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Tex. Education Code § 85.28 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 85 / Section 85.28
§ 85.28. AIRPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may construct or otherwise acquire an airport for any institution within the system. It may maintain and operate the airports in connection with the teaching of courses in aeronautical engineering and for purposes in cooperation with the national defense program and for other purposes which will not interfere with those uses.

(b) The board may acquire by purchase, lease, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, and may use, operate, and maintain any kind of property or property interest necessary or convenient to the exercise of powers under this section. The power of eminent domain shall be exercised in the manner provided by general law, including Title 52, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, except that the board shall not be required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.219 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.219
§ 232.219. CIVIL PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A subdivider or an agent of a subdivider may not cause, suffer, allow, or permit a lot to be sold in a subdivision if the subdivision has not been platted as required by this subchapter.

(b) Notwithstanding any other remedy at law or equity, a subdivider or an agent of a subdivider may not cause, suffer, allow, or permit any part of a subdivision over which the subdivider or an agent of the subdivider has control, or a right of ingress and egress, to become a public health nuisance as defined by Section 341.011, Health and Safety Code.

(c) A subdivider who fails to provide, in the time and manner described in the plat, for the construction or installation of water or sewer service facilities described on the plat or on the document attached to the plat or who otherwise violates this subchapter or a rule or requirement adopted by the commissioners court under this subchapter is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $500 or more than $1,000 for each violation and for each day of a continuing violation but not to exceed $5,000 each day and shall also pay court costs, investigative costs, and attorney's fees for the governmental entity bringing the suit.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), a person who violates Subsection (a) or (b) is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 or more than $15,000 for each lot conveyed or each subdivision that becomes a nuisance. The person must also pay court costs, investigative costs, and attorney's fees for the governmental entity bringing the suit.

(e) A person who violates Subsection (b) is not subject to a fine under Subsection (d) if the person corrects the nuisance not later than the 30th day after the date the person receives notice from the attorney general or a local health authority of the nuisance.

(f) Venue for an action under this section is in a district court of Travis County, a district court in the county in which the defendant resides, or a district court in the county in which the violation or threat of violation occurs.

(g) A person who holds a real estate broker's or sales agent's license under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code, acting in the person's capacity as a real estate broker or sales agent, other than a person who is a director, officer, or employee of the seller or subdivider or who is otherwise affiliated with the seller or subdivider, is not an agent of a seller or subdivider for purposes of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 466.353 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.353
§ 466.353. LIABILITY OF SALES AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A sales agent is liable to the division for all tickets accepted or generated by the sales agent or any employee or agent of the sales agent, and tickets shall be deemed to have been purchased by the sales agent unless returned to the division within the time and manner prescribed by the division.

(b) Money received by a sales agent from the sales of tickets, less the amount retained for prizes paid by the sales agent or for the agent's commission, if any, together with any unsold tickets, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the state before delivery to a lottery operator or the division or electronic transfer to the state treasury, and the sales agent is liable to the division for the full amount of the money or unsold tickets so held. If the sales agent is not an individual, each officer, director, or owner of the sales agent is personally liable to the division for the full amount of the money or unsold tickets held in trust for the benefit of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8252.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8252 / Section 8252.151
§ 8252.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8252.201.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.117 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.117
§ 54A.117. JUDICIAL ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date an action is taken by an associate judge, a referring court may modify, correct, reject, reverse, or recommit for further information the action taken by the associate judge.

(b) If the court does not modify, correct, reject, reverse, or recommit an action to the associate judge, the action becomes the decree of the court.
Tex. Election Code § 254.0311 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.0311
§ 254.0311. REPORT BY LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS.
Status: in_force

(a) A legislative caucus shall file a report of contributions and expenditures as required by this section.

(b) A report filed under this section must include:

(1) the amount of contributions from each person, other than a caucus member, that in the aggregate exceed $50 and that are accepted during the reporting period by the legislative caucus, the full name and address of the person making the contributions, and the dates of the contributions;

(2) the amount of loans that are made during the reporting period to the legislative caucus and that in the aggregate exceed $50, the dates the loans are made, the interest rate, the maturity date, the type of collateral for the loans, if any, the full name and address of the person or financial institution making the loans, the full name and address, principal occupation, and name of the employer of each guarantor of the loans, the amount of the loans guaranteed by each guarantor, and the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding loans as of the last day of the reporting period;

(3) the amount of expenditures that in the aggregate exceed $50 and that are made during the reporting period, the full name and address of the persons to whom the expenditures are made, and the dates and purposes of the expenditures;

(4) the total amount or a specific listing of contributions of $50 or less accepted from persons other than caucus members and the total amount or a specific listing of expenditures of $50 or less made during the reporting period; and

(5) the total amount of all contributions accepted, including total contributions from caucus members, and the total amount of all expenditures made during the reporting period.

(c) If no reportable activity occurs during a reporting period, the legislative caucus shall indicate that fact in the report.

(d) A legislative caucus shall file with the commission two reports for each year.

