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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.976 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.976
§ 43.976. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may impose a fee for participation in the program. Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to a rule adopted under this section.

(b) The commission shall remit a fee collected under Subsection (a) to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.354 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.354
§ 345.354. PROHIBITION ON POWER OF ATTORNEY TO CONFESS JUDGMENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF WAGES.
Status: in_force

A retail installment contract or retail charge agreement may not contain:

(1) a power of attorney to confess judgment; or

(2) an assignment of wages.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.165 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.165
§ 361.165. POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS WITH JURISDICTION IN TWO OR MORE COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a political subdivision of the state that:

(1) has jurisdiction of territory in more than one county; and

(2) has been granted the power by the legislature to regulate solid waste handling or disposal practices or activities in its jurisdiction.

(b) The governing body of the political subdivision may, by resolution, assume for the political subdivision the exclusive authority to exercise, in the area subject to its jurisdiction, the powers granted by this chapter to a county, to the exclusion of the exercise of the same powers by the counties otherwise having jurisdiction over the area.

(c) In the exercise of those powers, the political subdivision is subject to the same duties, limitations, and restrictions applicable to a county under this chapter.

(d) A political subdivision that assumes the authority granted under this section:

(1) serves as the coordinator of all solid waste management practices and activities for municipalities, counties, and other governmental entities in its jurisdiction that have solid waste management regulatory powers or engage in solid waste management practices or activities; and

(2) shall exercise the authority as long as the resolution of the political subdivision is effective.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.106 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.106
§ 2.106.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.106. DEFINITIONS: "CONTRACT"; "AGREEMENT"; "CONTRACT FOR SALE"; "SALE"; "PRESENT SALE"; "CONFORMING" TO CONTRACT; "TERMINATION"; "CANCELLATION". (a) In this chapter unless the context otherwise requires "contract" and "agreement" are limited to those relating to the present or future sale of goods. "Contract for sale" includes both a present sale of goods and a contract to sell goods at a future time. A "sale" consists in the passing of title from the seller to the buyer for a price (Section 2.401). A "present sale" means a sale which is accomplished by the making of the contract.

(b) Goods or conduct including any part of a performance are "conforming" or conform to the contract when they are in accordance with the obligations under the contract.

(c) "Termination" occurs when either party pursuant to a power created by agreement or law puts an end to the contract otherwise than for its breach. On "termination" all obligations which are still executory on both sides are discharged but any right based on prior breach or performance survives.

(d) "Cancellation" occurs when either party puts an end to the contract for breach by the other and its effect is the same as that of "termination" except that the cancelling party also retains any remedy for breach of the whole contract or any unperformed balance.
Tex. Water Code § 61.166 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.166
§ 61.166. BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The ballot shall explain the nature of the franchise sufficiently to identify it.

(b) The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following proposition: "The franchise."
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.108 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.108
§ 10.108. SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION CONVERSIONS.
Status: in_force

A domestic nonprofit corporation or nonprofit association may not convert into a for-profit entity.
Tex. Labor Code § 212.210 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 212 / Section 212.210
§ 212.210. APPEAL BOND NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An appeal bond is not required in an appeal from a decision of a trial court in an action under this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4054.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4054 / Section 4054.203
§ 4054.203. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall prescribe a uniform examination for applicants that fairly tests knowledge of the information contained in the course provided under Section 4054.202.

(b) The department shall authorize an insurer described by Section 4054.201 to administer the examination as provided by this section after approval by the department of a complete outline and explanation of the course and the manner of conducting the examination.
Tex. Government Code § 317.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 317 / Section 317.053
§ 317.053. NOTIFICATION OF LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD'S DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall notify the comptroller, the governor, and the applying state agency in writing of the board's decision about an application.

(b) If the board approves the application, then the contingent appropriation becomes effective on the date that the comptroller receives the notification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8368.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8368 / Section 8368.151
§ 8368.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8368.201.
Tex. Education Code § 130.309 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.309
§ 130.309. ARTICULATION AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each public junior college that offers a baccalaureate degree program under this subchapter must enter into an articulation agreement for the first five years of the program with one or more general academic teaching institutions or medical and dental units to ensure that students enrolled in the degree program have an opportunity to complete the degree if the public junior college ceases to offer the degree program. The coordinating board may require a general academic teaching institution or medical and dental unit that offers a comparable degree program to enter into an articulation agreement with the public junior college as provided by this subsection.

(b) The coordinating board shall prescribe procedures to ensure that each public junior college that offers a degree program under this subchapter informs each student who enrolls in the degree program of the articulation agreement entered into under this section for the student's degree program.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.404 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.404
§ 4.404. BANK NOT OBLIGATED TO PAY CHECK MORE THAN SIX MONTHS OLD.
Status: in_force

A bank is under no obligation to a customer having a checking account to pay a check, other than a certified check, that is presented more than six months after its date, but it may charge its customer's account for a payment made thereafter in good faith.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.022
§ 225.022. TEXAS VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) To honor the Texas citizens who served in the United States armed forces during the Vietnam War, the part of U.S. Highway 83 located in Texas is the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.

