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Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.002
§ 74.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Cotton" includes the cotton plant, cotton in the boll, cotton stalk, and all cotton products, including seed cotton, cottonseed, and cotton hulls, but not including cotton oil or cotton meal.

(2) "Cotton pest" includes the boll weevil and the pink bollworm.

(3) "Host plant" means a plant susceptible to infestation by the boll weevil, pink bollworm, or any other cotton pest.

(4) "Boll weevil" means the insect Anthonomus grandis Boheman, in any stage of development, including the egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages.

(5) "Okra" includes okra stalks.

(6) "Pest management zone" means a geographical zone established by the department under this chapter for purposes of cotton pest control and prevention.

(7) "Pink bollworm" means the insect Pectinophora gossypiella, Saunders, in any stage of development, including the egg, larval, pupal, and adult stages.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9095.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9095 / Section 9095.0304
§ 9095.0304. 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. Insurance Code § 1551.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.008
§ 1551.008. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

The definition of a term defined by this subchapter and the use of the terms "employee" and "annuitant" to refer to individuals eligible to participate in the group benefits program under Sections 1551.101 and 1551.102 apply to this chapter unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context in which the term appears.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.001
§ 8288.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Bond" means a bond or note.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.

(4) "District" means the Meeker Municipal Water District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.153
§ 3905.153. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property of a person that provides to the public gas, electricity, telephone, sewage, or water service.
Tex. Utilities Code § 59.023 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 59 / Section 59.023
§ 59.023.
Status: in_force

Sec. 59.023. ELECTION UNDER CHAPTER 58. (a) This chapter does not prohibit a company electing under this chapter from electing incentive regulation under Chapter 58.

(b) If a company makes an election under Chapter 58, the infrastructure commitment made under this chapter offsets the infrastructure commitment required in connection with the Chapter 58 election.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00184 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00184
§ 30.00184. JUDGE.
Status: repealed

(a) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(4), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.108 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.108
§ 401.108. FINANCIAL QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a license is issued or renewed by the commission, the applicant shall demonstrate to the commission that the applicant is financially qualified to conduct the licensed activity, including any required decontamination, decommissioning, reclamation, and disposal, by posting security acceptable to the commission.

(b) A license holder shall submit to the department or commission, as appropriate, at intervals required by department or commission rules or the license, proof that the license holder has updated, as appropriate, the security posted under Subsection (a).

(c) The commission at regular intervals not to exceed five years shall reevaluate the qualifications and security provided by a license holder under Subchapter F or Subchapter G. The reevaluation may coincide with license renewal procedures if renewal and reevaluation occur in the same year.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.015 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 68 / Section 68.015
§ 68.015. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may capture, trap, take, or kill, or attempt to capture, trap, take, or kill, endangered fish or wildlife.

(b) No person may possess, sell, distribute, or offer or advertise for sale endangered fish or wildlife unless the fish or wildlife have been lawfully born and raised in captivity for commercial purposes under the provisions of this chapter.

(c) No person may possess, sell, distribute, or offer or advertise for sale any goods made from endangered fish or wildlife unless:

(1) the goods were made from fish or wildlife that were born and raised in captivity for commercial purposes under the provisions of this chapter; or

(2) the goods were made from fish or wildlife lawfully taken in another state and the person presents documented evidence to the department to substantiate that fact.

(d) No person may sell, advertise, or offer for sale any species of fish or wildlife not classified as endangered under the name of any endangered fish or wildlife.
Tex. Government Code § 1507.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.104
§ 1507.104. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL CHARTER.
Status: in_force

A provision of a municipal charter relating to the terms, issuance, sale, or delivery of bonds does not apply to a bond issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 341.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 341 / Section 341.201
§ 341.201. DEFINITIONS OF INDEXES.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Consumer price index" means the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers: U.S. City Average, All Items, 1967=100, compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, or, if that index is canceled or superseded, the index chosen by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as most accurately reflecting the changes in the purchasing power of the dollar for consumers.

