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Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.1025 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.1025
§ 2154.1025. STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S AUTHORITY REGARDING EXAMINATIONS; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The state fire marshal shall establish the scope and type of an examination required under this chapter.

(b) The state fire marshal may administer the examination or may enter into an agreement with a testing service.

(c) The state fire marshal shall adopt rules as necessary to implement examination requirements under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8887.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8887 / Section 8887.102
§ 8887.102. WELL PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) require a permit for drilling, equipping, or completing a well in a groundwater reservoir in the district; and

(2) issue a permit subject to terms relating to drilling, equipping, or completing a well that are necessary to prevent waste or contamination.

(b) The district may not deny an owner of land, or the owner's heirs, assigns, and lessees, a permit to drill a well on that land or to produce groundwater from that well subject to rules adopted to prevent waste or contamination.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.023
§ 1372.023. DEDICATION OF PORTIONS OF STATE CEILING TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.
Status: in_force

(a) Until August 7, of that portion of the state ceiling that is available exclusively for reservations by issuers of qualified mortgage bonds, 33.34 percent is available exclusively to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the purpose of issuing qualified mortgage bonds.

(b) Until August 15, of that portion of the state ceiling that is available exclusively for reservations by issuers of qualified residential rental project bonds, one-fifth is available exclusively to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in the manner described by Section 1372.0231.

(c) The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs may not reserve a portion of the state ceiling that is available exclusively for reservations by issuers of qualified residential rental project bonds other than the portion dedicated to the department under Subsection (b).
Tex. Local Government Code § 379B.0046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379B / Section 379B.0046
§ 379B.0046. EMPLOYMENT OF AUTHORITY PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ and commission peace officers for the authority to prevent or abate the commission of offenses relating to port functions, facilities, and operations under state or local law.

(b) The jurisdiction of a peace officer commissioned under this section includes the property owned or controlled by the authority.

(c) In a peace officer's jurisdiction, the peace officer has the authority granted by Chapter 14, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Local Government Code § 283.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 283 / Section 283.005
§ 283.005. INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may collect and compile any information from certificated telecommunications providers and municipalities as is necessary to implement this chapter.

(b) The commission shall maintain the confidentiality of the information described by Subsection (a) in accordance with Section 52.207, Utilities Code.

(c) Information provided to municipalities under this chapter shall be governed by confidentiality procedures established by the commission in compliance with Section 52.207, Utilities Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.115
§ 8834.115. NOTICE OF HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day before the date set for a hearing other than a permit application hearing, the district shall deliver or mail notice of the hearing to:

(1) each county, regional water supplier, and municipal government in the district; and

(2) each person that the board considers to have an interest in the subject matter of the hearing.

(b) Not later than the 10th day before the date set for a hearing, the district shall:

(1) publish notice of the hearing once in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in the district; and

(2) provide a copy of the notice of the hearing to the county clerk to be posted at the county courthouse of each county in the district in the place where notices are usually posted.
Tex. Water Code § 11.555 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.555
§ 11.555. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY OF WATERMASTER.
Status: in_force

The watermaster has the same duties and authority under the Concho River Watermaster Program as the watermaster has under the South Texas Watermaster Program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437A.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437A / Section 437A.002
§ 437A.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a county:

(1) with a population of more than 2.1 million; and

(2) in which is located partly or wholly:

(A) an airport operating under Subchapter D, Chapter 22, Transportation Code; and

(B) an airport owned by the principal municipality in the county that does not offer commercial air service.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.251 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.251
§ 363.251. REFERENDUM AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may hold a referendum on the question of whether to:

(1) continue the district; or

(2) dissolve the district.

(b) A board may order a referendum authorized by this subchapter on its own motion by a majority vote of its members.

(c) The board shall order a referendum authorized by this subchapter:

(1) on presentation of a petition that requests continuation or dissolution of the district and complies with the requirements of Sections 363.252-363.256; or

(2) if a majority of the governing body of the political subdivision that created the district by resolution requests a referendum on continuation or dissolution after notice and a public hearing on the matter.

(d) The board may not hold a referendum under this subchapter earlier than the fourth anniversary of the date the district was created or earlier than the third anniversary of the date of the last continuation or dissolution referendum.

(e) For a continuation referendum, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be continued and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be continued."

(f) For a dissolution referendum, the ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Whether the ____________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District should be dissolved and the crime control and prevention district sales and use tax should be abolished."
Tex. Labor Code § 301.024 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.024
§ 301.024. OFFICIAL SEAL; USE OF FACSIMILES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission has an official seal. A court shall take judicial notice of the seal.

(b) The commission may execute, certify, authenticate, or sign, with a facsimile signature and seal, any instrument authorized under this subtitle to be issued by the commission or by an authorized representative of the commission, including a claim, statement, or audit report relating to the establishment or collection of delinquent contributions or penalties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8359.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8359 / Section 8359.107
§ 8359.107. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION BY CITY OF DENISON.
Status: in_force

(a) The City of Denison may annex part of the district into its corporate limits without annexing the entire district under the terms of a development agreement executed under Section 8359.004 between the City of Denison and the owners of the land in the district that is covered by the development agreement. If a development agreement is not executed under Section 8359.004 or the agreement has expired, nothing in this chapter limits the right of the City of Denison to annex the district.

