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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 443.205 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 443 / Section 443.205
§ 443.205. PACKAGING AND LABELING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a consumable hemp product that contains or is marketed as containing more than trace amounts of cannabinoids may be distributed or sold, the product must be labeled in the manner provided by this section with the following information:

(1) batch identification number;

(2) batch date;

(3) product name;

(4) a uniform resource locator (URL) that provides or links to a certificate of analysis for the product or each hemp-derived ingredient of the product;

(5) the name of the product's manufacturer; and

(6) a certification that the delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the product or each hemp-derived ingredient of the product is not more than 0.3 percent.

(b) The label required by Subsection (a) may be in the form of:

(1) a uniform resource locator (URL) for the manufacturer's Internet website that provides or links to the information required by that subsection; and

(2) a QR code or other bar code that may be scanned and that leads to the information required by that subsection.

(c) The label required by Subsection (a) must appear on each unit of the product intended for individual retail sale. If that unit includes inner and outer packaging, the label may appear on any of that packaging.

(d) This section does not apply to sterilized seeds incapable of beginning germination.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.654 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.654
§ 882.654. EXEMPTION FROM SURPLUS REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A mutual assessment company or association is exempt from the surplus requirements of Section 882.653 if the company or association:

(1) possesses an unencumbered surplus of at least $200,000; and

(2) converted to a mutual life insurance company before September 1, 1999.

(b) A mutual assessment company or association that is exempt under Subsection (a) and that was converted on or after September 1, 1989, shall immediately increase its surplus to an amount that satisfies Section 882.653 on:

(1) a change of control of at least 50 percent of the voting securities of the converted company or association; or

(2) if the converted company or association or the holding company that controls the converted company or association, if any, is not controlled by voting securities, a change of at least 50 percent of the ownership of the converted company or association or its holding company.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b), a transfer of ownership because of death, regardless of whether the decedent died testate or intestate, is not considered a change of control of a converted mutual assessment company or association or its holding company, if ownership is transferred only to one or more individuals, each of whom would have been an heir of the decedent if the decedent had died intestate.
Tex. Government Code § 2205.038 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.038
§ 2205.038. AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS MANUAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) prepare a manual that establishes minimum standards for the operation of aircraft by state agencies; and

(2) adopt procedures for the distribution of the manual to state agencies.

(b) The manual must include provisions for:

(1) pilot certification standards, including medical requirements for pilots;

(2) recurring training programs for pilots;

(3) general operating and flight rules;

(4) coordinated passenger scheduling; and

(5) other issues the department determines are necessary to ensure the efficient and safe operation of aircraft by a state agency.

(c) The department shall confer with and solicit the written advice of state agencies the department determines are principal users of aircraft operated by the department and, to the extent practicable, incorporate that advice in the development of the manual and subsequent changes to the manual.

(d) The department shall give an officer normally elected by statewide election priority in the scheduling of aircraft. The department by rule may require a 12-hour notice by the officer to obtain the priority in scheduling.
Tex. Government Code § 477.0203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 477 / Section 477.0203
§ 477.0203. MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An endorsing municipality or endorsing county must hold an election in the municipality or county to determine whether the municipality or county may contribute a portion of its sales and use taxes to the trust fund under this chapter. The election must be held on a uniform election date before the date a site selection organization requires the endorsing municipality or endorsing county and the state to enter into a joinder undertaking relating to the applicable games.

(b) If an endorsing municipality or endorsing county is required to hold an election under this section and the contribution of a portion of the municipality's or county's sales and use taxes to the trust fund under this chapter is not approved by a majority of the voters voting in the election:

(1) the comptroller may not establish the trust fund under this chapter, may not retain the municipality's or county's tax revenue under Section 477.0102 from amounts otherwise required to be sent to that municipality or county, and may not transfer any state tax revenue into the trust fund;

(2) the office is not required to determine the incremental increase in municipal, county, or state tax revenue under Section 477.0051; and

(3) the office may not enter into a games support contract relating to the games for which the municipality or county has authorized a bid on its behalf.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subtitle, an endorsing municipality or endorsing county is not required to hold an election to contribute its mixed beverage tax revenue or its hotel occupancy tax revenue to the trust fund under this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 173.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.002
§ 173.002. STATE NOT LIABLE FOR PRIMARY EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The state is not liable for the failure of a political party to pay expenses the party incurs in holding a primary election.
Tex. Government Code § 661.068 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.068
§ 661.068. RULES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may establish procedures and adopt rules to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8171.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8171 / Section 8171.004
§ 8171.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 189, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

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

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Tax Code § 41.48 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 41 / Section 41.48
§ 41.48. NOTICE OF CERTAIN APPEALS; SUBMISSIONS BY PROPERTY OWNER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "affected taxing unit," "anticipated substantial litigation," "associated business entity," and "uncontested taxable value" have the meanings assigned by Section 26.012.