(b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a memorial marker at each end of the memorial highway and at intermediate sites along the highway that the department determines are appropriate. The intermediate sites may not be farther apart than 100 miles.
Tex. Education Code § 49.256 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.256
§ 49.256. GOVERNANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The consolidated taxing district is governed by the boards of the component school districts acting jointly.

(b) Any action taken by the joint board must receive a favorable vote of a majority of each component district's board of trustees.
Tex. Government Code § 501.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.004
§ 501.004. CLOTHING.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide to inmates housed in facilities operated by the department suitable clothing that is of substantial material, uniform make, and reasonable fit and footwear that is substantial and comfortable. The department may not allow an inmate to wear clothing that is not furnished by the department, except as a reward for meritorious conduct. The department may allow inmates to wear underwear not furnished by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.004
§ 1093.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of San Augustine County, Texas.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4006.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4006 / Section 4006.055
§ 4006.055. SUPERVISION DURING PROBATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall supervise an agent placed on disability probation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.158
§ 3833.158. EFFECT OF CONVEYANCE ON DISTRICT DEBT.
Status: in_force

Conveyance of a public improvement to the appropriate entity under this subchapter does not affect:

(1) the sole responsibility of the district to pay in full the principal of and interest and any premium on any outstanding district bonds or other debt; or

(2) the district's responsibility to perform the obligations provided by the orders or resolutions authorizing the bonds or other debt.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.260 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.260
§ 11003.260. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may set aside an amount of proceeds from the sale of district bonds for:

(1) the payment of interest expected to accrue during construction not to exceed three years;

(2) a reserve interest and sinking fund; and

(3) other funds as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds or in the trust indenture.

(b) The district may use proceeds from the sale of the bonds to pay any expense necessarily incurred in accomplishing the purpose of the district, including any expense of issuing and selling the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8425.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8425 / Section 8425.006
§ 8425.006. 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. Finance Code § 301.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 301 / Section 301.001
§ 301.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This title may be cited as the Texas Credit Title.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.254 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.254
§ 61.254. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person violates an order adopted under this chapter. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Election Code § 192.062 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.062
§ 192.062. PRESIDENTIAL OR VICE-PRESIDENTIAL PARTY NOMINEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall certify in writing the name of a political party's replacement nominee for president or vice-president of the United States as follows:

(1) for placement on the ballot for an original nominee who withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible on or before the 74th day before presidential election day if the party's state chair delivers certification of the replacement nominee's name, signed by the state chair, to the secretary of state not later than 5 p.m. of the 71st day before presidential election day; or

(2) to the nominating party's presidential elector candidates for an original nominee who withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible after the 74th day before presidential election day if the party's state chair delivers certification of the replacement nominee's name, signed by the state chair, to the secretary of state not later than 2 p.m. on the Monday after the second Wednesday in December of a presidential election year.

(b) If the state chair's certification of a replacement nominee is delivered by mail, it is considered to be delivered at the time of its receipt by the secretary of state.

(c) The name of a nominee who has withdrawn, died, or been declared ineligible shall be omitted from the ballot and the name of the replacement nominee placed on the ballot if a replacement nominee is certified for placement on the ballot as provided by this section. Otherwise, the withdrawn, deceased, or ineligible nominee's name shall be placed on the ballot.

(d) A vote for a withdrawn, deceased, or ineligible nominee whose name appears on the ballot shall be counted as a vote for the nominating political party's presidential elector candidates.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.112 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.112
§ 2602.112. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The association is exempt from payment of all fees and all taxes levied by this state or a subdivision of this state, except taxes levied on real or personal property.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.133 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.133
§ 441.133. CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A district shall convey a road facility to the governmental entity designated in the district's petition to the commission on completion and approval by the board of the construction, acquisition, or improvement and on approval by the commission.

(b) The district shall convey the road facility free and clear of district indebtedness and may not convey a road that is encumbered.
Tex. Government Code § 494.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 494 / Section 494.010
§ 494.010. EMPLOYEES' POSSESSION AND USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

A rule adopted by the board that regulates the possession and use of tobacco products by department employees must provide that employees of the department are permitted to use tobacco products during work hours at times and locations designated by the board. In designating locations at which the use of tobacco products is permitted, the board shall designate locations that:

(1) are at a sufficient distance from a place at which employees regularly perform duties to ensure that no employee who abstains from the use of tobacco products is physically affected by the use of tobacco products at the location; and

(2) do not negatively affect the comfort or safety of any employee or inmate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.154 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.154
§ 592.154. PHYSICIAN'S APPLICATION FOR ORDER TO AUTHORIZE PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION; DATE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician who is treating a client may file an application in a probate court or a court with probate jurisdiction on behalf of the state for an order to authorize the administration of a psychoactive medication regardless of the client's refusal if:

(1) the physician believes that the client lacks the capacity to make a decision regarding the administration of the psychoactive medication;

(2) the physician determines that the medication is the proper course of treatment for the client; and

(3) the client has been committed to a residential care facility under Subchapter C, Chapter 593, or other law or an application for commitment to a residential care facility under Subchapter C, Chapter 593, has been filed for the client.

