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Tex. Agriculture Code § 251.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 251 / Section 251.005
§ 251.005. EFFECT OF GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: repealed

(a) For purposes of this section, the effective date of a governmental requirement is the date on which the requirement requires or attempts to require compliance as to the geographic area encompassed by the agricultural operation. The recodification of a municipal ordinance does not change the original effective date to the extent of the original requirements.

(b) A governmental requirement of a political subdivision of the state other than a city:

(1) applies to an agricultural operation with an established date of operation subsequent to the effective date of the requirement;

(2) does not apply to an agricultural operation with an established date of operation prior to the effective date of the requirement; and

(3) applies to an agricultural operation if the governmental requirement was in effect and was applicable to the operation prior to the effective date of this chapter.

(c) A governmental requirement of a city:

(1) does not apply to any agricultural operation located outside the corporate boundaries of the city; and

(2) applies to an agricultural operation located in the corporate boundaries of the city only if the governmental requirement complies with Section 251.0055.

(c-1) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (H.B. 1750), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.

(c-2) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (H.B. 1750), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2023.

(d) This section shall be construed to maintain, to the limited degree set forth in this section, the authority of a political subdivision under prior law over nonconforming uses but may not be construed to expand that authority.

(e) A governmental requirement of a political subdivision of the state does not apply to conduct described by Section 42.09(f), Penal Code, on an agricultural operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11020.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11020 / Section 11020.0501
§ 11020.0501. REVENUE BONDS, NOTES, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to bonds, notes, and other obligations that the alliance is authorized to issue under other law, to accomplish the purposes of the alliance, the alliance may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable solely from and secured by all or part of any funds or any revenue from any source or sources, including:

(1) fees, rates, and other charges the alliance imposes or collects;

(2) the sale of:

(A) water;

(B) water or wastewater services;

(C) water rights or capacity;

(D) water transmission rights, capacity, or services;

(E) water pumping;

(F) wastewater reused directly or indirectly;

(G) aquifer storage and recovery services;

(H) sewer services; or

(I) any other service or product of the alliance provided inside or outside the boundaries of the alliance;

(3) grants or gifts;

(4) the ownership or operation of all or a designated part of the alliance's works, improvements, facilities, plants, or equipment; and

(5) the proceeds of contracts.

(b) Bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by the alliance may be first or subordinate lien obligations at the board's discretion.

(c) In connection with any bonds, notes, or other obligations of the alliance, the alliance may exercise any power of an issuer under Chapter 1371, Government Code.

(d) The alliance may conduct a public, private, or negotiated sale of the bonds, notes, or other obligations.

(e) The alliance may enter into one or more indentures of trust to further secure its bonds, notes, or other obligations.

(f) The alliance may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations in more than one series as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. In issuing bonds, notes, or other obligations secured by revenue of the alliance, the alliance may reserve the right to issue additional bonds, notes, or other obligations secured by the alliance's revenue that are on parity with or are senior or subordinate to the bonds, notes, or other obligations issued earlier.

(g) A resolution of the board or a trust indenture securing the bonds, notes, or other obligations may specify additional provisions that constitute a contract between the alliance and the alliance's bondholders, noteholders, or other obligation holders.

(h) Bonds, notes, or other obligations may be additionally secured by deed of trust or mortgage on any or all of the alliance's facilities.

(i) The authority provided by this chapter for the authorization and issuance of bonds, notes, and other obligations is in addition to, and not in lieu of, the authority otherwise established under general law and may not be construed as a limitation on, or a modification of, general law providing for authorization and issuance of bonds, notes, and other forms of obligations. Nothing in this chapter may be construed as affecting any existing contract, bond, note, or other obligation of the alliance or any indenture, covenant, mortgage, or other agreement relating to them.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.169 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.169
§ 81.169. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the judge may hold a hearing on an application for a court order for the management of a person with a communicable disease at any suitable location in the county. The hearing should be held in a physical setting that is not likely to have a harmful effect on the public or the person.

(b) On the request of the person or the person's attorney, the hearing on the application shall be held in the county courthouse.

(c) The health authority shall advise the court on appropriate control measures to prevent the transmission of the communicable disease alleged in the application.

(d) The person is entitled to be present at the hearing. The person or the person's attorney may waive this right.

(e) The hearing must be open to the public unless the person or the person's attorney requests that the hearing be closed and the judge determines that there is good cause to close the hearing.

(f) The Texas Rules of Evidence apply to the hearing unless the rules are inconsistent with this chapter.

(g) The court may consider the testimony of a nonphysician health professional in addition to medical testimony.

(h) The hearing is on the record, and the state must prove each element of the application criteria by clear and convincing evidence.

(i) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), if the health authority advises the court that the person must remain in isolation or quarantine and that exposure to the judge, jurors, or the public would jeopardize the health and safety of those persons and the public health, a judge may order that a person entitled to a hearing may not appear in person and may appear only by teleconference or another means that the judge finds appropriate to allow the person to speak, to interact with witnesses, and to confer with the person's attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901 / Section 7901.0401
§ 7901.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7901.0403.

