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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.48 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.48
§ 17.48. POSTTRIAL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

A convicting court on entering a finding favorable to a convicted person under Article 64.04, after a hearing at which the attorney representing the state and the counsel for the defendant are entitled to appear, may release the convicted person on bail under this chapter pending the conclusion of court proceedings or proceedings under Section 11, Article IV, Texas Constitution, and Article 48.01.
Tex. Government Code § 663.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 663 / Section 663.105
§ 663.105. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall make any contract necessary to establish a child care facility.

(b) The contract must comply with Subtitle D, Title 10.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.156
§ 3922.156. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax authorized or approved by the voters of the district or a required payment for a service provided by the district, including water and sewer services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8223.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8223 / Section 8223.104
§ 8223.104. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) The division procedure is prescribed by Sections 53.030 through 53.041, Water Code.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(d) A new district, at the time it is created by the division of the district, may not contain land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 66.401 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.401
§ 66.401. PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

After a district has completed all construction of facilities provided in the plan and conveyed those facilities to the designated counties and after all bonds and other indebtedness of the district are paid in full, the district shall submit to the commission a petition for dissolution accompanied by such evidence as the commission requires in its rules or by order to show that the plan prepared and adopted in accordance with Section 66.202 of this chapter has been carried out and all bonds and other indebtedness have been paid in full.
Tex. Local Government Code § 120.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 120 / Section 120.004
§ 120.004. BALLOT PROPOSITION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A county holding an election under this chapter shall ensure that the ballot proposition for the election includes, as applicable:

(1) a detailed explanation of each proposed reduction;

(2) the amount of each proposed reduction;

(3) the recipient of reallocated funding or resources;

(4) the impact on the local tax rate, if any; and

(5) the expected length of time that the proposed reduction or reallocation will remain in effect.
Tex. Government Code § 51.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.202
§ 51.202. CLERK PRO TEMPORE; DEPUTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) A court of appeals, when necessary, may appoint a clerk pro tempore.

(b) With the approval of the court, the clerk may appoint deputy clerks as provided by legislative appropriation. A deputy clerk must give a bond to the clerk, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of office.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.219 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.219
§ 214.219. MINIMUM HABITABILITY STANDARDS FOR MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL BUILDINGS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.7 million or more. This section does not affect the authority of a municipality to which this section does not apply to enact or enforce laws relating to multi-family rental buildings.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Multi-family rental building" means a building that has three or more single-family residential units.

(2) "Unit" means one or more rooms rented for use as a permanent residence under a single lease to one or more tenants.

(c) A municipality shall adopt an ordinance to establish minimum habitability standards for multi-family rental buildings, including requiring maintenance of proper operating conditions.

(d) A municipality may establish other standards as necessary to reduce material risks to the physical health or safety of tenants of multi-family rental buildings.

(e) A municipality shall establish a program for the inspection of multi-family rental buildings to determine if the buildings meet the minimum required habitability standards. The program shall include inspections under the direction of:

(1) the municipality's building official, as defined by the International Building Code or by a local amendment to the code under Section 214.216;

(2) the chief executive of the municipality's fire department; and

(3) the municipality's health authority, as defined by Section 121.021, Health and Safety Code.

(f) A municipality may not order the closure of a multi-family rental building due to a violation of an ordinance adopted by the municipality relating to habitability unless the municipality makes a good faith effort to locate housing with comparable rental rates in the same school district for the residents displaced by the closure.

(g) The owner of a multi-family rental building commits an offense if the owner violates an ordinance adopted under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor. Each day the violation continues constitutes a separate offense.

(h) A municipality may impose a civil penalty under Section 54.017 for a violation of this section.
Tex. Utilities Code § 122.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 122 / Section 122.001
§ 122.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Gas utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.001(a)(2) and includes a person without regard to whether the person acquired a part of the right-of-way for the pipeline by eminent domain.

(2) "Gross income" includes all gross receipts the gas utility received from activities described by Section 121.001(a)(2) that are performed in this state, other than an activity excluded by Chapter 121 from the activities that make a person a gas utility for purposes of that chapter, and excludes the amount of the deduction allowed by Section 122.052.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 110.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 110 / Section 110.007
§ 110.007. ONE-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must bring an action to assert a claim for damages under this chapter not later than one year after the date the person knew or should have known of the substantial burden on the person's free exercise of religion.

(b) Mailing notice under Section 110.006 tolls the limitations period established under this section until the 75th day after the date on which the notice was mailed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.153
§ 1109.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended on the board's approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3826.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3826 / Section 3826.102
§ 3826.102. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.153
§ 1271.153. PERIODIC HEALTH EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The basic health care services provided under an evidence of coverage must include periodic health evaluations for each adult enrollee.

