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Tex. Education Code § 66.82 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.82
§ 66.82. FORFEITURE; OTHER REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a lessee fails or refuses to perform a material requirement of this subchapter or the lease, the board may, after notice to the lessee and an opportunity to be heard, declare a forfeiture of the lease or an interest in the lease. Material requirements include but are not limited to:

(1) failure or refusal to pay a sum due, including penalty and interest, within 30 days after the sum becomes due;

(2) failure or refusal to tender oil or gas for delivery as in-kind royalty;

(3) making a false report concerning exploration, production, or royalty;

(4) failure or refusal to file an assignment as required by this subchapter;

(5) failure or refusal, after demand, to file or make available for inspection and copying a record or document required to be filed or made available for inspection or copying under this subchapter or rules promulgated thereunder;

(6) failure or refusal, after demand, to protect the leased premises from drainage; or

(7) the breach of an obligation under the lease or this subchapter.

(b) Forfeiture is not the exclusive remedy. The attorney general, at the request of the board of regents, may bring suit for damages or specific performance, or both, or other remedy, at law or in equity.

(c) The board, in its sole discretion, may authorize reinstatement of a forfeited lease on terms the board may determine at the time of the declaration of forfeiture.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8489.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.201
§ 8489.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.106
§ 1016.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

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

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Insurance Code § 707.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 707 / Section 707.004
§ 707.004. REASONABLE PROOF OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

An insurer that issues a property insurance policy with replacement cost coverage may refuse to pay a claim for withheld recoverable depreciation or a replacement cost holdback under the policy until the insurer receives reasonable proof of payment by the policyholder of any deductible applicable to the claim. Reasonable proof of payment includes a canceled check, money order receipt, credit card statement, or copy of an executed installment plan contract or other financing arrangement that requires full payment of the deductible over time.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.53 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.53
§ 102.53. RIGHTS OF RETAILERS.
Status: in_force

Nothing in Section 102.51 or 102.52 limits or alters the right of a holder of a retail license or permit to purchase malt beverages at the licensed premises of any general or branch distributor's licensee in the state and transport those malt beverages to the licensee's licensed premises, except that the retailer may sell the malt beverages only within a territory for which the brewer of the brand has designated that the malt beverages may be sold by a distributor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.513 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.513
§ 1201.513. DISPOSITION OF TRADE-INS AND OCCUPANCY OF HOMES BEFORE CLOSING.
Status: in_force

(a) A retailer may not sell a trade-in manufactured home before the closing of the sale in connection with which the retailer receives the trade-in.

(b) A retailer may not knowingly permit a consumer to occupy a manufactured home that is the subject of a sale or exchange to that consumer before the closing of any required financing unless the consumer is first given a form adopted by the board disclosing that if for any reason the financing does not close, the consumer may be required to vacate the home.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 223.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 223 / Section 223.003
§ 223.003. SPECIAL RULES FOR MULTI-COUNTY JURISDICTIONS.
Status: in_force

If necessary, the board by rule may provide for:

(1) the payment of compensation, insurance, retirement, fringe benefits, and related matters to a juvenile probation officer whose jurisdiction covers more than one county;

(2) the centralization of administrative responsibility associated with the state aid program in a county included in a multi-county jurisdiction; and

(3) the application of Section 223.001 to a multi-county jurisdiction.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 93.025 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 93 / Section 93.025
§ 93.025. RUSSET GRADE.
Status: in_force

Russet oranges, satsumas, tangerines, and grapefruit have the same general qualities as bright grade citrus fruit except russets have coloration that is rusty brown.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4008.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.0308
§ 4008.0308. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Estates Code § 1157.108 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.108
§ 1157.108. LIABILITY FOR NONPAYMENT OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person or claimant, except the state treasury, entitled to payment from a guardianship estate of money the court orders to be paid is authorized to have execution issued against the property of the guardianship for the amount due, with interest and costs, if:

(1) a guardian of the estate fails to pay the money on demand;

(2) guardianship estate funds are available to make the payment; and

(3) the person or claimant makes an affidavit of the demand for payment and the guardian's failure to pay.

(b) The court may cite the guardian and the sureties on the guardian's bond to show cause why the guardian or sureties should not be held liable for the debt, interest, costs, or damages:

(1) on return of the execution under Subsection (a) not satisfied; or

(2) on the affidavit of demand and failure to pay under Subsection (a).

(c) On the return of citation served under Subsection (b), the court shall render judgment against the cited guardian and sureties, in favor of the claim holder, if good cause why the guardian and sureties should not be held liable is not shown. The judgment must be for:

(1) the unpaid amount ordered to be paid or established by suit, with interest and costs; and

(2) damages on the amount neglected to be paid at the rate of five percent per month for each month, or fraction of a month, that the payment was neglected to be paid after demand for payment was made.