(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) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.415 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.415
§ 3.415. OBLIGATION OF INDORSER.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) and to Section 3.419(d), if an instrument is dishonored, an indorser is obliged to pay the amount due on the instrument (i) according to the terms of the instrument at the time it was indorsed, or (ii) if the indorser indorsed an incomplete instrument, according to its terms when completed, to the extent stated in Sections 3.115 and 3.407. The obligation of the indorser is owed to a person entitled to enforce the instrument or to a subsequent indorser who paid the instrument under this section.

(b) If an indorsement states that it is made "without recourse" or otherwise disclaims liability of the indorser, the indorser is not liable under Subsection (a) to pay the instrument.

(c) If notice of dishonor of an instrument is required by Section 3.503 and notice of dishonor complying with that section is not given to an indorser, the liability of the indorser under Subsection (a) is discharged.

(d) If a draft is accepted by a bank after an indorsement is made, the liability of the indorser under Subsection (a) is discharged.

(e) If an indorser of a check is liable under Subsection (a) and the check is not presented for payment, or given to a depositary bank for collection, within 30 days after the day the indorsement was made, the liability of the indorser under Subsection (a) is discharged.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7943A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7943A / Section 7943A.0106
§ 7943A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.152
§ 481.152. SEIZURE, SUMMARY FORFEITURE, AND SUMMARY DESTRUCTION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PLANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Controlled substance plants are subject to seizure and summary forfeiture to the state if:

(1) the plants have been planted, cultivated, or harvested in violation of this chapter;

(2) the plants are wild growths; or

(3) the owners or cultivators of the plants are unknown.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to unharvested peyote growing in its natural state.

(c) If a person who occupies or controls land or premises on which the plants are growing fails on the demand of a peace officer to produce an appropriate registration or proof that the person is the holder of the registration, the officer may seize and summarily forfeit the plants.

(d) If a controlled substance plant is seized and forfeited under this section, a court may order the disposition of the plant under Section 481.159, or the department, a criminal justice agency, or a peace officer may summarily destroy the property under the rules of the department or dispose of the property in lieu of destruction as provided by Section 481.161.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.1122 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.1122
§ 481.1122.
Status: in_force

Sec. 481.1122. MANUFACTURE OF SUBSTANCE IN PENALTY GROUP 1: PRESENCE OF CHILD. If it is shown at the punishment phase of a trial for the manufacture of a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1 that when the offense was committed a child younger than 18 years of age was present on the premises where the offense was committed:

(1) the punishments specified by Sections 481.112(b) and (c) are increased by one degree;

(2) the minimum term of imprisonment specified by Section 481.112(e) is increased to 15 years and the maximum fine specified by that section is increased to $150,000; and

(3) the minimum term of imprisonment specified by Section 481.112(f) is increased to 20 years and the maximum fine specified by that section is increased to $300,000.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 93.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 93 / Section 93.013
§ 93.013. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council may receive gifts and grants from any public or private source to perform its duties under this chapter. The department shall accept the gifts on behalf of the council.

(b) The department may retain five percent of any monetary gifts accepted on behalf of the council to cover its costs in administering this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 7.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 7 / Section 7.005
§ 7.005. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A provision in a contract that is contrary to this chapter is void.

(b) This chapter applies regardless of whether the route of freight is chosen by the shipper or by the initial carrier.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.386 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.386
§ 85.386. FORGING NAMES ON PERMITS AND TENDERS.
Status: in_force

A person shall be imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than two nor more than five years if he:

(1) forges the name of an agent, officer, or employee of the commission to a permit or tender of the commission relating to oil or gas or any product or by-product of oil or gas;

(2) forges the name of any person to such a tender or permit; or

(3) knowingly uses a forged instrument to induce another to handle or transport oil or gas or any product or by-product of oil or gas.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.0465 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0465
§ 31.0465. APPEAL REGARDING CERTIFICATE OF TITLE; BOND; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a certificate of title under Section 31.046 may appeal the department's refusal to issue the title by filing a bond with the department as provided by this section.

(b) A bond filed under this section must be:

(1) in the form prescribed by the department;

(2) executed by the applicant;

(3) issued by a person authorized to act as a surety business in this state;

(4) in an amount equal to 1-1/2 times the value of the vessel or outboard motor as determined by the department; and

(5) conditioned to indemnify all prior owners and lienholders and all subsequent purchasers of the vessel or outboard motor or persons who acquire a security interest in the vessel or outboard motor, and their successors in interest, against any expense, loss, or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, resulting from:

(A) the issuance of the certificate of title for the vessel or outboard motor; or

(B) a defect in or undisclosed security interest in the right, title, or interest of the applicant to or in the vessel or outboard motor.

