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Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.159
§ 1104.159. DISCLOSURE OF REGISTRATION NUMBER.
Status: in_force

An appraisal management company registered under this chapter shall disclose the company's registration number on all documents used to procure appraisals in this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.1015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.1015
§ 521.1015. PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO FOSTER CHILD OR YOUTH OR HOMELESS CHILD OR YOUTH.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Foster child or youth" means:

(A) a child in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services; or

(B) a young adult who:

(i) is at least 18 years of age, but younger than 21 years of age; and

(ii) resides in a foster care placement, the cost of which is paid by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(2) "Homeless child or youth" has the meaning assigned by 42 U.S.C. Section 11434a.

(b) This section applies to the application for a personal identification certificate only for a foster child or youth or a homeless child or youth.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 521.101, Section 521.1426, or any other provision of this chapter, a child or youth described by Subsection (b) may, in applying for a personal identification certificate:

(1) provide a copy of the child's or youth's birth certificate as proof of the child's or youth's identity and United States citizenship, as applicable; and

(2) if the child or youth does not have a residence or domicile:

(A) provide a letter certifying the child or youth is a homeless child or youth issued by:

(i) the school district in which the child or youth is enrolled;

(ii) the director of an emergency shelter or transitional housing program funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; or

(iii) the director of:

(a) a basic center for runaway and homeless youth; or

(b) a transitional living program; or

(B) use the address of the regional office where the Department of Family and Protective Services caseworker for the child or youth is based.

(d) A child or youth described by Subsection (b) may apply for and the department may issue a personal identification certificate without the signature or presence of or permission from a parent or guardian of the child or youth.

(e) The department shall exempt a child or youth described by Subsection (b) from the payment of any fee for the issuance of a personal identification certificate under this chapter, subject to Section 521.4265.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.082 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.082
§ 41.082. PRODUCER EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A producer may exempt his or her product sales from assessment by filing a signed request for exemption with the processor at the time of each sale unless the notice of referendum to authorize the assessment or to add new territory stated that such an exemption would not be allowed or unless any board established prior to September 1, 1983, adopts a rule denying such an exemption. The processor shall include copies of the exemption request with the remittance of collected assessments to the secretary-treasurer.

(b) The commissioner shall prescribe the form of the request for exemption. The board shall furnish the prescribed form to each processor within the board's jurisdiction.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.502 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.502
§ 1301.502. CITATION.
Status: repealed

(a) A water district plumbing inspector or, within the jurisdiction of the municipality, municipal plumbing inspector may issue a citation to a person who engages in conduct described by Section 1301.508.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 137 (H.B. 636), Sec. 32(9), eff. May 26, 2021.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.203 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.203
§ 162.203. MERGER.
Status: in_force

(a) One or more telephone cooperatives may merge into another cooperative as provided by this section and Section 162.204.

(b) The proposition for the merger and proposed articles of merger must be submitted at a meeting of the members of each merging cooperative and the surviving cooperative. A copy of the proposed articles of merger must be attached to the notice of each meeting.

(c) A proposed merger and proposed articles of merger, with any amendments, may be approved only on the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the members of each cooperative voting on the proposed merger and articles.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 56.057 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 56 / Section 56.057
§ 56.057. ALLOCATION OF RISK PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

An obligor or a primary obligor may not prohibit a contingent payor from allocating risk by means of a contingent payment clause.
Tex. Election Code § 146.030 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 146 / Section 146.030
§ 146.030. CANDIDATE NOT CERTIFIED.
Status: in_force

A write-in candidate may not be certified for placement on the list of write-in candidates if:

(1) the information on the candidate's declaration of write-in candidacy indicates that the candidate is ineligible for the office;

(2) facts indicating that the candidate is ineligible are conclusively established by another public record;

(3) the candidate is determined ineligible by a final judgment of a court;

(4) the candidate's declaration of write-in candidacy is invalid for the office under Section 146.023(c); or

(5) the certifying authority learns that the candidate's name is to be omitted from the list under Section 146.0301.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.151
§ 8150.151. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate, inside and outside the district, roads and road improvements.

