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Tex. Family Code § 159.302 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.302
§ 159.302. PROCEEDING BY MINOR PARENT.
Status: in_force

A minor parent or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent may maintain a proceeding on behalf of or for the benefit of the minor's child.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 63.1811 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.1811
§ 63.1811. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may assess an administrative penalty for a violation of Section 63.091 or any rule, permit, or order issued under this chapter in the amount established by Section 63.181(b) for a civil penalty. In determining the amount of the penalty, the commissioner shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation and the hazard or damage caused thereby;

(2) the degree of cooperation and quality of response;

(3) the degree of culpability and history of previous violations by the person subject to the penalty;

(4) the amount necessary to deter future violations; and

(5) any other matter that justice requires.
Tex. Transportation Code § 66.038 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 66 / Section 66.038
§ 66.038. DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT APPOINTMENT BY BRANCH PILOT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each branch pilot may appoint, subject to examination and approval by the board, two deputy branch pilots for whose acts the branch pilot is responsible.

(b) A branch pilot may appoint an additional deputy branch pilot if the board considers the appointment advisable.

(c) A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot without the approval of the board forfeits the pilot's appointment as a branch pilot.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.123 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.123
§ 287.123. DISTRICT AUDIT AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.054 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.054
§ 63.054. COMPARISON OF SAMPLES.
Status: in_force

The center shall compare DNA samples taken from unidentified human remains with DNA samples taken from personal articles belonging to high-risk missing persons or from parents of high-risk missing persons or other appropriate persons.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.303 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.303
§ 55A.303. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

A person who is the subject of an expunction order issued under Subchapter E or F or an agency protesting the expunction may appeal the court's decision in the same manner as in other civil cases.
Tex. Government Code § 24.422 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.422
§ 24.422.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.422. 245TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 245th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 245th District Court shall give preference to family law matters.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.145 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.145
§ 773.145. MEDICAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a protocol that must be used to provide medical information under Section 773.143. The protocol may include the use of a flash-card system or other similar system designed to make the information readily accessible to the emergency medical services call taker in an understandable form.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.001
§ 841.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(1) "Accident insurance company" means a corporation authorized under a charter to engage in business involving the payment of money or another thing of value in the event of an injury to or the disablement or death of an individual as a result of travel or a general accident by land or water.

(2) "Alien company" means a life, accident, or health insurance company organized under the laws of a foreign country.

(3) "Beneficiary" is the person to whom an insurance policy is payable.

(4) "Domestic insurance company," in this chapter and another law described by Section 841.002, means an insurance company organized under the laws of this state as:

(A) a life insurance company;

(B) an accident insurance company;

(C) a life and accident insurance company;

(D) a health and accident insurance company; or

(E) a life, health, and accident insurance company.

(5) "Foreign company" means a life, accident, or health insurance company organized under the laws of another state.

(6) "Health insurance company" means a corporation authorized under a charter to engage in business involving the payment of money or another thing of value in the event of loss resulting from disability incurred as a result of sickness or ill health.

(7) "Home office," with respect to an insurance company, means the principal office of the company in the state or country under whose laws the company is organized.

(8) "Insurance company" and "company" include all corporations engaged as a principal in the business of life, accident, or health insurance.

(9) "Life insurance company" means a corporation authorized under a charter to engage in business involving the payment of money or another thing of value conditioned on the continuance or cessation of human life or involving an insurance, guaranty, or contract for the payment of an endowment or annuity.

(10) "Policyholder" and "insured" mean the individual on whose life an insurance policy is effected.

(11) "Profits," with respect to an insurance company, means the portion of the company's funds that are not:

(A) required for the payment of losses and expenses; or

(B) set aside for any other purpose required by law.

(12) "United States branch" means:

(A) the business unit through which business is transacted within the United States by an alien company;

(B) the assets and liabilities of the company within the United States pertaining to the business;

(C) the management powers pertaining to the business and to the assets and liabilities; or

(D) any combination of the items described by Paragraphs (A)-(C).

