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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.178 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.178
§ 52.178. OPERATION UNDER PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The owner of a permit or combination of permits shall have 18 months from the date or average date thereof in which to begin drilling a well for oil and gas on some portion of the land included therein. The drilling on one permit shall be sufficient protection against forfeiture of all the permits included in a combination. Owners of permits or combination of permits included herein shall have three years after the date or average date thereof in which to complete the development of oil and gas thereon, and if oil and gas should not be found in paying quantities and a lease applied for within said time all rights in such permit or combination of permits shall terminate, and the oil and gas in such land shall become subject to the provisions of this law relating to the relinquishment of oil and gas to the owner of the soil.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1234 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1234
§ 54.1234. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A magistrate has the same judicial immunity as a district judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.114
§ 3910.114. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8237.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8237 / Section 8237.202
§ 8237.202. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of a bond, note, or other obligation issued or incurred to finance a road project may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Waller County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9053.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9053 / Section 9053.103
§ 9053.103. LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only in Montgomery County.
Tex. Government Code § 466.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.109
§ 466.109. PUBLICITY OF INDIVIDUALS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A state officer, including a commission member or the executive director, or an officer or employee of the department, may not appear in an advertisement or promotion for the lottery that is sponsored by the department or in a televised lottery drawing. An advertisement or promotion for the lottery may not contain the likeness or name of a state officer, including a commission member or the executive director, or an officer or employee of the department.

(b) In connection with providing security for the lottery, this section does not prohibit a security officer or investigator employed by the department from appearing in a televised lottery drawing or other promotion for the lottery that is sponsored by the department.

(c) Notwithstanding this section, the executive director may designate an employee of the department to participate in a promotional event.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.351
§ 2203.351. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the issuance of bonds to provide a method to raise funds to provide professional liability insurance for nursing homes and assisted living facilities in this state through the association is to benefit the public and to further a public purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7894.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7894 / Section 7894.0301
§ 7894.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.059 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.059
§ 392.059. COOPERATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES OR HOUSING AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may cooperate with a municipality, a county, another political subdivision of this state, or the state in action taken in connection with the problems of clearing, replanning, and reconstructing slum areas and of providing housing for persons of low income in the area of operation of the authority or within the boundaries of the cooperating political subdivision.

(b) Housing authorities may cooperate in the exercise of a power conferred by this chapter to finance, plan, undertake, construct, or operate a housing project in the area of operation of one or more of the cooperating authorities.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.03
§ 102.03. PERSONS BARRED FROM INTEREST IN PREMISES OF RETAIL LIQUOR OUTLET.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's, winery, wholesaler's, or class B wholesaler's permit.

(b) No holder of a permit named in Subsection (a) of this section may directly or indirectly, or through a subsidiary, affiliate, agent, employee, officer, director, or firm member, own an interest of any kind in the premises where a package store permittee, wine only package store permittee, or mixed beverage permittee conducts his business.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.025
§ 21.025. GENERAL GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer may be removed from office for:

(1) incompetency;

(2) official misconduct; or

(3) intoxication on or off duty caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage.

(b) Intoxication is not a ground for removal if it appears at the trial that the intoxication was caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage on the direction and prescription of a licensed physician practicing in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0259 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0259
§ 546.0259. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission or the contracted organization may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations to support the family-based alternatives system's functions under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1475.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1475 / Section 1475.001
§ 1475.001. PURPOSE; LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The only purpose of this subchapter is to grant counties in this state the authority to issue bonds or warrants or to otherwise lend their credit for the acquisition and conveyance to the United States of the necessary right-of-way for waterways or navigable canals:

(1) the construction of which is authorized by federal legislation; and

(2) the cost of construction and maintenance of which is to be paid by the United States.

(b) This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.102
§ 3882.102. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8235.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8235 / Section 8235.203
§ 8235.203. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.083 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.083
§ 775.083. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before January 1 of each year, a district shall file with the Texas Division of Emergency Management an annual report that includes the following:

(1) the district's name;

(2) the name of each county in which the district is located;

(3) the district's business address;

(4) the name, mailing address, and term of office of each commissioner;

(5) the name, mailing address, and term of office of the district's general manager, executive director, and fire chief;

(6) the name of each legal counsel or other consultant for the district; and

(7) the district's annual budget and tax rate for the preceding fiscal year.

