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Tex. Family Code § 65.152 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.152
§ 65.152. GOVERNING LAW.
Status: in_force

Rule 506, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, applies to the appeal of an order of a truancy court to a juvenile court in the same manner as the rule applies to an appeal of a judgment of a justice court to a county court, except an appeal bond is not required.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.016
§ 438.016. NAPKINS.
Status: in_force

A napkin, cloth, or other article used by a person shall be laundered or sterilized before it is furnished for use to another person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.201
§ 1023.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds authorized by an election in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; or

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.256 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.256
§ 1901.256. ENFORCEMENT BY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a violation related to a well located in the boundaries of the groundwater conservation district seeking to bring an action under this section.

(b) A groundwater conservation district shall enforce compliance with Section 1901.255 related to wells located in the boundaries of the district.

(c) A groundwater conservation district may bring an action to enjoin a person from violating Section 1901.255.

(d) A groundwater conservation district may enforce by injunction or other appropriate remedy in a court any rule, decision, determination, or order adopted or entered under this chapter that is related to Section 1901.255.

(e) A groundwater conservation district may bring an action to recover a civil penalty under Section 1901.401 for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter related to Section 1901.255.

(f) The groundwater conservation district may bring the action in the county in which:

(1) the offending activity occurred; or

(2) the person engaging in the activity resides.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4101.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4101 / Section 4101.058
§ 4101.058. LICENSE FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall prescribe the form of a license issued under this chapter.

(b) A license must contain:

(1) the adjuster's name;

(2) the address of the adjuster's place of business;

(3) the date of issuance and the date of expiration of the license; and

(4) the name of the firm or insurer with whom the adjuster is employed at the time the license is issued.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.306 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.306
§ 2207.306. IMMUNITY OF EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS FROM CERTAIN LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

An employee or a person with whom the pool manager contracts under Section 2207.304 is not liable:

(1) with respect to a claim or judgment for which coverage is provided by the pool; or

(2) for a claim or judgment against a county, school district, or junior college district covered by the applicable pool.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.081
§ 231.081. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may grant a special exception to an ordinance adopted under this subchapter if the court finds that the grant of the special exception will not be contrary to the public interest and that a literal enforcement of the ordinance would result in an unnecessary hardship.

(b) The commissioners court shall adopt procedures governing applications, notice, hearings, and other matters relating to the grant of a special exception.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8478.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8478 / Section 8478.253
§ 8478.253. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 354.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 354 / Section 354.001
§ 354.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Contract" means a retail installment contract made under Chapter 345 or 348.

(2) "Covered vehicle" includes a self-propelled or towed vehicle designed for personal use, including an automobile, truck, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile, camper, boat, personal watercraft, and personal watercraft trailer.

(3) "Debt cancellation agreement" means a contract term or a contractual arrangement modifying a contract term under which a retail seller or holder agrees to cancel all or part of an obligation of the retail buyer to repay an extension of credit from the retail seller or holder on the occurrence of the total loss or theft of the covered vehicle that is the subject of the contract but does not include an offer to pay a specified amount on the total loss or theft of the covered vehicle.

(4) "Holder" means a person who is:

(A) a retail seller; or

(B) the assignee or transferee of a contract.

(5) "Retail buyer" means a person who purchases or agrees to purchase a covered vehicle from a retail seller in a retail installment transaction.

(6) "Retail seller" means a person in the business of selling covered vehicles to retail buyers in retail installment transactions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.105
§ 8101.105. APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer. The board may combine those offices. The secretary or treasurer is not required to be a director.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.351
§ 801.351. EXISTENCE OF VETERINARIAN-CLIENT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not practice veterinary medicine unless a veterinarian-client-patient relationship exists. A veterinarian-client-patient relationship exists if the veterinarian:

(1) assumes responsibility for medical judgments regarding the health of an animal and a client, who is the owner or other caretaker of the animal, agrees to follow the veterinarian's instructions;

(2) possesses sufficient knowledge of the animal to initiate at least a general or preliminary diagnosis of the animal's medical condition; and

(3) is readily available to provide, or has provided, follow-up medical care in the event of an adverse reaction to, or a failure of, the regimen of therapy provided by the veterinarian.

(b) A veterinarian possesses sufficient knowledge of the animal for purposes of Subsection (a)(2) if the veterinarian has recently seen, or is personally acquainted with, the keeping and care of the animal by:

(1) examining the animal; or

(2) making medically appropriate and timely visits to the premises on which the animal is kept.

(c) A veterinarian-client-patient relationship may not be established solely by telephone or electronic means.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248 / Section 248.054
§ 248.054. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A license holder or person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the executive commissioner under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty, to be imposed by a district court, of not more than $1,000 for each day of violation. All penalties collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the General Revenue Fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7960.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7960 / Section 7960.0104
§ 7960.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7960.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Education Code § 133.007 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 133 / Section 133.007
§ 133.007. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.253
§ 1058.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) appoint a tax assessor-collector for the district; or

(2) contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.0135 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.0135
§ 118.0135. WAIVER OF REAL PROPERTY FILING FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may direct the county clerk to waive fees for the filing of real property records under this subchapter for a person who is buying or improving the person's home with assistance from a federal or state grant or aid program that promotes home ownership or home improvement for persons of low or moderate income.

