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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81C.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81C / Section 81C.001
§ 81C.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "COVID-19" means the 2019 novel coronavirus disease and any variants of the disease.

(2) "Governmental entity" means this state, a local government entity as defined by Section 418.004, Government Code, an open-enrollment charter school, or an agency of this state or a local government entity.
Tex. Election Code § 501.154 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.154
§ 501.154. POSTING ORDER PROHIBITING SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court order declaring the result of a local option election and prohibiting the sale of any or all types of alcoholic beverages must be published by posting the order at three public places in the county or other political subdivision in which the election was held.

(b) The posting of the order shall be recorded in the minutes of the commissioners court by the county judge. The entry in the minutes or a copy certified under the hand and seal of the county clerk is prima facie evidence of the posting.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.082 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.082
§ 204.082. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ACQUISITION.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, an acquisition is effective on the first day of the calendar quarter in which the acquisition occurs.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.091 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.091
§ 61.091. NOTICE OF DELINQUENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If, under a final order, a person is determined to be delinquent in the payment of wages, penalties, interest, or other amounts due under this chapter, the commission may notify personally or by mail any person who:

(1) possesses or controls any of the delinquent person's assets, including a credit, bank, or savings account or deposit, or other intangible or personal property; or

(2) owes a debt to the delinquent person.

(b) A notice under this subchapter to a state officer, department, or agency must be provided before the officer, department, or agency presents to the comptroller the claim of the delinquent person.

(c) A notice under this subchapter may be given at any time after the wages, penalties, interest, or other amounts due under this chapter become delinquent. The notice must state the amount of wages, penalties, interest, or other amounts due and owing and any additional amount that will accrue by operation of law in a period not to exceed 30 days and, in the case of a credit, bank, or savings account or deposit, is effective only up to that amount.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8879.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8879 / Section 8879.152
§ 8879.152. ELECTION TO INCREASE AD VALOREM TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If at a regular meeting of the board, the board determines that the district ad valorem tax is no longer sufficient, the board may hold an election to approve an increase in the district's tax rate not to exceed an additional five cents on each $100 of assessed valuation above the rate specified by Section 8879.151.

(b) If a majority of the voters favor the increase in the district's tax rate, the district may impose an ad valorem tax at the increased rate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.312 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.312
§ 206.312. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The president of the medical board, with medical board approval, shall appoint a three-member disciplinary panel consisting of medical board members to determine whether a surgical assistant's license should be temporarily suspended.

(b) If the disciplinary panel determines from the evidence or information presented to the panel that a person licensed to practice as a surgical assistant would, by the person's continuation in practice, constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare, the disciplinary panel shall temporarily suspend the license of that person.

(c) A license may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:

(1) institution of proceedings for a hearing before the medical board is initiated simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and

(2) a hearing is held under Chapter 2001, Government Code, and this chapter as soon as possible.

(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the disciplinary panel may hold a meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and convening the disciplinary panel at one location is inconvenient for any member of the panel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8494.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8494 / Section 8494.104
§ 8494.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0602 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0602
§ 3973.0602. ELECTION; ADOPTION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board by order may call an election to authorize the adoption of the sales and use tax. The election may be held on any uniform election date and in conjunction with any other district election.

(c) The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax in the Tarkington Management District No. 1 of Liberty County at a rate not to exceed ____ percent" (insert rate of one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.053
§ 1050.053. BALLOT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for elected director must file with the board secretary an application in accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 204.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 204 / Section 204.001
§ 204.001. INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC; MAPS.
Status: in_force

(a) To provide information relating to highway construction, repair, and maintenance and to advertise and attract traffic to the highways of this state, the department may prepare and publish for distribution, in the manner and form the department considers best, documents the department considers necessary and expedient to publicize and provide information concerning:

(1) the highways of this state;

(2) public parks, recreational areas, scenic areas, and other public places and objects of interest;

(3) distances;

(4) historical facts; and

(5) other matters of interest and value to the public and highway users.

(b) The department periodically may prepare a map showing:

(1) the highways of this state; and

(2) municipalities and other places of interest served by those highways.

(c) The department may distribute the documents and maps in the manner and to the extent the department considers will best serve the motoring public and highway users.
Tex. Education Code § 21.213 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.213
§ 21.213. NONAPPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 21.202, this subchapter does not apply to a teacher employed under a probationary contract in accordance with Subchapter C or a continuing contract in accordance with Subchapter D.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 766.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 766 / Section 766.055
§ 766.055. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general, the county attorney of a county in which a residential high-rise building is located, or the district attorney of a county in which the building is located may bring an action in the name of the state for an injunction to enforce this subchapter against the owner or person in charge of a residential high-rise building not in compliance with this subchapter.

(b) The action must be brought in the district court of the county in which the residential high-rise building is located.

