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Tex. Finance Code § 393.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.002
§ 393.002. PERSONS NOT COVERED.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a person:

(A) authorized to make a loan or grant an extension of consumer credit under the laws of this state or the United States; and

(B) subject to regulation and supervision by this state or the United States;

(2) a lender approved by the United States secretary of housing and urban development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1701 et seq.);

(3) a bank or savings association the deposits or accounts of which are eligible to be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or a subsidiary of the bank or association;

(4) a credit union doing business in this state;

(5) a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3));

(6) a real estate broker or salesperson licensed under Chapter 1101, Occupations Code, who is acting within the course and scope of that license;

(7) an individual licensed to practice law in this state who is acting within the course and scope of the individual's practice as an attorney;

(8) a broker-dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation;

(9) a consumer reporting agency;

(10) a person whose primary business is making loans secured by liens on real property;

(11) a mortgage broker or loan officer licensed under Chapter 156, Finance Code, who is acting within the course and scope of that license; or

(12) an electronic return originator who:

(A) is an authorized Internal Revenue Service e-file provider; and

(B) makes, negotiates, arranges for, or transacts a loan that is based on a person's federal income tax refund on behalf of a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union.

(b) In an action under this chapter, a person claiming an exemption under this section has the burden of proving the exemption.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.110 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.110
§ 154.110. ORDER TO CANCEL, SUSPEND, OR REFUSE TO RENEW PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An order issued under Section 154.109 must state:

(1) with reasonable certainty the grounds for the order; and

(2) the effective date, which may not be before the 16th day after the date the order is mailed.

(b) The order shall be served on the person named in the order by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the person.

(c) The order takes effect as proposed unless the person named in the order requests a hearing not later than the 15th day after the date the order is mailed.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.305 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.305
§ 154.305. REFUND FOR STAMPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may provide credit or a refund on stamps that are unfit for sale or use because of damage and on unused stamps in broken or unbroken sheets or rolls if the stamps were properly purchased and paid for by the person requesting the refund.

(b) The comptroller shall make a refund under this section from revenue collected under this chapter before the revenue is allocated under Subchapter J.
Tex. Property Code § 12.0011 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0011
§ 12.0011.
Status: in_force

Sec. 12.0011. INSTRUMENTS CONCERNING PROPERTY: ORIGINAL SIGNATURE REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN INSTRUMENTS. (a) For the purposes of this section, "paper document" means a document received by a county clerk in a form that is not electronic.

(b) A paper document concerning real or personal property may not be recorded or serve as notice of the paper document unless:

(1) the paper document contains an original signature or signatures that are acknowledged, sworn to with a jurat, or proved according to law;

(2) the paper document is attached as an exhibit to a paper affidavit or other document that has an original signature or signatures that are acknowledged, sworn to with a jurat, or proved according to law; or

(3) the paper document is a tangible copy of an electronic record that has been declared to be a true and correct copy of the electronic record as provided by Section 12.0013 by a notary public or other officer who may take an acknowledgment or proof of a written instrument under Section 121.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(c) An original signature may not be required for an electronic instrument or other document that complies with the requirements of Chapter 15 of this code, Chapter 195, Local Government Code, Chapter 322, Business & Commerce Code, or other applicable law.

(d) This section does not apply to a child support lien notice or release of child support lien issued by the Title IV-D agency under Chapter 157, Family Code. For purposes of this subsection, "Title IV-D agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.033, Family Code.

(e) This section does not apply to a notice of sale under Section 51.065, Natural Resources Code, or a land award under Section 51.066, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397A / Section 397A.054
§ 397A.054. MEMBERS OF REGIONAL MILITARY SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The regional military sustainability commission is composed of not more than nine members.

(b) Participating governmental entities may by joint agreement determine the number, qualifications, and method of selecting members of a commission.

(c) A member of a commission may not be an elected official of a participating county or municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.066 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.066
§ 8834.066. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall:

(1) keep a complete account of board meetings and proceedings; and

(2) maintain in a safe place the board's minutes, contracts, records, notices, accounts, and receipts.

(b) The board's minutes, contracts, records, notices, accounts, and receipts are:

(1) the property of the district; and

(2) subject to public inspection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.056
§ 1023.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 93.013 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 93 / Section 93.013
§ 93.013. RIGHTS OF A SHIPPER REGARDING NONCONFORMING CITRUS FRUIT.
Status: in_force

In a written instrument that is delivered to a consignor of citrus fruit, a shipper or carrier may reserve the right to reject and return the citrus fruit, or to hold the citrus fruit at the expense and risk of the consignor, if after inspection it is determined that the citrus fruit was delivered for shipment in violation of this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.558 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.558
§ 882.558. FOREIGN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; APPROVAL OF PLAN BY POLICYHOLDERS OR SHAREHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

