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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.103 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.103
§ 11.103. INVENTORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall inventory all land and water associated with historical, natural, recreational, and wildlife resources in this state that are owned by:

(1) governmental entities; or

(2) nonprofit entities that offer access to the land or water to the public.

(b) The department shall use existing inventory information concerning the lands identified in Subsection (a)(1) whenever possible.

(c) The department shall create a permanent database of the resources inventoried under Subsection (a). At least once every 10 years, the department shall update the database as necessary to reflect changes in the resources.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.028 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.028
§ 12.028. POWERS AND DUTIES REGARDING TEXAS WATER TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas Water Trust" means the trust established under Section 15.7031, Water Code.

(b) Consistent with Section 11.0235(b), Water Code, and the department's duties and responsibilities, the department shall encourage and facilitate the dedication of water rights in the Texas Water Trust through lease, donation, purchase, or other means of voluntary transfer for environmental needs, including for the purpose of maintaining or improving:

(1) instream flows;

(2) water quality;

(3) fish and wildlife habitat; and

(4) bay and estuary inflows.

(c) The department may manage rights in the Texas Water Trust in a manner that is consistent with:

(1) the manner in which a holder of the rights may manage the rights;

(2) the dedication of the rights, including the dedication's terms and conditions;

(3) Sections 11.0237, 11.027, and 11.122, Water Code; and

(4) maximizing environmental benefits.

(d) This section may not be construed to authorize the department to exercise any authority expressly granted to the Texas Water Development Board or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Subchapter K, Chapter 15, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 37.158 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.158
§ 37.158. VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "prosecuting attorney" means a county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney.

(b) An offense under this subchapter may be prosecuted:

(1) in any county in which the offense may be prosecuted under other law; or

(2) if the consent required by Subsection (c) is provided, in a county, other than a county described by Subdivision (1), in which is located the educational institution campus at which a victim of the offense is enrolled.

(c) An offense under this subchapter may be prosecuted in a county described by Subsection (b)(2) only with the written consent of a prosecuting attorney of a county described by Subsection (b)(1) who has authority to prosecute an offense under this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 111.18 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.18
§ 111.18. PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

The board shall select a president for the university, who shall be the executive officer for the board and shall work under its direction. The president shall recommend the plan or organization of the university and shall be responsible to the board for the general management and success of the university.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7939A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7939A / Section 7939A.0302
§ 7939A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.407 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.407
§ 22.407. PROTECTION OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Money or other benefits that have been or will be provided to a participant or a beneficiary under a plan or program provided by or through a church benefits board under this subchapter are not subject to execution, attachment, garnishment, or other process and may not be appropriated or applied as part of a judicial, legal, or equitable process or operation of a law other than a constitution to pay a debt or liability of the participant or beneficiary.

(b) This section does not apply to a qualified domestic relations order or an amount required by the church benefits board to recover costs or expenses incurred in the plan or program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 754.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 754 / Section 754.012
§ 754.012. ELEVATOR ADVISORY BOARD.
Status: repealed

(a) The elevator advisory board is composed of nine members appointed by the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, as follows:

(1) a representative of the insurance industry or a registered elevator inspector;

(2) a representative of equipment constructors;

(3) a representative of owners or managers of a building having fewer than six stories and having equipment;

(4) a representative of owners or managers of a building having six stories or more and having equipment;

(5) a representative of independent equipment maintenance companies;

(6) a representative of equipment manufacturers;

(7) a licensed or registered engineer or architect;

(8) a public member; and

(9) a public member with a physical disability.

(b) A member of the advisory board may be removed from the advisory board as provided by Section 51.209, Occupations Code.

(c) The presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall appoint a presiding officer of the board to serve for two years.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 1.25(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(e) A board member serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for travel as provided for in the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8870.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8870 / Section 8870.007
§ 8870.007. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION OF LAND BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Inhabited land" means land on which at least one fixed, permanent, and occupied dwelling is situated, as of the date on which the land is annexed by a municipality.

(2) "Vacant land" means land on which no fixed, permanent, and occupied dwelling is situated, as of the date on which the land is annexed by a municipality.

(b) If a municipality that has held an election under Section 8870.006 or its predecessor statute, former Section 19, Chapter 1312, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, subsequently annexes vacant land that is not located in the groundwater conservation district chosen by the municipality in the election, the annexed vacant land by that action:

(1) becomes part of the territory of the groundwater conservation district chosen by the municipality in the election; and

(2) is disannexed from any other groundwater conservation district in which the land is located.