(b) The roads and road improvements authorized by Subsection (a) may include drainage, landscaping, pedestrian improvements, lights, signs, or signals that are incidental to the roads and their construction, maintenance, or operation.

(c) The roads and road improvements authorized by this section must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the city.

(d) On completion of a road or road improvement authorized by this section, the district, with the consent of the city, may convey the road or road improvement to the city if the conveyance is free of all indebtedness of the district. If the city becomes the owner of a road or road improvement, the city is responsible for all future maintenance and upkeep and the district has no further responsibility for the road or road improvement or its maintenance or upkeep, unless otherwise agreed to by the district and the city.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00310 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00310
§ 30.00310. FILING OF ORIGINAL PAPERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk of the municipal courts of record shall file the original complaint and the original of other papers and proceedings in each case under the direction of the presiding judge. The filed original papers constitute the records of the courts and a separate record book is not required.

(b) The clerk shall keep a separate folder for each case, and shall note on the outside of the folder:

(1) the style of the case;

(2) the nature of the charged offense;

(3) the dates that the warrant was issued and returned;

(4) the date the examination or trial was held;

(5) whether trial was held by jury or before a judge;

(6) trial settings;

(7) any verdict of the jury;

(8) any judgment of the court;

(9) any motion for a new trial and the decision on the motion;

(10) whether an appeal was taken; and

(11) the date and the manner in which the judgment and sentence were enforced.The clerk of the municipal courts of record shall file the original papers and proceedings in each case under the direction of the presiding judge. Instead of filing the original papers, papers may be preserved by microfilm or other process that correctly and legibly reproduces or that forms a medium for copying or reproducing. The filed or preserved papers constitute the records of the courts and a separate record book is not required. Preserved records are admissible in evidence in civil cases as provided by the Texas Rules of Evidence relating to the admissibility of contents of writing, recordings, and photographs. Records, however maintained, shall be destroyed by the court clerk after five years after final disposition of the case. Records, however maintained, relating to parking offenses shall be destroyed by the court clerk after two years after final disposition of the case.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.401 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.401
§ 42A.401. CONFINEMENT AS CONDITION OF COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR CERTAIN INTOXICATION OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge granting community supervision to a defendant convicted of an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, shall require as a condition of community supervision that the defendant submit to:

(1) not less than 72 hours of continuous confinement in county jail if the defendant was punished under Section 49.09(a), Penal Code;

(2) not less than five days of confinement in county jail if the defendant was punished under Section 49.09(a), Penal Code, and was subject to Section 49.09(h), Penal Code;

(3) not less than 10 days of confinement in county jail if the defendant was punished under Section 49.09(b), Penal Code;

(4) not less than 30 days of confinement in county jail if the defendant was convicted of an offense under Section 49.07, Penal Code; or

(5) a term of confinement of not less than 120 days if the defendant was convicted of an offense under Section 49.08, Penal Code.

(b) If a sentence of confinement is imposed on the revocation of community supervision, the term of confinement served under Subsection (a) may not be credited toward completion of the sentence imposed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.152
§ 3926.152. BOARD DETERMINATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not undertake an improvement project unless the board determines the project is necessary to accomplish a public purpose of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8389.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8389 / Section 8389.101
§ 8389.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 418.0501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.0501
§ 418.0501. REENTRY CREDENTIALING PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall consider implementing a pilot program for a reentry credentialing process for reentry into areas previously evacuated because of a disaster or threat of disaster.
Tex. Election Code § 252.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 252 / Section 252.002
§ 252.002. CONTENTS OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A campaign treasurer appointment must be in writing and include:

(1) the campaign treasurer's name;

(2) the campaign treasurer's residence or business street address;

(3) the campaign treasurer's telephone number; and

(4) the name of the person making the appointment.

