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Tex. Tax Code § 156.204 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 156 / Section 156.204
§ 156.204. TAX COLLECTION ON TERMINATION OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person who is liable for the payment of an amount under Section 156.151 of this code is the owner of the hotel and sells the hotel, the successor to the seller or the seller's assignee shall withhold an amount of the purchase price sufficient to pay the amount due until the seller provides a receipt from the state comptroller showing that the amount has been paid or a certificate stating that no amount is due.

(b) The purchaser of a hotel who fails to withhold an amount of the purchase price as required by this section is liable for the amount required to be withheld to the extent of the value of the purchase price.

(c) The purchaser of a hotel may request that the comptroller issue a certificate stating that no tax is due or issue a statement of the amount required to be paid before a certificate may be issued. The comptroller shall issue the certificate or statement within 60 days after receiving the request or within 60 days after the day on which the records of the former owner of the hotel are made available for audit, whichever period expires later, but in either event the comptroller shall issue the certificate or statement within 90 days after the date of receiving the request.

(d) If the comptroller fails to mail the certificate or statement within the applicable period provided by Subsection (c) of this section, the purchaser is released from the obligation to withhold the purchase price or pay the amount due.

(e) The period of limitation during which the comptroller may assess tax against the purchaser under this section is four years from the date when the former owner of the hotel sells the hotel or when a determination is made against the former owner, whichever event occurs later. At any time within three years after a deficiency determination against the purchaser has become due and payable the comptroller may bring an action in a district court of Travis County or a court of any other state of the United States in the name of the people of Texas to collect the delinquent amounts together with penalties and interest.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.017 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.017
§ 66.017. LICENSE, TAG, AND PERMIT EXPIRATIONS AND TRANSFERS.
Status: in_force

(a) All licenses, tags, and permits issued under the authority of Chapter 66 of this code are valid only during the yearly period for which they are issued without regard to the date on which the licenses are acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.

(b) All licenses, tags, and permits issued under the authority of Chapter 66 of this code may not be transferred to another person except that a license issued in the name of a business shall remain valid for the business location specified on the license or permit if a change of ownership and/or business name occurs. A license issued under the authority of Section 66.020(e) may be transferred to a new address if the business moves to another location. The commission, by regulation, may prescribe requirements necessary to clarify license and permit transfer procedures and may prescribe, by regulation, forms to be used and fees to be charged for transfer of licenses and permits in this chapter and for duplicate or replacement licenses, tags, and permits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8364.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8364 / Section 8364.153
§ 8364.153. FUNDING BY MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

Under a contract with the authority, a member entity may make payments from any of the member entity's sources of revenue, including ad valorem taxes, impact fees, grants, sales and use taxes, and any other source to provide money for the administrative and operating expenses of the authority.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.172 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.172
§ 52.172. SALE AND LEASE BY AGENT.
Status: reserved

The owner of said land is hereby authorized to sell or lease to any person, firm, or corporation the oil and gas that may be thereon or therein upon such terms and conditions as such owner may deem best, subject only to the provisions hereof, and he may have a second lien thereon to secure the payment of any sum due him. All leases and sales so made shall be assignable. No oil or gas rights shall be sold or leased hereunder for a delay rental during the primary term of less than 10 cents per acre per year plus royalty, and in case of production, the lessee or purchaser shall pay the state the undivided one-sixteenth of the value of the oil and gas reserved herein, and like amounts to the owner of the soil.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 368.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 368 / Section 368.011
§ 368.011. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Waste" means:

(A) animal and vegetable waste materials resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of food;

(B) discarded paper, rags, cardboard, wood, rubber, plastics, yard trimmings, fallen leaves, brush materials, and similar combustible items; and

(C) discarded glass, crockery, tin or aluminum cans, metal items, and similar items that are noncombustible at ordinary incinerator temperatures.

