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Tex. Government Code § 24.147 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.147
§ 24.147.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.147. 45TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 45th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County.

(b) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 45th District Court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8488.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8488 / Section 8488.101
§ 8488.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971A / Section 7971A.0502
§ 7971A.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. Occupations Code § 2052.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.254
§ 2052.254. ELIMINATION TOURNAMENTS.
Status: in_force

An elimination tournament may not be conducted in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2807 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2807
§ 54.2807. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for appointment as the criminal law magistrate court associate judge, a jail magistrate, or another magistrate in the criminal law magistrate court, a person must have been a resident of Denton County for at least two years preceding the person's appointment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 155.011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 155 / Section 155.011
§ 155.011. EXPEDITED LICENSING PROCESS FOR CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall develop and implement an expedited licensing process for an applicant who is considered to have satisfied the examination requirements of this chapter under Section 155.0561(d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.156
§ 1114.156. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Every two years, the board shall select one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) All district money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1114.157(b), and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to:

(1) place a part of district money on time deposit; or

(2) purchase certificates of deposit, obligations of the United States, or obligations guaranteed by the United States.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.011 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.011
§ 134.011. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

To accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the commission may:

(1) adopt, amend, and enforce rules pertaining to surface coal mining and reclamation operations consistent with the general intent and purposes of this chapter;

(2) issue permits under this chapter;

(3) conduct hearings under this chapter and Chapter 2001, Government Code;

(4) issue orders requiring an operator to take actions necessary to comply with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter;

(5) issue orders modifying previous orders;

(6) issue a final order revoking the permit of an operator who has not complied with a commission order to take action required by this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter;

(7) order the immediate cessation of all or part of an ongoing surface coal mining operation if the commission finds that the operation or part of the operation creates an imminent danger to the health or safety of the public or is causing or can reasonably be expected to cause significant imminent harm to land, air, or water resources, and take other action or make changes in a permit that are reasonably necessary to avoid or alleviate those conditions;

(8) hire employees, adopt standards for employment, and hire or authorize the hiring of outside contractors to assist in carrying out this chapter;

(9) enter and inspect, in person or by its agents, a surface mining operation that is subject to this chapter to assure compliance with this chapter;

(10) conduct, encourage, request, and participate in studies, surveys, investigations, research, experiments, training, and demonstrations by contract, grant, or otherwise;

(11) prepare and require permit holders to prepare reports;

(12) accept, receive, and administer grants, gifts, loans, or other money made available from any source for the purposes of this chapter;

(13) take the steps necessary for this state to participate to the fullest extent practicable in the abandoned land program provided by Title IV of the federal Act;

(14) take the actions necessary to establish exclusive jurisdiction over surface coal mining and reclamation in Texas under the provisions of the federal Act, including, if the federal agency disapproves Texas' program as submitted, making recommendations for remedial legislation to clarify, alter, or amend the program to meet the terms of the federal Act;

(15) contract with state boards and agencies that have pertinent expertise to obtain the professional and technical services necessary to carry out this chapter;

(16) establish a process, to avoid duplication, for coordinating the review and issuance of permits for surface coal mining and reclamation operations with any other federal or state permit process applicable to the proposed operations;

(17) enter into cooperative agreements with the secretary of the interior for the regulation of surface coal mining operations on federal land in accordance with the federal Act; and

(18) perform any other duty or act required by or provided for in this chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 102.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 102 / Section 102.053
§ 102.053. REPORT OF LOAN TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

A gas utility may not loan money, stocks, bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness to a person who directly or indirectly owns or holds any stock of the gas utility unless the gas utility reports the transaction to the railroad commission within a reasonable time.
Tex. Education Code § 72.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 72 / Section 72.01
§ 72.01. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System shall establish and maintain a fully state-supported coeducational institution of higher education to be known as The University of Texas of the Permian Basin and to be organized to teach undergraduate- and graduate-level courses but the Board of Regents may establish The University of Texas of the Permian Basin as a general academic teaching institution, as defined by Section 61.003 of this code, offering a standard four-year undergraduate program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.274 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.274
§ 521.274. RENEWAL BY MAIL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule may provide that the holder of a driver's license may renew the license by mail, by telephone, over the Internet, or by other electronic means.