(c) If a municipality that has held an election under Section 8870.006 or its predecessor statute, former Section 19, Chapter 1312, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, subsequently annexes inhabited land that is not located in the groundwater conservation district chosen by the municipality in the election, the landowners of the annexed inhabited land may file a petition with the groundwater conservation district requesting inclusion in that district as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code. Notwithstanding Section 36.325(b), Water Code, the petition must be signed by all of the landowners of the land to be annexed by the groundwater conservation district. If the affected landowners do not file a petition as provided by this subsection, the municipality shall hold an election under Section 8870.006 in which the voters in the annexed inhabited land may choose the one groundwater conservation district of which the annexed land will be a part.

(d) Any land annexed by the municipality after an election under Section 8870.006 or its predecessor statute, former Section 19, Chapter 1312, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, and before the effective date of this section is:

(1) territory of the district chosen by the municipality in the election; and

(2) disannexed from any other groundwater conservation district in which the land is located.

(e) A disannexation of a groundwater conservation district's territory under this section does not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other obligations of that groundwater conservation district. Property disannexed under this section is not released from its pro rata share of any indebtedness of that groundwater conservation district at the time of the disannexation, and that groundwater conservation district may continue to tax the property until that debt is paid.
Tex. Finance Code § 273.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.001
§ 273.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Savings and Loan Supplemental Fund Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8825.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8825 / Section 8825.003
§ 8825.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0304
§ 3975.0304. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may own, operate, maintain, design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds, notes, or other obligations for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for ownership, operation, and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 311.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 311 / Section 311.013
§ 311.013. AUTHORITY AND QUORUM OF PUBLIC BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) A grant of authority to three or more persons as a public body confers the authority on a majority of the number of members fixed by statute.

(b) A quorum of a public body is a majority of the number of members fixed by statute.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.105
§ 751.105. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO COMPLY; SUIT.
Status: in_force

If the agent fails or refuses to inform the principal, provide documentation, or deliver an accounting under Section 751.104 within 60 days of a demand under that section, or a longer or shorter period as demanded by the principal or ordered by a court, the principal may file suit to:

(1) compel the agent to deliver the accounting or the assets; or

(2) terminate the durable power of attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8366.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8366 / Section 8366.101
§ 8366.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.409 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.409
§ 545.409. DRAWBARS AND TRAILER HITCHES; SADDLE-MOUNT TOWING.
Status: in_force

(a) The drawbar or other connection between a vehicle drawing another vehicle and the drawn vehicle:

(1) must be strong enough to pull all weight drawn; and

(2) may not exceed 15 feet between the vehicles except for a connection between two vehicles transporting poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of structural nature that cannot readily be dismembered.

(b) An operator drawing another vehicle and using a chain, rope, or cable to connect the vehicles shall display on the connection a white flag or cloth not less than 12 inches square.

(c) A motor vehicle may not draw more than three motor vehicles attached to it by the triple saddle-mount method. In this subsection, "triple saddle-mount method" means the mounting of the front wheels of trailing vehicles on the bed of another vehicle while leaving the rear wheels only of the trailing vehicles in contact with the roadway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9044.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9044 / Section 9044.001
§ 9044.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Hidalgo County Water Control and Improvement District No. 19.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.052
§ 1001.052. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt comprehensive rules governing driving safety courses.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.056 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.056
§ 42A.056. LIMITATION ON JURY-RECOMMENDED COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

A defendant is not eligible for community supervision under Article 42A.055 if the defendant:

(1) is sentenced to a term of imprisonment that exceeds 10 years;

(2) is convicted of a state jail felony for which suspension of the imposition of the sentence occurs automatically under Article 42A.551;

(3) is adjudged guilty of an offense under Section 19.02, Penal Code;

(4) is convicted of an offense under Section 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code, if the victim of the offense was younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense was committed;

(5) is convicted of an offense under Section 20.04, Penal Code, if:

(A) the victim of the offense was younger than 14 years of age at the time the offense was committed; and

(B) the actor committed the offense with the intent to violate or abuse the victim sexually;

(6) is convicted of an offense under Section 20A.02, 20A.03, 43.04, 43.05, or 43.25, Penal Code;

(7) is convicted of an offense for which punishment is increased under Section 481.134(c), (d), (e), or (f), Health and Safety Code, if it is shown that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense for which punishment was increased under any of those subsections; or

(8) is convicted of an offense under Section 481.1123, Health and Safety Code, if the offense is punishable under Subsection (d), (e), or (f) of that section.
Tex. Government Code § 2260.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2260 / Section 2260.055
§ 2260.055. INCOMPLETE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

If a claim is not entirely resolved under Section 2260.052 on or before the 270th day after the date the claim is filed with the unit of state government, unless the parties agree in writing to an extension of time, the contractor may file a request for a hearing under Subchapter C.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 148.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 148 / Section 148.001
§ 148.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Pandemic disease" has the meaning assigned by Section 74.155.