(c) The attorney general, county attorney of the county in which the residential high-rise building is located, or district attorney of the county in which the building is located, as applicable, shall give the owner or person in charge of the building notice of the time and place of a hearing for an action brought under this section not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(d) A district judge may issue a mandatory injunction against the owner or person in charge of a residential high-rise building not in compliance with this subchapter to enforce this subchapter. Violation of an injunction issued under this section constitutes contempt of court and is punishable in the manner provided for contempt.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8405.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8405 / Section 8405.004
§ 8405.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 669, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, 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 copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.551 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.551
§ 43.551. PERMIT FOR THE TAKING OF BROOD STOCK BY COMMERCIAL AQUACULTURE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The department may issue a permit to an operator of a commercial aquaculture facility as defined by Section 134.001, Agriculture Code, that authorizes the operator to take a specified quantity of fish brood stock from specified public water.
Tex. Election Code § 146.026 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 146 / Section 146.026
§ 146.026. REVIEW OF DECLARATION.
Status: in_force

The authority with whom a declaration of write-in candidacy is filed shall review the declaration and take the appropriate action in the manner prescribed by Section 141.032 for the review of an application for a place on the ballot.
Tex. Occupations Code § 162.162 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 162 / Section 162.162
§ 162.162. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

In addition to any fees paid to the board or money appropriated to the board, the board may receive and accept a gift, grant, donation, or other thing of value from any source, including the United States or a private source.
Tex. Water Code § 29.048 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.048
§ 29.048. PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A civil penalty may be assessed only after the permittee or person charged with a violation described under Section 29.047 of this code has been given an opportunity for a public hearing.

(b) If a public hearing has been held, the railroad commission shall make findings of fact, and it shall issue a written decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty that is warranted, incorporating, when appropriate, an order requiring that the penalty be paid.

(c) If appropriate, the railroad commission shall consolidate the hearings with other proceedings under this chapter.

(d) If the permittee or person charged with the violation fails to avail himself of the opportunity for a public hearing, a civil penalty may be assessed by the railroad commission after it has determined that a violation did occur and the amount of the penalty that is warranted.

(e) The railroad commission shall then issue an order requiring that the penalty be paid.
Tex. Insurance Code § 805.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 805 / Section 805.004
§ 805.004. ACTIVITIES NOT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prohibit:

(1) a director, officer, or major shareholder of an insurer from:

(A) becoming a policyholder of the insurer and exercising the usual rights of a policyholder;

(B) participating as beneficiary in a pension plan, deferred compensation plan, profit-sharing or bonus plan, stock option plan, or similar plan adopted by the insurer and for which the director, officer, or major shareholder may be eligible under the terms of the plan;

(C) receiving a salary, bonus, or other remuneration for a service rendered to the insurer as an employee of the insurer and not in violation of another provision of this code; or

(D) entering into an arms-length transaction with the insurer if:

(i) the transaction is not prohibited by another statute; and

(ii) the commissioner approves the transaction before the transaction is made;

(2) a director of an insurer from:

(A) performing professional services not required of a director by law; or

(B) receiving director's fees or reimbursement for an expense incurred in the performance of a duty as a director;

(3) a transaction within an insurance holding company system by an insurer with its holding company, subsidiary, or affiliate that:

(A) is not prohibited by law;

(B) meets the test of being fair and proper; and

(C) is regulated by another statute;

(4) a transaction or arrangement that:

(A) is not prohibited by law; and

(B) meets the test of being fair and proper as prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner; or

(5) the approval and payment of lawful dividends to policyholders and shareholders.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 128.036 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 128 / Section 128.036
§ 128.036. WRITTEN NOTICE TO SECURED CREDITORS BY LIEN CLAIMANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A lien claimant shall provide written notice to any secured creditor at least 30 days before the date the lien claimant enforces a claim of lien.

(b) For purposes of this section, "secured creditor" means any entity named as a secured party in a financing statement that is filed regarding the debtor and that covers:

(1) a farm product, an account, or a crop subject to the lien;

(2) a crop growing or grown on the land on which the agricultural chemical was applied or for which the agricultural seed was supplied; or

(3) the next crop to be grown on that land, if a crop is not planted.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.106 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.106
§ 36.106. REGIONAL HEARING.
Status: in_force

The commission shall hold a regional hearing at an appropriate location in a case in which the commission determines it is in the public interest to hear testimony at a regional hearing for inclusion in the record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8211.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8211 / Section 8211.202
§ 8211.202. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of a bond, note, or other obligation issued or incurred to finance a road project may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Montgomery County.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 114.0002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 114 / Section 114.0002
§ 114.0002. RULES.
Status: in_force

The attorney general by rule shall:

(1) establish the requirements for operators of commercial lodging establishments to comply with the training required under Section 114.0051;

(2) create and make available to commercial lodging establishments a template for the sign required under Section 114.0053; and

(3) designate a telephone number for reporting a suspected act of human trafficking or a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904A / Section 7904A.0402
§ 7904A.0402. 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. Insurance Code § 2651.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.053
§ 2651.053. LICENSE AND RENEWAL FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall prescribe the license fee in an amount not to exceed $50.

