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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 27.009 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 27 / Section 27.009
§ 27.009. DAMAGES AND COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if the court orders dismissal of a legal action under this chapter, the court:

(1) shall award to the moving party court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in defending against the legal action; and

(2) may award to the moving party sanctions against the party who brought the legal action as the court determines sufficient to deter the party who brought the legal action from bringing similar actions described in this chapter.

(b) If the court finds that a motion to dismiss filed under this chapter is frivolous or solely intended to delay, the court may award court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the responding party.

(c) If the court orders dismissal of a compulsory counterclaim under this chapter, the court may award to the moving party reasonable attorney's fees incurred in defending against the counterclaim if the court finds that the counterclaim is frivolous or solely intended for delay.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.043 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 61 / Section 61.043
§ 61.043. ATTACHMENT OF REALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) To attach real property, the officer levying the writ shall immediately file a copy of the writ and the applicable part of the return with the county clerk of each county in which the property is located.

(b) If the writ of attachment is quashed or vacated, the court that issued the writ shall send a certified copy of the order to the county clerk of each county in which the property is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0401
§ 9092.0401. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.451 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.451
§ 603.451. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The medical board may request the attorney general or the appropriate county or district attorney to commence an action to enjoin a violation of this chapter.

(b) The remedy provided by this section is in addition to any other action authorized by law.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 81 / Section 81.003
§ 81.003. TRESPASS ON STATE HATCHERIES AND RESERVATIONS.
Status: in_force

No person may enter without the permission of the department on the grounds of a state fish hatchery or on grounds set apart by the state for the propagation and keeping of birds and animals.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.203
§ 2303.203. ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A vehicle storage facility shall accept property from a lessor who has transferred possession of the property from a self-service storage facility to the vehicle storage facility under Section 59.052, Property Code.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0154
§ 548.0154. STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS RULES.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Dental Examiners, in consultation with the commission and the commission's office of inspector general, as appropriate, may adopt rules as necessary to:

(1) ensure that appropriate care, including quality of care, is provided to patients who receive teledentistry dental services; and

(2) prevent abuse and fraud through the use of teledentistry dental services, including rules relating to filing claims and the records required to be maintained in connection with teledentistry dental services.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2409 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2409
§ 54.2409. COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) When the district clerk is the clerk under this subchapter, the district clerk shall charge the same court costs for cases filed in, transferred to, or assigned to the magistrate court that are charged in the district courts.

(b) When the county clerk is the clerk under this subchapter, the county clerk shall charge the same court costs for cases filed in, transferred to, or assigned to the magistrate court that are charged in the county courts.

(c) When a justice clerk is the clerk under this subchapter, the justice clerk shall charge the same court costs for cases filed in, transferred to, or assigned to the magistrate court that are charged in the justice courts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7888.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7888 / Section 7888.0103
§ 7888.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.101
§ 143.101.
Status: in_force

Sec. 143.101. SUBCHAPTER APPLICABLE PRIMARILY TO MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF 1.5 MILLION OR MORE; APPLICATION OF OTHER SUBCHAPTERS. (a) Except as otherwise provided, this subchapter applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.

(b) Except as otherwise provided, the provisions of Subchapters A-F apply to each municipality covered under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.251 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.251
§ 228.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Bonds" includes certificates, notes, and other obligations of an issuer authorized by statute, municipal home-rule charter, or the Texas Constitution.

(2) "Local governmental entity" means a political subdivision of the state, including a municipality or a county, a political subdivision of a county, a group of adjoining counties, a defined district, or a nonprofit corporation, including a transportation corporation created under Chapter 431.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8222.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8222 / Section 8222.002
§ 8222.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district, to the extent authorized by Section 8222.103 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, has road powers.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.063 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.063
§ 69.063. PILOT FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day before the date set for a pilotage rate hearing, the pilots who are licensed or certified to serve the port for which the rates are being considered shall submit in writing to the board and to any party designated by the board complete accounts of:

(1) all amounts received from performance of pilot services within the board's jurisdiction organized by categories or classifications of rates, if rates are set in that manner;

(2) all earnings from capital assets devoted to providing pilot service;

(3) all expenses incurred in connection with pilotage activities within the board's jurisdiction; and

(4) estimates of receipts and expenses anticipated to result from the requested changes in pilotage rates.