(e) The first report shall be filed not later than July 15. The report covers the period beginning January 1 or the day the legislative caucus is organized, as applicable, and continuing through June 30.

(f) The second report shall be filed not later than January 15. The report covers the period beginning July 1 or the day the legislative caucus is organized, as applicable, and continuing through December 31.

(g) A legislative caucus shall maintain a record of all reportable activity under this section and shall preserve the record for at least two years beginning on the filing deadline for the report containing the information in the record.

(h) In this section, "legislative caucus" has the meaning assigned by Section 253.0341.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.051963 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.051963
§ 382.051963. AMENDMENT OF CERTAIN PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit by rule or standard permit that has been adopted by the commission under this subchapter and is in effect on the effective date of this section may be amended to require:

(1) the permit holder to provide to the commission information about a facility authorized by the permit, including the location of the facility; and

(2) any facility handling sour gas to be a minimum distance from a recreational area, a residence, or another structure not occupied or used solely by the operator of the facility or by the owner of the property upon which the facility is located.

(b) The amendment of a permit under this section is not subject to Section 382.051961(b).
Tex. Estates Code § 1155.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1155 / Section 1155.052
§ 1155.052. ATTORNEY SERVING AS GUARDIAN AND PROVIDING RELATED LEGAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an attorney who serves as guardian and who also provides legal services in connection with the guardianship is not entitled to compensation for the guardianship services or payment of attorney's fees for the legal services from the ward's estate or other funds available for that purpose unless the attorney files with the court a detailed description of the services performed that identifies which of the services provided were guardianship services and which were legal services.

(b) An attorney described by Subsection (a) is not entitled to payment of attorney's fees for guardianship services that are not legal services.

(c) The court shall set the compensation of an attorney described by Subsection (a) for the performance of guardianship services in accordance with Subchapter A. The court shall set attorney's fees for an attorney described by Subsection (a) for legal services provided in accordance with Sections 1155.054, 1155.101, and 1155.151.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.260 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.260
§ 9011.260. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of the principal of or interest on bonds issued under this subchapter and payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of 25 percent of the outstanding bonds, appoint a receiver.

(b) The receiver may collect and receive all district income, employ and discharge district agents and employees, take charge of money on hand, and manage the affairs of the district without consent or hindrance by the board.

(c) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.
Tex. Education Code § 11.254 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.254
§ 11.254. STATE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall oversee the provision of training and technical support to all districts and campuses in respect to planning and site-based decision-making through one or more sources, including regional education service centers, for school board trustees, superintendents, principals, teachers, parents, and other members of school committees.

(b) The agency shall conduct an annual statewide survey of the types of district- and campus-level decision-making and planning structures that exist, the extent of involvement of various stakeholders in district- and campus-level planning and decision-making, and the perceptions of those persons of the quality and effectiveness of decisions related to their impact on student performance.
Tex. Election Code § 255.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 255 / Section 255.002
§ 255.002. RATES FOR POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

(a) The rate charged for political advertising by a radio or television station may not exceed:

(1) during the 45 days preceding a general or runoff primary election and during the 60 days preceding a general or special election, the broadcaster's lowest unit charge for advertising of the same class, for the same time, and for the same period; or

(2) at any time other than that specified by Subdivision (1), the amount charged other users for comparable use of the station.

(b) The rate charged for political advertising that is printed or published may not exceed the lowest charge made for comparable use of the space for any other purposes.

(c) In determining amounts charged for comparable use, the amount and kind of space or time used, number of times used, frequency of use, type of advertising copy submitted, and any other relevant factors shall be considered.

(d) Discounts offered by a newspaper or magazine to its commercial advertisers shall be offered on equal terms to purchasers of political advertising from the newspaper or magazine.

(e) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly demands or receives or knowingly pays or offers to pay for political advertising more consideration than permitted by this section.

(f) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Family Code § 234.105 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 234 / Section 234.105
§ 234.105. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, an employer who knowingly violates a procedure adopted under Section 234.104 for reporting employee information may be liable for a civil penalty as permitted by Section 453A(d) of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 653a).

(b) The amount of the civil penalty may not exceed:

(1) $25 for each occurrence in which an employer fails to report an employee; or

(2) $500 for each occurrence in which the conduct described by Subdivision (1) is the result of a conspiracy between the employer and an employee to not supply a required report or to submit a false or incomplete report.

(c) The attorney general may sue to collect the civil penalty. A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in a special fund in the state treasury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3909.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3909 / Section 3909.204
§ 3909.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.153
§ 3818.153. RULES FOR TRANSIT OR PARKING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt rules covering its public transit system and its public parking system.