(b) License fees, and renewal fees collected under this subchapter, shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account to be used by the department to enforce this chapter and the laws of this state that regulate title insurance agents and title insurance companies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.061
§ 1094.061. SENIORITY; RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may:

(1) adopt rules related to the seniority of district employees, including rules for a retirement plan based on seniority; and

(2) give effect to previous years of service for district employees continuously employed in the operation or management of hospital facilities:

(A) constructed by the district; or

(B) acquired by the district, including facilities acquired when the district was created.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.451 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.451
§ 1001.451. PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

A person may not:

(1) use advertising that is false, misleading, or deceptive;

(2) fail to notify the department of the discontinuance of the operation of a driver training provider before the 15th working day after the date of cessation of classes and make available accurate records as required by this chapter;

(3) issue, sell, trade, or transfer:

(A) a uniform certificate of course completion or driver education certificate to a person or driver training provider not authorized to possess the certificate;

(B) a uniform certificate of course completion to a person who has not successfully completed an approved driving safety course; or

(C) a driver education certificate to a person who has not successfully completed a department-approved driver education course;

(4) negotiate a promissory instrument received as payment of tuition or another charge before the student completes 75 percent of the course, except that before that time the instrument may be assigned to a purchaser who becomes subject to any defense available against the provider named as payee; or

(5) conduct any part of an approved driver education course without having an instructor adequately available to the student for the type of instruction being given.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.312 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.312
§ 401.312. LICENSED ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may establish minimum qualifications for licensed assistants in speech-language pathology and in audiology.

(b) A licensed assistant in speech-language pathology or in audiology must meet the minimum qualifications established by the commission.

(c) A licensed assistant in speech-language pathology shall work under the direction of a licensed speech-language pathologist.

(d) The qualifications for licensing as a licensed assistant in speech-language pathology must be uniform and be less stringent than the requirements under this chapter for a speech-language pathologist license.

(e) A licensed assistant in audiology shall work under the direction of a licensed audiologist.

(f) The qualifications for licensing as a licensed assistant in audiology must be uniform and be less stringent than the requirements under this chapter for an audiologist license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.051
§ 431.051. DESTRUCTION OF ARTICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A court shall order the destruction of a sampled article or a detained or embargoed article if the court finds that the article is adulterated or misbranded.

(b) After entry of the court's order, an authorized agent shall supervise the destruction of the article.

(c) The claimant of the article shall pay the cost of the destruction of the article.

(d) The court shall tax against the claimant of the article or the claimant's agent all court costs and fees, and storage and other proper expenses.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.121 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.121
§ 162.121. INFORMATION REQUIRED ON MOTOR FUEL TRANSPORTER'S RETURN.
Status: in_force

The quarterly return and supplements of a motor fuel transporter shall contain for the period covered by the return:

(1) the name, license number, and terminal control number of each person or terminal from whom the transporter received gasoline outside this state for delivery in this state, the gross gallons of gasoline received, the date the gasoline was received, the product code, and the name and license number of the purchaser of the gasoline;

(2) the name, license number, and terminal control number of each person or terminal from whom the transporter received gasoline in this state for delivery outside this state, the gross gallons of gasoline delivered, the date the gasoline was delivered, the product code, and the destination state of the gasoline; and

(3) any other information required by the comptroller.
Tex. Government Code § 481.606 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.606
§ 481.606. SMALL BUSINESS DISASTER RECOVERY REVOLVING FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The small business disaster recovery revolving fund is a special fund outside the state treasury to be used by the office, without further legislative appropriation, for the purpose of providing financial assistance to small businesses in response to a disaster declaration as provided by this subchapter. The office shall administer the fund. The office may establish separate accounts in the fund. The fund and the fund's accounts are kept and held by the trust company in escrow and in trust for and in the name of the office. The office has legal title to money and investments in the fund until money is disbursed from the fund as provided by this subchapter and office rules.

(b) Money deposited to the credit of the fund may be used only as provided by this subchapter.

(c) The fund consists of:

(1) money transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund by law, including money from any source transferred or deposited to the credit of the fund at the office's discretion as authorized by law;

(2) the proceeds of any fee or tax imposed by this state that by statute is dedicated for deposit to the credit of the fund;

(3) any other revenue that the legislature by statute dedicates for deposit to the credit of the fund; and

(4) investment earnings and interest earned on amounts credited to the fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.102
§ 534.102. RULES AND STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules, including standards, the executive commissioner considers necessary and appropriate to ensure the adequate provision of community-based intellectual disability services through a local intellectual and developmental disability authority under this subchapter.

(b) The department shall send a copy of the rules to each local intellectual and developmental disability authority or other provider receiving contract funds as a local intellectual and developmental disability authority or designated provider.