(b) The commissioners court shall specify the types of grant or aid programs that qualify a person for a fee waiver under this section and may limit the waiver to only certain programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3954.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3954 / Section 3954.001
§ 3954.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Grand Prairie, Texas.

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

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Prairie Ridge Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 93.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 93 / Section 93.002
§ 93.002.
Status: in_force

Sec. 93.002. DRY FIRE HYDRANTS: AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE. (a) It is an affirmative defense to a civil action for damages brought against a defendant who is an owner, lessee, or occupant of real property who permits a fire-fighting agency to connect a dry fire hydrant to a source of water on the property or to install a dry fire hydrant on the property that the damages arise from:

(1) the condition or use of the dry fire hydrant;

(2) the installation or maintenance of the dry fire hydrant; or

(3) the failure of the water source to contain an adequate supply of water during a fire.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) an action for damages arising from an act or omission of the owner, lessee, or occupant of real property that is intentional, wilfully or wantonly negligent, or done with conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others; or

(2) an action for damages arising from a condition of the real property on which the dry fire hydrant is located.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Dry fire hydrant" means a fire hydrant that is connected to a stock tank, pond, or other similar source of water from which water is pumped in case of fire.

(2) "Fire-fighting agency" means any entity that provides fire-fighting services, including:

(A) a volunteer fire department; and

(B) a political subdivision of this state authorized to provide fire-fighting services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8056.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8056 / Section 8056.0302
§ 8056.0302. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.111 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.111
§ 101.111. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF ASSIGNOR OF MEMBERSHIP INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) An assignor of a membership interest in a limited liability company continues to be a member of the company and is entitled to exercise any unassigned rights or powers of a member of the company until the assignee becomes a member of the company.

(b) An assignor of a membership interest in a limited liability company is not released from the assignor's liability to the company, regardless of whether the assignee of the membership interest becomes a member of the company.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.201 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.201
§ 42.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Shelter" means a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter or other facility that is designed to provide temporary living accommodations to individuals and families, including a family violence shelter, a homeless shelter, and an emergency shelter. The term does not include a temporary facility established in response to a natural or other disaster.

(2) "Shelter care" means child care that is provided:

(A) to seven or more children under 14 years of age who temporarily reside at a shelter each with an adult who is related to the child by blood or who is the child's managing conservator;

(B) by a person who is not a temporary resident of a shelter; and

(C) while the adult described by Paragraph (A) is away from the shelter.

(3) "Shelter day-care facility" means a shelter that provides shelter care for not more than 24 hours a day, but at least four hours a day, three or more days a week.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.055 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.055
§ 200.055. ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT BY SHAREHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

If a real estate investment trust has issued and outstanding shares:

(1) a resolution described by Section 200.053 must also direct that the proposed amendment be submitted to a vote of the shareholders at a meeting; and

(2) the shareholders must approve the proposed amendment in the manner provided by Section 200.056.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.106
§ 1506.106. LIEN ON PARKING IMPROVEMENT.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitation contained in any previous pledge, the governing body of a municipality may, in addition to pledging the revenue from a parking improvement, give a lien on all or part of the physical property acquired with the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.509 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.509
§ 901.509. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall provide written notice of a hearing under this subchapter to the person who is the subject of the proposed disciplinary action not later than the 21st day before the date of the hearing.

(b) The notice must state:

(1) the time and place of the hearing; and

(2) the nature of each charge against the person.

(c) The notice may be served in person or by registered or certified mail to the person's last known address.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.553 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.553
§ 156.553. MANAGEMENT OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, as manager of the mortgage grant fund, shall:

(1) subject to Subsection (b), invest and reinvest the assets of the fund;

(2) make disbursements from the fund in accordance with Section 156.554;

(3) advise the finance commission regarding the fund;

(4) maintain books and records for the fund as required by the finance commission; and

(5) appear at hearings or judicial proceedings related to the fund.

(b) Amounts in the mortgage grant fund may be invested and reinvested in accordance with Chapter 2256, Government Code, and under the prudent person standard described in Section 11b, Article VII, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 158.051 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 158 / Section 158.051
§ 158.051. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not act as a residential mortgage loan servicer, directly or indirectly, for a residential mortgage loan secured by a lien on residential real estate in this state unless the person is registered under this chapter or is exempt under Section 158.052.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.528 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.528
§ 2A.528. LESSOR'S DAMAGES FOR NONACCEPTANCE, FAILURE TO PAY, REPUDIATION, OR OTHER DEFAULT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided with respect to damages liquidated in the lease agreement (Section 2A.504) or otherwise determined pursuant to agreement of the parties (Sections 1.302 and 2A.503), if a lessor elects to retain the goods or a lessor elects to dispose of the goods and the disposition is by lease agreement that for any reason does not qualify for treatment under Section 2A.527(b) or is by sale or otherwise, the lessor may recover from the lessee as damages for a default of the type described in Section 2A.523(a) or (c)(1), or, if agreed, for other default of the lessee, (i) accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of default if the lessee has never taken possession of the goods, or, if the lessee has taken possession of the goods, as of the date the lessor repossesses the goods or an earlier date on which the lessee makes a tender of the goods to the lessor, (ii) the present value as of the date determined under clause (i) of the total rent for the then remaining lease term of the original lease agreement minus the present value as of the same date of the market rent at the place where the goods are located computed for the same lease term, and (iii) any incidental damages allowed under Section 2A.530, less expenses saved in consequence of the lessee's default.

