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Tex. Government Code § 466.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.017
§ 466.017. AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall provide for a certified public accountant to conduct an independent audit for each fiscal year of all accounts and transactions of the lottery. The certified public accountant may not have, as determined by the executive director, a significant financial interest in a sales agent, lottery vendor, or lottery operator. The certified public accountant shall present an audit report to the executive director, the commission, the governor, the comptroller, and the legislature not later than the 30th day after the submission date for the annual financial report required by the General Appropriations Act. The report must contain recommendations to enhance the earnings capability of the lottery and improve the efficiency of lottery operations. The state auditor may review the results of and working papers related to the audit.

(b) Each lottery operator's and sales agent's records are subject to audit by the commission and the state auditor. For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the executive director or state auditor may examine all books, records, papers, or other objects that the executive director or state auditor determines are necessary for conducting a complete examination under this chapter and may also examine under oath any officer, director, or employee of a lottery operator or sales agent. The executive director or state auditor may conduct an examination at the principal office or any other office of the lottery operator or sales agent or may require the lottery operator or sales agent to produce the records at the office of the commission or state auditor. If a sales agent refuses to permit an examination or to answer any question authorized by this subsection, the executive director may summarily suspend the license of the sales agent under Section 466.160 until the examination is completed as required. Section 321.013(h) does not apply to an audit of a lottery operator or sales agent.
Tex. Government Code § 2152.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.051
§ 2152.051. COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission consists of:

(1) three members appointed by the governor;

(2) two additional members appointed by the governor from a list of nominees submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(3) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor.

(b) In making an appointment under Subsection (a)(2), the governor may reject one or more of the nominees on a list submitted by the speaker of the house of representatives and request a new list of different nominees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.103
§ 286.103. TRANSFER OF ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in the election favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to a county or another governmental entity in the district; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts in accordance with Section 286.104.

(b) If the district transfers the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets to a county or other governmental entity, the county or entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3851.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3851 / Section 3851.101
§ 3851.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by:

(1) the general laws relating to conservation and reclamation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code;

(2) the general laws relating to road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code;

(3) Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code, in the same manner as a municipality or a county; and

(4) Chapters 375 and 505, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.152
§ 911.152. PROPERTY AND HAZARDS AGAINST WHICH COMPANY MAY NOT INSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A farm mutual insurance company may not insure:

(1) a building, or the building's contents, with more than 40 percent of the building's floor space or more than 500 square feet of floor space, whichever is less, used for business purposes, except as provided by Section 911.151(b)(3); or

(2) any type of commercial or private passenger motor vehicle, except as provided by Section 911.151(b)(4).

(b) A farm mutual insurance company may not assume or issue an insurance policy that:

(1) indemnifies an insured for liability to a third party the insured incurs in committing a tortious act; or

(2) covers an insured for liability the insured incurs under a contract to maintain, hold, or store property belonging to another.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.005
§ 1071.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 66.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 66 / Section 66.03
§ 66.03. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a branch distributor's license may be issued only to the holder of a general distributor's license who first has obtained the primary license in the county of the licensee's residence or domicile. The branch distributor's license may be issued for premises in any county where the sale of malt beverages is legal.

(b) A general distributor's licensee whose primary license was voided by a local option election under prior law, who took advantage of the right then existing to obtain a primary license in another county where he held a branch distributor's license without qualifying as a resident or domiciliary of that county, is not prevented from continuing to renew the primary license or from holding one or more branch licenses by the fact that the primary license is not in the county of his residence or domicile.
Tex. Education Code § 29.304 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.304
§ 29.304. QUALIFICATIONS OF PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) A student who is deaf or hard of hearing must have an education in which teachers, psychologists, speech language pathologists, progress assessors, administrators, and others involved in education understand the unique nature of deafness and the hard-of-hearing condition. A teacher of students who are deaf or hard of hearing either must be proficient in appropriate language modes or use an interpreter certified in appropriate language modes if certification is available.

(b) Each school district shall employ or provide access to appropriate qualified staff with proficient communications skills, consistent with credentialing requirements, to fulfill the responsibilities of the school district, and shall make positive efforts to employ qualified individuals with disabilities.

(c) General and special education personnel who work with students who are deaf or hard of hearing must be adequately prepared to provide educational instruction and services to those students.
Tex. Estates Code § 21.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 21 / Section 21.001
§ 21.001. PURPOSE OF CODE.
Status: repealed

(a) This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Section 323.007, Government Code. The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.

(b) Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable by:

(1) rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;

(2) employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;

(3) eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions; and

(4) restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 , Sec. 20.023(1), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.028 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.028
§ 601.028. APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS, OPEN RECORDS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE LAWS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the advisory board is subject to Chapters 551, 552, and 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 115.032 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 115 / Section 115.032
§ 115.032. SPECIAL AUDIT AFTER VOTER PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a number of qualified voters residing in a county equal to at least 30 percent of the voters who voted in the county in the most recent general gubernatorial election file a petition for an audit with a district judge who has jurisdiction in the county, there shall be a special audit of all county records.

