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Tex. Government Code § 2306.251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.251
§ 2306.251. PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) While it is not the intent of the legislature that the department compete with the private sector by becoming a long-term owner of real property merely for the purpose of owning, managing, and operating tenant properties, the department may acquire, own, reconstruct, rehabilitate, manage, or operate real property:

(1) on an interim basis for sale or rental to:

(A) individuals and families of low and very low income and families of moderate income; and

(B) nonprofit housing organizations and other housing organizations to serve the needs of individuals and families of low and very low income and families of moderate income;

(2) for a period of time not to exceed 10 years for the purposes of:

(A) preserving publicly financed or subsidized housing; or

(B) participating in a risk-sharing program entered into with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, any other insurer or guarantor of any United States Department of Housing and Urban Development-related indebtedness, a government sponsored enterprise, a housing finance agency or corporation, or a public housing authority.

(b) The department may use money from the housing trust fund, unencumbered fund balances, fees received by the housing finance division, proceeds from the sale or rental of real property, distribution of earnings under Section 2306.557, or appropriations, allocations, grants, or gifts from any public or private source to purchase property under this section.

(c) If the department uses the housing trust fund to finance real property acquisitions, it may not use more than 10 percent of the yearly balance of the fund to acquire the real property.

(d) If the department acquires property under this section, the department shall submit an annual report to the board that includes an analysis of the property ownership program's:

(1) financial stability;

(2) cost-effectiveness; and

(3) effectiveness in serving individuals and families of low and very low income and families of moderate income.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 147.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 147 / Section 147.001
§ 147.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Action" means a cause of action to which this chapter applies.

(2) "Claimant" means a party seeking recovery of damages or other relief, including a plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross-claimant, or third-party plaintiff.

(3) "Computer product" means a computer, computer network, computer program, computer software, computer system, microprocessor, embedded computer chip, semiconductor device, any component of any of those items, or a product that includes any of those items as a component of the product.

(4) "Computer service product" means the product of the use of a computer, including uses related to data processing and storage. The term includes information stored in the computer by personnel supporting the computer.

(5) "Defendant" means a party from whom a claimant seeks recovery of damages or other relief, including a counterdefendant, cross-defendant, or third-party defendant.

(6) "Good faith" means honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned.

(7) "Recent consumer product" means a mass-marketed computer product, intended by the seller to be used for personal, family, or household purposes or by small businesses, that will manifest a computer date failure during its normal use and was last offered for sale by the manufacturer after January 1, 1997, and in the case of software, was offered for a retail price of $300 or less. The term does not include customized products.

(8) "Small business" means a legal entity, including a sole proprietorship, that:

(A) is formed for the purpose of making a profit;

(B) is independently owned and operated; and

(C) has fewer than 100 employees or less than $1 million in annual gross receipts.

(9) "Year 2000 Project Office website" means the Texas Year 2000 Project Office website administered by the Department of Information Resources. The Internet address of the website is www.dir.state.tx.us/y2k.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.153
§ 9055.153. CONSTRUCTION OR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct or otherwise acquire all works, plants, and other facilities necessary or useful for the purpose of processing water impounded, developed, or otherwise acquired and transporting it to municipalities and others for municipal, domestic, and industrial purposes.

(b) The district, inside or outside the district, may:

(1) construct or otherwise acquire all works, plants, and other facilities necessary for the purpose of receiving and treating water purchased from others; and

(2) transport the water to municipalities and others for municipal, domestic, and industrial purposes.
Tex. Tax Code § 1.03 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 1 / Section 1.03
§ 1.03. CONSTRUCTION OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision of this title except as otherwise expressly provided by this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.151
§ 1059.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash on hand in each district fund;

(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Local Government Code § 205.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 205 / Section 205.006
§ 205.006. INDEX.
Status: in_force

An index to local government record data stored electronically must provide the same information that may be required by state law for an index to the source document, if applicable.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.125 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.125
§ 43.125. ADOPTION OF REGULATORY PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time the governing body of the municipality adopts an ordinance annexing an area for limited purposes, the governing body must also adopt by ordinance a regulatory plan for the area.