(b) If the measure of damages provided in Subsection (a) is inadequate to put a lessor in as good a position as performance would have, the measure of damages is the present value of the profit, including reasonable overhead, the lessor would have made from full performance by the lessee, together with any incidental damages allowed under Section 2A.530, due allowance for costs reasonably incurred and due credit for payments or proceeds of disposition.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 73.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 73 / Section 73.005
§ 73.005. TIMING OF REGISTRATION; CORRECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the registration required by Section 73.002 must be filed with the secretary of state not later than January 31 of each year for which the registration is effective.

(b) A dental support organization that initially meets the requirement for registration under Section 73.002 after January 31 shall file the registration required by that section not later than the 90th day after the date an agreement to provide business support services is executed.

(c) A dental support organization shall file a corrected registration each quarter as necessary.
Tex. Water Code § 36.121 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.121
§ 36.121. LIMITATION ON RULEMAKING POWER OF DISTRICTS OVER WELLS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 36.117, a district that is created under this chapter on or after September 1, 1991, shall exempt from regulation under this chapter a well and any water produced or to be produced by a well that is located in a county that has a population of 15,500 or less if the water is to be used solely to supply a municipality that has a population of 125,500 or less and the rights to the water produced from the well are owned by a political subdivision that is not a municipality, or by a municipality that has a population of 133,000 or less, and that purchased, owned, or held rights to the water before the date on which the district was created, regardless of the date the well is drilled or the water is produced. The district may not prohibit the political subdivision or municipality from transporting produced water inside or outside the district's boundaries.
Tex. Water Code § 62.067 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.067
§ 62.067. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioner may be removed from office for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office by unanimous vote of the commissioners court or the board after a hearing held according to law.

(b) Appeal from a judgment of removal may be taken to a district court of the county in which the commissioner resides. The court shall try the case de novo.
Tex. Government Code § 141.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 141 / Section 141.001
§ 141.001. SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM SERVICES COURT PROGRAM DEFINED.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "sexual assault victim services court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics:

(1) the integration of services provided by public agencies and community organizations for victims in sexual assault cases who voluntarily agree to participate in the program;

(2) the use of prosecutors with experience in prosecuting sexual assault cases and judges with experience in hearing sexual assault cases;

(3) early identification and prompt assignment of eligible cases to the court designated under Section 141.002(b);

(4) access for victims participating in the program to counseling and other related services provided by public agencies and community organizations;

(5) development of partnerships with public agencies and community organizations;

(6) monitoring and evaluation of program goals and effectiveness;

(7) continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective program planning, implementation, and operations;

(8) inclusion of a participant's family members who voluntarily agree to be involved in the services provided to the participant under the program;

(9) prosecution of sexual assault offenses;

(10) issuance of protective orders for victims on the victim's consent and as authorized by state law; and

(11) continued monitoring of sexual assault defendants through prosecution and adjudication and for the duration of convicted offenders' sentences.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.058 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.058
§ 254.058. CONTENTS OF ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The ordinance of the governing body or the resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of revenue obligations may:

(1) provide for the flow of funds, the establishment and maintenance of an interest and sinking fund, reserve fund, or other fund, and the depositing of money; and

(2) contain any covenant, as considered appropriate, with respect to the obligations, the pledged revenue, and the operation and maintenance of the island property.

(b) The ordinance or resolution or another proceeding may:

(1) prohibit the further issuance of obligations payable from the pledged revenue; or

(2) reserve the right to issue additional obligations to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the net revenue on a parity with, or subordinate to, the lien and pledge securing the obligations being issued, subject to any condition provided by the ordinance, resolution, or other proceeding.

(c) The ordinance, resolution, or other proceeding may:

(1) provide that surplus net revenue received from the operation of the island property may be used for the payment of the principal of and interest on any obligations payable from taxes issued by the municipality under this chapter; and

(2) contain other provisions and covenants.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.007 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.007
§ 13.007. INVESTIGATION EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A locality may pay the expenses of a representative of the department for a trip to the locality to determine the suitability of a site for a state park. If the expenses of the representative are paid by the locality, state funds may not be used for the expenses of the trip.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3798.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3798 / Section 3798.054
§ 3798.054. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.