(b) Rules adopted under this section that relate to or affect the use of the public right-of-way or a requirement for off-street parking are subject to all applicable municipal charter, code, and ordinance requirements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.110
§ 3899.110. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 982.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 982 / Section 982.108
§ 982.108. DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS FOR ALIEN INSURANCE COMPANY.
Status: in_force

An alien insurance company may not engage in the business of insurance in this state without first depositing with the comptroller, for the benefit of the company's policyholders who are citizens or residents of the United States, bonds or securities of the United States or this state in an amount at least equal to:

(1) the minimum capital required to be maintained by a domestic stock insurer authorized to engage in the same kind of insurance; or

(2) one-half the minimum unencumbered surplus required to be maintained by a domestic mutual insurer authorized to engage in the same kind of insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9024.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9024 / Section 9024.103
§ 9024.103. NAVIGATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, maintain, improve, or extend, inside and outside the district, canals, waterways, bulkheads, docks, and any other improvements or facilities necessary or convenient to accomplish the navigation purposes of the district under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code, as authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Property Code § 54.045 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 54 / Section 54.045
§ 54.045. SALE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Property seized under Section 54.044 may not be sold or otherwise disposed of unless the sale or disposition is authorized in a written lease.

(b) Before selling seized property, the landlord or the landlord's agent must give notice to the tenant not later than the 30th day before the date of the sale. The notice must be sent to the tenant by both first class mail and certified mail, return receipt requested, at the tenant's last known address. The notice must contain:

(1) the date, time, and place of the sale;

(2) an itemized account of the amount owed by the tenant to the landlord; and

(3) the name, address, and telephone number of the person the tenant may contact regarding the sale, the amount owed, and the right of the tenant to redeem the property under Subsection (e) of this section.

(c) A sale under this section is subject to a recorded chattel mortgage or financing statement. The property shall be sold to the highest cash bidder. Proceeds from the sale shall be applied first to delinquent rents and, if authorized by the written lease, reasonable packing, moving, storage, and sale costs.

(d) Any sale proceeds remaining after payment of the amounts authorized in Subsection (c) of this section shall be mailed to the tenant at the tenant's last known address not later than the 30th day after the date of the sale. The landlord shall provide the tenant with an accounting of all proceeds of the sale not later than the 30th day after the date on which the tenant makes a written request for the accounting.

(e) The tenant may redeem the property at any time before the property is sold by paying to the landlord or the landlord's agent all delinquent rents and, if authorized in the written lease, all reasonable packing, moving, storage, and sale costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0324 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0324
§ 8512.0324. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN STATUTES.
Status: in_force

The rights, powers, privileges, and functions granted to the authority under this chapter, and the authority itself, are expressly subject to Chapters 5, 7, 11, 12, 17, 26, and 30, Water Code, and Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.053
§ 1060.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

To qualify for election to the board, a person must:

(1) be at least 21 years of age;

(2) have been a district resident for at least two years; and

(3) be a qualified voter of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8852.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8852 / Section 8852.108
§ 8852.108. LIMITATION ON RULEMAKING POWER NOT APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

Section 36.121, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3837.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3837 / Section 3837.152
§ 3837.152. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal rolls for Harris County and Galveston County, as applicable.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.063 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.063
§ 225.063. STAFF SERGEANT HERBERT S.
Status: in_force

ROBERTSON, JR., MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) Farm-to-Market Road 2065 from its intersection with State Highway 77 to its intersection with County Road 2466 is designated as the Staff Sergeant Herbert S. Robertson, Jr., Memorial Highway.

(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Staff Sergeant Herbert S. Robertson, Jr., Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.

(d) The department is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.

(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.203
§ 1047.203. RECORD OF BOND ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) When bonds are issued, the board shall procure and deliver to the county treasurer a well-bound book containing a list of the following information for all bonds:

(1) manner of payment;

(2) amount of the bonds;

(3) rate of interest;

(4) date of issuance;

(5) due date;

(6) location where payable;

(7) amount received for the bonds; and

(8) the tax imposed to pay the interest on and redeem the bonds.

(b) The book described by Subsection (a) shall be open to inspection at all times to taxpayers or bondholders.

(c) On payment of a bond, the county treasurer shall:

(1) enter the payment in the book described by Subsection (a); and

(2) receive for services the same fees allowed by law for recording the payment as a county clerk recording deeds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 223.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 223 / Section 223.005
§ 223.005. PREMIUMS PAID TO TITLE INSURANCE AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Premiums received from the business of title insurance are subject to the tax under this chapter regardless of whether paid to a title insurance company or retained by a title insurance agent, with the tax being in lieu of the tax on the premiums retained by a title insurance agent.

(b) The state facilitates the collection of the premium tax on the premiums retained by a title insurance agent by establishing the division of the premiums between the title insurance company and title insurance agent so that the company receives the premium tax due on the agent's portion of the premiums and remits it to the state.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.131 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.131
§ 31.131. BOATER EDUCATION COURSE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice shall require a person who is adjudged guilty of an offense resulting from the violation of a provision of Sections 31.094-31.103 or 31.106 to:

(1) pay any fine imposed for the violation; and

(2) successfully complete a boater education course approved by the department not later than the 90th day after the date the person is adjudged guilty.

(b) If the person fails to successfully complete the boater education course, the person commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.