(b) On the receipt of the petition, the district judge shall determine its validity. If the judge determines that the petition meets the requirements of Subsection (a), the judge shall immediately employ a person to prepare a special audit of all county records. The special auditor must have the qualifications prescribed by law for county auditors. The special auditor is entitled to receive as compensation for the services rendered a reasonable fee fixed by the district judge and to be paid out of the general fund or officers' salary fund of the county.

(c) After the preparation of the audit, it shall be filed with the district judge.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 170A.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 170A / Section 170A.002
§ 170A.002. PROHIBITED ABORTION; EXCEPTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) A person may not knowingly perform, induce, or attempt an abortion.

(b) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that:

(1) the person performing, inducing, or attempting the abortion is a licensed physician; and

(2) in the exercise of reasonable medical judgment, the pregnant female on whom the abortion is performed, induced, or attempted has a life-threatening physical condition aggravated by, caused by, or arising from a pregnancy that places the female at risk of death or poses a serious risk of substantial impairment of a major bodily function unless the abortion is performed or induced.

(c) A physician may not take an action authorized under Subsection (b) if, at the time the abortion was performed, induced, or attempted, the person knew the risk of death or a substantial impairment of a major bodily function described by Subsection (b)(2) arose from a claim or diagnosis that the female would engage in conduct that might result in the female's death or in substantial impairment of a major bodily function.

(c-1) For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), if a pregnant woman has a life-threatening physical condition described by Subsection (b)(2), a physician may address a risk described by Subsection (b)(2) before the pregnant female suffers any effects of the risk. Subsection (b)(2) does not require that, before the physician may act:

(1) a risk described by Subsection (b)(2) be imminent;

(2) the pregnant female first suffer physical impairment; or

(3) the physical condition has caused damage to the pregnant female.

(c-2) For the purposes of Subsection (b)(2), "life-threatening" means capable of causing death or potentially fatal. A life-threatening physical condition is not necessarily one actively injuring the patient.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 758 (S.B. 31), Sec. 17(2), eff. June 20, 2025.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.4011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.4011
§ 431.4011. ONGOING RELATIONSHIP.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "ongoing relationship" means an association that exists when a manufacturer and distributor enter into a written agreement under which the distributor is authorized to distribute the manufacturer's products for a period of time or for a number of shipments. If the distributor is not authorized to distribute the manufacturer's entire product line, the agreement must identify the specific drug products that the distributor is authorized to distribute.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.206 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.206
§ 622.206. RECOVERY OF EXPENSES BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

If the attorney general substantially prevails, the court shall award the attorney general reasonable expenses incurred in recovering a civil penalty under this subchapter, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8427.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8427 / Section 8427.105
§ 8427.105. 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 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 315.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 315 / Section 315.023
§ 315.023. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body may:

(1) order the use of all or any part of the materials specified in the petition in constructing the lighting improvements;

(2) if materials specified in the petition are not available, order the use of materials similar in kind and quality to the specified materials; or

(3) reject any or all plans and specifications included in the petition and have new plans and specifications prepared by the municipal engineer.

(b) On adoption of a resolution as provided by Section 315.021, the municipal engineer shall:

(1) prepare plans and specifications for the lighting improvements ordered by the resolution; and

(2) submit the completed plans and specifications to the governing body for approval.

(c) 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 plans and specifications.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.0345 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.0345
§ 533.0345. STATE AGENCY SERVICES STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall develop model program standards for mental health services for use by each state agency that provides or pays for mental health services. The department shall provide the model standards to each agency that provides mental health services as identified by the commission.

(b) Model standards developed under Subsection (a) must be designed to improve the consistency of mental health services provided by or through a state agency.

(c) Biennially the department shall review the model standards developed under Subsection (a) and determine whether each standard contributes effectively to the consistency of service delivery by state agencies.
Tex. Estates Code § 1202.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.101
§ 1202.101. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the ward retains an attorney under Section 1202.103, the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem to represent a ward in a proceeding for the complete restoration of the ward's capacity or for the modification of the ward's guardianship. Unless otherwise provided by the court, the attorney ad litem shall represent the ward only for purposes of the restoration or modification proceeding. The attorney ad litem shall represent the ward's interests, including the ward's expressed wishes.

(b) The attorney ad litem has an attorney-client relationship with the ward the attorney ad litem is appointed to represent under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8010A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8010A / Section 8010A.0402
§ 8010A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8010A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Government Code § 54B.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54B / Section 54B.006
§ 54B.006. REFERRAL OF CASE.
Status: in_force

(a) The appointing judge may refer to an associate judge any aspect of a civil or criminal case involving a matter over which the referring court has jurisdiction in Duval County.

