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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 714.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 714 / Section 714.002
§ 714.002. LIMITATION ON LOCATION OF FEED OR SLAUGHTER PENS NEAR CEMETERY.
Status: in_force

(a) The maintenance or location of a feed pen for hogs, cattle, or horses, a slaughter pen, or a slaughterhouse 500 feet or nearer to an established cemetery in a county with a population of at least 525,000 is a nuisance.

(b) The cemetery owner or a lot owner may bring suit to abate the nuisance and to prohibit its continuance. If a nuisance under this section exists or is threatened, the court shall grant a permanent injunction against the person responsible for the nuisance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 826.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 826 / Section 826.021
§ 826.021. VACCINATION OF DOGS AND CATS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by department rule, the owner of a dog or cat shall have the animal vaccinated against rabies by the time the animal is four months of age and at regular intervals thereafter as prescribed by department rule.

(b) A veterinarian who vaccinates a dog or cat against rabies shall issue to the animal's owner a vaccination certificate in a form that meets the minimum standards approved by the executive commissioner.

(c) A county or municipality may not register or license an animal that has not been vaccinated in accordance with this section.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.106 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.106
§ 61.106. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF PROCLAMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The venue for any suit challenging the validity of a proclamation of the commission under this chapter is in Travis County.

(b) The party complaining of a proclamation has the burden of proof to show invalidity.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.122 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.122
§ 353.122. REINSTATEMENT OF CONTRACT AFTER DEMAND FOR PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

After a demand for payment in full under a retail installment contract, the retail buyer and holder of the contract may:

(1) agree to reinstate the contract; and

(2) amend the contract as provided by Section 353.113.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 170A.0023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 170A / Section 170A.0023
§ 170A.0023. ACCIDENTAL OR UNINTENTIONAL DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to any law that provides an exception to an otherwise prohibited abortion based on a condition described by Section 170A.002(b)(2).

(b) It is an exception to the application of each law described by Subsection (a) that the death or injury of an unborn child resulted from treatment provided to a pregnant female based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment if the death of or injury to the unborn child was accidental or unintentional.
Tex. Water Code § 51.513 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.513
§ 51.513. ADOPTION OF PLAN OF TAXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Section 51.512(b)(4) of this code, before the commission of appraisement is appointed and the construction bonds are sold, the board shall adopt a proposed plan of taxation as provided in Sections 51.502-51.505 of this code.

(b) If the tax plan is not based wholly on the ad valorem basis or on the benefit basis, the order adopting the proposed plan shall specify the portion of the tax to be based on the ad valorem basis and the portion to be based on the benefit basis. The board also shall state the physical and economic reasons, the peculiar diverse local needs, or the comparative potential benefits of different areas of designated property in the district which make it necessary or equitable to levy all or part of the tax on a defined part of the district on the ad valorem or benefit basis.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.056 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.056
§ 241.056. SUIT BY PERSON HARMED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is harmed by a violation under Section 241.028 or 241.055 may petition a district court for appropriate injunctive relief.

(b) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the county in which the person resides or, if the person is not a resident of this state, in Travis County.

(c) The person may also pursue remedies for civil damages under common law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.511 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.511
§ 603.511. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

A proceeding under this subchapter is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 22.18 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.18
§ 22.18. LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

An action by the state to forfeit a bail bond under this chapter must be brought not later than the fourth anniversary of the date the principal fails to appear in court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8038.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8038 / Section 8038.0303
§ 8038.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.054
§ 1076.054. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each trustee shall execute a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the trustee's duties.

(b) The district may pay for a trustee's bond with district money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.001
§ 1071.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Ochiltree County Hospital District.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.7085 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.7085
§ 1101.7085. DETERMINATION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court sustains the determination that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount of the penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the finding that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.354 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.354
§ 1103.354. APPRAISER TRAINEE REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An appraiser trainee licensed by the board may perform an appraisal under the direction of a supervisory appraiser.

(b) The supervisory appraiser shall sign each report prepared by the appraiser trainee performing an appraisal under the direction of the supervisory appraiser. The supervisory appraiser is responsible to the public and to the board for the appraiser trainee's reports and conduct.

(c) An appraiser trainee may co-sign a report prepared under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0505
§ 3982.0505. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8220.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8220 / Section 8220.051
§ 8220.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Family Code § 162.406 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.406
§ 162.406. REGISTRATION ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An adoptee who is 18 years of age or older may apply to a registry for information about the adoptee's birth parents and biological siblings.

(b) A birth parent who is 18 years of age or older may apply to a registry for information about an adoptee who is a child by birth of the birth parent.

(c) An alleged father who is 18 years of age or older and who acknowledges paternity but is not, at the time of application, a birth father may register as a birth father but may not otherwise be recognized as a birth father for the purposes of this subchapter unless:

(1) the adoptee's birth mother in her application identifies him as the adoptee's biological father; and

(2) additional information concerning the adoptee obtained from other sources is not inconsistent with his claim of paternity.