(b) The services provided under this section must include a health risk assessment at least once every three years and, for a female enrollee, an annual well-woman examination provided in accordance with Subchapter F, Chapter 1451.

(c) This section does not apply to an evidence of coverage for a limited health care service plan or a single health care service plan.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 2.008 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 2 / Section 2.008
§ 2.008. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

A corporation formed for the purpose of operating a nonprofit institution, including an institution devoted to a charitable, benevolent, religious, patriotic, civic, cultural, missionary, educational, scientific, social, fraternal, athletic, or aesthetic purpose, may be formed and governed only as a nonprofit corporation under this code and not as a for-profit corporation under this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6603.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6603 / Section 6603.202
§ 6603.202. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may sue in a district court to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) The district may sue for injunctive relief and a civil penalty in the same proceeding.
Tex. Utilities Code § 33.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 33 / Section 33.052
§ 33.052. APPEAL BY RESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

The residents of a municipality may appeal to the commission the decision of the municipality's governing body in a rate proceeding by filing with the commission a petition for review signed by a number of qualified voters of the municipality equal to at least the lesser of 20,000 or 10 percent of the qualified voters of the municipality.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.82 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.82
§ 102.82. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

A person must bring suit on an action arising under this chapter not later than four years after the day the cause of action accrues. If a termination related to a change in ownership of the brand occurs, the cause of action accrues when either the new brand owner or the transferring or selling brand owner provides notice of termination to the distributor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.152
§ 1065.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1065.152. PROPOSED BUDGET: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in Motley County not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district taxpayer is entitled to:

(1) appear at the time and place designated in the notice; and

(2) be heard regarding any item included in the proposed budget.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.001
§ 1080.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Nixon Hospital District of Gonzales and Wilson Counties, Texas.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1804.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1804 / Section 1804.206
§ 1804.206. AVAILABILITY OF OTHER REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not:

(1) prevent the state or an injured party from bringing an action to recover a contribution obtained by misrepresentation; or

(2) limit other causes of action available to a plaintiff by statute or common law.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0531 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0531
§ 32.0531. PACE PROGRAM TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall establish a PACE program team composed of experienced personnel. The team is responsible for:

(1) increasing public attention and awareness of the availability of PACE program sites;

(2) increasing the number of PACE program sites operating in this state; and

(3) serving as a liaison with the state and federal agencies responsible for administering the PACE program, participants in the program, and PACE program sites.

(b) Expired.
Tex. Estates Code § 112.204 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 112 / Section 112.204
§ 112.204. THIRD-PARTY PURCHASER WITHOUT NOTICE OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person or entity who for value purchases property:

(1) from a person claiming from a deceased spouse more than six months after the date of the deceased spouse's death or from the personal representative of the deceased spouse's estate; and

(2) without notice of the existence of an agreement creating a right of survivorship in the property in the surviving spouse.

(b) A purchaser of property from a person claiming from the deceased spouse has good title to the interest in the property that the person would have had in the absence of the agreement described by Subsection (a)(2), as against the claims of the surviving spouse or any person claiming from the surviving spouse.

(c) A purchaser of property from the personal representative of the deceased spouse's estate has good title to the interest in the property that the personal representative would have had authority to convey in the absence of the agreement described by Subsection (a)(2), as against the claims of the surviving spouse or any person claiming from the surviving spouse.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.041 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.041
§ 407.041. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer who desires to self-insure under this chapter must submit an application to the division for a certificate of authority to self-insure.

(b) The application must be:

(1) submitted on a form adopted by the commissioner; and

(2) accompanied by a nonrefundable $1,000 application fee.

(c) Not later than the 60th day after the date on which the application is received, the commissioner shall approve or deny the application.

(d) During the pendency of the approval or denial of the application, the applicant may not operate as a self-insurer under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.058 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.058
§ 363.058. BALLOT PROPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election to create a district shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The creation of the ________ (name of the political subdivision proposing to create the district) Crime Control and Prevention District dedicated to crime reduction programs and the adoption of a proposed local sales and use tax at a rate of ______ (rate specified in the election order)."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.104
§ 3883.104. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.105 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.105
§ 10.105. EFFECTIVENESS OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 4, a conversion takes effect at the time provided by the plan of conversion, except that a conversion that requires a filing under Subchapter D takes effect on the acceptance of the filing of the certificate of conversion by the filing officer.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.44 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.44
§ 61.44.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.44. DENIAL OF DISTRIBUTOR'S OR RETAILER'S LICENSE: PROHIBITED INTERESTS. (a) The commission may deny an application for a license as a distributor or retailer if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:

(1) the applicant has a financial interest in an establishment authorized to sell distilled spirits, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05;

(2) a person engaged in the business of selling distilled spirits has a financial interest in the business to be conducted under the license sought by the applicant, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05; or

(3) the applicant is residentially domiciled with a person who has a financial interest in an establishment engaged in the business of selling distilled spirits, except as authorized in Section 22.06, 24.05, or 102.05.

