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Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.357 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.357
§ 1071.357. COUNTY SURVEYORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed state land surveyor may hold office as a county surveyor. If elected, the person must qualify as provided by law for county surveyors.

(b) The election of a licensed state land surveyor as county surveyor does not limit the jurisdiction of the license holder to that county, and the election of a county surveyor for any particular county does not prevent any licensed state land surveyor from performing the duties of a surveyor in that county.
Tex. Education Code § 51.236 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.236
§ 51.236. CONFIRMATION OF WITHDRAWAL OF CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the chief administrative officer or, in his absence, a person designated by him for this purpose, upon reviewing the written report described in Section 51.235, finds that there was reasonable cause to believe that the person has willfully disrupted the orderly operation of the campus or facility, and that his presence on the campus or facility will constitute a substantial and material threat to the orderly operation of the campus or facility, he may enter written confirmation upon the report of the action taken by the officer or employee.

(b) If the chief administrative officer, or in his absence, the person designated by him, does not confirm the action of the officer or employee within 24 hours after the time that consent was withdrawn, the action of the officer or employee shall be deemed void and of no force or effect, except that any arrest made during the period shall not for this reason be deemed not to have been made for probable cause.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.101 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.101
§ 9.101. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as Uniform Commercial Code--Secured Transactions.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.09 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.09
§ 6.09. DESIGNATION OF DISTRICT DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The appraisal district depository must be a banking corporation incorporated under the laws of this state or the United States or a savings and loan association in this state whose deposits are insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation.

(b) The appraisal district board of directors shall designate as the district depository the financial institution or institutions that offer the most favorable terms and conditions for the handling of the district's funds.

(c) The board shall solicit bids to be designated as depository for the district. The depository when designated shall serve for a term of two years and until its successor is designated and has qualified. The board and the depository may agree to extend a depository contract for one additional two-year period.

(d) To the extent that funds in the depository are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, they shall be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of funds of counties.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.357 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.357
§ 1575.357. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY ARISING FROM ACTS RELATING TO CREDENTIALING COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

An individual, a health care provider, or a medical peer review committee is not liable for damages arising from an act committed without malice that consists of:

(1) participating in the activity of a credentialing committee; or

(2) furnishing records, information, or assistance to a credentialing committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.202
§ 1008.202. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 551, Government Code.

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

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers and that the law warrants.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.211 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.211
§ 1104.211. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer of the board shall appoint a three-member disciplinary panel consisting of board members to determine whether a person's registration under this chapter should be temporarily suspended.

(b) If the disciplinary panel determines from the information presented to the panel that a person registered under this chapter would, by the person's continuation in practice, constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare, the disciplinary panel shall temporarily suspend the person's registration.

(c) A registration may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:

(1) institution of proceedings for a contested case hearing is initiated simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and

(2) a hearing is held under Chapter 2001, Government Code, and this chapter as soon as possible.

(d) A temporary suspension under this section automatically expires after 45 days if the board has not scheduled a hearing to take place within that time or if, at the board's request, the hearing is continued beyond the 45th day.

(e) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the disciplinary panel may hold a meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and convening the panel at one location is inconvenient for any member of the panel.
Tex. Finance Code § 31.108 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 31 / Section 31.108
§ 31.108. CALL REPORT; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state bank shall file with the banking commissioner a copy of its call report stating the bank's financial condition and results of operation.

(b) The finance commission by rule may:

(1) require call reports to be filed with the banking commissioner at the intervals the commission determines;

(2) specify the form of a call report, including the confidential and public information to be in the call report; and

(3) require public information in call reports of state banks to be published at the times and in the publications and locations the commission determines.

(c) A state bank that fails to timely file its call report as required by this section is subject to a penalty not exceeding $500 a day to be collected by suit by the attorney general on behalf of the banking commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5001.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5001 / Section 5001.054
§ 5001.054. SEPARATE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Money in the promotion and development fund shall be kept separate from all other funds and accounts of the district.

(b) Money derived from the imposition of taxes may not be deposited to the credit of the fund.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 102.052 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.052
§ 102.052. DRILLING AND COMPLETION COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As to an owner who elects not to pay his proportionate share of the drilling and completion costs in advance, the commission shall make provision in the pooling order for reimbursement solely out of production, to the parties advancing the costs, of all actual and reasonable drilling, completion, and operating costs plus a charge for risk not to exceed 100 percent of the drilling and completion costs.

(b) If there is a dispute relative to the costs, the commission shall determine the proper costs and their allocation among working interest owners after due notice to interested parties and a hearing on the costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.203
§ 1065.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election.