(b) A political committee that files its campaign treasurer appointment with the commission must notify the commission in writing of any change in the campaign treasurer's address not later than the 10th day after the date on which the change occurs.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.2091 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.2091
§ 321.2091.
Status: in_force

Sec. 321.2091. TRANSITION EXEMPTION: ADDITIONAL MUNICIPAL SALES AND USE TAX. (a) The receipts from the sale, use, or rental of and the storage, use, or consumption of taxable items in this state are exempt from the adoption or increase of the additional municipal sales and use tax if the items are used:

(1) for the performance of a written contract entered into before the date the adoption or increase of the additional tax takes effect in the municipality, if the contract is not subject to change or modification by reason of the tax; or

(2) pursuant to an obligation of a bid or bids submitted prior to the date the adoption or increase of the additional tax takes effect in the municipality, if the bid or bids may not be withdrawn, modified, or changed by reason of the tax.

(b) The exemptions provided by this section have no effect after three years from the date the adoption or increase of the additional tax takes effect in the municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.0011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0011
§ 12.0011. INVESTIGATIONS IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

Subject to the oversight of the executive commissioner, the department shall examine, investigate, enter, and inspect any public place or public building as the department determines necessary for the discovery and suppression of disease and the enforcement of any health or sanitation law of this state.
Tex. Election Code § 213.054 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.054
§ 213.054. NOTICE OF RECOUNT RESULT TO COORDINATOR.
Status: in_force

After receiving the recount committee's report, the recount supervisor shall promptly notify the recount coordinator of the result of the recount.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8050.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8050 / Section 8050.0501
§ 8050.0501. 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.045 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.045
§ 31.045. OWNERSHIP OF VESSELS AND OUTBOARD MOTORS; CERTIFICATES OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The ownership of a vessel or of an outboard motor is evidenced by a certificate of title issued by the department, unless the vessel or the outboard motor is new.

(b) The ownership of a new vessel or a new outboard motor is evidenced by a manufacturer's or an importer's certificate executed on a form prescribed by the department.

(b) The ownership of a new vessel or a new outboard motor is evidenced by a manufacturer's or importer's certificate of origin executed on a form prescribed by the department.

(c) Separate certificates are required for vessels and for outboard motors.

(d) The ownership of a vessel exempted from numbering under Section 31.022(c) of this code is not required to be evidenced by a certificate of title issued by the department.

(d) The ownership of a vessel is not required to be evidenced by a certificate of title issued by the department for:

(1) a vessel exempted from numbering under Section 31.022(c);

(2) a watercraft owned by the United States, a state, a foreign government, or a political subdivision of the United States, a state, or a foreign government;

(3) a watercraft used solely as a lifeboat on another watercraft; or

(4) an amphibious vehicle for which a certificate of title is issued under Chapter 501, Transportation Code, or a similar law of another state.

(e) The recorded owner of a vessel or outboard motor shall notify the department not later than the 20th day after the date:

(1) of the transfer by sale, donation, gift, or other means of all or any part of the owner's interest in the vessel or outboard motor; or

(2) of the permanent removal of the vessel or outboard motor from this state to another state or country.

(f) Notification of a transfer of interest or move to another state or country under Subsection (e) must be on a form prescribed by the department that includes the name and address of the new owner and, as applicable:

(1) the vessel's certificate of number; and

(2) the serial number of the outboard motor.

(g) If a vessel or outboard motor for which the department has issued a certificate of title is destroyed or disposed of in a manner not described by Subsection (e), the recorded owner shall notify the department not later than the 20th day after the date of the destruction or disposal and shall surrender to the department the certificate of title.

(h) On receipt of notice under Subsection (e) or (g), the department shall cancel the title and enter the cancellation in the department's records.

