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Tex. Local Government Code § 212.0046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0046
§ 212.0046.
Status: in_force

Sec. 212.0046. EXCEPTION TO PLAT REQUIREMENT: CERTAIN PROPERTY ABUTTING AIRCRAFT RUNWAY. An owner of a tract of land is not required to prepare a plat if the land:

(1) is located wholly within a municipality with a population of 5,000 or less;

(2) is divided into parts larger than 2-1/2 acres; and

(3) abuts any part of an aircraft runway.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.304 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.304
§ 463.304. CONDUCT OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors described by Section 463.301 creating an authority shall conduct public hearings on the creation.

(b) Any person may appear at a hearing and offer evidence on:

(1) the creation of the authority;

(2) the operation of a public transportation system;

(3) the public utility and public interest served in the creation of an authority; or

(4) other facts bearing on the creation of an authority.

(c) A hearing may be continued until completed.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.081 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.081
§ 152.081. DRIVER TRAINING MOTOR VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

The taxes imposed by this chapter do not apply to the sale or use of a motor vehicle that is:

(1) owned by a motor vehicle dealer as defined by Section 503.001, Transportation Code;

(2) purchased in this state; and

(3) loaned free of charge by the dealer to a public school for use in an approved standard driver training course.
Tex. Government Code § 761.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 761 / Section 761.002
§ 761.002. MEMBERS OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker shall each make one appointment to the Southern States Energy Board.

(b) The lieutenant governor shall appoint a member of the senate.

(c) The speaker shall appoint a member of the house of representatives.

(d) A member serves at the pleasure of the officer who appointed the member.

(e) A member who is a member of the legislature or the head of a state department or agency may designate a subordinate officer or employee of the department, agency, or legislative house to serve instead of the member as permitted by Article II(a) of the compact and in conformity with the bylaws of the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 70.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 70 / Section 70.071
§ 70.071. PILOT SERVICES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The consignee of a vessel under the consignee's control shall obtain pilot services for the vessel and shall pay the pilot who pilots the vessel into and out of the port area compensation according to the pilotage rates filed by the board.
Tex. Water Code § 28.030 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28 / Section 28.030
§ 28.030. RULES, ETC.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules reasonably required for the performance of the powers, duties, and functions of the commission under this chapter.

(b) Such rules shall be published as proposed rules, as prescribed by Chapter 2001, Government Code, no later than 120 days after the enactment of this section and shall provide reasonable time for the commission to receive comments and recommendations from interested agencies and the public before adoption by the commission.

(c) No shaft permit shall be issued by the commission pursuant to this chapter nor shall a permit hearing be held on a shaft application until the commission has adopted rules for the issuance of such shaft permit.

(d) The commission may refuse to accept a shaft permit application or hold a shaft permit application hearing if the planned siting of the shaft is the subject of litigation.
Tex. Water Code § 5.223 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.223
§ 5.223. ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

Subject to approval of the commission, the executive director may organize and reorganize the administrative sections and divisions of the commission in a manner and in a form that will achieve the greatest efficiency and effectiveness.
Tex. Government Code § 552.271 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.271
§ 552.271. INSPECTION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION IN PAPER RECORD IF COPY NOT REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) If the requestor does not request a copy of public information, a charge may not be imposed for making available for inspection any public information that exists in a paper record, except as provided by this section.

(b) If a requested page contains confidential information that must be edited from the record before the information can be made available for inspection, the governmental body may charge for the cost of making a photocopy of the page from which confidential information must be edited. No charge other than the cost of the photocopy may be imposed under this subsection.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an officer for public information or the officer's agent may require a requestor to pay, or to make a deposit or post a bond for the payment of, anticipated personnel costs for making available for inspection public information that exists in paper records only if:

(1) the public information specifically requested by the requestor:

(A) is older than five years; or

(B) completely fills, or when assembled will completely fill, six or more archival boxes; and

(2) the officer for public information or the officer's agent estimates that more than five hours will be required to make the public information available for inspection.

(d) If the governmental body has fewer than 16 full-time employees, the payment, the deposit, or the bond authorized by Subsection (c) may be required only if:

(1) the public information specifically requested by the requestor:

(A) is older than three years; or

(B) completely fills, or when assembled will completely fill, three or more archival boxes; and

(2) the officer for public information or the officer's agent estimates that more than two hours will be required to make the public information available for inspection.

(e) A requestor who has exceeded a limit established by a governmental body under Section 552.275 may not inspect public information on behalf of another requestor unless the requestor who exceeded the limit has paid each statement issued by the governmental body under Section 552.275(e).
Tex. Finance Code § 347.307 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.307
§ 347.307. CHARGES ON REPOSSESSION.
Status: in_force

A credit document may provide for payment of:

(1) reasonable attorney's fees;

(2) court costs and disbursements; and

(3) the charge and collection of actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with repossession of the manufactured home that secures the payment of the credit transaction or foreclosure of a lien on the manufactured home, including costs of storing, reconditioning, and reselling the manufactured home, subject to the standards of good faith and commercial reasonableness set by the Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Education Code § 28.02111 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.02111
§ 28.02111. FIRST THROUGH THIRD GRADE SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall establish and administer a program designed to help improve student proficiency in reading by providing a grant in an amount provided under Section 48.317 through which the student's parent may purchase tutoring services from agency-approved providers to:

(1) a student at or below the third grade level who, beginning in the first grade, is required to be provided reading interventions under Section 28.0064; and

(2) a student who is required to be provided accelerated instruction under Section 28.0211(a-1) based on the student's third grade performance.