(2) "Pandemic emergency" means a state of disaster declared by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, in response to a pandemic disease.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017A / Section 8017A.0303
§ 8017A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Penal Code § 32.57 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 32 / Section 32.57
§ 32.57. FRAUDULENT SALE, RENTAL, OR LEASE OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

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

(1) lists or advertises for sale, rent, or lease residential real property while knowing that the person offering to sell, rent, or lease the property does not have legal title or authority to sell, rent, or lease the property; or

(2) sells, rents, or leases to another person residential real property to which the person does not have legal title or authority to sell, rent, or lease.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.

(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.

(d) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a)(2) that the person participated in the transaction to sell, rent, or lease the property:

(1) as a lender, a title company, or a broker or agent licensed under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code, or an employee or agent of a lender, a title company, or a broker or agent licensed under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code; and

(2) did not know that another person involved in the transaction did not have legal title or authority to sell, rent, or lease the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8034.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8034 / Section 8034.0101
§ 8034.0101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 377.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.254
§ 301.254. EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 30th day after the date the examination is administered. If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the board shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date the board receives the results from the testing service.

(b) If the notice of the examination results graded or reviewed by a national testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the board shall notify each examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(c) If requested in writing by a person who fails an examination, the board shall provide to the person an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 61.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.001
§ 61.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.002
§ 1477.002. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

To develop and diversify the economy of this state and eliminate unemployment or underemployment in this state under the authority granted by Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, the commissioners court may issue and sell bonds to finance an action taken under Section 1477.001.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.054
§ 1369.054. NOTICE AND DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An issuer of a health benefit plan that covers prescription drugs and uses one or more drug formularies to specify the prescription drugs covered under the plan shall:

(1) provide in plain language in the coverage documentation provided to each enrollee:

(A) notice that the plan uses one or more drug formularies;

(B) an explanation of what a drug formulary is;

(C) a statement regarding the method the issuer uses to determine the prescription drugs to be included in or excluded from a drug formulary;

(D) a statement of how often the issuer reviews the contents of each drug formulary; and

(E) notice that an enrollee may contact the issuer to determine whether a specific drug is included in a particular drug formulary;

(2) disclose to an individual on request, not later than the third business day after the date of the request, whether a specific drug is included in a particular drug formulary; and

(3) notify an enrollee and any other individual who requests information under this section that the inclusion of a drug in a drug formulary does not guarantee that an enrollee's health care provider will prescribe that drug for a particular medical condition or mental illness.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.060 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.060
§ 154.060. CANCELLATION.
Status: in_force

No person may cancel, mark, alter, or mutilate a stamp on a package of cigarettes so that the comptroller is prevented from or hindered in examining the genuineness of the stamp.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 12.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.02
§ 12.02. MISDEMEANORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the following charging instruments may be presented within two years from the date of the commission of the offense, and not afterward:

(1) an indictment or information for any Class A or Class B misdemeanor; and

(2) a complaint or information for any Class C misdemeanor.

(b) An indictment, information, or complaint, as applicable, for assault under Section 22.01, Penal Code, may be presented within three years from the date of the commission of the offense, and not afterward, if the offense:

(1) is punishable as a misdemeanor; and

(2) was committed against a person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code.

(c) An indictment or information, as applicable, for failure to report child abuse or neglect may be presented within three years from the date the offense was discovered, and not afterward, if the offense is punishable as a Class A misdemeanor under Section 261.109(c), Family Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8817.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8817 / Section 8817.003
§ 8817.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held before September 1, 2007:

(1) the district is dissolved on September 1, 2007, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to San Patricio County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires on September 1, 2010.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4152.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4152 / Section 4152.253
§ 4152.253. REVIEW OF UNDERWRITING AND CLAIMS PROCESSING OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

An insurer shall conduct at least semiannually an on-site review of the underwriting and claims processing operations of a manager with whom the insurer enters into a contract under Section 4152.201.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.131 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.131
§ 52.131. BREACH OR THREATENED BREACH OF MARKETING CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a member breaches or threatens to breach a marketing contract, the marketing association may sue and, if successful, is entitled to:

(1) an injunction to prevent further breach of the contract; and

(2) a decree of specific performance of the contract.

(b) Pending the adjudication of an action filed under Subsection (a) of this section, the association is entitled to a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the member if the association files:

(1) a verified complaint showing the breach or threatened breach; and

(2) sufficient bond.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.226 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.226
§ 1201.226.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1201.226. POLICY PROVISION: ILLEGAL OCCUPATION. An individual accident and health insurance policy must contain the following provision if the policy addresses the subject matter of the provision:

"Illegal Occupation: The insurer is not liable for any loss to which a contributing cause was the insured's commission of or attempt to commit a felony or to which a contributing cause was the insured's being engaged in an illegal occupation."