(b) If the City of Denison annexes all or part of the district into its corporate limits:

(1) the district is not dissolved;

(2) the ability of the district to issue bonds is not impaired or precluded; and

(3) unless otherwise approved by the board and the governing body of the City of Denison, the city:

(A) may not take over the property or other assets of the district;

(B) may not assume any debts, liabilities, or other obligations of the district;

(C) is not obligated to perform any functions of the district; and

(D) is not obligated to pay a landowner or developer for expenses incurred by the landowner or developer in connection with the district that would otherwise be eligible for reimbursement from the proceeds of bonds issued by the district.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 54.016(f)(2), Water Code, an allocation agreement between the City of Denison and the district that provides for the allocation of the taxes or revenues of the district and the city following the date of inclusion of all the district's territory in the corporate limits of the city may provide that the total annual ad valorem taxes collected by the city and the district from taxable property in the district may exceed the city's ad valorem tax on that property.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.151 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.151
§ 225.151. HAROLD C.
Status: in_force

SIMMONS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 289 (Preston Road) in Dallas County between its intersection with State Loop 12 (Northwest Highway) and its intersection with Royal Lane is designated as the Harold C. Simmons Memorial Highway. This designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Harold C. Simmons Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Transportation Code § 258.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 258 / Section 258.003
§ 258.003. CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 258.004, a county road map adopted under Section 258.002 is conclusive evidence of:

(1) the public's right of access over a road included on the map; and

(2) the county's authority to spend public money to maintain a road included on the map.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3935.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3935 / Section 3935.201
§ 3935.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3935.203.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5A.014 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5A / Section 5A.014
§ 5A.014. REFERRAL TO MEDIATION, ARBITRATION, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, OR SIMILAR PROCEDURE PROHIBITED IN CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Article 26.13(g) or 42A.301(b)(14), in a criminal prosecution arising from family violence a court may not refer or order the victim or the defendant involved to mediation, arbitration, dispute resolution, or another similar procedure.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.021
§ 262.021. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority has the power of perpetual succession.

(b) The authority may:

(1) have a seal;

(2) sue and be sued; and

(3) make, amend, and repeal its bylaws.
Tex. Government Code § 418.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.057
§ 418.057. DISASTER WEB PORTAL.
Status: in_force

The division shall develop a comprehensive disaster web portal. The web portal must:

(1) provide disaster information to the public, including information on programs and services available to disaster victims and funding for and expenditures of disaster assistance programs;

(2) include information on disaster response and recovery activities; and

(3) provide information on obtaining assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state agencies, organized volunteer groups, and any other entities providing disaster assistance.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.205 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.205
§ 162.205. PERSONS REQUIRED TO BE LICENSED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall obtain the appropriate license or licenses issued by the comptroller before conducting the activities of:

(1) a supplier, who may also act as a distributor, importer, exporter, blender, motor fuel transporter, or aviation fuel dealer without securing a separate license, but who is subject to all other conditions, requirements, and liabilities imposed on those license holders;

(2) a permissive supplier, who may also act as a distributor, importer, exporter, blender, motor fuel transporter, or aviation fuel dealer without securing a separate license but who is subject to all other conditions, requirements, and liabilities imposed on those license holders;

(3) a distributor, who may also act as an importer, exporter, blender, or motor fuel transporter without securing a separate license, but who is subject to all other conditions, requirements, and liabilities imposed on those license holders;

(4) an importer, who may also act as an exporter, blender, or motor fuel transporter without securing a separate license, but who is subject to all other conditions, requirements, and liabilities imposed on those license holders;

(5) a terminal operator;

(6) an exporter;

(7) a blender;

(8) a motor fuel transporter;

(9) an aviation fuel dealer;

(10) an interstate trucker; or

(11) a dyed diesel fuel bonded user.

(b) A person must obtain a license as a dyed diesel fuel bonded user to purchase dyed diesel fuel in amounts that exceed the limitations prescribed by Section 162.206(c). This subsection does not affect the right of a purchaser to purchase not more than the number of gallons of dyed diesel fuel prescribed by Section 162.206(c) each month for the purchaser's own use using a signed statement.
Tex. Government Code § 852.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 852 / Section 852.003
§ 852.003. SUPPLEMENTAL DISABILITY BENEFITS FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may not elect to participate in the supplemental disability benefits fund after August 31, 1987.