(b) After notice to all parties of the time and place of hearing, an associate judge may preside over any hearing, including:

(1) for a civil case, proceedings involving:

(A) a temporary order in an action or suit for support by one spouse against another;

(B) a motion or suit to modify a temporary or final order;

(C) temporary orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship;

(D) an application for a temporary injunction related to temporary possession or use of property;

(E) habeas corpus, including any hearing authorized by the Family Code;

(F) a motion to transfer;

(G) a motion of contempt for failure or refusal to obey a temporary or final order;

(H) an action brought under Chapter 159, Family Code;

(I) an action for the protection of the family;

(J) a matter on which the parties agree;

(K) a matter in which a party is entitled to a default judgment;

(L) a divorce action in which a waiver of citation is on file;

(M) a friendly suit; and

(N) any other matter in the jurisdiction of the court, including a pretrial motion, discovery, a summary judgment, and other matters governed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; and

(2) for a criminal case, proceedings involving:

(A) a negotiated plea of guilty or nolo contendere;

(B) a bond forfeiture;

(C) a pretrial motion;

(D) a postconviction writ of habeas corpus;

(E) an examining trial; and

(F) any other matter that the judge considers proper.

(c) A judge may not refer to an associate judge any criminal case for trial on the merits in which a jury trial has been requested.

(d) Unless a party files a written objection to the associate judge hearing the trial, the appointing judge may refer to an associate judge a trial on the merits. If an objection is filed, the trial on the merits shall be heard by the referring court.

(e) A trial on the merits is a final adjudication from which an appeal may be taken to a court of appeals.

(f) An associate judge may not conduct a contested trial on the merits to terminate parental rights unless the affected parties give written consent to the contested trial by the associate judge. Unless written consent is given by the affected parties to a contested trial on the merits, any order terminating parental rights issued pursuant to an associate judge's report resulting from the contested trial is void.

(g) On appointment of an associate judge, any pending or future cases may be referred to the associate judge.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.109 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.109
§ 353.109. ACCELERATION OF DEBT MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A retail installment contract may not authorize the holder to accelerate the maturity of all or a part of the amount owed under the contract unless:

(1) the retail buyer is in default in the performance of any of the buyer's obligations;

(2) the holder believes in good faith that the prospect of the buyer's payment or performance is impaired; or

(3) the retail buyer or an affiliate of the retail buyer is in default in its obligations under another financing agreement or leasing agreement held by the same holder or an affiliate of the holder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3502.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3502 / Section 3502.103
§ 3502.103. RECEIPT OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The authority shall accept title, on approval by and in coordination with the governor, from the United States to all or any portion of the real property situated:

(1) within the boundaries of the authority, together with any improvements located on the property and personal property related to the property, commonly referred to as:

(A) Parcel A--18 Hole Golf Course;

(B) Parcel B--Wherry Housing Area;

(C) Parcel C--Kings Branch Housing Area;

(D) Parcel D--Stables Area and Vacant Land;

(E) Parcel E--5 acres;

(F) Parcel F--18 acres; and

(G) Parcel H--Firing Range; and

(2) outside the boundaries of the authority within an unincorporated area in Tarrant County, together with any improvements located on the property and personal property related to the property, commonly referred to as Parcel G--Weapons Storage Area.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.071 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.071
§ 375.071. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) One-half of the serving directors constitutes a quorum, and a concurrence of a majority of a quorum of directors is required for any official action of the district.

(b) If at least two-thirds of the directors execute a written consent at any time, a majority of a quorum at a board meeting may authorize the levy of assessments, the levy of taxes, the imposition of impact fees, or the issuance of bonds. A director may execute a written consent outside of a board meeting.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.006
§ 16.006. CARRIERS OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A carrier of property for compensation or hire must bring suit for the recovery of charges not later than three years after the day on which the cause of action accrues.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), a person must bring suit for overcharges against a carrier of property for compensation or hire not later than three years after the cause of action accrues.

(c) If the person has presented a written claim for the overcharges within the three-year period, the limitations period is extended for six months from the date written notice is given by the carrier to the claimant of disallowance of the claim in whole or in part, as specified in the carrier's notice.

(d) If on or before the expiration of the three-year period, the carrier brings an action under Subsection (a) to recover charges relating to the service or, without beginning an action, collects charges relating to that service, the limitations period is extended for 90 days from the day on which the action is begun or the charges are collected.

(e) A cause of action regarding a shipment of property accrues on the delivery or tender of the property by the carrier.

(f) In this section, "overcharge" means a charge for transportation services in excess of the lawfully applicable amount.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000A / Section 8000A.0104
§ 8000A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8000A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 38.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 38 / Section 38.05
§ 38.05. OTHER CODE PROVISIONS INAPPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this code do not apply to alcohol intended for industrial, medicinal, mechanical, or scientific purposes.