(b) Not later than July 1, the officer or employee designated by the governing body of each affected taxing unit under Section 26.04(c) shall notify each property owner in the taxing unit who owns a property that had a taxable value in the preceding tax year that was one of the 20 highest in the appraisal district in which the property is located that the owner may have to comply with the requirements of this section.

(c) A property owner or associated business entity of the owner that intends to file an appeal under Chapter 42 that is part of anticipated substantial litigation shall submit to the officer or employee described by Subsection (b) of each affected taxing unit in which the property included in the litigation is located:

(1) the total amount of uncontested taxable value of all property located in the taxing unit that may be the subject of an appeal by the property owner or entity and that is part of the litigation; and

(2) a written statement providing that the property owner or entity intends to pay the tax due on the amount of the uncontested taxable value.

(d) A property owner or associated business entity of the property owner must submit the information required to be submitted under this section not later than the earlier of August 7 or the 21st day after the date the first hearing regarding a protest of the value of any property included in the anticipated substantial litigation is conducted under this chapter.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the amount of uncontested taxable value submitted to a designated officer or employee under this section may be used by the designated officer or employee only for the purpose of calculating a tax rate under Section 26.04 and may not be construed as an amount of value of a property that is not in dispute for purposes of a proceeding under Chapter 42.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 142.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 142 / Section 142.002
§ 142.002. APPOINTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND SALARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A juvenile board may, with the advice and consent of the commissioners court, employ probation officers and administrative, supervisory, stenographic, and other clerical personnel necessary to provide juvenile probation services according to the standards established by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the local need as determined by the juvenile board.

(b) The juvenile board may, with the advice and consent of the commissioners court, designate the titles of the employees and set their salaries.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.353 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.353
§ 3952.353. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923 / Section 7923.0106
§ 7923.0106. 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. Government Code § 547.0352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0352
§ 547.0352. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish a matching grant program to provide grants to county-based community collaboratives to reduce:

(1) recidivism by, the frequency of arrests of, and incarceration of individuals with mental illness; and

(2) the total wait time for forensic commitment of individuals with mental illness to a state hospital.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.001
§ 505.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "authorizing municipality" means the municipality that authorizes the creation of a Type B corporation.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.655 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.655
§ 39.655. OTHER FINANCIAL MECHANISM.
Status: in_force

The commission may use a financial mechanism other than the mechanisms described by Sections 39.653 and 39.654 that meets the requirements of this subchapter to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 311.074 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 311 / Section 311.074
§ 311.074. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

After receipt of a petition under Section 311.073, the election shall be held on the first uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, that allows sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.
Tex. Water Code § 16.402 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.402
§ 16.402. WATER CONSERVATION PLAN REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Each entity that is required to submit a water conservation plan to the commission under this code shall submit a copy of the plan to the executive administrator.

(b) Each entity that is required to submit a water conservation plan to the executive administrator, board, or commission under this code shall report annually to the executive administrator on the entity's progress in implementing the plan.

(c) The executive administrator shall review each water conservation plan and annual report to determine compliance with the minimum requirements established by Section 16.4021 and the submission deadlines developed under Subsection (e) of this section.

(d) The board may notify the commission if the board determines that an entity has violated this section or a rule adopted under this section. Notwithstanding Section 7.051(b), a violation of this section or of a rule adopted under this section is enforceable in the manner provided by Chapter 7 for a violation of a provision of this code within the commission's jurisdiction or of a rule adopted by the commission under a provision of this code within the commission's jurisdiction.

(e) The board and commission jointly shall adopt rules:

(1) identifying the minimum requirements and submission deadlines for the annual reports required by Subsection (b);

(2) requiring the methodology and guidance for calculating water use and conservation developed under Section 16.403 to be used in the reports required by Subsection (b); and

(3) providing for the enforcement of this section and rules adopted under this section.

(f) At a minimum, rules adopted under Subsection (e)(2) must require an entity to report the most detailed level of municipal water use data currently available to the entity. The board and commission may not adopt a rule that requires an entity to report municipal water use data that is more detailed than the entity's billing system is capable of producing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.103
§ 2652.103. AMOUNT OF BOND OR DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of the bond or deposit required under this subchapter is determined by multiplying the number of escrow officers employed by the title insurance agent or direct operation by:

(1) $5,000 for an application of an individual who is a bona fide resident of this state; or

(2) $10,000 for an application of an individual who is a bona fide resident of a state adjacent to this state.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the maximum amount of the bond or deposit required under this subchapter is $50,000.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.3511 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.3511
§ 2210.3511. PUBLIC ACCESS TO RATE ADEQUACY ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall make the association's rate adequacy analysis publicly available on its Internet website for at least 14 days before the date the board of directors votes on the submission of a proposed rate filing based on the analysis to the department. The rate adequacy analysis must include:

(1) all user selected hurricane model input assumptions; and

(2) output data:

(A) with the same content and in the same format that is customarily provided to:

(i) the association by hurricane modelers; and

(ii) the department by the association; and

(B) in a searchable electronic format that allows for efficient analysis and is sufficiently detailed to allow the historical experience in this state to be compared to results produced by the model.

