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Tex. Government Code § 441.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.017
§ 441.017. COST RECOVERY FOR RECORDS STORAGE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section:

(1) applies to a record stored by the commission for a state agency; and

(2) does not apply to a record that is under the permanent control of the commission for archival purposes.

(b) The commission shall establish and keep current a cost recovery schedule for its records storage services. The schedule shall show the total cost, including indirect costs, to the commission of its records storage services.

(c) Each state agency that will use the commission's records storage services during a state fiscal biennium shall send to the commission an estimate of the amount and nature of the services that the agency will use during the biennium. The commission shall prescribe:

(1) the time that the estimate must be sent; and

(2) the information that must be included in the estimate.

(d) The commission shall base its legislative appropriations request for providing records storage services to other agencies for the biennium on the estimates received under Subsection (c). The commission's appropriations request must:

(1) show the estimated cost for each agency for records storage services; and

(2) identify the estimated amount that would need to be appropriated from the general revenue fund, account in the general revenue fund, or other fund or account to recover fully the commission's costs in providing records storage services for other agencies.

(e) The legislature may appropriate money to pay the commission's costs in providing records storage services for an agency:

(1) to the commission; or

(2) to the agency, which shall pay the commission its costs as the services are provided.

(f) In this section, "agency" means a state executive, judicial, or legislative department, institution, board, or commission, including an eleemosynary institution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.108
§ 1067.108. 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 or convenient for the district to exercise a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.003
§ 1072.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district is a public entity performing an essential public function.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.088 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.088
§ 164.088. IMPORTATION OF SHEEP WITHOUT CERTIFICATE OR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person imports sheep into this state in violation of Subchapter D of this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor for each head of sheep imported in violation of Subchapter D of this chapter.

(c) A person commits a separate offense for each county into which or through which the sheep are moved.

(d) Venue for prosecution of an offense under this section is in any county into which or through which the sheep are moved.
Tex. Education Code § 105.105 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.105
§ 105.105. FUNDS RECEIVED FOR TRUST SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may deposit in an appropriate system account outside the state treasury all funds received as administrative fees or charges for services rendered in the management or administration of a trust estate under the control of the system.

(b) The funds under Subsection (a) may be spent by the board for any educational purpose of the system.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 19A.152 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 19A / Section 19A.152
§ 19A.152. CHALLENGE TO ARRAY.
Status: in_force

(a) A challenge to the array may be made only for the following causes:

(1) that the persons summoned as grand jurors are not in fact the persons selected by the method provided by Article 19A.051; or

(2) that the officer who summoned the grand jurors acted corruptly in summoning any grand juror.

(b) A challenge to the array must be made in writing.
Tex. Family Code § 9.012 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 9 / Section 9.012
§ 9.012. CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may enforce by contempt an order requiring delivery of specific property or an award of a right to future property.

(b) The court may not enforce by contempt an award in a decree of divorce or annulment of a sum of money payable in a lump sum or in future installment payments in the nature of debt, except for:

(1) a sum of money in existence at the time the decree was rendered; or

(2) a matured right to future payments as provided by Section 9.011.

(c) This subchapter does not detract from or limit the general power of a court to enforce an order of the court by appropriate means.
Tex. Government Code § 609.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.102
§ 609.102. CREATION OF PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision may create and administer for its employees a 401(k) plan under this subchapter.

(b) A political subdivision may create and administer for its employees a 457 plan under this subchapter.

(c) A political subdivision may contract with other political subdivisions to create a single deferred compensation plan for their employees under Subsection (a) or (b).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.202 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.202
§ 242.202. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution covered by this subchapter shall provide a disclosure statement disclosing the nature of its care or treatment of residents with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders to:

(1) an individual seeking placement as a resident with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder;

(2) an individual attempting to place another individual as a resident with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder; or

(3) a person seeking information about the institution's care or treatment of residents with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

(b) The disclosure statement must be displayed with the institution's license as it is posted under Section 242.042.

(c) The institution must file the disclosure statement with the department as part of the report filed under Section 242.033(d). The department shall verify contents of the disclosure statement as part of the license renewal process.

(d) The disclosure statement must contain the following categories of information:

(1) the institution's philosophy of care;

(2) whether the institution is certified under Section 242.040 for the provision of specialized care and treatment of residents with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders;

(3) the preadmission, admission, and discharge process;

(4) resident assessment, care planning, and implementation of the care plan;

(5) staffing patterns, such as resident-to-staff ratios, and staff training;

(6) the physical environment of the institution;

(7) resident activities;

(8) program costs;

(9) systems for evaluation of the institution's programs for residents;

(10) family involvement in resident care; and

(11) the toll-free telephone number maintained by the department for acceptance of complaints against the institution.