(b) The pilots shall provide the information for:

(1) the calendar or fiscal year preceding the date of the pilotage rate change application; and

(2) the subsequent period to within 60 days of the date of the application.

(c) The board may require an independent audit of financial information submitted under Subsection (a) by an accountant selected by the board. The board, as it considers fair and just, shall assess the costs of the audit against one or more of the applicants and objecting parties.

(d) The board may require relevant additional information it considers necessary to determine a proper pilotage rate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8836.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8836 / Section 8836.052
§ 8836.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors are elected according to the commissioners precinct method as provided by this section.

(b) One director is elected by the voters of the entire district. One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct by the voters of that precinct.

(c) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:

(1) the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or

(2) that the person seeks to represent the district at large.

(d) At the first election after the county commissioners precincts are redrawn under Section 18, Article V, Texas Constitution, four new directors shall be elected to represent the precincts. The directors from Precincts 1 and 3 are elected for two-year terms. The directors from Precincts 2 and 4 are elected for four-year terms.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.106 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.106
§ 18A.106. ORDER TO THIRD PARTY TO ASSIST WITH EXECUTION OF INTERCEPTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of the prosecutor applying for an interception order, the judge may issue a separate order directing a provider of a wire or electronic communications service, communication common carrier, landlord, custodian, or other person to provide to the prosecutor all information, facilities, and technical assistance necessary to accomplish the interception unobtrusively and with a minimum of interference with the services that the service provider, carrier, landlord, custodian, or other person is providing the person whose communications are to be intercepted.

(b) A provider of a wire or electronic communications service, communication common carrier, landlord, custodian, or other person that provides facilities or technical assistance under an order described by Subsection (a) is entitled to compensation, at the prevailing rates, by the prosecutor for reasonable expenses incurred in providing the facilities or assistance.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 117.034 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.034
§ 117.034.
Status: in_force

Sec. 117.034. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT. The executive commissioner by rule shall establish criteria for denying a person's application for employment based on criminal history record information obtained pursuant to Section 411.117, Government Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.164 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.164
§ 113.164. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

Any party to a proceeding before the commission is entitled to judicial review under the substantial evidence rule.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 33.052 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.052
§ 33.052. APPLICATION ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop procedures to ensure that:

(1) clear guidance on program eligibility requirements is provided to supplemental nutrition assistance applicants and prospective applicants and mechanisms are established, including Internet and e-mail mechanisms, as appropriate, by which applicants can obtain answers to basic program-related questions; and

(2) information is provided to each applicant in person, by e-mail, by telephone, or through the mail, as appropriate, about information the applicant is required to submit for purposes of the eligibility determination process.

(b) The commission shall consider the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of using office personnel or an automated system or systems to support the eligibility determination process by contacting an applicant in advance of an applicant's scheduled interview to remind the applicant of the interview and the documentation that must be presented at the interview.
Tex. Government Code § 508.049 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.049
§ 508.049. MISSION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, after consultation with the governor and the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, shall adopt a mission statement that reflects the responsibilities for the operation of the parole process that are assigned to the board, the division, the department, or the Texas Board of Criminal Justice.