(b) The board may call the election on its own motion.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the date of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the presiding election officers;

(4) the purpose of the bond issuance;

(5) the amount of the bonds to be authorized;

(6) the maximum interest rate of the bonds; and

(7) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given by publishing a substantial copy of the order calling the election in a newspaper of general circulation in Motley County once each week for two consecutive weeks before the date of the election. The first publication must occur at least 14 days before the date of the election.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.304 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.304
§ 151.304. OCCASIONAL SALES.
Status: in_force

(a) An occasional sale of a taxable item and the storage, use, or consumption of a taxable item the sale or transfer of which to a consumer is made by an occasional sale are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter.

(b) In this section, "occasional sale" means:

(1) one or two sales of taxable items, other than an amusement service, at retail during a 12-month period by a person who does not habitually engage, or hold himself out as engaging, in the business of selling taxable items at retail;

(2) the sale of the entire operating assets of a business or of a separate division, branch, or identifiable segment of a business;

(3) a transfer of all or substantially all the property used by a person in the course of an activity if after the transfer the real or ultimate ownership of the property is substantially similar to that which existed before the transfer;

(4) the sale of not more than 10 admissions for amusement services during a 12-month period by a person who does not hold himself out as engaging, or does not habitually engage, in providing amusement services; or

(5) the sale of tangible personal property by an individual if:

(A) the property was originally bought by the individual or a member of the individual's family for the personal use of the individual or the individual's family;

(B) the individual does not hold a permit issued under this chapter and is not required to obtain a permit as a "seller" or "retailer" as those terms are defined by Section 151.008;

(C) the individual does not employ an auctioneer, broker, or factor, other than an online auction, to sell the property; and

(D) the total receipts from sales of the individual's tangible personal property in a calendar year do not exceed $3,000.

(c) Within the meaning of Subsection (b)(2) of this section, a separate division, branch, or identifiable segment of a business exists if before its sale the income and expenses attributable to the separate division, branch, or segment could be separately ascertained from the books of account or record.

(d) Within the meaning of Subsection (b)(3) of this section, the stockholders, bondholders, partners, or other persons holding an interest in a corporation or other entity have the real or ultimate ownership of the property of the corporation or other entity.

(e) This section does not apply to a rental or lease of a taxable item.

(f) Subsection (b)(1) of this section does not apply to a sale made by a person who holds a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(g) A person who holds a permit issued under this chapter and makes a purchase from a person entitled to claim the exemption provided by Subsection (b)(1) of this section shall accrue use tax on the transaction and remit it to the comptroller.

(h) This section does not apply to the sale of a taxable item made by a marketplace seller through a marketplace, as those terms are defined by Section 151.0242(a).
Tex. Education Code § 52.41 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.41
§ 52.41. SERVICING OF CERTAIN FEDERALLY INSURED STUDENT LOANS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 325 (H.B. 4465), Sec. 11(3), eff. September 1, 2019.

(b) The board may service any outstanding student loans issued by the board under the Federal Family Education Loan Program authorized under Part B, Title IV, of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Section 1071 et seq.).

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 325 (H.B. 4465), Sec. 11(3), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Election Code § 51.031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 51 / Section 51.031
§ 51.031. APPROVAL OF BALLOT AND VOTING BOOTHS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the secretary of state must approve the composition and design of ballot boxes and voting booths before the equipment may be used in elections.

(b) A person desiring approval of a ballot box or a voting booth for use in this state must submit a written request for approval to the secretary of state.

(c) After examining the specifications or a model of a ballot box or voting booth submitted for approval, the secretary of state by written order shall approve the equipment for use in elections if the secretary determines that the equipment's composition and design are suitable for the intended use.

(d) The secretary of state shall attach the approval order to the approval request and retain it permanently on file.
Tex. Government Code § 24.468 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.468
§ 24.468.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.468. 291ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) The 291st Judicial District is composed of Dallas County.

(b) The 291st District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.052
§ 202.052. LEASE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may lease a highway asset, part of a right-of-way, or airspace above or underground space below a highway that is a part of the state highway system if the department determines that the interest to be leased will not be needed for a highway purpose during the term of the lease.

(b) The lease may be for any purpose that is not inconsistent with applicable highway use.

(c) The department shall charge not less than fair market value for the highway asset, payable in cash, services, tangible or intangible property, or any combination of cash, services, or property.

(d) The department may authorize exceptions to the charges under Subsection (c) for:

(1) the lease of a highway asset to a public utility provider;

(2) a lease for a social, environmental, or economic mitigation purpose; or

(3) a lease to an institution of higher education for a purpose of the institution.