(e) The institution must update the disclosure statement as needed to reflect changes in the operation of the institution.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.252 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.252
§ 10.252. NO APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN DISPOSITIONS OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this code, the governing documents of the domestic entity, or specific limitations established by the governing authority, a sale, lease, assignment, conveyance, pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, trust indenture, or other transfer of an interest in real property or other property made by a domestic entity does not require the approval of the members or owners of the entity.
Tex. Local Government Code § 291.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 291 / Section 291.006
§ 291.006. PRIVATE BUSINESS ON PUBLIC PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A county official or an agent, deputy, or employee of a county official may not operate a private business on public property unless the person:

(1) keeps an accurate and detailed record of money that the person receives and disburses;

(2) files with the county auditor or other county auditing authority, on or before January 1 of each year, a report of receipts and disbursements during the previous calendar year; and

(3) makes available to the county auditor all records of the receipts and disbursements.

(b) An amount of money equal to the amount of receipts required to be reported plus any interest paid by a financial institution on deposits of this money, less the amount of disbursements required to be reported, shall be delivered to the county treasurer when the report required by Subsection (a) is filed or in installments at regular intervals during the year as may be prescribed by the county auditor or other county auditing authority. This subsection does not apply to a person acting under or by virtue of a written contract with the county.

(c) If a county official has not complied with this section by February 1 of each year, the county auditor shall notify the county or district attorney of the violation. The county or district attorney shall, and any qualified voter of the county may, file a petition in a district court of the county for a writ of mandamus to compel compliance.

(d) A person who violates this section or falsifies a record or report required by this section commits official misconduct and may be removed under Chapter 87.

(e) This section does not apply to compensation that a justice of the peace or official court reporter receives for performing an act not required by law.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.021 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.021
§ 204.021. CHARGEBACKS.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of benefits paid to a claimant for a benefit year shall be charged to the accounts of each of the claimant's employers during the claimant's base period. The chargebacks of an employer for a calendar quarter are the benefits paid to all of the employer's employees or former employees during that quarter.

(b) The chargeback of benefits of a claimant who has two or more employers during the claimant's base period is allocated among those employers according to the proportion of the total of the claimant's benefit wage credits paid during the base period by each employer.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.229 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.229
§ 162.229. CLAIMS FOR REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A refund claim must be filed on a form provided by the comptroller, be supported by the original invoice issued by the seller, and contain:

(1) the stamped or preprinted name and address of the seller;

(2) the name of the purchaser;

(3) the date of delivery of the diesel fuel;

(4) the date of the issuance of the invoice, if different from the date of fuel delivery;

(5) the number of gallons of diesel fuel delivered;

(6) the amount of tax, either separately stated from the selling price or stated with a notation that the selling price includes the tax; and

(7) the type of vehicle or equipment into which the fuel is delivered.

(b) The purchaser must obtain the original invoice from the seller of diesel fuel not later than the 30th day after the date the diesel fuel is delivered to the purchaser. If the delivery of diesel fuel is made through an automated method in which the purchase is automatically applied to the purchaser's account, one invoice may be issued at the time of billing that covers multiple purchases made during a 30-day billing cycle.

(c) A distribution log filed with the comptroller to support the number of gallons of diesel fuel removed from a bulk user's own bulk storage must contain the name and address of the bulk user making the delivery stamped or preprinted on the log and, for each individual delivery from the bulk storage:

(1) the date of delivery;

(2) the number of gallons of diesel fuel delivered;

(3) the signature of the bulk user; and

(4) the type or description of off-highway equipment into which the diesel fuel was delivered, or the type of licensed motor vehicle into which the diesel fuel was delivered, including the state highway license plate number or vehicle identification number and odometer or hubmeter reading.

(d) A distributor or person who does not hold a license who files a valid refund claim with the comptroller shall be paid by a warrant issued by the comptroller. For purposes of this section, a distributor meets the requirement of filing a valid refund claim if the distributor designates the gallons of diesel fuel sold or used that are the subject of the refund claim on the monthly report submitted by the distributor to the comptroller.

(e) A person who files a claim for a tax refund on diesel fuel used for a purpose for which a tax refund is not authorized or who files an invoice supporting a refund claim on which the date, figures, or any material information has been falsified or altered forfeits the person's right to the entire amount of the refund claim filed unless the claimant provides proof satisfactory to the comptroller that the incorrect refund claim filed was due to a clerical or mathematical calculation error.

