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Tex. Government Code § 1471.083 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.083
§ 1471.083. EXCHANGE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If county bonds are authorized for commissioners or justice precinct or road district bonds that have been issued and sold, an exchange of a like amount of the county bonds may be made with the holder of any outstanding bonds of the precinct or district.

(b) An agreement for an exchange under this section must:

(1) be by order of the commissioners court authorizing the exchange; and

(2) contain the signed and acknowledged written consent of the holder of the bonds in the form required by law for written instruments.

(c) A copy of the order authorizing the exchange, the agreement, and the county bonds to be given in exchange shall be submitted to the attorney general for approval. The exchange is not effective until the attorney general issues a certificate approving the exchange.

(d) If the exchange takes effect under this section:

(1) the commissioners court shall cancel and destroy the bonds of the precinct or district;

(2) the county may not impose the tax approved at the election of the precinct or district authorizing the bonds; and

(3) the sinking fund associated with the bonds of the precinct or district shall be transferred to the sinking fund account of the county.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.026
§ 375.026. ORDER; INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

If the commission grants the petition, the commission in the order creating the district shall state the specific purposes for which the district is created and shall appoint the initial directors.
Tex. Government Code § 83.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 83 / Section 83.004
§ 83.004. CUMULATIVE REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter is not exclusive and does not limit or restrict the definition of the practice of law in the State Bar Act (Chapter 81). This chapter does not limit or restrict any remedy provided in the State Bar Act or any other law designed to eliminate the unauthorized practice of law by lay persons and lay agencies.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.047 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.047
§ 207.047. FAILURE TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, OR RETURN TO WORK.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual is disqualified for benefits if during the individual's current benefit year, the individual failed, without good cause, to:

(1) apply for available, suitable work when directed to do so by the commission;

(2) accept suitable work offered to the individual; or

(3) return to the individual's customary self-employment, if any, when directed to do so by the commission.

(b) Disqualification for benefits under this section continues until the individual has returned to employment and:

(1) worked for six weeks; or

(2) earned wages equal to six times the individual's benefit amount.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.152
§ 2254.152. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a contingent fee contract for legal services.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.583 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.583
§ 2306.583.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2306.583. SELF-HELP CENTERS: DESIGNATION. (a) The department shall designate a geographic area for the services provided by each self-help center.

(b) In consultation with the colonia resident advisory committee and the appropriate self-help center, the department shall designate five colonias in each service area to receive concentrated attention from that center.

(c) In consultation with the colonia resident advisory committee and the appropriate self-help center, the department may change the designation of colonias made under Subsection (b).
Tex. Local Government Code § 141.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 141 / Section 141.033
§ 141.033. CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS; SALARY SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each municipality affected by this subchapter shall classify all positions in its fire and police departments and shall specify the duties and prescribe the salary for each classification.

(b) A member of the fire or police department who is required to perform the duties of a particular classification is entitled to be paid the salary prescribed for that position during the time the member performs those duties.
Tex. Penal Code § 28.01 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 28 / Section 28.01
§ 28.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Habitation" means a structure or vehicle that is adapted for the overnight accommodation of persons and includes:

(A) each separately secured or occupied portion of the structure or vehicle; and

(B) each structure appurtenant to or connected with the structure or vehicle.

(2) "Building" means any structure or enclosure intended for use or occupation as a habitation or for some purpose of trade, manufacture, ornament, or use.

(3) "Property" means:

(A) real property;

(B) tangible or intangible personal property, including anything severed from land; or

(C) a document, including money, that represents or embodies anything of value.

(4) "Vehicle" includes any device in, on, or by which any person or property is or may be propelled, moved, or drawn in the normal course of commerce or transportation.

(5) "Open-space land" means real property that is undeveloped for the purpose of human habitation.

(6) "Controlled burning" means the burning of unwanted vegetation with the consent of the owner of the property on which the vegetation is located and in such a manner that the fire is controlled and limited to a designated area.
Tex. Water Code § 49.217 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.217
§ 49.217. OPERATION OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES ON OR NEAR PUBLIC FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "motor vehicle" means a self-propelled device in, upon, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a road or highway.

(b) Except as provided in Subsections (c) and (d), a person may not operate a motor vehicle on a levee, in a drainage ditch, or on land adjacent to a levee, canal, ditch, exposed conduit, pipeline, pumping plant, storm water facility, or other facility for the transmission, storage, treatment, or distribution of water, sewage, or storm water owned or controlled by a district.

(c) A district may authorize the use of motor vehicles on land that it owns or controls by posting signs on the property.

(d) This section does not prohibit a person from:

(1) driving on a public road or highway; or

(2) operating a motor vehicle used for repair or maintenance of public water, sewer, or storm water facilities.

(e) A person who operates a motor vehicle in violation of Subsection (b) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor, except that if a person has been convicted of an offense under this section, a subsequent offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.201
§ 1058.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements and equipping buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.983 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.983
§ 361.983. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A television manufacturer, retailer, or person who recycles covered television equipment is not liable in any way for information in any form that a consumer leaves on covered television equipment that is collected or recycled under this subchapter.