On notice of approval of a proposed plan under Section 882.555, the board of directors of each foreign life insurance company that is a party to the plan shall submit the plan for approval to the company's policyholders or shareholders as provided by the law of the appropriate jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.106
§ 3900.106. IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND SERVICE IN DEFINABLE AREA.
Status: in_force

The district may undertake an improvement project or service that confers a special benefit on a definable area in the district and levy and collect a special assessment on benefited property in the district in accordance with:

(1) Chapter 372, Local Government Code; or

(2) Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Penal Code § 39.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 39 / Section 39.02
§ 39.02. ABUSE OF OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A public servant commits an offense if, with intent to obtain a benefit or with intent to harm or defraud another, he intentionally or knowingly:

(1) violates a law relating to the public servant's office or employment; or

(2) misuses government property, services, personnel, or any other thing of value belonging to the government that has come into the public servant's custody or possession by virtue of the public servant's office or employment.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a)(1) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(2) is:

(1) a Class C misdemeanor if the value of the use of the thing misused is less than $100;

(2) a Class B misdemeanor if the value of the use of the thing misused is $100 or more but less than $750;

(3) a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the use of the thing misused is $750 or more but less than $2,500;

(4) a state jail felony if the value of the use of the thing misused is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000;

(5) a felony of the third degree if the value of the use of the thing misused is $30,000 or more but less than $150,000;

(6) a felony of the second degree if the value of the use of the thing misused is $150,000 or more but less than $300,000; or

(7) a felony of the first degree if the value of the use of the thing misused is $300,000 or more.

(d) A discount or award given for travel, such as frequent flyer miles, rental car or hotel discounts, or food coupons, are not things of value belonging to the government for purposes of this section due to the administrative difficulty and cost involved in recapturing the discount or award for a governmental entity.

(e) If separate transactions that violate Subsection (a)(2) are conducted pursuant to one scheme or continuing course of conduct, the conduct may be considered as one offense and the value of the use of the things misused in the transactions may be aggregated in determining the classification of the offense.

(f) The value of the use of a thing of value misused under Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed:

(1) the fair market value of the thing at the time of the offense; or

(2) if the fair market value of the thing cannot be ascertained, the cost of replacing the thing within a reasonable time after the offense.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1953.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1953 / Section 1953.105
§ 1953.105.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1953.105. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE: SANITARIAN IN TRAINING. (a) The department shall issue a certificate of registration as a sanitarian in training to a person who:

(1) is employed in sanitation;

(2) meets the eligibility requirements prescribed by Section 1953.102, other than the requirements relating to experience;

(3) pays a registration fee prescribed by the commission by rule for a sanitarian in training; and

(4) passes an examination under Subchapter D.

(b) A certificate issued under this section is valid for a period not to exceed two years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2007
§ 54.2007. PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, AND OFFICE SPACE.
Status: in_force

The Commissioners Court of Guadalupe County shall provide:

(1) personnel for the legal or clerical functions necessary to perform the magistrate's duties authorized by this chapter; and

(2) sufficient equipment and office space for the magistrate and personnel to perform the magistrate's essential functions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8846.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8846 / Section 8846.002
§ 8846.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Kinney County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.110 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.110
§ 2310.110. SALE OR USE OF INCORRECT MOTOR FUEL METERING DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may condemn and prohibit the sale or distribution of any incorrect motor fuel metering device that is sold, offered for sale, or about to be sold in this state.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person or the person's representative or agent knowingly:

(1) offers or exposes for sale, hire, or award or sells an incorrect motor fuel metering device;

(2) possesses an incorrect motor fuel metering device; or

(3) sells, offers for sale, uses, or possesses for the purpose of sale or use a device or instrument to be used to falsify or intended to falsify a measure for motor fuel.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 304 / Section 304.003
§ 304.003. MAKING TELEMARKETING CALL.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, a person makes a telemarketing call if the person effects a telemarketing call on the person's own behalf or on behalf of another entity. A person makes a telemarketing call on behalf of another entity if, as a result of the telemarketing call, the other entity can:

(1) become entitled to receive money or other property of any kind from a sale solicited during the call; or

(2) receive information obtained during the call to:

(A) extend or offer to extend to the person solicited credit for a consumer good or service; or

(B) directly solicit a sale of a consumer good or service or extend credit for the sale.
Tex. Local Government Code § 41.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 41 / Section 41.001
§ 41.001. MAP OF MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each municipality shall prepare a map that shows the boundaries of the municipality and of its extraterritorial jurisdiction. The municipality shall maintain a copy of the map in a location that is easily accessible to the public, including:

(1) in the office of the secretary or clerk of the municipality;

(2) if the municipality has a municipal engineer, in the office of the engineer; and

(3) if the municipality maintains an Internet website, on the municipality's website.

(a-1) A municipality shall make a copy of a map required under Subsection (a) available without charge.

(b) If the municipality annexes territory, the map shall be immediately corrected to include the annexed territory. The map shall be annotated to indicate:

(1) the date of annexation;

(2) the number of the annexation ordinance, if any; and

(3) a reference to the minutes or municipal ordinance records in which the ordinance is recorded in full.