(b) The association shall accept public comment with respect to the association's rate adequacy analysis at a public meeting of the board of directors before the board of directors votes on the submission of a proposed rate filing to the department.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.259 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.259
§ 801.259. LICENSED EQUINE DENTAL PROVIDER DESIGNATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not represent to the public that the person is authorized to perform equine dentistry or use the titles "dentist," "certified equine dental provider," "equine dental provider," "CEDP," or "EDP" unless specifically authorized by Subsection (b).

(b) Only a licensed equine dental provider who is certified in accordance with Section 801.261(a)(3) may use the title "certified equine dental provider" or the designation "CEDP." Only a licensed equine dental provider who is licensed before September 1, 2013, and who is not certified in accordance with Section 801.261(a)(3) may use the title "equine dental provider" or the designation "EDP."
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.054
§ 651.054. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE; INVESTIGATION FEE; EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a license to engage in the business of insurance premium financing must:

(1) be in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner; and

(2) be accompanied by a nonrefundable investigation fee in an amount not to exceed $400 as established by the department.

(b) A person who on January 1, 1980, held a license under Chapter 3, Title 79, Revised Statutes (Article 5069-3.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is not required to pay an investigation fee.

(c) Section 201.001 applies to fees collected under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.114
§ 1122.114. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may create and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code and may contribute money to or solicit money for the corporation.

(b) A corporation created under this section may use money contributed by the district only to provide health care or other services the district is authorized to provide under this chapter.

(c) The corporation may invest the corporation's money in any manner in which the district may invest the district's money, including investing money as authorized by Chapter 2256, Government Code.

(d) The board shall establish controls to ensure that the corporation uses its money as required by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.206
§ 1110.206. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after their date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.061
§ 1051.061. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint to the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and may make temporary appointments as necessary.

(b) The district may employ fiscal agents, accountants, architects, and attorneys the board considers proper.

(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire district employees, including technicians and nurses.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.003
§ 58.003. CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, but subject to Subsection (b), an electing company may not offer in an exchange a service, or an appropriate subset of a service, listed in Sections 58.051(a)(1)-(4) or Sections 58.151(1)-(4) in a manner that results in a customer-specific contract, unless the other party to the contract is a federal, state, or local governmental entity, until the earlier of September 1, 2003, or the date on which the commission finds that at least 40 percent of the total access lines for that service or appropriate subset of that service in that exchange are served by competitive alternative providers that are not affiliated with the electing company.

(b) The requirements prescribed by Subsection (a) do not apply to an electing company serving fewer than five million access lines after the date on which it completes the infrastructure improvements described in this subsection. The electing company must also notify the commission of the company's binding commitment to make the following infrastructure improvements not later than September 1, 2000:

(1) install Common Channel Signaling 7 capability in each central office; and

(2) connect all of the company's serving central offices to their respective LATA tandem central offices with optical fiber or equivalent facilities.

(c) The commission by rule shall prescribe appropriate subsets of services.

(d) An electing company may file with the commission a request for a finding under this section. The filing must include information sufficient for the commission to perform a review and evaluation in relation to the particular exchange and the particular service or appropriate subset of a service for which the electing company wants to offer customer-specific contracts. The commission must grant or deny the request not later than the 60th day after the date the electing company files the request.

(e) The commitments described by Subsection (b) do not apply to exchanges of the company sold or transferred before, or for which contracts for sale or transfer are pending on, September 1, 2001. In the case of exchanges for which contracts for sale or transfer are pending as of March 1, 2001, where the purchaser withdrew or defaulted before September 1, 2001, the company shall have one year from the date of withdrawal or default to comply with the commitments.

(f) This section does not preclude an electing company from offering a customer-specific contract to the extent allowed by this title as of August 31, 1999.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.101
§ 3903.101. 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 § 8813.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8813 / Section 8813.102
§ 8813.102. AUTHORITY RULES.
Status: in_force

The authority may adopt and enforce rules reasonably required to implement this chapter, including rules governing procedures before the board and rules regarding implementation, enforcement, and any other matters related to the authority's water supply or groundwater reduction plan.
Tex. Local Government Code § 9.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 9 / Section 9.007
§ 9.007. CERTIFICATION OF CHARTER OR AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after a municipality adopts a charter or charter amendment, the mayor or chief executive officer of the municipality shall certify to the secretary of state an authenticated copy of the charter or amendment under the municipality's seal showing the approval by the voters of the municipality.

(b) The secretary of state shall file and record the certification in his office in a book kept for that purpose.