(b) The board shall include in the mission statement a description of specific locations at which the board intends to conduct business related to the operation of the parole process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1069.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1069 / Section 1069.109
§ 1069.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under any direction, limitation, or other provision prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 524.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 524.v2 / Section 524.002
§ 524.002. PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall develop and make public service announcements to educate consumers and employers about the availability of health coverage in this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 506.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.253
§ 506.253. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED BEHAVIOR ANALYST.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license as a licensed behavior analyst must present evidence to the department that the applicant:

(1) is currently certified by the certifying entity as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst or a Board Certified Behavior Analyst--Doctoral or an equivalent certification issued by the certifying entity;

(2) has met the educational requirements of the Board Certified Behavior Analyst standard or the Board Certified Behavior Analyst--Doctoral standard or an equivalent standard adopted by the certifying entity;

(3) has passed the Board Certified Behavior Analyst examination, or an equivalent examination offered by the certifying entity, in applied behavior analysis;

(4) is in compliance with all professional, ethical, and disciplinary standards established by the certifying entity; and

(5) is not subject to any disciplinary action by the certifying entity.
Tex. Water Code § 13.251 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.251
§ 13.251. SALE, ASSIGNMENT, OR LEASE OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 13.255, a utility or a water supply or sewer service corporation may not sell, assign, or lease a certificate of public convenience and necessity or any right obtained under a certificate unless the utility commission has determined that the purchaser, assignee, or lessee is capable of rendering adequate and continuous service to every consumer within the certified area, after considering the factors under Section 13.246(c). The sale, assignment, or lease shall be on the conditions prescribed by the utility commission.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.041 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.041
§ 91.041. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS; REQUIRED DISCLOSURE; OTHER REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A client and license holder are each considered an employer under the laws of this state for purposes of sponsoring retirement and welfare benefit plans for covered employees.

(a-1) A license holder may sponsor a single welfare benefit plan under which eligible covered employees of one or more clients may elect to participate.

(a-2) A fully insured welfare benefit plan offered to the covered employees of a license holder and provided by an insurance company authorized to provide that insurance in this state or a self-funded health benefit plan sponsored by a license holder as provided by Section 91.0411 shall be treated for purposes of state law as a single employer welfare benefit plan.

(b) With respect to any insurance or benefit plan provided by a license holder for the benefit of its assigned employees, a license holder shall disclose the following information to the department, each client, and its covered employees:

(1) the type of coverage;

(2) the identity of each insurer for each type of coverage;

(3) the amount of benefits provided for each type of coverage and to whom or in whose behalf benefits are to be paid;

(4) the policy limits on each insurance policy; and

(5) whether the coverage is fully insured, partially insured, or fully self-funded.

(c) The commission by rule may require a license holder to file other reports that are reasonably necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.057 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.057
§ 63.057. DUTY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO NOTIFY APPROPRIATE PERSONS REGARDING PROVISION OF VOLUNTARY SAMPLE.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day after the date a report of a high-risk missing person is filed, the law enforcement agency shall inform a parent or any other person considered appropriate by the agency that the person may provide:

(1) a DNA sample for forensic DNA analysis; or

(2) for purposes of DNA sampling, a personal article belonging to the high-risk missing person.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 14.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 14 / Section 14.06
§ 14.06. REPORT OF CERTAIN SALES.
Status: in_force

A holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit who sells distilled spirits under Section 14.01(a)(8) shall keep records of those sales in a manner prescribed by the commission or administrator.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.063 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.063
§ 58.063. PRICING AND PACKAGING FLEXIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 58.052(b) or Subchapter F, Chapter 60, an electing company may exercise pricing flexibility for basic network services, including the packaging of basic network services with any other regulated or unregulated service or any service of an affiliate. The company may exercise pricing flexibility in accordance with this section 10 days after providing an informational notice to the commission, to the office, and to any person who holds a certificate of operating authority in the electing company's certificated area or areas or who has an effective interconnection agreement with the electing company.

(b) An electing company shall set the price of a package of services containing basic network services and nonbasic services at any level at or above the lesser of:

(1) the sum of the long run incremental costs of any basic network services and nonbasic services contained in the package; or

(2) the sum of the tariffed prices of any basic network services contained in the package and the long run incremental costs of nonbasic services contained in the package.