(d) A biological sibling who is 18 years of age or older may apply to a registry for information about the person's adopted biological siblings.

(e) Only birth parents, adoptees, and biological siblings may apply for information through a registry.

(f) A person, including an authorized agency, may not apply for information through a registry as an agent, attorney, or representative of an adoptee, birth parent, or biological sibling.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.387 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.387
§ 401.387. CONSENT TO PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person charged with the violation consents to the penalty recommended by the department or does not respond to the notice on time, the department by order shall assess that penalty or order a hearing to be held on the findings and recommendations in the report.

(b) If the department assesses the recommended penalty, the department shall give written notice to the person charged of the decision and that person must pay the penalty.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 751.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 751 / Section 751.010
§ 751.010. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and a public hearing, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules relating to minimum standards of health and sanitation to be maintained at mass gatherings.

(b) After notice and a public hearing, the Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules relating to minimum standards that must be maintained at a mass gathering to protect public safety and maintain order.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.080 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.080
§ 441.080. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board or the general manager, if the district has a general manager, may:

(1) employ persons necessary to carry out the business and operation of the district; and

(2) employ or contract with personnel necessary to carry out this chapter.

(b) The board shall determine the employees' terms of employment and compensation.

(c) A majority of the members of the board or the general manager, if the district has a general manager, may dismiss an employee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.004
§ 885.004. INAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN SOCIETIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter does not apply to:

(1) a grand or subordinate lodge of Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, or the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics;

(2) a society that limits its membership to those engaged in one or more hazardous occupations in the same or similar lines of business;

(3) a society that does not issue benefit certificates;

(4) an association of local lodges of a society engaged in business in this state on July 1, 1913, that provides:

(A) death benefits of not more than $500 to any one individual;

(B) disability benefits of not more than $300 in any one year to any one individual; or

(C) both death benefits described by Paragraph (A) and disability benefits described by Paragraph (B);

(5) a contract of reinsurance on a plan in this state described by Subdivision (4);

(6) a domestic society that limits its membership to the employees of:

(A) a particular municipality; or

(B) a designated firm or corporation; or

(7) a domestic lodge, order, or association of a purely religious, charitable, and benevolent description that does not provide:

(A) death benefits of more than $100; or

(B) disability benefits of more than $150 to any one individual in any one year.

(b) This chapter applies to:

(1) the insurance department of the supreme lodge Knights of Pythias; and

(2) the beneficiary degree of insurance branch of the Junior Order of the United American Mechanics.

(c) The department may require from any society information that will permit the department to determine whether the society is exempt from this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.525 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.525
§ 772.525. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on all or part of the district's physical properties and rights appurtenant to the properties, vesting in the trustee power to sell the properties for payment of the indebtedness, power to operate the properties, and any other power necessary for the further security of the bonds.

(b) The bond trust indenture, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on the properties, may:

(1) contain provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate; and

(2) make provisions for:

(A) amendment or modification; and

(B) investment of district funds.

(c) A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust or mortgage lien is the absolute owner of the properties and rights purchased and may maintain and operate the properties.
Tex. Family Code § 301.056 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 301 / Section 301.056
§ 301.056. CERTAIN RESPONSES NOT ADMISSIBLE.
Status: in_force

A response to a request under Section 301.052(a)(3) or (4) that has been changed by an amended or supplemental response is not admissible and may not be used for impeachment.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.081 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.081
§ 2155.081. VENDOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may establish a vendor advisory committee. The purpose of the committee is to represent before the comptroller the vendor community, to provide information to vendors, and to obtain vendor input on state procurement practices.

(b) The committee is composed of employees from the comptroller and vendors who have done business with the state who are invited by the comptroller to serve on the committee. The comptroller shall invite a cross-section of the vendor community to serve on the committee, inviting both large and small businesses and vendors who provide a variety of different goods and services to the state. Chapter 2110 does not apply to the size or composition of the committee. The comptroller shall set staggered terms for the members of the committee.

(c) The committee may establish its own rules of operation but shall post notice of and hold its meetings in accordance with Chapter 551.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.351
§ 1951.351. TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) develop or approve a training program for licensed technicians and for applicants to become licensed technicians; and

(2) require that an applicant for a technician license complete the training program.

(b) The department shall develop the educational and training materials for the training program with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service or any other institution of higher education. The department shall publish and distribute, in conjunction with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, the materials developed as a part of the training program.