(d) Damages ordered under Subsection (c)(2) may be collected in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Tex. Government Code § 418.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.061
§ 418.061. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Account" means the disaster recovery loan account created under Section 418.066.

(2) "Eligible political subdivision" means a county, municipality, or school district that meets the qualifications prescribed by Section 418.062.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3860.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3860 / Section 3860.102
§ 3860.102. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND HOUSING CORPORATION POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers given to:

(1) a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain the projects described by that chapter; and

(2) a housing finance corporation under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 117.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 117 / Section 117.104
§ 117.104. SUPPORT STAFF.
Status: in_force

Using existing personnel and videoconferencing equipment, local health entities or their designees may assist the committee in the performance of its duties under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 67.008 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 67 / Section 67.008
§ 67.008. DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The incorporators may provide in the charter of the corporation that a dividend will not be paid on the stock and that all profits of the corporation will be paid annually to political subdivisions, private corporations, or other persons that have transacted business with the corporation during the previous year.

(b) The corporation shall distribute any profits under Subsection (a) in direct proportion to the amount of business the corporation transacts with each entity during that year.

(c) The corporation may not make a distribution under Subsection (a) if the corporation has unpaid indebtedness.

(d) A corporation may allocate to a sinking fund an amount of the annual profits as determined necessary by the board for maintenance, operation, and replacements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8323.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8323 / Section 8323.054
§ 8323.054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.322 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.322
§ 361.322.
Status: in_force

Sec. 361.322. APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED UNDER SECTION 361.272; JOINDER OF PARTIES. (a) Any person subject to an administrative order under Section 361.272 may appeal the order by filing a petition in the time required by Section 5.351, Water Code.

(b) The plaintiff shall pursue the action with reasonable diligence. The court shall presume that the action has been abandoned if the plaintiff does not prosecute the action within one year after it is filed and shall dismiss the suit on a motion for dismissal made by the governmental entity whose action is appealed unless the plaintiff, after receiving notice, can show good and sufficient cause for the delay.

(c) The filing of a motion for rehearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code is not a prerequisite for an appeal of the order.

(d) The person appealing the order must join the commission as a party and may join as parties any other person named as a responsible party in the administrative order and any other person who is or may be liable for the elimination of the actual or threatened release of solid waste or hazardous substances governed by the administrative order.

(e) The filing of the petition does not prevent the commission from proceeding with the remedial action program under Subchapter F unless the court enjoins the remedial action under its general equity jurisdiction.

(f) The administrative order is final as to a nonappealing party on the date by which the person is required to file a petition under Section 5.351, Water Code.

(g) The district court shall uphold the administrative order if the commission proves by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(1) there is an actual or threatened release of solid waste or hazardous substances that is an imminent and substantial endangerment to the public health and safety or the environment; and

(2) the person made subject to the administrative order is liable for the elimination of the release or threatened release, in whole or in part.

(h) If the appropriateness of the selected remedial action is contested in the appeal of the administrative order, the remedial action shall be upheld unless the court determines that the remedy is arbitrary or unreasonable.

(i) A person made a party to the appeal may join as a party any other person who is or may be liable for the elimination of the release or threatened release, but the failure by a party to file an action for contribution or indemnity does not waive any right under this chapter or other law.

(j) In an appeal under this section, the district court on establishing the validity of the order shall issue an injunction requiring any person named or joined against whom liability has been established by the commission or other party to comply with the order.

(k) As between parties determined to be liable under Subchapter I, the court may, as equity requires, apportion cleanup costs in accordance with Section 361.343 and grant any other appropriate relief.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.507 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.507
§ 12.507. ALTERNATIVES TO SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) In lieu of suspending a license or permit under this subchapter, the department may give the licensee or permittee the opportunity to pay a civil penalty.

(b) The department shall determine the amount of the penalty and in doing so shall consider:

(1) the economic impact a suspension would have on the licensee or permittee engaging in a commercial activity under the license or permit; or

(2) the amount reasonably necessary to deter further violations.

(c) The amount of the civil penalty may not be less than $150 for each day the license or permit was to have been suspended.

(d) If the licensee or permittee does not pay the penalty before the sixth day after the date on which the department notifies him of the amount, he loses the opportunity to pay it and the department may impose the suspension.

(e) Civil penalties received by the department under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8283.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8283 / Section 8283.157
§ 8283.157. TREATMENT OF PAYMENTS UNDER CERTAIN MUNICIPAL CORPORATION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A payment by a municipal corporation for the purchase of water or the treatment and disposal of sewage is a maintenance and operating expense of the utility system or combined systems of the municipal corporation unless the contract:

(1) provides for the municipal corporation to acquire an ownership interest in the facilities; or

(2) makes other provisions.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.0591 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.0591
§ 155.0591. SUMMARY SUSPENSION OF A PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may suspend a person's permit without notice or a hearing for the person's failure to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter if the person's continued operation constitutes an immediate and substantial threat to the collection of taxes imposed by this chapter and attributable to the person's operation.