(2) "Reference base index" means the consumer price index for December 1967.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.257 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.257
§ 1105.257. DISCHARGE OF FORMER SURETIES ON APPROVAL OF NEW BOND.
Status: in_force

When a new bond has been given and approved, the judge shall enter an order discharging the sureties on the former bond from all liability for the future acts of the principal on the bond.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.065 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.065
§ 14.065. OFFICE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may appoint, remove, and prescribe the duties of assistant commissioners, examiners, and other employees as necessary to maintain and operate the office, including the division of consumer protection.
Tex. Government Code § 403.221 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.221
§ 403.221. OTHER ACTIONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Except for a restraining order or injunction issued as provided by Section 403.212, a court may not issue a restraining order, injunction, declaratory judgment, writ of mandamus or prohibition, order requiring the payment of taxes or fees into the registry or custody of the court, or other similar legal or equitable relief against the state or a state agency relating to the applicability, assessment, collection, or constitutionality of a tax or fee covered by Section 403.212 or to the amount of the tax or fee due.
Tex. Labor Code § 501.051 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 501 / Section 501.051
§ 501.051. PAYMENT OF MEDICAL AND INDEMNITY BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

Medical benefit and income benefit payments made by the office are subject to this subtitle and are exempt from Chapter 2251, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.108
§ 1045.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary for the district to exercise the rights or authority conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8816.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8816 / Section 8816.101
§ 8816.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 36 and 49, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.052 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.052
§ 407A.052. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL; REFUSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall issue a certificate of approval to a proposed group on finding that the group has met the requirements of this subchapter.

(b) If the commissioner determines that a proposed group has not satisfied the requirements under this subchapter for a certificate of approval, the commissioner shall issue an order refusing the certificate. The order must set forth the reasons for the refusal.

(c) On issuance of the certificate of approval, the group is authorized to provide workers' compensation benefits.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.205
§ 2054.205. PUBLICATION AND FILING OF AUDITED REPORT.
Status: in_force

The board shall:

(1) publish an independently audited report analyzing the company's activities and fiscal condition during the preceding fiscal year; and

(2) file the audited report with the department for submission simultaneously with its annual financial report.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.112
§ 3929.112. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 375.094, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), and subject to the consent of the city by ordinance or resolution, the district may exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by Section 49.222, Water Code. The city may not unreasonably withhold consent under this section.

(c) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 3929.104; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.206 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.206
§ 223.206. OWNERSHIP OF HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state highway or another facility described by Section 223.201(a) that is the subject of a comprehensive development agreement with a private entity, including the facilities acquired or constructed on the project, is public property and shall be owned by the department.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department may enter into an agreement that provides for the lease of rights-of-way, the granting of easements, the issuance of franchises, licenses, or permits, or any lawful uses to enable a private entity to construct, operate, and maintain a project, including supplemental facilities. At the termination of the agreement, the highway or other facilities are to be in a state of proper maintenance as determined by the department and shall be returned to the department in satisfactory condition at no further cost.

(c) A highway asset or toll project that is used or leased by a private entity under Section 202.052 or 228.053 for a commercial purpose is not exempt from ad valorem taxation and is subject to local zoning regulations and building standards.

(d) The department may not enter into a comprehensive development agreement with a private entity under this subchapter that provides for the lease, license, or other use of rights-of-way or related property by the private entity for the purpose of constructing, operating, or maintaining an ancillary facility that is used for commercial purposes.
Tex. Election Code § 122.096 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.096
§ 122.096. EFFECT OF SECRETARY OF STATE'S ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A voting system or voting system equipment for which approval is suspended may not be used in an election held after the date the suspension order is issued.

(b) A voting system or voting system equipment for which approval for future use is suspended may not be used in an election held after the date the suspension order is issued unless the system or equipment was adopted for use in the election before the date the suspension order is issued. In that case, the system or equipment may be used in that election only.

(c) A voting system or voting system equipment for which conditional approval is given may not be used in an election held after the date the conditional approval order is issued except in accordance with conditions prescribed by the conditional approval order.
Tex. Government Code § 2260.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2260 / Section 2260.107
§ 2260.107. EXECUTION ON STATE PROPERTY NOT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize execution on property owned by the state or a unit of state government.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.104
§ 66.104. INTERVENTION RELATING TO EXAMINATION OF AFFAIRS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may intervene in the affairs of an association if a person who participates in the affairs of the association or a subsidiary or savings and loan holding company of the association:

(1) refuses or is about to refuse to submit to interrogation under oath by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent with respect to the association's affairs; or

(2) materially alters, conceals, removes, or falsifies or is about to materially alter, conceal, remove, or falsify a book or record of the association or a subsidiary of the association.