(b) Each municipality that elected to participate in the supplemental disability benefits fund before September 1, 1987 ceases participation in that fund at midnight on December 31, 1987, and its employees shall cease to be covered for supplemental disability benefits as to any injuries subsequently sustained. Each municipality participating in the supplemental disability fund on December 31, 1987, is entitled to participate in any distributions and transfers authorized by the board of trustees pursuant to Section 855.313.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956 / Section 7956.201
§ 7956.201. 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. Water Code § 28.038 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28 / Section 28.038
§ 28.038. ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

If an environmental report, environmental assessment, or environmental impact statement of any kind that includes an analysis of the environmental impacts of the shaft construction or operation is required by any federal or state agency before approval to construct the shaft, the environmental document, along with evidence of the needed approvals that have been granted, must be submitted to the commission as part of the shaft permit application, and the commission shall make the environmental document available for public review and comment for a period of not less than 30 days before the application for the shaft permit is considered.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.218 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.218
§ 401.218. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN WASTE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Class A low-level radioactive waste," "Class B low-level radioactive waste," and "Class C low-level radioactive waste" have the meanings assigned by commission rule.

(b) The compact waste disposal facility license holder shall dispose of Class B low-level radioactive waste and Class C low-level radioactive waste:

(1) within a reinforced concrete container and within a reinforced concrete barrier or within containment structures made of materials technologically equivalent or superior to reinforced concrete; and

(2) in such a manner that the waste can be monitored and retrieved.

(c) The commission by rule may require a compact waste disposal facility license holder to dispose of certain Class A low-level radioactive wastes that present a hazard because of their high radiation levels in the manner required for Class B low-level radioactive waste and Class C low-level radioactive waste under Subsection (b). To the extent practicable, rules adopted under this subsection shall be consistent with federal rules regarding classification of low-level radioactive waste under 10 C.F.R. Part 61.

(d) In addition to the fees charged to support the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission, the commission's executive director may charge a license holder a fee to cover the administrative costs of the executive director's action to adjust, correct, or otherwise modify a license.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.0115 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.0115
§ 413.0115. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN VOLUNTARY OR INFORMAL NETWORKS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Informal network" means a health care provider network described by Section 413.011(d-1) that:

(A) is established under a contract between an insurance carrier and health care providers; and

(B) includes a specific fee schedule.

(2) "Voluntary network" means a voluntary workers' compensation health care delivery network established by an insurance carrier under former Section 408.0223, as that section existed before repeal by Chapter 265, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2011, each informal network or voluntary network must be certified as a workers' compensation health care network under Chapter 1305, Insurance Code.

(c) Effective September 1, 2007, each informal network and voluntary network must provide the following information to the division:

(1) an executive contact for official correspondence for the network;

(2) a toll-free telephone number by which a health care provider may contact the informal network or voluntary network;

(3) a list of each insurance carrier with whom the network contracts; and

(4) a list of each entity associated with the network working on behalf of the insurance carrier, including contact information for each entity.

(d) Each informal network and voluntary network shall report any changes to the information provided under Subsection (c) to the division not later than the 30th day after the effective date of the change.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8457.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8457 / Section 8457.051
§ 8457.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8457.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.054
§ 3949.054. INITIAL DIRECTORS ON CONVERSION TO MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 3949.051, on the conversion of the district to a management district the initial board consists of the following directors:

(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions one, two, and three expire May 14, 2018, and the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire May 12, 2020.

(c) This section expires September 1, 2020.
Tex. Transportation Code § 503.094 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.094
§ 503.094. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: repealed

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $5,000.

(c) If the trier of fact finds that the person committed the violation wilfully or with conscious indifference to law, the court may treble the fine otherwise due as a penalty for the violation.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (H.B. 718), Sec. 32(9), eff. July 1, 2025.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.206
§ 62.206. FILING OF CHARTER OR CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The converted association shall file with the commissioner:

(1) a copy of the charter issued to the federal association by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; or

(2) a certificate showing the organization of the association as a federal association, certified by the secretary or assistant secretary of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

(b) Failure to file a required instrument with the commissioner does not affect the validity of the conversion.
Tex. Government Code § 24.115 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.115
§ 24.115.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.115. 14TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) The 14th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County.

(b) The terms of the 14th District Court begin on the second Mondays in January, April, July, and October.

(c) Except for Subsection (b), which applies only to the 14th District Court, this section applies to the 14th, 44th, 68th, 95th, 101st, 116th, 134th, 160th, and 162nd district courts, the Criminal Judicial District of Dallas County, and the Criminal Judicial Districts Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Dallas County.

(d) The district courts and criminal district courts having jurisdiction in Dallas County have concurrent jurisdiction.

(e) The judges of the district and criminal district courts of Dallas County shall, by agreement among themselves, take vacations so that there are at all times at least three judges of those courts in the county.

(f) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 90, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.

(g) The Dallas County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the courts when required by law or by the judge.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.339 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.339
§ 843.339. DEADLINE FOR ACTION ON PRESCRIPTION CLAIMS; PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization, or a pharmacy benefit manager that administers pharmacy claims for the health maintenance organization, that affirmatively adjudicates a pharmacy claim that is electronically submitted shall pay the total amount of the claim through electronic funds transfer not later than the 18th day after the date on which the claim was affirmatively adjudicated.

(b) A health maintenance organization, or a pharmacy benefit manager that administers pharmacy claims for the health maintenance organization, that affirmatively adjudicates a pharmacy claim that is not electronically submitted shall pay the total amount of the claim not later than the 21st day after the date on which the claim was affirmatively adjudicated.