(b) The agency shall approve as a provider of tutoring services under this section a classroom teacher employed by a school district or open-enrollment charter school who:

(1) holds a current teacher designation under Section 21.3521; and

(2) submits the teacher's name to the agency to offer tutoring services designed to help improve student proficiency in reading.

(c) The agency shall:

(1) maintain a system of online accounts under which each student described by Subsection (a) is assigned an account for the student's parent to access the grant described by Subsection (a); and

(2) implement the program in a manner that ensures:

(A) ease of use for parents of students who are eligible for a grant under this section;

(B) fidelity of spending; and

(C) a parent of a student awarded a grant under this section is provided a period of one year from the date on which the grant is awarded to obtain services for which grant money may be used.

(d) A student may not receive more than one grant under Subsection (a)(1) and one grant under Subsection (a)(2) unless the legislature provides for additional grants by appropriation.

(e) The agency may reserve from the total amount of money available for purposes of the program an amount, not to exceed five percent of the total amount, to cover the agency's cost of administering the program.

(f) A school district or open-enrollment charter school in which a student who receives a grant under this section is enrolled remains subject to the requirements to provide reading interventions under Section 28.0064 and accelerated instruction under Section 28.0211, as applicable.

(g) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall provide to the parent of a student described by Subsection (a) notice of the student's eligibility for a grant under this section, in a form and manner established by the agency.

(h) A decision by the commissioner regarding the program under this section is final and may not be appealed.

(i) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.106
§ 545.106. SIGNALS BY HAND AND ARM OR BY SIGNAL LAMP.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an operator required to give a stop or turn signal shall do so by:

(1) using the hand and arm; or

(2) lighting signal lamps approved by the department.

(b) A motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with signal lamps, and the required signal shall be given by lighting the lamps, if:

(1) the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab, or load of the motor vehicle is more than two feet; or

(2) the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load, including the body or load of a combination of vehicles, is more than 14 feet.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.207
§ 3916.207. CONDUITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may finance, acquire, construct, improve, operate, maintain, or charge a fee for the use of conduits for:

(1) fiber-optic cable and supporting facilities;

(2) electronic transmission and distribution lines and supporting facilities; or

(3) other types of transmission and distribution lines and supporting facilities.

(b) The district may not require a person to use a conduit for a purpose described by Subsection (a)(1) or for any other telecommunications purpose.
Tex. Local Government Code § 615.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 615 / Section 615.002
§ 615.002. REGULATION OF COURTHOUSE PARKING LOTS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a county with a population of:

(1) 14,800 to 15,000;

(2) 19,900 to 20,000;

(3) 21,300 to 21,500;

(4) 57,800 to 57,900;

(5) 36,000 to 36,500; or

(6) 234,000 or more.

(b) The commissioners court of the county may purchase necessary equipment and may make and enforce rules for parking in a county-owned or county-leased parking lot in, under, adjacent to, or near the county courthouse.

(c) The commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality in which the courthouse is located may contract for enforcement of the rules.

(d) The sheriff's department of the county may enforce the rules.

(e) A person commits an offense if the person violates a parking rule adopted under this section. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1 nor more than $20.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.106 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 621 / Section 621.106
§ 621.106. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES RELATING TO DRAWINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not use a drawing unless the offeror clearly and conspicuously discloses in writing in the offer:

(1) a statement of the odds of winning each prize offered, expressed as a ratio in Arabic numerals, except as provided by Subsection (c);

(2) the exact prizes to be awarded in the drawing;

(3) the beginning and ending dates of the contest period;

(4) the date the drawing will occur; and

(5) the location at which the drawing will occur.

(b) A person engaged in the preparation, promotion, sale, distribution, or use of a drawing shall disclose:

(1) the retail value of a prize; and

(2) clearly and conspicuously in at least 10-point type that airfare, lodging, or both are not included in a prize that is a trip or recreational activity to the extent that either or both are not included.