(c) The training program must include instruction in:

(1) recognition of pests and pest damage;

(2) pesticide labels and label comprehension;

(3) pesticide safety;

(4) environmental protection;

(5) procedures for the immediate reporting of spills and misapplications;

(6) application equipment and techniques;

(7) pesticide formulations and actions;

(8) emergency procedures and pesticide cleanup;

(9) state and federal law relating to structural pest control;

(10) basic principles of mathematics, chemistry, toxicology, and entomology;

(11) nonchemical pest control techniques, including biological, mechanical, and prevention techniques; and

(12) any other topic the department considers necessary.

(d) The department may create a technician training program advisory committee to assist the department in developing the training program required by this section.

(e) The department may approve a training program that has not been developed by the department if the program meets the standards adopted by the department for the program. Completion of a training program approved by the department under this subsection satisfies Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Government Code § 476.0251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 476 / Section 476.0251
§ 476.0251. LIMITATION AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

The joint liability of this state and the endorsing municipality under a joinder agreement and any other games support contracts entered into under this subtitle may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) $20 million; or

(2) the total amount of revenue transferred or deposited to the trust fund and interest earned on the trust fund.
Tex. Utilities Code § 65.202 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 65 / Section 65.202
§ 65.202. REDUCTION OF SWITCHED ACCESS RATES BY TRANSITIONING COMPANY WITH MORE THAN THREE MILLION ACCESS LINES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a transitioning company that has more than three million access lines in service in this state on January 1, 2006, shall:

(1) on July 1, 2006, reduce both the company's originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates in each market by an amount equal to 33 percent of the difference in the rates in effect on June 30, 2006, and the company's respective federal originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates;

(2) on July 1, 2007, reduce both the company's originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates in each market by an amount equal to 33 percent of the difference in the rates in effect on June 30, 2006, and the company's respective federal originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates; and

(3) on July 1, 2008, reduce both the company's originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates in each market to parity with the company's respective federal originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates.

(b) After reducing the rates under Subsection (a), a transitioning company shall maintain parity with the company's federal originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates. If the company's federal originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates are changed, the company shall change the company's per minute of use switched access rates in each market as necessary to re-achieve parity with the company's federal originating and terminating per minute of use switched access rates.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.021 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.021
§ 16.021. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Adverse possession" means an actual and visible appropriation of real property, commenced and continued under a claim of right that is inconsistent with and is hostile to the claim of another person.

(2) "Color of title" means a consecutive chain of transfers to the person in possession that:

(A) is not regular because of a muniment that is not properly recorded or is only in writing or because of a similar defect that does not want of intrinsic fairness or honesty; or

(B) is based on a certificate of headright, land warrant, or land scrip.

(3) "Peaceable possession" means possession of real property that is continuous and is not interrupted by an adverse suit to recover the property.

(4) "Title" means a regular chain of transfers of real property from or under the sovereignty of the soil.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9004.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9004 / Section 9004.005
§ 9004.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the following laws apply to the district:

(1) Chapters 30, 49, and 51, including Section 51.331, Water Code; and

(2) Chapter 441, Transportation Code, applicable to road utility districts created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, to the extent those provisions can apply to the district.

(b) If a provision of Chapter 441, Transportation Code, relating to road utility districts, conflicts with this chapter or Chapter 30, 49, or 51, Water Code, this chapter or Chapters 30, 49, and 51, Water Code, prevail.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8010.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8010 / Section 8010.203
§ 8010.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8347.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8347 / Section 8347.0305
§ 8347.0305. 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. Tax Code § 33.42 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.42
§ 33.42. TAXES INCLUDED IN FORECLOSURE SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit to foreclose a lien securing payment of its tax on real property, a taxing unit shall include all delinquent taxes due the unit on the property.

(b) If a taxing unit's tax on real property becomes delinquent after the unit files suit to foreclose a tax lien on the property but before entry of judgment, the court shall include the amount of the tax and any penalty and interest in its judgment.

(c) If a tax required by this section to be included in a suit is omitted from the judgment in the suit, the taxing unit may not enforce collection of the tax at a later time except as provided by Section 34.04(c)(2).
Tex. Government Code § 508.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.042
§ 508.042. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS AND PAROLE COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop for board members and parole commissioners a comprehensive training and education program on the criminal justice system, with special emphasis on the parole process.

(b)(1) A new member may not participate in a vote of the board or a panel, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the member completes the program.

(2) A new parole commissioner may not participate in a vote of a panel until the commissioner completes the program. This subdivision does not apply to a new parole commissioner who as a board member completed the program.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.120 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.120
§ 375.120. ASSESSMENT ROLL.
Status: in_force

If the total cost of an improvement project or services is determined, the board shall levy the assessments against each parcel of land against which an assessment may be levied in the district. With regard to an assessment for services, the board may levy an annual assessment that may be lower but not higher than the initial assessment. The board shall have an assessment roll prepared showing the assessments against each property and the board's basis for the assessment. The assessment roll shall be filed with the secretary of the board or other officer who performs the function of secretary and be open for public inspection.