(2) "Waste hauler" means a person who, for compensation, transports waste by the use of a motor vehicle.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.357 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.357
§ 347.357. DISPOSAL OF INSURANCE AND TAX ESCROW ACCOUNT ON DEFAULT.
Status: in_force

If a consumer is in default, the amount in the consumer's insurance and tax escrow accounts established under Section 347.258 shall be applied to the remaining balance of the credit transaction.
Tex. Water Code § 11.310 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.310
§ 11.310. EVIDENCE OPEN TO INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

All evidence presented to or considered by the commission shall be open to public inspection for a period of not less than 60 days, as fixed by the commission, after the notice prescribed in Section 11.312 of this code is issued.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.495 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.495
§ 2306.495. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued by the department under this chapter are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) banks;

(2) savings banks;

(3) trust companies;

(4) savings and loan associations;

(5) insurance companies;

(6) fiduciaries;

(7) trustees;

(8) guardians; or

(9) sinking or other public funds of:

(A) this state;

(B) a municipality;

(C) a county;

(D) a school district; or

(E) another political subdivision or public agency of this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.0357 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.0357
§ 341.0357. IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR DEVICE WITH APPEARANCE OF FIRE HYDRANT THAT IS NONFUNCTIONING OR UNAVAILABLE FOR USE IN FIRE EMERGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of any device having the appearance of a fire hydrant that is located in a place that an entity responsible for providing fire suppression services in a fire emergency would expect a fire hydrant to typically be located shall paint the device black if the device is nonfunctioning or otherwise unavailable for use by the entity providing fire suppression services in a fire emergency. The owner may place a black tarp over the device instead of painting the device black as required under this section if the device is temporarily nonfunctioning, or temporarily unavailable for use in a fire emergency, for a period not to exceed seven days.

(b) For purposes of this section, a device is considered to be nonfunctioning if the device pumps less than 250 gallons of water per minute.

(c) This section does not apply within the jurisdiction of a governmental entity that maintains its own system for labeling a device having the appearance of a fire hydrant that is nonfunctioning or otherwise unavailable for use in a fire emergency.

(d) This section does not apply within the jurisdiction of a governmental entity described by Section 341.03571(b).
Tex. Finance Code § 154.405 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.405
§ 154.405. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR AGENT'S FAILURE TO DEPOSIT CERTAIN MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) A designated agent of a seller commits an offense if the agent fails to deposit money collected under a prepaid funeral benefits contract before the 31st day after the date it is received by the agent.

(b) It is an exception to the application of this section that the failure to make a deposit is inadvertent and is corrected before the 11th day after the date the seller discovers the failure.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable as if it were an offense under Section 32.45, Penal Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 124.252 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 124 / Section 124.252
§ 124.252. ILLEGALITY OF LOAN NOT A BAR TO ENFORCEMENT OR COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

The illegality of a loan does not prevent enforcement of the loan agreement against or collection of the loan from a person who is otherwise liable on the loan, including:

(1) the borrower; or

(2) a guarantor or surety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.206
§ 1015.206. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4A.502 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4A / Section 4A.502
§ 4A.502. CREDITOR PROCESS SERVED ON RECEIVING BANK; SETOFF BY BENEFICIARY'S BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, "creditor process" means levy, attachment, garnishment, notice of lien, sequestration, or similar process issued by or on behalf of a creditor or other claimant with respect to an account.

(b) This subsection applies to creditor process with respect to an authorized account of the sender of a payment order if the creditor process is served on the receiving bank. For the purpose of determining rights with respect to the creditor process, if the receiving bank accepts the payment order, the balance in the authorized account is deemed to be reduced by the amount of the payment order to the extent the bank did not otherwise receive payment of the order, unless the creditor process is served at a time and in a manner affording the bank a reasonable opportunity to act on it before the bank accepts the payment order.

(c) If a beneficiary's bank has received a payment order for payment to the beneficiary's account in the bank the following rules apply:

(1) The bank may credit the beneficiary's account, and the amount credited may be set off against an obligation owed by the beneficiary to the bank or may be applied to satisfy creditor process served on the bank with respect to the account.