(b) The Texas Division of Emergency Management may not charge a fee for filing the report.

(c) The Texas Division of Emergency Management shall develop and maintain an Internet-based system that enables:

(1) a district to securely file the report and update the district's information; and

(2) the public to view, in a searchable format, the reports filed by districts under this section.

(d) If the information included in a district's annual report changes, the district shall update the district's information using the Internet-based system before the end of the calendar quarter in which the district's information changes.
Tex. Labor Code § 351.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 351 / Section 351.005
§ 351.005. MEANING OF CERTAIN REFERENCES IN LAW.
Status: in_force

Until the administration of this subtitle is transferred from the department to the commission, a reference to the commission or the executive director in this subtitle means the department, commissioner of assistive and rehabilitative services, or executive commissioner, as applicable.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.201 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 621 / Section 621.201
§ 621.201. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a person who uses a contest as part of an advertising plan or program.
Tex. Water Code § 55.421 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.421
§ 55.421. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE FUND.
Status: in_force

The expenses, debts, and obligations incurred in creating, establishing, and maintaining the district shall be paid from the construction and maintenance fund. The construction and maintenance fund shall consist of money received by the district from the sale of bonds or from other sources provided by this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1371.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.004
§ 1371.004. PREAUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan may require prior authorization for a prosthetic device or an orthotic device in the same manner that the health benefit plan requires prior authorization for any other covered benefit.
Tex. Government Code § 424.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 424 / Section 424.152
§ 424.152. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to a critical infrastructure facility that is:

(1) a public or private airport depicted in any current aeronautical chart published by the Federal Aviation Administration; or

(2) a military installation owned or operated by or for this state or another governmental entity.

(b) A critical infrastructure facility to which this subchapter applies is required to comply with the requirements of this subchapter only if the facility is awarded a grant under Section 424.154.
Tex. Election Code § 192.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.034
§ 192.034. LISTING CANDIDATES ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) The names of a presidential candidate and the candidate's running mate shall be placed on the ballot as one race.

(b) The names of presidential elector candidates may not be placed on the ballot.
Tex. Occupations Code § 167.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 167 / Section 167.008
§ 167.008. REFERRALS TO PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The program shall accept a self-referral from a physician or physician assistant and referrals from an individual, a physician health and rehabilitation committee, a physician assistant organization, a state physician health program, a hospital or hospital system licensed in this state, a residency program, the board, or the physician assistant board.

(b) A physician or physician assistant may refer the physician or physician assistant to the program.

(c) The program may not accept a referral, except as provided by board rules, for a violation of the standard of care as a result of drugs or alcohol or boundary violations with a patient or a patient's family.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.054
§ 1097.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person:

(1) is a resident of the district;

(2) owns property in the district subject to taxation; and

(3) is more than 18 years of age at the time of election or appointment.

(b) A person may not be elected to represent a particular county commissioners precinct unless the person is a resident of that precinct.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8065.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8065 / Section 8065.0302
§ 8065.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6610.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6610 / Section 6610.154
§ 6610.154. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks in the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) All district money shall be deposited in a depository bank, except that sufficient money shall be remitted to the appropriate bank of payment to pay the principal of and interest on the district's outstanding bonds on or before the maturity date of the principal and interest.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(d) If the board designates a depository bank as the treasurer of the district, the bank shall serve as the treasurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.133 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.133
§ 3903.133. PREREQUISITES FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not construct an improvement project unless:

(1) the owner of the land on which the improvement project will be constructed records a plat in the map and plat records of the county in which the district is located; and

(2) the planning commission of the city approves the plat.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.151
§ 823.151. PRESUMPTION OF CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) Control of an entity is presumed if:

(1) a person or a person and members of the person's immediate family, directly or indirectly, own, control, or hold with the power to vote 10 percent or more of the voting securities or authority of the entity; or

(2) a person who is not a corporate officer or director of the entity holds proxies representing 10 percent or more of the voting securities or authority of the entity.

(b) Control of a Lloyd's plan is presumed if a person is designated as an attorney-in-fact for the insurer under Chapter 941.

(c) Control of a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange is presumed if a person is designated as an attorney-in-fact for the exchange under Chapter 942.

(d) A presumption under this section may be rebutted by a showing made in the manner provided by Section 823.010 that control does not exist in fact and that the person rebutting the presumption is complying with Sections 823. 154, 823.155, 823.159, and 823.160.

