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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 505.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 505 / Section 505.006
§ 505.006. FACILITY CHEMICAL LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of community right-to-know, a facility operator covered by this chapter shall compile and maintain a tier two form that contains information on hazardous chemicals present in the facility in quantities that meet or exceed thresholds determined by the EPA in 40 CFR Part 370, or at any other reporting thresholds as determined by commission rule for certain highly toxic or extremely hazardous substances.

(b) Multiple facilities may be reported on the same tier two form, with appropriate facility identifiers, if the hazardous chemicals or hazardous chemical categories present at the multiple facilities are in the same ranges. In multiple facility reporting, the reporting thresholds must be applied to each facility rather than to the total quantities present at all facilities.

(c) Each tier two form shall be filed annually with the commission, along with the appropriate fee, according to the procedures specified by commission rules.

(d) The tier two form shall be used to comply with the updating requirements in EPCRA Section 311, but a fee may not be associated with filing the report.

(e) Except as provided by Section 505.0061(c), a facility operator shall file the tier two form with the commission not later than the 90th day after the date on which the operator begins operation or has a reportable addition, at the appropriate threshold, of a previously unreported hazardous chemical or extremely hazardous substance.

(e-1) Except as provided by Section 505.0061(c), a facility operator shall file an updated tier two form with the commission:

(1) not later than the 90th day after the date on which the operator has a change in the chemical weight range, as listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 370, of a previously reported hazardous chemical or extremely hazardous substance; and

(2) as otherwise required by commission rule.

(e-2) A facility operator shall furnish a copy of each tier two form and updated tier two form filed with the commission under this section to the fire chief of the fire department having jurisdiction over the facility and to the appropriate local emergency planning committee.

(f) A facility operator shall file a safety data sheet with the commission on the commission's request.

(g) The commission shall maintain records of the tier two forms and other documents filed under this chapter or EPCRA for at least 30 years.

(h) Except as provided by Section 505.015, documents filed under this chapter are subject to Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1625.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1625 / Section 1625.001
§ 1625.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board of trustees" has the meaning assigned by Section 1551.003.

(2) "Institution of higher education" means a senior college or university, medical or dental unit, technical institute, or agency of higher education under the policy direction of a single governing board. The term does not include a public junior college.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0308
§ 8510.0308. POWERS RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may acquire:

(1) additional land adjacent to a permanent improvement constructed inside the authority for the purpose of developing public parks and recreational facilities; and

(2) necessary right-of-way for public ingress and egress to an area described by Subdivision (1).

(b) The authority may provide recreational facilities and services and may enter into a contract or agreement with any person for the construction, operation, or maintenance of a park or recreational facility.

(c) The authority may perform a function necessary to qualify for a state or federal recreational grant or loan.

(d) The legislature intends that the authority coordinate the development of any public parks or recreational facilities with the Parks and Wildlife Department for conformity with the land and water resources conservation and recreation plan.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4203.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4203 / Section 4203.001
§ 4203.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "consultant" means a person who, for compensation and at the request of an insurer, business, individual, or utilization review agent:

(1) reviews, assesses, or evaluates a claim, charge, or service of another chiropractor to determine whether the claim, charge, or service is:

(A) medically necessary, reasonable, or appropriate; or

(B) recommended for payment or nonpayment; or

(2) advises an insurer or utilization review agent regarding a chiropractic charge or service or recommends to that insurer or agent guidelines for a chiropractic charge or service.
Tex. Government Code § 418.0435 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.0435
§ 418.0435. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall enter into a contract with a manufacturer or wholesale distributor of personal protective equipment that guarantees a set amount and stocked supply of the equipment for use during a public health disaster declared under Section 81.0813, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The division may purchase personal protective equipment under a contract described by Subsection (a) only if the division determines the state's supply of personal protective equipment will be insufficient based on an evaluation of the personal protective equipment:

(1) held in reserve in this state; and

(2) supplied by or expected to be supplied by the federal government.

(c) The division shall pursue all available federal funding to cover the costs of personal protective equipment purchased under a contract described by Subsection (a).

(d) In entering into a contract under Subsection (a), the division shall ensure that the manufacturer is located in the United States to the extent practicable.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.121 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.121
§ 74.121. REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Each person in an active eradication zone growing cotton in this state shall furnish to the foundation on forms supplied by the foundation information that the foundation requires concerning the size and location of all commercial cotton fields and of noncommercial patches of cotton grown for ornamental or other purposes. The foundation may provide an incentive for early and timely reporting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985A / Section 7985A.0503
§ 7985A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955A / Section 7955A.0106
§ 7955A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.402 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.402
§ 1158.402. COMPLETION OF AUCTION.
Status: in_force

A public auction of real estate of an estate shall be completed on the bid of the highest bidder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909A / Section 7909A.0105
§ 7909A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.3025 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.3025
§ 202.3025. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant renewing a license issued under this chapter shall submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints for purposes of performing a criminal history record information check of the applicant as provided by Section 202.2525.