(2) The bank may credit the beneficiary's account and allow withdrawal of the amount credited unless creditor process with respect to the account is served at a time and in a manner affording the bank a reasonable opportunity to act to prevent withdrawal.

(3) If creditor process with respect to the beneficiary's account has been served and the bank has had a reasonable opportunity to act on it, the bank may not reject the payment order except for a reason unrelated to the service of process.

(d) Creditor process with respect to a payment by the originator to the beneficiary pursuant to a funds transfer may be served only on the beneficiary's bank with respect to the debt owed by that bank to the beneficiary. Any other bank served with the creditor process is not obliged to act with respect to the process.
Tex. Local Government Code § 146.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 146 / Section 146.001
§ 146.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) firefighters or police officers who are covered by Subchapter H, I, or J of Chapter 143 or by Chapter 174; or

(2) an employee association in which those employees participate.
Tex. Government Code § 24.502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.502
§ 24.502.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.502. 356TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARDIN COUNTY). (a) The 356th Judicial District is composed of Hardin County.

(b) The 356th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction over all matters of civil and criminal jurisdiction, original and appellate, in cases over which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 356th District Court and the county court may be filed in either court, and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 356th District Court and the county court. A case may not be transferred from one court to another without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred, and a case may not be transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is transferred.

(c) The terms of the 356th District Court begin on the first Mondays in April and October.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.104 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.104
§ 200.104. ISSUANCE OF SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) A real estate investment trust may issue shares for consideration if authorized by the trust managers.

(b) Shares may not be issued until the consideration, determined in accordance with this subchapter, has been paid to the real estate investment trust or to another entity of which all of the outstanding ownership interests are directly or indirectly owned by the real estate investment trust. When the consideration is paid:

(1) the shares are considered to be issued;

(2) the shareholder entitled to receive the shares is a shareholder with respect to the shares; and

(3) the shares are considered fully paid and nonassessable.
Tex. Government Code § 652.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 652 / Section 652.024
§ 652.024. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

Section 652.023 does not apply to:

(1) an incumbent governor if the secretary of state proclaims that, according to the secretary's count of returns from the general election, the governor is reelected; or

(2) a vacancy that:

(A) first occurs after October 1 preceding the transition period and before the transition period begins;

(B) is caused by the death of the officeholder; and

(C) would not have occurred during the period described by Paragraph (A) by the expiration of the officeholder's term of office.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.116 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.116
§ 161.116. MANNER OF EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds shall be executed by and on behalf of the board and the state as obligations of the state in the manner provided in Subsection (b) of this section.

(b) The bonds shall be signed and executed as the board provides in the resolution or order authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.014
§ 212.014. REPLATTING WITHOUT VACATING PRECEDING PLAT.
Status: in_force

A replat of a subdivision or part of a subdivision may be recorded and is controlling over the preceding plat without vacation of that plat if the replat:

(1) is signed and acknowledged by only the owners of the property being replatted;

(2) is approved by the municipal authority responsible for approving plats; and

(3) does not attempt to amend or remove any covenants or restrictions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0201
§ 3985.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered four-year terms.

(b) Three directors must be elected in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(c) Two directors must be appointed by the governing body of the city.
Tex. Government Code § 24.547 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.547
§ 24.547.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.547. 402ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WOOD COUNTY). (a) The 402nd Judicial District is composed of Wood County.

(b) The 402nd District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the county court in Wood County over all matters of civil and criminal jurisdiction, original and appellate, in cases over which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. Matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the 402nd District Court and the county court may be filed in either court and all cases of concurrent jurisdiction may be transferred between the 402nd District Court and the county court. However, a case may not be transferred from one court to another without the consent of the judge of the court to which it is transferred, and a case may not be transferred unless it is within the jurisdiction of the court to which it is transferred.
Tex. Family Code § 231.1017 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.1017
§ 231.1017. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT OBLIGATION AFTER OBLIGOR'S RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION.
Status: in_force

In a Title IV-D case, on the release of an obligor whose support obligations were administratively adjusted during incarceration under Section 231.1015, the Title IV-D agency shall review the obligor's support order as provided by Section 231.101 to determine if modification is necessary and may proceed under Chapter 156 or 233.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0353 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0353
§ 532.0353. BUY-IN PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall develop and implement:

(1) a Medicaid buy-in program for individuals with disabilities as authorized by the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (Pub. L. No. 106-170) or the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Pub. L. No. 105-33); and

(2) a Medicaid buy-in program for children with disabilities described by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396a(cc)(1) whose family incomes do not exceed 300 percent of the applicable federal poverty level, as authorized by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. No. 109-171).