(b) The adopted regulatory plan must be the same as the regulatory plan prepared under Section 43.123 unless the governing body finds and states in the ordinance the reasons for the adoption of a different regulatory plan.

(c) The governing body by ordinance may change a regulatory plan adopted under Subsection (b) if, in the ordinance making the change, the governing body finds and states the reasons for the adoption of the change.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 32.053 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 32 / Section 32.053
§ 32.053. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT; REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant must apply for a permit on a form prescribed by the department. The department shall issue a floating cabin permit to an applicant who:

(1) meets the eligibility requirements of Section 32.052;

(2) provides the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the applicant;

(3) describes the exact location of the floating cabin in terms of longitude, latitude, degrees, minutes, and seconds as determined by the global positioning system;

(4) describes the height, length, and width of the floating cabin;

(5) provides the department with a color photograph with a full view of the floating cabin;

(6) not later than August 31, 2001, pays a fee of $1,500 or a lesser amount set by the commission; and

(7) provides the department with any other information that the department reasonably requires.

(b) The applicant and each owner of the floating cabin must sign the application under penalty of perjury.

(c) The department shall remit all fees collected under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the floating cabins cleanup account in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be used only for the cleanup of illegal or abandoned floating cabins and related debris in the coastal water.

(d) If the permit holder elects to retire the permit, the department shall refund the fee under this section on confirmation of proper removal of the floating cabin.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1218.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1218 / Section 1218.003
§ 1218.003. CERTAIN COVERAGE NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to health benefit plan coverage provided to an enrollee for any abortion other than an elective abortion as defined by Section 1218.001.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.0805 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.0805
§ 431.0805. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Analogue product" means a food product derived by combining processed plant products, insects, or fungus with food additives to approximate the texture, flavor, appearance, or other aesthetic qualities or the chemical characteristics of any specific type of egg, egg product, fish, meat, meat food product, poultry, or poultry product.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 968 (S.B. 261), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.

(3) "Close proximity" means:

(A) immediately before or after the name of the product;

(B) in the line of the label immediately before or after the line containing the name of the product; or

(C) within the same phrase or sentence containing the name of the product.

(4) "Egg" has the meaning assigned by Section 4(g), Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 1033(g)). The term does not include an analogue product or cell-cultured protein.

(5) "Egg product" has the meaning assigned by Section 4(f), Egg Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 1033(f)). The term does not include an analogue product or cell-cultured protein.

(6) "Fish" has the meaning assigned by Section 403 of the federal Act (21 U.S.C. Section 343(q)(4)(E)). The term does not include an analogue product or cell-cultured protein.

(7) "Meat" has the meaning assigned by 9 C.F.R. Section 301.2. The term does not include an analogue product or cell-cultured protein.

(8) "Meat food product" has the meaning assigned by Section 1(j), Federal Meat Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 601(j)). The term does not include an analogue product or cell-cultured protein.

(9) "Poultry" has the meaning assigned by Section 4(e), Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 453(e)). The term does not include an analogue product or cell-cultured protein.

(10) "Poultry product" has the meaning assigned by Section 4(f), Poultry Products Inspection Act (21 U.S.C. Section 453(f)). The term does not include an analogue product or cell-cultured protein.
Tex. Finance Code § 158.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 158 / Section 158.101
§ 158.101. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

A registrant shall provide to the borrower of each residential mortgage loan the following notice not later than the 30th day after the registrant commences servicing the loan:

"COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SERVICING OF YOUR MORTGAGE SHOULD BE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING, ______________________________ (street address of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending). A TOLL-FREE CONSUMER HOTLINE IS AVAILABLE AT _______________ (telephone number of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending's toll-free consumer hotline)."
Tex. Water Code § 55.801 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.801
§ 55.801. FAILURE TO FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of Sections 50.251-50.256 of this code, if any district does not begin to acquire the necessary canals, ditches, flumes, laterals, reservoirs, sites, damsites, pumping plants, or other things necessary to the successful operation of the district or does not diligently pursue the purposes for which it was created within two years after its organization, the district may be dissolved without formal action.
Tex. Education Code § 30B.152 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30B / Section 30B.152
§ 30B.152. PRIVATE OR THIRD-PARTY ACCOUNTABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall, to the extent feasible, evaluate the performance of a private or third party acting as a whole program virtual instruction provider for a school district or open-enrollment charter school.

(b) The commissioner shall establish a standard to determine if a private or third party is ineligible to act as a whole program virtual instruction provider. A private or third party determined to be ineligible under this section remains ineligible until after the fifth anniversary of that determination.

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may use a private or third party determined to be ineligible under Subsection (b) as a whole program virtual instruction provider if:

(1) the district or school requests approval from the commissioner; and

(2) the commissioner determines that the reasons the private or third party was declared ineligible under Subsection (b) will not affect the operation of the party as a whole program virtual instruction provider at the district or school.
Tex. Property Code § 301.089 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.089
§ 301.089. CHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A charge issued under Section 301.088:

(1) must consist of a short and plain statement of the facts on which the commission finds reasonable cause to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur;

(2) must be based on the final investigative report; and

(3) is not limited to the facts or grounds alleged in the complaint.

(b) Not later than the 20th day after the date the commission issues a charge, the commission shall send a copy of the charge with information about the election under Section 301.093 to:

(1) each respondent; and

(2) each aggrieved person on whose behalf the complaint was filed.

(c) The commission shall include with a charge sent to a respondent a notice of the opportunity for a hearing under Section 301.111.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8449.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8449 / Section 8449.106
§ 8449.106. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP; CONTINUATION OF DISTRICT AFTER ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may continue to exist as a limited district after full-purpose annexation by a municipality if the district and the annexing municipality state the terms of the limited district's existence in a strategic partnership agreement under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.

(b) The strategic partnership agreement may provide for a term of any number of years and may be amended from time to time with the consent of the parties to the agreement. The limitation in Section 43.0751(g)(2), Local Government Code, on the length of the term does not apply to a limited district created under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1811 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.1811
§ 521.1811. WAIVER OF FEES FOR FOSTER CHILD OR YOUTH, HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH, OR VICTIM OR CHILD OF VICTIM OF DATING OR FAMILY VIOLENCE.
Status: in_force

A person is exempt from the payment of any fee for the issuance of a driver's license, as provided under this chapter, if that person is:

(1) younger than 18 years of age and in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services;

(2) at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years of age, and resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services;

(3) a homeless child or youth as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a;

(4) a victim of dating violence as defined by Section 71.0021, Family Code;

(5) a victim of family violence as defined by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code; or

(6) a child of a victim described by Subdivision (4) or (5).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.155
§ 8109.155. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8109.154 unless:

(1) each county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.002
§ 8150.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Fort Bend County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Section 1-g, Article VIII, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.173 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.173
§ 91.173. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Person" means any natural person, partnership or other combination of natural persons, corporation, group of corporations, trust, or governmental entity.

(2) "Gas utility" means a gas utility as defined in Section 101.003, Utilities Code, or Subchapter A, Chapter 121, Utilities Code.

(3) "Natural gas" means any gaseous material composed predominantly of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures thereof: methane, ethane, propane, butane (normal or isobutane), in either its original or manufactured state, or gas which has been processed to separate it into one or more of its component parts after its withdrawal from the earth.

(4) "Native gas" means:

(A) natural gas which has not previously been withdrawn from the earth; or

(B) natural gas which has been withdrawn from the storage facility, processed, and reinjected into the storage facility.