(c) If the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction is expanded or reduced, the map shall be immediately corrected to indicate the change in the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The map shall be annotated to indicate:

(1) the date the municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction was changed;

(2) the number of the ordinance or resolution, if any, by which the change was made; and

(3) a reference to the minutes or municipal ordinance or resolution records in which the ordinance or resolution is recorded in full.

(d) In addition to the requirements of this section, a home-rule municipality shall create, or contract for the creation of, and make publicly available a digital map that complies with this section. A digital map required under this subsection must be made available without charge and in a format widely used by common geographic information system software. If the municipality maintains an Internet website, the municipality shall make the digital map available on the municipality's website.

(e) A home-rule municipality that does not have common geographic information system software shall make the digital map available in any other widely used electronic format in accordance with Subsection (d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.151
§ 8369.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8369.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Occupations Code § 566.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 566 / Section 566.003
§ 566.003. NOTICE OF VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board by order determines that a violation occurred and imposes an administrative penalty, the board shall give notice of the board's order to the person found to have committed the violation.

(b) The notice must include a statement of the person's right to judicial review of the order.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 128.018 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 128 / Section 128.018
§ 128.018. RECOGNITION OF NOTICE AS FINANCING STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall recognize a notice of claim of lien under this subchapter as a financing statement under Subchapter E, Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 553.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 553 / Section 553.004
§ 553.004. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The board may employ persons in positions or capacities the board considers necessary to properly conduct the board's business and fulfill the board's responsibilities under this subtitle.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.257 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.257
§ 302.257. PROGRAM RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules to administer and enforce this subchapter, including rules establishing:

(1) which occupations are recognized by the commission as an apprenticeable occupation for purposes of this subchapter and the criteria for that determination, which must include that the occupation:

(A) be customarily learned in a practical way through a structured, systematic program of on-the-job supervised training;

(B) be clearly identified and commonly recognized throughout an industry;

(C) involve manual, mechanical, or technical skills or knowledge which requires significant on-the-job work experience; and

(D) require related instruction to supplement the on-the-job training;

(2) a process for and the criteria by which the commission may certify a training program as an industry-recognized apprenticeship program for purposes of this subchapter;

(3) performance metrics, including completion rates and retention outcomes, for industry-recognized apprenticeship program participants trained or employed by a grant recipient using grant money awarded under this subchapter;

(4) timelines for performance metric data reporting by grant recipients under this subchapter; and

(5) a schedule by which the commission annually shall make aggregated performance metric data reported by grant recipients under this subchapter publicly available on the commission's Internet website.

(a-1) The criteria adopted by the commission under Subsection (a)(2) must be generally consistent with the standards of apprenticeship prescribed by 29 C.F.R. Section 29.

(b) The commission shall post the rules on its Internet website.
Tex. Government Code § 814.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.104
§ 814.104. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBER FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e) of this section, Section 814.102, or by rule adopted under Section 813.304(d) or 803.202(a)(2), a member who has service credit in the retirement system is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member:

(1) is at least 60 years old and has at least 5 years of service credit in the employee class; or

(2) has at least 5 years of service credit in the employee class and the sum of the member's age and amount of service credit in the employee class, including months of age and credit, equals or exceeds the number 80.

(b) A member is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member:

(1) is at least 55 years old; and

(2) has at least 10 years of service credit as a:

(A) law enforcement officer; or

(B) custodial officer.

(c) For the sole purpose of determining eligibility to receive a service retirement annuity, the retirement system shall consider service performed as a participant in the optional retirement program under Chapter 830 as if it were service for which credit is established in the retirement system.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e) of this section, Section 814.102, or by rule adopted under Section 813.304(d) or 803.202(a)(2), a member who was not a member on the date hired, was hired on or after September 1, 2009, and has service credit in the retirement system is eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity if the member:

(1) is at least 65 years old and has at least 10 years of service credit in the employee class; or

(2) has at least 10 years of service credit in the employee class and the sum of the member's age and amount of service credit in the employee class, including months of age and credit, equals or exceeds the number 80.

(e) A member who takes the oath of office for a position included in the elected class of membership, other than a district attorney or criminal district attorney, is not eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity under this section that is based on service credit transferred to the employee class from the elected class under Section 813.503 until the member no longer holds that position. This provision does not prohibit a member from retiring and receiving a service retirement annuity under this section that is based on service credit earned in a position included in the employee class of membership under Section 812.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.206
§ 3863.206. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.106 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.106
§ 21.106. SEX DISCRIMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A provision in this chapter referring to discrimination because of sex or on the basis of sex includes discrimination because of or on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.

(b) A woman affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition shall be treated for all purposes related to employment, including receipt of a benefit under a fringe benefit program, in the same manner as another individual not affected but similar in the individual's ability or inability to work.