(b) The commission may deny an application for a retail dealer's license if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:

(1) the applicant has a real interest in the business or premises of the holder of a brewer's or distributor's license; or

(2) the premises sought to be licensed are owned in whole or part by the holder of a brewer's or distributor's license.
Tex. Election Code § 174.064 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.064
§ 174.064. NOTICE OF HOUR AND PLACE.
Status: repealed

(a) A notice of the hour and place for convening each county and senatorial district convention shall be posted electronically on the county or state party's Internet website or on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court. The notice must remain posted continuously for the 10 days immediately preceding the date of the convention.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1131 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 42(3), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) The county chair shall post the notice of a county convention. The temporary chair of a senatorial district convention shall post the notice of the senatorial district convention.

(d) If the county chair fails to post notice in accordance with this section, another member of the county executive committee may post the notice. If the temporary chair of a senatorial district convention fails to post notice in accordance with this section, another member of the county executive committee who may participate in setting the convention's hour and place may post the notice.
Tex. Water Code § 26.1311 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.1311
§ 26.1311. DUTY OF STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD.
Status: in_force

The State Soil and Water Conservation Board and its authorized agents are responsible for the abatement and prevention of pollution resulting from agricultural or silvicultural nonpoint source pollution as provided by Section 201.026, Agriculture Code.
Tex. Election Code § 173.084 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.084
§ 173.084. EXPENSE REPORT BY PARTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Regardless of whether state funds are requested for paying primary expenses, each county chair and state chair shall prepare a report that includes:

(1) an itemized list of the actual expenses incurred in connection with the general and runoff primaries by the authority preparing the report and by the executive committee over which the authority presides;

(2) the amount of the primary candidates' filing fees required to be deposited in the county primary fund if the report is by a county chair, or in the state primary fund if the report is by the state chair;

(3) the amount of filing fees that have been refunded;

(4) the amount of the contributions to the executive committee over which the authority preparing the report presides that:

(A) are for the purpose of defraying primary election expenses; and

(B) have not been included in a report filed under this section for a previous primary election year; and

(5) the balance in the county primary fund if the report is by a county chair, or in the state primary fund if the report is by the state chair, that remains after deducting the primary election expenses actually incurred and the refunded filing fees.

(b) The authority preparing the report shall file it with the secretary of state not later than August 31 following the applicable primary election, in the case of the county chair's report, or if no runoff primary is held for a statewide or district office, in the case of the state chair's report.

(b-1) The secretary for good cause, including failure of a vendor or a county election officer contracted to conduct the election to provide complete invoices in a timely fashion, may extend the filing deadline.

(c) The report must be sworn to by the authority preparing it.

(d) Any compensation claimed under Section 173.004 shall be forfeited on the failure of a county chair to file a timely report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0505
§ 4001.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 4001.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) 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 annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.155
§ 1059.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates on a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) when revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.052 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.052
§ 213.052. INJUNCTION RESTRAINING CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an individual or employing unit appears to be violating or threatening to violate this subtitle or any rule or order of the commission adopted under this subtitle relating to the collection of a contribution, a penalty, or interest or to the filing of a report relating to employment, the commission shall bring suit against the individual or employing unit to restrain the violation. The court may grant a temporary or permanent, prohibitory or mandatory injunction, including a temporary restraining order, as warranted by the facts.

(b) A suit under this section must be brought through the attorney general in the name of the state in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County.
Tex. Water Code § 43.0043 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0043
§ 43.0043. EMPLOYEES; ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, in conjunction with the other members of the commission and as authorized by legislative appropriation, may employ engineering and clerical personnel and may incur necessary office expenses and other expenses incidental to the proper performance of his duties and the proper administration of the compact. However, the commissioner shall not incur any financial obligation on behalf of the state until the legislature has authorized and appropriated money for the obligation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.255
§ 454.255. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant renewing a license issued under this chapter shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history record information check of the applicant as provided by Section 454.217.

(b) The board may administratively suspend or refuse to renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) A license holder is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of the license if the license holder has previously submitted fingerprints under:

(1) Section 454.217 for the initial issuance of the license; or

(2) this section as part of a prior license renewal.