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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.063 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.063
§ 63.063. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who collects, processes, or stores a DNA sample from a living person for forensic DNA analysis under this subchapter commits an offense if the person intentionally violates Article 63.061 or 63.062.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.103
§ 51.103. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall:

(1) perform any duties assigned by the commission and other duties specified by law;

(2) administer and enforce the department's programs; and

(3) issue licenses authorized by the laws establishing programs regulated by the department.

(b) The executive director may delegate any power or duty assigned to the executive director unless prohibited by statute or rule.

(c) The executive director may:

(1) impose sanctions and issue orders relating to a sanction as provided by Section 51.353; and

(2) assess an administrative penalty or issue an order relating to an administrative penalty as authorized by a law establishing a program regulated by the department or as provided by Sections 51.301 and 51.302.
Tex. Government Code § 501.097 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.097
§ 501.097. REINTEGRATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department and the Texas Workforce Commission shall by rule adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities for providing inmates who are released into the community on parole or other conditional release with a network of centers designed to provide education, employment, and other support services based on a "one stop for service" approach.

(b) An agency of the state not listed in this section that determines that it may provide reintegration services to inmates similar to those described by Subsection (a) may participate in the development of the memorandum, if the department and the Texas Workforce Commission approve the agency's participation.
Tex. Water Code § 26.045 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.045
§ 26.045. PUMP-OUT FACILITIES FOR BOAT SEWAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section "boat," "boat pump-out station," "shoreside, mobile, or floating installation," and "surface water in the state" have the meanings assigned by Section 26.044.

(b) After a public hearing and after making every reasonable effort to bring about the establishment of an adequate number of boat pump-out stations on surface water in the state, the commission may enter an order requiring the establishment of boat pump-out stations by a local government that has any jurisdiction over at least a portion of the surface water in the state or over land immediately adjacent to the water.

(c) If a local government is authorized to issue authorization for the operation of shoreside, mobile, or floating installations, the local government may require the installation and operation of boat pump-out stations where necessary. The local government shall require the installation and operation of boat pump-out stations if required by the commission.

(d) A local government responsible for establishing boat pump-out stations may issue bonds or may use general revenue funds from normal operations to finance the construction and operation of the pump-out facilities. Pump-out stations established as a result of this section will be self-sustaining with respect to costs and revenues collected from users of said facilities, and local governments are authorized to levy reasonable, appropriate charges or fees to recover cost of installation and operation of the pump-out stations. Nothing in this section is to be construed to require any local government to rebate to the State of Texas funds collected pursuant to this program.

(e) The hearings required by this section and other acts of the commission in carrying out the provisions of this section shall be handled as provided in the rules of the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 542.0051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0051
§ 542.0051. REDESIGN OF ACUTE CARE SERVICES AND LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS SYSTEM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall design and implement an acute care services and long-term services and supports system for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability that supports the following goals:

(1) provide Medicaid services to more individuals in a cost-efficient manner by providing the type and amount of services most appropriate to an individual's needs and preferences in the most integrated and least restrictive setting;

(2) improve access to services and supports by ensuring that an individual receives information about all available programs and services, including employment and least restrictive housing assistance, and the manner of applying for the programs and services;

(3) improve the assessment of an individual's needs and available supports, including the assessment of an individual's functional needs;

(4) promote person-centered planning, self-direction, self-determination, community inclusion, and customized, integrated, competitive employment;

(5) promote individualized budgeting based on an assessment of an individual's needs and person-centered planning;

(6) promote integrated service coordination of acute care services and long-term services and supports;

(7) improve acute care and long-term services and supports outcomes, including reducing unnecessary institutionalization and potentially preventable events;

(8) promote high-quality care;

(9) provide fair hearing and appeals processes in accordance with federal law;

(10) ensure the availability of a local safety net provider and local safety net services;

(11) promote independent service coordination and independent ombudsmen services; and

(12) ensure that individuals with the most significant needs are appropriately served in the community and that processes are in place to prevent the inappropriate institutionalization of an individual.
Tex. Local Government Code § 87.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 87 / Section 87.041
§ 87.041. VACANCIES FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may fill a vacancy in the office of:

(1) county judge;

(2) county clerk;

(3) district and county clerk;

(4) sheriff;

(5) county attorney;

(6) county treasurer;

(7) county surveyor;

(8) county tax assessor-collector;

(9) justice of the peace; or

(10) constable.

(b) The commissioners court shall fill a vacancy by a majority vote of the members of the court who are present and voting.