(i) A recorded owner who fails to file notification in accordance with Section 31.037 or this section:

(1) is subject to the penalties under Section 31.127; and

(2) is subject to the removal costs under Section 40.108, Natural Resources Code, and penalties under Chapter 40, Natural Resources Code, as the person considered responsible for an abandoned vessel or outboard motor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.015
§ 562.015. DISPENSING DIRECTIVE; COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules to provide a dispensing directive to instruct pharmacists on the manner in which to dispense a drug or biological product according to the contents of a prescription. The rules adopted under this section must:

(1) require the use of the phrase "brand necessary" or "brand medically necessary" on a prescription form to prohibit the substitution of a generically equivalent drug or interchangeable biological product for a brand name drug or biological product;

(2) be in a format that protects confidentiality as required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) and its subsequent amendments;

(3) comply with federal and state law, including rules, with regard to formatting and security requirements;

(4) be developed to coordinate with 42 C.F.R. Section 447.512; and

(5) include an exemption for electronic prescriptions as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) The board shall provide an exemption from the directive adopted under this section for prescriptions transmitted electronically. The board may regulate the use of electronic prescriptions in the manner provided by federal law, including rules.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.210 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.210
§ 22.210. NON-DIRECTOR RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

The certificate of formation or bylaws of a corporation may provide that a person who is not a director is entitled to receive notice of and to attend meetings of the board of directors. By having those rights, the person does not have the authority, duties, or liabilities of a director and is not a governing person of the corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 559.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 559 / Section 559.004
§ 559.004. RIGHT TO CORRECTION OF INCORRECT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Each state governmental body shall establish a reasonable procedure under which an individual is entitled to have the state governmental body correct information about the individual that is possessed by the state governmental body and that is incorrect. The procedure may not unduly burden an individual using the procedure.
Tex. Government Code § 24.517 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.517
§ 24.517.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.517. 372ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). (a) The 372nd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County.

(b) The 372nd District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(c) The terms of the 372nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October.

(d) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the 372nd District Court has concurrent original jurisdiction with the county criminal courts in Tarrant County over misdemeanor cases.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.005
§ 751.005. EXTENSION OF PRINCIPAL'S AUTHORITY TO OTHER PERSONS.
Status: in_force

If, in this subtitle, a principal is given an authority to act, that authority includes:

(1) any person designated by the principal;

(2) a guardian of the estate of the principal; or

(3) another personal representative of the principal.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.140 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.140
§ 161.140. REFUSAL TO PERMIT EXAMINATION OF ANIMAL OR CARCASS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) refuses to allow the commission or an agent of the commission to examine an animal or all or part of an animal carcass that is owned by or possessed by the person and that the commission or agent has reason to believe is affected by a communicable disease; or

(2) hinders or obstructs the commission or its agent in an examination under Subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 33.037 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.037
§ 33.037. SUSPENSION FROM OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a judge who is convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving official misconduct appeals the conviction, the commission shall suspend the judge from office without pay pending final disposition of the appeal.

(b) Not later than the 21st day after the date the commission initiates formal proceedings against a judge based on the judge's persistent or wilful violation of Article 17.15, Code of Criminal Procedure, the commission shall recommend to the supreme court that the judge be suspended from office pursuant to Section 1-a, Article V, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.053 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.053
§ 62.053. DECISION ON APPLICATION; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall approve an application under this subchapter if the commissioner finds that:

(1) the business of the association that is to be reorganized or merged can be effectively continued under the articles of incorporation; and

(2) the reorganization or merger is in the best interest of the general public and the savers, depositors, creditors, and shareholders of the association that is to be reorganized or merged.

(b) If the commissioner approves an application under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall:

(1) state findings under that subsection in writing; and

(2) issue under official seal a certificate of incorporation.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 62.354, the commissioner may approve an application to incorporate under this subchapter if the commissioner:

(1) considers the association that is to be reorganized or merged to be in an unsafe condition; and

(2) finds from the application and all information submitted with the application that the reorganization or merger is in the best interest of the general public and the savers, depositors, creditors, and shareholders of the association that is to be reorganized or merged.

(d) On issuance of the certificate of incorporation, the association:

(1) is a corporate body and a continuation of the former association, subject to all its liabilities, obligations, duties, and relations; and

(2) may exercise the powers of an association.

(e) In a merger, a shareholder of a capital stock association has the same dissenter's rights as a shareholder of a domestic business corporation under the Texas Business Corporation Act.