(13) The definitions of "company" and "insurance company" apply to this chapter and another law described by Section 841.002 unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context in which the term appears.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.065 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.065
§ 14.065. RECOVERY ON BOND; LIABILITY OF WAREHOUSE OPERATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If no action on the bond or cash, certificate of deposit, or letter of credit deposited in lieu of a bond of a warehouse operator is begun before the 31st day after the date of a written demand to the department, a depositor has a right of action on the bond or cash, certificate of deposit, or letter of credit deposited in lieu of a bond for recovery of damages suffered by the depositor as a result of the failure of the warehouse operator to comply with any condition of the bond, or if cash, a certificate of deposit, or a letter of credit is deposited in lieu of a bond, failure to comply with any obligation of the warehouse operator under this chapter that would have been covered by a bond.

(b) Recovery on a bond shall be prorated if claims exceed liability on a bond, but a depositor suing on a bond is not required to join other depositors in a suit. The burden of establishing proration is on the surety as a matter of defense or is on the department as intervenor on behalf of other depositors.

(c) A warehouse operator is liable for damages for loss of or injury to grain caused by the warehouse operator's failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in regard to the grain under similar circumstances, but, unless otherwise agreed, a warehouse operator is not liable for damages to grain that could not have been avoided through the exercise of that care.

(d) A person who files an action on a bond under this section must serve notice of the suit on the department in the same manner and within the same period as for the defendant or surety who issued the bond.

(e) On authentication by the department, the court shall accept into evidence as a public record any report prepared by the department under this chapter that describes potential bond claims by other depositors, regardless of whether any of those depositors are joined in the suit.

(f) A person is prohibited from filing a claim on an invalid receipt.

(g) An action under this section must be brought not later than the second anniversary of the date of expiration of the public grain warehouse license in effect at the time the claim arose.

(h) The department by rule may set a limitations period for filing claims with the department on a bond filed with the department or cash, a certificate of deposit, or a letter of credit deposited with the department in lieu of a bond.
Tex. Education Code § 29.455 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.455
§ 29.455. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district in which alleged offender residents are enrolled in school and the forensic state supported living center shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to:

(1) establish the duties and responsibilities of the behavior support specialist to ensure the safety of all students and teachers while educational services are provided to a resident at a school in the district; and

(2) ensure the provision of appropriate facilities for providing educational services and of necessary technological equipment if a resident's admission, review, and dismissal committee determines that the resident must receive educational services at the forensic state supported living center.

(b) A memorandum of understanding under Subsection (a) remains in effect until superseded by a subsequent memorandum of understanding between the school district and the forensic state supported living center or until otherwise rescinded.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.011 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.011
§ 151.011.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.011. "USE" AND "STORAGE". (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, "use" means the exercise of a right or power incidental to the ownership of tangible personal property over tangible personal property, including tangible personal property other than printed material that has been processed, fabricated, or manufactured into other property or attached to or incorporated into other property transported into this state, and, except as provided by Section 151.056(b) of this code, includes the incorporation of tangible personal property into real estate or into improvements of real estate whether or not the real estate is subsequently sold.

(b) With respect to a taxable service, "use" means the derivation in this state of direct or indirect benefit from the service.

(c) "Use" does not include the sale of tangible personal property or a taxable service in the regular course of business, the transfer of a taxable service as an integral part of the transfer of tangible personal property in the regular course of business, or the transfer of tangible personal property as an integral part of the transfer of a taxable service in the regular course of business.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e) of this section, "storage" means the keeping or retaining for any purpose in this state of tangible personal property sold by a retailer.

(e) "Storage" does not include the keeping or retaining of tangible personal property for sale in the regular course of business.

(f) Neither "use" nor "storage" includes the exercise of a right or power over or the keeping or retaining of tangible personal property for the purpose of:

(1) transporting the property outside the state for use solely outside the state; or

(2) processing, fabricating, or manufacturing the property into other property or attaching the property to or incorporating the property into other property to be transported outside the state for use solely outside the state.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.082 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.082
§ 131.082. USE OF BEE, HIVE, OR COMB DESIGN.
Status: in_force

A person may not label, sell, or keep, expose, or offer for sale a product that resembles honey and that has on its label a picture or drawing of a bee, hive, or comb unless the product consists exclusively of pure honey.
Tex. Tax Code § 311.014 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 311 / Section 311.014
§ 311.014. TAX INCREMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the deposits required by Section 311.013, all revenues from the sale of tax increment bonds or notes, revenues from the sale of any property acquired as part of the tax increment financing plan, and other revenues to be used in the reinvestment zone shall be deposited in the tax increment fund for the zone.