(c) The person appointed by the commissioners court to fill the vacancy shall hold office until the next general election.
Tex. Water Code § 15.972 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.972
§ 15.972. FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) the creation of the fund and the administration of the fund by the board will encourage the conservation and development of the water resources of the state;

(2) the use of the fund is in furtherance of the public purpose of conserving and developing the water resources of the state; and

(3) the use of the fund for the purposes provided by this subchapter is for the benefit of both the state and the political subdivisions to which the board makes financial assistance available in accordance with this subchapter and constitutes a program under, and is in furtherance of the public purposes set forth in, Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Labor Code § 415.023 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 415 / Section 415.023
§ 415.023. COMMISSION OF WRONGFUL ACT AS MATTER OF PRACTICE; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who commits an administrative violation under Section 415.001, 415.002, 415.003, or 415.0035 as a matter of practice is subject to an applicable rule adopted under Subsection (b) in addition to the penalty assessed for the violation.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules providing for:

(1) a reduction or denial of fees;

(2) public or private reprimand by the commissioner;

(3) suspension from practice before the division;

(4) restriction, suspension, or revocation of the right to receive reimbursement under this subtitle; or

(5) referral and petition to the appropriate licensing authority for appropriate disciplinary action, including the restriction, suspension, or revocation of the person's license.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.086 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.086
§ 22.086. ACCEPTANCE OF CREDIT CARDS.
Status: in_force

A joint board may:

(1) accept credit cards in payment of fees for all or certain categories of services provided by or on behalf of the joint board in connection with its operation of an airport;

(2) collect a fee for processing a payment by credit card; and

(3) collect a service charge from the person who owes the fee if the payment by credit card is not honored by the credit card company on which the funds are drawn.
Tex. Estates Code § 113.154 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 113 / Section 113.154
§ 113.154. OWNERSHIP OF CONVENIENCE ACCOUNT ON DEATH OF PARTY.
Status: in_force

On the death of the last surviving party to a convenience account:

(1) a convenience signer has no right of survivorship in the account; and

(2) ownership of the account remains in the estate of the last surviving party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006A / Section 8006A.0104
§ 8006A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8006A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Family Code § 162.419 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.419
§ 162.419. REGISTRY RECORDS CONFIDENTIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) All applications, registrations, records, and other information submitted to, obtained by, or otherwise acquired by a registry are confidential and may not be disclosed to any person or entity except in the manner authorized by this subchapter.

(b) Information acquired by a registry may not be disclosed under freedom of information or sunshine legislation, rules, or practice.

(c) A person may not file or prosecute a class action litigation to force a registry to disclose identifying information.
Tex. Insurance Code § 705.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 705 / Section 705.001
§ 705.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "insurance policy" means a contract or policy of insurance.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.1351 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.1351
§ 212.1351.
Status: in_force

Sec. 212.1351. JUSTIFICATION FOR MORATORIUM: SIGNIFICANT NEED FOR PUBLIC FACILITIES; WRITTEN FINDINGS REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Section 212.1352, a moratorium that is not based on a shortage of essential public facilities is justified only by demonstrating a significant need for other public facilities, including police and fire facilities. For purposes of this subsection, a significant need for public facilities is established if the failure to provide those public facilities would result in an overcapacity of public facilities or would be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the municipality. The municipality must issue written findings based on reasonably available information.

(b) The written findings must include a summary of:

(1) evidence demonstrating that applying existing development ordinances or regulations and other applicable laws is inadequate to prevent the new development from causing the overcapacity of municipal infrastructure or being detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare in an affected geographical area;

(2) evidence demonstrating that alternative methods of achieving the objectives of the moratorium are unsatisfactory; and

(3) evidence demonstrating that the municipality has approved a working plan and time schedule for achieving the objectives of the moratorium.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8864.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8864 / Section 8864.051
§ 8864.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.001
§ 1305.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 104.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 104 / Section 104.003
§ 104.003. CIVIL ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A franchisee may bring a civil action against a franchisor who violates Section 104.002, without regard to the amount in controversy, in the district court in any county in which the franchisor or franchisee transacts business. An action under this section must be commenced and prosecuted not later than the second anniversary of the date the cause of action accrues against the franchisor.

(b) The court shall award to a franchisee who prevails in an action under this section:

(1) the amount of actual damages;

(2) equitable relief as determined by the court to be necessary to remedy the effects of the franchisor's violation of Section 104.002, including a declaratory judgment, permanent injunctive relief, and temporary injunctive relief; and

(3) court costs and attorney's fees that are reasonable in relation to the amount of work expended.

(c) In addition to the remedies provided under Subsection (b), on finding that the defendant wilfully and knowingly committed the violation, the trier of fact shall award not more than three times the amount of actual damages.

(d) In an action under this section, the franchisor has the burden of establishing the offset described by Section 104.002 as an affirmative defense.
Tex. Water Code § 15.105 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.105
§ 15.105. CONSIDERATIONS IN PASSING ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In passing on an application for financial assistance from the loan fund, the board shall consider but is not limited to:

(1) the needs of the area to be served by the project and the benefit of the project to the area in relation to the needs of other areas requiring state assistance in any manner and the benefits of those projects to the other areas;

(2) the availability of revenue to the applicant from all sources for the ultimate repayment of the cost of the project, including all interest;

(3) the relationship of the project to overall statewide needs;

(4) the ability of the applicant to finance the project without state assistance;

(5) for applications for grants or loans for economically distressed areas or nonborder colonias, the regulatory efforts by the county in which the project is located to control the construction of subdivisions that lack basic utility services; and

(6) for applications for grants under Section 15.102(b)(2), the ability of the applicant to construct the project without the grant and the benefits of the project to water and wastewater needs of the state.