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules in accordance with federal law that provide for:

(1) eligibility requirements for each program described by Subsection (a); and

(2) requirements for program participants to pay premiums or cost-sharing payments, subject to Subsection (c).

(c) Rules the executive commissioner adopts under Subsection (b) with respect to the program for children with disabilities described by Subsection (a)(2) must require a participant to pay monthly premiums according to a sliding scale that is based on family income, subject to the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Sections 1396o(i)(2) and (3).
Tex. Government Code § 481.079 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.079
§ 481.079. REPORT ON USE OF MONEY IN TEXAS ENTERPRISE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the beginning of each regular session of the legislature, the governor shall submit to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each other member of the legislature a report on grants made under Section 481.078 that states:

(1) the number of direct jobs each recipient committed to create in this state;

(2) the number of direct jobs each recipient created in this state;

(3) the median wage of the jobs each recipient created in this state;

(4) the amount of capital investment each recipient committed to expend or allocate per project in this state;

(5) the amount of capital investment each recipient expended or allocated per project in this state;

(6) the total amount of grants made to each recipient;

(7) the average amount of money granted in this state for each job created in this state by grant recipients;

(8) the number of jobs created in this state by grant recipients in each sector of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS); and

(9) of the number of direct jobs each recipient created in this state, the number of positions created that provide health benefits for employees.

(a-1) For grants awarded for a purpose specified by Section 481.078(d-1), the report must include only the amount and purpose of each grant.

(b) The report may not include information that is made confidential by law.

(c) The governor may require a recipient of a grant under Section 481.078 to submit, on a form the governor provides, information required to complete the report.
Tex. Property Code § 92.018 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.018
§ 92.018. LIABILITY OF TENANT FOR GOVERNMENTAL FINES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "governmental entity" means the state, an agency of the state, or a political subdivision of the state.

(b) A landlord or a landlord's manager or agent may not charge or seek reimbursement from the landlord's tenant for the amount of a fine imposed on the landlord by a governmental entity unless the tenant or another occupant of the tenant's dwelling actually caused the damage or other condition on which the fine is based.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9007.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9007 / Section 9007.152
§ 9007.152. GROUNDS FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

If the board has information that property located in the district is not irrigated or irrigable, the board may call and hold a hearing to determine whether to exclude the property from the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 724.031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 724 / Section 724.031
§ 724.031. STATEMENT REQUESTED ON REFUSAL.
Status: in_force

If a person refuses the request of a peace officer to submit to the taking of a specimen, the peace officer shall request the person to sign a statement that:

(1) the officer requested that the person submit to the taking of a specimen;

(2) the person was informed of the consequences of not submitting to the taking of a specimen; and

(3) the person refused to submit to the taking of a specimen.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 71 / Section 71.005
§ 71.005. EVIDENCE RELATING TO MARITAL STATUS.
Status: in_force

In an action under this subchapter, evidence of the actual ceremonial remarriage of the surviving spouse is admissible, if it is true, but the defense is prohibited from directly or indirectly mentioning or alluding to a common-law marriage, an extramarital relationship, or the marital prospects of the surviving spouse.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.002
§ 437.002. ENFORCEMENT OF STATE LAW BY COUNTY OR PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or public health district may enforce state law and rules adopted under state law concerning food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, and roadside food vendors.

(b) This chapter does not authorize a county or public health district to adopt orders establishing standards for the operation of food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, or roadside food vendors.