(e) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.006
§ 152.006. CENTRALIZED DIGITAL CURRENCY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize the creation of any centralized bank digital currency or any other action that prohibits or limits the use of paper currency.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6003.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6003 / Section 6003.053
§ 6003.053. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by the holder of a license or registration certificate issued under this chapter except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

(b) In the commissioner's rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the commissioner may not include a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;

(2) restricts the use of a license or registration certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license or registration certificate holder; or

(4) restricts the license or registration certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Water Code § 54.240 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.240
§ 54.240. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall give notice of the petition to persons who the commission determines may be affected by the petition, including:

(1) the board;

(2) the owners of land within the district; and

(3) the ratepayers of the district who are served by the facilities that are the subject of the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6915.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6915 / Section 6915.103
§ 6915.103. LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside Willacy County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8263.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8263 / Section 8263.201
§ 8263.201. 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, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Education Code § 53.31 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.31
§ 53.31. NO TAXING POWER.
Status: in_force

An authority has no power to tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8311.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8311 / Section 8311.108
§ 8311.108. LIMITATION ON ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

The district may not annex any territory outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter unless the City of Van Alstyne has consented by ordinance or resolution to the annexation.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.051 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.051
§ 251.051. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The Texas Underground Facility Notification Corporation provides statewide notification services under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 845.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.007
§ 845.007. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall hold four regular meetings each year and special meetings when called by the director.

(b) Before the fifth day preceding the day of a special meeting, the director shall give written notice of the meeting to each trustee unless notice is waived.

(c) Except as otherwise permitted by Section 845.301(a-1), Chapter 551, or other law, all meetings of the board must be open to the public.

(d) The board shall hold its meetings in the office of the board or in a place specified by the notice of the meeting.

(e) Notwithstanding Chapter 551 or any other law, the board of trustees may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method. The board may use a telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method for purposes of establishing a quorum or voting or for any other meeting purpose in accordance with Subsection (f) and this subsection. This subsection applies without regard to the subject matter discussed or considered by the board at the meeting.

(f) A meeting held by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method:

(1) is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other board meetings;

(2) may not be held unless notice of the meeting specifies the location of the meeting at which at least one trustee of the board will be physically present; and

(3) must be open and audible to the public at the location specified in the notice under Subdivision (2) during the open portions of the meeting.
Tex. Government Code § 2102.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2102 / Section 2102.002
§ 2102.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to establish guidelines for a program of internal auditing to assist agency administrators and governing boards by furnishing independent analyses, appraisals, and recommendations about the adequacy and effectiveness of a state agency's systems of internal control policies and procedures and the quality of performance in carrying out assigned responsibilities. Internal auditing is defined as an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.
Tex. Property Code § 221.042 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.042
§ 221.042. NOTICE; REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) If a purchaser elects to cancel a purchase contract under Section 221.041, the purchaser may do so by hand-delivering notice of cancellation to the developer, by mailing notice by prepaid United States mail to the developer or to the developer's agent for service of process, or by providing notice by overnight common carrier delivery service to the developer or the developer's agent for service of process.

(b) Cancellation is without penalty, and all payments made by the purchaser before cancellation must be refunded on or before the 30th day after the date on which the developer receives a timely notice of cancellation or on or before the fifth day after the date the developer receives good funds from the purchaser, whichever is later.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.154 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.154
§ 501.154. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY TO INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

With respect to a project, a corporation may donate, exchange, convey, sell, or lease land, improvements, or any other interest in real property, fixtures, furnishings, equipment, or personal property to an institution of higher education for a legal purpose of the institution, on the terms the corporation's board of directors considers advisable and not in conflict with this subtitle.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.25 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.25
§ 35.25. MAKING PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE.
Status: in_force

In non-capital cases and in capital cases in which the State's attorney has announced that he will not qualify the jury for, or seek the death penalty, the party desiring to challenge any juror peremptorily shall strike the name of such juror from the list furnished him by the clerk.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.6026 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.6026
§ 1369.6026. PHARMACY BENEFIT NETWORK CONTRACT FEE LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not charge a fee, including an application or participation fee, before providing a pharmacist or pharmacy with the full proposed pharmacy benefit network contract, including any financial terms applicable to the contract and corresponding pharmacy benefit network.
Tex. Water Code § 60.552 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.552
§ 60.552. AUTHORIZATION OF CAMPAIGN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or the executive director of a district may establish a program in the district to allow district employees to participate in a charitable campaign as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The commission or executive director of a district may adopt rules relating to the operation of a district employee charitable campaign as described in this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.105
§ 371.105. LICENSE TERM.
Status: in_force

A pawnshop employee license is valid for the period prescribed by finance commission rule adopted under Section 14.112.
Tex. Family Code § 231.116 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.116
§ 231.116. INFORMATION ON INTERNET.
Status: in_force

The Title IV-D agency shall place on the Internet for public access child support information to assist the public in child support matters, including application forms, child support collection in other states, and profiles of certain obligors who are in arrears in paying child support.