(f) After examination of the refund claim, the comptroller, before issuing a refund warrant, shall deduct from the amount of the refund the two percent deducted originally by the license holder on the first sale or distribution of the diesel fuel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9074.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9074 / Section 9074.105
§ 9074.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 42.042 or 42.0425, Local Government Code, and consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 17.279 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.279
§ 17.279. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

If there is insufficient money available to fund all applications under this subchapter, the board shall give preference to applications for political subdivisions that the board finds cannot reasonably finance the treatment works without assistance from the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0306
§ 4205.0306. 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 § 8489.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.254
§ 8489.254. HEARING ON DIVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) At a hearing on a petition for the division of an emergency services district under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall consider the petition and each issue relating to the division of the emergency services district.

(b) Any interested person may appear before the commissioners court to support or oppose the division.

(c) The commissioners court shall approve the petition not later than the 10th day after the date of the hearing if the commissioners court finds that:

(1) the petition contains the number of signatures required under Section 8489.253; and

(2) the proposed division is feasible.

(d) The commissioners court shall consider any agreement described by Section 8489.253(c) submitted with the petition as evidence that the division of the emergency services district is feasible under Subsection (c) of this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.008
§ 4055.008. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A specialty license holder may act as an agent for the kinds of insurance that are subject to this chapter for any insurer authorized to engage in the business of those kinds of insurance in this state.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a specialty license holder acting under this chapter shall comply with this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3889.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3889 / Section 3889.059
§ 3889.059. LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

The district may obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that protects and insures a director against personal liability and from all claims relating to:

(1) actions taken by the director in the director's capacity as a member of the board;

(2) actions and activities taken by the district; or

(3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.159 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.159
§ 39A.159. FUNDING OF CAMPUS OPERATED BY MANAGING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the funding for a campus operated by a managing entity may not be less than the funding of the other campuses in the school district on a per student basis so that the managing entity receives at least the same funding the campus would otherwise have received.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.404
§ 2303.404. REQUEST FOR APPLICATION FOR ENTERPRISE PROJECT DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A qualified business may request that the governing body of a municipality or county in which the qualified business is located apply to the bank for designation of a project or activity of the business as an enterprise project.

(b) The enterprise project designation must be for:

(1) an expansion or relocation from out-of-state, an expansion, renovation, or new construction, or other property to be undertaken by a qualified business; and

(2) a predetermined designation period approved by the bank, with beginning and ending dates for each proposed project or activity.

(c) The designation period for an enterprise project may not be for less than one year or more than five years from the date on which the designation is made.

(d) If an enterprise project designation is for a franchise or subsidiary, separate books and records must be maintained for the business activity conducted at the qualified business site.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.409 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.409
§ 1104.409. USE OF INFORMATION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

The court shall use the information obtained under this subchapter only in determining whether to:

(1) appoint, remove, or continue the appointment of a private professional guardian, a guardianship program, or the department; or

(2) appoint any other person proposed to serve as a guardian under this title, including a proposed temporary guardian and a proposed successor guardian, other than an attorney.
Tex. Local Government Code § 112.035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 112 / Section 112.035
§ 112.035. OCCUPATION TAX RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The tax assessor-collector shall collect all occupation taxes owed to the county without assessment. That officer shall give the person who pays the tax a written receipt that states the person's name, the occupation for which the tax is imposed, the period for which the tax payment is made, and the amounts collected for the state and for the county.

(b) On payment of the tax, the tax assessor-collector shall:

(1) issue the person a license in the name of the state, the county, or both, according to the tax that the person paid, that authorizes the person to engage in the occupation during the period for which the tax is paid; and

(2) pay into the treasury the amount of the tax collected for the county.

(c) The tax assessor-collector shall keep an occupation tax account.

(d) At the end of each month, the tax assessor-collector shall make two reports. The tax assessor-collector shall mail the first report, relating to licenses issued on taxes paid to the state, to the comptroller of public accounts. If authorized by the comptroller, the report may be submitted electronically instead of by mail. The tax assessor-collector shall file the second report, relating to licenses issued on taxes paid to the county, with a county officer designated by the commissioners court. Each report must contain the information stated in the receipt for the tax and shall be dated and signed under the tax assessor-collector's official seal.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 40.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 40 / Section 40.001
§ 40.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "epilepsy" means a variable symptom complex characterized by recurrent paroxysmal attacks of unconsciousness or impaired consciousness, usually with a succession of clonic or tonic muscular spasms or other abnormal behavior.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.292 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.292
§ 51.292. EASEMENTS AND LEASES FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may execute grants of easements or leases for electric substations, pumping stations, loading racks, and tank farms, and for any other purpose the commissioner determines to be in the best interest of the state, to be located on state land other than land owned by The University of Texas System.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.012 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.012
§ 78.012. FILING PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The petition must be filed in the commissioners court of the county in which the largest part of the district is located.

(b) The person filing the petition shall deposit $500 in cash with the county clerk of the county in which the petition is filed.