(b) If the comptroller summarily suspends a person's permit, proceedings for a preliminary hearing before the comptroller or the comptroller's representative must be initiated simultaneously with the summary suspension. The preliminary hearing shall be set for a date not later than 10 days after the date of the summary suspension, unless the parties agree to a later date.

(c) At the preliminary hearing, the permit holder must show cause why the permit should not remain suspended pending a final hearing on suspension or revocation.

(d) Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to a summary suspension under this section.

(e) To initiate a proceeding to suspend summarily a person's permit, the comptroller shall serve notice on the permit holder informing the permit holder of the right to a preliminary hearing before the comptroller or the comptroller's representative and of the time and place of the preliminary hearing. The notice must be personally served on the permit holder or an officer, employee, or agent of the permit holder or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the permit holder's mailing address as it appears in the comptroller's records. The notice must state the alleged violations that constitute the grounds for summary suspension. The suspension is effective at the time the notice is served. If notice is served in person, the permit holder shall immediately surrender the permit to the comptroller. If notice is served by mail, the permit holder shall immediately return the permit to the comptroller.

(f) Section 155.059, governing hearings for final suspension or revocation of a permit under this chapter, governs a final administrative hearing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 888.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 888 / Section 888.202
§ 888.202. RATE VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A burial association or an officer, agent, or employee of a burial association may not charge or collect any rate from a member of the association other than the rate applicable for the age and benefit stated in the association's rate schedule on file with the department and in force at that time.

(b) An officer, agent, or employee of a burial association commits an offense if the officer, agent, or employee violates Subsection (a).

(c) An officer of a burial association commits an offense if the officer knowingly permits a violation of Subsection (a).

(d) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.

(e) The department may revoke the certificate of authority of a burial association that violates this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.037 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.037
§ 161.037. PERIODIC REVIEW OF AGENCY FUNCTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall periodically review services provided by the commission, including laboratory services, that also are provided in the private sector in order to determine the most cost-effective method for delivering the services.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 24 (S.B. 706), Sec. 7(1), eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.153
§ 3898.153. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS.
Status: in_force

The district may provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the establishment, administration, and operation of the district and the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an improvement project or district contractual obligation or indebtedness by:

(1) the imposition of an ad valorem tax or sales and use tax or an assessment, user fee, concession fee, or rental charge; or

(2) any other revenue or resources of the district, or other revenue authorized by the city, including revenues from a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city under applicable law.
Tex. Estates Code § 202.205 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 202 / Section 202.205
§ 202.205. EFFECT OF CERTAIN JUDGMENTS ON LIABILITY TO CREDITORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment in a proceeding to declare heirship stating that there is no necessity for administration of the estate of the decedent who is the subject of the proceeding constitutes authorization for a person who owes money to the estate, has custody of estate property, acts as registrar or transfer agent of an evidence of interest, indebtedness, property, or right belonging to the estate, or purchases from or otherwise deals with an heir named in the judgment to take the following actions without liability to a creditor of the estate or other person:

(1) to pay, deliver, or transfer the property or the evidence of property rights to an heir named in the judgment; or

(2) to purchase property from an heir named in the judgment.

(b) An heir named in a judgment in a proceeding to declare heirship is entitled to enforce the heir's right to payment, delivery, or transfer described by Subsection (a) by suit.

(c) Except as provided by this section, this chapter does not affect the rights or remedies of the creditors of a decedent who is the subject of a proceeding to declare heirship.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8075.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8075 / Section 8075.0103
§ 8075.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.001
§ 3861.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Arlington.

(3) "District" means the Viridian Municipal Management District.

(4) "Improvement project" means any program or project authorized by Section 3861.102, inside or outside the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 112.252 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 112 / Section 112.252
§ 112.252. LIABILITIES OF DECEASED SPOUSE NOT AFFECTED BY RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as expressly provided by Section 112.251, the community property subject to the sole or joint management, control, and disposition of a spouse during marriage continues to be subject to the liabilities of that spouse on that spouse's death without regard to a right of survivorship in the surviving spouse under an agreement made in accordance with this chapter.

(b) The surviving spouse is liable to account to the deceased spouse's personal representative for property received by the surviving spouse under a right of survivorship to the extent necessary to discharge the deceased spouse's liabilities.

(c) A proceeding to assert a liability under Subsection (b):

(1) may be commenced only if the deceased spouse's personal representative has received a written demand by a creditor; and

(2) must be commenced on or before the second anniversary of the deceased spouse's death.

(d) Property recovered by the deceased spouse's personal representative under this section shall be administered as part of the deceased spouse's estate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.055
§ 3882.055. 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.