(c) If the odds of winning a prize cannot be determined because the total number of entries is not known, the offeror shall make a statement to the effect that the odds of winning depend on the total number of entries received.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.0472 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0472
§ 152.0472. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER LOAN IS FACTORED, ASSIGNED, OR TRANSFERRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A seller is not considered to have factored, assigned, or transferred a loan under Section 152.047(g) if:

(1) a loan through a seller is pledged as security for the sale of bonds:

(A) to a qualified institutional buyer, as that term is defined by 17 C.F.R. Section 230.144A, that is not affiliated to the seller;

(B) to an institutional accredited investor, as that term is defined by 17 C.F.R. Section 230.501(a)(1), (2), (3), or (7), that is not affiliated to the seller; or

(C) in a public offering;

(2) the right to receive payments and the risk of loss on nonpayment remains with the seller or an affiliated collection entity acting as agent of the seller; and

(3) bondholders receive only interest and principal.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the seller may elect to pay all unpaid tax imposed under this chapter on the total consideration. A seller that makes this election is entitled to a credit or reimbursement for the taxes paid under this chapter on the remaining unpaid balance of the contract for which the seller has not received payment or has not otherwise collected the tax due. The seller shall take the tax credit or reimbursement on the seller's seller-finance return. The tax credit or reimbursement does not accrue interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8328.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8328 / Section 8328.051
§ 8328.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8328.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5004.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5004 / Section 5004.151
§ 5004.151. FORM OF ACCOUNTS; MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall keep complete and accurate accounts conforming to approved methods of bookkeeping.

(b) The accounts and all contracts, documents, and records shall be:

(1) kept at the district's office; and

(2) open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8428.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8428 / Section 8428.006
§ 8428.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.108
§ 3948.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 466.159 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.159
§ 466.159. DEATH, DISSOLUTION, OR BANKRUPTCY OF SALES AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A license issued under this chapter expires on:

(1) the death of a sales agent who is an individual;

(2) the dissolution of a sales agent that is not an individual; or

(3) the bankruptcy or receivership of a sales agent.

(b) If a license expires under Subsection (a) and the sales agent's successor in interest desires to operate the sales agency, the successor shall file an application for an extended license not later than the 30th day after the date the license expired. The application must state the basis for the applicant's claim to be the successor in interest to the sales agent and must contain a certification that the applicant would be eligible for a license under Section 466.155. The director shall permit a qualified applicant to operate under an extended license for not more than one year or until a new license is issued to the applicant, whichever occurs first.
Tex. Government Code § 661.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.204
§ 661.204. TRANSFER OF SICK LEAVE BALANCE.
Status: in_force

A state employee who transfers directly from one state agency to another is entitled to credit by the agency to which the employee transfers for the unused balance of the employee's accumulated sick leave, if the employee's employment with the state is uninterrupted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924A / Section 7924A.0401
§ 7924A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7924A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.034
§ 33.034. DENIAL, MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION, AND REVOCATION OF APPROVAL TO PROVIDE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and an opportunity for a fair hearing, the department may deny the approval or modify, suspend, or revoke the approval of a person to provide services under this chapter.

(b) Notice shall be given and the hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the department's informal hearing procedures.

(c) Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the notice and hearing required by this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 706.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 706 / Section 706.008
§ 706.008. CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE VENDOR; COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract with a private vendor to implement this chapter.

(b) The vendor performing the contract may be compensated by each political subdivision that has contracted with the department.

(c) Except for an action based on a citation issued by a peace officer employed by the department, the vendor may not be compensated with state money.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.002
§ 252.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(1-a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of aging and disability services.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(3) "Designee" means a state agency or entity with which the department contracts to perform specific, identified duties related to the fulfillment of a responsibility prescribed by this chapter.

(3-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(4) "Facility" means a home or an establishment that:

(A) furnishes food, shelter, and treatment or services to four or more individuals unrelated to the owner;

(B) is primarily for the diagnosis, treatment, or rehabilitation of individuals with an intellectual disability or related conditions; and

(C) provides in a protected setting continuous evaluation, planning, 24-hour supervision, coordination, and integration of health or rehabilitative services to help each resident function at the resident's greatest ability.

(5) "Governmental unit" means the state or a political subdivision of the state, including a county or municipality.

(6) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or joint stock company and includes a legal successor of those entities.

(7) "Resident" means an individual, including a client, with an intellectual disability or a related condition who is residing in a facility licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.012
§ 711.012. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Finance Commission of Texas may adopt rules to enforce and administer Sections 711.003, 711.004, 711.007, 711.008, 711.0105, 711.021-711.024, 711.032-711.036, 711.038, 711.0381, 711.040-711.042, 711.052, 711.061, 711.063, and 711.064 relating to perpetual care cemeteries.

(b) The Texas Funeral Service Commission may adopt rules, establish procedures, and prescribe forms to enforce and administer Section 711.0105.

(c) The Texas Historical Commission may adopt rules to:

(1) enforce and administer Sections 711.010 and 711.011; and

(2) enforce and administer Sections 711.004, 711.007, 711.0105, 711.035, and 711.036 relating to cemeteries that are not perpetual care cemeteries.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 825.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 825 / Section 825.004
§ 825.004. APPROPRIATIONS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a municipality may appropriate funds to perform predatory animal and rodent control work described by this subchapter and, in cooperation with federal and state authorities, may employ labor and purchase and provide supplies required to effectively perform that work.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.027 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.027
§ 41.027. EXPENSES OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The certified organization is responsible for all expenses incurred in connection with the referendum and election, but it may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses out of funds deposited in the treasury of the board if the assessment is levied and collected.