(e) For purposes of this section, the members of a person's immediate family are:

(1) the person's spouse, father, mother, children, brothers, sisters, and grandchildren;

(2) the father, mother, brothers, and sisters of the person's spouse; and

(3) the spouse of the person's child, brother, sister, mother, father, or grandparent.
Tex. Water Code § 58.026 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.026
§ 58.026.
Status: in_force

Sec. 58.026. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; BOND. (a) If the commissioners court grants a petition for creation of a district, it shall appoint five directors who shall serve until their successors are elected or appointed in accordance with law.

(b) Each director shall, within 15 days after appointment, file his official bond in the office of the county clerk, and the county clerk shall present the bond to the county judge for approval. The county judge shall pass on the bond and approve it, if it is proper and sufficient, or disapprove it and shall endorse his action on the bond and return it to the county clerk.

(c) If approved, the bond of a director shall be recorded in a record kept for that purpose in the office of the county clerk, but if a bond is not approved, a new bond may be furnished within 10 days after disapproval.

(d) If any director appointed under this section fails to qualify, the commissioners court shall appoint another person to replace him.

(e) Each director appointed under this section shall take the oath of office as provided by Section 58.077 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 418.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.153
§ 418.153. COMPENSATION CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person claiming compensation for the use, damage, loss, or destruction of property under this chapter shall file a claim for compensation with the division in the form and manner required by the division.

(b) Unless the amount of compensation on account of property damage, loss, or destruction is agreed on between the claimant and the division, the amount of compensation is computed in the same manner as compensation due for taking of property under the condemnation laws of this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.109 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.109
§ 501.109. COLLECTION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person does not pay the penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the penalty may be collected.

(b) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 64.011 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 64 / Section 64.011
§ 64.011. EAGLE.
Status: in_force

No person may hunt, trap, or kill a golden eagle or Mexican brown eagle without first having obtained a permit from the department as provided by Subchapter H, Chapter 43, of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.253
§ 1504.253. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may issue revenue bonds to provide all or part of the money to accomplish any purpose described by Section 1504.252.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.459 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.459
§ 2001.459. EXPENSES PAID FROM BINGO ACCOUNT.
Status: repealed

(a) The following items of expense incurred or paid in connection with the conduct of bingo must be paid from an organization's bingo account:

(1) advertising, including the cost of printing bingo gift certificates;

(2) security during a bingo occasion;

(3) the purchase or repair of bingo supplies and equipment;

(4) prizes, other than authorized cash prizes;

(5) stated rental expenses;

(6) bookkeeping, legal, or accounting services;

(7) fees for callers, cashiers, and ushers; and

(8) janitorial services.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (S.B. 643), Sec. 17(3), eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.109
§ 3941.109. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.206
§ 1006.206. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) the profit made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24A.002 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24A / Section 24A.002
§ 24A.002. RESPONSE REQUIRED; DEADLINE FOR RESPONSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), not later than the 10th day after the date on which an online service provider is served with or otherwise receives a subpoena, search warrant, or other court order described by Article 24A.001, the online service provider shall:

(1) fully comply with the subpoena, warrant, or order; or

(2) petition a court to excuse the online service provider from complying with the subpoena, warrant, or order.

(b) As soon as is practicable, and in no event later than the second business day after the date the online service provider is served with or otherwise receives a subpoena, search warrant, or other court order described by Article 24A.001, the online service provider shall fully comply with the subpoena, search warrant, or order if the subpoena, search warrant, or order indicates that full compliance is necessary to address a situation that threatens a person with death or other serious bodily injury.

(c) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(1), full compliance with the subpoena, warrant, or order includes:

(1) producing or providing, to the extent permitted under federal law, all documents or information requested under the subpoena, warrant, or order; or

(2) providing, to the extent permitted under federal law, electronic access to all documents or information requested under the subpoena, warrant, or order.
Tex. Government Code § 442.207 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.207
§ 442.207. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates a rule adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.152
§ 402.152. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each license or permit holder under this chapter shall at all times prominently display in the person's place of business a sign containing information about filing a complaint as prescribed by commission rule.

(b) Each written contract for services in this state of a license holder must contain the information prescribed by commission rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8840.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8840 / Section 8840.108
§ 8840.108. COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may collect and preserve information regarding the use of groundwater and the practicability of recharge of a groundwater reservoir.