(b) The department may administratively suspend or refuse to renew the license of a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) A license holder is not required to submit fingerprints under this section for the renewal of the license if the license holder has previously submitted fingerprints under:

(1) Section 202.2525 for the initial issuance of the license; or

(2) this section as part of a prior license renewal.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.709 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.709
§ 452.709. FAILURE OF OTHER ENTITIES TO JOIN.
Status: in_force

A creating entity may continue the initiation or creation process alone if:

(1) any other entity that is in another subregion and that is authorized under Section 452.701(a) or (b) to initiate the process does not initiate the process within 60 days after the date the first creating entity initiates the process;

(2) the governing body of a municipality, or the commissioners court of an unincorporated area, in a proposed authority does not confirm participation under Section 452.707; or

(3) the governing body of another creating entity does not adopt the resolution or order described by Section 452.708(a).
Tex. Transportation Code § 315.064 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 315 / Section 315.064
§ 315.064. STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP AND COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the governing body of a municipality has approved and executed a contract for lighting improvements, the municipal engineer shall prepare and submit to the governing body a written statement that:

(1) lists the owners of property abutting any street to be improved;

(2) states the number of front feet owned by each owner;

(3) describes, by lot and block number or by another method that identifies the property, the abutting property owned by each owner; and

(4) estimates:

(A) the total cost of the improvement;

(B) the amount for each front foot to be assessed against abutting property and its owner; and

(C) the total amount to be assessed against each owner.

(b) If there is no municipal engineer, the municipal official whose duties most closely correspond to those of a municipal engineer shall prepare and submit the statement.

(c) The governing body shall examine the statement and correct any error in the statement.

(d) An error or omission in a statement prepared under this section does not invalidate an assessment or a lien or claim of personal liability imposed under an assessment.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.205 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.205
§ 547.205. INITIATION OF COMPLIANCE PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may initiate a proceeding to determine whether an item of vehicle equipment complies with a department standard if the department reasonably believes that the item is being offered or distributed for sale or sold in violation of the standard.

(b) The department shall send written notice of the proceeding to the manufacturer of the item by certified mail, return receipt requested.

(c) The notice required by Subsection (b) must:

(1) cite the standard that the item allegedly violates; and

(2) state that the manufacturer must file a written request with the department for a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the notice is received to obtain a hearing on the issue of compliance.

(d) When the department sends notice under Subsection (b), the department shall require the manufacturer to submit to the department, not later than the 30th day after the date the notice is received, the names and addresses of the persons the manufacturer knows to be offering the item for sale to retail merchants.

(e) On receipt under Subsection (d) of the names and addresses, the department shall send by certified mail, return receipt requested, written notice of the compliance proceeding to those persons.

(f) The notice must:

(1) cite the standard that the item allegedly violates;

(2) state that the manufacturer of the item has been notified and may request a hearing on the issue of compliance before a stated date;

(3) state that if the manufacturer or another person requests a hearing, the person may appear at the hearing;

(4) state that if the manufacturer does not request a hearing, the person may request a hearing by filing a written request with the department not later than the 30th day after the date notice is received; and

(5) state that the person may determine from the department whether a hearing will be held and the time and place of the hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 2267.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2267 / Section 2267.006
§ 2267.006. DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) If the state intends to develop or operate a qualifying project under this chapter, the state entity proposing to develop or operate the project may adopt a development plan on the real property associated with the project.

(b) The purpose of a development plan is to conserve and enhance the value of real property belonging to the state, taking into consideration the preservation of the health, safety, and general welfare of the communities in which the real property is situated.

(c) The plan must address local land use planning ordinances, which may include the following:

(1) allocation and location of specific uses of the real property, including residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, or other appropriate uses;

(2) densities and intensities of designated land uses;

(3) the timing and rate of development;

(4) timely delivery of adequate facilities and services, including water, wastewater collection and treatment systems, parks and public recreational facilities, drainage facilities, school sites, and roads and transportation facilities; or

(5) needed zoning and other land use regulations.

(d) The plan must comply with existing rules, regulations, orders, or ordinances for real property development to the extent the rules, regulations, orders, or ordinances are not detrimental to the interests of the state as determined by the special board of review.
Tex. Government Code § 497.095 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.095
§ 497.095. INMATE'S WORK RECORD.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish a permanent record for each inmate confined, and for each defendant or releasee housed, in a facility operated by or under contract with the department who participates in a department work program. The record must describe the type or types of work performed by the inmate, defendant, or releasee during the person's confinement or supervision and must contain evaluations of the performance of and proficiency at tasks assigned and a record of the attendance at work by the inmate, defendant, or releasee. On release from imprisonment or supervision, the department shall provide the inmate, defendant, or releasee with a copy of a record made by the department under this section.
Tex. Family Code § 234.010 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 234 / Section 234.010
§ 234.010. DIRECT DEPOSIT AND ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER OF CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state disbursement unit authorized under this chapter may make a direct deposit of a child support payment to an obligee by electronic funds transfer into an account with a financial institution maintained by the obligee. It is the responsibility of the obligee to notify the state disbursement unit of:

(1) the existence of an account;

(2) the appropriate routing information for direct deposit by electronic funds transfer into an account; and

(3) any modification to account information previously provided to the state disbursement unit, including information that an account has been closed.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the state disbursement unit shall deposit a child support payment by electronic funds transfer into a debit card account established for the obligee by the Title IV-D agency if the obligee:

(1) does not maintain an account with a financial institution;

(2) fails to notify the state disbursement unit of the existence of an account maintained with a financial institution; or

(3) closes an account maintained with a financial institution previously used to accept direct deposit of a child support payment without establishing a new account and notifying the state disbursement unit of the new account in accordance with Subsection (a).

(c) The Title IV-D agency shall:

(1) issue a debit card to each obligee for whom a debit card account is established under Subsection (b); and

(2) provide the obligee with instructions for activating and using the debit card.

(c-1) Chapter 604, Business & Commerce Code, does not apply to a debit card issued under Subsection (c).

(d) An obligee may decline in writing to receive child support payments by electronic funds transfer into an account with a financial institution or a debit card account and request that payments be provided by paper warrants if the obligee alleges that receiving payments by electronic funds transfer would impose a substantial hardship.

(e) A child support payment disbursed by the state disbursement unit by electronic funds transfer into an account with a financial institution maintained by the obligee or into a debit card account established for the obligee under Subsection (b) is solely the property of the obligee.
Tex. Water Code § 54.208 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.208
§ 54.208. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES.
Status: in_force

The penalty for violation of a rule is not effective and enforceable until five days after the publication of the notice. Five days after the publication, the published rule shall be in effect and ignorance of it is not a defense to a prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty.
Tex. Finance Code § 304.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 304 / Section 304.301
§ 304.301. EXCEPTION FOR DELINQUENT TAXES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a judgment:

(1) in favor of a taxing unit in a delinquent tax suit under Subchapter C, Chapter 33, Tax Code; or

(2) that earns interest at a rate set by Title 2, Tax Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.254 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.254
§ 5.254. REQUIRED RECORDS OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall keep a record of each process, notice, or demand served on the secretary under this subchapter and shall record:

(1) the time when each service on the secretary was made; and

(2) each subsequent action of the secretary taken in relation to that service.
Tex. Water Code § 35.009 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 35 / Section 35.009
§ 35.009. NOTICE AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall have notice of the hearing published in at least one newspaper with general circulation in the county or counties in which the area proposed for designation as a priority groundwater management area is located. Notice must be published not later than the 30th day before the date set for the hearing.

(b) The notice must include:

(1) if applicable, a statement of the general purpose and effect of designating the proposed priority groundwater management area;

(2) if applicable, a statement of the general purpose and effect of creating a new district in the priority groundwater management area;

(3) if applicable, a statement of the general purpose and effect of adding all or part of the land in the priority groundwater management area to an existing district;

(4) a map generally outlining the boundaries of the area being considered for priority groundwater management area designation or notice of the location at which a copy of the map may be examined or obtained;

(5) a statement that the executive director's report concerning the priority groundwater management area or proposed area is available at the commission's main office in Austin, Texas, and at regional offices of the commission for regions which include territory within the priority groundwater management area or proposed priority groundwater management area and that the report is available for inspection during regular business hours;

(6) a description or the name of the locations in the affected area at which the commission has provided copies of the executive director's report to be made available for public inspection;

(7) the name and address of each public library, each county clerk's office, and each district to which the commission has provided copies of the executive director's report; and

(8) the date, time, and place of the hearing.

(c) The commission shall also give written notice of the date, time, place, and purpose of the hearing to the governing body of each county, regional water planning group, adjacent groundwater district, municipality, river authority, water district, or other entity which supplies public drinking water, including each holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the commission, and of each irrigation district, located either in whole or in part in the priority groundwater management area or proposed priority groundwater management area. The notice must be given before the 30th day preceding the date set for the hearing.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.048 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.048
§ 162.048. TAXATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The bonds are exempt from any tax by the state and by cities, towns, villages, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions and public agencies of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.059
§ 1115.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and shall receive the compensation determined by the board.

(c) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in the amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's required duties; and

(2) contains any other condition the board requires.

(d) The board may appoint an assistant district administrator. The assistant district administrator serves at the will of the board and receives the compensation determined by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.004
§ 8104.004. STATE POLICY REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

The powers and functions conferred on the authority are subject to the state policy of encouraging the development and use of integrated area-wide waste collection, treatment, and disposal systems to serve the waste disposal needs of the state's residents, if integrated systems can reasonably be provided for an area, so as to avoid the economic burden on residents and the effect on state water quality caused by the construction and operation of numerous small waste collection, treatment, and disposal facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.212
§ 3818.212. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.