(b) The board by rule shall further define eligibility for grants under this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 87.051 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 87 / Section 87.051
§ 87.051. LIMITATION OF SOUR GAS PRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

No person may produce sour gas from any sour gas well in a reservoir producing both sweet and sour gas in excess of the daily allowable production for the gas well as fixed by the orders and schedules of the commission. The rate of production from a sour gas well is considered to be the daily average rate of production for the calendar month.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.103
§ 3864.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.102
§ 503.102. MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified for appointment as a licensed professional counselor member of the board, a person must:

(1) be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state for the 30 months preceding appointment;

(2) have engaged in the field of counseling for at least 24 months or 2,000 hours; and

(3) be licensed under this chapter.

(b) To be qualified for appointment as a public member of the board, a person must:

(1) be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state for the 30 months preceding appointment; and

(2) be at least 18 years old.
Tex. Transportation Code § 503.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.001
§ 503.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 2301, Occupations Code.

(2) "Commission" means the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(3) "Converter" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 2301, Occupations Code.

(4) "Dealer" means a person who regularly and actively buys, sells, or exchanges vehicles at an established and permanent location. The term includes a franchised motor vehicle dealer, an independent motor vehicle dealer, an independent mobility motor vehicle dealer, and a wholesale motor vehicle dealer.

(5) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(6) "Drive-a-way operator" means a person who transports and delivers a vehicle in this state from the manufacturer or another point of origin to a location in this state using the vehicle's own power or using the full-mount method, the saddle-mount method, the tow-bar method, or a combination of those methods.

(7) "Franchise" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 2301, Occupations Code.

(8) "Franchised motor vehicle dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new motor vehicles at an established and permanent place of business under a franchise in effect with a motor vehicle manufacturer or distributor.

(8-a) "Independent mobility motor vehicle dealer" has the meaning assigned by Section 2301.002, Occupations Code.

(9) "Independent motor vehicle dealer" means a dealer other than a franchised motor vehicle dealer, an independent mobility motor vehicle dealer, or a wholesale motor vehicle dealer.

(10) "Manufacturer" means a person who manufactures, distributes, or assembles new vehicles.

(11) "Motorcycle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001.

(12) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001.

(13) "Semitrailer" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001.

(14) "Trailer" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001.

(15) "Vehicle" means a motor vehicle, motorcycle, house trailer, trailer, or semitrailer.

(16) "Wholesale motor vehicle auction" means the offering of a motor vehicle for sale to the highest bidder during a transaction that is one of a series of regular periodic transactions that occur at a permanent location.

(17) "Wholesale motor vehicle dealer" means a dealer who sells motor vehicles only to a person who is:

(A) the holder of a dealer's general distinguishing number; or

(B) a foreign dealer authorized by a law of this state or interstate reciprocity agreement to purchase a vehicle in this state without remitting the motor vehicle sales tax.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.142
§ 1473.142. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may set aside from the bond proceeds:

(1) money to pay interest on the bonds; and

(2) money in the amount the commissioners court estimates to be required for operating expenses until the parking facility becomes sufficiently operational.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8199.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8199 / Section 8199.102
§ 8199.102. 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. Insurance Code § 983.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 983 / Section 983.055
§ 983.055. FORMS OF INSURANCE POLICY OR EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A redomesticated insurer or health maintenance organization shall file with the commissioner a new insurance policy or evidence of coverage form, or an endorsement to an approved policy or evidence of coverage form, that implements the redomestication.

(b) The insurer or health maintenance organization, under conditions approved by the commissioner and with an appropriate endorsement, may continue to use an insurance policy or evidence of coverage form that was approved before the redomestication.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.104
§ 6905.104. OFFICERS AND ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall:

(1) serve a one-year term; and

(2) perform duties prescribed by the board.

(b) The board secretary shall:

(1) be the official custodian of the board seal; and

(2) perform other duties and functions prescribed by the board.

(c) The board shall elect a treasurer who shall perform duties and functions prescribed by the board.

(d) One person may hold the offices of secretary and treasurer. The secretary and treasurer are not required to be directors.

(e) The board may appoint one or more persons who are not directors to be an assistant board secretary. An assistant secretary may perform any duty or function of the board secretary.

(f) The board shall elect officers annually or at any time necessary to fill a vacancy.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.156
§ 1305.156. JOURNEYMAN SIGN ELECTRICIAN.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license as a journeyman sign electrician must:

(1) have at least 8,000 hours of on-the-job training under the supervision of a master sign electrician; and

(2) pass a journeyman sign electrician examination administered under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8380.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8380 / Section 8380.001
§ 8380.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Lazy W District No. 1.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.0182 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0182
§ 61.0182. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter is cumulative of all other applicable penalties, remedies, and enforcement and liability provisions.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.203
§ 826.203. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS; INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A mutual holding company that results from the reorganization of a domestic mutual insurance company organized under Chapter 883 must be organized under Sections 883.051, 883.052, 883.054, and 883.056. The articles of incorporation, and any amendments to those articles, of the mutual holding company are subject to approval of the commissioner in the same manner as those of a mutual insurance company.