(b) This subchapter does not exempt a person from liability under other law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 502.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 502 / Section 502.351
§ 502.351. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

The executive council shall take disciplinary action under Subchapter G, Chapter 507, against a license holder who:

(1) is convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony;

(2) obtains or attempts to obtain a license by fraud or deception;

(3) uses drugs or alcohol to an extent that affects the license holder's professional competence;

(4) performs professional duties in a grossly negligent manner;

(5) is adjudicated as mentally incompetent by a court;

(6) practices in a manner that is detrimental to the public health or welfare;

(7) advertises in a manner that tends to deceive or defraud the public;

(8) has a license or certification revoked by a licensing agency or a certifying professional organization;

(9) violates this chapter or a rule or code of ethics adopted under this chapter; or

(10) commits an act for which liability exists under Chapter 81, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.023
§ 432.023. PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date of issuance of an order finding that a violation has occurred, the department shall inform the person against whom the order is issued of the amount of the penalty.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a decision or order charging a person with a penalty is final, the person shall:

(1) pay the penalty in full; or

(2) file a petition for judicial review of the department's order contesting the amount of the penalty, the fact of the violation, or both.

(b-1) Within the period prescribed by Subsection (b), a person who files a petition for judicial review may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) posting with the court a supersedeas bond for the amount of the penalty; or

(2) request that the department stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) sending a copy of the affidavit to the department.

(b-2) If the department receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (b-1)(2), the department may file with the court, within five days after the date the copy is received, a contest to the affidavit. The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty or to give a supersedeas bond.

(c) A bond posted under this section must be in a form approved by the court and be effective until all judicial review of the order or decision is final.

(d) A person who does not send money to, post the bond with, or file the affidavit with the court within the period prescribed by Subsection (b) waives all rights to contest the violation or the amount of the penalty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8824.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8824 / Section 8824.104
§ 8824.104. WELL SPACING RULES; EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district shall exempt from the well spacing requirements adopted by the district any well that is completed on or before the effective date of those requirements.

(b) The district may provide by rule that a well may lose its exemption under this section if the well is modified in a manner that substantially increases the capacity of the well after the effective date of the well spacing requirements adopted by the district.

(c) Except as provided by this section, the district may require any well or class of wells exempt from permitting under Chapter 36, Water Code, to comply with the well spacing requirements adopted by the district. The district shall apply well spacing requirements uniformly to any well or class of wells based on the size or capacity of the well and without regard to the type of use of the groundwater produced by the well.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.106
§ 3902.106. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers provided by Chapter 372, Local Government Code, to a municipality or county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8031.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8031 / Section 8031.0502
§ 8031.0502. 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. Natural Resources Code § 111.405 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.405
§ 111.405. SERVICE TO WELL WASTEWATER PRODUCERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A well wastewater corporation shall serve all well wastewater producers in the area in which the corporation operates to the extent the corporation has adequate facilities to gather, impound, and store well wastewater.

(b) A well wastewater corporation:

(1) shall serve a well wastewater producer in proportion to the needs of all of the producers in the area;

(2) shall charge a fair and reasonable fee for its services; and

(3) may not discriminate between different producers under similar conditions.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.382 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.382
§ 42A.382. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A defendant placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, for a misdemeanor offense is eligible to participate in a veterans reemployment program under this subchapter if the defendant is a veteran of the United States armed forces, including a member of the reserves, national guard, or state guard.

(b) The judge granting community supervision to a defendant described by Subsection (a) shall inform the defendant of the defendant's eligibility for participation in a veterans reemployment program but may not require the defendant to participate in the program.

(c) A judge may impose any condition of community supervision that the judge is authorized to impose under this chapter on a defendant who chooses to participate in the program under this subchapter, except that the judge may not impose a condition related to the program or the defendant's participation in the program.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.205 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.205
§ 321.205.
Status: in_force

Sec. 321.205. USE TAX: MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH USE OCCURS. (a) In determining the incidence of the use tax authorized by this chapter the name of the municipality adopting the tax is substituted in Subchapter D, Chapter 151, for "this state" where those words are used to designate the taxing entity or delimit the tax imposed. However, the excise tax authorized by this chapter on the use, storage, or consumption of a taxable item does not apply if the item is first used, stored, or consumed in a municipality or area that has not adopted the taxes authorized by this chapter.

(b) If a sale of a taxable item is consummated in this state but not within a municipality that has adopted the taxes authorized by this chapter and the item is shipped directly, or brought by the purchaser or lessee directly, into a municipality that has adopted the taxes authorized by this chapter, the item is subject to the municipality's use tax. The use is considered to be consummated at the location where the item is first stored, used, or consumed after the intrastate transit has ceased.