(b) Money may be disbursed from the fund only to satisfy claims of holders of tax increment bonds or notes issued for the zone, to pay project costs for the zone, to make payments pursuant to an agreement made under Section 311.010(b) dedicating revenue from the tax increment fund, or to repay other obligations incurred for the zone.

(c) Subject to an agreement with the holders of tax increment bonds or notes, money in a tax increment fund may be temporarily invested in the same manner as other funds of the municipality or county that created the zone.

(d) After all project costs, all tax increment bonds or notes issued for a reinvestment zone, and any other obligations incurred for the zone have been paid, and subject to any agreement with bondholders, any money remaining in the tax increment fund shall be paid to the municipality or county that created the zone and other taxing units levying taxes on property in the zone in proportion to the municipality's or county's and each other unit's respective share of the total amount of tax increments derived from taxable real property in the zone that were deposited in the fund during the fund's existence.

(e) A taxing unit that levies taxes on real property in a reinvestment zone may make a loan to the board of directors of the zone for deposit in the tax increment fund for the zone if the governing body of the taxing unit determines that the loan is beneficial to, and serves a public purpose of, the taxing unit. The loan is payable on the terms agreed to by the taxing unit, or an instrumentality of the taxing unit if applicable, and the board of directors of the zone. A loan under this subsection:

(1) is not considered to be a tax increment bond or note under Section 311.015; and

(2) is considered to be:

(A) an authorized investment under Chapter 2256, Government Code; and

(B) an obligation incurred for the zone.

(f) Money in the tax increment fund for a reinvestment zone may be transferred to the tax increment fund for an adjacent zone if:

(1) the taxing units that participate in the zone from which the money is to be transferred participate in the adjacent zone and vice versa;

(2) each participating taxing unit has agreed to deposit the same portion of its tax increment in the fund for each zone;

(3) each participating taxing unit has agreed to the transfer; and

(4) the holders of any tax increment bonds or notes issued for the zone from which the money is to be transferred have agreed to the transfer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8351.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8351 / Section 8351.105
§ 8351.105. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8351.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Property Code § 12.013 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.013
§ 12.013. JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

A judgment of a court may be recorded if:

(1) the judgment is of a court:

(A) expressly created or established under the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States;

(B) that is a court of a foreign country and that is recognized by an Act of congress or a treaty or other international convention to which the United States is a party; or

(C) of any other jurisdiction, territory, or protectorate entitled to full faith and credit in this state under the Constitution of the United States; and

(2) the judgment is attested under the signature and seal of the clerk of the court that rendered the judgment.
Tex. Transportation Code § 171.253 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 171 / Section 171.253
§ 171.253. AD VALOREM AND SALES AND USE TAXES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A district may not impose an ad valorem tax or a sales and use tax.
Tex. Government Code § 74.256 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.256
§ 74.256. NO STAY OR CONTINUANCE PENDING DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

The filing of a motion under Section 74.253 in a case is not grounds for a stay or continuance of the proceedings in the case in the court in which the case is pending during the period the motion or request is being considered by:

(1) the judge of that court;

(2) the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region; or

(3) the judicial committee for additional resources.
Tex. Local Government Code § 120.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 120 / Section 120.003
§ 120.003. DISASTER EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

Section 120.002 does not apply to a county budget adopted for a fiscal year in which, or the two fiscal years following the fiscal year in which, a significant budget reduction from the preceding fiscal year was caused by a disaster, including a tornado, hurricane, flood, wildfire, or other calamity, but not including a drought, epidemic, or pandemic, in an area of the county that was the subject of a disaster declaration by the governor under Chapter 418, Government Code, or by the president of the United States.
Tex. Utilities Code § 183.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 183 / Section 183.004
§ 183.004. INTEREST PAYMENT TO DEPOSITOR.
Status: in_force

A utility shall pay interest on the deposit to the depositor or the depositor's heirs or assigns annually on demand or sooner if the service is discontinued.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.069 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.069
§ 341.069. ACCESS TO RESTROOM FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Customer" means an individual who is lawfully on the premises of a retail establishment.