(b) An application filed under this section must state:

(1) that the physician believes that the client lacks the capacity to make a decision regarding administration of the psychoactive medication and the reasons for that belief;

(2) each medication the physician wants the court to compel the client to take;

(3) whether an application for commitment to a residential care facility under Subchapter C, Chapter 593, has been filed;

(4) whether an order committing the client to a residential care facility has been issued and, if so, under what authority it was issued;

(5) the physician's diagnosis of the client; and

(6) the proposed method for administering the medication and, if the method is not customary, an explanation justifying the departure from the customary methods.

(c) An application filed under this section must be filed separately from an application for commitment to a residential care facility.

(d) The hearing on the application may be held on the same date as a hearing on an application for commitment to a residential care facility under Subchapter C, Chapter 593, but the hearing must be held not later than 30 days after the filing of the application for the order to authorize psychoactive medication. If the hearing is not held on the same date as the application for commitment to a residential care facility under Subchapter C, Chapter 593, and the client is transferred to a residential care facility in another county, the court may transfer the application for an order to authorize psychoactive medication to the county where the client has been transferred.

(e) Subject to the requirement in Subsection (d) that the hearing shall be held not later than 30 days after the filing of the application, the court may grant one continuance on a party's motion and for good cause shown. The court may grant more than one continuance only with the agreement of the parties.
Tex. Local Government Code § 318.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 318 / Section 318.012
§ 318.012. HISTORIC SITE TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may establish a program under which the commission:

(1) receives and reviews applications that are filed with the county and that request a property tax exemption under Section 11.24, Tax Code; and

(2) recommends to the commissioners court whether to grant the exemption and, if the grant of the exemption is recommended, how much of the property's assessed value should be exempt from taxation.

(b) The commission may examine the property that is granted the exemption on recommendation of the commission and recommend to the commissioners court whether the exemption should be withdrawn because of changed circumstances involving the property.

(c) A person is entitled to appear before the commissioners court and state any objections to a recommendation made by the commission under this section regarding property owned by the person.

(d) The commissioners court may require a person whose property is granted the exemption to notify the commission of any plans the person may have to modernize the property or change it in any other manner.
Tex. Government Code § 81.083 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.083
§ 81.083. SANCTION GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief disciplinary counsel shall propose and the supreme court shall adopt by rule sanction guidelines to:

(1) associate a specific rule violation or ethical misconduct with a range of appropriate sanctions;

(2) provide aggravating and mitigating factors that justify deviating from the established sanctions; and

(3) provide consistency between complaints heard by a district grievance committee and complaints heard by a district court.

(b) The chief disciplinary counsel shall ensure that interested parties are provided an opportunity to comment on the proposed sanction guidelines.

(c) The sanction guidelines adopted under this section do not limit the authority of a district grievance committee or of a district judge to make a finding or issue a decision.
Tex. Local Government Code § 263.152 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.152
§ 263.152. DISPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may:

(1) periodically sell the county's surplus or salvage property by competitive bid or auction, except that competitive bidding or an auction is not necessary if the purchaser is another county or a political subdivision within the county that is selling the surplus or salvage property;

(2) offer the property as a trade-in for new property of the same general type if the commissioners court considers that action to be in the best interests of the county;

(3) order any of the property to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as worthless if the commissioners court undertakes to sell that property under Subdivision (1) and is unable to do so because no bids are made;

(4) dispose of the property by donating it to a civic or charitable organization located in the county if the commissioners court determines that:

(A) undertaking to sell the property under Subdivision (1) would likely result in no bids or a bid price that is less than the county's expenses required for the bid process;

(B) the donation serves a public purpose; and

(C) the organization will provide the county with adequate consideration, such as relieving the county of transportation or disposal expenses related to the property;

(5) transfer gambling equipment in the possession of the county following its forfeiture to the state to the Texas Facilities Commission for sale under Section 2175.904, Government Code; or

(6) order any vehicle retired under a program designed to encourage the use of low-emission vehicles to be crushed and recycled, if practicable, without a competitive bid or auction.

(a-1) The commissioners court shall remit money received from the Texas Facilities Commission from the sale of gambling equipment under Section 2175.904(c), Government Code, less administrative expenses incurred by the county in connection with the transfer and sale of the equipment, to the local law enforcement agency that originally seized the equipment.

(b) If the property is earth-moving, material-handling, road maintenance, or construction equipment, the commissioners court may exercise a repurchase option in a contract in disposing of property under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2). The repurchase price of equipment contained in a previously accepted purchase contract is considered a bid under Subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2).

(c) Disposal under Subsection (a)(3) may be accomplished through a recycling program under which the property is collected, separated, or processed and returned to use in the form of raw materials in the production of new products.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7915A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7915A / Section 7915A.0401
§ 7915A.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 7915A.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.