(b) A rule adopted under this section:

(1) may prescribe eligibility standards for renewal under this section;

(2) may not permit a person subject to the registration requirements under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, to register by mail or electronic means;

(3) may not permit renewal by mail or electronic means of a driver's license of a person who is 79 years of age or older; and

(4) must allow for the renewal of a driver's license by electronic means, regardless of when the license expires, of:

(A) a person who:

(i) is on active duty in the armed forces of the United States; and

(ii) is absent from the state; and

(B) the spouse or dependent child of a person described by Paragraph (A).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0702 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0702
§ 8513.0702. POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of constructing improvements related to the exercise of any power conferred on the authority by law, the authority may, without an election, issue bonds secured by a pledge of revenues of the authority without reference to their source and with the priority of liens prescribed in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(b) The bonds must be authorized by a board resolution concurred in by at least eight directors.
Tex. Government Code § 609.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.014
§ 609.014. COORDINATION OF PLANS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, participating in a group benefits program under Chapter 1551, Insurance Code, may participate under this chapter only in a deferred compensation plan described by Subchapter C.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.452 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.452
§ 2001.452. BINGO ACCOUNT WITHDRAWALS.
Status: in_force

(a) Funds from the bingo account must be withdrawn by electronic funds transfer or by preprinted, consecutively numbered checks or withdrawal slips, signed by an authorized representative of the licensed authorized organization and made payable to a person. A check or withdrawal slip may not be made payable to "cash," "bearer," or a fictitious payee. The nature of the payment made must also be noted on the face of the check or withdrawal slip. The purpose, amount, and payee for each electronic funds transfer must be recorded in accordance with rules adopted by the commission.

(b) The checks for the bingo account must be imprinted with the words "Bingo Account" and must contain the organization's bingo license number on the face of each check.

(c) A licensed authorized organization shall account for all checks and withdrawal slips, including voided checks and withdrawal slips.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0104
§ 549.0104. CONSIDERATIONS IN SUPPLEMENTAL REBATE NEGOTIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In negotiating terms for a supplemental rebate amount, the commission shall consider:

(1) rebates calculated under the Medicaid rebate program in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Section 1396r-8;

(2) any other available information on prescription drug prices or rebates; and

(3) other program benefits as specified in Section 549.0106(b).

(b) In negotiating terms for a supplemental rebate, the commission shall use the average manufacturer price as defined in 42 U.S.C. Section 1396r-8(k)(1) as the cost basis for the product.
Tex. Government Code § 1431.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1431 / Section 1431.001
§ 1431.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Anticipation note" means a note issued under this chapter.

(2) "Eligible countywide district" means a flood control district or a hospital district the boundaries of which are substantially coterminous with the boundaries of a county with a population of three million or more or a hospital district created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003.

(3) "Eligible school district" means an independent school district that has an average daily attendance of 190,000 or more as determined under Section 48.005, Education Code.

(4) "Governing body" means the commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a municipality, eligible school district, or eligible countywide district authorized to issue anticipation notes on behalf of an issuer.

(5) "Issuer" means a county, municipality, eligible school district, or eligible countywide district issuing an anticipation note.

(6) "Public work" for an issuer that is a municipality or county has the meaning assigned by Section 271.043, Local Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 473.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 473 / Section 473.004
§ 473.004. REMOVAL OF HIGHWAY OBSTRUCTION ON CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

On the conviction of a defendant for obstructing a public highway, if the obstruction still exists, the court shall order the sheriff or other proper officer to immediately remove the obstruction at the defendant's cost, to be imposed and collected as other costs in the case.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.114 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.114
§ 207.114. WITHHOLDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall deduct and withhold from unemployment benefits payable to an individual who owes an uncollected overissuance:

(1) the amount the individual specifies to the commission to be deducted and withheld under this section;

(2) the amount determined under an agreement submitted to the state agency under Section 13(c)(3)(A), Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. Section 2022(c)(3)(A)); or

(3) any amount otherwise required to be deducted and withheld from unemployment benefits under Section 13(c)(3)(B), Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. Section 2022(c)(3)(B)).

(b) The commission shall pay any amount deducted and withheld under this section to the state agency in this state.

(c) An amount deducted and withheld under this section shall be treated for all purposes as if it were paid to the individual as unemployment benefits and submitted by that individual to the state agency as repayment of the individual's uncollected overissuance.
Tex. Government Code § 1205.063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.063
§ 1205.063. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall examine a petition filed under Section 1205.021, and shall raise appropriate defenses if the attorney general believes that:

(1) the petition is defective, insufficient, or untrue; or

(2) the public securities are, or the public security authorization or an expenditure of money relating to the public securities is, or will be invalid or unauthorized.

(b) If the attorney general does not question the validity of the public securities, the public security authorization, or an expenditure of money relating to the public securities or the security or provisions for the payment of the public securities, the attorney general may:

(1) state that belief; and

(2) on a finding by the court to that effect, be dismissed as a party.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.351 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.351
§ 202.351. OCCUPATION TAX.
Status: in_force

The tax imposed by this chapter is an occupation tax.
Tex. Government Code § 24.912 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.912
§ 24.912. TARRANT COUNTY CRIMINAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

3. (a) The Tarrant County Criminal Judicial District No. 3 is composed of Tarrant County.

(a-1) Subchapter C applies to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 3.

(b) Section 24.910, relating to the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 1, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 3.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.0515 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.0515
§ 413.0515. REPORTS OF CHIROPRACTOR VIOLATIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(14), eff. September 1, 2021.