(c) If a taxable item is shipped from outside this state to a customer within this state and the use of the item is consummated within a municipality that has adopted the tax authorized by this chapter, the item is subject to the municipality's use tax and not its sales tax. A use is considered to be consummated at the first point in this state where the item is stored, used, or consumed after the interstate transit has ceased. A taxable item delivered to a point in this state is presumed to be for storage, use, or consumption at that point until the contrary is established.

(d) The holder of a direct payment permit issued under Chapter 151 who becomes liable for the use tax under this chapter by reason of the storage, use, or consumption of a taxable item purchased in this state under a direct payment exemption certificate shall allocate the tax to the municipality in which the item was first removed from the permit holder's storage, or if not stored, the place at which the item was first used or consumed by the permit holder after transportation. In this subsection an item is not considered to have been stored, used, or consumed because of a temporary delay or interruption necessary and incidental to its transportation or further fabrication, processing, or assembling within this state for delivery to the permit holder. A charge for fabrication, processing, or further assembly in a municipality that has adopted the tax under this chapter shall be subject to the municipal use tax.

(e) With respect to a taxable service, "use" means the derivation in the municipality of direct or indirect benefit from the service.
Tex. Education Code § 61.821 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.821
§ 61.821. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Core curriculum" means the curriculum in liberal arts, humanities, and sciences and political, social, and cultural history that all undergraduate students of an institution of higher education are required to complete before receiving an academic undergraduate degree.

(2) "Field of study curriculum" means a set of courses that will satisfy the lower division requirements for a bachelor's degree in a specific academic area at a general academic teaching institution.

(3) "Faculty member" means a person who is employed full-time by an institution of higher education as a member of the faculty whose primary duties include teaching, research, academic service, or administration. However, the term does not include a person holding faculty rank who spends a majority of the person's time for the institution engaged in managerial or supervisory activities, including a chancellor, vice chancellor, president, vice president, provost, associate or assistant provost, or dean.

(4) "Meta major" means a collection of programs of study or academic disciplines that share common foundational skills.
Tex. Insurance Code § 842.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 842 / Section 842.001
§ 842.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Group hospital service corporation" means a corporation organized under this chapter to establish and operate a nonprofit hospital service plan, under which hospital care may be provided by the corporation through one or more hospitals and sanitariums with which the corporation has contracted for the provision of that care.

(2) "Health care provider" means a person, association, partnership, corporation, or other entity that provides a service or supplies to prevent, alleviate, cure, or heal human illness or injury.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 30.010 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 30 / Section 30.010
§ 30.010. PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION PRIVILEGED FROM DISCOVERY BY INMATE OR COMMITTED PERSON.
Status: repealed

(a) Personal identifying information pertaining to an individual, including the individual's home address, home telephone number, and social security account number, is privileged from discovery by an individual who is imprisoned or confined in any correctional facility or civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, if the individual to whom the information pertains is:

(1) an employee of any correctional facility;

(2) an officer or employee of the Texas Civil Commitment Office or a person who contracts with the office to perform a service or an employee of that person; or

(3) related within the first degree by consanguinity or affinity to an individual described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

(b) Personal identifying information that is privileged under this section may be discovered by an individual who is imprisoned or confined in a correctional facility or civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, only if:

(1) the incarcerated individual or committed person shows good cause to the court for the discovery of the information; and

(2) the court renders an order that authorizes discovery of the information.

(c) In this section, "correctional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07(a), Penal Code.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 12.10(7), eff. December 4, 2025.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.451 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.451
§ 161.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Delivery sale" means a sale of cigarettes or e-cigarettes to a consumer in this state in which the purchaser submits the order for the sale by means of a telephonic or other method of voice transmission, by using the mails or any other delivery service, or through the Internet or another on-line service, or the cigarettes or e-cigarettes are delivered by use of the mails or another delivery service. A sale of cigarettes or e-cigarettes is a delivery sale regardless of whether the seller is located within or without this state. A sale of cigarettes or e-cigarettes not for personal consumption to a person who is a wholesale dealer or a retail dealer is not a delivery sale.

(2) "Delivery service" means a person, including the United States Postal Service, that is engaged in the commercial delivery of letters, packages, or other containers.

(2-a) "E-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.081.

(3) "Shipping container" means a container in which cigarettes or e-cigarettes are shipped in connection with a delivery sale.

(4) "Shipping documents" means a bill of lading, airbill, United States Postal Service form, or any other document used to evidence the undertaking by a delivery service to deliver letters, packages, or other containers.
Tex. Local Government Code § 102.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 102 / Section 102.006
§ 102.006. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. Any person may attend and may participate in the hearing.

(b) The governing body shall set the hearing for a date occurring after the 15th day after the date the proposed budget is filed with the municipal clerk but before the date the governing body makes its tax levy.

(c) The governing body shall provide for public notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing. The notice must include, in type of a size at least equal to the type used for other items in the notice, any statement required to be included in the proposed budget under Section 102.005(b).