(5) "Storage facility" means any subsurface sand, stratum, or formation used or to be used for the underground storage of natural gas and all surface and subsurface rights and appurtenances necessary to the operation of a facility for the underground storage of natural gas.

(6) "Storer" means (A) a gas utility, (B) a wholly owned subsidiary of a gas utility, (C) the parent corporation of a gas utility, or (D) a wholly owned subsidiary of a parent corporation which also wholly owns a subsidiary gas utility, but a nonutility storer included in category (B), (C), or (D) must operate the storage facility pursuant to a contract with its affiliated gas utility that provides that all withdrawals of natural gas from the storage facility must be delivered to the affiliated gas utility.

(7) "Substantially depleted" means that at least 75 percent of the estimated volume of recoverable native gas reserves originally in place in any gas-bearing sand, formation, or stratum have been withdrawn from the sand, formation, or stratum.

(8) "Interested person" means any person who enters an appearance at the commission hearing required by Section 91.174 of this code.

(9) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.501 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.501
§ 2A.501.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2A.501. DEFAULT: PROCEDURE. (a) Whether the lessor or the lessee is in default under a lease contract is determined by the lease agreement and this chapter.

(b) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement has rights and remedies as provided in this chapter and, except as limited by this chapter, as provided in the lease agreement.

(c) If the lessor or the lessee is in default under the lease contract, the party seeking enforcement may reduce the party's claim to judgment or otherwise enforce the lease contract by self-help or any available judicial procedure or nonjudicial procedure, including administrative proceeding, arbitration, or the like, in accordance with this chapter.

(d) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1.305(a) or this chapter or the lease agreement, the rights and remedies referred to in Subsections (b) and (c) are cumulative.

(e) If the lease agreement covers both real property and goods, the party seeking enforcement may proceed under this subchapter as to the goods, or under other applicable law as to both the real property and the goods in accordance with that party's rights and remedies in respect of the real property, in which case this subchapter does not apply.
Tex. Property Code § 143.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 143 / Section 143.007
§ 143.007. JURISDICTION EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the court that orders the establishment of a subaccount for a beneficiary has exclusive jurisdiction of a subsequent proceeding or action that relates to both the beneficiary and the subaccount, and the proceeding or action may be brought only in that court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.052
§ 1021.052. NOTICE OF RUNOFF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least seven days before the date of a runoff election of directors, notice of the runoff election shall be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in Donley County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 323.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 323 / Section 323.001
§ 323.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(3) "Health care facility" means a general or special hospital licensed under Chapter 241, a general or special hospital owned by this state, or a freestanding emergency medical care facility licensed under Chapter 254.

(3-a) "SAFE-ready facility" means a health care facility designated as a sexual assault forensic exam-ready facility under Section 323.0015. The term includes a SAFE program designated as a SAFE-ready facility under Section 323.052.

(3-b) "SAFE program" has the meaning assigned by Section 323.051.

(4) "Sexual assault" means any act as described by Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code.

(4-a) "Sexual assault forensic examiner" means a certified sexual assault nurse examiner or a physician with specialized training on conducting a forensic medical examination.

(5) "Sexual assault survivor" means an individual who is a victim of a sexual assault, regardless of whether a report is made or a conviction is obtained in the incident.
Tex. Government Code § 659.149 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.149
§ 659.149. FUND-RAISING PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

The fund-raising practices of a participating charitable organization must:

(1) be truthful and consumer-oriented;

(2) clearly identify and distinguish community-based organizations from statewide and international organizations; and

(3) ensure protection against:

(A) unauthorized use of a list of contributors to the organization;

(B) payment of commissions, kickbacks, finder fees, percentages, bonuses, or overrides for fund-raising;

(C) mailing of unordered merchandise or tickets with a request for money in return; and

(D) general telephone solicitation of the public.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.404 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.404
§ 1103.404. BUSINESS RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A person who is certified or licensed under this chapter or who has applied for a certificate or license shall retain all business records relating to each appraisal performed by the person until at least the fifth anniversary of the date of the appraisal.