. REVIEW OF SECURITY AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) At least once every three years, the secretary of state shall review the amount of security a health spa operator is required to post under Section 702.151 to determine whether the amount is sufficient to protect the health spa's total membership. The secretary may increase the amount required if the secretary determines that the increase is necessary to protect that membership but may not increase the amount above the maximum amount allowed under Section 702.151(b).

(b) The secretary of state may adopt procedures necessary to implement this section, including:

(1) establishing a schedule to review the amount of security posted by each health spa operator; and

(2) requiring each health spa operator to submit periodically a written statement of the health spa's total membership.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.208
§ 1028.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 3502.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 3502 / Section 3502.004
§ 3502.004. AUTHORIZED REAL ESTATE SECURITY DEFINED.
Status: reserved

(a) In this chapter, "authorized real estate security" means:

(1) a proprietary lease and a stock membership certificate issued to a tenant stockholder or resident member of a fee simple cooperative housing corporation as defined in Section 216, Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or

(2) a mortgage, deed of trust, wraparound mortgage, or other instrument that constitutes a first lien or charge on real estate or is considered to be the equivalent of a first lien or charge on real estate by the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Board, a successor of one of those entities, an agency of this state, or a federal agency, provided:

(A) the improvement on the real estate is a building or buildings designed to be occupied as specified by Section 3502.003(1); and

(B) the real estate loan is a type of loan that is:

(i) authorized to be made by a bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or insurer that is supervised and regulated by a department of this state or a federal agency;

(ii) authorized to be made by a mortgage banker that is an approved seller-servicer of the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or a successor of one of those entities; or

(iii) approved by the federal secretary of housing and urban development for participation in a mortgage insurance program.

(b) The lien on real estate described by Subsection (a)(2) may be subject and subordinate to:

(1) the lien of a public bond, assessment, or tax if there is not a delinquent installment, call, or payment of or under the bond, assessment, or tax;

(2) an outstanding mineral, oil, or timber right, right-of-way, easement or right-of-way support, sewer right, building restriction, other restriction or covenant, or other condition or regulation of use; or

(3) an outstanding lease on the real estate under which rents or profits are reserved to the owner.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.110 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.110
§ 55.110. REPORT OF BLOCKING FAILURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider of caller ID services who becomes aware of the failure of per-call or per-line blocking to block identification of a customer shall report that failure to the commission, the Caller ID Consumer Education Panel, and the customer whose identification was not blocked.

(b) The provider shall make a reasonable effort to notify the customer within 24 hours after the provider becomes aware of the failure. The provider is not required to notify the customer if the customer reported the failure.

(c) In this section, "caller ID service" means a service that permits the called party to determine the identity, telephone number, or address of the calling party. The term does not include 911 services.
Tex. Government Code § 441.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.153
§ 441.153. REGIONAL HISTORICAL RESOURCE DEPOSITORIES.
Status: in_force

(a) To provide for an orderly, uniform statewide system for the professional retention and preservation of historical resources in the region of their origin or interest, the commission may enter into an agreement with a public or private library or archives to serve as a regional historical resource depository.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules that:

(1) establish standards that an institution must meet in order to qualify for designation as a depository;

(2) prescribe procedures for depositing, accessioning, cataloging, storing, transferring, preserving, and providing reference services for historical resources placed in a depository; and

(3) establish other policies as the commission considers necessary to ensure the effective administration of the system of depositories.

(c) An agreement under Subsection (a) may not include any provision that limits the authority of the commission to adopt or amend rules under Subsection (b).

(d) The commission shall determine the region to be served by a depository. An agreement may not limit the authority of the commission to change the boundaries of a region at its discretion.

(e) The commission may place a staff member at a depository to care for historical resources deposited there by the commission and to perform other duties imposed on the commission and the director and librarian by this subchapter and Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, but an agreement may not limit the power of the commission to transfer a staff member to a duty station at times as it considers advisable.

(f) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (g), title to historical resources placed in a depository by the commission remains with the commission, and the historical resources may not be intermingled with other holdings of the institution that serves as a depository.

(g) A depository may apply to the commission to transfer to the depository title to local historical resources placed in the depository by the commission. The commission shall approve the application only if the transfer of title is in the state's best interest. The commission, in consultation with depositories, shall adopt rules providing an application procedure and standards for evaluating applications to transfer title to local historical resources to depositories. This subsection does not authorize the commission to transfer title to state historical resources.
Tex. Transportation Code § 54.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 54 / Section 54.105
§ 54.105. LIMITATION ON AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF EXPENSE WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

The aggregate amount of expense warrants issued under Section 54.104(a)(2) that are outstanding at any time during a fiscal year may not exceed 50 percent of the difference between:

(1) the revenue of the board budgeted for that fiscal year; and

(2) the principal of and interest on board obligations other than expense warrants to be paid from the revenue of the board during that fiscal year.
Tex. Property Code § 5.0205 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.0205
§ 5.0205. EQUITABLE INTEREST DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

Before entering into a contract to sell an option or assign an interest in a contract to purchase real property, a person must disclose in writing to:

(1) any potential buyer that the person is selling only an option or assigning an interest in a contract and that the person does not have legal title to the real property; and

(2) the owner of the real property that the person intends to sell an option or assign an interest in a contract.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.302 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.302
§ 623.302. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "port authority" means the Port of Corpus Christi Authority.
Tex. Government Code § 1203.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.025
§ 1203.025. COST AND EXPENSES FOR REGISTRATION OR EXCHANGE OF PUBLIC SECURITY.
Status: in_force

A public security authorization that authorizes the issuance of a public security that is, initially or by exchange or conversion, fully registrable shall state the part of the cost and expense of registering or exchanging the security that the issuer will pay, including fees of the registrar named in the public security authorization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3841.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3841 / Section 3841.103
§ 3841.103. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.