(c) Except as provided by Section 58.003, an electing company may flexibly price a package that includes a basic network service in any manner provided by Section 51.002(7).
Tex. Government Code § 664.060 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 664 / Section 664.060
§ 664.060. STATE AGENCY WELLNESS COUNCILS.
Status: repealed

(a) A state agency may facilitate the development of a wellness council composed of employees and managers of the agency to promote worksite wellness in the agency.

(b) A wellness council may work to:

(1) increase employee interest in worksite wellness;

(2) develop and implement policies to improve agency infrastructure to allow for increased worksite wellness; and

(3) involve employees in worksite wellness programs.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 , Sec. 1.06(e), eff. September 1, 2015.

(d) A state agency may allow its employees to participate in wellness council activities for two or more hours each month.

(e) The department shall provide technical support to each state agency wellness council and shall provide financial support to councils if funds are available.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 , Sec. 1.06(e), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 303.104 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.104
§ 303.104. HOURS OF SOLICITATION.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement-related charitable organization or commercial telephone solicitor may not make a telephone solicitation call unless the call is made after 9 a.m. and before 7 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Tex. Family Code § 157.267 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.267
§ 157.267. INTEREST ENFORCED AS CHILD SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

Accrued interest is part of the child support obligation and may be enforced by any means provided for the collection of child support.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.103
§ 1161.103. INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance policy in which the guardian of the estate invests must be issued on the life of:

(1) the ward;

(2) the ward's parent, spouse, child, sibling, or grandparent; or

(3) another person in whose life the ward may have an insurable interest.

(b) The ward must be the annuitant in the annuity contract in which the guardian of the estate invests.

(c) Only the ward, the ward's estate, or the ward's parent, spouse, child, sibling, or grandparent may be a beneficiary of the insurance policy or of the death benefit of the annuity contract.

(d) The insurance policy or annuity contract may not be amended or changed during the ward's life and disability, except on application to and order of the court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.001
§ 621.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commercial motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, designed or used for:

(A) the transportation of property; or

(B) delivery purposes.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.

(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(4) "Director" means:

(A) the executive director of the department; or

(B) an employee of the department who is:

(i) a division or special office director or holds a rank higher than division or special office director; and

(ii) designated by the executive director.

(5) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled.

(6) "Semitrailer" means a vehicle without motive power that is designed, or used with a motor vehicle, so that some of its weight and the weight of its load rests on or is carried by the motor vehicle.

(7) "Trailer" means a vehicle without motive power that is:

(A) designed or used to carry property or passengers on its own structure exclusively; and

(B) drawn by a motor vehicle.

(8) "Truck-tractor" means a motor vehicle designed or used primarily for drawing another vehicle:

(A) that is not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load being drawn; or

(B) that is engaged with a semitrailer in the transportation of automobiles or boats and that transports the automobiles or boats on part of the truck-tractor.

(9) "Vehicle" means a mechanical device, other than a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks, in, on, or by which a person or property can be transported on a public highway. The term includes a motor vehicle, commercial motor vehicle, truck-tractor, trailer, or semitrailer but does not include manufactured housing as defined by Chapter 1201, Occupations Code.

(10) "Single axle weight" means the total weight transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers may be included between two parallel transverse vertical planes 40 inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.

(11) "Tandem axle weight" means the total weight transmitted to the road by two or more consecutive axles whose centers may be included between parallel transverse vertical planes spaced more than 40 inches and not more than 96 inches apart, extending across the full width of the vehicle.

(12) "Port of entry" means a place designated by executive order of the president of the United States, by order of the United States secretary of the treasury, or by act of the United States Congress at which a customs officer is authorized to accept entries of merchandise, collect duties, and enforce customs and navigation laws. The term includes a publicly owned or privately owned international port of entry between this state and the United Mexican States.

(13) "Board" means the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.