(b) If the division or the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners discovers an act or omission by a chiropractor that may constitute a felony, a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, a violation of state or federal narcotics or controlled substance law, an offense involving fraud or abuse under the Medicare or Medicaid program, or a violation of this subtitle, the discovering agency shall report in a widely used electronic format that act or omission to the other agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8470.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8470 / Section 8470.001
§ 8470.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 188.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.101 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.101
§ 101.101. MEMBERS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A limited liability company may have one or more members. Except as provided by this section, a limited liability company must have at least one member.

(b) A limited liability company that has managers is not required to have any members during a reasonable period between the date the company is formed and the date the first member is admitted to the company.

(c) A limited liability company is not required to have any members during the period between the date the continued membership of the last remaining member of the company is terminated and the date the agreement to continue the company described by Section 11.056 is executed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.054
§ 116.054. BONDS, NOTES, AND OTHER SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county depository may pledge with the commissioners court as security under this subchapter:

(1) a bond, note, security of indebtedness, or other evidence of indebtedness of the United States if the evidence of indebtedness is supported by the full faith and credit of the United States or is guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States;

(2) a bond of this state or of a county, municipality, independent school district, or common school district;

(3) a bond issued under the federal farm loan acts;

(4) a road district bond;

(5) a bond, pledge, or other security issued by the board of regents of The University of Texas System;

(6) bank acceptances of banks having a capital stock of at least $500,000;

(7) a note or bond secured by mortgages insured and debentures issued by the Federal Housing Administration;

(8) shares or share accounts of a savings and loan association organized under the laws of this state or of a federal savings and loan association domiciled in this state if the payment of the share or share accounts is insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation; or

(9) a bond issued by a municipal corporation in this state.

(b) Securities provided under this section must have a total market value equal to the amount of the depository bond.
Tex. Government Code § 24.132 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.132
§ 24.132.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.132. 30TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WICHITA COUNTY). (a) The 30th Judicial District is composed of Wichita County.

(b) In addition to other jurisdiction prescribed by law, each district court in Wichita County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court.

(c) The terms of the 30th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.

(d) The 30th, 78th, and 89th district courts in Wichita County have concurrent jurisdiction.
Tex. Water Code § 15.508 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.508
§ 15.508. ADMINISTRATIVE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas water fund administrative fund is a fund outside the general revenue fund administered by the board and established for the payment of or reimbursement of the board for the expenses incurred by the board in administering the Texas water fund.

(b) The Texas water fund administrative fund consists of:

(1) money appropriated to the board for deposit to the credit of the administrative fund;

(2) money transferred by the board to the administrative fund under Section 15.504(f) or other law; and

(3) depository interest allocable to the administrative fund.

(c) Pursuant to Section 15.504(f), the board may pay from the Texas water fund administrative fund necessary and reasonable expenses of the board in administering the Texas water fund, including:

(1) staffing expenses incurred in administering its responsibilities for providing grants, loans, financial assistance, and technical assistance and procuring professional and consulting services through and for all funds eligible to receive transfers from the Texas water fund;

(2) carrying out responsibilities under Subchapter H, Chapter 6; and

(3) any purposes for which money is appropriated by the legislature from the Texas water fund administrative fund related to the Texas water fund and all funds eligible to receive transfers from the Texas water fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.254
§ 1004.254. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) acquire, purchase, construct, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes;

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service to assist the district in carrying out its hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenues derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of the district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by county hospital authorities.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.024
§ 21.024. NO REMOVAL BEFORE ACTION.
Status: in_force

An officer may not be removed under this subchapter for an act the officer committed before election to office if the act was a matter of public record or otherwise known to the voters.
Tex. Government Code § 2259.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2259 / Section 2259.061
§ 2259.061. FORMATION OF RISK RETENTION GROUP.
Status: in_force

A governmental unit may form or become a member of a risk retention group formed under the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. Section 3901 et seq.) to obtain insurance against an insurable risk.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.6375 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.6375
§ 2210.6375. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the members of the association, the members of the association board of directors, association employees, the comptroller and comptroller employees, the commissioner, and department employees are not liable as a result of exercising the rights and responsibilities granted under this subchapter, including by entering into a financing arrangement under Section 2210.632.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.201 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.201
§ 775.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "planned community" means a planned community of 25,000 or more acres of land originally established under the Urban Growth and New Community Development Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. Section 4501 et seq.) that is:

(1) located wholly or partly in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more; and

(2) subject to restrictive covenants containing ad valorem or annual variable budget-based assessments on real property for use in part to finance services of the same general type provided by the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.108
§ 551.108. INSURER RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer shall maintain information regarding cancellation or nonrenewal of insurance policies in accordance with the insurer's ordinary practices for maintaining records of expired policies.

(b) The insurer shall make the information available to the department on request.