(2) "Eligible medical condition" means Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, or any other permanent or temporary medical condition that requires immediate access to a toilet facility.

(3) "Physician" has the meaning assigned by Section 151.002, Occupations Code.

(4) "Retail establishment" means a place of business open to the general public for the sale of goods or services.

(b) A retail establishment that has a toilet facility for its employees shall allow a customer to use the toilet facility during normal business hours if:

(1) the retail establishment does not have a public restroom that is immediately accessible to the customer;

(2) the employee toilet facility is not located in an area where providing access would create an obvious health or safety risk to the customer or an obvious security risk to the retail establishment;

(3) the customer requesting use of the employee toilet facility provides the retail establishment with evidence of the customer's eligible medical condition including:

(A) a copy of a statement signed by a physician, a registered nurse, a physician's assistant, or a person acting under the delegation and supervision of a licensed physician in conformance with Subchapter A, Chapter 157, Occupations Code, that indicates the customer suffers from an eligible medical condition or uses an ostomy device; or

(B) an identification card that is issued by a nationally recognized health organization or a local health department and that indicates the customer suffers from an eligible medical condition or uses an ostomy device; and

(4) three or more employees of the retail establishment are working and physically present on the premises of the retail establishment at the time the customer requests to use the employee toilet facility.

(c) A customer who uses a toilet facility as authorized by this section shall leave the toilet facility in the same condition as it was before the customer used the toilet facility.

(d) In providing access to an employee toilet facility under this section, the retail establishment or employee does not owe the customer to whom access is provided a greater degree of care than is owed to a licensee on the premises.

(e) An employee of a retail establishment who refuses to provide a customer with access to an employee toilet facility as required by this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $100.

(f) A retail establishment is not required to make any physical changes to an employee toilet facility under this section.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.34 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.34
§ 5.34. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may authorize its commissioned peace officers, servants, and employees to carry out, under its direction, the provisions of this code.

(b) The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly define the respective responsibilities of the commission and the staff of the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.055
§ 203.055. TERMS; VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the advisory board serve for staggered terms of six years.

(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall appoint a replacement who meets the qualifications for the vacant position to serve for the remainder of the term.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.154 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.154
§ 62.154. DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

An employer is exempt from this chapter with respect to the employment of a person who:

(1) performs domestic services in or about a private home, including a person who performs the duties of baby-sitting in or out of the employer's home; or

(2) lives in or about a private home and furnishes personal care for a resident of the home.
Tex. Election Code § 18.0121 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 18 / Section 18.0121
§ 18.0121. CONTRACT TO INVESTIGATE VOTER ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A list of potentially ineligible voters produced for a county by a private business entity may not be made available to the public or otherwise used by the registrar unless the registrar has verified the accuracy of the information on the list through available public records.
Tex. Government Code § 662.082 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.082
§ 662.082.
Status: in_force

Sec. 662.082. VANESSA GUILLÃN DAY. (a) September 30 is Vanessa GuillÃ©n Day in memory of the life and tragic death of Vanessa GuillÃ©n and to increase awareness of and the military's response to missing persons, sexual assault, and sexual harassment cases for service members.

(b) Vanessa GuillÃ©n Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate programs and activities.
Tex. Government Code § 4003.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.001
§ 4003.001. PERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A dealer or agent may not sell or offer for sale any securities issued after September 6, 1955, unless the commissioner has issued a permit qualifying securities for sale for those securities to the issuer of the securities or a registered dealer.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) securities that have been registered by notification under Subchapter B or by coordination under Subchapter C; or

(2) transactions or securities that are exempt under Chapter 4005.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.052 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.052
§ 191.052. RULES.
Status: in_force

The committee may promulgate rules and require contract or permit conditions to reasonably effect the purposes of this chapter.