(b) The commissioner may intervene in the affairs of an association if the association:

(1) fails to maintain books and records from which the true financial condition of the association or the state of the association's affairs can be determined; or

(2) refuses to direct a person having possession of the books, papers, records, or accounts of the association or the association's subsidiary to permit the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative to inspect or examine those documents or accounts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8332.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8332 / Section 8332.201
§ 8332.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 411.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.001
§ 411.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Public Safety Commission.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

(3) "Director" means the public safety director.

(4) "Internet" means the largest nonproprietary nonprofit cooperative public computer network, popularly known as the Internet.
Tex. Government Code § 499.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 499 / Section 499.110
§ 499.110. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.
Status: in_force

Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, applies to all reviews, recommendations, and decisions made under Sections 499.102-499.109.
Tex. Election Code § 215.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 215 / Section 215.005
§ 215.005. ADMINISTRATION OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The recount coordinator shall determine the allocation of the costs of a recount and dispose of the recount deposits. The coordinator shall make the disposition as soon as practicable after a recount is completed.

(b) In a recount of an election for which there is no canvass at the state level, other than a primary election, the recount coordinator shall place the deposit of a person against whom costs are assessed in the fund from which the expenses of the recount are payable. If the person is entitled to a refund, the authority receiving the deposit shall issue a warrant in the appropriate amount to the person.

(c) In a recount of an election for which the final canvass is at the state level, other than a primary election, the recount coordinator shall deliver the deposit of a person against whom costs are assessed to the comptroller of public accounts, who shall place the deposit in trust. The comptroller shall issue a warrant in the amount certified by the coordinator to each county in which assessed costs were incurred and to the person for any refund to which the person is entitled.

(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures for the administration of costs of a recount in a primary election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.057
§ 7803.057. TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a district treasurer.

(b) The district treasurer shall give bond in an amount required by the board, conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting of all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as district treasurer.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 19.008 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 19 / Section 19.008
§ 19.008. APPLYING FOR FOUNDATION GROVE DESIGNATION, BUDWOOD CERTIFICATION, AND CITRUS NURSERY CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who desires to operate a foundation grove and produce certified citrus budwood for sale to the citrus industry must apply for foundation grove designation and citrus budwood certification in accordance with rules adopted by the department.

(b) A person who desires to operate a citrus nursery to propagate citrus nursery stock for sale in the citrus zone must apply for citrus nursery certification in accordance with rules adopted by the department.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.156
§ 2310.156. SERVICE COMPANY LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless exempt from the license requirement, a person may not employ or contract with an individual who performs or offers to perform device maintenance activities unless the person holds a service company license issued by the department under this subchapter.

(b) Unless exempt from the licensing requirement, an individual may not perform or offer to perform device maintenance activities as a sole proprietor unless the individual holds a service technician license and a service company license issued by the department under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.458 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.458
§ 451.458. INTERNAL AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.3 million.

(b) The board shall appoint a qualified individual to perform internal auditing services for a term of five years. The board may remove the auditor only on the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of the board.

(c) The auditor shall report directly to the board.
Tex. Election Code § 65.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 65 / Section 65.005
§ 65.005. TALLYING THE VOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) One member of the counting team shall examine each ballot and clearly announce the name of each candidate for whom a vote has been received or whether a vote has been received for or against a measure. The other members of the counting team shall record the votes on the tally lists as they are announced.

(b) The counting team shall compare the tally lists periodically to determine whether discrepancies exist among them. If a discrepancy is discovered, the ballots shall be recounted and the necessary corrections shall be made on the lists.

(c) On completing the count, each member of the counting team assigned to tally votes shall compute the total number of votes tallied on the list the member has kept and enter the totals on the tally list. After verifying that the three lists are in agreement, each counting officer shall sign the list that the officer has kept.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.01009 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.01009
§ 81.01009. RECORDS RESEARCH FEE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall charge a person who requests an examination or search of commission records $5 for each half hour or fraction of a half hour that a commission employee spends in the examination or search unless the person requesting the search represents this state or a county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.152
§ 1074.152. NOTICE; HEARING; APPROVAL OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) At least 10 days before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) The board shall act on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board determines the law warrants and are in the interests of the taxpayers. The board must approve the budget.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.307 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.307
§ 1951.307. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

A person may renew a license by submitting an application to the department and paying the required renewal fees.