(c) The department may issue the certificate of title to the person filing the bond if the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the department that:

(1) the vessel or outboard motor is not stolen; and

(2) issuance of a certificate of title would not defraud the owner or a lienholder of the vessel or outboard motor.

(d) A person described by Subsection (b)(5) has a right of action to recover on the bond for a breach of a condition of the bond described by Subsection (b)(5). The aggregate liability of the surety to all persons may not exceed the amount of the bond.

(e) A bond filed under this section expires on the third anniversary of the date the bond became effective. The department shall return an expired bond to the person who filed the bond unless the department has been notified of a pending action to recover on the bond.

(f) On return of a bond under Subsection (e), the department shall issue a certificate of title to the person to whom the bond is returned.

(g) In addition to the situation described by Subsection (c), the commission by rule may define acceptable situations in which certificates of title may be issued after the filing of a bond under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.0311 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.0311
§ 366.0311. ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PROJECTS LOCATED OUTSIDE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time an authority enters into a primary construction contract for its first project to be located in a county that is not part of the authority, the authority shall create an advisory committee to advise the board on matters related to projects located in counties that are not part of the authority.

(b) The advisory committee must be composed of:

(1) the director of the authority appointed by the governor, who serves as the chair of the committee;

(2) an additional director of the authority appointed by the presiding officer of the board as the presiding officer deems appropriate; and

(3) one member from each county that is not part of the authority and in which a project is proposed to be located, to be appointed by the commissioners court of that county at the time a primary construction contract for the project is entered into.

(c) An advisory committee member appointed under Subsection (b)(3) is not a director of the authority for the purposes of Section 366.251 or any other purpose.

(d) The board may adopt rules governing the operation and duties of an advisory committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.203
§ 3944.203. SALES AND USE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the date the results are declared of an election held under Section 3944.202, at which the voters approved imposition of the tax authorized by this subchapter, the board shall determine and adopt by resolution or order the initial rate of the tax, which must be in one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(b) After the election held under Section 3944.202, the board may increase or decrease the rate of the tax by one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent.

(c) The initial rate of the tax or any rate resulting from subsequent increases or decreases may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the maximum rate authorized by the district voters at the election held under Section 3944.202; or

(2) a rate that, when added to the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district, would result in the maximum combined rate prescribed by Section 321.101(f), Tax Code, at any location in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954 / Section 7954.153
§ 7954.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.204
§ 6903.204. JUDICIAL NOTICE OF RULES.
Status: in_force

A court shall take judicial notice of a rule adopted under this subchapter and published as required by Section 6903.203, and the court shall consider the rule to be similar in nature to a penal ordinance of a municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.151
§ 1038.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare an annual budget for approval by the board.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the cash on hand in each district fund;

(3) the money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2154.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.053
§ 2154.053. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;

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

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

(4) restricts the holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 129C.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 129C / Section 129C.001
§ 129C.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "act of sexual abuse" means conduct described by:

(1) Section 261.001(1)(E), (F), (G), (H), (K), or (L), Family Code; or

(2) one or more of the following penal laws:

(A) indecency with a child under Section 21.11, Penal Code;

(B) sexual assault under Section 22.011, Penal Code;

(C) aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021, Penal Code;

(D) sexual performance by a child under Section 43.25, Penal Code;

(E) trafficking of persons under Section 20A.02(a)(3), (4), (7), or (8), Penal Code; and

(F) compelling prostitution under Section 43.05, Penal Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.903 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.903
§ 152.903. ACTIVITIES NOT CONSTITUTING TRANSACTING BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

Without excluding other activities that do not constitute transacting business in this state, a foreign limited liability partnership is not considered to be transacting business in this state for purposes of this code because it carries on in this state one or more of the activities listed by Section 9.251.
Tex. Property Code § 82.159 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.159
§ 82.159. RELEASE OF LIENS.
Status: in_force

Before conveying real property to an association, a declarant shall have that real property released from all liens the foreclosure of which would deprive unit owners of any right of access to or easement of support of the owners' units, and all other liens on that real property unless the condominium information statement describes certain real property that may be conveyed subject to liens in specified amounts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.002
§ 3956.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Port Neches Improvement District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4020.0312 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4020 / Section 4020.0312
§ 4020.0312. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Local Government Code § 107.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 107 / Section 107.001
§ 107.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Obligation" includes a bond, certificate, note, or book entry obligation.

(2) "Unfunded liability" means an unfunded, accrued liability of a municipality to a public pension fund as determined by actuarial analysis.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.512 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.512
§ 161.512. INCREASE IN INTEREST RATE; ACCELERATED REPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

If a recipient of a loan does not comply with the requirements of Section 161.511(a) and the board does not waive the three-year period prescribed by that section, the board by rule may provide for:

(1) an increase in the interest rate on the loan;

(2) the acceleration of repayment of the principal of and interest on the loan; or

(3) any other remedy the board considers appropriate.